Gimzo
גִּמְזוֹ/GIM-zoh/
“Fertile in sycamores”
Summary
A town in the lowland of Judah captured by the Philistines during the reign of King Ahaz.
☩Location and Conquest
Gimzo lay in the plain of Judah near the border of Philistine territory, mentioned in connection with Timnah. The name means 'a place fertile in sycamores.' During the troubled reign of Ahaz, when Judah was beset by enemies on every side, the Philistines invaded the lowland cities and seized Gimzo with its dependent villages. The site is identified with modern Jimzu, a village on an eminence about three and a half miles southeast of Lydda on the old road from Jerusalem to Jaffa.
Key verses:2 Chronicles 28:18
Related Verses1 mention
2 Chronicles· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Gimzo," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. III (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Gimzo," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).
- 3.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Gimzo," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).
- 4.James Orr (ed.), "Gimzo," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. II (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).