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Ezekiel in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

I. The Prophet and His Book. 1. The Person of Ezekiel: The name yehezqe'l, signifies "God strengthens." The Septuagint employed the form Iezekiel, from which the Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) took its "Ezechiel" and Luther "Hesekiel." In Ezek 1:3 the prophet is said to be the son of a certain Buzi, and that he was a pries...

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Ezra in Naves Topical Bible

1. A famous scribe and priest Ezr 7:1-5,6,10,21; Ne 12:36 Appoints a fast Ezr 8:21 Commissioned by Artaxerxes, returns to Jerusalem with a large group of Jews Ezr 7:8 His charge to the priests Ezr 8:29 Exhorts people to put away their heathen wives Ezr 9; 10:1-17 Reads the law Ne 8 Reforms corruptions Ezr 10; Ne 13 Dedicates the wall...

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Ezri in Easton's Bible Dictionary

help of Jehovah, the son of Chelub. He superintended, under David, those who "did the work of the field for tillage" (1 Chr. 27:26)....

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Eutychus in Naves Topical Bible

A young man from Troas, restored to life by Paul Ac 20:9-11...

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Evil-merodach in Easton's Bible Dictionary

Merodach's man, the son and successor of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon (2 Kings 25:27; Jer. 52:31, 34). He seems to have reigned but two years (B.C. 562-560). Influenced probably by Daniel, he showed kindness to Jehoiachin, who had been a prisoner in Babylon for thirty-seven years. He released him, and "spoke kindly to him." He was murd...

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Ezri in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1 Chronicles 27:26....

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Eutychus in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(fortunate), a youth at Troas, Ac 20:9 who sitting in a window, and having fallen asleep while St. Paul was discoursing, fell from the third story, and being taken up dead, was miraculously restored to life by the apostle....

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Ezekiel in Naves Topical Bible

(A priest) -Time of his prophecy Eze 1:1-3 -Persecution of Eze 3:25 -Visions of Of God's glory Eze 1; 8; 10; 11:22 Of Jews' abominations Eze 8:5,6 Of their punishment Eze 9:10 Of the valley of dry bones Eze 37:1-14 Of a man with measuring line Eze 40; 41; 42; 43; 44; 45; 46; 47; 48 -Of the river Eze 47:1-14 -Teaches by pantomime ...

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Ezra in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(help), called ESDRAS in the Apocrypha, the famous scribe and priest. He was a learned and pious priest residing at Babylon in the time of Artaxerxes Longimanus. The origin of his influence with the king does not appear, but in the seventh year of his reign he obtained leave to go to Jerusalem, and to take with him a company of Israelites. (B...

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Evil-merodach in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Son and successor of Nebuchadnezzar. During the latter's exclusion from men among beasts, Evil Merodach administered the government. On Nebuchadnezzar's resuming it at the end of seven years, he heard of his son's misconduct and that Evil Merodach had exulted in his father's calamity. He therefore cast Evil Merodach into prison, where the prin...

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