International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Jehovah-Shalom

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Jehovah-Shalom


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jē̇-hō´va shā´lom (יהוה שׁלום, yahweh shālōm, “Yahweh is peace”): This was the name given by Gideon to the altar he built at Ophra, in allusion to the word spoken to him by the Lord, “Peace be unto thee” (). It is equivalent to “Yahweh is well disposed.