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Rainy, the eighth ecclesiastical month of the year (1 Kings 6:38), and the second month of the civil year; later called Marchesvan (q.v.). (See MONTH.)

E'LATH, OR E'LOTH (trees), a seaport-town of Edom, at the northern end of the eastern arm of the Red Sea. Deut 2:8; 2 Chr 8:17. It is usually associated in Scripture with Ezion-geber. The children of…

ABl'UD (whose father is Judah), a descendant of Zerubbabel, mentioned in our Lord's genealogy. Matt 1:13.

ABED'-NEGO (servant of Nego, perhaps the same as Nebo, the Chaldean name of the planet Mercury, who was worshipped as the scribe and interpreter of the gods), the Chaldee name given by an officer of …

To promise “by one’s truth.” Men and women were betrothed when they were engaged to be married. This usually took place a year or more before marriage. From the time of betrothal the woman was regard…

First mentioned in Gen. 3:7. The fig-tree is mentioned (Deut. 8:8) as one of the valuable products of Palestine. It was a sign of peace and prosperity (1 Kings 4:25; Micah 4:4; Zech. 3:10). Figs were…

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"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." — Psalm 119:105