Bible Encyclopedia: Gimzo

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

GIMZO

gim'-zo (gimzo; Gamzo): A town of Judah on the border of the Philistine plain, captured by the Philistines in the days of Ahaz (2 Chronicles 28:18). It is the modern Jimzu, a small mud village about 3 1/2 miles Southeast of Ludd (Lydda), on the old mule road from there to Jerusalem (Robinson, BR, II, 248-49;. SWP, Il, 297).

Strong's Hebrew

1579. Gimzo -- a city in Judah
... 1578, 1579. Gimzo. 1580 . a city in Judah. Transliteration: Gimzo Phonetic
Spelling: (ghim-zo') Short Definition: Gimzo. Word Origin ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Gimzo

that bulrush

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Gimzo

(fertile in sycamores), a town which with its dependent villages was taken possession of by the Philistines in the reign of Ahaz. (2 Chronicles 28:18) The name (Jimzu) still remains attached to a large village between two and three miles southwest of Lydda, south of the road between Jerusalem and Jaffa.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

A place fertile in sycamores, a city in the plain of Judah, the villages of which were seized by the Philistines (2 Chronicles 28:18). It is now called Jimzu, about 3 miles south-east of Ludd, i.e., Lydda.

Thesaurus

Gimzo (1 Occurrence)
...GIMZO. gim'-zo (gimzo; Gamzo): A town of Judah on the border of the Philistine plain,
captured by the Philistines in the days of Ahaz (2 Chronicles 28:18). ...
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Gin (10 Occurrences)

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Gederoth (2 Occurrences)
... lowland, and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth Shemesh, and Aijalon, and
Gederoth, and Soco with its towns, and Timnah with its towns, Gimzo also and ...
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Gede'roth (2 Occurrences)
... the South of Judah, and had taken Beth-shemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and Soco
with the towns thereof, and Timnah with the towns thereof, Gimzo also and ...
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Gimel (1 Occurrence)

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Invaded (20 Occurrences)
... lowland, and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth Shemesh, and Aijalon, and
Gederoth, and Soco with its towns, and Timnah with its towns, Gimzo also and ...
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Foothills (19 Occurrences)
... lowland, and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth Shemesh, and Aijalon, and
Gederoth, and Soco with its towns, and Timnah with its towns, Gimzo also and ...
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Raids (4 Occurrences)
... lowland, and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth Shemesh, and Aijalon, and
Gederoth, and Soco with its towns, and Timnah with its towns, Gimzo also and ...
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Raided (6 Occurrences)
... lowland, and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth Shemesh, and Aijalon, and
Gederoth, and Soco with its towns, and Timnah with its towns, Gimzo also and ...
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Daughter-towns (17 Occurrences)
... the lowlands and the south of Judah, had taken Beth-shemesh and Aijalon and Gederoth
and Soco, with their daughter-towns, as well as Timnah and Gimzo and their ...
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Bible Concordance

Gimzo (1 Occurrence)

2 Chronicles 28:18 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the lowland, and of the South of Judah, and had taken Beth Shemesh, and Aijalon, and Gederoth, and Soco with its towns, and Timnah with its towns, Gimzo also and its towns: and they lived there.
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Subtopics

Gimzo

Gimzo: A City of Judah

Related Terms

Gin (10 Occurrences)

Gederoth (2 Occurrences)

Gede'roth (2 Occurrences)

Gimel (1 Occurrence)

Invaded (20 Occurrences)

Foothills (19 Occurrences)

Raids (4 Occurrences)

Raided (6 Occurrences)