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Grove

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: G

By: James P. Boyd

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(Gen. 21:33³³And Abraham planted a grove in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God. (Genesis 21:33)), the Hebrew original means an idol; primitively set up and worshipped in groves (1 Kings 18:19¹⁹Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel's table. (1 Kings 18:19); 2 Kings 13:6⁶Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked therein: and there remained the grove also in Samaria.) (2 Kings 13:6)).

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