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Gedaliah

People's Dictionary of the Bible

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Gedaliah (gĕd'a-lî'ah), whom Jehovah hath made powerful. The governor of Judæa, appointed by Nebuchadnezzar after its subjection. 2 Kings 25:22; Jeremiah 40:5. He was a friend of Jeremiah, Jeremiah 40:6; a party headed by Ishmael slew him. Jeremiah 41:2.

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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Gedaliah'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​g/gedaliah.html. 1893.
 
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