GAREB, THE HILL OF
The Hill of Gareb was a landmark near Jerusalem mentioned in Jeremiah’s vision of the city’s future enlargement. Its precise location is unknown, but it was probably north of the ancient city.
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GARLAND
A garland is a wreath or arrangement of flowers or foliage. At Lystra, the priest of Jupiter brought garlands with oxen for the proposed sacrifice to Barnabas and Paul.
Garlands
Garlands were wreaths or bands of wool, leaves, and flowers used to adorn sacrificial victims, altars, priests, and attendants in heathen worship.
Garlic
Garlic was one of the foods remembered and desired by the Israelites in the wilderness after leaving Egypt. It was commonly cultivated and eaten in the ancient Near East.
Garment
A garment is an item of clothing or dress. Biblical references to garments often concern ordinary clothing, religious service, honor, or symbolic actions.
GARMITE
Garmite is a gentilic designation applied to Keilah in 1 Chronicles 4:19. The reason for the name is not known.
Garmite, The
The Garmite was a descendant or member of a family associated with Gerem. Keilah the Garmite appears in Judah’s genealogical lists.
Garner
A garner is a storehouse, storeroom, or granary where goods or harvested produce are kept. In the New Testament, the term is used in the image of the place where gathered grain is stored.
Garnish
To garnish means to overlay, furnish, arrange, or adorn. Scripture uses the word for beautifying the temple, the heavens, houses, and other objects.
Garrison
A garrison was a military station or fortified post occupied by soldiers. The related term could also refer to a pillar or monument rather than a military post.
GAS
Gas was a group or family listed among the descendants of Solomon’s servants who returned in the period recorded by 1 Esdras.
Gashmu
Gashmu is a form of the name Geshem. It appears in Nehemiah as the name of an opponent who reported accusations against Nehemiah.
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