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19221 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Cistern.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… ( Jeremiah 38:6; Lamentations 3:53; Psalm 40:2; Psalm 69:15 ). The “pit” into which Joseph was cast ( Genesis 37:24 ) was a beer or dry well. There are numerous remains of ancient …
19222 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Clay.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… ; Jeremiah 38:22 ), of dust mixed with spittle ( John 9:6 ), and of potter’s clay ( Isaiah 41:25; Nahum 3:14; Jeremiah 18:1-6; Romans 9:21 ). Clay was used for sealing ( Job 38:14; Jeremiah …
19223 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Coat of mail.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… 17:38 ). The same word in the plural form is translated “habergeons” in 2 Chronicles 26:14 and Nehemiah 4:16. The “harness” ( 1 Kings 22:34 ), “breastplate” ( Isaiah 59:17 ), and …
19224 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Cock-crowing.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… 12:38; Matthew 14:25; Mark 6:48 ). But the ancient division, known as the first and second cock-crowing, was still retained. The cock usually crows several times soon …
19225 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Coin.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… ; Exodus 38:24; 2 Samuel 18:12 ). Probably the silver ingots used in the time of Abraham may have been of a fixed weight, which was in some way indicated on them. The …
19226 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Colour.4 (Matthew G. Easton)
… ; Exodus 38:9 ), the coats, mitres, bonnets, and breeches of the priests ( Exodus 39:27, Exodus 39:28 ), and the dress of the high priest on the day of Atonement ( Leviticus …
19227 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Colour.8 (Matthew G. Easton)
… 15:38 ). The loops of the curtains ( Exodus 26:4 ), the lace of the high priest’s breastplate, the robe of the ephod, and the lace on his mitre, were blue ( Exodus 28:28, Exodus …
19228 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Colour.9 (Matthew G. Easton)
… Genesis 38:28, Genesis 38:30, the word so rendered means “to shine,” and expresses the brilliancy of the colour. The small parasitic insects from which this dye …
19229 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Conduit.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… ( Job 38:25 ). The “conduit of the upper pool” ( Isaiah 7:3 ) was formed by Hezekiah for the purpose of conveying the waters from the upper pool in the valley of Gihon to …
19230 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Constellation.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… ; Job 38:31 ), a constellation which represented Nimrod, the symbol of folly and impiety. The word some interpret by “the giant” in this place, “some heaven-daring …
19231 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Copper.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… 17:38; 2 Samuel 21:16 ). Iron is mentioned only four times ( Genesis 4:22; Leviticus 26:19; Numbers 31:22; Numbers 35:16 ) in the first four books of Moses, while copper (rendered …
19232 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Corner.4 (Matthew G. Easton)
… ( Job 38:6; Isaiah 28:16 ), a block of great importance in binding together the sides of a building. The “head of the corner” ( Psalm 118:22, Psalm 118:23 ) denotes the coping …
19233 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Crane.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… — ( Isaiah 38:14; Jeremiah 8:7 ). In both of these passages the Authorized Version has reversed the Hebrew order of the words. “Crane or swallow” should be “swallow or …
19234 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Cross.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… 10:38; Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34; Mark 10:21 ).
19235 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Cush.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… ( Ezekiel 38:5 ), and with the Sabeans ( Isaiah 45:14 ). From these facts it has been inferred that Cush included Arabia and the country on the west coast of the Red Sea …
19236 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Dalmanutha.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… 19:38 .
19237 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Dayspring.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
Dayspring — ( Job 38:12; Luke 1:78 ), the dawn of the morning; daybreak. (Comp. Isaiah 60:1, Isaiah 60:2; Malachi 4:2; Revelation 22:16 .)
19238 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Dearth.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… 4:38; 2 Kings 8:1 ).
19239 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Death.8 (Matthew G. Easton)
The grave is represented as “the gates of death” ( Job 38:17; Psalm 9:13; Psalm 107:18 ). The gloomy silence of the grave is spoken of under the figure of the “shadow of death” ( Jeremiah 2:6 ).
19240 Easton’s Bible Dictionary, p. Den.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… 11:38 ); a resort of thieves ( Matthew 21:13; Mark 11:17 ). Daniel was cast into “the den of lions” ( Daniel 6:16, Daniel 6:17 ). Some recent discoveries among the ruins of Babylon …