Gedaliah

[ ged-l-ahy-uh, gi-dahl-yuh ]

noun

1. (in the Bible) the governor of Judah after its conquest by Babylon.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gedaliah¹

From Hebrew Gədalyāhū “God is great”

Example Sentences

Gedaliah swore to them that they should be pardoned and protected by the Chaldeans.

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His nefarious design, nevertheless, had succeeded; with the death of Gedaliah the Jewish commonwealth was broken up.

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Gedaliah's name, on the other hand, remained in the memory of the survivors, on account of his violent death.

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Gedaliah was, perhaps, too gentle, or he relied too much on the grateful feelings of men.

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Nebuchadnezzar, after Gedaliah's death, determined to leave no Judan in the country, and Juda remained depopulated and deserted.

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