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Ethan in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

e'-than ('ethan, "firm," "enduring"; Gaithan): (1) A wise man with whom Solomon is compared (1 Ki 4:31). Called there "Ethan the Ezrahite," to whom the title of Ps 89 ascribes the authorship of that poem. (2) A "son of Kishi," or "Kishaiah," of the Merari branch of the Levites, and, along with Heman and Asaph, placed by David over the service o...

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Esaias in Hitchcock's Bible Names

same as Isaiah...

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Esau in Naves Topical Bible

Older of the twin sons born to Isaac and Rebekah -Birth of Ge 25:19-26; 1Ch 1:34 -Called Edom Ge 36:1,8 -A hunter Ge 25:27,28 -Beloved by Isaac Ge 25:27,28 -Sells his birthright for a single meal Ge 25:29-34; Mal 1:2; Ro 9:13; Heb 12:16 -Marries a Hittite woman Ge 26:34 -His marriage to, a grief to Isaac and Rebekah Ge 26:35 -Polygam...

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Eshbaal in Easton's Bible Dictionary

man of Baal, the fourth son of king Saul (1 Chr. 8:33; 9:39). He is also called Ish-bosheth (q.v.), 2 Sam. 2:8....

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Eshcol in Hitchcock's Bible Names

bunch of grapes...

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Ethan in Naves Topical Bible

1. A renowned sage 1Ki 4:31 See title Ps 89 -2. Son of Zerak 1Ch 2:6,8 Two Levites 1Ch 6:42,44; 15:17,19...

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Esau in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(hairy), the eldest son of Isaac, and twin-brother of Jacob. The singular appearance of the child at his birth originated the name. Ge 25:25 Esau's robust frame and "rough" aspect were the types of a wild and daring nature. He was a thorough Bedouin, a "son of the desert." He was much loved by his father, and was of course his heir, but was in...

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Eshbaal in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("Baal's man".) Saul's youngest son (1 Chronicles 8:33; 1 Chronicles 9:39); Bosheth ("shame") being substituted for Baal through the believing Israelites' contempt of idols, Ishbosheth is its equivalent (Isaiah 44:9, etc.; Hosea 9:10),...

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Eth-baal in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

eth-ba'-al, eth'-ba-al ('ethba`al, "with Baal"): "King of the Sidonians," and father of Jezebel whom Ahab king of Israel took to wife (1 Ki 16:31)....

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Esarhaddon in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

e-sar-had'-on ('ecar-chaddon; Assyrian Asur-ach-iddina, "Ashur hath given a brother"): During his lifetime, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, made his favorite son, Esarhaddon (680-668 BC), the viceroy of Babylon; and although he was not the eldest son, he decreed that he should become the legal heir to the throne of Assyria. Sennacherib, having ...

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