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Gibeonites consigned to servitude in retribution for trickery. [O.T.: Joshua 9:22–27] See : Subjugation Gibeonites obtained treaty with Joshua under false pretenses. [O.T.: Joshua 9:3–15] See : Trickery How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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We are told that David also had put seven men to death in order to appease the Gibeonites so the famine would end (2 Sam 21:1-14). To be "hewers of wood and drawers of water" was Joshua's curse on the Gibeonites (Joshua 9:23-27). And should one argue this only happens to individuals, what about the Gibeonites (Joshua 9)? |
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