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Hebrew

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This word first occurs as given to Abram by the Canaanites, (Genesis 4:13) because he had crossed the Euphrates. The name is also derived from Eber, "beyond, on the other side," Abraham and his...

Bezer In The Wilderness

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a city of refuge in the downs on the east of the Jordan. (4:43; Joshua 20:8; 21:36; 1 Chronicles 6:78)

Wandering In The Wilderness

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[[1280]Wilderness Of The Wandering OF THE WANDERING]

Cuttings [in The Flesh]

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Cuttings in the flesh, or the laceration of one's body for the "propitiation of their gods," (1 Kings 18:28) constituted a prominent feature of idolatrous worship, especially among the Syrians. The...

Hebrew Language

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The books of the Old Testament are written almost entirely in the Hebrew language. It is a branch of the Shemitic language, one of the three great divisions into which all languages have been...

Hebrew Poetry

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+ Lyrical poetry .--Of the three kinds of poetry which are illustrated by the Hebrew literature, the lyric occupies the foremost place. That literature abounds with illustrations of all forms of...

Siloam, Tower In

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(Luke 13:4) Of this we know nothing definitely beyond these words of the Lord. In connection with Ophel, there is mention made of "a tower that lieth out," (Nehemiah 3:26) and there is no...

Absaloms Pillar, Or Absaloms Place

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A monument of tomb which Absalom had built during his lifetime in the king's dale, i.e. the valley of the Kedron, at the foot of Mount Olivet, near Jerusalem, (2 Samuel 18:18) comp. with 2Sam 14:27...

Galatians, The Epistle To The

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was written by the apostle St. Paul not long after his journey through Galatia and Phrygia, (Acts 18:23) and probably in the early portion of his two-and-a-half-years stay at Ephesus, which...

Willows, The Brook Of The

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a wady mentioned by Isaiah, (Isaiah 15:7) in his dirge over Moab. It is situated on the southern boundary of Moab, and is now called Wady el-Aksa.

Colossians, The Epistle To The

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was written by the apostle St. Paul during his first captivity at Rome. (Acts 28:16) (A.D. 62.) The epistle was addressed to Christians of the city of Colosse, and was delivered to them by...

Arkite, The

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from Arka, one of the families of the Canaanites, (Genesis 10:17; 1 Chronicles 1:16) and from the context evidently located in the north of Phoenicia. The site which now bears the name of 'Arka...

Danites, The

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The descendants of Dan and the members of his tribe. (Judges 13:2; 18:1, 11 1 Chronicles 12:35)

Eshkalonites, The

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(Joshua 13:3) [[493]Ashkelon, Askelon]

Ezrahite, The

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(son of Zerah), a title attached to two persons--Ethan, (1 Kings 4:31; Psalms 89:1) title, and Heman, Psal 88:1 title.

Gezrites The

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The word which the Jewish critics have substituted in the margin of the Bible for the ancient reading, "the Gerizite." (1 Samuel 27:8) [[552]Gerizites, THE]

Haggites, The

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a Gadite family sprung from Haggi. (Numbers 26:15)

Jimnites, The

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descendants of the preceding. (Numbers 26:44)

Maonites, The

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a people mentioned in one of the addresses of Jehovah to the repentant Israelites, (Judges 10:12) elsewhere in the Authorized Version called Mehunim.

Meholathite, The

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a word occurring once only-- (1 Samuel 18:19) It no doubt denotes that Adriel belonged to a place celled Meholah.

Mishraites, The

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the fourth of the four "families of Kirjath-jearim," i.e. colonies proceeding therefrom and founding towns. (1 Chronicles 2:53)

Perizzite, The

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and Per'izzites (belonging to a village), one of the nations inhabiting the land of promise before and at the time of its conquest by Israel. (B.C. 1450.) They are continually mentioned in the...

Punites, The

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the descendants of Pua, or Puvah, the son of Issachar. (Numbers 26:23)

Shelanites, The

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the descendants of Shelah. 1. (Numbers 26:20)

Shemidaites, The

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the descendants of Shemida the son of Gilead. (Numbers 26:32)

Shilonite, The

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that is, the native or resident of Shiloh; a title ascribed only to Ahijah. (1 Kings 11:29; 12:15; 15:29; 2 Chronicles 9:29; 10:15)

Shunammite, The

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i.e. the native of Shunem, is applied to two persons: Abishag, the nurse of King David, (1 Kings 1:3, 15; 2:17, 21, 22) and the nameless hostess of Elisha. (2 Kings 4:12, 25, 36)

Shuphamites, The

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the descendants of Shupham or Shephupham, the Benjamite. (Numbers 26:3)

Shuthalhites, The

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[[1133]Shuthelah]

Tahanites, The

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(Numbers 26:35) [[1195]Tahan]

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