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Gibeon
- Insight on the Scriptures, Volume 1

Gibeonites
- Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2026

Gibeonites
- Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985

Learn From the Gibeonites (‎59 occurrences)
- Learn From the Gibeonites
  ...
  Identify lessons we can learn from the Gibeonites and from the way Jehovah dealt with them.
- w26 July pp. 2-7 - The Watchtower (Study)—2026

To the Rescue! (‎33 occurrences)
- So to escape extermination, let people act like Gibeonites!
  ...
  5. What did those Gibeonites know about their standing before the God of the Hebrews?
  
  ⁵ The Gibeonites knew that all the inhabitants of the land of Canaan were doomed to destruction, for they were squatters in the land that Jehovah God had promised to give to the descendants of the patriarch Abraham.
- w67 10/15 pp. 624-630 - The Watchtower—1967

Gibeon (‎15 occurrences)
- (Gibʹe·on) [Hill Place], Gibeonites (Gibʹe·on·ites).
- it-1 “Gibeon” - Insight, Volume 1

Gibeon (‎14 occurrences)
- (Gibʹe·on) [from a word meaning “hill”], Gibeonites (Gibʹe·on·ites).
- ad pp. 651-652 - Aid (ad)

“Jehovah Our God We Shall Serve” (‎11 occurrences)
- ⁷ However, Israel soon learned that the Gibeonites were in fact ‘dwelling in their very midst’!
  ...
  Thus the Gibeonites may well foreshadow the “great crowd” that are now rendering God “sacred service day and night in his temple.” (Revelation 7:9, 15)
- w86 12/15 pp. 21-26 - The Watchtower—1986

Act Wisely in the Face of Calamity (‎9 occurrences)
- 11. (a) What was the background of the Gibeonites? (b) Why did they sue for peace with Israel?
  
  ¹¹ The Gibeonites in the days of Joshua also acted wisely so that their lives would be spared.
  ...
  Later, when the deception came to light, the Gibeonites humbly confessed that they were afraid for their lives and they showed a willingness to do anything required of them. (Joshua 9:4-25)
- su chap. 7 pp. 54-60 - Survival (su)

Questions From Readers (‎8 occurrences)
- At some point, King Saul turned against the Gibeonites living among the Israelites and attempted to wipe them out.
  ...
  Because back in Joshua’s day, the Israelite chieftains made a covenant of peace with the Gibeonites.—Josh. 9:3-27.
- w22 March p. 13 - The Watchtower (Study)—2022

The Wise Gibeonites (‎8 occurrences)
- The Wise Gibeonites
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  So do you know what the Gibʹe·on·ites do?
- my story 48 - Bible Stories (my)

Study Questions for My Book of Bible Stories (‎7 occurrences)
- The Wise Gibeonites
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  As illustrated in the picture, what do the Gibeonites do, and why?
- my - Bible Stories (my)

“Go About in the Land” (‎7 occurrences)
- 13, 14. (a) In what situation did the Gibeonites take a decisive step? (b) What reveals the attitude of the Gibeonites, and what lesson should we learn from this?
  
  ¹³ A different attitude—one of trusting in God to carry out his will—is evident from the Biblical episode involving the Gibeonites.
  ...
  That included the Gibeonites.
- w04 10/15 pp. 13-19 - The Watchtower—2004

Imitate Jehovah, Our Impartial God (‎7 occurrences)
- The Gibeonites realized the futility of resistance.
  ...
  6. How did Jehovah react to the covenant that Joshua concluded with the Gibeonites?
  
  ⁶ The Gibeonites were allowed to become woodcutters and water carriers for the Israelites, even “for Jehovah’s altar” at the tabernacle. (Joshua 9:21-27)
- w03 6/15 pp. 12-17 - The Watchtower—2003

2 Samuel (‎6 occurrences)
- 21 Now there was a famine+ in the days of David for three consecutive years, so David consulted Jehovah, and Jehovah said: “There is bloodguilt on Saul and on his house, because he put the Gibʹe·on·ites to death.”+
  ...
  2 So the king called the Gibʹe·on·ites+ and spoke to them. (Incidentally, the Gibʹe·on·ites were not Israelites but Amʹor·ites+ who remained, and the Israelites had sworn to spare them,+ but Saul sought to strike them down in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.)
- nwtsty 2 Samuel 1:1-24:25 - Study Bible

2 Samuel (‎6 occurrences)
- 21 Now there was a famine+ in the days of David for three consecutive years, so David consulted Jehovah, and Jehovah said: “There is bloodguilt on Saul and on his house, because he put the Gibʹe·on·ites to death.”+
  ...
  2 So the king called the Gibʹe·on·ites+ and spoke to them. (Incidentally, the Gibʹe·on·ites were not Israelites but Amʹor·ites+ who remained, and the Israelites had sworn to spare them,+ but Saul sought to strike them down in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.)
- nwt 2 Samuel 1:1-24:25 - New World Translation (nwt)

2 Samuel (‎6 occurrences)
- 21 Now there came to be a famine+ in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David proceeded to consult the face of Jehovah. Then Jehovah said: “Upon Saul and upon his house there is bloodguilt,* because he put the Gibʹe·on·ites to death.”+
  ...
  2 So the king called the Gibʹe·on·ites+ and talked to them. (Incidentally, the Gibʹe·on·ites were not of the sons of Israel, but of the remainder of the Amʹor·ites;+ and the sons of Israel themselves had sworn to them,+ but Saul sought to strike+ them down in his feeling jealous+ for the sons of Israel and Judah.)
- Rbi8 2 Samuel 1:1-24:25 - Reference Bible (Rbi8)

2 Samuel (‎6 occurrences)
- 21 And there was famine in David’s days for three years, year after year; and David betook himself to Jehovah; and Jehovah said “There is bloodguilt on Saul and his family for having put the Gibeonites to death.”
  ...
  2 And the king called the Gibeonites and said to them—and the Gibeonites were not sons of Israel, but part of the remnant of the Amorites, and the sons of Israel had taken an oath to them, but Saul had tried to kill them off in his jealousy for the sons of Israel and Judah—
- by 2 Samuel 1:1-24:25 - Byington (by)

Theocratic Slaves (‎6 occurrences)
- EGYPTIAN FAMINE SUFFERERS, GIBEONITES
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  Their lives are to be spared like those of the Gibeonites, who were the descendants of the accursed Canaan and who were meant to be destroyed with the rest of the Canaanites by Joshua and the Israelites.
- w52 12/1 pp. 729-734 - The Watchtower—1952

2 Samuel (‎6 occurrences)
- 21 And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of Jehovah. And Jehovah said, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put to death the Gibeonites.
  ...
  2 And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Judah);
- bi22 2 Samuel 1:1-24:25 - American Standard Version (bi22)

The Second Book of Samuel (‎6 occurrences)
- 21 And there came to be a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year, so then David sought the face of Yahweh,—and Yahweh said—It respecteth Saul and his house as to bloodshed, in that he put to death the Gibeonites.
  ...
  2 The king therefore called the Gibeonites and said unto them (now the Gibeonites were not of the sons of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites, with whom the sons of Israel had entered into an oath, and Saul had sought to smite them, in his jealousy for the sons of Israel and Judah)—
- rh 2 Samuel 1:1-24:25 - Rotherham (rh)

2 Samuel (‎6 occurrences)
- 21 Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David enquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.
  ...
  2 And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)
- bi10 2 Samuel 1:1-24:25 - King James Version (bi10)

Joshua and the Gibeonites (‎5 occurrences)
- Joshua and the Gibeonites
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  But the Gibeonites came up with a different plan.
- lfb lesson 31 pp. 78-79 - Learn From the Bible (lfb)

Gibeonites—They Sought Peace (‎5 occurrences)
- Gibeonites—They Sought Peace
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  Resorting to a ruse, the Gibeonites sent representatives who posed as travelers from a distant land.
- w92 4/15 p. 32 - The Watchtower—1992

Bible Book Number 6—Joshua (‎5 occurrences)
- However, when ‘the Gibeonites hear what Joshua has done to Jericho and Ai, they act with shrewdness.’ (Josh. 9:3, 4)
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  When the ruse is discovered, the Israelites honor the covenant but make the Gibeonites “gatherers of wood and drawers of water,” like the ‘lowest slaves,’ thus fulfilling in part Noah’s inspired curse on Canaan, the son of Ham.—Josh. 9:15, 27; Gen. 9:25.
- si pp. 42-46 - “All Scripture” (si)

Joshua, Book of (‎5 occurrences)
- While other peoples of Canaan prepare for war against Israel, Gibeonites shrewdly get Joshua to conclude covenant of peace (9:1-15, 24)
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  Covenant honored, although Gibeonites had misrepresented facts to save their lives; Gibeonites constituted slaves (9:16-27)
- ad pp. 966-968 - Aid (ad)

Lessons From the Account of the Gibeonites (‎4 occurrences)
- Lessons From the Account of the Gibeonites
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  The Gibeonites showed practical wisdom (Jos 9:3-6; it-1 930-931)
- mwb21 September p. 9 - Life and Ministry Meeting Workbook—2021

Subject Index (‎4 occurrences)
- Gibeonites with Israel: 1:930-931
  ...
  Gibeonites permitted to kill Saul’s “sons”: 1:932, 1030
- it-2 “Subject Index” - Insight, Volume 2

Joshua (‎4 occurrences)
- Recognizing that Jehovah was fighting for the Israelites, the Gibeonites, through trickery, succeeded in concluding a covenant of peace with Joshua.
  ...
  News of what the Gibeonites had done also reached Adoni-zedek the king of Jerusalem.
- it-2 “Joshua” - Insight, Volume 2

Mephibosheth (‎4 occurrences)
- He was among the seven descendants of Saul that David gave to the Gibeonites to atone for Saul’s attempt to annihilate them. (See GIBEON, GIBEONITES.)
- it-2 “Mephibosheth” - Insight, Volume 2

“Do Not Lean Upon Your Own Understanding” (‎4 occurrences)
- Joshua and the older men of Israel did not ask Jehovah for direction when the Gibeonites came to ask Joshua not to fight against them.
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  Even though the Gibeonites were from the nearby city of Gibeon, they made themselves look as if they came from somewhere far away.
- ws11 11/15 pp. 3-8 - The Watchtower (Simplified)—2011

Highlights From the Book of Second Samuel (‎4 occurrences)
- There is a famine for three years because of the bloodguilt that Saul incurred by putting the Gibeonites to death. (Joshua 9:15)
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  In order to avenge that bloodguilt, the Gibeonites ask for seven sons of Saul for execution.
- w05 5/15 pp. 16-19 - The Watchtower—2005

Citizen or Foreigner, God Welcomes You! (‎4 occurrences)
- 8. How did the Gibeonites find a place among God’s people?
  
  ⁸ As Israel carried out God’s command to rid the Promised Land of debased nations, he protected one group of foreigners, the Gibeonites, who lived north of Jerusalem.
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  When their ruse was discovered, Joshua ruled that the Gibeonites would serve as “gatherers of wood and drawers of water for the assembly and for Jehovah’s altar.” (Joshua 9:3-27)
- w92 4/15 pp. 7-11 - The Watchtower—1992

Joshua (‎4 occurrences)
- Recognizing that Jehovah was fighting for the Israelites, the Gibeonites, through trickery, succeeded in concluding a covenant of peace with Joshua.
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  News of what the Gibeonites had done also reached Adoni-zedek the king of Jerusalem.
- ad pp. 964-966 - Aid (ad)

Jehovah (‎3 occurrences)
- Gibeonites sue for: w04 10/15 18
  ...
  supports covenant Joshua made with Gibeonites: w26.07 4
- dx86-26 - Index 1986-2026

Joshua Outline (‎3 occurrences)
- 9
  
  Shrewd Gibeonites seek peace (1-15)
  ...
  Gibeonites’ trick exposed (16-21)
- nwtsty - Study Bible

The Bible (‎3 occurrences)
- Gibeonites
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  Joshua and the Gibeonites Learn From the Bible, lesson 31
- rsg19 - Research Guide—2019

Hanging (‎3 occurrences)
- The two sons and five grandsons of Saul whom David turned over to the Gibeonites for execution were not buried before nightfall.
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  The reason the Gibeonites were allowed to follow a different procedure in this instance seems to be because a national sin had been committed by King Saul, who had put some of the Gibeonites to death, thus violating the covenant made with them by Joshua centuries earlier. (Jos 9:15)
- it-1 “Hanging” - Insight, Volume 1

Hivites (‎3 occurrences)
- This group was the Gibeonites, evidently representing three other Hivite cities as well.
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  This is one instance of the fulfillment of Noah’s curse upon Canaan, in that the Gibeonites and their associates, though not destroyed, became slaves of the Semites.—Ge 9:25-27.
- it-1 “Hivites” - Insight, Volume 1

Do You See God’s Hand in Your Life? (‎3 occurrences)
- 6, 7. What did the Gibeonites and Rahab recognize?
  
  ⁶ The Gibeonites were very different from the nations around them.
  ...
  Instead of fighting the Israelites, the Gibeonites wanted to make peace with them.
- ws15 10/15 pp. 3-8 - The Watchtower (Simplified)—2015

Joshua Outline (‎3 occurrences)
- 9
  
  Shrewd Gibeonites seek peace (1-15)
  ...
  Gibeonites’ trick exposed (16-21)
- nwt pp. 324-325 - New World Translation (nwt)

“Do Not Lean Upon Your Own Understanding” (‎3 occurrences)
- Consider how Moses’ successor, Joshua, and the older men of Israel responded when approached by shrewd Gibeonites who disguised themselves and pretended to have come from a distant land.
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  Without inquiring of Jehovah, Joshua and others went ahead and made peace with the Gibeonites, concluding a covenant with them.
- w11 11/15 pp. 6-10 - The Watchtower—2011

Let Joshua Help You Serve Jehovah Courageously! (‎3 occurrences)
- He directed that the Gibeonites henceforth be assigned to draw water and gather wood for God’s house.
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  The Gibeonites agreed to honor this arrangement, and events soon showed that Joshua, too, would honor it.
- w84 9/15 pp. 27-31 - The Watchtower—1984

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