Verse 7
7. Gebal Not the one mentioned, Ezekiel 27:9, which was an important city of Phoenicia, the people of which are called “Giblites,” (Joshua 13:5, translated “stone squarers,” 1 Kings 5:18,) for these would probably be included under Tyre, being one of its cities or dependencies, mentioned in this same verse. But the name here seems rather to apply to the mountainous district lying south of the Dead Sea on the east of the Ghor, and north of the territory of Edom proper, known anciently as Gebalene, and now by the name Jebel, that is, mountain. It was settled, according to Josephus, by the sons of Eliphaz, son of Esau.
Ammon Brother of Moab. Genesis 19:37-38. They dwelt east of Gilead and northeast of Moab.
Amalek A nomadic people of uncertain but ancient origin, (Genesis 14:7,) roaming between the mountains of Edom on the east, and Egypt on the west, in the peninsula of Mount Sinai. Exodus 17:8; Deuteronomy 25:17-18; 1 Samuel 15:7. Philistines A powerful people on the west of Judah, the persistent enemies of Israel, descended from Mizraim. Genesis 10:13-14.
Tyre The commercial metropolis of the world, and the chief city of Phoenicia, on the northwest coast of Palestine. The old friendship between this city and the Hebrews, in the days of David and Solomon, was now forgotten, probably chiefly through the influence of the Phoenician princess, Jezebel. 1 Kings 16:31
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