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Gebal

The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia

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A later designation for the northern part of the Edomite mountain, called "Gebalene" by the Greeks; it occurs in Psalms 83:8 (A. V. 7), and, according to Winckler, also in Obadiah 5:6. The Arabic word "Jibal," from which the name has been derived, is still applied to this district.

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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Gebal'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tje/​g/gebal.html. 1901.
 
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