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Giloh

Ahithophel came from Giloh, in Judah's hill country southwest of Hebron. When Absalom took Hushai's advice over his, he went home to Giloh and hanged himself.

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Ahithophel came from Giloh, in Judah's hill country southwest of Hebron. When Absalom took Hushai's advice over his, he went home to Giloh and hanged himself.

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Giloh was a town in the hill country of Judah southwest of Hebron (Josh. 15:51), remembered as the home of Ahithophel, David's counselor who defected to Absalom's rebellion (2 Sam. 15:12). When his advice was rejected in favor of Hushai's, Ahithophel returned to Giloh and hanged himself (2 Sam. 17:23).

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H1542

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Where it appears
  • Joshua 15:51
  • 2 Samuel 15:12

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