ESHEAN esh'-e-an, e'-she-an. See ESHAN. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ESHEAN'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ESHEK e'-shek (`esheq, "oppressor"): A descendant of Jonathan, son of Saul, first king of Israel (1 Chronicles 8:39). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ESHEK'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ESHBAAL esh'-ba-al. See ISH-BOSHETH. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ESHBAAL'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ESEREBIAS es-er-e-bi'-as (Eserebias): One of the chiefs of the priests (1 Esdras 8:54). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ESEREBIAS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ESEK e'-sek (eseq; Septuagint Adikia): The name given by Isaac to a well dug by his servants, for the use of which the herdsmen of Gerar strove with them-- "contention" (Genesis 26:20). It lay in the neighborhood of Rehoboth and Gerar: but the site is not identified. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr,

ESEBON es'-e-bon (Judith 5:15) = HESHBON (Revised Version (British and American)), the chief city of the Ammonites. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ESEBON'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ESEBRIAS es-e-bri'-as, e-se'-bri-as. See ESEREBIAS; SHEREBIAH. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ESEBRIAS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ESDRIS ez'-dris, es'-dris (Esdris): A leader mentioned in 2 Maccabees 12:36 in best texts and adopted in the Revised Version (British and American) for Gorgias of the King James Version. Grotius conjectured "men of Ephron" from 12:27. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor.

ESDRAS, THE SECOND (FOURTH) BOOK OF; APOCALYPTIC ESDRAS Or The Apocalyptic Esdras: \Contents 1. Name 2. Contents 3. Language 4. Versions 5. Origin of the Book 6. Date \LITERATURE This book was not received by the Council of Trent as canonical, nor has it ever been acknowledged as such by the Anglican church. 1. Name: The book is not found in

ESDRAS, THE FIRST BOOK OF ez'-dras, es'-dras: \Contents 1. Name 2. Contents 3. Relation to Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah 4. Versions 5. Date and Authorship \LITERATURE 1. Name: In some of the Greek uncials (Codex Vaticanus, etc.) of the Septuagint the book is called Esdras, Codex Alexandrinus (or Proton); so in the editions of Fritzsche, Tischend

ESDRAS, SECOND BOOK OF See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, sec. II, i, 5. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ESDRAS, SECOND BOOK OF'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ESDRAS, FOURTH BOOK OF See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, sec. II, i, 5. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ESDRAS, FOURTH BOOK OF'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ESDRAS 5 AND 6 (or 4 Ezr): These names have been applied respectively to the first two and the last two chapters of 2 (4) Esdras in the Latin Bible of 1462. In matter these chapters, which are of Christian origin, agree in the main with the genuine parts of 2 (4) Esdras. See foregoing article. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bib

ESCHEW es-choo' (cur; ekklino): Only 4 times in the King James Version (Job 1:1,8; 2:3; 1 Peter 3:11), in all of which the American Standard Revised Version renders by the appropriate form of "turn away from." Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ESCHEW'". "I

ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, VI-X \VI. The Resurrection. The resurrection coincides with the parousia and the arrival of the future neon (Luke 20:35; John 6:40; 1 Thessalonians 4:16). From 1 Thessalonians 3:13; 4:16 it has been inferred that the dead rise before the descent of Christ from heaven is completed; the sounds described in the later

ESCHATOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT es-ka-tol'-o-ji \Contents - (A) Scope of Article (B) Dr. Charles' Work (C) Individual Religion in Israel \I. FUNDAMENTAL IDEAS 1. Idea of God 2. Idea of Man Body, Soul and Spirit 3. Sin and Death \II. CONCEPTIONS OF THE FUTURE LIFE--SHEOL Had Israel No Belief in a Future Life? 1. Reserve on This Subject: Hopes a

ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, I-V es-ka-tol'-o-ji: \Contents I. DOCTRINAL AND RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE II. GENERAL STRUCTURE III. COURSE OF DEVELOPMENT IV. GENERAL AND INDIVIDUAL ESCHATOLOGY V. THE PAROUSIA 1. Definition 2. Signs Preceding the Parousia 3. Events Preceding the Parousia (1) The Conversion of Israel (2) The Coming of the A

ESCHATOLOGY see ESCHATOLOGY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT; ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ESCHATOLOGY'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ESAU e'-so (`esaw, "hairy"; Esau): Son of Isaac, twin brother of Jacob. The name was given on account of the hairy covering on his body at birth: "all over like a hairy garment" (Genesis 25:25). There was a prenatal foreshadowing of the relation his descendants were to sustain to those of his younger brother, Jacob (Genesis 25:23). The moment of

ESAY e'-sa (Esaias): the King James Version for Isaiah (2 Esdras 2:18; Ecclesiasticus 48:22). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ESAY'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.