Dictionaries :: Eve in the Old TestamentInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaEve in the Old Testament: ev, (chawwah, "life"; Eua; the name given, as the Scripture writer says, Ge 3:20 (Zoe), from her unique function as "the mother of all living"): The first created woman; created secondarily from Adam (or man) as a "help meet for him" (Ge 2

Dictionaries :: Exceed, Exceeding, ExceedinglyVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament WordsA-1VerbStrong's Number: g5235Greek: huperballoExceed, Exceeding, Exceedingly:"to throw over or beyond" (huper, "over," ballo, "to throw"), is translated "exceeding" in 2Cr 9:14; Eph 1:19; 2:7; "excelleth" (RV, "surpasseth") in 2Cr 3:10; "passeth" in Eph

Dictionaries :: Ephrath; EphrathahInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaEphrath; Ephrathah: ef'-rath, e'-frath, ef'-ra-tha, ef-ra'-tha ('ephrath; Ephratha; Ge 35:16; 48:7); ('ephrathah, in the other references: Jos 15:59 (in added verse of Septuagint only); Ru 4:11; 1Ch 2:19,24,50; Ps 132:6; Mic 5:2, the King James Version "Ephratah"): Th

Dictionaries :: ExactorsInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaExactors: eg-zak'-ters (noghesayikh (Isa 60:17, the Revised Version, margin "taskmasters"; compare Ex 1:11; 3:7)): Righteousness personified is in Zion to take the place of the officials who oppress the people. In Isa 14:4 the American Revised Version, margin, Babylon is called an

Dictionaries :: EnsampleInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaEnsample: en-sam'-p'-l King James DictionaryEnsample: An Example.And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost: So that ye were ENSAMPLES to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia. (1 Thessalonians 1:7-8)V

Dictionaries :: Emblems of the Holy Spirit, TheTorrey's New Topical TextbookEmblems of the Holy Spirit, The: Water Jhn 3:5; 7:38,39 Cleansing Eze 16:9; 36:25; Eph 5:26; Hbr 10:22 Fertilising Psa 1:3; Isa 27:3,6; 44:3,4; 58:11 Refreshing Psa 46:4; Isa 41:17,18 Abundant Jhn 7:37,38 Freely given Isa 55:1; Jhn 4:14; Rev

Dictionaries :: EssenesEaston's Bible DictionaryEssenes: a Jewish mystical sect somewhat resembling the Pharisees. They affected great purity. They originated about B.C. 100, and disappeared from history after the destruction of Jerusalem. They are not directly mentioned in Scripture, although they may be referred to in Mat 19:11, 12, Col 2:8, 1

Dictionaries :: EnmishpatSmith's Bible DictionaryEnmishpat: (fount of judgment). (Genesis 14:7). SEE [KADESH, KADESHBARNEA].

Dictionaries :: Eth-BaalEaston's Bible DictionaryEth-Baal: with Baal, a king of Sidon (B.C. 940-908), father of Jezebel, who was the wife of Ahab (1Ki 16:31). He is said to have been also a priest of Astarte, whose worship was closely allied to that of Baal, and this may account for his daughter's zeal in promoting idolatry in Israel. This marri

Dictionaries :: Ephraim in the WildernessEaston's Bible DictionaryEphraim in the Wilderness: (Jhn 11:54), a town to which our Lord retired with his disciples after he had raised Lazarus, and when the priests were conspiring against him. It lay in the wild, uncultivated hill-country to the north-east of Jerusalem, betwen the central towns and the

Dictionaries :: ElymaisInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaElymais: el-i-ma'-is (Elumais): This name, representing the Old Testament Elam (see ELAM), was given to a district of Persia lying South of Media and North of Susiana. In #/APC 1Macc 6:1 the common reading, which is adopted by the King James Version, refers to Elymais as a rich

Dictionaries :: Ethics, IInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaEthics, I: eth'-iks: I. NATURE AND FUNCTION OF ETHICS 1. Rise of Ethics 2. Ethics as a Science 3. A Normative Science 4. Relation to Cognate Sciences (1) Ethics and Metaphysics (2) Ethics and Psychology The "Ought" 5. Relation of Christian Ethics to Moral

Dictionaries :: EunuchEaston's Bible DictionaryEunuch: literally bed-keeper or chamberlain, and not necessarily in all cases one who was mutilated, although the practice of employing such mutilated persons in Oriental courts was common (2Ki 9:32; Est 2:3). The law of Moses excluded them from the congregation (Deu 23:1). They were common also amo

Dictionaries :: EthniHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryEthni:strongInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaEthni: eth'-ni ('ethni, "gift"): An ancestor of Asaph, of the Gershom branch of the Levites (1Ch 6:41). Nave's Topical BibleEthni: An Ancestor of Asaph 1Ch 6:41Smith's Bible DictionaryEthni: (munificent) a Gershonite Levite (1 Chron

Dictionaries :: EpahSmith's Bible DictionaryEpah: (gloomy) the first, in order, of the sons of Midian (Genesis 25:4; 1 Chronicles 1:33) afterwards mentioned by (Isaiah 60:6).

Dictionaries :: EmulationInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaEmulation: em-u-la'-shun (zelos, parazeloo): Occurs twice in the New Testament, once in a bad sense and once in a good sense. (1) In Ga 5:20 the King James Version it is the translation of zelos ("zeal," "earnestness," "enthusiasm") where it is classed among "the works of t

Dictionaries :: Enquiring of GodNave's Topical BibleEnquiring of God: See AFFLICTION, PRAYER IN; PRAYER.

Dictionaries :: Eshcol (2)International Standard Bible EncyclopaediaEshcol (2): esh'-kol ('eshkol; Pharagx botruos), "a cluster of grapes": The spies came to Hebron "and they came unto the valley of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes" (Nu 13:23,14; 32:9; De 1:24). It was a valley near Hebron rich in vineyards

Dictionaries :: Evil for EvilNave's Topical BibleEvil for Evil: See RETALIATION

Dictionaries :: Evil SpeakingNave's Topical BibleEvil Speaking: See SPEAKING, EVILVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g988Greek: blasphemiaEvil Speaking:is translated "evil speaking" in Eph 4:31, AV (RV, "railing"). See BLASPHEMY.2Strong's Number: g2636Greek: katalaliaEvil Speaking:"evil speaking," 1Pe 2:1; see