James Hastings Dictionary of the Bible: Jehovah-Shalom

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James Hastings Dictionary of the Bible: Jehovah-Shalom


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JEHOVAH-SHALOM.—The name given by Gideon to the altar he erected in Ophrah (Jdg_6:24). The name means ‘J″ [Note: Jahweh.] is peace’ (i.e. well-disposed), in allusion to J″ [Note: Jahweh.] ’s words in Jdg_6:23 ‘Peace be unto thee.’