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GAAL
The meaning of Gaal is "to redeem; act as kinsman-redeemer; avenge; revenge; ransom" Gaal was a Shechemite, the son of Ebed, or the son of a slave. His story is told in (Judges 9:26–41). Gaal had occupied Shechem and boasted to Zebul, the ruler of Shechem, that he could defeat Abimelech (Judges 9:36). Abimelech defeated Gaal and drove him back to the gates of Shechem (Judges 9:41).
GAASH
The meaning of Gaash is "Tempest; commotion" A hill on the north side of Mount Gaash, which Joshua was buried (Joshua 24:30) (Judges 2:9), in the territory of Ephraim. Hurai from the "Ravines of Gaash" participated as one of David's Mighty Warriors in conquering the City of David (1 Chronicles 11:32)
GABBAI
The meaning of Gabbai is "collector” One of the chiefs of the Benjamites in Jerusalem after the return from the Babylonian captivity (Nehemiah 11:8).
GABBATHA
The meaning of Gabbatha is "elevated; a platform" he place of the trial of Jesus before his crucifixion. Gabbatha is where the Evangelist states that Pontius Pilate "brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat, in the place that is called Lithostrotos, and in Hebrew Gabbatha." (John 19:13)
GABRIEL
The meaning of Gabriel is "God is my strength; God is a strong man" Gabriel is an archangel with power to announce God's will to men. and was the archangel who announced to the Virgin Mary that she had been chosen to bear the Son of God (Luke 1:27-38). Gabriel also appears to the prophet Daniel to explain his visions (Daniel 8:15–26) (Daniel 9:21–27). The archangel also appears Alongside the archangel Michael, Gabriel is described as the guardian angel of Israel, defending its people against the angels of the other nations. In the New Testament, the Gospel of Luke relates the stories of the Annunciation, in which the angel Gabriel appears to Zechariah and the Virgin Mary, announcing to each the births of John the Baptist (Luke 1:11–38). Islam regards Gabriel as an archangel sent by God to various prophets, including Muhammad.
GAD
The meaning of Gad is "Fortune, luck" Gad was the first of the two sons of Jacob and Zilpah (Genesis 30:11) (Genesis 35:26) and the founder of the Israelite tribe of Gad. (Numbers 26:18)
GADARENES
The meaning of Gadarenes is "Men of Gadara" Gospels refers to some location on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. Jesus Restores Two Demon-Possessed Men in the region of the Gadarenes (Matthew 8:28)
GADDI
The meaning of Gaddi is "My troop, a kid" Gaddi was a son of Susi of Manasseh, and he joined the group of spies that Moses dispatched to scout out Canaan (Numbers 13:11). Gadi was the father of Menahem, an utterly unpleasant individual.
GADDIEL
The meaning of Gaddiel is "God is my fortune" Gaddiel was the son of Sodi of the house of Zebulun. He was a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the River Jordan (Numbers 13:10)
GAIUS
The meaning of Gaius is "Lord; an earthly man" A Christian, Gaius is mentioned in Macedonia as a traveling companion of Paul, along with Aristarchus (Acts 19:29). One chapter later, Gaius who has a residence in Derbe is named as one of Paul's seven traveling companions who waited for him at Troas (Acts 20:4).
GALAL
The meaning of Galal is "to roll, roll away, roll down, roll together" Galal is one of the Babylonian returnees. He is one of the returning Levites (1 Chronicles 9:15). One verse later we learn about a man named Obadiah, who is a son of Shemaiah (1 Chronicles 9:16), who in turn is a son of a man named Galal. It's by no means certain that this latter Galal is not the same as the first one. Nehemiah mentions an Abda, son of Shemaiah, son of Galal, who is possibly the same as the Obadiah previously mentioned (Nehemiah 11:17).
GALATIA
The meaning of Galatia is "White, the color of milk" Some scholars have argued that "Galatia" is an ethnic reference to Galatians, a Celtic people living in northern Asia Minor. The New Testament indicates that Paul spent time personally in the cities of Galatia (Acts 16:6) (Antioch of Pisidia, Iconium, Lystra and Derbe) during his missionary journeys (Acts 18:23).
GALEED
The meaning of Galeed is "The heap of witness" The name of the pile of stones erected by Jacob and Laban to mark the league of friendship into which they entered with each other (Genesis 31:47) (Genesis 31:48). This was the name given to the "heap" by Jacob.
GALILEE
The meaning of Galilee is "circuit; district" Galilee is a region in northern Israel. According to the Bible, Galilee was named by the Israelites and was the tribal region of Naphthali and Dan, at times overlapping the Tribe of Asher's land. Upon leaving Galilee, Jesus came to the Jordan to be baptized by John (Matthew 3:13), Jesus later returns to Galilee and begins to Preach after John had been put in prison (Matthew 4:12).
GALLIM
The meaning of Gallim is "Who heap up, who cover"
- A town mentioned among the 11 additional cities of Judah which are in the Septuagint appended to (Joshua 15:59), and have altogether disappeared from the Hebrew text.
- Gallim is mentioned in (Isaiah 10:30) not far from Laishah and Anathoth and certainly North of Jerusalem.It was the home of Palti the son of Laish (1 Samuel 25:44), and it is by many authorities identified with the Gilgal on the North border of Judah (Joshua 15:7)
GALLIO
The meaning of Gallio is "milky; lives on milk" Roman official who dismissed the charges brought by the Jews against the apostle Paul (Acts 18:12–17).
GAMALIEL
The meaning of Gamalielis "the Lord is my reward" Gamaliel was a Pharisee and a grandson of the famous Rabbi Hillel. Rabbi Gamaliel is found in Acts 5. The scene is a meeting of the Sanhedrin, where John and Peter are standing trial. After having warned the apostles to cease preaching in the name of Jesus, the Jewish council becomes infuriated when Simon Peter defiantly replies, “We must obey God rather than human beings!” (Acts 5:29). Gamaliel then encourages the council to be cautious in dealing with Jesus’ followers (Acts 5:33-35)
GAMMAD (GAMMADIMS)
The meaning of Gammad is "brave men, warriors, valorous men" The name of a class of men who were defenders of the towers of Tyre. (Ezekiel 27:11)
GAMUL
The meaning of Gamul is "a recompense; weaned"The head of the 22nd of the 24 courses of priests inaugurated by David (1 Chronicles 24:17) (Jeremiah 48:23).
GAREB
The meaning of Gareb is "A scab;scabby; itch"
- A warrior named Gareb (Garev) from the tribe of Judah, Two among King David's guard of thirty, Ira and Gareb, are both qualified there as "the Ithrite". (2 Samuel 23:38) (1 Chronicles 11:40)
- A hill in the neighborhood of Jerusalem, which was one of the landmarks to which the prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 31:39) foresaw that the city should extend.
GARMITE
The meaning of Garmiteis "Bony; Bone Breaker" Garmite occurs only once in the Bible. It's the cognomen of Keilah of Judah, possibly the cousin of Eshtemoa "the Maacathite" (1 Chronicles 4:19)
GATAM
The meaning of Gatam is "Their lowing, their touch" An Edomite chief, grandson of Esau (Genesis 36:11-16) (1 Chronicles 1:36).
GATH
The meaning of Gath is "winepress" Often referred to as Gath of the Philistines, was a major Philistine city and one of the five Philistine city-states during the Iron Age. It was one of the last refuges of the Anakim in front of the conquering Israelites under Joshua. Gath was either subdued during the days of prophet Samuel, or by King David, although the first book of Kings states that in the time of King Solomon it was still ruled by a Philistine king named Achish.
Gath Hepher
The meaning of Gath-hepher is "wine-press" Gath-Hepher is mentioned twice in describing the boundaries of the land allotted to the tribe of Zebulun (Joshua 19:13), and in as Jonah's hometown in a passage describing his prophecy about Jeroboam II (2 Kings 14:25).
GATH-RIMMON
The meaning of Gath-rimmon is "press of the pomegranate; high wine-press"
- A town situated in the territory of Dan (Joshua 19:45), which was handed over to the Kohathites (Joshua 21:24) (1 Chronicles 6:69)
- A town situated in Manasseh, which also went to the Kohathites (Joshua 21:25).
GAZA
The meaning of Gaza is "to be strong" Gaza is mentioned as being on the desert route from Jerusalem to Ethiopia. The Christian gospel was explained to an Ethiopian eunuch along this road by Philip the Evangelist, and he was baptised in some nearby water (Acts 8:26). The place where Samson was imprisoned and met his death (Judges 16:2). The prophets Amos and Zephaniah are believed to have prophesied that Gaza would be deserted (Amos 1:7).
GAZEZ
The meaning of Gazez is "shearer"
- A son of Ephah, Caleb's concubine (1 Chronicles 2:46).
- A second Gazez is mentioned in the same verse as a son of Haran, another son of Ephah (1 Chronicles 2:46).
GAZZAM
The meaning of Gazzam is "devouring" Head of a family of Nethinim who returned from exile (Ezra 2:48) (Nehemiah 7:51)
GEBA (Gaba) (Gibeah)
The meaning of Geba is "hill" A Kohanic and Levitical city (Joshua 21:17) (Nehemiah 11:31) located in the geographical territory of the Tribe of Benjamin on the northern border of Judah (2 Kings 23:8)
GEBER
The meaning of Geber is "strong one, man" Geber is the son of Uri and one of the twelve deputies of king Solomon who provided food for Solomon and his household (1 Kings 4:13). Geber was stationed in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan (1 Kings 4:19).
GEBIM
The meaning of Gebim is "Grasshoppers, height" A village north of Jerusalem, (Isaiah 10:31), apparently between Anathoth, (the modern Anata ), and the ridge on which Nob was situated.
GEDALIAH
The meaning of Gedaliah is "God is great" Gedaliah was the son of Ahikam (2 Kings 25:22), and who saved the life of the prophet Jeremiah. He was also the grandson of Shaphan who is mentioned in relation to the discovery of the scroll of Teaching that some scholars identify as the core of the book of Deuteronomy.
GEDERah (GEDEROTHAIM)
The meaning of Gederah is "the fortress; a fortified place" A city in the lowlands of Judah noted for its royal potters (Joshua 15:36) (1 Chronicles 4:23). It was also the home of Jozabad, one of David's warriors (1 Chronicles 12:4), and of Baal-hanan, an agricultural official under David (1 Chronicles 27:28).
GEHAZI
The meaning of Gehazi is "Valley of sight" Gehazi was the servant of Elisha the prophet (2 Kings 4:12). Elisha the prophet healed Naaman of his leprosy by the power of the Lord (2 Kings 5:14), Naaman praised God and offered Elisha a gift, which Elisha refused (2 Kings 5:16). Gehazi ran after him and told a lie in order to get Naaman’s gift for himself (2 Kings 5:22). when Gehazi came before Elisha, he lied again in response to Elisha’s direct question. Then came Gehazi’s punishment
GELILOTH
GEMALLI
The meaning of Gemalli is "Wares, a camel" Gemalli was the father of Ammiel of the tribe of Dan, who joined the contingent of twelve spies that Moses sent to check out Canaan (Numbers 13:12), along with Hoshea-slash-Joshua, the son of Nun (Numbers 13:8)
GEMARIAH
The meaning of Gemariah is "Accomplishment or perfection of the Lord"
- The son of Shaphan, and one of the Levites of the temple in the time of Jehoiakim (Jeremiah 36:10) (2 Kings 22:12). Baruch read aloud to the people from Gemariah's chamber, and again in the hearing of Gemariah and other scribes, the prophecies of Jeremiah (Jeremiah 36:11-20).
- The son of Hilkiah, who accompanied Shaphan with the tribute-money from Zedekiah to Nebuchadnezzar, and was the bearer at the same time of a letter from Jeremiah to the Jewish captives at Babylon (Jeremiah 29:2-4 ).
GENNESARET (GINOSAR)
The meaning of Gennesaret is "a garden of riches" Gennesaret, also called, Ginosar, lies on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee north of Magda in the Ginosar Valley (Matthew 14:34). A town of Naphtali, called Chinnereth (Joshua 19:35), sometimes in the plural form Chinneroth. In later times the name was gradually changed to Genezar and Gennesaret (Luke 5:1).
GENESIS
The meaning of Genesis is "In the Beginning” the first book of the Bible. Its name derives from the opening words: “In the beginning….” Genesis narrates the primeval history of the world (Genesis chapters 1–11) and the patriarchal history of the Israelite people (chapters 12–50).
GENUBATH
The meaning of Genubath is "Theft, robbery" The son of Hadad, of the Edomitish royal family, by the sister of Tahepenes, the queen of Egypt (in the time of David), reared in Pharaoh's household (1 Kings 11:20), to save him from the extermination by Joab
GERA
The meaning of Gera is "Pilgrimage, combat, dispute"
- A son of Benjamin (Genesis 46:21).
- Son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin1 (1 Chronicles 8:3-8).
- Father, or ancestor, of the judge Ehud (Judges 3:15).
- Father, or ancestor, of Shimei, the Benjamite, who cursed David when he fled from Absalom (2 Samuel 16:5) (2 Samuel 19:16-18) (1 Kings 2:8).
GERAR
The meaning of Gerar is "lodging-place" Gerar was a Philistine town and district in what is today south central Israel, mentioned in the Book of Genesis and in the Second Book of Chronicles. Abraham and Isaac each stayed at Gerar, near what became Beersheba, and that each passed his wife off as his sister, leading to complications involving Gerar's Philistine king, Abimelech. (Genesis 20:1) (Genesis 26:1). In 2 Chronicles, Gerar and its surrounding towns figure in the account of King Asa's defeat of Zerah's vast Cushite forces (2 Chronicles 14:12-15).
GERaSENES
The meaning of Gerasenes is "those who come from pilgrimage or fight" Many New Testament manuscripts refer to the "Country of the Gadarenes" or "Gerasenes" rather than the Gergesenes. Both Gerasa and Gadara were cities to the east of the Sea of Galilee and the River Jordan. Gerasenes designates the place where Jesus healed two demoniacs. The first two are in the Authorized Version. (Matthew 8:28) (Mark 5:1) (Luke 8:26)
GERIZIM
The meaning of Gerizim is "Cutters, hatchets" Mount Gerizim is a mountain located in the central Samaritan highlands. When they first entered Canaan, the Israelites celebrated the event with ceremonies of blessings and cursings: the ceremonies of blessings took place on Mount Gerizim, and the cursings on nearby Mount Ebal (Deuteronomy 11:29). Moses' specifying how the Israelites should split between the two groups that were to pronounce blessings from Mount Gerizim and to pronounce curses from Mount Ebal (Joshua 8:33).
GERSHOM
The meaning of Gershom is "a stranger there" Gershom was the firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah (Exodus 2:22). "a stranger there", which the text argues was a reference to Moses' flight from Egypt (Exodus 18:3).
GERSHON
The meaning of Gershonis "exile; stranger; exodus" Gershon was the eldest of the sons of Levi (Genesis 46:11), and the patriarchal founder of the Gershonites, one of the four main divisions among the Levites (Numbers 3:18) (Joshua 21:6).
GESHUR
The meaning of Geshur is "Sight of the valley, a walled valley" The Kingdom of Geshur, is located east of the Jordan River. In the time of David's rule over Israel, Geshur was an independent Aramean kingdom, and David married Maachah, a daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur (2 Samuel 3:3) (1 Chronicles 3:2). Her son Absalom fled to his mother's native country after the murder of his half-brother and David's eldest son, Amnon (2 Samuel 13:37).
GETHER
The meaning of Gether is "The vale of trial or searching" Gether (Hebrew: גֶּתֶר Geṯer) was the third son of Aram, son of Shem. He appears only twice in the Hebrew Bible, and both times is only mentioned in passing in genealogical lists (Genesis 10:23) (1 Chronicles 1:17).
GETHSEMANE
The meaning of Gethsemane is "oil press” Also called Garden of Gethsemane, garden across the Kidron Valley on the Mount of Olives, a ridge paralleling the eastern part of Jerusalem, where Jesus is said to have prayed on the night of his arrest before the Crucifixion (Matthew 26:36) (Mark 14:32).
GEUEL
The meaning of Geuel is "God's redemption" The spy from the tribe of Gad (Numbers 13:15), sent by Moses to spy out the land of Canaan.
GEZER
The meaning of Gezer is "A dividing, a sentence" Gezer was located on the northern fringe of the Shephelah region, approximately thirty kilometres northwest of Jerusalem. David chased the Philistines after their defeat in the valley of Rephaim "from Geba until thou come to Gezer (2 Samuel 5:25)," showing that this was on the frontier of the Philistine territory; and in (1 Chronicles 20:4) it states, "There arose war at Gezer with the Philistines
GIAH
The meaning of Giah is "to guide, draw out, produce, a groan or sigh" An unidentified place on the route followed by Abner in his flight, pursued by Joab (2 Samuel 2:24).
GIBBAR
The meaning of Gibbaris "Strong; manly" In (Ezra 2:20) the "children of Gibbar" are mentioned among those who returned with Zerubbabel. The parallel passage (Nehemiah 7:25) has "children of Gibeon." Many interpreters assume that Gibbar was another name for that town.
GIBBETHON (Gibbeton)
The meaning of Gibbethon is "A back, a high house" Gibbethon or Gibbeton was a city in the land of Canaan which was occupied by the Tribe of Dan after the entry of the Israelites into the Promised Land (Joshua 21:23). It was recorded as being a city of the Philistines. Nadab, the second king of the northern Kingdom of Israel, During the siege, Baasha the son of Ahijah, a member of the tribe of Issachar, killed King Nadab of Israel and made himself King (1 Kings 15:27).
GIBEAH
The meaning of Gibeah is "hill"
- Gibeah of Benjamin is the main setting to the story of the Benjaminite War. Later, in the Book of Samuel, it is mentioned as the first capital of the united Kingdom of Israel under king Saul. (Judges 20:10)
- Gibeah of Judah was a city in the tribal inheritance of Judah (Joshua 15:57)
GIBEON
The meaning of Gibeon is "Hill, cup, thing lifted up" Gibeon was a Canaanite and later an Israelite city, which was located north of Jerusalem. According to (Joshua 11:19), the pre-Israelite-conquest inhabitants, the Gibeonites, were Hivites; according to (2 Samuel 21:1-3), they were Amorites.
GIDDEL
The meaning of Giddel is "very great; stout"
- The name of the head of a family of Nethinim (Ezra 2:47) (Nehemiah 7:49)
- The name of the head of a family of Solomon's servants (Ezra 2:56) (Nehemiah 7:58)
GIDEON
The meaning of Gideon is "great destroyer; one who cuts down" Gideon was a judge over Israel, known as the greatest judge of Israel. When Gideon hears he will save the Israelite people from his oppressors, he doesn’t really believe it at first. So he tests God (Deuteronomy 6:16). But Gideon appears to test God a lot. When God wanted Gideon to bring an army to take on the enormous Midianite army, he brings 32,000 men (Judges 7), God has other plans. He decides to enlist a series of tests of His own on Gideon (Judges 7:7-9).
GIDEONI
The meaning of Gideoni is "He that bruises or breaks; a destroyer" The father of Abidan who was prince of Benjamin, mentioned only in connection with the son (Numbers 1:11) (Numbers 2:22) (Numbers 7:60-65) (Numbers 10:24).
GIHON
The meaning of Gihon is "bursting forth, gushing" Gihon is the name of the second river mentioned in the second chapter of the biblical Book of Genesis (Genesis 2:13). The Gihon is mentioned as one of four rivers (along with the Tigris, Euphrates, and Pishon) issuing out of the Garden of Eden that branched from a single river within the garden (1 Kings 1:33) (1 Kings 1:45) (2 Chronicles 33:14).
GILALAI
The meaning of Gilalai is "A wheel" A musician in the procession at the dedication of the wall, son of a priest (Nehemiah 12:36).
GILBOA
The meaning of Gilboa is "Revolution of inquiry" Gilboa is in the Lower Galilee region, south of the Sea of Galilee. Saul, Israel's first king, led a charge against the Philistines at Mount Gilboa (1 Samuel 28:4). The battle ends with the king falling on his own sword and Saul's sons, Jonathan, Abinadab, and Melchishua being killed in battle (1 Samuel 31:1-4).
Gilead
The meaning of Gilead is "heap [of stones] of testimony" Gilead is used in a more general sense for all the region east of the Jordan River. The name Gilead first appears in the biblical account of the last meeting of Jacob and Laban (Genesis 31:21-22). After Israel defeated Sihon, the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh were assigned to the area.
GILGAL
The meaning of Gilgal is "circle of stones" Gilgal is mentioned 39 times, in particular in the Book of Joshua, as the place where the Israelites camped after crossing the Jordan River (Joshua 4:19) (Joshua 5:9-12), on the eastern border of Jericho" where the Israelites encamped immediately after crossing the Jordan River. There, they erected 12 stones as a memorial to the miraculous stopping of the river when they crossed..
GILOH
The meaning of Giloh is "He that rejoices; he that overturns" Giloh was a city in Judah, one of King David's chief advisors, came from Giloh (Joshua 15:51) (2 Samuel 15:12). He was the traitor Ahithophel "the Gilonite" ( Joshua 15:51 ; 2 Sam 15:12 ), and where he committed suicide (2 Samuel 17:23).
GIMZO
The meaning of Gimzo is "this too" A town of Judah on the border of the Philistine plain, captured by the Philistines in the days of Ahaz (2 Chronicles 28:18).
GINATH
The meaning of Ginath is "A garden" Father of Tibni, the unsuccessful rival of Omri (1 Kings 16:21-22).
GIRGASHITE
The meaning of Girgashite is "A Canaanite tribe" Girgashites are known as the fifth ethnic group that descended from Canaan (Genesis 10:16) (1 Chronicles 1:14). Although the Girgashites are not referred to in the narrative of the wars of conquests, and their locality is not stated, they are named by Joshua among the peoples the Israelites dispossessed (Joshua 24:11)
GIShPA (GIsPA)
The meaning of Gishpa is "caress" an officer of the temple slaves returning from exile with Nehemiah (Nehemiah 11:21)
GITTAIM
The meaning of Gittaim is "A wine-press" The town to which the Beerothites tied, and where they lived as gerim, or protected strangers (2 Samuel 4:3). The place need not have been beyond the boundaries of Benjamin, so it may be identical with Gittaim which was occupied by Benjamites after the exile(Nehemiah 11:33) .
GITTITES
The meaning of Gittites is "Men of Gath" The man Obed-edom, in whose house the ark of the covenant was temporarily placed, was a Gittite (2 Samuel 15:18). Goliath, killed by David, was also a Gittite.
GOB
The meaning of Gob is "cistern" A place which was the scene of two encounters between David's warriors and the Philistines (2 Samuel 21:18) (2 Samuel 21:19).
god
God in Christianity is the eternal, supreme being who created and preserves all things. Christians believe in a monotheistic conception of God, which is both transcendent (wholly independent of, and removed from, the material universe) and immanent (involved in the material universe). Christian teachings on the transcendence, immanence, and involvement of God in the world and his love for humanity exclude the belief that God is of the same substance as the created universe but accept that God the Son assumed hypostatically united human nature, thus becoming man in a unique event known as "the Incarnation". His greatness lacks nothing, but contains all things. Although the New Testament does not have a formal doctrine of the Trinity as such, "it does repeatedly speak of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit... in such a way as to compel a Trinitarian understanding of God". Although the New Testament does not have a formal doctrine of the Trinity as such, "it does repeatedly speak of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit... in such a way as to compel a Trinitarian understanding of God". It is believed that Abraham was the first to affirm monotheism (one God) and had an ideal relationship with God. The Abrahamic religions believe that God continuously interacted with the descendants of Abraham over millennia; both Christians and Jews believe that this covenant is recorded in the Hebrew Bible, which most Christian denominations consider to be and refer to as the Old Testament.
GOG
The meaning of Gog is "person, or a tribe" A descendant of the prophet Joel. Gog and Magog, the prophesied invader of Israel and the land from which he comes, of evil forces opposed to the people of God. (Revelation 20:8).
GOLAN
The meaning of Golan is "Passage; revolution" Golan was the most northerly of the three cities of refuge east of the Jordan River (Deuteronomy 4:43). Manasseh gave this Levitical city to the Gershonite Levites (Joshua 21:27) (1 Chronicles 6:71).
GOLGOTHA
The meaning of Golgotha is "bald head; skull" A skull-shaped hill in ancient Jerusalem, the site of Jesus' crucifixion. It is referred to in all four Gospels (Matthew 27:33) (Mark 15:22) (Luke 23:33) (John 19:17).
GOLIATH
The meaning of Goliath is "Exile" Goliath, the Gittite, is the most well known giant in the Bible. He is described as 'a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, who the young David slew before becoming a famous king (1 Samuel 17:1), and whose height was six cubits (9 ft. 9 inches)' (Samuel 17:4).
GOMER
The meaning of Gomer is "to complete" Gomer was the wife of the prophet Hosea. In some translations she is labeled a prostitute, but the more accurate description is that she was simply promiscuous and had extramarital relations (Hosea 1-3).
GOMORRAH
The meaning of Gomorrah is "sheaf (of grain)” Sodom and Gomorrah were two legendary biblical cities destroyed by God for their wickedness. Their story parallels the Genesis flood narrative in its theme of God's anger provoked by man's sin (Genesis 19:1–28). God gives advance notice to Abraham that Sodom had a reputation for wickedness. Abraham asks God "Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?" (Genesis 18:19-23). God sends two angels to destroy Sodom. Lot welcomes them into his home, but all the men of the town surround the house and demand that he surrender the visitors that they may "know" them (Genesis 19:1-3).
GOSHEN
The meaning of Goshen is "drawing near" Goshen was a part of Egypt that bordered on the Promised Land that God had given to Abraham for his descendants (Genesis 12:7). a region of ancient Egypt, east of the Nile delta: granted to Jacob and his descendants by the king of Egypt and inhabited by them until the Exodus (Genesis 45:10). The name of Goshen appears only twice in Exodus, in the narration of the Plagues of Egypt, in which Goshen, as the dwelling place of the Israelites is spared the plague of flies and plague of hail that afflict the Egyptians (Exodus 8:22) (Exodus 9:26).
GOZAN
The meaning of Gozan is "Fleece; pasture; who nourisheth the body" a region in Central Asia to which the Israelites were carried away captive (2 Kings 17:6) (1 Chronicles 5:26) (2 Kings 19:12) (Isaiah 37:12). It was situated in Mesopotamia, on the river Habor (2 Kings 18:11), the Khabur, a tributary of the Euphrates.
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GUNI
The meaning of Guni is "is: A garden, a covering"
- The name of a Naphtalite clan (Genesis 46:24) (Numbers 26:48) (1 Chronicles 7:13)
- A member of the tribe of Gad who settled in Gilead. He was grandfather of a certain Ahi who seems to have been a leader in the tribe (1 Chronicles 5:15).
Gur
The meaning of Gur is "cub, young lion" A place near Ibleam where Jehu's servants overtook and mortally wounded king Ahaziah (2 Kings 9:27)
GUR-BAAL
The meaning of Gur-baal is "Dwelling Of The Lord, Fear Of The Lord" The name of an Arabian town that apparently gave king Uzziah of Judah trouble. king Uzziah God helped him against the Philistines and against the Arabians who lived in Gur-baal, and the Meunites (2 Chronicles 26:7).