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Girgashites
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Smith’s Bible Dictionary
(dwelling on a clayey soil), The, one of the nations who were in possession of Canaan east of the Sea of Galilee before the entrance thither of the children of Israel. (Genesis 10:16; 15:21; 7:1)
William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3
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Definition
The Girgashites were a people group living near the Sea of Galilee in the land of Canaan.
- They were descendants of Ham’s son Canaan and so were one of the many people groups who were also known as “Canaanites.”
- God promised the Israelites that he would help them defeat the Girgashites and other Canaanite people groups.
- Like all the Canaanite peoples, the Girgashites worshiped false gods and did immoral things as part of that worship.
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Bible References
Word Data
- Strong’s: H1622
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