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Ard in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

ard ('ard, meaning unknown): Either directly or more remotely a son of Benjamin. Nu 26:38-40 mentions five sons of Benjamin, together with Ard and Naaman, the sons of Bela, Benjamin's oldest son, counting all seven as ancestors of Benjamite families. In 1 Ch 8:1-3 Addar and Naaman are mentioned, with others, as sons of Bela, Addar and Ard bein...

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Ardon in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(fugitive) a Son of Caleb, the son of Hezron, by his wife Azubah. 1Ch 2:18...

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Aretas in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

A common name of many Arabian kings. 2 Corinthians 11:32; "in Damascus the governor ethnarch) under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me; and through a window in a basket was I let down by the wall, and escaped his hands." The ethnarch did it to please the Jews, who (Acts 9:24) "watched the ...

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Ariel in Naves Topical Bible

1. A messenger from Ezra to Iddo Ezr 8:16 -2. A symbolical name for Jerusalem Isa 29:1,2,7...

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Arioch in Easton's Bible Dictionary

lion-like, venerable. (1.) A king of Ellasar who was confederate with Chedorlamer (Gen. 14:1,9). The tablets recently discovered by Mr. Pinches (see CHALDEA -T0000758) show the true reading is Eri-Aku of Larsa. This Elamite name meant "servant of the moon-god." It was afterwards changed into Rimsin, "Have mercy, O moon-god." (2.) Dan. 2:1...

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Armoni in Naves Topical Bible

Son of Saul 2Sa 21:8...

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Archippus in Easton's Bible Dictionary

master of the horse, a "fellow-soldier" of Paul's (Philemon 1:2), whom he exhorts to renewed activity (Col. 4:17). He was a member of Philemon's family, probably his son....

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Ard in Naves Topical Bible

1. Son of Benjamin Ge 46:21 -2. Son of Bela Nu 26:40...

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Ardon in Easton's Bible Dictionary

descendant, the last of the three sons of Caleb by his first wife Azubah (1 Chr. 2:18)....

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