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    Garrison

    GAIR-ih-sun

    Meaning

    Fortified place; Troops stationed

    English origin · Boy · First in 2 Corinthians

    What it points to

    Garrison is God's peace on guard — the divine troops stationed around the heart, keeping mind and soul through Christ Jesus.

    Verses · King James Version

    “And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”

    Philippians 4:7

    “The governor... kept the city... with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me.”

    2 Corinthians 11:32

    Most used in the 1990s (US records)

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