Guard
A guard could be a royal bodyguard, courier, soldier, executioner, watchman, or military watch, depending on the context. Biblical guards served kings, guarded prisoners and places, and in the New Testament watched Jesus’ tomb.
Bible Dictionary
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Gudgodah
Gudgodah was a stopping place during Israel’s wilderness journey, corresponding to Hor-haggidgad in the account of the encampments. Its exact location is unknown.
Guest
A guest was an invited or received visitor, especially one welcomed into a household. In biblical society, hospitality toward guests carried a special dignity and obligation, and Scripture frequently illustrates this relationship.
Guest-chamber
A guest-chamber was a room set apart for visitors, often used for eating or lodging. Jesus directed His disciples to prepare such a room for the Passover meal.
GUIDE
A guide is a companion, leader, counselor, or one who shows the way. Scripture warns against blind spiritual guides while presenting God as the true leader of His people and the Spirit as the guide into truth.
GUILT
Guilt is personal responsibility and blameworthiness before God, together with liability to punishment or restitution. Biblical revelation moves from ritual and legal transgression toward a deeper emphasis on the motives, knowledge, and moral responsibility of the individual.
GUILTLESS
Guiltless means clean, free from blame, or not liable to punishment. Its precise force depends on the context, sometimes referring to innocence and sometimes to freedom from a legal penalty.
GUILTY
Guilty may mean blameworthy, legally liable, responsible for a transgression, or subject to judgment. New Testament usage sometimes emphasizes liability or participation in an offense rather than the full moral sense of personal blame.
GULF
The great gulf in Jesus’ account of the rich man and Lazarus represents the fixed separation after death between the righteous and the wicked. It pictures an impassable moral divide that cannot be crossed by a change of circumstances.
Guni
Guni was a man of Naphtali whose name means “painted” or “coloured.” He is listed among the ancestors of the Gunites.
Gunites, The
The Gunites were the descendants of Guni, a son of Naphtali. They were counted among the families of Israel in the wilderness census.
Gur
Gur was an ascent or rising ground near Ibleam where Ahaziah was mortally wounded while fleeing from Jehu. It was associated with the plain of Jezreel.
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