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6821 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Libraries.59

… against evil spirits, but the term actually occurs in the papyri (Bibliophylax) of the preservation of books.

6822 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Literature, Sub-apostolic, 1.59

… party spirit are recalled; a not unworthy echo of 1 Corinthians 13:1 - 13 is embodied; and the erring community is solemnly monished.

6823 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Literature, Sub-apostolic, 1.101

… : "Every spirit that confesseth not," etc. ( 1 John 4:3 ). He grieves over the lapse of a Philippian presbyter, Valens, who, along with his wife had flagrantly sinned; but …

6824 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Literature, Sub-apostolic, 2.14

… our spirit." This has been interpreted as involving the doctrine of baptismal regeneration; but the reference may be rather to the regeneration which baptism …

6825 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Lust.3

… ," "adulteress," "evil woman." (5) 'Awah, meaning "greatly to desire," long after, with undue emphasis, with evil spirit though not perhaps with impure thought. In Numbers …

6826 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Mad; Madness.3

… of evil spirits, such as that described by Balaam ( Numbers 24:3 f), or that which Saul experienced ( 1 Samuel 10:10 ), is compared to madness; and conversely in the Near …

6827 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Mad; Madness.5

… an evil spirit from God ( 1 Samuel 18:10 ), and when, under the influence of the ecstatic mood which alternated with his depression, he conducted himself like a …

6828 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Mad; Madness.7

… by spirits, good or evil, and it is probable that all persons showing mental derangement would naturally be described as "possessed," so that, without entering …

6829 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Magic; Magician.30

… against evil spirits (see Tallquist, Assyrian. Beach, 22).

6830 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Merab.2

… " the "evil spirit" in Saul ( 1 Samuel 18:11 ). Saul also feared David ( 1 Samuel 18:12 ), and this led him to incite the youth to more dangerous deeds of valor against the …

6831 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Micaiah.11

… of evil. The latter thereupon related an impressive vision of the heavenly court, whence he had seen a lying spirit dispatched by Yahweh to the prophets in …

6832 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Millennium, Premillennial View.21

… and Spirit, are the good seed. Through them the gospel of His grace is to be propagated throughout the whole world. (d) The devil is also a sower. He is the foul counterfeiter …

6833 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Molech; Moloch.11

… the spirit of the Molech-worshipper: "Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?" ( Micah 6:6 ff). That Molech-worship …

6834 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Music.21

… an evil spirit ( 1 Samuel 18:10 ), and to soothe temper, or excite the inspiration, of a prophet ( 2 Kings 3:15 ). The words "Destroy not" in the titles of four of the Psalms …

6835 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Name.6

… out evil spirits by some other name or power ( Acts 16:18; 19:17 ). The gospel, of salvation was to be preached "in his name," by His authority and as making it effectual …

6836 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Nazarene.5

… of spirits He was known by this appellation. Evil spirits knew and feared Him, under this name ( Mark 1:24; Luke 4:34 ), and the angels of the resurrection morning …

6837 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Nazarene.6

… of evil spirits, signifies dread or hatred ( Mark 1:24; Luke 4:34 ). With the gatekeepers of the house of the high priest the case is clear. There it signifies unadulterated …

6838 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Number.34

… 7 spirits of Beliar (Testament to the Twelve Patriarchs, Reuben chapters 2 and 3) and of the 7 evil spirits so often referred to in Babylonian exorcisms (compare …

6839 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Palestine Exploration, 2b.13

… the spirit of the object that it might serve the deceased in the spirit world. Lamps are common now in every tomb but there is a marked decrease in the quantity …

6840 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Pauline Theology.24

… wrought evil, although God still permitted them to bear rule for a time ( Colossians 2:15; compare Enoch 89:65). And evil had come into humanity through the transgression …