Bible Names N-Z

Phicol in Easton's Bible Dictionary

great, the chief captain of the army of Abimelech, the Philistine king of Gerar. He entered into an alliance with Abraham with reference to a certain well which, from this circumstance, was called Beersheba (q.v.), "the well of the oath" (Gen. 21:22, 32; 26:26)....

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Pharez in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(Perez, 1Ch 27:3 Phares, Mt 1:3; Lu 3:33 1 Esd. 5:6), twin son, with Zarah or Zerah, of Judah and Tamer his daughter-in-law. (B.C. 1730.) The circumstances of his birth are detailed in Gen. 38. Pharez occupied the rank of Judah's second son, and from two of his sons sprang two new chief houses, those of the Hezronites and Hamulites. From Hezr...

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Phichol in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

("mouth of all"), i.e. grand vizier, through whom all petitions came to the king. Chief captain of Abimelech king of Gerar (Genesis 21:22; Genesis 26:26)....

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Philetus in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

fi-le'-tus (Philetos (2 Tim 2:17)): 1. The Nature of His Error: This person is mentioned by Paul, who warns Timothy against him as well as against his associate in error, Hymeneus. The apostle speaks of Hymeneus and Philetus as instances of men who were doing most serious injury to the church by their teaching, and by what that teaching resulte...

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Pharez in Easton's Bible Dictionary

breach, the elder of the twin sons of Judah (Gen. 38:29). From him the royal line of David sprang (Ruth 4:18-22). "The chief of all the captains of the host" was of the children of Perez (1 Chr. 27:3; Matt. 1:3)....

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Philetus in Naves Topical Bible

-An heretical teacher at Rome 2Ti 2:17,18...

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Phares in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

fa'-rez (Phares): the King James Version; Greek form of "Perez" (thus the Revised Version (British and American)) (Mt 1:3; Lk 3:33)....

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