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6861 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Hittites.7 (Matthew G. Easton)
… exported horses from Egypt not only for the kings of Israel, but also for the Hittites ( 1 Kings 10:28, 1 Kings 10:29 ). From the Egyptian monuments we learn that “the …
6862 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Hoof.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… the horse, though not cloven ( Isaiah 5:28 ). The “parting of the hoof” is one of the distinctions between clean and unclean animals ( Leviticus 11:3; Deuteronomy 14 …
6863 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Hornet.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… and horses to madness, and has even caused the death of the animals.”
6865 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Horse.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… war-horse is described Job 39:19-25. For a long period after their settlement in Canaan the Israelites made no use of horses, according to the prohibition, Deuteronomy …
6866 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Horse-gate.1 (Matthew G. Easton)
Horse-gate
6867 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Horse-gate.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Horse-gate — a gate in the wall of Jerusalem, at the west end of the bridge, leading from Zion to the temple ( Nehemiah 3:28; Jeremiah 31:40 ).
6868 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Horse-leech.1 (Matthew G. Easton)
Horse-leech
6869 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Horse-leech.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of horses when they come to drink out of the pools. The medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis), besides other species of leeches, are common in the waters of Syria …
6870 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Horseman.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… a horse.” The “horsemen” mentioned Exodus 14:9 were “mounted men”, i.e., men who rode in chariots. The army of Pharaoh consisted of a chariot and infantry force. We find …
6871 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Hough.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Hough — to hamstring, i.e., sever the “tendon of Achilles” of the hinder legs of captured horses ( Joshua 11:6; 2 Samuel 8:4; 1 Chronicles 18:4 ), so as to render them useless.
6872 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Jabin.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… and horses of the Canaanites.
6873 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Jehu.5 (Matthew G. Easton)
… the horses. Jehu was now master of Jezreel, whence he communicated with the persons in authority in Samaria the capital, commanding them to appear before …
6874 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Jezebel.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… his horses trod her under their feet. She was immediately consumed by the dogs of the street ( 2 Kings 9:7-37 ), according to the word of Elijah the Tishbite ( 1 Kings …
6875 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Music, Instrumental.4 (Matthew G. Easton)
… ” on horses and camels for ornament, and metsiltayim, “cymbals” ( 1 Chronicles 13:8; Ezra 3:10, etc.). These words are all derived from the same root, tsalal, meaning “to …
6876 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Philip.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of horses. (1.) One of the twelve apostles; a native of Bethsaida, “the city of Andrew and Peter” ( John 1:44 ). He readily responded to the call of Jesus when first addressed …
6877 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Samaria.4 (Matthew G. Easton)
… and horses and a great army, and fled, leaving their camp with all its contents behind them. The famishing inhabitants of the city were soon relieved with the …
6878 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Sennacherib.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… with horses and mules, asses and camels, oxen and sheep, a countless multitude; and Hezekiah himself I shut up in Jerusalem, his capital city, like a bird in a cage …
6879 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Togarmah.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
(2.) A nation which traded in horses and mules at the fairs of Tyre ( Ezekiel 27:14; Ezekiel 38:6 ); probably an Armenian or a Scythian race; descendants of (1).
6880 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Yarn.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of horses. The Authorized Version has: “And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price;” but …