Gibeonite

[ gib-ee-uh-nahyt ]

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noun

one of the inhabitants of Gibeon, who were condemned by Joshua to be hewers of wood and drawers of water for the Israelites. Joshua 9.

Gibeonite

/ ˈɡɪbɪəˌnaɪt /

Old Testament one of the inhabitants of the town of Gibeon, who were compelled by Joshua to serve the Hebrews (Joshua 9)

"A lying tongue is but for a moment;" and the Gibeonite fraud lived just three days.

Beeroth (wells), now el Bireh, 10 miles north, was one of the Gibeonite cities which made peace with Israel.

But at home he was a mere Gibeonite, a hewer of wood and a drawer of water.

With such rollicking fun, did Franklin, beguile his Gibeonite tasks.

In one of these libels, Bent declared that he would not surrender his rights to a "Gibeonite of tyranny."

April 18, 2024petrichor

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