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The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), general editor James Orr — public domain, printed whole.

gi'-a (giach): An unidentified place on the route followed by Abner in his flight, pursued by Joab (2Sa 2:24). Septuagint renders Gai, corresponding to the Hebrew ge, "valley." The form giach may be due to corruption of the text.