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94881 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Dung.3 (Matthew G. Easton)

(2.) Used as fuel, a substitute for firewood, which was with difficulty procured in Syria, Arabia, and Egypt ( Ezekiel 4:12-15 ), where cows’ and camels’ dung is used to the present day for this purpose.

94882 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Dwell.3 (Matthew G. Easton)

… 4:12 ). Christ dwelt on earth in the days of his humiliation ( John 1:14 ). He now dwells in the hearts of his people ( Ephesians 3:17-19 ). The Holy Spirit dwells in believers …

94883 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Dwellings.3 (Matthew G. Easton)

… 23:12 ) was an upper room, used as a private chamber ( 2 Samuel 18:33; Daniel 6:11 ), also as a bedroom ( 2 Kings 23:12 ), a sleeping apartment for guests ( 2 Kings 4:10 ), and as a sick …

94884 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Eagle.3 (Matthew G. Easton)

… 32:12 ). An interesting illustration is thus recorded by Sir Humphry Davy:, “I once saw a very interesting sight above the crags of Ben Nevis. Two parent eagles …

94886 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Earing.2 (Matthew G. Easton)

… 8:12; Deuteronomy 21:4; Isaiah 30:24; but the Revised Version has rendered the original in these places by the ordinary word to plough or till.

94887 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Earrings.2 (Matthew G. Easton)

… 16:12 ). In Genesis 24:47 the word means a nose-jewel, and is so rendered in the Revised Version. In Isaiah 3:20 the Authorized Version has “ear-rings,” and the Revised …

94888 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Earthquake.3 (Matthew G. Easton)

… 19:12 ). Another took place in the days of Uzziah, King of Judah ( Zechariah 14:5 ). The most memorable earthquake taking place in New Testament times happened at …

94889 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. East.3 (Matthew G. Easton)

… 103:12, etc.). In Genesis 25:6 “eastward” is literally “unto the land of kedem;” i.e., the lands lying east of Palestine, namely, Arabia, Mesopotamia, etc.

94890 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. East, Children of the.2 (Matthew G. Easton)

East, Children of the — the Arabs as a whole, known as the Nabateans or Kedarenes, nomad tribes ( Judges 6:3, Judges 6:33; Judges 7:12; Judges 8:10 ).

94891 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Easter.2 (Matthew G. Easton)

… Acts 12:4. In the Revised Version the proper word, “passover,” is always used.

94892 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. East wind.2 (Matthew G. Easton)

… 19:12; Hosea 13:15 ). In Palestine this wind blows from a burning desert, and hence is destitute of moisture necessary for vegetation.

94893 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Eating.2 (Matthew G. Easton)

… 14:12 ). The word “eat” is used metaphorically in Jeremiah 15:16; Ezekiel 3:1; Revelation 10:9. In John 6:53-58, “eating and drinking” means believing in Christ. Women were …

94894 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Ebal.2 (Matthew G. Easton)

… 27:12, Deuteronomy 27:13 ) were appointed to take their stand and respond according to a prescribed form to the imprecations uttered in the valley, where the …

94895 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Eber.4 (Matthew G. Easton)

(3.) The oldest of the three sons of Elpaal the Benjamite ( 1 Chronicles 8:12 ).

94896 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Eber.6 (Matthew G. Easton)

(5.) The head of the priestly family of Amok in the time of Zerubbabel ( Nehemiah 12:20 ).

94897 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Ecclesiastes.2 (Matthew G. Easton)

… 1:12 ). It has been appropriately styled The Confession of King Solomon. “The writer is a man who has sinned in giving way to selfishness and sensuality, who has …

94898 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Eden.4 (Matthew G. Easton)

(2.) One of the markets whence the merchants of Tyre obtained richly embroidered stuffs ( Ezekiel 27:23 ); the same, probably, as that mentioned in 2 Kings 19:12, and Isaiah 37:12, as the name of a region conquered by the Assyrians.

94899 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Eden.5 (Matthew G. Easton)

(3.) Son of Joah, and one of the Levites who assisted in reforming the public worship of the sanctuary in the time of Hezekiah ( 2 Chronicles 29:12 ).

94900 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Edom.3 (Matthew G. Easton)

… 2:12 ), between whom and the kings of Israel and Judah there was frequent war ( 2 Kings 8:20; 2 Chronicles 28:17 ).