International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Esdras, The First Book Of

ez'-dras, es'-dras:Contents1. Name 2. Contents 3. Relation to Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah 4. Versions 5. Date and AuthorshipLITERATURE============================================...

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Esdras, The Second (Fourth) Book Of; Apocalyptic Esdras

Or The Apocalyptic Esdras:Contents1. Name 2. Contents 3. Language 4. Versions 5. Origin of the Book 6. DateLITERATURE============================================================...

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Esdris

ez'-dris, es'-dris (Esdris):A leader mentioned in /APC 2Macc 12:36 in best texts and adopted in the Revised Version (British and American) for Gorgias of the King James Version....

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Esebon

es'-e-bon (/APC Judith 5:15) =HESHBON(Revised Version (British and American)), the chief city of the Ammonites.

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Esebrias

es-e-bri'-as, e-se'-bri-as.SeeESEREBIAS; SHEREBIAH.

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Esek

e'-sek (eseq; Septuagint Adikia):The name given by Isaac to a well dug by his servants, for the use of which the herdsmen of Gerar strove with them-- "contention" (Ge 26:20). It...

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Eserebias

es-er-e-bi'-as (Eserebias):One of the chiefs of the priests (/APC 1Esdras 8:54).

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Eshan

e'-shan ('esh`an; Esan; the King James Version Eshean):A town of Judah in the uplands of Hebron (Jos 15:52). No satisfactory identification has yet been suggested. Some think th...

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Eshbaal

esh'-ba-al.SeeISH-BOSHETH.

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Eshban

esh'-ban ('eshban; perhaps "thoughtful," "intelligent"; Asban):Name of a chief of the Horites (Ge 36:26;1Ch 1:41).

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Eshcol (1)

esh'-kol ('eshkol, "cluster"; Eschol):The brother of Mamre and Aner, the Amorite allies of Abraham who took part with him in the pursuit and defeat of Chedorlaomer's forces (Ge ...

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Eshcol (2)

esh'-kol ('eshkol; Pharagx botruos), "a cluster of grapes":The spies came to Hebron "and they came unto the valley of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster ...

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Eshean

esh'-e-an, e'-she-an.SeeESHAN.

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Eshek

e'-shek (`esheq, "oppressor"):A descendant of Jonathan, son of Saul, first king of Israel (1Ch 8:39).

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Eshkalonite

esh'-ka-lon-it.SeeASHKELONITES.

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Eshtaol

esh'-ta-ol ('eshta'ol; Astaol):A town in the Shephelah of Judah named next to Zorah (Jos 15:33;19:41). Between these two cities lay Mahaneh-dan (the camp of Dan) where the Spiri...

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Eshtaolites; Eshtaulites

esh'-ta-ol-its, eshta-u'-lits (ha'eshta'uli, literally, "the Eshtaolite"; the King James Version):Inhabitants of Eshtaol, named among the descendants of Shobal, the son of Caleb...

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Eshtemoa

esh-te-mo'-a, esh'-te-mo-a ('eshtemoa`):A Levitical city in the hill country of Judah (Jos 21:14;1Ch 6:57); Eshtemoh ('eshtemoh,Jos 15:50). In1ch 4:17,19, Eshtemoa is said to be...

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Eshtemoh

esh'-te-mo.SeeESHTEMOA.

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Eshton

esh'-ton ('eshton, "uxorious"):A name found in the genealogical table of Judah (1Ch 4:12).

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Esli

es'-li (Eslei, Esli; probably for Hebrew 'atsalyahu):An ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy, the 10th before Joseph, the husband of Mary (Lu 3:25).

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Esora

e-so'-ra.SeeAESORA.

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Espousal; Espouse

es-pouz'-al, es-pouz':In the King James Version these words, following English usage of an earlier day, are used to signify either marriage or betrothal, while the American Stan...

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Espy

es-pi':"Espy" in modern English means "to catch sight of," rather than "to explore secretly." the Revised Version (British and American) therefore retains it inGe 42:27, "He esp...

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Esril

es'-ril, ez'-ril:the Revised Version (British and American)EZRIL(which see).

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Esrom

es'-rom, ez'-rom (Esrom):the King James Version, the Greek form of Hezron (thus the Revised Version (British and American)) (Mt 1:3;Lu 3:33).

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Essenes

es-senz', (Essenoi, Essaioi):ContentsI. THE NAMEForms It Assumes--Etymology, OriginII. AUTHORITIES FOR THE TENETS OF THE ESSENES1. Philo (1) Description from Quod Omnis Probus L...