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Demetrius in Naves Topical Bible

1. A silversmith, noted for raising a riot Ac 19:24-38 -2. A Christian mentioned in 3Jo 1:12...

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Darius in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

A common name of several Medo-Persian kings, from a Persian root darvesh, "restraint;" Sanskrit, dhari, "firmly holding." 1. Darius the Mede. (See DANIEL; BABYLON; BELSHAZZAR; CYRUS.) Daniel 5:31; Daniel 6:1; Daniel 9:1; Daniel 11:1. This Darius "received the kingdom" (Daniel 5:31) of Babylon as viceroy from Cyrus, according to G. Rawlinson...

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David in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

I. Name and Genealogy. This name, which is written "defectively" in the older books, such as those of Samuel, but fully with the yodh in Chronicles and the later books, is derived, like the similar name Jedidish (2 Sam 12:25), from a root meaning "to love." The only person who bears this name in the Bible is the son of Jesse, the second king o...

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Debir in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(a sanctuary), the name of three places of Israel. 1. A town in the mountains of Judah, Jos 15:49 one of a group of eleven cities to the west of Hebron. The earlier name of Debir was Kirjath-sepher, "city of book," Jos 15:15; Jud 1:11 and Kirjath-sannah, "city of palm." Jos 15:49 It was one of the cities given with their "suburbs" to the pries...

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Demas in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

de'-mas (Demas, "popular"): According to Col 4:14; 2 Tim 4:10; Philem 1:24, one who was for a time a "fellow-worker" with Paul at Rome (Col, Philem), but at last, "having loved this present world," forsook the apostle and betook himself to Thessalonica (2 Tim). No other particulars are given concerning him. See APOSTASY; DEMETRIUS....

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Demetrius in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(belonging to Ceres). 1. A maker of silver shrines of Artemis at Ephesus. Ac 19:24 (about A.D. 52). These were small models of the great temple of the Ephesian Artemis, with her statue, which it was customary to carry on journeys, and place on houses as charms. 2. A disciple, 3Jo 1:12 mentioned with commendation (about A.D. 90). Possibly the ...

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Darius in Hitchcock's Bible Names

he that informs himself...

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Dedan in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Son of Raamah, son of Cush (Genesis 10:7), brother of Sheba. A second Dedan is son of Jokshan, son of Keturah (Genesis 25:3), and is brother of a second Sheba. The recurrence of the same names points to an intermarriage between the Cushite (Ethiopian, rather Hamitic) Dedan and the Semitic Dedan, which is referred to as Edomite (Jeremiah 49:8; ...

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David in Naves Topical Bible

1. King of Israel Genealogy of Ru 4:18-22; 1Sa 16:11; 17:12; 1Ch 2:3-15; Mt 1:1-6; Lu 3:31-38 A shepherd 1Sa 16:11 Kills a lion and a bear 1Sa 17:34-36 Anointed king, while a youth, by the prophet Samuel, and inspired 1Sa 16:1,13; Ps 89:19-37 Chosen of God Ps 78:70 Described to Saul 1Sa 16:18 Detailed as armor-bearer and musician at...

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Debir in Easton's Bible Dictionary

oracle town; sanctuary. (1.) One of the eleven cities to the west of Hebron, in the highlands of Judah (Josh. 15:49; Judg. 1:11-15). It was originally one of the towns of the Anakim (Josh. 15:15), and was also called Kirjath-sepher (q.v.) and Kirjath-sannah (49). Caleb, who had conquered and taken possession of the town and district of Heb...

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