Bible Names A-G

Eden in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("delight".) ("Paradise",) the Septuagint translation of "garden," a park and pleasure ground. From the Zendic pairidaeza, a hedging round. In N.W. Mesopotamia an Eden is mentioned near the Tigris (2 Kings 19:12; Isaiah 37:12; Ezekiel 27:23). Another, in Coelosyria, near Damascus (Amos 1:5). The primitive Eden was somewhere in the locality co...

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Edom in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

e'-dum, e'-dum-its 'edhom, "red"; Edom): 1. Boundaries: The boundaries of Edom may be traced with some approach to accuracy. On the East of the `Arabah the northern border ran from the Dead Sea, and was marked by Wady el-Kurachi, or Wady el-Chasa. On the East it marched with the desert. The southern border ran by Elath and Ezion-geber (Dt...

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Didymus in Naves Topical Bible

Surname of Thomas Joh 11:16...

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Dionysius in Easton's Bible Dictionary

the Areopagite, one of Paul's converts at Athens (Acts 17:34)....

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Dodai in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(loving, amorous), an Ahohite who commanded the course of the second month. 1Ch 27:4 It is probable that he is the same as DODO. 2....

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Didymus in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(the twin), a surname of the apostle Thomas. Joh 11:16; 20:24; 21:2 [THOMAS]...

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Dionysius in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Converted through Paul at Athens (Acts 17:34), and, by tradition, its first bishop....

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Dishan in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

di'-shan, di'-shon (dishan, dishon, "antelope," "pygarg"): A Horite clan, mentioned as the youngest "son" and elsewhere as the "grandson" of Seir. The form Dishon occurs several times in the list of Horite clans, together with many other totem names (Gen 36 passim; 1 Ch 1:38,41). See Gray, HPN, 89....

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