That they feared greatly, because Gibeon was a great city, as one of the royal cities, and because it was greater than Ai, and all the men thereof were mighty.
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Anxiety and fearPeaceInheritanceRest
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Glossary
- Ai Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Et Tell.
- Gibeon Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: El Jib.
- Jerusalem Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- City People
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The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).