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Noadiah in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(whom Jehovah meets). 1. A Levite, son of Binnui who with Meremoth, Eleazar and Jozabad weighed the vessels of gold and silver belonging to the temple which were brought back from Babylon. Ezr 8:33 (B.C. 459.) 2. The prophetess Noadiah joined Sanballet and Tobiah in their attempt to intimidate Nehemiah. Ne 6:14 (B.C. 445.)...

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Nimshi in Naves Topical Bible

-Father of Jehu 2Ki 9:2,20...

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Noadiah in Easton's Bible Dictionary

meeting with the Lord. (1.) A Levite who returned from Babylon (Ezra 8:33). (2.) A false prophetess who assisted Tobiah and Sanballat against the Jews (Neh. 6:14). Being bribed by them, she tried to stir up discontent among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and so to embarrass Nehemiah in his great work of rebuilding the ruined walls of the ...

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Nicanor in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(conqueror). 1. Son of Patroclus, 2 Macc. 8:9, a general who was engaged in the Jewish wars under Antiochus Epiphanes and Demetrius I. 1 Macc. 3:38; 4; 7:26,49. (B.C. 160.) 2. One of the first seven deacons. Acts 6:5....

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Nicodemus in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

A ruler of the Jews, a master ("teacher") of Israel, and a Pharisee. John (John 3:1-10) alone mentions him. John knew the high priest (John 18:15), so his knowledge of Nicodemus among the high priest's associates is natural. John watched with deep interest his growth in grace, which is marked in three stages (Mark 4:26-29). (1) An anxious in...

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Nicanor in Easton's Bible Dictionary

conqueror, one of the seven deacons appointed in the apostolic Church (Acts 6:1-6). Nothing further is known of him....

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Nicodemus in Hitchcock's Bible Names

victory of the people...

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Nicanor in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

One of the seven ordained for ministration of alms. "of honest report, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom," but also preachers of the gospel (Acts 6:1-10; Acts 8:5)....

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Nicolas in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

nik-o-la'-us (English Versions of the Bible), nik'-o-las (Nikolaos): One of "the seven" chosen to have the oversight of "the daily ministration" to the poor of the church in Jerusalem (Acts 6:5). He is called "a proselyte of Antioch"; the other 6 were therefore probably Jews by birth. This is the first recorded case of the admission of a prose...

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Neziah in Easton's Bible Dictionary

victory; pure, Ezra 2:54; Neh. 7:56....

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