Bible Dictionary · G
Giloh
Exile, a city in the south-west part of the hill-country of Judah (Josh 15:51). It was the native place or residence of the traitor Ahithophel “the Gilonite” (Josh 15:51; 2 Sam 15:12), and where he committed suicide (2 Sam 17:23). It has been identified with Kurbet Jala, about 7 miles north of Hebron.
Named in the Bible
2 verses
- Joshua 15:51 And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:
- 2 Samuel 15:12 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
