Endows
ENDOWS See Dowry.
Eneas
laudable
Eneglaim
(fountain of the two calves), a place named only by Ezekiel, (Ezekiel 47:10) apparently as on the Dead Sea; but whether near to or far from Engedi, on the east or the west side of the sea, it is impo…
Engannim
(fountain of the garden).
Engedi
Fountain of the kid, place in the wilderness of Judah (Josh. 15:62), on the western shore of the Dead Sea (Ezek. 47:10), and nearly equidistant from both extremities. To the wilderness near this town…
Engedi Or Engedi
(fount of the kid), a town in the wilderness of Judah, (Joshua 15:62) on the western shore of the Dead Sea. (Ezekiel 47:10) Its original name was Hazezon-tamar, on account of the palm groves which su…
Engine
a term applied exclusively to military affairs in the Bible. The engines to which the term is applied in (2 Chronicles 26:15) were designed to propel various missiles from the walls of the besieged t…
Engines.
EN'GINES. See War.
Engrave
ENGRAVE'. Engraved seals are spoken of at a very early period of the world. The names of the children of Israel were directed to be engraved on two stones, and the words "Holiness to the Lord" were a…
Engraver
Heb. harash (Ex. 35:35; 38:23) means properly an artificer in wood, stone, or metal. The chief business of the engraver was cutting names or devices on rings and seals and signets (Ex. 28:11, 21, 36;…
Enhaddah
(swift fountain), one of the cities on the border of Issachar named next to Engannim. (Joshua 19:21)
Enhakkore
(fount of the caller), the spring which burst out in answer to the cry of Samson after his exploit with the jawbone. (Judges 15:19)
Enhazor
(fount of Hazor), one of the fenced cities in the inheritance of Naphtali, distinct from Hazor. (Joshua 19:37) It has not yet been identified.
Enmishpat
(fount of judgment). (Genesis 14:7) [Kadesh, Kadeshbarnea]
Enmity
Deep-rooted hatred. “I will put enmity between thee and the woman, between thy seed and her seed” (Gen. 3:15). The friendship of the world is “enmity with God” (James 4:4; 1 John 2:15, 16). The “carn…
Enoch,
E'NOCH, a city built by Cain. Gen 4:17.
Enoch, The Book Of
The first trance of the existence of this work is found in the Epistle of (Jude 1:14,15) An apocryphal book called Enoch was known at a very early date, but was lost sight of until 1773, when Bruce b…
Enon,
E'NON, OR AE'NON (springs), a place near Salim where John was baptizing. John 3:23. Three sites have been proposed for it: 1. The traditional one, by Jerome, about 8 miles south of Beisan; not confir…
Enos
Man the son of Seth, and grandson of Adam (Gen. 5:6-11; Luke 3:38). He lived nine hundred and five years. In his time “men began to call upon the name of the Lord” (Gen. 4:26), meaning either (1) the…
Enosh
Same as Enos. (1 Chronicles 1:1)
Enrimmon
(fount of the pomegranate), one of the places which the men of Judah reinhabited after their return from the captivity. (Nehemiah 11:29) Perhaps the same as “Ain and Rimmon,” (Joshua 15:32) and “Ain,…
Enrogel
(fount of the fuller), a spring which formed one of the landmarks on the boundary line between Judah, (Joshua 15:7) and Benjamin. (Joshua 18:16) It may be identified with the present “Fountain of the…
Enshemesh
(fountain of the sun), a spring which formed one of the landmarks on the north boundary of Judah, (Joshua 15:7) and the south boundary of Benjamin, (Joshua 18:17) perhaps Ain Haud or Ain-Chot—the “we…
Ensign.
EN'SIGN. See Banners.
Ensue
ENSUE' means, in 1 Pet 3:11, "to follow after and overtake."
Entappuah
(Joshua 17:7) [See TAPPUAH]
Entertain
Entertainments, “feasts,” were sometimes connected with a public festival (Deut. 16:11, 14), and accompanied by offerings (1 Sam. 9:13), in token of alliances (Gen. 26:30); sometimes in connection wi…
Entreat
ENTREAT', when spoken of conduct, means "to treat;" as, "to entreat well."
Epaenetus
Commendable, a Christian at Rome to whom Paul sent his salutation (Rom. 16:5). He is spoken of as “the first fruits of Achaia” (R.V., “of Asia”, i.e., of proconsular Asia, which is probably the corre…
Epah
(gloomy), the first, in order, of the sons of Midian, (Genesis 25:4; 1 Chronicles 1:33) afterwards mentioned by (Isaiah 60:6)