The meaning of Jehovah-shalom in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)

je-ho'-va sha'-lom (yahweb shalom, "Yahweh is peace"): This was the name given by Gideon to the altar he built at Ophra, in allusion to the word spoken to him by the Lord, "Peace be unto thee" (Judges 6:24). It is equivalent to "Yahweh is well disposed."


See more on the meaning of Jehovah-shalom in the Bible:
Jehovah-shalom {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Jehovah-shalom {Hitchcock's Bible Name}

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