Geshem — Bible person

Or Gashmu, firmness, probably chief of the Arabs south of Palestine, one of the enemies of the Jews after the return from Babylon (Neh. 2:19; 6:1, 2). He united with Sanballat and Tobiah in opposing the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem.

Recorded scripture occurrences (4)

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Show passage in OET: NEH 2:19

OET-RV NEH 2:19

19 But then Sanvalat the Horoni, and the Amoni servant Toviyah, and Geshem the Aravi heard, and they mocked and despised us, saying, “What are you guys all up to? Are you all rebelling against the king?”

OET-LV NEH 2:19

19 And_he/it _listened Şanⱱallaţ the_Horonite and_Ţōⱱiy^yāh the_servant the_ˊAmmōnī and_Geshem the_ˊArāⱱī and_they _mocked to/for_us and_they _despised (on)_us and_they _said what is_the_thing the_this which you(pl) are_doing on the_king are_you(pl) rebelling.

Show passage in OET: NEH 6:1

OET-RV NEH 6:1

6 ⇔Although we didn’t yet have any doors in the gates, when Sanvalat and Toviyah and Geshem the Aravi and the rest of our enemies heard that we’d finished building the wall so it didn’t have any gaps left in it,

OET-LV NEH 6:1

6 And_he/it _was when_when it _was _heard by_Şanⱱallaţ and_Ţōⱱiy^yāh and_by_Geshem the_ˊArāⱱī and_by_the _rest _of our _enemies _of_our if/because _that I _had _rebuilt DOM the_wall and_not it _was _left in_it a _breach also until the_time (the)_that doors not I _had _set _up in_gates.

Show passage in OET: NEH 6:2

OET-RV NEH 6:2

2 Sanvalat and Geshem invited me, “We’d like to arrange to meet with you in one of the villages on the Ono plain.” But they were intending to harm me.

OET-LV NEH 6:2

2 And_ Şanⱱallaţ and_Geshem _he _sent to_me to_say come and_let _us _meet together at_Kephirim in_the _plain _of ʼŌnō and_they were_planning for_doing to_me harm.

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