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Debir in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1. In the highlands of Judah, near Hebron. First taken by Joshua (Joshua 10:38-39; Joshua 11:21; Joshua 12:13; Joshua 15:49). Formerly Kirjath Sepher (city of the book), or K. Sannah (palm). There is still a Dewirban three miles W. of Hebron. But Debir was S. of Hebron (Joshua 15:49); so Van de Velde identifies it with Dilbeh, S.W. of Hebron. ...

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Delaiah in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

de-la'-ya (delayah, "God has raised"): (1) A descendant of David (1 Ch 3:24; the King James Version "Dalaiah"). (2) One of David's priests and leader of the 23rd course (1 Ch 24:18). (3) One of the princes who pleaded with Jehoiakim not to destroy the roll containing the prophecies of Jeremiah (Jer 36:12,25). (4) The ancestor of a post-exilic f...

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Demas in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(governor of the people), most probably a contraction from Demetrius or perhaps from Demarchus, a companion of St. Paul, Phm 1:24; Col 4:14 during his first imprisonment at Rome. (A.D. 57.) At a later period, 2Ti 4:10 we find him mentioned as having deserted the apostle through love of this present world, and gone to Thessalonica....

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Crispus in Easton's Bible Dictionary

curled, the chief of the synagogue at Corinth (Acts 18:8). He was converted and, with his family, baptized by Paul (1 Cor. 1:14)....

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Cush in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Cush, "the Benjamite," heading of Psalm 7. An enigmatic title for Saul the Benjamite, with an allusion to the similar sounding name of Saul's father, Kish. Cush or the Ethiopian expresses one black at heart, who" cannot change his skin" or heart (Jeremiah 13:23; Amos 9:7). David in this Psalm 7:4 alludes to Saul's gratuitous enmity and his own...

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Crispus in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Ruler of the Corinthian synagogue; converted and baptized by Paul (Acts 18:8; 1 Corinthians 1:14)....

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Cyrenius in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

(See CENSUS.) Publius Sulpicius Quirinus (not Quirinius). Consul 12 B.C., made governor of Syria after Archelaus' banishment, A.D. 6 (Josephus, Ant. 17:13, section 5). He was directed to make a census or "enrollment" of property (Luke 2:2, apografee) in Syria and Judaea. Varus was governor up to the end of 4 B.C. Volusius Saturninus was govern...

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Dan in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

(dan, "judge"; Dan). 1. Name: The fifth of Jacob's sons, the first borne to him by Bilhah, the maid of Rachel, to whom, as the child of her slave, he legally belonged. At his birth Rachel, whose barrenness had been a sore trial to her, exclaimed "God hath judged me .... and hath given me a son," so she called his name Dan, i.e. "judge" ...

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Daniel in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(judgment of God). 1. The second son of David, by Abigail the Carmelitess. 1Ch 3:1 In 2Sa 3:3 he is called Chileab. (B.C. about 1051.) 2. The fourth of 'the greater prophets." Nothing is known of his parentage or family. He appears, however, to have been of royal or noble descent, Da 1:3 and to have possessed considerable personal endowments...

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Darius in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(lord), the name of several kings of Media and Persia. 1. DARIUS THE MEDE, Da 6:1; 11:1 "the son of Ahasuerus," Da 9:1 who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom ont he death of Belshazzar, being then sixty-two years old. Da 5:31; 9:1 (B.C. 538.) Only one year of his reign is mentioned, Da 9:1; 11:1 but that was of great importance for the Jews....

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