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GOIIM

(Heb. gôyim)

1. A kingdom led by Tidal, an ally of Chedolaomer, king of Elam (Gen. 14:1, 9). Most scholars assume the reference is to a group of kingdoms ruled by Tidal, perhaps either in Anatolia or Mesopotamia.

2. A kingdom whose king was defeated by Joshua (Josh. 12:23). The MT adds “of Gilgal” (NIV) whereas the LXX has “of Galilee” (NRSV).

3. A general Hebrew term for the gentile “nations” (gôyîm). Though Israel could be called a gôy (sg., which had racial, governmental, and territorial implications as opposed to the familial term ʿam), the plural usually was used for the enemies of God’s people, especially in Deuteronomistic books (e.g., Deut. 7:1-26; 18:9; 2 Kgs. 17:8-41; cf. Ezek. 20:32).

Eric F. Mason






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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