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Geruth-Chimham

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

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GERUTH-CHIMHAM ( Jeremiah 41:17 ). A khan (?) which possibly derived its name from Chimham, the son of Barzillal the Gileadite ( 2 Samuel 19:37 f.). Instead of gçrûth we should perhaps read gidrôth ‘hurdles.’

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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Geruth-Chimham'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​g/geruth-chimham.html. 1909.
 
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