Bible Names A-G

Gahar in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

ga'-har (gachar): A family name of the Nethinim who came up with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (Ezr 2:47; Neh 7:49); in 1 Esdras 5:30 called Geddur....

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Ethiopian eunuch in Smiths Bible Dictionary

a Jewish proselyte, Ac 8:26 etc., who was treasurer of Candace queen of Ethiopia, but who was converted to Christianity on a visit to Jerusalem, through philip the evangelist. Nothing is known of him after his return to Ethiopia....

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Evil-merodach in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

e-vil-me-ro'-dak; -mer'-o-dak 'ewil merodhakh; Septuagint Eueialmarodek; so B in K, but B in Jeremiah, and A and Q in both places much corrupted): The name of the son and immediate successor of Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon. The Babylonian form of the name is Amelu-Marduk, that is, "man of Marduk." About 30 contract tablets dated in this ...

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Ezri in Naves Topical Bible

An overseer of king David 1Ch 27:26...

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Felix in Easton's Bible Dictionary

happy, the Roman procurator of Judea before whom Paul "reasoned" (Acts 24:25). He appears to have expected a bribe from Paul, and therefore had several interviews with him. The "worthy deeds" referred to in 24:2 was his clearing the country of banditti and impostors. At the end of a two years' term, Porcius Festus was appointed in the ro...

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Ethiopian eunuch in Easton's Bible Dictionary

the chief officer or prime minister of state of Candace (q.v.), queen of Ethiopia. He was converted to Christianity through the instrumentality of Philip (Act 8:27). The northern portion of Ethiopia formed the kingdom of Meroe, which for a long period was ruled over by queens, and it was probably from this kingdom that the eunuch came....

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Evil-merodach in Naves Topical Bible

(Son and successor of King Nebuchadnezzar) -Released Jehoiachin from prison 2Ki 25:27-30; Jer 52:31-34...

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Ezekias in Easton's Bible Dictionary

Grecized form of Hezekiah (Matt. 1:9, 10)....

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