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1 Samuel 11:1 (GN)

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¹ About a month later King Nahash of Ammon led his army against the town of Jabesh in the territory of Gilead and besieged it. The men of Jabesh said to Nahash, "Make a treaty with us, and we will accept you as our ruler."

Definition(s):
Ammon (Amon): a people; the son of my people
Gilead (Gil-ee-ad): the heap or mass of testimony
Jabesh (Jeh-bish): dryness; confusion; shame
Nahash (Na-hash): snake; serpent