Easton's Bible Dictionary

form, and means “possession of peace,” or “foundation of peace.” The dual form probably refers to the two mountains on which it ...

Jeremiah 39), B.C. 588. The desolation of the city and the land was completed by the retreat of the principal Jews into Egypt (J ...

a magnificent church, which was completed and dedicated A.D. 335. He relaxed the laws against the Jews till this time in force, ...

city in a plain, but because while in Damascus Moslem religion and Oriental custom are unmixed with any foreign element, in Jeru ...

(5.) A Levite of the family of Merari (8:19). JESHANAH a city of the kingdom of Israel (2 Chronicles 13:19). JESHARELAH upright ...

JESHURUN a poetical name for the people of Israel, used in token of affection, meaning, “the dear upright people” (Deuteronomy ...

There, in the temple, “in the midst of the doctors,” all that heard him were “astonished at his understanding and answers” (Luke ...

JETHETH a peg, or a prince, one of the Edomitish kings of Mount Seir (Genesis 36:40). JETHLAH suspended; high, a city on the bo ...

Originally this people were called Hebrews (Genesis 39:14; 40:15; Exodus 2:7; 3:18; 5:3; 1 Samuel 4:6, 9, etc.), but after the E ...

care to Baal, besides four hundred prophets of the groves [R.V., ‘prophets of the Asherah’], which ate at her table (1 Kings 18: ...

JEZREEL, BLOOD OF the murder perpetrated here by Ahab and Jehu (Hos. 1:4; comp. 1 Kings 18:4; 2 Kings 9:6-10). JEZREEL, DAY OF ...

2:32). His two brothers were Abishai and Asahel, the swift of foot, who was killed by Abner (2 Samuel 2:13-32), whom Joab afterw ...

JOAHAZ (2 Chronicles 34:8), a contracted form of Jehoahaz (q.v.). JOANNA whom Jehovah has graciously given. (1.) The grandson o ...

and language to those in the Psalms and Proverbs (see Psalm 88 and 89), the prevalence of the idea of “wisdom,” and the style an ...

controversy in the speeches of Elihu and the address of Jehovah, followed by Job’s humble confession (42:1-6) of his own fault a ...

JOEZER Jehovah is his help, one of the Korhites who became part of David’s body-guard (1 Chronicles 12:6). JOHANAN whom Jehovah ...

He became one of the innermost circle (Mark 5:37; Matthew 17:1; 26:37; Mark 13:3). He was the disciple whom Jesus loved. In zeal ...

JOHN, FIRST EPISTLE OF the fourth of the catholic or “general” epistles. It was evidently written by John the evangelist, and p ...

It was probably written at Ephesus, which, after the destruction of Jerusalem (A.D. 70), became the centre of Christian life and ...

ground that it became him to “fulfil all righteousness” (3:15). John’s special office ceased with the baptism of Jesus, who must ...