How to Pronounce Geshem

GESH-uhm

Geshem is pronounced GESH-uhm (ˈgɛʃəm): two syllables, stress on the first.

Who was Geshem?

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.

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

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