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Gibeonite
[ gib-ee-uh-nahyt ]
noun
- one of the inhabitants of Gibeon, who were condemned by Joshua to be hewers of wood and drawers of water for the Israelites. Joshua 9.
Gibeonite
/ ˈɡɪbɪəˌnaɪt /
noun
- Old Testament one of the inhabitants of the town of Gibeon, who were compelled by Joshua to serve the Hebrews (Joshua 9)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Gibeonite1
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Example Sentences
"A lying tongue is but for a moment;" and the Gibeonite fraud lived just three days.
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Beeroth (wells), now el Bireh, 10 miles north, was one of the Gibeonite cities which made peace with Israel.
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But at home he was a mere Gibeonite, a hewer of wood and a drawer of water.
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With such rollicking fun, did Franklin, beguile his Gibeonite tasks.
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In one of these libels, Bent declared that he would not surrender his rights to a "Gibeonite of tyranny."
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