Gibeah
A hill,1. A city of Benjamin, 1Sa 13:15, and the birthplace and residence of Saul king of Israel; whence it is frequently called "Gibeah of Saul," 1Sa 11:4; 15:34; 23:19; 26:1; ...
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A Dictionary of the Holy Bible, American Tract Society, c. 1859, edited by W. W. Rand.
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Gibeon
A considerable city of the Hivites, afterwards a Levitical city in the tribe of Benjamin, Jos 18:25 21:17. It lay near Geba and Gibeah, and is sometimes wrongly taken for Geba. ...
Giblites
Jos 13:5. SeeGEBAL.
Gideon Or Jerubbaal
Of the tribe of Manasseh, a valiant and prudent judge of Israel, particularly the eastern and northern tribes, B. C. 1249 to 1209. He resided in Ophrah, east of the Jordan, a re...
Gier-Eagle
Probably an Egyptian vulture, horrid and filthy, but very useful as a carrion-bird, Le 11:18. SeeVULTURE.
Gifts
Have been common from the earliest times as tokens of affection, honor, or respect. The dues to a king were often rendered in this form, 1Sa 10:27Isa 36:16; and men of high posi...
Gihon
1. One of the four rivers of Paradise; as some suppose, the Araxes, Ge 2:13. SeeEDEN, andEUPHRATES.2. A fountain near Jerusalem on the west, besides which Solomon was anointed k...
Gilboa
A mountainous ridge southeast of the Plain of Esdraelon, having on each side a valley connecting the great plain with the Jordan valley. The valley northeast of Gilboa is the pr...
Gilead Or Galeed
Ge 31:45-48, the mound of witness, lay east of the Jordan, in the mountainous tract which runs from mount Hermon southward, between the Jordan and Arabia Deserta. The scenery am...
Gilgal
A rolling,1. A celebrated place between the Jordan and Jericho, where the Israelites first encamped, after the passage of that river; where also they were circumcised, and kept ...
Giloh
A city of Judah, Jos 15:50; where Ahithophel, David’s counselor dwelt; and where, after his treason against David, and the rejection of his counsel by Absalom, he hung himself, ...
Gird, Girdle
The Orientals commonly dress in loose robes, flowing down around the feet; so that when they wish to run, or fight, or apply themselves to any business, they are obliged to bind...
Girgashites
SeeCANAANITES.
Gittites
SeeGATH.
Gittith
The word Gittish signifies belonging to Gath. It probably denotes either a musical instrument or a kind of music derived from Gath, where David sojourned for a time during the p...
Glass
Was well known to the ancients, and no doubt to the Jews; its invention is traced to an incident on the coast to Phoenica, and the arts of blowing, coloring, and cutting it were...
Glede
A kind of hawk or kite, De 14:13. The same Hebrew word is translated vulture in Le 11:14.
Glory, Glorify
Words of great and manifold significance in the Bible, used with reference to God and his works, the Savior and his gospel, the heavenly state, etc. "The glory of God" was often...
Gnat
A small winged stinging insect, a mosquito, spoken of in the proverbial expression, Mt 23:24, "Ye strain at a gnat, and swallow in a camel," which should read, as it did in the ...
Goat
A well-known animal, resembling the sheep, but covered with hair instead of wool. Large flocks of them were kept by the Jews, Ge 27:91Sa 25:22Ch 17:11. They were regarded as cle...
Goats’ Hair
Was used by Moses in making the curtains of the tabernacle, Ex 25:4; 26:7; 35:6. The hair of the goats of Asia, Phrygia, and Cilicia, is very bright and fine, and hangs to the g...
God
This name, the derivation of which is uncertain, we give to that eternal, infinite, perfect, and incomprehensible Being, the Creator of all things, who preserves and governs all...
Godly
That which proceeds from God, and is pleasing to him. It also signifies conformity to his will, and an assimilation to his character, Ps 12:1Mal 2:152Co 1:2Tit 2:12. Godliness i...
Gods
The words god and gods, HebrewELOHIM, are several times used in Scripture to express the power, office, or excellence of some created beings, as angels, magistrates, Ex 22:20,28...
Gog And Magog
Are usually spoken of together in Scripture. In Ge 10:2, Magog, which seems to denote a country with its people, is reckoned among the descendants of Japheth. In Eze 38:1-23; 39...
Golan
A Levitical city of refuge, in the northwest portion of Bashan. It lay east or northeast of the Sea of Galilee, but its site is now lost. SeeGAULAN.
Gold
A well-known valuable metal, found in many parts of the world, and obtained anciently in Ophir, Job 28:16; Parvaim, 2Ch 3:6; Sheba, and Raamah, Eze 27:22. Job alludes to gold in...