Bible Dictionary
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Gibbar
People & Groups - Old Testament
Gibbar was the ancestor or head of a family whose descendants returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. The parallel account calls them the children of Gibeon.
Gibbethon
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Gibbethon was a city in the territory of Dan assigned to the Kohathite Levites. It later belonged to the Philistines, and Israelite kings were killed during sieges there.
Gibea
People & Groups - Old Testament
Gibea was a descendant of Caleb, mentioned in the genealogical records of Judah. The name may also have been connected with a place.
Gibeah
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Gibeah was a hill town of Benjamin and the home of Saul. It was the scene of a grievous crime in the period of the judges and later served as Saul’s royal residence.
Gibeah of Judah
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Gibeah of Judah was a town in the hill country of Judah, identified with a site near Bethlehem in the southern part of the land.
Gibeah of Phinehas
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Gibeah of Phinehas was a town in the hill country of Ephraim given to Phinehas. Eleazar, son of Aaron, was buried there.
Gibeah-haaraloth
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Gibeath-haaraloth, meaning “hill of the foreskins,” was the place near Gilgal where the Israelites born during the wilderness journey were circumcised after entering Canaan.
Gibeath
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Gibeath was probably another designation for Gibeah of Benjamin, a town in the territory allotted to Benjamin.
Gibeon
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Gibeon was a major Hivite city in Benjamin whose inhabitants secured a covenant with Joshua by deception. It later became a Levitical and priestly center, where the tabernacle stood and Solomon offered sacrifices.
GIBEONITES
People & Groups - Old Testament
The Gibeonites were inhabitants of Gibeon, a city in the central hill country of Canaan.
Gibeonites, The
People & Groups - Old Testament
The Gibeonites were the people of Gibeon and its allied cities who obtained protection from Israel through a covenant with Joshua. They were assigned permanent service at the sanctuary, and their covenant was later violated by Saul.
Giblites, The
People & Groups - Old Testament
The Giblites were the people of Gebal, an ancient coastal city and region associated with the building materials supplied for Israel’s sacred buildings.
Giddalti
People & Groups - Old Testament
Giddalti was one of the sons of Heman and a musician appointed for worship in the temple service under David.
Giddel
People & Groups - Old Testament
Giddel was the name of heads of families among the returning exiles, including a family of Nethinim and a family of Solomon’s servants.
Gideon
People & Groups - Old Testament
Gideon, also called Jerubbaal, was a judge of Israel whom God raised to deliver Israel from Midianite oppression. With only three hundred men, he defeated the Midianite host and brought peace to the land for forty years.
Gideoni
People & Groups - Old Testament
Gideoni was the father of Abidan, the prince of the tribe of Benjamin during Israel’s wilderness census and journeys.
Gidom
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Gidom was an unidentified place east of Gibeah, marking the limit of Israel’s pursuit of the Benjamites.
Gier eagle
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
The gier eagle, or Egyptian vulture, was an unclean carrion-eating bird listed in Israel’s dietary laws. It is characterized by a bald, wrinkled head and is found in Egypt and Palestine.
Giereagle
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
The giereagle is the Egyptian vulture, called the racham in Hebrew and Arabic. It was an unclean bird forbidden as food under the Law of Moses.
Gift
Other - Both
A gift is something given as a present, offering, tribute, dowry, charitable provision, or—when corruptly offered to influence judgment—a bribe. Scripture also speaks of God’s gracious gifts and gifts offered in worship.
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