Epistle
e-pis'-'-l (epistole, "a letter," "epistle"; from epistello, "to send to"):Contents1. New Testament Epistles 2. Distinctive Characteristics 3. Letter-Writing in Antiquity 4. Let...
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Epistles, Captivity
SeePHILEMON, EPISTLE TO.
Epistles, Spurious
spu'-ri-us.SeeAPOCRYPHAL EPISTLES.
Epistles, The Pastoral
SeePASTORAL EPISTLES.
Equal
e'-kwal isos:InEze 18:25;29;33:17,20, "The way of the Lord is not equal" translates Hebrew yittakhen for takhan, "to weigh," and means "is not adjusted to any fixed standard," "...
Equality
e-kwol'-i-ti (isotes):In2Co 8:14, literally,. "out of equality," i.e. "in equal proportion" or "that there may be equality." InPhp 2:6, it occurs in a paraphrase of Greek to ein...
Equity
ek'-wi-ti:Is synonymous with "uprightness," which is found inPr 17:26;Isa 59:14;Mal 2:6in place of the King James Version "equity."Ec 2:21has "skilfulness" and the Revised Versi...
Er
ar (`er, "watcher"; Er'):(1) The eldest son of Judah, the son of Jacob, by Shua the Canaanite. Judah took for him a wife named Tamar. It is recorded that Er "was wicked in the s...
Era
e'-ra:We find no definite era in use in Old Testament times, and such usage does not appear until we reach the period of the Maccabees. There are some references to important ev...
Eran
e'-ran (`eran, "watcher," "watchful"; Eden):The son of Ephraim's oldest son Shuthelah (Nu 26:36).Eranites, the descendants of Eran (same place).
Erastus
e-ras'-tus (Erastos, "beloved"):The name occurs three times, each time denoting a companion of Paul.(1) Erastus was sent with Timothy from Ephesus into Macedonia while Paul rema...
Erech
e'-rek, er'-ek ('erekh; Orech):1. Etymology of the Name:The second of the cities founded by Nimrod, the others being Babel, Accad and Calneh (Ge 10:10). The derivation of the na...
Eri-Aku
er-i-a-koo', e-ri-a-ku':1. The Name and Its Etymology:This is the probable Sumerian reading of the well-known Babylonian name written with the characters for "servant" (Sem ward...
Eri; Erites
e'-ri, e'-rits (`eri, "watcher"):The fifth of the seven sons of Gad (Ge 46:16;Nu 26:16).Patronymic, Erites (same place), a clan of Gad.
Err; Error
ur, er'-er:To err is in the Old Testament the translation of shaghah, and ta`ah, both of which mean literally,. "to wander," "to go astray." We have shaghah in1Sa 26:21, "I have...
Esaias
e-za'-yas.SeeISAIAH.
Esarhaddon
e-sar-had'-on ('ecar-chaddon; Assyrian Asur-ach-iddina, "Ashur hath given a brother"):During his lifetime, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, made his favorite son, Esarhaddon (680-6...
Esau
e'-so (`esaw, "hairy"; Esau):Son of Isaac, twin brother of Jacob. The name was given on account of the hairy covering on his body at birth: "all over like a hairy garment" (Ge 2...
Esay
e'-sa (Esaias):the King James Version for Isaiah (/APC 2Esdras 2:18; Ecclesiasticus 48:22).
Eschatology
seeESCHATOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT;ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
Eschatology Of The New Testament
es-ka-tol'-o-ji:ContentsI. DOCTRINAL AND RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCEII. GENERAL STRUCTUREIII. COURSE OF DEVELOPMENTIV. GENERAL AND INDIVIDUAL ESCHATOLOGYV. THE PAROUSIA1. Definition2...
Eschatology Of The Old Testament
es-ka-tol'-o-jiContents(A) Scope of Article (B) Dr. Charles' Work (C) Individual Religion in IsraelI. FUNDAMENTAL IDEAS1. Idea of God 2. Idea of Man Body, Soul and Spirit 3. Sin...
Eschew
es-choo' (cur; ekklino):Only 4 times in the King James Version (Job 1:1,8;2:3;1Pe 3:11), in all of which the American Standard Revised Version renders by the appropriate form of...
Esdraelon, Plain Of
es-dra-e'-lon, (yizre`e'l; in Apocrypha the name varies: Esdrelon, Esdraelon, Esdrelom, Esrelon, Esrechon):1. The Name:The Greek name of the great plain in Central Palestine (Ju...
Esdras 5 And 6
(or 4 Ezr):These names have been applied respectively to the first two and the last two chapters of 2 (4) Esdras in the Latin Bible of 1462. In matter these chapters, which are ...
Esdras, Fourth Book Of
SeeAPOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, sec. II, i, 5.
Esdras, Second Book Of
SeeAPOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, sec. II, i, 5.