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Merodach-baladan in Naves Topical Bible

-Called BERODACH-BALADAN, King of Persia -Sends congratulatory letters and a present to Hezekiah 2Ki 20:12; Isa 39:1...

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Merari in Naves Topical Bible

-Son of Levi Ge 46:11 -Head the Merarite Levites Nu 3:17,33-35 -See LEVITES...

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Mered in Easton's Bible Dictionary

rebellion, one of the sons of Ezra, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr. 4:17)....

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Meremoth in Naves Topical Bible

-1. A priest who was appointed to weigh and register gold and silver vessels brought to Jerusalem Ezr 8:33; Ne 3:4,21 -2. A Jew who divorced his Gentile wife after the captivity Ezr 10:36 -3. A priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah Ne 10:5; 12:3...

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Merodach-baladan in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(worshipper of Baal) is mentioned as king of Babylon in the days of Hezekiah both in the second hook of Kings, ch. 2Ki 20:12 and in Isaiah. ch. Isa 39:1 In the former place he is called Berodach-baladan. The name of Merodach-baladan has been recognized in the Assyrian inscriptions. It appears there were two reigns of this king, the first from ...

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Merari in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(bitter, unhappy), third son of Levi and head of the third great division of the Levites, the Merarites. Ge 46:8,11 At the time of the exodus and the numbering in the wilderness, the Merarites consisted of two families, the Mahlites and the Mushites, Mahli and Mushi being either the two sons of the son and grandson of Merari. 1Ch 6:19,47 Their...

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Mered in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Son of Ezra of Judah; married Pharaoh's daughter (See BITHIAH.) (1 Chronicles 4:17-18.)...

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Merib-baal in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

mer-ib-ba'-al (meribhba`al; also meri-bha`al, "Baal contends"): The spelling varies in a single verse; 1 Ch 9:40 contains the name twice: first, in the first form above; second, in the second form. The name is given also in 1 Ch 8:34. It is the other name of MEPHIBOSHETH (2) (which see). In Jer 11:13 and Hos 9:10 the terms "Baal" and "Bosheth" ...

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Merodach-baladan in Easton's Bible Dictionary

Merodach has given a son, (Isa. 39:1), "the hereditary chief of the Chaldeans, a small tribe at that time settled in the marshes at the mouth of the Euphrates, but in consequence of his conquest of Babylon afterwards, they became the dominant caste in Babylonia itself." One bearing this name sent ambassadors to Hezekiah (B.C. 721). He is ...

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Merari in Easton's Bible Dictionary

sad; bitter, the youngest son of Levi, born before the descent of Jacob into Egypt, and one of the seventy who accompanied him thither (Gen. 46:11; Ex. 6:16). He became the head of one of the great divisions of the Levites (Ex. 6:19). (See MERARITES...

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