| gazelle | A small, fast kind of antelope, an animal like a deer. |
| Gibeah | A place where some men from the tribe of Benjamin committed a terrible sin. See Judges 19 and 20. |
| Gilead | The area east of the Jordan River where the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh lived. See Num. 26:29. |
| Gilgal | A city in Israel where people had worshiped God but later became known as a place where people worshiped false gods. |
| gittith | This might be a type of instrument, a tune, a music style, or a performer in the Temple orchestra such as Obed Edom from Gath (the Gittite). See I Chron. 15:21; 16:4-7. |
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| Lord | One of the forms God used when he appeared to people. It was like a bright, shining light. In the book of Numbers it might have been a bright light or a tall cloud. |
| glory | A word that refers to the special qualities of God. Often it means brightness, referring to the way he appears to people. Sometimes it means majesty or power, referring to a kind of greatness that cannot be compared to anything in human experience. It can also include the ideas of wealth, honor, fame, or respect, especially in expressions of praise. |
| Glory | See “Glory of the Lord.” |
| goad | A sharp stick that a person used to make animals go the right way. |
| God’s kingdom | The “reign” or “rule” of God over all people who submit to him by accepting Jesus as the Christ (the appointed king), who represents God’s kingdom on earth. Jesus was the perfect example of submission to the will of God. When people give control of their lives to Jesus, they become part of God’s kingdom and begin to enjoy the blessings he has promised his people from the beginning. (Note that in Matthew this term also translates the Greek word “kingdom” by itself or the phrase, “the kingdom of the heavens,” which was used by Jews as a way to avoid saying the divine name.) |
| golden altar | The table made from acacia wood and covered with gold that was used in the Holy Tent for burning incense as a gift to God. |
| goldsmith | A person who makes things from gold. |
| Gomorrah | A city that God destroyed, together with the city of Sodom, because the people living there were so evil. See Gen. 19. |
| Good News | In the Gospels this is usually the news about the coming of God’s kingdom (see above) or its representative Jesus Christ. In other places it is, more specifically, the news or message of God’s grace?that he has made a way through Jesus Christ for people to be made right with him and enjoy his blessings now and forever. |
| grace | The love and kindness that God shows in his complete willingness to give people favors he does not owe them and blessings they don’t deserve. |
| grave | Or “Sheol,” the home of the dead. This word is often used as a metaphor for death. |
| Greek | A non-Jewish person anywhere throughout the first century world who was influenced by Greek language and culture. |
