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97141 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Oil.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… 5:11 ) and the jealousy-offering ( Numbers 5:15 ); for burning in lamps ( Exodus 25:6; Exodus 27:20; Matthew 25:3 ); for medicinal purposes ( Isaiah 1:6; Luke 10:34; James 5:14 ); and …
97142 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Olive-tree.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… 8:11 ). It is mentioned among the most notable trees of Palestine, where it was cultivated long before the time of the Hebrews ( Deuteronomy 6:11; Deuteronomy 8 …
97143 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Olive-tree.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… ” ( Romans 11:24 ), is the shoot or cutting of the good olive-tree which, left ungrafted, grows up to be a “wild olive.” In Romans 11:17 Paul refers to the practice of grafting …
97144 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Olves, Mount of.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… Kings 11:7; Ezekiel 11:23; Zechariah 14:4 ), from which it is separated by the valley of Kidron. It is first mentioned in connection with David’s flight from Jerusalem …
97145 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Olves, Mount of.4 (Matthew G. Easton)
… 1:11 ); (2) the “Mount of Ascension,” the supposed site of that event, which was, however, somewhere probably nearer Bethany ( Luke 24:51, Luke 24:52 ); (3) the “Prophets,” from …
97146 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Omar.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Omar — eloquent, the son of Eliphaz, who was Esau’s eldest son ( Genesis 36:11-15 ).
97147 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Onion.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… ” ( Numbers 11:5 ). This was the betsel of the Hebrews, the Allium cepe of botanists, of which it is said that there are some thirty or forty species now growing in Palestine …
97148 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Ophir.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… 10:11; 1 Kings 22:48; Job 22:24; Job 28:16; Isaiah 13:12 ). In the LXX. this word is rendered “Sophir,” and “Sofir” is the Coptic name for India, which is the rendering of the Arabic …
97149 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Ophrah.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Ophrah — a fawn. 1 Chronicles 4:14. (1.) A city of Benjamin ( Joshua 18:23 ); probably identical with Ephron ( 2 Chronicles 13:19 ) and Ephraim ( John 11:54 ).
97150 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Ophrah.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… 6:11; Judges 8:27, Judges 8:32 ). After his great victory over the Midianites, he slew at this place the captive kings ( Judges 8:18-21 ). He then assumed the function of …
97151 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Osprey.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… ( Leviticus 11:13; Deuteronomy 14:12 ); the fish-eating eagle (Pandion haliaetus); one of the lesser eagles. But the Hebrew word may be taken to denote the short-toed …
97152 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Ossifrage.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… ( Leviticus 11:13; Deuteronomy 14:12 ). It is not a gregarious bird, and is found but rarely in Palestine. “When the other vultures have picked the flesh off any animal …
97153 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Ouches.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Ouches — an Old English word denoting cavities or sockets in which gems were set ( Exodus 28:11 ).
97154 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Oven.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… 3:11; Nehemiah 12:38 ) is more properly “tower of the ovens” (Heb. tannurim. These resemble the ovens in use among ourselves.
97155 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Owl.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… ( Leviticus 11:16; Deuteronomy 14:15 ); also mentioned in Job 30:29; Isaiah 13:21; Isaiah 34:13; Isaiah 43:20; Jeremiah 50:39; Micah 1:8. In all these passages the Revised …
97156 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Owl.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… Leviticus 11:17; Deuteronomy 14:16, and “owl” in Isaiah 34:11. This is supposed to be the Egyptian eagle-owl (Bubo ascalaphus), which takes the place of the eagle-owl …
97157 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Owl.5 (Matthew G. Easton)
… Leviticus 11:17; Deuteronomy 14:16, and “owl” in Psalm 102:6. The Arabs call this bird “the mother of ruins.” It is by far the most common of all the owls of Palestine …
97158 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Paarai.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Paarai — opening of the Lord, “the Arbite,” one of David’s heroes ( 2 Samuel 23:35 ); called also Naarai, 1 Chronicles 11:37 .
97159 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Palestine.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… ” ( Hebrews 11:9 ), because promised to Abraham ( Genesis 12:7; Genesis 24:7 ), the “land of Canaan” ( Genesis 12:5 ), the “land of Israel” ( 1 Samuel 13:19 ), and the “land of Judah” ( Isaiah …
97160 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Paltite.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Paltite — the designation of one of David’s heroes ( 2 Samuel 23:26 ); called also the Pelonite ( 1 Chronicles 11:27 ).