Proof of Gauss' Law of gravitation without reference to Newton?

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Gauss' Law of gravity is:

$$\bigtriangledown \cdot \mathbf{g}= 4\pi G\rho$$

This can be shown to be equivalent to Newton's Law of gravity via the divergence theorem. However, this does not really constitute a proof. Where does the $4\pi$ come from? I would like to derive Gauss' Law from the notion of solid angle and/or the definition of the scalar potential.

Specifically, just using the following facts:

$$\mathbf{g}=\bigtriangledown\cdot\phi$$

Where $\phi$ is the scalar potential, and the definition of the scalar potential (from the wikipedia article):

$$4\pi\phi=\int_V \frac{\bigtriangledown\cdot\mathbf{g}}{r}\:\:dV$$

(Where the RHS is a volume integral, and the necessary assumptions about asymptotic vanishing towards infinity are made).