GOLDEN CITY
“Golden city” is an uncertain rendering of Isaiah 14:4. Ancient versions support a meaning such as “oppressor” or “restless one,” fitting the passage’s judgment against Babylon better than the idea of a golden city.
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Goldsmith
A goldsmith was a craftsman who refined gold and shaped it into objects by casting, beating, plating, soldering, or making wire. Goldsmiths helped produce ornaments, images, and furnishings for worship.
Golgotha
Golgotha was the known place outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified. The name means “place of a skull” and is also called Calvary; its exact location is uncertain.
Goliath
Goliath was a giant of Gath who challenged Israel’s army for forty days before David killed him with a sling and stone. Another warrior named Goliath is mentioned as being killed by Elhanan.
Gomer
Gomer was the daughter of Diblaim and wife of Hosea, and also the eldest son of Japheth. The name is associated with the descendants of Japheth mentioned among the nations.
Gomorrah
Gomorrah was one of the cities of the plain destroyed by fire from heaven because of its wickedness. Its judgment became a biblical example of divine punishment on the ungodly.
GOOD
Good describes what is beneficial, excellent, beautiful, honorable, kind, morally right, or pleasing. Scripture especially uses the term for God’s goodness and for the good works and character expected of His people.
GOODLINESS
Goodliness means beauty, charm, or comeliness. In Isaiah it compares the brief attractiveness of human life with the lasting word of God.
Goodly trees
“Goodly trees” refers to branches or fruit from beautiful or noble trees used during the Feast of Tabernacles. The passage is traditionally associated with the citron, though the original wording may have been more general.
GOODMAN
Goodman is an old respectful term meaning the man of the house, householder, master of the house, or husband. It occurs in older English Bible translations in both Old and New Testament passages.
Goodness
Goodness is the deliberate choosing of what is morally right and the resistance of evil. In Christian teaching, it is a fruit of the Spirit and a likeness to God’s character.
Goodness of God
The goodness of God is His unchanging moral perfection expressed toward His creatures in benevolence, mercy, compassion, patience, grace, and forgiveness. God is eternally and incomprehensibly good.
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