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Gentile

Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary

The Hebrews called the Gentiles, Goyim; that is, the nations who did not receive and acknowledge the law: all such were called Goyim. And in case of the conversion of any to Judaism, they were then called Proselytes of the Gate.

Bibliography Information
Hawker, Robert D.D. Entry for 'Gentile'. Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance and Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​pmd/​g/gentile.html. London. 1828.