Bible Dictionaries
Gidom
Holman Bible Dictionary
(gi' dahm) Place name meaning, “cleared land.” Place where tribes of Israel punished tribe of Benjamin by killing 2,000 of Benjamin's soldiers (Judges 20:45 ) for grossly mistreating a traveling Levite and his concubine. REB follows some scholars in omitting Gidom. No one knows its exact location between Gibeah and Bethel.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Gidom'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/g/gidom.html. 1991.