Scurvy
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ISBE 19152 verse references
ISBE 1915
The name "Gareb" is used in Jer 31:39 as the placename of a hill at or near the southeastern corner of Jerusalem, probably from the bare roughness of the surface of its slope at the southern end of the Wady er-Rababi. Another hill of this name is mentioned near Shiloh in the Talmud, and the name is given to one of David's warriors (2Sa 23:38).
Scurvy etymologically means any condition of scaliness of skin which can be scraped off, such as dandruff.
Alexander Macalister
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain
In Scripture
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- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · Public domain