Easton's Bible Dictionary

from Bethel, Rachel died in giving birth to Benjamin (35:18, 19), and was buried “in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem. And ...

RAHAM merciful, one of the descendants of Caleb, the son of Hezron (1 Chronicles 2:44). RAIN There are three Hebrew words used ...

RAINBOW caused by the reflection and refraction of the rays of the sun shining on falling rain. It was appointed as a witness o ...

RAMA (Matthew 2:18), the Greek form of Ramah. (1.) A city first mentioned in Joshua 18:25, near Gibeah of Benjamin. It was fort ...

no certainty as to its precise locality. Some have supposed that it may be identical with Arimathea of the New Testament. (See M ...

RAMOTH heights. A Levitical city in the tribe of Issachar (1 Samuel 30:27; 1 Chronicles 6:73), the same as Jarmuth (Joshua 21:2 ...

paid, in consideration of which he is set free. The original owner receives back his alienated and lost possession because he ha ...

of her husband.” The time and circumstances of her death are not recorded, but it is said that she was buried in the cave of Mac ...

removal of his merited wrath. In Ephesians 2:16 it is clear that the apostle does not refer to the winning back of the sinner in ...

secured is a purchase or redemption (comp. Acts 20:28; 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20; Galatians 3:13; 4:4, 5; Ephesians 1:7; Colossians ...

This sea was also called by the Hebrews Yam-mitstraim, i.e., “the Egyptian sea” (Isaiah 11:15), and simply Ha-yam, “the sea” (Ex ...

some length, or perhaps a bunch of hyssop twigs fastened to a rod with the sponge. (See CANE.) REFINER The process of refining ...

(3.) The same, probably, as Beth-rehob (2 Samuel 10:6, 8; Judges 18:28), a place in the north of Palestine (Numbers 13:21). It i ...

In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, Shishak (q.v.), one of the kings of Egypt of the Assyrian dynasty, stirred up, no doubt, ...

REI friendly, one who maintained true allegiance to king David (1 Kings 1:8) when Adonijah rebelled. REINS the kidneys, the sup ...

true repentance, a change of mind and purpose and life, to which remission of sin is promised. Evangelical repentance consists o ...

REPHAEL healed of God, one of Shemaiah’s sons. He and his brethren, on account of their “strength for service,” formed one of t ...

defeated (Exodus 17:1, 8-16). They were the “first of the nations” to make war against Israel (Numbers 24:20). Leaving Rephidim, ...

discourses, also, our Lord clearly intimates his resurrection (Matthew 20:19; Mark 9:9; 14:28; Luke 18:33; John 2:19-22). The ev ...

testing the fact of his resurrection. He conversed with them face to face. They touched him (Matthew 28:9; Luke 24:39; John 20:2 ...