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Malchi-shua in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

mal-ki-shoo'-a (malkishua`, "my king saves"): One of the sons of Saul (1 Sam 14:49; 31:2, the King James Version "Melchishua"; 1 Ch 8:33; 9:39). He was slain by the Philistines with his brothers at the battle of Gilboa (1 Ch 10:2; 1 Sam 31:2)....

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Malchiah in Hitchcock's Bible Names

Malchijah...

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Malluch in Naves Topical Bible

-1. A Merarite Levite 1Ch 6:44 -2. Son of Bani, who divorced his Gentile wife after the captivity Ezr 10:29 -3. One of the family of Harim, who divorced his Gentile wife after the captivity Ezr 10:32 -4. A priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah Ne 10:4; 12:2 -5. A chief of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah Ne 10:27...

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Mamre in Easton's Bible Dictionary

manliness. (1.) An Amoritish chief in alliance with Abraham (Gen. 14:13, 24). (2.) The name of the place in the neighbourhood of Hebron (q.v.) where Abraham dwelt (Gen. 23:17, 19; 35:27); called also in Authorized Version (13:18) the "plain of Mamre," but in Revised Version more correctly "the oaks [marg., 'terebinths'] of Mamre." The nam...

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Mahol in Easton's Bible Dictionary

dance, the father of four sons (1 Kings 4:31) who were inferior in wisdom only to Solomon....

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Malchi-shua in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(king of help), one of the sons of King Saul. 1Sa 14:49; 31:2; 1Ch 8:33; 9:39...

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Malchus in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

mal'-kus (Malchos, from melekh, i.e. "counselor" or "king"): The name of the servant of the high priest Caiaphas whose right ear was smitten off by Simon Peter at the arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane (compare Mt 26:51; Mk 14:47; Lk 22:50; Jn 18:10). It is noteworthy that Luke "the physician" alone gives an account of the healing of ...

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Malluch in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(counsellor). 1. A Levite of the family of Merari, and ancestor of Ethan the singer 1Ch 6:44 2. One of the sons of Bani. Ezr 10:29 and 3. One of the descendants of Harim, Ezr 10:32 who had married foreign wives. 4. A priest or family of priests. Ne 10:4 and 5. One of the heads of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah. Ne 10:27 6...

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Mahol in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Father of Ethan the Ezrahite,. Heman, Chalcol, and Darda (1 Kings 4:31; 1 Chronicles 2:6). Some interpret "sons of song" or rather "dance" (machol), dancing often accompanying hymns (Exodus 15:20; 2 Samuel 6:14)....

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Mamre in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

An ancient Amorite. Genesis 13:18, "the plain (rather the oaks or terebinths) of Mamre"; Genesis 14:13; Genesis 14:24, brother of Eshcol, friend and ally of Abraham. The chieftain had planted the terebinths, or was associated with them as his tenting place; so "the oak of Deborah" (Judges 4:5). Mamre was less than a mile from Hebron (Josephus,...

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