1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| I Kings 5:18 | And the masons of Solomon, and the masons of Hiram, hewed them: and the Giblians prepared timber and stones to build the house. | Giblians. Ezechiel (xxvii. 9,) commends them for building ships. Giblos of Gebal is supposed to be the town, which profane authors style Biblos, at the foot of Libanus. Ptolemy also mentions Gabala, to the east of Tyre. (Calmet) |