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Dan

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(a judge). + The fifth son of Jacob, and the first of Bilhah, Rachel's maid. (Genesis 30:6) (B.C. after 1753.) The origin of the name is given in the exclamation of Rachel. The records of Dan are...

Testament, Old

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[OLD TESTAMENT; BIBLE] OLD TESTAMENT - 3249

Old Age

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The aged occupied a prominent place in the social and political system of the Jews. In private life they were looked up to as the depositaries of knowledge, (Job 15:10) the young were ordered to...

Old Testament

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I. TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.-- + History of the text. -A history of the text of the Old Testament should properly commence from the date of the completion of the canon. As regards the form in...

Versions, Ancient, Of The Old And New Testaments

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In treating of the ancient versions that have come down to us, in whole or in part, they will be described in the alphabetical order of the languages. AETHIOPIC VERSION.--Christianity was...

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]

Tirathites, The

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one of the three families of scribes residing at Jabez, (1 Chronicles 2:55) the others being the Shimeathites and Sucathites. The passage is hopelessly obscure.

Tolaites, The

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the descendants of Tola the son of Issachar. (Numbers 26:23)

Uzzielites, The

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the descendants of Uzziel, and one of the four great families of the Kohathites. (Numbers 3:27; 1 Chronicles 26:23)

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