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Scurvy
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
The name "Gareb" is used in Jeremiah 31:39 as the placename of a hill at or near the southeastern corner of Jerusalem, probably from the bare roughness of the surface of its slope at the southern end of the
Scurvy etymologically means any condition of scaliness of skin which can be scraped off, such as dandruff.
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Scurvy'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​s/scurvy.html. 1915.