Eshkalonites, The
(Joshua 13:3) [Ashkelon, Askelon]
Eshtaol
Narrow pass or recess, a town (Josh. 15:33) in the low country, the She-phelah of Judah. It was allotted to the tribe of Dan (Josh. 19:41), and was one of their strongholds. Here Samson spent his boy…
Eshtaulites, The
with the Zareathites, were among the families of Kirjath-jearim. (1 Chronicles 2:53)
Eshtemoa,
ESHTEMO'A, or ESHTEM'OA (woman of renown ?), a town in the hill-country of Judah; given to the priests, Josh 21:14; 1 Chr 6:57; visited by David, 1 Sam 30:31; now called Semu'a a village of about 200…
Eshtemoh
ESH'TEMOH. See Eshtemoa.
Eshton
(effeminate), a name which occurs in the genealogies of Judah. (1 Chronicles 4:11,12)
Esli
son of Nagge or Naggai, in the genealogy of Christ. (Luke 3:25)
Esmachiah
joined to the Lord
Espouse.
ESPOUSE'. See Betroth.
Esril
1 Esd. 9:34. [Azareel, Or Azareel, or Sharai]
Esrom.
ES'ROM. Matt 1:3; Luke 3:33. The same with Hezron. Gen 46:12.
Essenes.
ESSE'NES. This Jewish sect is not mentioned in the N.T., because they lived in retired communities, and hence Christ and his apostles did not encounter them. They represent the mystic and ascetic for…
Estate
ESTATE' is the general name for an order or class of men in society or government, Mark 6:21, as in Great Britain the lords and commons are called the "estates" of the realm.
Estate Of The Elders
ESTATE' OF THE ELD'ERS, Acts 22:5, means the eldership, the elders of the Jews, a distinct body from the Sanhedrin, but co-operating with it.
Esther
The queen of Ahasuerus, and heroine of the book that bears her name. She was a Jewess named Hadas’sah (the myrtle), but when she entered the royal harem she received the name by which she henceforth …
Esther, Book Of
The authorship of this book is unknown. It must have been obviously written after the death of Ahasuerus (the Xerxes of the Greeks), which took place B.C. 465. The minute and particular account also …
Etam, The Rock,
E'TAM, THE ROCK, Samson's retreat after the slaughter of the Philistines. Jud 15:8, Jud 8:11. Condor locates it at Beit 'Atab, a little north of Esba'a (Eshtaol), which he thinks fully meets all the …
Etam.
E'TAM. A place in Simeon, 1 Chr 4:32; perhaps the modern 'Aitan. A place in Judah, 2 Chr 11:6 the source of the water for Solomon's gardens and the temple, according to Josephus. It has been identifi…
Eternal
ETERNAL, ETERNITY. The word translated "eternity" is in Hebrew olam, which means "hidden;" in Greek, aion, which has primary reference to a period as "a lifetime." The difference between them consist…
Eternal Death
The miserable fate of the wicked in hell (Matt. 25:46; Mark 3:29; Heb. 6:2; 2 Thess. 1:9; Matt. 18:8; 25:41; Jude 1:7). The Scripture as clearly teaches the unending duration of the penal sufferings …
Eternal Life
This expression occurs in the Old Testament only in Dan. 12:2 (R.V., “everlasting life”). It occurs frequently in the New Testament (Matt. 7:14; 18:8, 9; Luke 10:28; comp. 18:18). It comprises the wh…
Eternal, Eternity
ETERNAL, ETERNITY. The word translated "eternity" is in Hebrew olam, which means "hidden;" in Greek, aion, which has primary reference to a period as "a lifetime." The difference between them consist…
Eth-baal
With Baal, a king of Sidon (B.C. 940-908), father of Jezebel, who was the wife of Ahab (1 Kings 16:31). He is said to have been also a priest of Astarte, whose worship was closely allied to that of B…
Etham
Perhaps another name for Khetam, or “fortress,” on the Shur or great wall of Egypt, which extended from the Mediterranean to the Gulf of Suez. Here the Israelites made their third encampment (Ex. 13:…
Ethan
Firm. (1.) “The Ezrahite,” distinguished for his wisdom (1 Kings 4:31). He is named as the author of the 89th Psalm. He was of the tribe of Levi. (2.) A Levite of the family of Merari, one of the lea…
Ethanim.
ETH'ANIM. See Months.
Ethbaal
(with Baal), king of Sidon and father of Jezebel. (1 Kings 16:31) Josephus represents him as a king of the Tyrians as well as of the Sidonians. We may thus identify him with Eithobalus, who, after ha…
Ether
(abundance), one of the cities of Judah in the low country, the Shefelah, (Joshua 15:42) allotted to Simeon. (Joshua 19:7)
Ethiopia
Country of burnt faces; the Greek word by which the Hebrew Cush is rendered (Gen. 2:13; 2 Kings 19:9; Esther 1:1; Job 28:19; Ps. 68:31; 87:4), a country which lay to the south of Egypt, beginning at …
Ethiopian
properly “Cushite,” (Jeremiah 13:23) used of Zerah, (2 Chronicles 14:9) (8), and Ebed-melech. (Jeremiah 38:7,10,12; 39:16)