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Galilee

The northern province of Israel in Jesus’s day. Jesus grew up in Nazareth, a city of Galilee, and preached His…

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Gallio

A Roman official known for his fairness. Some Jews in Corinth brought the apostle Paul before Gallio, saying that Paul…

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Gamaliel

A well-known Pharisee and teacher living in Jerusalem. The apostle Paul was one of his students before Paul became a…

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Garden of Eden

The beautiful place God created for the first man and woman, Adam and Eve. In it grew many fruit trees…

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Gaza

A Philistine city on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It still exists but is now called Chazzah. It is…

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Genesis, book of

The first book of the Bible and a book about beginnings. It tells how God created the world and people.…

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Gentiles

All people who are not Jewish by nationality or religion. In Bible times, Jews and Gentiles did not have much…

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Gethsemane/Garden of Gethsemane

The walled garden where Jesus prayed just before He was arrested and then crucified. It was located on the Mount…

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Giants

In the Bible, giants refer to actual human beings (not make-believe creatures) who are tall and powerful. Tribes of these…

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Gibeon

A city in Canaan about fifteen miles west of Jerusalem. When the Gibeonites heard that the Israelites had defeated Jericho…

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Gideon

One of Israel’s judges during the period of the judges. The Midianites made life miserable for the people of Israel,…

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Gilgal

The place where Joshua and the people of Israel first made camp after crossing the Jordan River.