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Gareb

4 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.

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Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 2 references

Scabby; itch. (1.) One of David’s warriors (2 Sam. 23:38), an Ithrite.

(2.) A hill near Jerusalem (Jer. 31:39), probably the hill of lepers, and consequently a place outside the boundary of the city.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
(scabby), one of the heroes of David’s army. (2 Samuel 23:38)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 3 references

ga'-reb (garebh):

One of David's "mighty men of the armies" (2Sa 23:38; 1Ch 11:40), an "Ithrite," i.e. a member of one of the families of Kiriath-jearim (1Ch 2:53). Some, however, read ha-yattiri for ha- yithri, thus making him a native of Jattir.

See IRA.

In the topical indexes

Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 3 references, grouped by sub-topic

Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.

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