Elmodam
(measure), son of Er, in the genealogy of Joseph. (Luke 3:28)
Elnaam
(God his delight), the father of Jeribai and Joshaviah, two of David’s guard, according to (1 Chronicles 11:46)
Elnathan
Whom God has given. (1.) An inhabitant of Jerusalem, the father of Nehushta, who was the mother of king Jehoiachin (2 Kings 24:8). Probably the same who tried to prevent Jehoiakim from burning the ro…
Elnathan, Or Elnathan
(God hath given).
Elohi
Elohim, God
Eloi
ELO'I, a Syro-Chaldaic form of Eli. Mark 15:34-35.
Elon
Oak. (1.) A city of Dan (Josh. 19:43). (2.) A Hittite, father of Bashemath, Esau’s wife (Gen. 26:34). (3.) One of the sons of Zebulun (Gen. 46:14). (4.) The eleventh of the Hebrew judges. He held off…
Elon-beth-hanan
E'LON-BETH'-HA'NAN (oak of house of grace), one of Solomon's provision-districts. 1 Kgs 4:9. Drake places it at Beit 'Anan.
Elonbethhanan
(oak of the house of grace) is named with two Danite towns as forming one of Solomon’s commissariat districts. (1 Kings 4:9)
Elonites, The
(Numbers 26:26) [Elon, 2]
Eloth.
E'LOTH. See Elath.
Elpaal
(God his wages), a Benjamite, son of Hushim and brother of Abitub. (1 Chronicles 8:11) He was the founder of numerous family.
Elpalet
(God his deliverance), one of David’s sons born in Jerusalem. (1 Chronicles 14:5)
Elparan
Oak of Paran, a place on the edge of the wilderness bordering the territory of the Horites (Gen. 14:6). This was the farthest point to which Chedorlaomer’s expedition extended. It is identified with …
Eltekeh
God is its fear, a city in the tribe of Dan. It was a city of refuge and a Levitical city (Josh. 21:23). It has been identified with Beit-Likia, north-east of latrum.
Elteketh
the case of God
Elteknon
(God its foundation), one of the towns of the tribe of Judah in the mountains. (Joshua 15:59) It has not yet been identified.
Eltel
E'LTEL (to whom God is strength). 1. A chief of cis-Jordanic Manasseh. 1 Chr 5:24. An ancestor of Samuel. 1 Chr 6:34. 3, 4. A Benjamite chief. 1 Chr 8:20, 1 Chr 8:22. 5, 6. Warriors under David. 1 Ch…
Eltolad
(God’s kindred), one of the cities in the south of Judah, (Joshua 15:30) allotted to Simeon, (Joshua 19:4) and in possession of that tribe until the time of David. (1 Chronicles 4:29)
Elul
(Neh. 6:15), the name of the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year, and the twelfth of the civil year. It began with the new moon of our August and September, and consisted of twenty-nine days.
Eluzai
(God is my praise), one of the warriors of Benjamin who joined David at Ziklag. (1 Chronicles 12:5) (B.C. 1054.)
Elymas.
EL'YMAS. See Bar-jesus, Sergius Paulus.
Elzabad
(whom God hath given).
Elzaphan
(whom God protects), second son of Uzziel, who was the son of Kohath son of Levi. (Exodus 6:22)
Embalm
EMBALM'. Gen 50:2. The practice of embalming prevailed at a very early period. The Hebrews learned it from the Egyptians, by whom it was understood very perfectly, for embalming entered into their re…
Embalming
The process of preserving a body by means of aromatics (Gen. 50:2, 3, 26). This art was practised by the Egyptians from the earliest times, and there brought to great perfection. This custom probably…
Embroider
The art of embroidery was known to the Jews (Ex. 26:36; 35:35; 38:23; Judg. 5:30; Ps. 45:14). The skill of the women in this art was seen in the preparation of the sacerdotal robes of the high priest…
Embroider, Embroiderer, Embroidery
EMBROID'ER, EMBROID'ERER, EMBROID'ERY. These words occur in A.V. in Ex 28:39; Ex 35:35; Ex 38:23, but it is doubtful if they are used correctly. It seems probable that the production called "cunning …
Embroiderer
Various explanations have been offered as to the distinction between “needle-work” and “cunning work.” Probably neither term expresses just what is to-day understood by embroidery, though the latter …
Emerald
Heb. nophek (Ex. 28:18; 39:11); i.e., the “glowing stone”, probably the carbuncle, a precious stone in the breastplate of the high priest. It is mentioned (Rev. 21:19) as one of the foundations of th…