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Place

Gilo

Named in 1 verse, first in 2 Samuel 23:34.

The dataset treats this record as another name for, or a duplicate of, Giloh.

In the Bible

All 1 verse, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

2 Samuel

  • 2 Samuel 23:34

    Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maacathite, Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. Its geography and “modern” descriptions date from the 1890s. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

Read Easton’s entry

A name given to Hashem, an inhabitant of Gizoh, a place somewhere in the mountains of Judah (1 Chr. 11:34; 2 Sam. 23:32, 34).

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