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Gates of Hell

City of PagansCaesarea Philippi, which stood in a lush area near the foot of Mount Hermon, was a city dominated by immoral activities and pagan worship.Caesarea Philippi stood only twenty-five miles from the religious communities of Galilee. But t...

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Gethsemane

This olive press is in the Capernaum, Jesus' home-base (Matt. 4:13), near the synagogue. The crushed olive pulp was placed in baskets (about four inches thick and two feet in diameter), which were then stacked several high. These baskets are barel...

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Gan Definition

Garden; or terraced hillside, sometimes containing a number of different fruit trees like olive, fig, and grape.

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Gat Shemen Definition

Olive (shemen) press (gat) From which we get the term "gethsemene."

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Gath Definition

One of the five Philistine city-states. Goliath was born here.

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Gaza Definition

One of the five Philistine city-states. Samsom was born here.

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Gehenna Definition

Valley to the west of Jerusalem that was at one time the city sewage dump and the place where Judean kings sacrificed their children. This valley, with its filth, rottenness, and burning flesh, came to symbolize hell.

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Gennesaret Definition

See Sea of Galilee.

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Gentiles Definition

Means "nations." A Gentile is any one who is not a Jew. God's plan of salvation begins with the chosen nation of Israel, and then moves to include all the nations of the earth.

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Gethsemane Definition

The word gethsemane is derived from two Hebrew words: gat, which means "a place for pressing oil (or wine)", and shemanim, which means "oils." During Jesus' time, heavy stone slabs were lowered onto olives that had already been...

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Gezer Definition

City that controlled the Via Maris trade route. It was located near the coastal plain and the Aijalon Valley.

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Gilead Mountains Definition

Mountains east of the Jordan Valley between the Dead Sea and the Sea of Galilee.

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