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Geshem

also called Gashmu

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

Or Gashmu, firmness, probably chief of the Arabs south of Palestine, one of the enemies of the Jews after the return from Babylon (Neh. 2:19; 6:1, 2). He united with Sanballat and Tobiah in opposing the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem.

From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.

Named in 4 verses

Nehemiah: 2:19, 6:1, 6:2, 6:6

The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.