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Tuesday, May 14th, 2024
the Seventh Week after Easter
the Seventh Week after Easter
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Goim
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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is thought to be the proper name of a people in northern Palestine (גּוֹיַם , Goyim', Joshua 12:23; Sept. Γωείμ Vulg. gentes, A.V. "nations"), whose king lived at Gilgal (q.v.). A similar designation is employed also in Genesis 14:1 respecting Tidal (q.v.), "king of nations" (Sept. ἔθνη,Vulg. gentes). It is, however, the universal term for GENTILES (See GENTILES) (q.v.).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Goim'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/g/goim.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Goim'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/g/goim.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
