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Jehovah-Shalom

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

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JEHOVAH-SHALOM . The name given by Gideon to the altar he erected in Ophrah ( Judges 6:24 ). The name means ‘J″ [Note: Jahweh.] is peace’ ( i.e. well-disposed), in allusion to J″ [Note: Jahweh.] ’s words in Judges 6:23 ‘Peace be unto thee.’

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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Jehovah-Shalom'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​j/jehovah-shalom.html. 1909.
 
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