Easton's Bible Dictionary

therefore often employed for landmarks and in designating places (Genesis 35:4; Judges 6:11, 19. Rendered “oak” in both A.V. and ...

in the case of king Asa, and of our Lord (John 19:39, 40; Luke 23:56; 24:1). (See PHARAOH.) ...

EMBROIDER The art of embroidery was known to the Jews (Exodus 26:36; 35:35; 38:23; Judges 5:30; Psalm 45:14). The skill of the ...

The manner in which the Israelites encamped during their march through the wilderness is described in Numbers 2 and 3. The order ...

END in Hebrews 13:7, is the rendering of the unusual Greek word ekbasin, meaning “outcome”, i.e., death. It occurs only elsewhe ...

height of 15 feet or more. It has a grayish bark and long oval leaves, which when broken off discharge a milky fluid. The fruit ...

His whole life on earth was three hundred and sixty-five years. He was the “seventh from Adam” (Jude 1:14), as distinguished fro ...

EN-SHEMESH fountain of the sun a spring which formed one of the landmarks on the boundary between Judah and Benjamin (Joshua 15 ...

In the entertainments common in apostolic times among the Gentiles were frequent “revellings,” against which Christians were war ...

EPHER a calf. (1.) One of the sons of Midian, who was Abraham’s son by Keturah (Genesis 25:4). (2.) The head of one of the fam ...

opened to him (1 Corinthians 16:9), and the church was established and strengthened by his assiduous labours there (Acts 20:20, ...

the point of view specially of union to the Redeemer, and hence of the oneness of the true church of Christ. “This is perhaps th ...

sentiments on those grand subjects, and gives his thoughts utterance in sublime and copious expression.” EPHESUS the capital of ...

Ephesus” (4:12), probably to attend to the interests of the church there. Ephesus is twice mentioned in the Apocalypse (1:11; 2: ...

EPHPHATHA the Greek form of a Syro-Chaldaic or Aramaic word, meaning “Be opened,” uttered by Christ when healing the man who wa ...

Levi when Ephraim and Manasseh are mentioned separately (Numbers 1:32-34; Joshua 17:14, 17; 1 Chronicles 7:20). Territory of. At ...

Samuel 18:6, 8). It lay on the east of Jordan, not far from Mahanaim, and was some part of the great forest of Gilead. EPHRATAH ...

peculiarities. He authenticated them, however, by adding a few words in his own hand at the close. (See GALATIANS, EPISTLE TO.) ...

the necropolis of the Assyrian kings, as the whole region is strewed with bricks and the remains of coffins. “Standing on the su ...

himself to the perilous and toilsome life of a huntsman. On a certain occasion, on returning from the chase, urged by the cravin ...