Illustrated Bible DictionaryCosimo, Inc., 2006 M10 1 - 724 pages "The fruit of many years of loving labor," Scottish Presbyterian minister Matthew George Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary has become a classic reference for those studying the Bible. Originally published in 1897, three years after Easton's death, it contains almost 4,000 entries and dozens of illustrations and maps. Readers will find definitions of terms ranging from Alpha to Zuzims. In between they'll find entries both obscure and common, such as Emims (a warlike tribe of giants), Hagar (Sarah's handmaid), immortality, meekness, Pentecost (the feast of harvest), seventy weeks (a prophetic period of time before the coming of the Messiah), sling (what David used to slay the giant), and Zorah (Samson's birthplace). |
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... Temple , Petra , 612 Gethsemane at the Present Day , 284 Ruins of Askelon , 60 Hebron , 321 Ruins of Baalbec , 70 Jacob's Well , 356 Ruins of Tadmor , 653 Jaffa from the Harbour , 386 Ruins of Theatre at Ephesus , 232 Jebel - esh ...
... Temple , Petra , 612 Gethsemane at the Present Day , 284 Ruins of Askelon , 60 Hebron , 321 Ruins of Baalbec , 70 Jacob's Well , 356 Ruins of Tadmor , 653 Jaffa from the Harbour , 386 Ruins of Theatre at Ephesus , 232 Jebel - esh ...
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... Temple Wall , Jerusalem , Remains Mummy Head of Rameses II . , 542 of , 52 Mummy Head of Seti I. , 540 Ark of the Covenant , 55 Nebo , 493 Ashtoreth , 61 Nisroch , 504 Assarion , 253 Priests , 330 Assyrian Temple Restored ( Khorsabad ) ...
... Temple Wall , Jerusalem , Remains Mummy Head of Rameses II . , 542 of , 52 Mummy Head of Seti I. , 540 Ark of the Covenant , 55 Nebo , 493 Ashtoreth , 61 Nisroch , 504 Assarion , 253 Priests , 330 Assyrian Temple Restored ( Khorsabad ) ...
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... temple , two altars were erected . ( 1. ) The altar of burnt offering ( Ex . 30:28 ) , called also the " brazen altar " ( Ex . 39:39 ) and " the table of the Lord " ( Mal . 1 : 7 ) . This altar , as erected in the tabernacle , is ...
... temple , two altars were erected . ( 1. ) The altar of burnt offering ( Ex . 30:28 ) , called also the " brazen altar " ( Ex . 39:39 ) and " the table of the Lord " ( Mal . 1 : 7 ) . This altar , as erected in the tabernacle , is ...
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... temple the altar was simi- lar in size , but was made of cedar - wood ( 1 Kings 6:20 ; 7 : 48 ) overlaid with gold . In Ezek . 41:22 it is called " the altar of wood . " ( Comp . Ex . 30 : 1-6 . ) In the temple built after the Exile the ...
... temple the altar was simi- lar in size , but was made of cedar - wood ( 1 Kings 6:20 ; 7 : 48 ) overlaid with gold . In Ezek . 41:22 it is called " the altar of wood . " ( Comp . Ex . 30 : 1-6 . ) In the temple built after the Exile the ...
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... temple ( 2 Chr . 29:12 ) . Amash'ai , the son of Azareel , appointed by Nehemiah to reside at Jerusalem and do the work of the temple ( Neh . 11:13 ) . Amasi'ah — burden of ( i.e. , " sustained by " ) Jehovah - the " son of Zichri , who ...
... temple ( 2 Chr . 29:12 ) . Amash'ai , the son of Azareel , appointed by Nehemiah to reside at Jerusalem and do the work of the temple ( Neh . 11:13 ) . Amasi'ah — burden of ( i.e. , " sustained by " ) Jehovah - the " son of Zichri , who ...
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Abraham Acts afterwards altar Ammonites Amorites Amos ancient apostle army Assyrian Authorized Version Babylon Benjamin called Canaan Canaanites Captivity chief Christ Christian church comp covenant David Dead Sea death denotes descendants Deut divine east Edom Egypt Egyptian epistle Euphrates Ezek Ezra father Galilee gospel Greek Hebrew Hebrew word Hebron hence Herod high priest holy identified inhabitants Israelites Jacob Jehovah Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Jews John Jordan Joshua Judah Josh Judg kingdom land Levite Lord Luke marg Mark Matt means ment mentioned miles Moab modern Moses Mount mountain Nebuchadnezzar Old Testament Palestine Paul Philistines plain probably prophet Prov referred reign rendered Revised Version Roman Rome ruins Samaria Saul Scripture sent Shechem Solomon sons stone Syria tabernacle temple tion town tree tribe tribe of Judah valley wife wilderness Zech
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Page 472 - So Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord. And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Beth-peor : but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.
Page 184 - Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate! And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem...
Page 392 - And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
Page 615 - And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.
Page 633 - They being the root of all mankind, the guilt of this sin was imputed, and the same death in sin and corrupted nature conveyed to all their posterity, descending from them by ordinary generation.
Page 391 - Say unto thy brethren, This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan; and take your father and your households, and come unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land.
Page 180 - He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions." So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
Page 10 - Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?