Geshem

Arab opponent of Nehemiah; tried to hinder wall rebuilding.

A written article for Geshem is still to come. Below and alongside: where Geshem appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 500 BC
    400 BC
  • Geshem
    446 BC to 445 BC

Original word

  • גֶּשֶׁם geshem, gashmu
    H1654
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Where Geshem appears in Scripture

Nehemiah 2

וַיִּשְׁמַע סַנְבַלַּט הַחֹֽרֹנִי וְטֹֽבִיָּה׀ הָעֶבֶד הָֽעַמּוֹנִי וְגֶשֶׁם הָֽעַרְבִי וַיַּלְעִגוּ לָנוּ וַיִּבְזוּ עָלֵינוּ וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ מָֽה-הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם עֹשִׂים הַעַל הַמֶּלֶךְ אַתֶּם מֹֽרְדִֽים׃
19
But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?

Nehemiah 6

וַיְהִי כַֽאֲשֶׁר נִשְׁמַע לְסַנְבַלַּט וְטֽוֹבִיָּה וּלְגֶשֶׁם הָֽעַרְבִי וּלְיֶתֶר אֹֽיְבֵינוּ כִּי בָנִיתִי אֶת-הַחוֹמָה וְלֹא-נוֹתַר בָּהּ פָּרֶץ גַּם עַד-הָעֵת הַהִיא דְּלָתוֹת לֹֽא-הֶעֱמַדְתִּי בַשְּׁעָרִֽים׃
1
Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I had builded the wall, and that there was no breach left therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates;)
וַיִּשְׁלַח סַנְבַלַּט וְגֶשֶׁם אֵלַי לֵאמֹר לְכָה וְנִֽוָּעֲדָה יַחְדָּו בַּכְּפִירִים בְּבִקְעַת אוֹנוֹ וְהֵמָּה חֹֽשְׁבִים לַֽעֲשׂוֹת לִי רָעָֽה׃
2
That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
כָּתוּב בָּהּ בַּגּוֹיִם נִשְׁמָע וְגַשְׁמוּ אֹמֵר אַתָּה וְהַיְּהוּדִים חֹֽשְׁבִים לִמְרוֹד עַל-כֵּן אַתָּה בוֹנֶה הַֽחוֹמָה וְאַתָּה הוֶֹה לָהֶם לְמֶלֶךְ כַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃
6
Wherein was written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words.