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. Josh. 9.

Origin of Gibeonite

Gibeon + -ite¹

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Historical Examples of gibeonite

With such rollicking fun, did Franklin, beguile his Gibeonite tasks.
Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2)
Wiliam Cabell Bruce
In one of these libels, Bent declared that he would not surrender his rights to a "Gibeonite of tyranny."
The History of Tasmania, Volume I (of 2)
John West
Beeroth (wells), now el Bireh, 10 miles north, was one of the Gibeonite cities which made peace with Israel.
The Rand-McNally Bible Atlas
Jesse L. Hurlbut
"A lying tongue is but for a moment;" and the Gibeonite fraud lived just three days.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Joshua
William Garden Blaikie

British Dictionary definitions for gibeonite

Gibeonite

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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