Easton's Bible Dictionary

husband (Matthew 1:16, 20; Luke 2:5). A recently married man was exempt from going to war for “one year” (Deuteronomy 20:7; 24:5 ...

The noun hymn is used only with reference to the services of the Greeks, and was distinguished from the psalm. The Greek tunes r ...

I IBHAR chosen, one of David’s sons (1 Chronicles 3:6; 2 Samuel 5:15). IBLEAM people-waster, a city assigned to Manasseh (Joshu ...

(2.) Lovely. The son of Zechariah (1 Chronicles 27:21), the ruler of Manasseh in David’s time. (3.) Timely. The father of Ahinad ...

(13.) Matztzebah, a “statue” set up (Jeremiah 43:13); a memorial stone like that erected by Jacob (Genesis 28:18; 31:45; 35:14, ...

idolatry, and it was long before they were delivered from it (Joshua 24:14; Ezekiel 20:7). Many a token of God’s displeasure fel ...

IDUMAEA the Greek form of Edom (Isaiah 34:5, 6; Ezekiel 35:15; 36:5, but in R.V. “Edom”). (See EDOM). IGAL avengers. (1.) Numbe ...

IJE-ABARIM ruins of Abarim, the forty-seventh station of the Israelites in the wilderness, “in the border of Moab” (Numbers 33: ...

With the full revelation of the gospel this doctrine was “brought to light” (2 Timothy 1:10; 1 Corinthians 15; 2 Corinthians 5:1 ...

IMPUTATION is used to designate any action or word or thing as reckoned to a person. Thus in doctrinal language (1) the sin of ...

halting-place of the caravan. In later times khans were erected for the accommodation of travellers. In Luke 2:7 the word there ...

His advocacy with the Father for his people rests on the basis of his own all-perfect sacrifice. Thus he pleads for and obtains ...

number there as that the city would fall under their influence. This might be in the time of the Ptolemies. (See ON.) IRON Tuba ...

In consequence of a famine (Genesis 26:1) Isaac went to Gerar, where he practised deception as to his relation to Rebekah, imita ...

ISAIAH (Hebrews Yesh’yahu, i.e., “the salvation of Jehovah”). (1.) The son of Amoz (Isaiah 1:1; 2:1), who was apparently a man ...

37:6), entered into an alliance with the king of Egypt (Isaiah 30:2-4). This led the king of Assyria to threaten the king of Jud ...

originated by Koppe, a German writer at the close of the last century. There are other portions of the book also (e.g., ch. 13; ...

ISCAH spy, the daughter of Haran and sister of Milcah and Lot (Genesis 11:29, 31). ISCARIOT (See JUDAS.) ISHBAK leaving, one of ...

died, in connection with whose burial he once more for a moment reappears. On this occasion the two brothers met after being lon ...

prevailed.” (See JACOB.) This is the common name given to Jacob’s descendants. The whole people of the twelve tribes are called ...