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Tent in Smiths Bible Dictionary

Among the leading characteristics of the nomad races, those two have always been numbered whose origin has been ascribed to Jabal the son of Lameth, Ge 4:20 viz., to be tent- dwellers and keepers of cattle. The same may be said of the forefathers of the Hebrew race; nor was it until the return into Canaan from Egypt that the Hebrews became inha...

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Tent Scripture - Exodus 36:14

And he made curtains [of] goats' [hair] for the tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them....

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Street Scripture - Ezekiel 16:24

[That] thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee an high place in every street....

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Swaddle and Swaddling Band in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

swod'-'-l, swod'-ling-band (verb chathal, "enwrap," "swaddle" (Ezek 16:4), noun chathullah, "swaddling-band" (Job 38:9); verb sparganoo, "to wrap in swaddling clothes" (Lk 2:7,12), noun spargana (pl.), "swaddling clothes" (The Wisdom of Solomon 7:4). the King James Version also has "swaddle" (Lam 2:22) for Taphach, literally, "to extend." But...

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Synagogue Scripture - Mark 6:2

And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing [him] were astonished, saying, From whence hath this [man] these things? and what wisdom [is] this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?...

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Taxed Scripture - Luke 2:3

And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city....

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Tent Scripture - Genesis 31:25

Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead....

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Tent Scripture - Exodus 36:19

And he made a covering for the tent [of] rams' skins dyed red, and a covering [of] badgers' skins above [that]....

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Synagogue in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Hebrew eedah, "a congregation" or "appointed solemn meeting," in the Pentateuch; qaahaal, "a meeting called", represents ekklesia the "Church". (See CHURCH.) In the New Testament synagogue (Greek) is used of the Christian assembly only by the most Judaic apostle (James 2:2). The Jews' malice against Christianity caused Christians to leave the...

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Tax in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

taks, taks'-ing: I. INTRODUCTION 1. General Considerations 2. Limits of the Discussion II. TAXES IN ISRAEL UNDER SELF-GOVERNMENT 1. In the Earliest Period 2. Under the Theocracy; in the Period of the Judges 3. Under the Kings III. TAXES IN ISRAEL UNDER CONQUERORS 1. Under the Assyrians and Babylonians 2. Under the Persians 3. Under the Ptolemies an...

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