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Easton's Bible Dictionary
(1.) A district in Egypt where Jacob and his family settled, and in which they remained till the Exodus (Gen 45:10; 46:28, 29, 31 etc.). It is called "the land of Goshen" (47:27), and also simply "...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. The Egyptians belonged to the white race, and their original...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(2 Cor 12:7-10). Many interpretations have been given of this passage. (1.) Roman Catholic writers think that it denotes suggestions to impiety. (2.) Luther, Calvin, and other Reformers interpret...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(1.) Heb. nahar mitsraim, denotes in Gen 15:18 the Nile, or its eastern branch (2 Chr 9:26). (2.) In Num 34:5 (R.V., "brook of Egypt") the Hebrew word is nahal, denoting a stream flowing rapidly in...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(John 11: 54), a town to which our Lord retired with his disciples after he had raised Lazarus, and when the priests were conspiring against him. It lay in the wild, uncultivated hill-country to...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Isa 27:12), the Wady el-Arish, called also "the river of Egypt," R.V., "brook of Egypt" (Num 34:5; Josh 15:4; 2 Kings 24:7). It is the natural boundary of Egypt. Occasionally in winter, when heavy...