of Hebron (Jewish War 4.9.7). Herod had built a wall around the traditional burial place and probably had set up the monuments that Josephus describes. Acts 7:15–16, however, places the tomb “that Abraham had bought,” not in Hebron, but in Shechem. See also Hebron. G.M.T. a state of irrationality or temporary insanity. In biblical times, madness was generally attributed to some spirit or power that took over a person’s mind. Deut. 28:28 lists it among the curses that will come upon people