International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Eagle

e'-g'-l (nesher; aetos; Latin aquila): A bird of the genus aquila of the family falconidae.The Hebrew nesher, meaning "to tear with the beak," is almost invariably translated "e...

02

Eanes

e'-a-nez (/APC 1Es 9:21):the Revised Version (British and American)MANES(which see), the Revised Version, margin "Harim."

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Ear

er ('ozen; ous, otion, the latter word (literally, "earlet") in all the Gospels only used of the ear of the high priest's servant, which was cut off by Peter:Mt 26:51;Mr 14:47;L...

04

Earing

er'-ing (harish):The Hebrew word is twice translated "earing" in the King James Version (Ge 45:6;Ex 34:21). The Revised Version (British and American) rendering is "plowing": "T...

05

Early

ur'-li (orthros, and related words; proi):The word generally refers to the day, and means the hour of dawn or soon after (Ge 19:2;2Ch 36:15;Ho 6:4;Lu 24:22). Sometimes it refers...

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Earnest

ur'-nest (arrhabon):Found three times in the New Testament: The "earnest of our inheritance" (Eph 1:14); "the earnest of the Spirit" (2Co 1:22;5:5).It has an equivalent in Hebre...

07

Earring

er'-ring:An ornamental pendant of some kind hanging from the ears has been worn by both sexes in oriental lands from the earliest times. Among the Greeks and Romans, as with wes...

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Earth

urth ('adhamah, 'erets, 'aphar; ge, oikoumene):In a hilly limestone country like Palestine, the small amount of iron oxide in the rocks tends to be oxidized, and thereby to give...

09

Earth, Circle Of The

SeeASTRONOMY, sec. III, 1, 3.

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Earth, Corners Of The

The "corners" or "ends" of the earth are its "wings" (kanephoth ha-'arets), i.e. its borders or extremities. The word in general means a wing, because the wing of a bird is used...

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Earth, Ends Of The

SeeEARTH, CORNERS OF THE.

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Earth, Pillars Of The

SeeASTRONOMY, sec. III, 2.

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Earth, The New

SeeESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, IX;HEAVENS, NEW;

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Earth, Vault, Of The

volt:In one passage God is said to have "founded his vault ('aghuddah) upon the earth" (Am 9:6). It is not quite certain whether this dome or vault refers to the earth itself, o...

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Earthen Vessels

urth'-'-n, (cheres, yetser; ostrakinos):These vessels were heat-resisting and were used for cooking and for boiling clothes (Le 6:28;11:33;14:5,50). They were probably non-porou...

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Earthly

urth'-li (epigeios, "existing upon the earth," "terrestrial," from epi, "upon" and ge, "earth"; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 AD.) terrenus):Of or pertaining to the ear...

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Earthquake

urth'-kwak (ra`ash; seismos):1. Earthquakes in Palestine: The last earthquake which worked any damage in Palestine and Syria occurred in 1837, and destroyed the village of Safed...

18

Ease

ez (sha'anan, shal'anan, chiefly, "at ease"):Used 19 times in the Old Testament and once in the New Testament, most frequently meaning tranquillity, security or comfort of mind;...

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East (Eastern), Sea

es'-tern (Zec 14:8).SeeDEAD SEA.

20

East Country

kun'-tri ('erets mizrach):Lit. "country of the sunrise" over against the "country of the sunset" (Zec 8:7). The two together form a poetical expression indicating the whole earth.

21

East Gate

SeeGATE, EAST.

22

East Wind

SeeWIND.

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East, Children Of The

est, (mizrach, qedhem, qedhem, and other derivatives of the same root; anatole):Mizrach is the equivalent of the Arabic meshriq, "the orient" or "place of sunrise." In the same ...

24

Easter

es'-ter (pascha, from Aramaic paccha' and Hebrew pecach, the Passover festival):The English word comes from the Anglo-Saxon Eastre or Estera, a Teutonic goddess to whom sacrific...

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Ebal, Mount

e'-bal, (har `ebhal; Gaibal):Rises North of the vale of Shechem, over against Mt. Gerizim on the South. The mountain (Arabic el-Iclamiyeh) reaches a height of 1,402 ft. above th...

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Ebal; Obal

e'-bal (`ebhal, "bare") or (`obhal):(1) A people and region of Joktanite, Arabia. See Dillmann, Genesis, and Glaser, Skizze, II, 426. The latter form of the name is that given i...

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Ebed

e'-bed (`ebhedh, "servant"):(1) Father of Gaal, who rebelled against Abimelech (Jud 9:26-35).(2) A companion of Ezra in his return (Ezr 8:6) = Obeth (APC 1Esdras 8:32).