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Gareb, the Hill of
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
gā´reb , ( גּרב , gārēbh ): A hill in the neighborhood of Jerusalem, which was one of the landmarks to which the prophet Jeremiah ( Jeremiah 31:39 ) foresaw that the city should extend. The site is unknown. Cheyne (Encyclopedia Biblica ) would connect this with the "mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward" (Joshua 15:8 ), but this is too far South; it is inconceivable that the prophet could have imagined the city extending so far in this direction; most probably the hill was to the North - the one natural direction for the city's extension - and is now incorporated in the modern suburbs.
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Gareb, the Hill of'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/g/gareb-the-hill-of.html. 1915.