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Eagle — (Herb, nesher; properly the griffon vulture or great vulture, so called from its tearing its prey with its bea…
Ear — used frequently in a figurative sense (Psalm 34:15). To “uncover the ear” is to show respect to a person (1 Sa…
Earing — an Old English word (from the Latin aro, I plough), meaning “ploughing.” It is used in the Authorized Version …
EARNEST The Spirit — is the earnest of the believer’s destined inheritance (2 Corinthians 1:22; 5:5; Ephesians 1:14). The word thus…
Earrings — rings properly for the ear (Genesis 35:4; Numbers 31:50; Ezekiel 16:12). In Genesis 24:47 the word means a nos…
Earth — (1.) In the sense of soil or ground, the translation of the word adamah’. In Genesis 9:20 “husbandman” is lite…
Earthquake — mentioned among the extraordinary phenomena of Palestine (Psalm 18:7; comp. Habakkuk 3:6; Nah. 1:5; Isaiah 5:2…
East — (1.) The orient (mizrah); the rising of the sun. Thus “the east country” is the country lying to the east of S…
Easter — originally a Saxon word (Eostre), denoting a goddess of the Saxons, in honour of whom sacrifices were offered …
East GATE — (Jeremiah 19:2), properly the Potter’s gate, the gate which led to the potter’s field, in the valley of Hinnom…
East SEA — (Joel 2:20; Ezekiel 47:18), the Dead Sea, which lay on the east side of the Holy Land. The Mediterranean, whic…
East WIND — the wind coming from the east (Job 27:21; Isaiah 27:8, etc.). Blight caused by this wind, “thin ears” (Genesis…
EATING The — ancient Hebrews would not eat with the Egyptians (Genesis 43:32). In the time of our Lord they would not eat w…
Ebal — stony. (1.) A mountain 3,076 feet above the level of the sea, and 1,200 feet above the level of the valley, on…
Eked — slave, the father of Gaal, in whom the men of Shechem “put confidence” in their conspiracy against Abimelech (…
Ebed-Melech — a servant of the king; probably an official title, an Ethiopian, “one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s h…
Eben-Ezer — stone of help, the memorial stone set up by Samuel to commemorate the divine assistance to Israel in their gre…
Eber — beyond. (1.). The third post-duluvian patriach after Shem (Genesis 10:24; 11:14). He is regarded as the founde…
Ebony — a black, hard wood, brought by the merchants from India to Tyre (Ezekiel 27:15). It is the heart-wood, brought…
Ebronah — passage, one of the stations of the Israelites in their wanderings (Numbers 33:34, 35). It was near Ezion-gebe…
Ecbatana — (Ezra 6:2 marg.). (See ACHMETHA.)…
Ecclesiastes — the Greek rendering of the Hebrew Koheleth, which means “Preacher.” The old and traditional view of the author…
Eclipse — of the sun alluded to in Amos 8:9; Micah 3:6; Zechariah 14:6; Joel 2:10. Eclipses were regarded as tokens of G…
Ed — witness, a word not found in the original Hebrew, nor in the LXX. and Vulgate, but added by the translators in…
Edar — tower of the flock, a tower between Bethlehem and Hebron, near which Jacob first halted after leaving Bethlehe…
Eden — delight. (1.) The garden in which our first parents dewlt (Genesis 2:8-17). No geographical question has been …
Eder — flock. (1 .) A city in the south of Judah, on the border of Idumea (Joshua 15:21). (2.) The second of the thre…
Edom — (1.) The name of Esau (q.v.), Genesis 25:30, “Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage [Hebrews haadom…
Edrei — mighty; strength. (1.) One of the chief towns of the kingdom of Bashan (Joshua 12:4, 5). Here Og was defeated …
Effectual PRAYER — occurs in Authorized Version, James 5:16. The Revised Version renders appropriately: “The supplication of a ri…
Egg — (Hebrews beytsah, “whiteness”). Eggs deserted (Isaiah 10:14), of a bird (Deuteronomy 22:6), an ostrich (Job 39…
Eglah — a heifer, one of David’s wives, and mother of Ithream (2 Samuel 3:5; 1 Chronicles 3:3). According to a Jewish …
Eglaim — two ponds, (Isaiah 15:8), probably En-eglaim of Ezekiel 47:10.…
Eglon — the bullock; place of heifers. (1.) Chieftain or king of one of the Moabite tribes (Judges 3:12-14). Having en…
Egypt — the land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great …
Ehud — union. (1.) A descendant of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:10), his great-grandson. (2.) The son of Gera, of the tri…
Ekron — firm-rooted, the most northerly of the five towns belonging to the lords of the Philistines, about 11 miles no…
Elah — terebinth or oak. (1.) Valley of, where the Israelites were encamped when David killed Goliath (1 Samuel 17:2,…
Elam — highland, the son of Shem (Genesis 10:22), and the name of the country inhabited by his descendants (14:1, 9; …
ELASAH God — made. (1.) One of the descendants of Judah, of the family of Hezron (1 Chronicles 2:39, “Eleasah”). (2.) A des…
Elath — grove; trees, (Deuteronomy 2:8), also in plural form Eloth (1 Kings 9:26, etc.); called by the Greeks and Roma…
El-Bethel God — of Bethel, the name of the place where Jacob had the vision of the ladder, and where he erected an altar (Gene…
Eldad — whom God has loved, one of the seventy elders whom Moses appointed (Numbers 11:26, 27) to administer justice a…
Elder — a name frequently used in the Old Testament as denoting a person clothed with authority, and entitled to respe…
ELEALEH God — has ascended, a place in the pastoral country east of Jordan, in the tribe of Reuben (Numbers 32:3, 37). It is…
ELEAZAR God — has helped. (1.) The third son of Aaron (Exodus 6:23). His wife, a daughter of Putiel, bore him Phinehas (Exod…
ELECTION OF Grace The Scripture — speaks (1) of the election of individuals to office or to honour and privilege, e.g., Abraham, Jacob, Saul, Da…
Elect Lady — to whom the Second Epistle of John is addressed (2 John 1:1). Some think that the word rendered “lady” is a pr…
El-Elohe-Isreal — mighty one; God of Israel, the name which Jacob gave to the alter which he erected on the piece of land where …
ELEME NTS In — its primary sense, as denoting the first principles or constituents of things, it is used in 2 Peter 3:10: “Th…
Elephant — not found in Scripture except indirectly in the original Greek word (elephantinos) translated “of ivory” in Re…
Elhanan — whom God has graciously bestowed. (1.) A warrior of the time of David famed for his exploits. In the Authorize…
Eli — ascent, the high priest when the ark was at Shiloh (1 Samuel 1:3, 9). He was the first of the line of Ithamar,…
Eliab — to whom God is father. (1.) A Reubenite, son of Pallu (Numbers 16:1, 12; 26:8, 9; Deuteronomy 11:6). (2.) A so…
Eliada — whom God cares for. (1.) One of David’s sons born after his establishment in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:16). (2.) A…
Eliakim — whom God will raise up. (1.) The son of Melea (Luke 3:30), and probably grandson of Nathan. (2.) The son of Ab…
ELIAM God’s — people. (1.) The father of Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah (2 Samuel 11:3). In 1 Chronicles 3:5 his name is Ammie…
Elias — the Greek form of Elijah (Matthew 11:14; 16:14, etc.), which the Revised Version has uniformly adopted in the …
Eliashib — whom God will restore. (1.) A priest, head of one of the courses of the priests of the time of David (1 Chroni…
Eliathah — to whom God will come, one of the foureen sons of the Levite Heman, and musician of the temple in the time of …
Elidad — whom God has loved, son of Chislon, and chief of the tribe of Benjamin; one of those who were appointed to div…
Eliel — to whom God is might. (1.) A chief of Manasseh, on the east of Jordan (1 Chronicles 5:24). (2.) A Gadite who j…
ELIEZER God — his help. (1.) “Of Damascus,” the “steward” (R.V., “possessor”) of Abraham’s house (Genesis 15:2, 3). It was p…
Elihu — whose God is he. (1.) “The son of Barachel, a Buzite” (Job 32:2), one of Job’s friends. When the debate betwee…
Elijah — whose God is Jehovah. (1.) “The Tishbite,” the “Elias” of the New Testament, is suddenly introduced to our not…
ELIKA God — is his rejector, one of David’s thirty-seven distinguished heros (2 Samuel 23:25).…
Elim — trees, (Exodus 15:27; Numbers 33:9), the name of the second station where the Israelites encamped after crossi…
ELIMELECH God — his king, a man of the tribe of Judah, of the family of the Hezronites, and kinsman of Boaz, who dwelt in Beth…
Elioenai — toward Jehovah are my eyes, the name of several men mentioned in the Old Testament (1 Chronicles 7:8; 4:36; Ez…
ELIPHALET God — his deliverance, one of David’s sons (2 Samuel 5:16); called also Eliphelet (1 Chronicles 3:8).…
ELIPHAZ God — his strength. (1.) One of Job’s “three friends” who visited him in his affliction (4:1). He was a “Temanite”, …
ELIPHELEH God — will distinguish him, one of the porters appointed to play “on the Sheminith” on the occasion of the bringing …
ELIPHELET God — his deliverance. (1.) One of David’s distinguished warriors (2 Samuel 23:34); called also Eliphal in 1 Chronic…
ELISABETH God — her oath, the mother of John the Baptist (Luke 1:5). She was a descendant of Aaron. She and her husband Zachar…
Elisha God — his salvation, the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah, who became the attendant and disciple of Elijah (1 Kings 19…
Elishah — the oldest of the four sons of Javan (Genesis 10:4), whose descendants peopled Greece. It has been supposed th…
Elishama — whom God hears. (1.) A prince of Benjamin, grandfather of Joshua (Numbers 1:10; 1 Chronicles 7:26). (2.) One o…
Elishaphat — whom God has judged, one of the “captains of hundreds” associated with Jehoiada in the league to overthrow the…
ELISHEBA God — is her oath, the daughter of Amminadab and the wife of Aaron (Exodus 6:23).…
ELI SHU A God — his salvation, a son of David, 2 Samuel 5:15 = Elishama, 1 Chronicles 3:6.…
ELKANAH God-created. — (1.) The second son of Korah (Exodus 6:24), or, according to 1 Chronicles 6:22, 23, more correctly his grandso…
ELKOSH God — my bow, the birth-place of Nahum the prophet (Nah. 1:1). It was probably situated in Galilee, but nothing defi…
Ell As A R — the oak or heap of Assyria, a territory in Asia of which Arioch was king (Genesis 14:1, 9). It is supposed tha…
ELMHos. — 4:13; rendered “terebinth” in the Revised Version. It is the Pistacia terebinthus of Linn., a tree common in P…
Elnathan — whom God has given. (1.) An inhabitant of Jerusalem, the father of Nehushta, who was the mother of king Jehoia…
Elon — oak. (1.) A city of Dan (Joshua 19:43). (2.) A Hittite, father of Bashemath, Esau’s wife (Genesis 26:34). (3.)…
Elparan — oak of Paran, a place on the edge of the wilderness bordering the territory of the Horites (Genesis 14:6). Thi…
ELTEKEH God — is its fear, a city in the tribe of Daniel It was a city of refuge and a Levitical city (Joshua 21:23). It has…
Elul — (Nehemiah 6:15), the name of the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year, and the twelfth of the civil year. It…
Elymas — magician or sorcerer, the Arabic name of the Jew Bar-Jesus, who withstood Paul and Barnabas in Cyprus. He was …
Embalming — the process of preserving a body by means of aromatics (Genesis 50:2, 3, 26). This art was practised by the Eg…
EMBROIDER The — art of embroidery was known to the Jews (Exodus 26:36; 35:35; 38:23; Judges 5:30; Psalm 45:14). The skill of t…
EMERALD Hebrews — nophek (Exodus 28: 18; 39:11); i.e., the “glowing stone”, probably the carbuncle, a precious stone in the brea…
Emims — terrors, a warlike tribe of giants who were defeated by Chedorlaomer and his allies in the plain of Kiriathaim…
EMMANUEL God — with us, Matthew 1:23). (See IMMANUEL.)…
Emmaus — hot baths, a village “three-score furlongs” from jerusalem, where our Lord had an interview with two of his di…
Emmor — an ass, Acts 7:16. (See HAMOR.)…
ENCAMP An — encampment was the resting-place for a longer or shorter period of an army or company of travellers (Exodus 13…
Enchantments — (1.) The rendering of Hebrew latim or lehatim , which means “something covered,” “muffled up;” secret arts, tr…
End — in Hebrews 13:7, is the rendering of the unusual Greek word ekbasin, meaning “outcome”, i.e., death. It occurs…
Endor — fountain of Dor; i.e., “of the age”, a place in the territory of Issachar (Joshua 17:11) near the scene of the…
En-Eglaem — fountain of two calves, a place mentioned only in Ezekiel 47:10. Somewhere near the Dead Sea.…
En-Gannim — fountain of gardens. (1.) A town in the plains of Judah (Joshua 15:34), north-west of Jerusalem, between Zanoa…
Engedi — fountain of the kid, place in the wilderness of Judah (Joshua 15:62), on the western shore of the Dead Sea (Ez…
Engines — (1.) Hebrews hishalon i.e., “invention” (as in Ecclesiastes 7:29) contrivances indicating ingenuity. In 2 Chro…
ENGRAVER Hebrews — harash (Exodus 35:35; 38:23) means properly an artificer in wood, stone, or metal. The chief business of the e…
En-Hakkore — fountain of the crier, the name of the spring in Lehi which burst forth in answer to Samson’s prayer when he w…
Enmity — deep-rooted hatred. “I will put enmity between thee and the woman, between thy seed and her seed” (Genesis 3:1…
Enoch — initiated. (1.) The eldest son of Cain (Genesis 4:17), who built a city east of Eden in the land of Nod, and c…
Enos — man the son of Seth, and grandson of Adam (Genesis 5:6-11; Luke 3:38). He lived nine hundred and five years. I…
En-Rogel — fountain of the treaders; i.e., “foot-fountain;” also called the “fullers’ fountain,” because fullers here tro…
En-Shemesh — fountain of the sun a spring which formed one of the landmarks on the boundary between Judah and Benjamin (Jos…
Ensign — (1.) Hebrews ‘oth, a military standard, especially of a single tribe (Numbers 2:2). Each separate tribe had it…
Entertain — Entertainments, “feasts,” were sometimes connected with a public festival (Deuteronomy 16:11, 14), and accompa…
Epaenetus — commendable, a Christian at Rome to whom Paul sent his salutation (Romans 16:5). He is spoken of as “the first…
Epaphras — lovely, spoken of by Paul (Colossians 1:7; 4:12) as “his dear fellow-servant,” and “a faithful minister of Chr…
Epaphroditus — fair, graceful; belonging to Aphrodite or Venus the messenger who came from Phillipi to the apostle when he wa…
Ephah — gloom. (1.) One of the five sons of Midian, and grandson of Abraham (Genesis 25:4). The city of Ephah, to whic…
EPHERa — calf. (1.) One of the sons of Midian, who was Abraham’s son by Keturah (Genesis 25:4). (2.) The head of one of…
Ephes-Dammim — boundary of blood, a place in the tribe of Judah where the Philistines encamped when David fought with Goliath…
Ephesus — the capital of proconsular Asia, which was the western part of Asia Minor. It was colonized principally from A…
Ephod — something girt, a sacred vestment worn originally by the high priest (Exodus 28:4), afterwards by the ordinary…
Ephphatha — the Greek form of a Syro-Chaldaic or Aramaic word, meaning “Be opened,” uttered by Christ when healing the man…
Ephraim — double fruitfulness (“for God had made him fruitful in the land of his affliction”). The second son of Joseph,…
Ephraim In The Wilderness — (John 11: 54), a town to which our Lord retired with his disciples after he had raised Lazarus, and when the p…
Ephratah — fruitful. (1.) The second wife of Caleb, the son of Hezron, mother of Hur, and grandmother of Caleb, who was o…
Ephrathite — a citizen of Ephratah, the old name of Bethlehem (Ruth 1:2; 1 Samuel 17:12), or Bethlehem-Judah.…
Ephron — fawn-like. (1.) The son of Zohar a Hittite, the owner of the field and cave of Machpelah (q.v.), which Abraham…
Epicureans — followers of Epicurus (who died at Athens B.C. 270), or adherents of the Epicurean philosophy (Acts 17:18). Th…
Epistles — the apostolic letters. The New Testament contains twenty-one in all. They are divided into two classes. (1.) P…
Erastus — beloved. (1.) The “chamberlain” of the city of Corinth (Romans 16:23), and one of Paul’s disciples. As treasur…
Erech — (LXX., “Orech”), length, or Moon-town, one of the cities of Nimrod’s kingdom in the plain of Shinar (Genesis 1…
Esaias — the Greek form for Isaiah, constantly used in the Authorized Version of the New Testament (Matthew 3:3; 4:14),…
ESARHADDON Assur — has given a brother, successor of Sennacherib (2 Kings 19:37; Isaiah 37:38). He ascended the throne about B.C.…
Esau — hairy, Rebekah’s first-bom twin son (Genesis 25:25). The name of Edom, “red”, was also given to him from his c…
Eschew — from old French eschever, “to flee from” (Job 1:1, 8; 2:3; 1 Peter 3:11).…
Esdraelon — the Greek form of the Hebrew “Jezreel,” the name of the great plain (called by the natives Merj Ibn Amer; i.e.…
Esek — quarrel, a well which Isaac’s herdsmen dug in the valley of Gerar, and so called because the herdsmen of Gerar…
Eshbaal — man of Baal, the fourth son of king Saul (1 Chronicles 8:33; 9:39). He is also called Ish-bosheth (q.v.), 2 Sa…
Eshcol — bunch; brave. (1.) A young Amoritish chief who joined Abraham in the recovery of Lot from the hands of Chedorl…
Eshean — a place in the mountains of Judah (Joshua 15:52), supposed to be the ruin es-Simia, near Dumah, south of Hebro…
Eshtaol — narrow pass or recess, a town (Joshua 15:33) in the low country, the She-phelah of Judah. It was allotted to t…
Eshtemoa — obedience, a town in the mountains of Judah (Joshua 21:14; 1 Chronicles 6:57), which was allotted, with the la…
Espouse — (2 Samuel 3: 14), to betroth. The espousal was a ceremony of betrothing, a formal agreement between the partie…
Essenes — a Jewish mystical sect somewhat resembling the Pharisees. They affected great purity. They originated about B.…
Esther — the queen of Ahasuerus, and heroine of the book that bears her name. She was a Jewess named Hadas’sah (the myr…
Etam — eyrie. (1.) A village of the tribe of Simeon (1 Chronicles 4:32). Into some cleft (“top,” A.V.,; R.V., “cleft”…
ETERNAL DEATH The — miserable fate of the wicked in hell (Matthew 25:46; Mark 3:29; Hebrews 6:2; 2 Thessalonians 1:9; Matthew 18:8…
ETERNAL LIFE This — expression occurs in the Old Testament only in Daniel 12:2 (R.V., “everlasting life”). It occurs frequently in…
Etham — perhaps another name for Khetam, or “fortress,” on the Shur or great wall of Egypt, which extended from the Me…
Ethan — firm. (1.) “The Ezrahite,” distinguished for his wisdom (1 Kings 4:31). He is named as the author of the 89th …
Ethanim — the month of gifts, i.e., of vintage offerings; called Tisri after the Exile; corresponding to part of Septemb…
Eth-Baal — with Baal, a king of Sidon (B.C. 940-908), father of Jezebel, who was the wife of Ahab (1 Kings 16:31). He is …
Ethiopia — country of burnt faces; the Greek word by which the Hebrew Cush is rendered (Genesis 2:13; 2 Kings 19:9; Esthe…
Ethiopian Eunuch — the chief officer or prime minister of state of Candace (q.v.), queen of Ethiopia. He was converted to Christi…
Ethiopian Woman — the wife of Moses (Numbers 12:1). It is supposed that Zipporah, Moses’ first wife (Exodus 2:21), was now dead.…
Eunice — happily conquering, the mother of Timothy, a believing Jewess, but married to a Greek (Acts 16:1). She trained…
Eunuch — literally bed-keeper or chamberlain, and not necessarily in all cases one who was mutilated, although the prac…
Euodias — a good journey, a female member of the church at Philippi. She was one who laboured much with Paul in the gosp…
Euphrates — Hebrew, Perath; Assyrian, Purat; Persian cuneiform, Ufratush, whence Greek Euphrates, meaning “sweet water.” T…
Euroclydon — south-east billow, the name of the wind which blew in the Adriatic Gulf, and which struck the ship in which Pa…
Eutychus — fortunate, (Acts 20:9-12), a young man of Troas who fell through drowsiness from the open window of the third …
Evangelist — a “publisher of glad tidings;” a missionary preacher of the gospel (Ephesians 4:11). This title is applied to …
Eve — life; living, the name given by Adam to his wife (Genesis 3:20; 4:1). The account of her creation is given in …
Evening — the period following sunset with which the Jewish day began (Genesis 1:5; Mark 13:35). The Hebrews reckoned tw…
Everlasting — eternal, applied to God (Genesis 21:33; Deuteronomy 33:27; Psalm 41:13; 90:2). We also read of the “everlastin…
Evileye — (Proverbs 23:6), figuratively, the envious or covetous. (Comp. Deuteronomy 15:9; Matthew 20:15.)…
EVlL-MERODACH Merodach’s — man, the son and successor of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon (2 Kings 25:27; Jeremiah 52:31, 34). He seems to…
Evil- Speaking — is expressly forbidden (Titus 3:2; James 4:11), and severe punishments are denounced against it (1 Corinthians…
Example — of Christ (1 Peter 2:21; John 13:15); of pastors to their flocks (Phil. 3:17; 2 Thessalonians 3:9; 1 Timothy 4…
Executioner — (Mark 6:27). Instead of the Greek word, Mark here uses a Latin word, speculator, which literally means “a scou…
E — xile (l.) Of the kingdom of Israel. In the time of Pekah, Tiglath-pileser II. carried away captive into Assyri…
Exodus — the great deliverance wrought for the children of Isreal when they were brought out of the land of Egypt with …
Exorcist — (Acts 1 9: 1 3). “In that sceptical and therefore superstitious age professional exorcist abounded. Many of th…
EXPIATION Guilt — is said to be expiated when it is visited with punishment falling on a substitute. Expiation is made for our s…
Eye — (Hebrews ‘ain, meaning “flowing”), applied (1) to a fountain, frequently; (2) to colour (Numbers 11:7; R.V., “…
EZEKIAS Grecized — form of Hezekiah (Matthew 1:9, 10).…
Ezekiel God — will strengthen. (1.) 1 Chronicles 24:16, “Jehezekel.” (2.) One of the great prophets, the son of Buzi the pri…
Eze — kiel, Book OF consists mainly of three groups of prophecies. After an account of his call to the prophetical o…
Ezel — a separation, (1 Samuel 20:19), a stone, or heap of stones, in the neighbourhood of Saul’s residence, the scen…
Ezer — treasure. (1.) One of the sons of Seir, the native princes, “dukes,” of Mount Hor (Genesis 36:21, 27). (2.) 1 …
Ezion-Geber — the giant’s backbone (so called from the head of a mountain which runs out into the sea), an ancient city and …
Ezra — help. (1.) A priest among those that returned to Jerusalem under Zerubabel (Nehemiah 12:1). (2.) The “scribe” …
Ezrahite — a title given to Ethan (1 Kings 4:31; Psalm 89, title) and Heman (Psalm 88, title). They were both sons of Zer…
Ezri — help of Jehovah, the son of Chelub. He superintended, under David, those who “did the work of the field for ti…