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EAGLE
Forbidden as food
Leviticus 11:13; Deuteronomy 14:12
The swift flight of
Deuteronomy 28:49; Job 9:26; Proverbs 30:19; Jeremiah 4:13; 49:22; Lamentations 4:19
The nest of
Deuteronomy 32:11; Job 39:27-30; Jeremiah 49:16
Carries her young upon her wings
Exodus 19:4; Deuteronomy 32:11
The long life of
Psalm 103:5
The molting of
Micah 1:16
Gier-eagle
Leviticus 11:18
FIGURATIVE
Exodus 19:4; Deuteronomy 32:11; Jeremiah 48:40; Hosea 8:1
SYMBOLICAL
Ezekiel 1:10; 10:14; 17:3; Daniel 7:4; Revelation 4:7; 12:14
EAR
Blood put upon, in consecration of priest
Exodus 29:20; Leviticus 8:23
In cleansing lepers
Leviticus 14:14,25
Anointed with oil in purifications
Leviticus 14:17,28
Bored as a sign of servitude
Exodus 21:5,6; Psalm 40:6
See DEAFNESS
FIGURATIVE
Anthropomorphic uses of
Psalm 17:6; 39:12; 77:1; 80:1; 84:8
For more extended anthropomorphic uses, consult a concordance
EARNEST
A pledge or token
Psalm 86:17; 2 Corinthians 1:22; 5:5; Ephesians 1:14
See TOKEN
EARNESTNESS
See ZEAL
EAR-RING
Of gold
Proverbs 25:12
Offering of
For the golden calf
Exodus 32:2,3
For the tabernacle
Exodus 35:22
Worn for idolatrous purposes
Genesis 35:4; Isaiah 3:20
EARTH
Primitive condition of
Genesis 1:6,7; Job 26:7; Psalm 104:5-9
Design of
Isaiah 45:18
Ancient notions concerning
1 Samuel 2:8; Job 9:6; Revelation 7:1
Cursed of God
Genesis 3:17,18; Romans 8:19-22
Circle of
Isaiah 40:22
God's footstool
Isaiah 66:1; Lamentations 2:1
Given to man
Psalm 115:16
Early divisions of
Genesis 10; 11; Deuteronomy 32:8
Perpetuity of
Genesis 49:26; Deuteronomy 33:15; Psalm 78:69; 104:5; Ecclesiastes 1:4; Habakkuk 3:6
A new earth
Isaiah 65:17; 66:22; Revelation 21:1
CREATED BY GOD
Genesis 1:1; 2 Kings 19:15; 2 Chronicles 2:12; Nehemiah 9:6; Psalm 90:2; 102:25; 115:15; 146:6; Proverbs 8:22-26; Isaiah 37:16; 45:18; Jeremiah 10:12; 27:5; 32:17; 51:15; John 17:24; 2 Peter 3:5; Revelation 10:6; 14:7
BY CHRIST
John 1:3,10; Hebrews 1:10
See CREATION
See GOD, CREATOR
DESTRUCTION OF
Psalm 102:25-27; Isaiah 24:19,20; 51:6; Matthew 5:18; 24:3,14,29-31,35-39; Mark 13:24-37; Luke 21:26-36; Hebrews 1:10-12; 2 Peter 3:10-13; Revelation 20:11; 21:1
EARTHENWARE
See POTTERY
EARTHQUAKES
General scriptures concerning
Job 9:6; Psalm 18:7; 46:2,3; 104:32; Jeremiah 4:24
As judgments
Psalm 18:15; 60:2; Isaiah 13:13,14; 24:19,20; 29:6; Nahum 1:5
Prophecies of
Ezekiel 38:19; Zechariah 14:4; Matthew 24:7; Mark 13:8; Luke 21:11; Revelation 11:19
INSTANCES OF
At Sinai
Exodus 19:18; Psalm 68:8; 77:18; 114:4-7; Hebrews 12:26
When Korah, Dathan, and Abiram were swallowed up
Numbers 16:31,32
When Jonathan and his armor-bearer attacked the garrison at Gibeah
1 Samuel 14:15
When the Lord revealed himself to Elijah in the still small voice
1 Kings 19:11
In Canaan, in the days of Uzziah, king of Judah
Amos 1:1; Zechariah 14:5
At the crucifixion of Jesus
Matthew 27:51
At the resurrection of Jesus
Matthew 28:2
When Paul and Silas were in prison at Philippi
Acts 16:26
FIGURATIVE
Psalm 60:2
SYMBOLICAL
Revelation 6:12-14; 11:13; 16:18,20
EAST SEA
See DEAD SEA
EAST WIND
See WIND
EASTER (A.V.)
(Should be translated "Passover," as in R. V. and most other translations)
Acts 12:4
EATING
The host acting as waiter
Genesis 18:8
Favored guests served a double portion
Genesis 43:34
Table used in
Judges 1:7
Sitting at table
Exodus 32:6
Reclining on couches
Amos 6:4,7; Luke 7:37,38; John 13:25
Ablutions before
Matthew 15:2
See FEASTS
See FOOD
See GLUTTONY
EBAL
1. Son of Joktan
1 Chronicles 1:22
2. A Horite
Genesis 36:23; 1 Chronicles 1:40
3. A mountain of Ephraim. Half of the tribes of Israel stand on, to respond Amen to the curses of the law
Deuteronomy 11:29; 27:12,13; Joshua 8:33 Altar built on
Joshua 8:30
See GERIZIM
EBED
1. Father of Gaal
Judges 9:26-35
2. A captive returned from Babylon
Ezra 8:6
EBED-MELECH
(An Ethiopian)
Jeremiah rescued by
Jeremiah 38:7-13
Prophecy concerning
Jeremiah 39:16-18
EBENEZER
Name of a memorial stone
1 Samuel 7:12
Philistines defeat the Israelites at
1 Samuel 4
Philistines remove the ark of the covenant from
1 Samuel 5:1
EBER
Also called HEBER
1. The probable founder of the Hebrew race
Genesis 10:21-25; 11:14; 1 Chronicles 1:19,25; Luke 3:35 Prophecy concerning
Numbers 24:24
2. A Gadite, called HEBER
1 Chronicles 5:13
3. A Benjamite
1 Chronicles 8:12
4. A Benjamite of Jerusalem
1 Chronicles 8:22
5. A priest
Nehemiah 12:20
EBIASAPH
Also called ASAPH
A son of Korah
1 Chronicles 6:23; 9:19; 26:1
EBONY
(A fossil)
Merchandise in
Ezekiel 27:15
EBRONAH
The thirtieth camping place of the Israelites
Numbers 33:34,35
ECCLESIASTICISM
Jewish, rebuked by Jesus
Matthew 9:10-13; 23:2-4,8-10,13-35; Mark 9:49,50
Jewish, to be overthrown
Matthew 21:19,20,28-44
Traditional rules of the Jewish
Matthew 15:1-20; Mark 7:2-23
See COMMANDMENTS OF MEN
Arrogance of
Matthew 12:2-7; 23:4
See MINISTERS, FALSE
See CHURCH
See USURPATION, IN ECCLESIASTICAL AFFAIRS
ECLIPSE
Of the sun and moon
Isaiah 13:10; Ezekiel 32:7,8; Joel 2:10,31; 3:15; Amos 8:9; Micah 3:6; Matthew 24:29; Mark 13:24; Acts 2:20; Revelation 6:12,13; 8:12
See SUN
See MOON
FIGURATIVE
Isaiah 60:19
ECONOMY
POLITICAL
See ECONOMICS
See GOVERNMENT
ECONOMICS
POLITICAL
Genesis 41:33-57
HOUSEHOLD
Proverbs 24:27; 31:10-31; Ecclesiastes 11:4-6; John 6:12,13
See FAMILY
See FRUGALITY
See INDUSTRY
ED
Name of the altar, erected by the tribes, Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh at the fords of the Jordan River
Joshua 22:34
EDAR
A tower
Genesis 35:21; Micah 4:8
EDEN
1. The garden of Eden
Genesis 2:8-17; 3:23,24; 4:16; Isaiah 51:3; Ezekiel 28:13; 31:9,16,18; 36:35; Joel 2:3
2. A marketplace of costly merchandise
2 Kings 19:12; Isaiah 37:12; Ezekiel 27:23; Amos 1:5
3. A Gershonite
2 Chronicles 29:12
4. A Levite
2 Chronicles 31:15
EDER
Also called EDAR
1. A place near Ephrath
Genesis 35:21
2. A city of Judah
Joshua 15:21
3. A grandson of Merari
1 Chronicles 23:23; 24:30
EDOM
(Signifies red)
1. A name of Esau, possibly on account of his being covered with red hair
Genesis 25:25,30; 36:1,8,19
2. A name of the land occupied by the descendants of Esau
It extended from the Elanitic Gulf to the Red Sea, and was also called IDUMEA
Genesis 32:3; 36:16,17,21; Jeremiah 40:11
Noted for its wise men
Obadiah 1:8
Sins of
Obadiah 1:10-14
Prophecies concerning
Jeremiah 25:21-23; 27:1-11; Daniel 11:41
See EDOMITES
FIGURATIVE of the foes of Zion
Isaiah 63:1
Wilderness of
2 Kings 3:8
EDOMITES
Also called EDOM
Descendants of Esau
Genesis 36
Kings of
Genesis 36:31-39; Numbers 20:14; 1 Chronicles 1:43-50; Ezekiel 32:29; Amos 2:1
Dukes of
Genesis 36:9-43; Exodus 15:15; 1 Chronicles 1:51-54
Land of
Genesis 32:3; Deuteronomy 2:4,5,12
Protected by divine command from desolation by the Israelites
Deuteronomy 2:4-6
From being held in abhorrence by the Israelites
Deuteronomy 23:7
Refuse to the Israelites passage through their country
Numbers 20:18-21
Saul makes war against
1 Samuel 14:47
David makes conquest of
1 Kings 11:14-16; 1 Chronicles 18:11-13
Garrisons
2 Samuel 8:14
Writes battle songs concerning his conquest of
Psalm 60:8,9; 108:9,10
Become confederates of Jehoshaphat
2 Kings 3:9,26
Ruled by a deputy king
1 Kings 22:47
The Lord delivers the army of, into the hands of Jehoshaphat
2 Chronicles 20:20,23
Revolt in the days of Joram
2 Kings 8:20-22; 2 Chronicles 21:8-10
Amaziah, king of Judah, invades the territory of
2 Kings 14:5-7,10; 2 Chronicles 25:11,12; 28:17
Join Babylon in war against the Israelites
Ezekiel 35:5; Amos 1:9-11; Obadiah 1:11-16
A Jewish prophet in Babylon denounces
Psalm 137:7; Ezekiel 25:12-14; 35:3-10
Children of the third generation could be received into the congregation of Israel
Deuteronomy 23:8
Prophecies concerning
Genesis 25:23; 27:29,37-40; Numbers 24:18; Isaiah 11:14; 21:11,12; 34; 63:1-4; Jeremiah 9:25,26; 27:1-11; 49:7-22; Lamentations 4:21,22; Ezekiel 25:12-14; 32:29,30; 35; 36:5; Joel 3:19; Amos 1:11,12; 9:12; Obadiah 1:21; Malachi 1:2-5
EDREI
(A town of Bashan)
Allotted to the tribe of Manasseh
Joshua 13:31
Joshua defeats Og at
Numbers 21:33-35; Deuteronomy 1:4; 3:1-3
EDUCATION
See INSTRUCTION
See TEACHERS
See SCHOOLS
See MATHEMATICS
O(n/a)
EGLAH
Wife of David
2 Samuel 3:5; 1 Chronicles 3:3
EGLAIM
City of Moab
Isaiah 15:8
EGLON
1. King of Moab
Assassinated by Ehud
Judges 3:12-30
2. An ancient city of Canaan
Captured by Joshua
Joshua 10:23,35
Allotted to the tribe of Judah
Joshua 15:39
EGOTISM
See CONCEIT
EGYPT
1. The country of
Called RAHAB
Psalm 87:4; 89:10
LAND OF HAM
Psalm 105:23; 106:22
Limits of
Ezekiel 29:10
Fertility of
Genesis 13:10
Productions of
Numbers 11:5; Psalm 78:47; Proverbs 7:16; Isaiah 19:5-9
Irrigation employed in
Deuteronomy 11:10
Imports of
Genesis 37:25,36
Exports of
Genesis 37:25,36; 1 Kings 10:28,29; Proverbs 7:16; Ezekiel 27:7
Of horses
1 Kings 10:28,29
Famine in
Genesis 41; Acts 7:11
Armies of
Exodus 14:7; Isaiah 31:1
Army of destroyed in the Red Sea
Exodus 14:5-31; Isaiah 43:17
Magi of
Genesis 41:8; Exodus 7:11; 1 Kings 4:30; Acts 7:22
Priests of
Genesis 41:45; 47:22
Idols of
Ezekiel 20:7,8
Overflowed by the Nile River
Amos 8:8; 9:5
Plagues in
See PLAGUES
Joseph's captivity in, and subsequent rule over
See JOSEPH
Civil war in
Isaiah 19:2
The king acquires title to land of
Genesis 47:18-26
Abraham lives in
Genesis 12:10-20; 13:1
Israelites in bondage in
See ISRAELITES
Joseph takes Jesus to
Matthew 2:13-20
Prophecies against
Genesis 15:13,14; Isaiah 19; 20:2-6; 45:14; Jeremiah 9:25,26; 43:8-13; 44:30; 46; Ezekiel 29; 30; 31; 32; Hosea 8:13; Joel 3:11; Zechariah 10:11
See EGYPTIANS
SYMBOLICAL
Revelation 11:8
2. RIVER, OR BROOK (R. V.), OF: Perhaps identical with SIHOR, which see
A small stream flowing into the Mediterranean Sea, the western boundary of the land promised to the children of Israel
Genesis 15:18; Numbers 34:5; Joshua 13:3; 15:4,47; 1 Kings 8:65; 2 Kings 24:7; Isaiah 27:12; Ezekiel 47:19; 48:28
EGYPTIANS
Descendants of the Mizraim
Genesis 10:6,13,14
Wisdom of
1 Kings 4:30
The art of embalming the dead practiced by
Genesis 50:2,3,26
Hospitality of, to Abraham
Genesis 12:10-20
Slaves bought by
Genesis 37:36
Oppress the Israelites
Exodus 1; 2
Refuse to release the Israelites
Exodus 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10
Visted by plagues
Exodus 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; Psalm 78:43-51
Firstborn of destroyed
Exodus 12:29; Psalm 78:51; 105:36; 136:10
Send the Israelites away
Exodus 12:29-36
Pursue Israelites, and the army of, destroyed
Exodus 14:5-30; Psalm 106:11; Hebrews 11:29
Abhorred shepherds
Genesis 46:34
Refused to eat with Hebrews
Genesis 43:32
Alliances with, forbidden to the Israelites
Isaiah 30:2; 31:1; 36:6; Ezekiel 17:15; 29:6
Eligible to membership in Israelite congregation in the third generation
Deuteronomy 23:7,8
Invade the land of Israel
Under Shishak
1 Kings 14:25,26; 2 Chronicles 12:2-9
Under Pharaoh-necho
2 Kings 23:29-35; 2 Chronicles 35:20-24; 36:3,4
Aid the Israelites against the Chaldeans
Jeremiah 37:5-11
Intermarry with the Jews
1 Kings 3:1
An enthusiastic Egyptian instigated rebellion against Roman government
Acts 21:38
Prophecies of dispersion and restoration of
Ezekiel 29:12-15; 30:23,26
Conversion of, foretold
Isaiah 19:18
See EGYPT
EHI
See EHUD
EHUD
1. A descendant of Benjamin
1 Chronicles 8:6 Called EHI
Genesis 46:21
Probably identical with AHIRAM, mentioned in
Numbers 26:38
And AHARAH
1 Chronicles 8:1
And AHOAH
1 Chronicles 8:4
And AHIAH
1 Chronicles 8:7
And AHER
1 Chronicles 7:12
2. Son of Bilhan
1 Chronicles 7:10
3. A Benjamite, the assassin of Eglon
Judges 3:16
EKER
Son of Ram
1 Chronicles 2:27
EKRON
One of the five chief cities of the Philistines
Joshua 13:3
Conquered and allotted to Judah
Joshua 15:11,45; Judges 1:18
Allotted to Dan
Joshua 19:43
The Ark of God taken to
1 Samuel 5:10
Temple of Baal-zebub at
2 Kings 1:2
Prophecies against
Jeremiah 25:20; Amos 1:8; Zephaniah 2:4; Zechariah 9:5
ELADAH
Son of Ephraim
1 Chronicles 7:20
ELAH
1. A valley where David killed Goliath
1 Samuel 17:2,19; 21:9
2. An Edomite duke
Genesis 36:41; 1 Chronicles 1:52
3. Son of Caleb
1 Chronicles 4:15
4. Father of Shimei
1 Kings 4:18
5. Son and successor of Baasha, king of Israel
1 Kings 16:6-14
6. Father of Hoshea
2 Kings 15:30; 17:1
7. A Benjamite chief
1 Chronicles 9:8
ELAM
1. A district southeast of Babylon, on Persian Gulf
Genesis 14:1,9; Daniel 8:2 Prophecies concerning
Isaiah 11:11
Jews from
Acts 2:9
See ELAMITES
2. A Korhite Levite
1 Chronicles 26:3
3. A Benjamite chief
1 Chronicles 8:24
4. Designated as "the other Elam,"
Ezra 2:31; Nehemiah 7:34
5. A Jewish captive, whose descendants, to the number of One-thousand two-hundred and fifty-four returned from Babylon
Ezra 2:7; 8:7; Nehemiah 7:12
6. A Levite musician
Nehemiah 12:42
7. One of the Israelitish chiefs with Nehemiah
Nehemiah 10:14
ELAMITES
Descendants of Elam, whose name was given to the district of Elam
Genesis 10:22
Present at Pentecost
Acts 2:9
ELASAH
1. Son of Helez, called ELEASAH
1 Chronicles 2:39
2. Son of Shaphan
Jeremiah 29:3
3. Son of Pashur
Ezra 10:22
ELATH
Also called Eloth
A city of Idumea
Deuteronomy 2:8; 1 Kings 9:26; 2 Chronicles 8:17
Conquest of, by Uzziah
2 Chronicles 26:2
By the Syrians
2 Kings 16:6
EL-BETH-EL
Name of the altar erected by Jacob where he had the vision of angels
Genesis 35:7
ELDAAH
A descendant of Abraham
Genesis 25:4; 1 Chronicles 1:33
ELDAD
Prophesies in the camp of the Israelites
Numbers 11:26-29
ELDER
IN THE MOSAIC SYSTEM
(Equivalent to the title senator, in present use)
Elders, with delegated powers, were authorized to act for their constituency
Deuteronomy 1:13,15
See GOVERNMENT, MOSAIC
IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Acts 11:29,30; 14:23; 15:1-35; 16:4,5; 20:17,28-32; 21:18; 1 Timothy 4:14; 5:17-19; Titus 1:5-9; Hebrews 11:2; James 5:14,15; 1 Peter 5:1-5; 2 John 1:1; 3 John 1:1
APOCALYPTIC VISION OF
Revelation 4:4,10; 5:5,6,8,11,14; 7:11,13; 11:16; 14:3; 19:4
See DEACON
Also see CHURCH, GOVERNMENT OF
ELEAD
A descendant of Ephraim
1 Chronicles 7:21
ELEALEH
(A city of Moab)
Taken by the Israelites
Numbers 32:3,37
Repossessed by the Moabites
Isaiah 15:4; 16:9
ELEASAH
Name of two men, or of one man (uncertain which), also called ELASAH
Compare
1 Chronicles 2:39; 8:37; 9:43; with Jeremiah 29:3
And
Ezra 10:22
ELEAZAR (ELEAZER)
1. Son of Aaron
Exodus 6:23; 28:1 Married a daughter of Putiel, who bore him Phinehas
Exodus 6:25
After the death of Nadab and Abihu is made chief of the tribe of Levi
Numbers 3:32
Duties of
Numbers 4:16
Succeeds Aaron as high priest
Numbers 20:26,28; Deuteronomy 10:6
Assists Moses in the census
Numbers 26:63
With Joshua, divides Palestine
Numbers 34:17
Death and burial of
Joshua 24:33
Descendants of
1 Chronicles 24:1-19
2. An inhabitant of Kirjath-jearim who tended the ark of the covenant for a while
1 Samuel 7:1,2
3. A Merarite Levite
1 Chronicles 23:21,22; 24:28
4. Son of Dodo, and one of David's distinguished heroes
2 Samuel 23:9,10,13; 1 Chronicles 11:12
5. Son of Phinehas
Ezra 8:33; Nehemiah 12:42
6. A returned Israelitish exile
Ezra 10:25
ELECTION
OF RULERS
By lot
Nehemiah 11:1
OF GRACE
John 15:16; 17:6; Ephesians 1:4; 2:10; 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Of Christ as Messiah
Isaiah 42:1; 1 Peter 2:6
Of good angels
1 Timothy 5:21
Of Israel
Deuteronomy 7:6; Isaiah 45:4
Of ministers
Luke 6:13; Acts 9:15
Of churches
1 Peter 5:13
See PREDESTINATION
ELECTIONEERING
By Absalom
2 Samuel 15:1-6
By Adonijah
1 Kings 1:7
ELEGY
David's, on Saul and Jonathan
2 Samuel 1:17,19-27
On Abner
2 Samuel 3:33,34
See the BOOK OF LAMENTATIONS
Lamentations 1
See also POETRY
See RHETORIC
O(n/a)
EL-ELOHE-ISRAEL
Name of Jacob's altar at Salem
Genesis 33:20
ELEPH
A town allotted to Benjamin
Joshua 18:28
ELEPHANT
(Margin A. V.)
Job 40:15
See IVORY
ELHANAN
1. A distinguished warrior in the time of David, who killed Lahmi, the brother of Goliath, the Gittite
2 Samuel 21:19 Compare
1 Chronicles 20:5
2. Son of Dodo, one of David's heroes
2 Samuel 23:24; 1 Chronicles 11:26
ELI
High priest
1 Samuel 1:25; 2:11; 1 Kings 2:27
Judge of Israel
1 Samuel 4:18
Misjudges and mistakenly rebukes Hannah
1 Samuel 1:14
His benediction upon Hannah
1 Samuel 1:17,18; 2:20
Officiates when Samuel is presented at the tabernacle
1 Samuel 1:24-28
Indulgent to his corrupt sons
1 Samuel 2:22-25,29; 3:11-14
His solicitude for the ark
1 Samuel 4:11-18
Death of
1 Samuel 4:18
Prophecies of judgments upon his house
1 Samuel 2:27-36; 3; with 1 Kings 2:27
ELIAB
1. A Reubenite, progenitor of Dathan and Abiram
Numbers 26:8,9; 16:1,12; Deuteronomy 11:6
2. Son of Helon
Numbers 1:9; 2:7; 7:24,29; 10:16
3. Ancestor of Samuel
1 Chronicles 6:27 Also called ELIHU
1 Samuel 1:1
And ELIEL
1 Chronicles 6:34
4. Son of Jesse and eldest brother of David
1 Samuel 16:6; 17:13,28; 1 Chronicles 2:13 A prince in the tribe of Judah
1 Chronicles 27:18
5. A hero of the tribe of Gad
1 Chronicles 12:9
6. A Levite, a porter and musician
1 Chronicles 15:18,20; 16:5
ELIADA
1. Son of David
2 Samuel 5:16; 1 Chronicles 3:8 Called BEELIADA
1 Chronicles 14:7
2. A Benjamite
2 Chronicles 17:17
ELIADAH
An Aramite
1 Kings 11:23
ELIAH
See ELIJAH, number two
ELIAHBA
One of David's heroes
2 Samuel 23:32; 1 Chronicles 11:33
ELIAKIM
1. Son of Melea
Luke 3:30
2. Son of Hilkiah, deputy of Hezekiah
2 Kings 18:18; 19:2; Isaiah 36:3,11,22; 37:2
3. Original name of Jehoiakim, king of Judah
2 Kings 23:34; 2 Chronicles 36:4
4. Son of Abiud
Matthew 1:13 Probably same as SHECHANIAH
1 Chronicles 3:21
5. A priest
Nehemiah 12:41
ELIAM
1. Father of Bath-sheba
2 Samuel 11:3 Called AMMIEL
1 Chronicles 3:5
2. One of David's valiant men
2 Samuel 23:34 Called AHIJAH
1 Chronicles 11:36
ELIAS
See ELIJAH
ELIASAPH
1. A chief of the tribe of Dan
Numbers 1:14; 2:14; 7:42,47; 10:20
2. Son of Lael
Numbers 3:24
ELIASHIB
1. A priest
1 Chronicles 24:12
2. Name of three Israelites mentioned in
Ezra 10:24,27,36
3. High priest
Nehemiah 3:1; 12:10; 13:4-9,28
4. Son of Elioenai
1 Chronicles 3:24
ELIATHAH
A musician
1 Chronicles 25:4,27
ELIDAD
A prince of Benjamin
Numbers 34:21
ELIEL
1. A chief of Manasseh
1 Chronicles 5:24
2. Son of Toah
1 Chronicles 6:34
3. Two Benjamite chiefs
1 Chronicles 8:20,22
4. Three of David's heroes, bearing the same name
1 Chronicles 11:46,47; 12:11
5. Chief of Levites
1 Chronicles 15:9,11
6. A Levite, who had charge of the temple
2 Chronicles 31:13
ELIENAI
A Benjamite citizen of Jerusalem
1 Chronicles 8:20
ELIEZER
1. Abraham's servant
Genesis 15:2; 24
2. Son of Becher
1 Chronicles 7:8
3. Son of Moses
Exodus 18:4; 1 Chronicles 23:15,17
4. A priest
1 Chronicles 15:24
5. Son of Zichri
1 Chronicles 27:16
6. A prophet
2 Chronicles 20:37
7. Son of Jorim
Luke 3:29
8. A Jewish exile
Ezra 8:16
9. A priest after the exile
Ezra 10:18
10. A Levite
Ezra 10:23
11. An Israelite after the exile
Ezra 10:31
ELIHOENAI
1. A Levite
1 Chronicles 26:3
2. Son of Zerahiah
Ezra 8:4
ELIHOREPH
Son of Shisha
1 Kings 4:3
ELIHU
1. A Buzite and one of Job's three friends
Job 32; 33; 34; 35; 36; 37
2. Son of Tohu
1 Samuel 1:1 Probably identical with ELIEL
1 Chronicles 6:34
And ELIAB
1 Chronicles 6:27
3. A Manassite warrior, who joined David at Ziklag
1 Chronicles 12:20
4. A porter of the temple
1 Chronicles 26:7
5. A chief of the tribe of Judah
1 Chronicles 27:18 Possibly ELIAB, the oldest brother of David
1 Samuel 16:6
ELIJAH
1. The Tishbite, a Gileadite and prophet, called ELIAS in the King James Version of the N. T.
Persecuted by Ahab
1 Kings 17:2-7; 18:7-10
Escapes to the wilderness, where he is miraculously fed by ravens
1 Kings 17:1-7
By divine direction goes to Zarephath, where he is sustained in the household of a widow, whose meal and oil are miraculousiy increased
1 Kings 17:8-16
Returns, and sends a message to Ahab
1 Kings 18:1-16
Meets Ahab and directs him to assemble the prophets of Baal
1 Kings 18:17-20
Derisively challenges the priests of Baal to offer sacrifices
1 Kings 18:25-29
Kills the prophets of Baal
1 Kings 18:40
Escapes to the wilderness from the fierceness of Jezebel
1 Kings 19:1-18
Fasts for forty days
1 Kings 19:8
Despondency and complaints of
1 Kings 19:10,14
Consolation given to
1 Kings 9:11-18
Flees to the wilderness of Damascus; directed to anoint Hazael king over Syria, Jehu king over Israel, and Elisha to be a prophet in his own place
1 Kings 19:9-21
Personal aspect of
2 Kings 1:8
Piety of
1 Kings 19:10,14; Luke 1:17; Romans 11:2; James 5:17
His translation
2 Kings 2:11
Appears to Jesus at his transfiguration
Matthew 17:3,4; Mark 9:4; Luke 9:30
Antitype of John the Baptist
Matthew 11:14; 16:14; 17:10-12; Mark 9:12,13; Luke 1:17; John 1:21-25
MIRACLES OF
Increases the oil of the widow of Zarephath
1 Kings 17:14-16
Raises the son of the woman of Zarephath from the dead
1 Kings 17:17-24
Causes rain after seven years of drought
1 Kings 18:41-45; James 5:17,18
Causes fire to consume the sacrifice
1 Kings 18:24,36-38
Calls fire down upon the soldiers of Ahaziah
2 Kings 1:10-12; Luke 9:54
PROPHECIES OF
Foretells a drought
1 Kings 17:3
The destruction of Ahab and his house
1 Kings 21:17-29; 2 Kings 9:25-37
The death of Ahaziah
2 Kings 1:2-17
The plague sent as a judgment upon the people in the time of Jehoram, king of Israel
2 Chronicles 21:12-15
2. Also called ELIAH
A Benjamite chief
1 Chronicles 8:27
3. A post-exile Jew
Ezra 10:21
ELIKA
One of David's chiefs
2 Samuel 23:25
ELIM
Second camp of the Israelites after crossing the Red Sea
Exodus 15:27; Numbers 33:9
ELIMELECH
With Naomi, his wife, and two sons, emigrate to Moab
Ruth 1:2,3; 2:1,2; 4:3,9
ELIOENAI
See also ELIHOENAI
1. Son of Becher
1 Chronicles 7:8
2. A chief of Simeon
1 Chronicles 4:36
3. A priest
Ezra 10:22 Possibly identical with one mentioned in
Nehemiah 12:41
4. An Israelite
Ezra 10:27
5. Son of Neariah
1 Chronicles 3:23,24
ELIPHAL
A captain in David's army
1 Chronicles 11:35
ELIPHALET
See ELIPHELET
ELIPHAZ
1. Son of Esau
Genesis 36:4,10-16; 1 Chronicles 1:35
2. Friend of Job
Job 2:11; 4; 5; 22; 42:7-9
ELIPHELEH
A Levite of the second degree
1 Chronicles 15:18,21
ELIPHELET
1. A distinguished warrior
2 Samuel 23:34
2. A son of David
1 Chronicles 3:6 Called ELPALET
1 Chronicles 14:5
3. A son of David, probably identical with number two above
2 Samuel 5:16; 1 Chronicles 3:8; 14:7 Called ELIPHALET in
2 Samuel 5:16; 1 Chronicles 14:7
4. A descendant of Saul
1 Chronicles 8:39
5. A companion of Ezra
Ezra 8:13
6. An Israelite, probably identical with number five above
Ezra 10:33
ELISABETH (ELIZABETH)
The wife of Zacharias and the mother of John the Baptist
Luke 1:5-60
ELISEUS
General scriptures concerning
Luke 4:27
See ELISHA
ELISHA
(Successor to the prophet Elijah)
Elijah instructed to anoint
1 Kings 19:16
Called by Elijah
1 Kings 19:19
Ministers unto Elijah
1 Kings 19:21
Witnesses Elijah's transporting, receives a double portion of his spirit
2 Kings 2:1-15; 3:11
Mocked by the young men of Beth-el
2 Kings 2:23,24
Causes the king to restore the property of the hospitable Shunammite woman
2 Kings 8:1-6
Instructs that Jehu be anointed as king of Israel
2 Kings 9:1-3
Life of, sought by Jehoram
2 Kings 6:31-33
Death of
2 Kings 13:14-20
Bones of, restore a dead man to life
2 Kings 13:21
MIRACLES OF
Divides the Jordan
2 Kings 2:14
Purifies the waters of Jericho by casting salt into the fountain
2 Kings 2:19-22
Increases the oil of the woman whose sons were to be sold for her debt
2 Kings 4:1-7
Raises the son of the Shunammite woman from the dead
2 Kings 4:18-37
Neutralizes the poison of the stew
2 Kings 4:38-41
Increases the bread to feed one-hundred men
2 Kings 4:42-44
Heals Naaman the leper
2 Kings 5:1-19; Luke 4:27
Sends Naaman's leprosy upon Gehazi as a judgment
2 Kings 5:26,27
Recovers the ax that had fallen into a stream by causing it to float
2 Kings 6:6
Reveals the counsel of the king of Syria
2 Kings 6:12
Opens the eyes of his servant to see the hosts of the Lord
2 Kings 6:17
Brings blindness upon the army of Syria
2 Kings 6:18
PROPHECIES OF
Foretells
The birth of a son to the Shunammite woman
2 Kings 4:16
Bounty to the starving people in Samaria
2 Kings 7:1
The death of the unbelieving prince
2 Kings 7:2
Seven years of famine in the land of Canaan
2 Kings 8:1-3
The death of Ben-hadad, king of Syria
2 Kings 8:7-10
Elevation of Hazael to the throne
2 Kings 8:11-15
The victory of Jehoash over Syria
2 Kings 13:14-19
ELISHAH
A descendant of Noah
Genesis 10:4; 1 Chronicles 1:7
Islands of the Mediterranean bear the name of
Ezekiel 27:7
ELISHAMA
1. Grandfather of Joshua
Numbers 1:10; 2:18; 7:48,53; 10:22; 1 Chronicles 7:26
2. A son of David
2 Samuel 5:16; 1 Chronicles 3:8; 14:7
3. Another son of David, elsewhere called ELISHUA, which see
1 Chronicles 3:6
4. A descendant of Judah
1 Chronicles 2:41
5. Probably identical with number four
2 Kings 25:25; Jeremiah 41:1
6. A secretary to Jehoiakim
Jeremiah 36:12
7. A priest sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the law
2 Chronicles 17:8
ELISHAPHAT
A Jewish captain
2 Chronicles 23:1
ELISHEBA
Wife of Aaron
Exodus 6:23
ELISHUA
A son of David
2 Samuel 5:15; 1 Chronicles 14:5
Called EIASHAMA
1 Chronicles 3:6
ELIUD
An ancestor of Jesus
Matthew 1:14,15
ELIZAPHAN
1. A Levite
Exodus 6:22; Leviticus 10:4; Numbers 3:30; 1 Chronicles 15:8
2. A prince of Zebulun
Numbers 34:25
3. Probably identical with number one above
2 Chronicles 29:13
ELIZUR
A chief of Reuben
Numbers 1:5; 2:10; 7:30,35; 10:18
ELKANAH
1. Grandson of Korah
Exodus 6:24; 1 Chronicles 6:23
2. Father of Samuel; a descendant of the preceding
1 Samuel 1:1,4,8,19,21,23; 2:11,20; 1 Chronicles 6:27,34
3. A Levite
1 Chronicles 6:25,36
4. Possibly identical with number three above
1 Chronicles 6:26,35
5. A Levite
1 Chronicles 9:16
6. A Levite who joined David at Ziklag
1 Chronicles 12:6
7. A doorkeeper for the ark, perhaps identical with number six above
1 Chronicles 15:23
8. A prince of Ahaz
2 Chronicles 28:7
ELLASAR
(A city of Chaldea)
Its king invades Canaan
Genesis 14:1,9
ELM
General scriptures concerning
Hosea 4:13
ELMODAM
An ancestor of Jesus
Luke 3:28
ELNAAM
Father of two distinguished warriors
1 Chronicles 11:46
ELNATHAN
1. Father of Nehushta, the mother of king Jehoiachin
2 Kings 24:8; Jeremiah 26:22; 36:12,25
2. Name of three Levites in the time of Ezra
Ezra 8:16
ELOI
General scriptures concerning
Mark 15:34
ELON
1. Father-in-law of Esau
Genesis 26:34; 36:2
2. A son of Zebulun
Genesis 46:14; Numbers 26:26
3. A town of Dan
Joshua 19:43
4. A Hebrew judge
Judges 12:11,12
ELON-BETH-HANAN
A town of Dan
1 Kings 4:9
Perhaps identical with ELON in
Joshua 19:43
ELONITES
Descendants of Elon, son of Zebulun
Numbers 26:26
ELOTH
See ELATH
ELPAAL
A Benjamite
1 Chronicles 8:11,12,18
ELPALET
A son of David
1 Chronicles 14:5
Called ELIPHALET in
1 Chronicles 3:6
ELPARAN
A place in the wilderness of Paran
Genesis 14:6
ELTEKEH
A city of the tribe of Dan
Joshua 19:44; 21:23
ELTEKON
A city of the tribe of Judah
Joshua 15:59
ELTOLAD
A city of the tribe of Judah
Joshua 15:30; 19:4
Called TOLAD in
1 Chronicles 4:29
ELUL
(The sixth month (September))
The Jews finish the wall of Jerusalem in the month of
Nehemiah 6:15
Zerubbabel builds the temple in the month of
Haggai 1:14,15
ELUZAI
A Benjamite
1 Chronicles 12:5
ELYMAS
A false prophet, punished with blindness
Acts 13:8,10
ELZABAD
1. A Gadite
1 Chronicles 12:12
2. A Korhite
1 Chronicles 26:7
ELZAPHAN
See ELIZAPHAN
EMANCIPATION
Of all Jewish servants at the time of jubilee
Leviticus 25:8-17
Proclamation of
By Zedekiah
Jeremiah 34:8-11
By Cyrus
2 Chronicles 36:23; Ezra 1:1-4
See EXODUS
See JUBILEE
EMBALMING
Of Jacob
Genesis 50:2,3
Of Joseph
Genesis 50:26
Of Asa
2 Chronicles 16:14
Of Jesus
Mark 15:46; 16:1
EMBEZZLEMENT
General scriptures concerning
Luke 16:1-7
See DISHONESTY
See FRAUD
EMBROIDERY
In blue and purple and scarlet on the curtains of the tabernacle
Exodus 26:1,36; 27:16
On the girdle and coat of the high priest, intermingled with gold
Exodus 28:4,39
On the garments of Sisera
Judges 5:30
On the garments of princes
Ezekiel 26:16
On the garments of women
Psalm 45:14; Ezekiel 16:10,13,18
Bezaleel and Aholiab divinely inspired for, in the work of the tabernacle
Exodus 35:30-35; 38:22,23
See TAPESTRY
EMERALD
(A precious stone)
Color of the rainbow
Revelation 4:3
Merchandise of, in Tyre
Ezekiel 27:16; 28:13
Set in the breastplate
Exodus 28:18
SYMBOLICAL
In the foundation of the holy city
Revelation 21:19
EMERGENCY
General scriptures concerning
Exodus 14:15; Joshua 7:10-13
See DECISION
EMERODS
See HEMORRHOIDS
EMIMS
A race of giants
Genesis 14:5; Deuteronomy 2:10,11
EMMANUEL
General scriptures concerning
Matthew 1:23
See IMMANUEL
See JESUS
EMMAUS
(A village about threescore furlongs (approximately seven miles) from Jerusalem)
Appearance of Jesus in, after his resurrection
Luke 24:13
EMMOR
General scriptures concerning
Acts 7:16
See HAMOR
EMPLOYEE
General scriptures concerning
Leviticus 19:13; 25:6; Deuteronomy 15:18; 24:14,15; Matthew 10:10; Luke 10:7; Romans 4:4; 1 Timothy 5:18
CHARACTER OF UNRIGHTEOUS
Job 7:1-3; 14:1,6; Matthew 20:1-15; 21:33-41; John 10:12,13
KINDNESS TO
Ruth 2:4; Luke 15:17,19
OPPRESSIONS OF
Proverbs 22:16; Malachi 3:5; Luke 15:15,16; James 5:4
See SERVANTS
See EMPLOYER
See MASTER
EMPLOYER
General scriptures concerning
Leviticus 25:43; Deuteronomy 5:14; 24:14,15; Leviticus 19:13; Job 31:13-15; Proverbs 22:16; 29:21; Jeremiah 22:13; Malachi 3:5; Matthew 10:10; 20:10-15; Luke 10:7; Romans 4:4; Ephesians 6:9; Colossians 4:1; 1 Timothy 5:18; Philemon 1:15,16; James 5:4,5
See MASTER
See EMPLOYER
See LABOR
See SERVANT
EMULATION
General scriptures concerning
Romans 11:11,14; 2 Corinthians 8:1-8; 9:1-5; Hebrews 10:24
ILLUSTRATED
In Esau's marriages
Genesis 28:6-9
In Jacob's household
Genesis 30:1-24
ENAM
A city of the tribe of Judah
Joshua 15:34
ENAN
A man of the tribe of Naphtali
Numbers 1:15; 2:29; 7:78,83; 10:27
ENCHANTMENT
See MAGICIAN
See SORCERY
EN-DOR
A city of the tribe of Manasseh
Joshua 17:11
The witch of, consulted by Saul
1 Samuel 28:7-25
Deborah triumphs at, over Sisera
Judges 4; Psalm 83:10
ENDURANCE
See PERSEVERANCE
ENEAS
See AENEAS
ENEGLAIM
A place near the Dead Sea
Ezekiel 47:10
ENEMY
General scriptures concerning
Exodus 23:5; Job 31:29,30; Psalm 35:1-28; Proverbs 24:17,18; 25:21,22; Matthew 5:43-48; Luke 6:27-36; Romans 12:14,20
The wickedness of David's
Psalm 56:5; 57:4,6; 62:4; 69:4,9; 71:10; 102:8; 109:2-5; 129:1-3
His imprecations against
See PRAYER, IMPRECATORY
Instances of forgiveness of
David, of Absalom, and co-conspirators
2 Samuel 19:6,12,13
Jesus, of his persecutors
Luke 23:34
Stephen, of his murderers
Acts 7:60
EN-GANNIM
1. A city of the tribe of Judah
Joshua 15:34
2. A city of the tribe of Issachar
Joshua 19:21; 21:29
EN-GEDI
Called HAZEZON-TAMAR
A city allotted to the tribe of Judah
Joshua 15:62
Built by the Amorites
Genesis 14:7; 2 Chronicles 20:2
Famous for its vineyards
Song of Solomon 1:14
Wilderness of, in the vicinity of the Dead Sea
David uses as a stronghold
1 Samuel 23:29; 24
Cave of
1 Samuel 24:3
ENGINE
Of war
2 Chronicles 26:15; Ezekiel 26:9
See ARMIES
See FORT
ENGRAFTING
See GRAFTING
ENGRAVING
In making idols
Exodus 32:4
On the stones set in the priest's breastplate
Exodus 28:9-11,21,36; 39:8-14
In the priest's girdle
Exodus 39:6
In the priest's crown
Exodus 39:30
EN-HADDAH
A city of Issachar
Joshua 19:21
EN-HAKKORE
A spring, miraculously supplied to Samson
Judges 15:19
EN-HAZOR
A city of Naphtali
Joshua 19:37
EN-MISHPAT
Ancient name of Kadesh
Genesis 14:7
See KADESH
ENOCH
1. Oldest son of Cain
Genesis 4:17,18
2. A city built by Cain
Genesis 4:17
3. Father of Methuselah. Transporting of
Genesis 5:18-24; Luke 3:37; Hebrews 11:5; Jude 1:14 Called HENOCH
1 Chronicles 1:3
ENON (AENON)
A place east of the Jordan River
Because there was plenty of water, John immersed people near
John 3:23
ENOS
Son of Seth
Genesis 4:26; 5:6-11; Luke 3:38
Called ENOSH
1 Chronicles 1:1
ENQUIRING OF GOD
See AFFLICTION, PRAYER IN
See PRAYER
EN-RIMMON
A city of the tribe of Judah, probably identical with AIN and RIMMON
Nehemiah 11:29
EN-ROGEL
A spring near Jerusalem
Joshua 15:7; 18:16; 2 Samuel 17:17
A rebellious feast at
1 Kings 1:9
EN-SHEMESH
A spring between the territories of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin
Joshua 15:7; 18:17
ENSIGN
General scriptures concerning
Psalm 74:4; Isaiah 5:26; 11:10,12; 18:3; 30:17; 31:9; Zechariah 9:16
See BANNER
See STANDARD
EN-TAPPUAH
A spring near Tappuah
Joshua 17:7
ENTHUSIASM
INSTANCES OF
Gideon
Judges 6; 7
Jehu
2 Kings 9:1-14; 10:1-28
See ZEAL
ENUMERATION
See CENSUS
ENVY
General scriptures concerning
Job 5:2,3; Psalm 37:1,7; 49:16; 73:3,17-20; 112:10; Proverbs 3:31; 14:30; 23:17; 24:1,19; 27:4; Ecclesiastes 4:4; Song of Solomon 8:6; Isaiah 26:11; Ezekiel 35:11; Romans 1:29; 13:13; 1 Corinthians 3:3; 13:4; 2 Corinthians 12:20; Galatians 5:19-21,26; 1 Timothy 6:4,5; Titus 3:3; James 3:14,16; 4:5; 5:9; 1 Peter 2:1
INSTANCES OF
Cain, of Abel
Genesis 4:4-8
Sarah, of Hagar
Genesis 16:5,6; 21:9,10
Philistines, of Isaac
Genesis 26:14
Rachel, of Leah
Genesis 30:1
Leah, of Rachel
Genesis 30:15
Laban's sons, of Jacob
Genesis 31:1
Joseph's brethren, of Joseph
Genesis 37:4-11,19,20; Acts 7:9
Joshua, of Eldad and Medad
Numbers 11:28-30
Miriam and Aaron, of Moses
Numbers 12:1-10
Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, of Moses
Numbers 16:3; Psalm 106:16-18
Saul, of David
1 Samuel 18:8,9,29; 20:31
Haman, of Mordecai
Esther 5:13
The princes of Babylon, of Daniel
Daniel 6:4
Priests, of Jesus
Matthew 27:18; Mark 15:10; John 11:47
Jews, of Paul and Barnabas
Acts 13:45; 17:5
EPAPHRAS
A co-laborer with Paul
Colossians 1:7; 4:12; Philemon 1:23
EPAPHRODITUS
A messenger of Paul
Philippians 2:25; 4:18
Sick at Rome
Philippians 2:26,27,30
EPENETUS (EPAENETUS)
A friend of Paul
Romans 16:5
EPHAH
1. A son of Midian
Genesis 25:4; 1 Chronicles 1:33; Isaiah 60:6
2. Caleb's concubine
1 Chronicles 2:46
3. Son of Jahdai
1 Chronicles 2:47
4. A measure of about three pecks
See MEASURE, DRY
EPHAI
An Israelite
Jeremiah 40:8
EPHER
1. A son of Midian
Genesis 25:4; 1 Chronicles 1:33
2. Son of Ezra
1 Chronicles 4:17
3. A chief of Manasseh
1 Chronicles 5:24
EPHES-DAMMIN
A place in the territory of the tribe of Judah
1 Samuel 17:1
EPHESIANS
(Paul's letter to)
See EPISTLE TO THE EPHESIANS
Ephesians 1
See also EPHESUS
EPHESUS
Paul visits and preaches in
Acts 18:19-21; 19; 20:16-38
Apollos visits and preaches in
Acts 18:18-28
Sceva's sons attempt to expel a demon in
Acts 19:13-16
Timothy directed by Paul to remain at
1 Timothy 1:3
Paul sends Tychicus to
2 Timothy 4:12
Onesiphorus lives at
2 Timothy 1:18
The congregation at
Revelation 1:11
Apocalyptic message to
Revelation 2:1-7
See Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians
Ephesians 1
EPHLAL
A descendant of Pharez
1 Chronicles 2:37
EPHOD
1. A sacred vestment worn by the high priest
Described
Exodus 28:6-14,31-35; 25:7
The making of
Exodus 39:2-26
Breastplate attached to
Exodus 28:22-29
Worn by Aaron
Exodus 39:5
Used as an oracle
1 Samuel 23:9,12; 30:7,8
An inferior, was worn by the ordinary priests
1 Samuel 22:18
Worn by Samuel
1 Samuel 2:18
Worn by David
2 Samuel 6:14
It was called COAT
Exodus 28:40; 29:8; 39:27; 40:14; Leviticus 8:13; 10:5
Made by Gideon, became an idolatrous snare to Israel
Judges 8:27; 17:5; 18:14
Prophecy concerning the absence of the Ephod from Israel
Hosea 3:4
2. A man of Manasseh
Numbers 34:23
EPHRAIM
1. Second son of Joseph
Genesis 41:52 Adopted by Jacob
Genesis 48:5
Blessed before Manasseh; prophecies concerning
Genesis 48:14-20
Descendants of
Numbers 26:35-37; 1 Chronicles 7:20-27
Mourned for his sons
1 Chronicles 7:21,22
2. A tribe of Israel
Prophecy concerning
Genesis 49:25,26; Isaiah 7; 9:18-21; 11:13; 28:1; Jeremiah 31; Hosea 5:14; Zechariah 9:10; 10:7
Numbered at Mount Sinai and in plains of Moab
Numbers 1:33; 26:37
Position in camp and march
Numbers 2:18,24; 10:22
Blessed by Moses
Deuteronomy 33:13-17
Territory allotted to, after the conquest of Canaan
Joshua 16:5-9; 17:9,10,15-18; 1 Chronicles 7:28,29
Failed to expel the Canaanites
Joshua 16:10
Captured Beth-el in battle
Judges 1:22-25
Rebuked Gideon for not summoning them to join the war against the Midianites
Judges 8:1
Joined Gideon against the Midianites
Judges 7:24,25
Their jealousy of Jephthah
Judges 12:1
Defeated by him
Judges 12:4-6
Received Ish-bosheth as king
2 Samuel 2:9
Jeroboam set up a golden calf in Beth-el
1 Kings 12:29
Revolted from house of David
1 Kings 12:25; 2 Chronicles 10:16
Some of tribe joined Judah under Asa
2 Chronicles 15:9
Chastised Ahaz and Judah
2 Chronicles 28:7
Joined Hezekiah in reinstituting the Passover
2 Chronicles 30:18
Joined in the destruction of idolatrous forms in Jerusalem
2 Chronicles 31:1
Submitted to the scepter of Josiah
2 Chronicles 34:1-6
Envied by other tribes
Isaiah 11:13; Jeremiah 7:15; Ezekiel 37:16,19; Hosea 13:1
Worshiped Baal
Hosea 13:1
Sin of, remembered by God
Hosea 13:12
Reallotment of territory, to, by Ezekiel
Ezekiel 48:5
Name of, applied to the ten tribes
2 Chronicles 17:2; 25:6,7; Isaiah 7:8,9; 11:12,13; 17:3; Jeremiah 31:18,20; Hosea 4:17; 5:3,5; 6:4,10; 8:11; 12:14
Tribe of, called JOSEPH
Revelation 7:8
3. Mount of
A range of low mountains
Joshua 17:15-18
Joshua has his inheritance in
Judges 2:9
Residence of Micahah
Judges 17:8
A place of hiding for Israelites
1 Samuel 14:22
Sheba resides in
2 Samuel 20:21
Noted for rich pastures
Jeremiah 50:19
Prophecy concerning its conversion
Jeremiah 31:6
4. A forest east of the Jordan River
Absalom killed in
2 Samuel 18:6-17
5. A gate of Jerusalem
2 Kings 14:13; 2 Chronicles 25:23; Nehemiah 8:16; 12:39
6. A city in the territory of Ephraim
2 Chronicles 13:19 Jesus escapes to, from the persecution of Caiaphas
John 11:54
EPHRAIMITES
See EPHRAIM, number two
EPHRAIN
A city in Benjamin
2 Chronicles 13:19
See EPHRAIM, number six
EPHRATAH
1. Also called EPHRATH
The ancient name of Beth-lehem-judah
Genesis 35:16,19; 48:7; Ruth 4:11; Psalm 132:6; Micah 5:2
2. Second wife of Caleb, mother of Hur
1 Chronicles 2:19,50; 4:4
EPHRATH
See EPHRATAH
EPHRON
1. Son of Zohar, the Hittite
Sells to Abraham the field containing the cave Machpelah
Genesis 23:8-17; 25:9; 49:29,30; 50:13
2. A mountain on the boundary line between the tribes of Judah and Benjamin
Joshua 15:9
EPIC
(Heroic poetry)
Miriam's song
Exodus 15:1-19,21
Deborah's song
Judges 5
David's war song
2 Samuel 22
See POETRY
EPICUREANS
(Referring to those who are fastidious in their tastes or enjoyments, connoisseurs)
Reject John the Baptist
Matthew 11:18; Luke 7:33
Doctrines propagated by, familiar to Solomon
Ecclesiastes 2:1-10
To Paul
1 Corinthians 15:32
Dispute with Paul
Acts 17:18
EPILEPSY
General scriptures concerning
Mark 9:17-22
See DISEASE
EPISTLES
From the congregation at Jerusalem to the Gentiles
Acts 15:23-29
Of Luke to Theophilus
Luke 1:1-4; Acts 1:1
Of Paul, see the Biblical books of ROMANS, FIRST CORINTHIANS, SECOND CORINTHIANS, GALATIANS, EPHESIANS, PHILIPPIANS, COLOSSIANS, THESSALONIANS, TIMOTHY, TITUS, and PHILEMON.
Of JAMES, PETER, and JOHN, see books of the N. T. which bear their names
See LETTERS
EQUALITY, OF MEN
See MAN, ALL MEN EQUAL
EQUITY (FAIRNESS)
See JUSTICE
ER
1. Son of Judah
Genesis 38:3,6,7; 46:12; Numbers 26:19; 1 Chronicles 2:3
2. A son of Shelah
1 Chronicles 4:21
3. An ancestor of, Jesus
Luke 3:28
ERAN
A grandson of Ephraim
Numbers 26:36
ERASTUS
1. A friend of Paul
Acts 19:22; 2 Timothy 4:20
2. Convert of Paul's, probably same as preceding
Romans 16:23
ERECH
A city of Shinar
Genesis 10:10
ERI
A son of Gad
Genesis 46:16; Numbers 26:16
ERRORS
(In teachers and doctrines)
See TEACHERS, FALSE
ESAIAS
See ISAIAH
ESAR-HADDON (ESARHADDON)
(King of Assyria)
Succeeds Sennacherib
2 Kings 19:37; Isaiah 37:38
Called Asnapper
Ezra 4:2,10
ESAU
Older of the twin sons born to Isaac and Rebekah
Birth of
Genesis 25:19-26; 1 Chronicles 1:34
Called Edom
Genesis 36:1,8
A hunter
Genesis 25:27,28
Beloved by Isaac
Genesis 25:27,28
Sells his birthright for a single meal
Genesis 25:29-34; Malachi 1:2; Romans 9:13; Hebrews 12:16
Marries a Hittite woman
Genesis 26:34
His marriage to, a grief to Isaac and Rebekah
Genesis 26:35
Polygamy of
Genesis 26:34; 28:9; 36:2,3
Is defrauded of his father's blessing by Jacob
Genesis 27; Hebrews 11:20
Meets Jacob on the return of the latter from Haran
Genesis 33:1
With Jacob, buries his father
Genesis 35:29
Descendants of
Genesis 36
Hostility of descendants of, toward the descendants of Jacob
Obadiah 1:10-14
Ancestor of Edomites
Jeremiah 49:8
Mount of Edom, called MOUNT OF ESAU
Obadiah 1:8,9,18-21
His name used to denote his descendants and their country
Deuteronomy 2:5; Jeremiah 49:8,10; Obadiah 1:6
Prophecies concerning
Obadiah 1:18
ESCAPE
NONE, FROM THE JUDGMENTS OF GOD
Genesis 3:7-11; 4:9-11; Job 34:21,22; Isaiah 10:3; Matthew 23:33; Romans 2:3; 1 Thessalonians 5:2,3; Hebrews 2:2,3; 12:25,26; Revelation 6:15-17
See SIN, FRUITS OF
See SIN, PUNISHMENT OF
See JUDGMENTS, NO ESCAPE FROM
ESCHEAT
See CONFISCATION
ESEK
A well dug by the servants of Isaac
Genesis 26:20
ESH-BAAL
See ISH-BOSHETH
ESHBAN
A son of Dishan or Dishon
Genesis 36:26; 1 Chronicles 1:41
ESHCOL
1. An Amorite, and ally of Abraham
Genesis 14:13,24
2. A valley or brook near Hebron
Numbers 13:23,24; 32:9; Deuteronomy 1:24
ESHEAN
A city in Judah
Joshua 15:52
ESHEK
A Benjamite
1 Chronicles 8:39
ESHTAOL
A town of the tribe of Judah
Joshua 15:33
Allotted to Dan
Joshua 19:41; Judges 18:2,8,11
Samson moved by the spirit of the Lord near
Judges 13:25
Samson buried near
Judges 16:31
ESHTEMOA
1. Also called ESHTEMOH
A town of Canaan assigned to Judah
Joshua 15:50
Allotted to the Aaronites
Joshua 21:14; 1 Chronicles 6:57
David shared plunder with
1 Samuel 30:28
2. A descendant of Ezra
1 Chronicles 4:17,19
ESHTON
Son of Mehir
1 Chronicles 4:11,12
ESLI
An ancestor of Jesus
Luke 3:25
ESROM
An ancestor of Jesus
Matthew 1:3; Luke 3:33
ESTATE
Vast landed
Isaiah 5:8
See LAND
ESTHER
Also called HADASSAH
Niece of Mordecai
Esther 2:7,15
Chosen queen
Esther 2:17
Tells the king of the plot against his life
Esther 2:22
Fasts on account of the decree to destroy the Israelites; Accuses Haman to the king; intercedes for her people
Esther 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9
ETAM
1. A village of Simeon
1 Chronicles 4:32
2. A city in Judah
2 Chronicles 11:6
3. A name on the list of Judah's descendants, but probably referring to number two
1 Chronicles 4:3
4. A rock where Samson was bound and delivered to the Philistines
Judges 15:8,11-13
ETERNAL LIFE
See LIFE EVERLASTING
ETERNAL PUNISHMENT
See PUNISHMENT, ETERNAL
ETERNITY
God inhabits
Isaiah 57:15; Micah 5:2
God rules
Jeremiah 10:10
See GOD, ETERNITY OF
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Psalm 30:12; 41:13; 72:17; 90:2; 110:4; 119:142; Matthew 6:13; 18:8; 2 Corinthians 9:9; Jude 1:6
See LIFE, EVERLASTING
See PUNISHMENT, ETERNAL
ETHAM
Second camping place of Israel
Exodus 13:20; Num 33:6,7
ETHAN
1. A renowned sage
1 Kings 4:31
See title
Psalm 89
2. Son of Zerak
1 Chronicles 2:6,8 Two Levites
1 Chronicles 6:42,44; 15:17,19
ETHANIM
(The seventh month (October))
Feast of Trumpets in
Leviticus 23:23-25
Day of Atonement, on the tenth day of
Leviticus 23:26-32
Feast of Tabernacles in
Leviticus 23:33-43
Jubilee proclaimed on the tenth day of
Leviticus 25:9
Temple dedicated in
1 Kings 8:2
Altar restored in, after the captivity
Ezra 3:1,6
ETHBAAL
King of Sidon
1 Kings 16:31
ETHER
(A city of Caanan)
Assigned to the tribe of Judah
Joshua 15:42
Subsequently allotted to the tribe of Simeon
Joshua 19:7
Called TOCHEN in
1 Chronicles 4:32
ETHIOPIA
(A region in Africa, inhabited by the descendants of Ham)
The inhabitants of, black
Jeremiah 13:23
Within the Babylonian empire
Esther 1:1
Rivers of
Genesis 10:6; Isaiah 18:1
Bordered Egypt on the south
Ezekiel 29:10
Was called the land of Cush, mentioned in
Genesis 10:6; 1 Chronicles 1:9; Isaiah 11:11
Warriors of
Jeremiah 46:9; 2 Chronicles 12:3; Ezekiel 38:5
Defeated by Asa
2 Chronicles 14:9-15; 16:8
Invaded Syria
2 Kings 19:9
Merchandise of
Isaiah 45:14
Moses marries a woman of
Numbers 12:1
Ebel-melech, at the court of Babylon, native of
Treats Jeremiah kindly
Jeremiah 38:7-13; 39:15-18
Candace, queen of
Acts 8:27
A eunuch from, becomes a disciple beause of the preaching of Philip
Acts 8:27-39
Prophecies concerning the conversion of
Psalm 68:31; 87:4; Isaiah 45:14; Daniel 11:43
Desolation of
Isaiah 18:1-6; 20:2-6; 43:3; Ezekiel 30:4-9; Habakkuk 3:7; Zephaniah 2:12
ETHNAN
Grandson of Ashur
1 Chronicles 4:7
ETHNI
An ancestor of Asaph
1 Chronicles 6:41
ETIQUETTE
See MANNERS
EUBULUS
A friend of Paul
2 Timothy 4:21
EUCHARIST (THE LORD'S SUPPER)
General scriptures concerning
Matthew 26:17-30; Mark 14:22-24; Luke 13:26; 22:19,20; John 13:1-4; Acts 2:42,46,47; 20:7; 1 Corinthians 10:16,17,21,22; 11:20-34
EUNICE
Timothy's mother
2 Timothy 1:5
See
Acts 16:1
EUODIAS
A Christian woman of Philippi
Philippians 4:2
EUNUCH
General scriptures concerning
Matthew 19:12
Prohibited from certain privileges of the congregation
Deuteronomy 23:1; Isaiah 56:3-5
Influential court officials
Jeremiah 38:7-13; 52:25; Daniel 1:3
Those who voluntarily became (continent, probably) for the kingdom of heaven's sake
Matthew 19:12
Baptism of the Ethiopian
Acts 8:26-29
EUPHRATES
A river in the garden of Eden
Genesis 2:14
The eastern limit of the kingdom of Israel
Genesis 15:18; Exodus 23:31; Deuteronomy 1:7; 11:24; Joshua 1:4; 2 Samuel 8:3; 1 Kings 4:21; 1 Chronicles 5:9; 18:3
Pharaoh-necho, king of Egypt, made conquest to
2 Kings 24:7; Jeremiah 46:2-10
On the banks of, Jeremiah symbolically buries his sash
Jeremiah 13:1-7
Casts the scroll containing the prophecies against Babylon into
Jeremiah 51:59-64
SYMBOLICAL
The inundations of, of the extension of the empire of Assyria
Isaiah 8:6-8
In the symbolisms of the Apocalypse
Revelation 9:14; 16:12
EUROCLYDON
A tempestuous wind
Acts 27:14
EUTYCHUS
A young man from Troas, restored to life by Paul
Acts 20:9-11
EVANGELISM
See MINISTERS, DUTIES OF
See ZEAL
EVAPORATION
General scriptures concerning
Psalm 135:7; Jeremiah 10:13; 51:16; Amos 5:8; 9:6
EVE
Creation of
Genesis 1:26-28; 2:21-24; 1 Timothy 2:13
Named by Adam
Genesis 2:23; 3:20
Beguiled by Satan
Genesis 3; 2 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Timothy 2:14
Clothed with fig leaves
Genesis 3:7
Clothed with animal skins
Genesis 3:21
Curse denounced against
Genesis 3:16
Messiah promised to
Genesis 3:15
Children of
Genesis 4:1,2,25; 5:3,4
EVERLASTING FIRE
See FIRE, EVERLASTING
EVERLASTING LIFE
See LIFE, EVERLASTING
EVERLASTING PUNISHMENT
See PUNISHMENT, ETERNAL
EVI
Prince of Midian, killed
Numbers 31:8; Joshua 13:21
EVICTION
Of tenants
Matthew 21:41; Mark 12:9
EVIDENCE
LAWS CONCERNING
Exodus 20:16; 23:1,7; Leviticus 5:1; 24:14; Numbers 35:30; Deuteronomy 17:6,7; 19:15-21; Proverbs 24:28; Matthew 18:16; 19:18; Hebrews 10:28
SELF-CRIMINATING
Joshua 7:19-21
See WITNESS
See FALSE WITNESS
See ACCUSATION, FALSE
See SELF-CRIMINATION
EVIL
APPEARANCE OF, TO BE AVOIDED
Romans 14:1-23; 1 Corinthians 8:7-13; 10:28-33; 1 Thessalonians 4:11,12; 5:22
INSTANCES OF
Paul, in refusing to eat what had been offered to idols
1 Corinthians 8:13
In supporting himself
1 Corinthians 9:7-23
EVIL FOR EVIL
See RETALIATION
EVIL FOR GOOD
General scriptures concerning
Psalm 7:4,5; 35:12; 109:5; Proverbs 17:13
INSTANCES OF
Joseph accuses his brothers of rendering
Genesis 44:4
Israelites, to Moses
Exodus 5:21; 14:11; 15:24; 16:2,3; 17:3,4
Nabal returns, to David
1 Samuel 25:21
Saul returns, to David
1 Samuel 19:1,4,5,10
David, to Uriah
2 Samuel 11
To Joab
1 Kings 2:4,5,6
See ENEMIES
See GOOD FOR EVIL
EVIL-MERODACH
(Son and successor of King Nebuchadnezzar)
Released Jehoiachin from prison
2 Kings 25:27-30; Jeremiah 52:31-34
EVIL SPEAKING
See SPEAKING, EVIL
EXALTATION
OF CHRIST
See JESUS, EXALTATION OF
OF SELF
See SELF-EXALTATION
EXAMPLE
BAD, ADMONITIONS AGAINST
Leviticus 18:2; 20:23; Deuteronomy 18:9; 2 Chronicles 30:7; Proverbs 22:24,25; Isaiah 8:11; Jeremiah 16:12; 17:1,2; Ezekiel 20:18; Hosea 4:9,15; 5:5; Zechariah 1:4; Matthew 23:1-3; 1 Corinthians 8:9-13; 10:6; Ephesians 4:17; 3 John 1:11
See INFLUENCE
GOOD
Nehemiah 5:8-19; Psalm 101:2; 1 Thessalonians 1:6-8; 1 Timothy 4:12; Titus 2:7,8; Hebrews 13:7; James 5:10,11; 1 Peter 2:11-25; 3:5,6; 5:3
See INFLUENCE
GOD, OUR
Leviticus 11:44; 19:2; Matthew 5:48; Luke 6:36; Ephesians 6:9
CHRIST, OUR
Matthew 20:28; Mark 10:43-45; Luke 22:27; John 13:13-17,34; Romans 15:2-7; 2 Corinthians 8:9; 10:1; Ephesians 5:1,2; Philippians 2:5-8; Colossians 3:13; Hebrews 12:2,3; 1 Peter 2:21; 3:17,18; 4:1; 1 John 2:6; 3:16; Revelation 3:21
PAUL, OUR
Acts 20:35; 1 Corinthians 4:16; 7:7,8; 11:1; Philippians 3:17; 4:9; 2 Thessalonians 3:7-10; 1 Timothy 1:16; 2 Timothy 1:13
See INFLUENCE
EXCHANGERS
See MONEY CHANGERS
EXCOMMUNICATION
See CHURCH, GOVERNMENT OF
See CHURCH, RULES OF DISCIPLINE IN
EXCUSES
General scriptures concerning
Genesis 3:12,13; Exodus 4:1,10-14; 32:22-24; Deuteronomy 30:11-14; Judges 6:12-17; 1 Kings 19:19-21; 2 Kings 5:10-14; Jeremiah 1:1,4-10; Matthew 8:21; Luke 9:59-62; 14:18-20; Acts 24:25; Romans 1:20; 2:1
EXECUTIONER
General scriptures concerning
Genesis 37:36; Proverbs 16:14; Jeremiah 39:9
(Margin)
Daniel 2:14
(Margin)
Matthew 14:10
See PUNISHMENT
EXILE
Absalom
2 Samuel 14:13,14,24
Ittai
2 Samuel 15:19
EXODUS
Of early tribes
Genesis 11:2
Of Israel from Egypt
See ISRAEL
EXORCISM
Casting out evil spirits by Sorcery
See SORCERY
EXPEDIENCY
General scriptures concerning
Romans 14:14-22; 1 Corinthians 6:12; 8:8-13; 9:19-23; 10:23-33
See EVIL, APPEARANCE OF, TO BE AVOIDED
See PRUDENCE
EXPERIENCE
Solomon's
Ecclesiastes 1:2
RELIGIOUS, RELATING OF
See TESTIMONY, RELIGIOUS
EXPERIMENT
In worldly pleasure, Solomon's
Ecclesiastes 1; 2
EXPIATION
See ATONEMENT
EXPORTS
From Egypt
Of horses and chariots, and linen yarn
1 Kings 10:28,29; 2 Chronicles 1:16,17
Of corn (grain)
Genesis 42; 43
From Gilead
Of spices
Genesis 37:25
From Ophir
Of gold
1 Kings 10:11; 22:48; 1 Chronicles 29:4
From Tarshish
Of gold
1 Kings 10:22
Ivory, apes, and peacocks
1 Kings 10:22
Silver, iron, tin, lead, brass, slaves
Ezekiel 27:12,13
From Arabia
Of sheep and goats
Ezekiel 27:21
From Palestine
Honey
Ezekiel 27:17
See IMPORTS
See COMMERCE
EXPOSTULATION
See REPROOF
EXTERMINATION
See WAR OF
EXTORTION
General scriptures concerning
Psalm 109:11; Isaiah 16:4; Ezekiel 22:12; Micah 3:2,3; Matthew 23:25; Luke 18:11; 1 Corinthians 5:10,11; 6:10
See USURY
INSTANCES OF
Jacob in demanding Esau's birthright for a mess of pottage
Genesis 25:31
Pharaoh in exacting of the Egyptians lands and persons, for corn (grain)
Genesis 47:13-26
EXTRADITION
General scriptures concerning
1 Kings 18:7,10; Jeremiah 26:21-23; Acts 9:2,14; 22:5
EXTRAVAGANCE
General scriptures concerning
Proverbs 21:17,20; Luke 16:19
See GLUTTONY
EYE
ANTHROPOMORPHIC USES OF
Psalm 33:18,19; 34:15; 121:3-5; Isaiah 1:15; 3:8; Amos 9:8; Habakkuk 1:13; 1 Peter 3:12
For additional anthropomorphic uses of
See ANTHROPOMORPHISMS
FIGURATIVE
Of evil desire, never satisfied
Proverbs 27:20; Ecclesiastes 1:8; 1 John 2:16
The offending
Matthew 5:29
EYE FOR EYE
See RETALIATION
EYELIDS
Painted
Ezekiel 23:40
EZBAI
Father of Naarai
1 Chronicles 11:37
Possibly identical with PAARAI in
2 Samuel 23:35
EZBON
1. A son of Gad
Genesis 46:16 Called OZNI in
Numbers 26:16
2. Son of Bela
1 Chronicles 7:7
EZEKIAS
See HEZEKIAH
EZEKIEL
(A priest)
Time of his prophecy
Ezekiel 1:1-3
Persecution of
Ezekiel 3:25
Visions of
Of God's glory
Ezekiel 1; 8; 10; 11:22
Of Jews' abominations
Ezekiel 8:5,6
Of their punishment
Ezekiel 9:10
Of the valley of dry bones
Ezekiel 37:1-14
Of a man with measuring line
Ezekiel 40; 41; 42; 43; 44; 45; 46; 47; 48
Of the river
Ezekiel 47:1-14
Teaches by pantomime
Feigns dumbness
Ezekiel 3:26; 24:27; 33:22
Symbolizes the siege of Jerusalem by drawings on a tile
Ezekiel 4
Shaves himself
Ezekiel 5:1-4
Removes his belongings to illustrate the approaching Jewish captivity
Ezekiel 12:3-7
Sighs
Ezekiel 21:6,7
Employs a boiling pot to symbolize the destruction of Jerusalem
Ezekiel 24:1-14
Does not show mourning upon the death of his wife
Ezekiel 24:16-27
Prophesies by parable of an eagle
Ezekiel 17:2-10
Other parables
Ezekiel 15; 16; 19; 23
His popularity
Ezekiel 33:31,32
EZEL
(A stone near Saul's residence)
David and Jonathan meet at
1 Samuel 20:19
EZEM
Also called AZEM, a city of the tribe of Simeon
Joshua 15:29; 19:3; 1 Chronicles 4:29
EZER
1. Also called EZAR, a Horite duke
Genesis 36:21,27,30; 1 Chronicles 1:38,42
2. A son of Ephraim
1 Chronicles 7:21
3. A priest
Nehemiah 12:42
4. A man of Judah
1 Chronicles 4:4 Perhaps identical with the EZRA of
1 Chronicles 4:17
5. A Gadite warrior
1 Chronicles 12:9
6. A Levite
Nehemiah 3:1,9
EZION-GABER (EZION-GEBER)
Last encampment of Israel before coming to the "wilderness of Zin,"
Numbers 33:35,36; Deuteronomy 2:8
Solomon built a navy at
1 Kings 9:26
Solomon visits
2 Chronicles 8:17
Jehoshaphat built a navy at
2 Chronicles 20:36
Ships of Jehoshaphat wrecked at
1 Kings 22:48
EZRA
1. A famous scribe and priest
Ezra 7:1-5,6,10,21; Nehemiah 12:36 Appoints a fast
Ezra 8:21
Commissioned by Artaxerxes, returns to Jerusalem with a large group of Jews
Ezra 7:8
His charge to the priests
Ezra 8:29
Exhorts people to put away their heathen wives
Ezra 9; 10:1-17
Reads the law
Nehemiah 8
Reforms corruptions
Ezra 10; Nehemiah 13
Dedicates the wall of Jerusalem
Nehemiah 12:27-43
2. A leading priest among the colonists under Zerubbabel
Nehemiah 12:1 Probably identical with AZARIAH in
Nehemiah 10:2
And
Ezra 7:1
3. A descendant of Judah
1 Chronicles 4:17
EZRI
An overseer of king David
1 Chronicles 27:26
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