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Monday, May 20th, 2024
the Week of Proper 2 / Ordinary 7
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Jehovah-Shalom

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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jē̇ - hō´va shā´lom ( יהוה שׁלום , yahweh shālōm , "Yahweh is peace"): This was the name given by Gideon to the altar he built at Ophra, in allusion to the word spoken to him by the Lord, "Peace be unto thee" ( Judges 6:24 ). It is equivalent to "Yahweh is well disposed.»
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Jehovah-Shalom'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​j/jehovah-shalom.html. 1915.
 
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