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Jehovahshalom

(Jehovah (is) peace), or, with an ellipsis, “Jehovah the God of peace.” The altar erected by Gideon in Orphrah was so called in memory of the salutation addressed to him by the angel of Jehovah, “Peace be unto thee.” (Judges 6:24)

In the Bible

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Verses where Jehovahshalom is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • Judges 6:24

    So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

Scripture on Jehovahshalom

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Jehovahshalom references

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Sources · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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