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Azmaveth in Hitchcock's Bible Names

strong death; a he-goat...

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Assur in Hitchcock's Bible Names

same as Ashur...

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Augustus in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(venerable) Cae'sar the first Roman emperor. He was born A.U.C. 691, B.C. 63. His father was Caius Octavius; his mother Atia, daughter of Julia the sister of C. Julius Caesar. He was principally educated by his great-uncle Julius Caesar, and was made his heir. After his murder, the young Octavius, then Caius Julius Caesar Octavianus, was taken...

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Azal in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

(Zechariah 14:5.) The limit to which "the valley" or cleft of the mount of Olives will extend, when Jehovah shall go forth to fight against those nations which shall have assailed Jerusalem. The Hebrew name means adjoining, i.e. near the city: the valley reaching up to the city gates will enable the citizens fleeing to escape to it....

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Azaziah in Naves Topical Bible

1. A harper in the temple 1Ch 15:21 -2. Father of Hoshea 1Ch 27:20 -3. Overseer in temple 2Ch 31:13...

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Azel in Easton's Bible Dictionary

noble, a descendant of king Saul (1 Chr. 8:37; 9:43, 44)....

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Azzur in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

az'-ur `azzur, "helpful": (1) The father of Hananiah, a false prophet of Gibeon in the days of Zedekiah (Jer 28:1 ff). (2) One of those who, with Nehemiah, sealed the covenant on the return from Babylon (Neh 10:17). (3) The father of Jaazaniah, "one of" the princes of the people who gave wicked counsel to the city of Jerusalem (Ezek 11:1 f). th...

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Augustus in Easton's Bible Dictionary

the cognomen of the first Roman emperor, C. Julius Caesar Octavianus, during whose reign Christ was born (Luke 2:1). His decree that "all the world should be taxed" was the divinely ordered occasion of Jesus' being born, according to prophecy (Micah 5:2), in Bethlehem. This name being simply a title meaning "majesty" or "venerable," first ...

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Assos in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

as'-os (Assos): An ancient city of Mysia in the Roman province of Asia, at which, according to Acts 20:13, Paul and Luke rested while on their way from Troas to Mitylene. Standing upon a conical-shaped rock on the southern coast of the Troad, it occupied one of the finest sites in Asia. The rock is about 700 ft. high; its sides are covered wit...

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Azariah in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

az-a-ri'-a `azaryahu and `azaryah, "Yahweh has helped"): (1) King of Judah. See UZZIAH. (2) A Judahite of the house of Ethan the Wise (1 Ch 2:8). (3) The son of Jehu, descended from an Egyptian through the daughter of Sheshan (1 Ch 2:38). (4) A son of Ahimaaz and grandson of Zadok (1 Ch 6:9). (5) A son of Zadok the high priest and an official of ...

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