Gehenna.
GEHEN'NA. See Hinnom, Valley of.
Geliloth
Circles; regions, a place in the border of Benjamin (Josh. 18:17); called Gilgal in 15:7.
Gemalli
(camel-driver), the father of Ammiel, the Danite spy. (Numbers 13:12) (B.C. 1490.)
Gemariah
Jehovah has made perfect. (1.) The son of Shaphan, and one of the Levites of the temple in the time of Jehoiakim (Jer. 36:10; 2 Kings 22:12). Baruch read aloud to the people from Gemariah’s chamber, …
Gems.
GEMS. See recious Stones.
Genealogy Of Jesus Christ
The New Testament gives us the genealogy of but one person, that of our Saviour. This is given because it was important to prove that Jesus fulfilled the prophecies spoken of him. Only as the son and…
Genealogy.
GENEAL'OGY. The matter of pedigree was deemed of great importance by the Hebrews and ancient peoples generally, as at present among the Arabs. Genealogical lists are interspersed all through the hist…
Generation,
GENERA'TION, or GENERA'TIONS, "has three secondary meanings in the A.V.: 1. A genealogical register, as Gen 5:1. 2. A family history, Gen 6:9; Gen 25:1, since early history among the Orientals is dra…
Genesis,
GEN'ESIS, the first book of the Bible, and by far the most interesting of all books relating to the primitive history of mankind. The term signifies "beginning" or "origin." Contents. — Genesis gives…
Gennesaret
A garden of riches. (1.) A town of Naphtali, called Chinnereth (Josh. 19:35), sometimes in the plural form Chinneroth (11:2). In later times the name was gradually changed to Genezar and Gennesaret (…
Gennesaret, Lake Of.
GENNES'ARET, LAKE OF. Luke 5:1. See Galilee, Sea of.
Gennesaret, Sea Of
[See Galilee, Sea Of, SEA OF]
Gennesaret, The Land Of.
GENNES'ARET, THE LAND OF. A small crescent-shaped strip of country on the north-west side of the Sea of Galilee was called "The land of Gennesaret" (though often inaccurately written "Gennesareth"). …
Gennesareth
Inaccurately written for [Gennesaret]
Gentile
GEN'TILE. This was the name by which the Jews designated all men but themselves — i.e. all pagan nations who were ignorant of the true God, and idolaters. Luke 2:32; Acts 26:17, Acts 26:20; Rom 2:9; …
Gentiles
(Heb., usually in plural, goyim), meaning in general all nations except the Jews. In course of time, as the Jews began more and more to pride themselves on their peculiar privileges, it acquired unpl…
Genubath
Theft, the son of Hadad, of the Edomitish royal family. He was brought up in Pharaoh’s household. His mother was a sister of Tahpenes, the king of Egypt’s wife, mentioned in 1 Kings 11:20.
Gera
Grain. (1.) The son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:3, 5, 7). (2.) The father of Ehud the judge (Judg. 3:15). (3.) The father of Shimei, who so grossly abused David (2 Sam. 16:5; 19:16, 18…
Gerah.
GE'RAH. See Measures.
Gerar
A region; lodging-place, a very ancient town and district in the south border of Palestine, which was ruled over by a king named Abimelech (Gen. 10:19; 20:1, 2). Abraham sojourned here, and perhaps I…
Gerasenes
(Luke 8:26) Revised Version; [See Gadarenes, Girgesenes, Gerasenes]
Gergesa,
GER'GESA, and GER'GESENES. The "country of the Gergesenes," Matt 8:28 — probably the same as "Gadarenes," Mark 5:1; Luke 8:26 — was on the east side of the Sea of Galilee. The scene of the miracle wa…
Gergesenes
[See Gadarenes, Girgesenes, Gerasenes]
Gerizim
A mountain of Samaria, about 3,000 feet above the Mediterranean. It was on the left of the valley containing the ancient town of Shechem (q.v.), on the way to Jerusalem. It stood over against Mount E…
Gerizim, Mount,
GER'IZIM, MOUNT, a mountain in Ephraim, near Shechem, from which the blessings were pronounced, as the curses were from Mount Ebal, Deut 11:29; Deut 27:1-13; Josh 8:30-33, Gerizim is 2855 feet above …
Gerizites
(1 Samuel 27:8) [Gerzites]
Gershom
Expulsion. (1.) The eldest son of Levi (1 Chr. 6:16, 17, 20, 43, 62, 71; 15:7)=GERSHON (q.v.). (2.) The elder of the two sons of Moses born to him in Midian (Ex. 2:22; 18:3). On his way to Egypt with…
Gershon
=Ger’shom expulsion, the eldest of Levi’s three sons (Gen. 46:11; Ex. 6:16). In the wilderness the sons of Gershon had charge of the fabrics of the tabernacle when it was moved from place to place, t…
Gershonites, The
the family descended from Gershon or Gershom, the son of Levi. “THE GERSH0NITE,” as applied to individuals, occurs in (1 Chronicles 26:21) The sons of Gershon (the Gershonites) had charge of the fabr…
Gerzites.
GER'ZITES. See Gezrites.