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18721 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Tower of the furnaces.2 (Matthew G. Easton)

Tower of the furnaces — ( Nehemiah 3:11; Nehemiah 12:38 ), a tower at the north-western angle of the second wall of Jerusalem. It was probably so named from its contiguity to the “bakers’ street” ( Jeremiah 37:21 ).

18722 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Treasure houses.2 (Matthew G. Easton)

Treasure houses — the houses or magazines built for the safe keeping of treasure and valuable articles of any kind ( Ezra 5:17; Ezra 7:20; Nehemiah 10:38; Daniel 1:2 ).

18723 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Tubal.3 (Matthew G. Easton)

… ( Ezekiel 38:2, Ezekiel 38:3; Ezekiel 39:1 ), and with Meshech among the nations which were to be destroyed ( Ezekiel 32:26 ). This nation was probably the Tiberini of …

18724 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Tyre.7 (Matthew G. Easton)

… , about 38 miles from Tyre. Thence he proceeded to Caesarea ( Acts 21:5-8 ).

18726 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Veil, vail.6 (Matthew G. Easton)

(5.) Tza’iph ( Genesis 24:65 ). Rebekah “took a vail and covered herself.” (See also Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:19 .) Hebrew women generally appeared in public without veils ( Genesis 12:14; Genesis 24:16; Genesis 29:10; 1 Samuel 1:12 ).

18727 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Wall.2 (Matthew G. Easton)

… ” ( Ezekiel 38:11; Leviticus 25:29-34 ). They were made thick and strong ( Numbers 13:28; Deuteronomy 3:5 ). Among the Jews walls were built of stone, some of those in the temple …

18729 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Weaving, weavers.3 (Matthew G. Easton)

… Isaiah 38:12 (A.V.) should be, as in the Revised Version, “from the loom,” or, as in the margin, “from the thrum.” We read also of the “warp” and “woof” ( Leviticus 13:48, Leviticus …

18730 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Weights.3 (Matthew G. Easton)

(2.) Bekah ( Exodus 38:26 ), meaning “a half” i.e., “half a shekel,” equal to 5 pennyweight.

18731 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Weights.4 (Matthew G. Easton)

(3.) Shekel, “a weight,” only in the Old Testament, and frequently in its original form ( Genesis 23:15, Genesis 23:16; Exodus 21:32; Exodus 30:13, Exodus 30:15; Exodus 38:24-29, etc.). It was equal to 10 pennyweight.

18732 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Wilderness.2 (Matthew G. Easton)

… 7:38 ), Moab ( Deuteronomy 2:8 ), Judah ( Judges 1:16 ), Ziph, Maon, En-gedi ( 1 Samuel 23:14, 1 Samuel 23:24; 1 Samuel 24:1 ), Jeruel and Tekoa ( 2 Chronicles 20:16, 2 Chronicles 20:20 ), Kadesh …

18733 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Writing.5 (Matthew G. Easton)

… 10:38; Joshua 15:15; Judges 1:11 ).

18734 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Zerah.3 (Matthew G. Easton)

(2.) A son of Tamar ( Genesis 38:30 ); called also Zara ( Matthew 1:3 ).

18735 Etymology dictionary, p. Audubon.2

with reference to birds or pictures of them, from U.S. naturalist John James Audubon (1785-1851), who published "The Birds of America" 1827-38.

18736 Etymology dictionary, p. by (prep., adv.).4

… ) has 38 distinct definitions of it as a preposition. Originally an adverbial particle of place, which sense survives in place names ( Whitby, Grimsby, etc., also …

18737 Etymology dictionary, p. cologne (n.).3

… founded 38 B.C.E. as Oppidum Ubiorum, renamed and made a colony in 50 C.E. at the request of emperor Claudius's wife Agrippina the Younger, who was born there …

18738 Etymology dictionary, p. cross (n.).5

… x.38, xvi.24, etc. Theological sense "crucifixion and death of Christ as a necessary part of his mission" is from late 14c.

18739 Etymology dictionary, p. era (n.).2

… , began 38 B.C.E.; some say because of a tax levied that year). Other ancient eras included the Chaldean (autumn of 311 B.C.E.), the Era of Actium (31 B.C.E.), of Antioch …

18740 Etymology dictionary, p. Herodian (adj.).2

pertaining to Herod, name of rulers in ancient Palestine in Roman times, especially Herod the Great, king of Judea 38-4 B.C.E. The name is Greek, H ērō des, from hērōs "hero" (see hero (n.1)) + patronymic suffix -des .