EARTHQUAKE urth'-kwak (ra`ash; seismos): 1. Earthquakes in Palestine: The last earthquake which worked any damage in Palestine and Syria occurred in 1837, and destroyed the village of Safed, near Mt. Hermon, and was felt even all the way to Hebron. Since that time a few feeble shocks have been felt but no damage was done. The region is just on th

EARTH, VAULT, OF THE volt: In one passage God is said to have "founded his vault ('aghuddah) upon the earth" (Amos 9:6). It is not quite certain whether this dome or vault refers to the earth itself, or to the heavens arched above it. The latter is the usual interpretation, but in either case the reference is rather to the strength of the structu

EARTHEN VESSELS urth'-'-n, (cheres, yetser; ostrakinos): These vessels were heat-resisting and were used for cooking and for boiling clothes (Leviticus 6:28; 11:33; 14:5,50). They were probably non-porous and took the place of the kidri or ma'ajin used in Syria today. A traveler in the interior of Palestine may still meet with the hospitality show

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

EARTH, PILLARS OF THE See ASTRONOMY, sec. III, 2. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'EARTH, PILLARS OF THE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

EARTH, ENDS OF THE See EARTH, CORNERS OF THE. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'EARTH, ENDS OF THE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

EARTH, CIRCLE OF THE See ASTRONOMY, sec. III, 1, 3. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'EARTH, CIRCLE OF THE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

EARTH, CORNERS OF THE The "corners" or "ends" of the earth are its "wings" (kanephoth ha-'arets), i.e. its borders or extremities. The word in general means a wing, because the wing of a bird is used as a covering for its young, and from this meaning it acquires that of the extremity of anything stretched out. It is thus used in Deuteronomy 22:12:

EARTH urth ('adhamah, 'erets, 'aphar; ge, oikoumene): In a hilly limestone country like Palestine, the small amount of iron oxide in the rocks tends to be oxidized, and thereby to give a prevailing reddish color to the soil. This is especially the case on relatively barren hills where there is little organic matter present to prevent reddening and

EARNEST ur'-nest (arrhabon): Found three times in the New Testament: The "earnest of our inheritance" (Ephesians 1:14); "the earnest of the Spirit" (2 Corinthians 1:22; 5:5). It has an equivalent in Hebrew `erabhon (found in Genesis 38:17,18,20), in Latin arrabo, French arrhes and the Old English arles. The term is mercantile and comes originall

EARRING er'-ring: An ornamental pendant of some kind hanging from the ears has been worn by both sexes in oriental lands from the earliest times. Among the Greeks and Romans, as with western peoples in general, its use was confined to females. The ears in the statue of the Medicean Venus are pierced and probably were originally ornamented with ear

EARLY ur'-li (orthros, and related words; proi): The word generally refers to the day, and means the hour of dawn or soon after (Genesis 19:2; 2 Chronicles 36:15; Hosea 6:4; Luke 24:22). Sometimes it refers to the beginning of the season, eg. the early rain (Psalms 84:6; James 5:7; see RAIN). It may also have the sense of "speedily" (Psalms 46:5).

EARING er'-ing (harish): The Hebrew word is twice translated "earing" in the King James Version (Genesis 45:6; Exodus 34:21). The Revised Version (British and American) rendering is "plowing": "There shall be neither plowing nor harvest." See also Deuteronomy 21:4; 1 Samuel 8:12; Isaiah 30:24. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. B

EAR er ('ozen; ous, otion, the latter word (literally, "earlet") in all the Gospels only used of the ear of the high priest's servant, which was cut off by Peter: Matthew 26:51; Mark 14:47; Luke 22:51 (not 22:50); John 18:10,26): (1) The physical organ of hearing which was considered of peculiar importance as the chief instrument by which man rec

EANES e'-a-nez (1 Esdras 9:21): the Revised Version (British and American) MANES (which see), the Revised Version, margin "Harim." Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'EANES'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

EAGLE e'-g'-l (nesher; aetos; Latin aquila): A bird of the genus aquila of the family falconidae. The Hebrew nesher, meaning "to tear with the beak," is almost invariably translated "eagle," throughout the Bible; yet many of the most important references compel the admission that the bird to which they applied was a vulture. There were many larg

DYE; DYEING di, di'-ing (me'oddam, hamuc, tebhul, cebha`): Four different Hebrew words have been translated "dyed": the King James Version (a) me'-oddam, found in Exodus 25:5; 26:14; 35:7; 36:19; 39:34; (b) hamuts (the Revised Version, margin "crimsoned") (Isaiah 63:1); (c) tebhul (Ezekiel 23:15). Tebhul is probably more correctly rendered "fl

DYSENTERY dis'-en-ter-i (dusenteria): In Acts 28:8 the Revised Version (British and American) uses this word in place of the phrase "bloody flux" of the King James Version to describe the disease by which the father of Publius was affected in Malta at the time of Paul's shipwreck. The acute form of this disease is often attended with high temperat

DWARF dworf: The rendering in English Versions of the Bible of the Hebrew word dak, "thin," "small," in Leviticus 21:20, where a list is given of physical failings which forbade man of the seed of Aaron to officiate at the altar, though he might partake of the sacrificial gifts. The precise meaning of the Hebrew word here is uncertain; elsewhere i

DWELL dwel: (1) In the Old Testament "dwell" is a translation of 9 words, of which by far the most frequent is yashabh, "to sit down," translated "dwell" over 400 times (Genesis 4:20; Joshua 20:4; 1 Chronicles 17:1,4,5, etc.); also very frequently "sit," and sometimes "abide," "inhabit," "remain." Another word often rendered "dwell" is shakhan or