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10041 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Burial.10 (Matthew G. Easton)
Our Lord was buried in a new tomb, hewn out of the rock, which Joseph of Arimathea had prepared for himself ( Matthew 27:57-60; Mark 15:46; John 19:41, John 19:42 ).
10042 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Chain.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… about Joseph’s neck ( Genesis 41:42 ); and one was promised to Daniel ( Daniel 5:7 ). It is used as a symbol of sovereignty ( Ezekiel 16:11 ). The breast-plate of the high-priest …
10043 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Chariot.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… when Joseph, as a mark of distinction, was placed in Pharaoh’s second state chariot ( Genesis 41:43 ); and the next, when he went out in his own chariot to meet his …
10044 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Child.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… . Thus Joseph is called a child at the time when he was probably about sixteen years of age ( Genesis 37:3 ); and Benjamin is so called when he was above thirty years …
10045 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Cistern.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… which Joseph was cast ( Genesis 37:24 ) was a beer or dry well. There are numerous remains of ancient cisterns in all parts of Palestine.
10046 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Coffin.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Coffin — used in Genesis 50:26 with reference to the burial of Joseph. Here, it means a mummy-chest. The same Hebrew word is rendered “chest” in 2 Kings 12:9, 2 Kings 12:10 .
10047 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Coin.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… which Joseph was sold ( Genesis 37:28 ), were proably in the form of rings. The shekel was the common standard of weight and value among the Hebrews down to the time …
10048 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Cup-bearer.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… with Joseph’s history ( Genesis 40:1-21; Genesis 41:9 ). Rabshakeh (q.v.) was cup-bearer in the Assyrian court ( 2 Kings 18:17 ). Nehemiah filled this office to the king …
10049 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Divination.5 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of Joseph ( Genesis 41:25-32 ) and of Daniel ( Daniel 2:27; Daniel 4:19-28 ).
10050 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Dothan.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Dothan — two wells, a famous pasture-ground where Joseph found his brethren watching their flocks. Here, at the suggestion of Judah, they sold him to the Ishmaelite merchants ( Genesis 37:17 ). It is mentioned on monuments in 1600.
10051 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Dothan.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of Joseph” (Jubb Yusuf).
10052 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Dream.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… :24 ), Joseph ( Genesis 37:9-11 ), Gideon ( Judges 7 ), and Solomon ( 1 Kings 3:5 ). Other significant dreams are also recorded, such as those of Abimelech ( Genesis 20:3-7 ), Pharaoh’s …
10053 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Dream.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
To Joseph “the Lord appeared in a dream,” and gave him instructions regarding the infant Jesus ( Matthew 1:20; Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:19 ). In a vision of …
10054 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Egypt.7 (Matthew G. Easton)
… , and Joseph entered Egypt. The Hyksos were finally expelled about B.C. 1600, by the hereditary princes of Thebes, who founded the Eighteenth Dynasty, and carried …
10055 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Egypt.9 (Matthew G. Easton)
… not Joseph.” His grandson, Rameses II., reigned sixty-seven years ( 1348-1281), and was an indefatigable builder. As Pithom, excavated by Dr. Naville in 1883, was one …
10056 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Egypt.18 (Matthew G. Easton)
… not Joseph” ( Exodus 1:8 ). In later times Egypt was conquered by the Persians ( 525), and by the Greeks under Alexander the Great ( 332), after whom the Ptolemies ruled …
10057 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Embalming.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
The embalming of Jacob and Joseph was according to the Egyptian custom, which was partially followed by the Jews ( 2 Chronicles 16:14 ), as in the case of king Asa, and of our Lord ( John 19:39, John 19:40; Luke 23:56; Luke 24:1 ). (See PHARAOH .)
10058 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Ephraim.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… .” Before Joseph’s death, Ephraim’s family had reached the third generation ( Genesis 50:23 ).
10059 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Ephraim, The tribe of.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of Joseph formed two of the tribes of Israel, whereas each of the other sons of Jacob was the founder of only one tribe. Thus there were in reality thirteen tribes …
10060 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Ephraim, The tribe of.4 (Matthew G. Easton)
… of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim, but chose the tribe of Judah, the Mount Zion which he loved’ ( Psalm 78:67, Psalm 78:68 ). When the ark was removed from Shiloh …