International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Giants

ji'-ants The word appears in the King James Version as the translation of the Hebrew words nephilim (Ge 6:4;Nu 13:33); repha'im (De 2:11,20;3:11,13;Jos 12:4, etc.); rapha' (1Ch ...

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Giants, Valley Of The

See REPHAIM, VALLEY OF.

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Gibbar

gib'-ar (gibbar, "hero"):, InEzr 2:20the "children of Gibbar" are mentioned among those who returned with Zerubbabel. The parallel passage (Ne 7:25) has "children of Gibeon."

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Gibbethon

gib'-e-thon (gibbethon): A city in the territory of Da in the plain named with Eltekeh and Baalath (Jos 19:44), and assigned to the Kohathite Levites (Jos 21:23). Later we find ...

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Gibea

gib'-e-a (gibh`a', "hill"): A grandson of Caleb (1Ch 2:49). His father was Sheva, whose mother was Maacah, Caleb's concubine (1Ch 2:48).

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Gibeah

gib'-e-a (gibh`ah, "hill"): The Hebrew word denotes generally an eminence or hill, in distinction from har, which is used for mountain, or mountain range. It occurs, however, in...

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Gibeath (1)

gib'e-ath (gibh`ath): This is the status constructus of the foregoing (Gibeah). It is found in several compound place-names.(1) Gibeath-ha-araloth (gibh`ath ha`araloth). English...

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Gibeath (2)

(Jos 18:28).See GIBEAH (2).

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Gibeathite

gib'-e-ath-it.SeeSHEMAAH.

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Gibeon

gib'-e-un (gibh`on): One of the royal cities of the Hivites (Jos 9:7). It was a greater city than Ai; and its inhabitants were reputed mighty men (Jos 10:2). It fell within the ...

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Gibeonites

gib'-e-un-its. Inhabitants ofGIBEON(which see).

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Giblites

gib'-lits.SeeGEBALITES.

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Giddalti

gi-dal'-ti (giddalti, "I magnify (God)"): A son of Heman (1Ch 25:4,29), one of David's musicians.

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Giddel

gid'-el (giddel, "very great," "stout"):(1) The name of the head of a family of Nethinim (Ezr 2:47=Ne 7:49= /APC 1Esdras 5:30 (here as Cathua)).(2) The name of the head of a fam...

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Gideon

gid'-e-un (gidh`on, "cutter down," "feller" or "hewer"):1. His Family and Home:Also named Jerubbaal (Jud 6:32) and Jerubbesheth (2Sa 11:21), youngest son of Joash, of the clan o...

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Gideoni

gid-e-o'-ni (gidh`oni): The father of Abidan who was prince of Benjamin, mentioned only in connection with the son (Nu 1:11;2:22;7:60,65;10:24).

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Gidom

gi'-dom (gidh`om): The limit eastward, from Gibeah toward the wilderness, of the pursuit of Benjamin by Israel (Jud 20:45). No name suggesting this has yet been recovered. It is...

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Gier-Eagle

jer'-e-g'-l (racham; kuknos, in Leviticus, porphurion, in Deuteronomy): The name applied to one of the commonest of the vultures, and not an eagle at all. The word is derived fr...

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Gift

gift (mattanah, minchah, shochadh; doron, dorea, chairisma): InGe 25:6;Ex 28:38;Nu 18:6,7,29;Eze 20:26, etc., mattanah, "a gift," is so rendered; minchah, an offering or present...

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Gift Of Tongues

See TONGUES, GIFT OF.

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Gifts Of Healing

SeeHEALING.

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Gifts, Spiritual

SeeSPIRITUAL GIFTS.

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Gihon (1)

gi'-hon (gichon; Geon): One of the four rivers of Eden (Ge 2:13). It is said to compass the Whole land of Cush (Ethiopia), probably a province East of the Tigris. The Gihon is t...

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Gihon (2)

(gichon, gichon (in 1 K), from root gayach "to burst forth"):(1) See preceding article.(2) The Nile inJer 2:18Septuagint (Geon); in Hebrew shichor (see SHIHOR).(3) A spring in J...

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Gilalai

gil'-a-li, gi-la'-li (gilalay): A musician in the procession at the dedication of the wall, son of a priest (Ne 12:36).

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Gilboa, Mount

gil-bo'-a (~har hagilboa], "Mount of the Gilboa"): Unless we should read "Gilboa" for "Gilead" inJud 7:3(see GILEAD, 2) this mountain is mentioned in Scripture only in connectio...

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Gilead (1)

gil'-e-ad (ha-gil`adh, "the Gilead"): The name is explained inGe 31:46ff,51, as derived from Hebrew gal, "a cairn," and `edh, "witness," agreeing in meaning with the Aramaic yeg...