{"query": "Easton: Bible", "count": 20, "results": [{"id": "card_n_071a7af4a84a", "title": "Easton: Bible", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Bible, the English form of the Greek name Biblia, meaning “books,” the name which in the fifth century began to be given to the entire collection of sacred books, the “Library of Divine Revelation.” T"}, {"id": "card_n_205e5a2c2857", "title": "Easton: Adversary", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(Heb. satan), an opponent or foe (1 Kings 5:4; 11:14, 23, 25; Luke 13:17); one that speaks against another, a complainant (Matt. 5:25; Luke 12:58); an enemy (Luke 18:3), and specially the devil (1 Pet"}, {"id": "card_n_259528ef5e1f", "title": "Easton: Barren", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "For a woman to be barren was accounted a severe punishment among the Jews (Gen. 16:2; 30:1-23; 1 Sam. 1:6, 27; Isa. 47:9; 49:21; Luke 1:25). Instances of barrenness are noticed (Gen. 11:30; 25:21; 29:"}, {"id": "card_n_08cd88673b68", "title": "Easton: Homer", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Heap, the largest of dry measures, containing about 8 bushels or 1 quarter English = 10 ephahs (Lev. 27:16; Num. 11:32) = a COR. (See OMER.) “Half a homer,” a grain measure mentioned only in Hos. 3:2."}, {"id": "card_n_2b99f8640e2b", "title": "Easton: Dathan", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Welled; belonging to a fountain, a son of Eliab, a Reubenite, who joined Korah (q.v.) in his conspiracy, and with his accomplices was swallowed up by an earthquake (Num. 16:1; 26:9; Deut. 11:6; Ps. 10"}, {"id": "card_n_1bf8708468bc", "title": "Easton: God", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning to be strong; (2) of ’Eloah_, plural _’Elohim. The singular form"}, {"id": "card_n_19fd6b781e88", "title": "Easton: Shema", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Rumour. (1.) A Reubenite (1 Chr. 5:8). (2.) A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:13). (3.) One who stood by Ezra when he read the law (Neh. 8:4). (4.) A town in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:26); the same as Sheba (v"}, {"id": "card_n_21cce410a6a5", "title": "Easton: Abihail", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Father of might. (1.) Num. 3:35. (2.) 1 Chr. 2:29. (3.) 1 Chr. 5:14. (4.) The second wife of King Rehoboam (2 Chr. 11:18), a descendant of Eliab, David’s eldest brother. (5.) The father of Esther and "}, {"id": "card_n_24a9a5c454a8", "title": "Easton: Shimri", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Watchman. (1.) A Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:37). (2.) The father of one of the “valiant men” of David’s armies (1 Chr. 11:45). (3.) Assisted at the purification of the temple in the time of Hezekiah (2 Chr. "}, {"id": "card_n_355983f59cb7", "title": "Easton: Murmuring", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Of the Hebrews in the wilderness, called forth the displeasure of God, which was only averted by the earnest prayer of Moses (Num. 11:33, 34; 12; 14:27, 30, 31; 16:3; 21:4-6; Ps. 106:25). Forbidden by"}, {"id": "card_n_082360c0950b", "title": "Easton: Ox", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Heb. bakar, “cattle;” “neat cattle”, (Gen. 12:16; 34:28; Job 1:3, 14; 42:12, etc.); not to be muzzled when treading the corn (Deut. 25:4). Referred to by our Lord in his reproof to the Pharisees (Luke"}, {"id": "card_n_0c710b027b3e", "title": "Easton: Miamin", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "=Mijamin, from the right hand. (1.) The head of one of the divisions of the priests (1 Chr. 24:9). (2.) A chief priest who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Neh. 12:5), called Mijamin (10:7) and "}, {"id": "card_n_22981a8ca6fa", "title": "Easton: Jokmeam", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Gathering of the people, a city of Ephraim, which was given with its suburbs to the Levites (1 Chr. 6:68). It lay somewhere in the Jordan valley (1 Kings 4:12, R.V.; but in A.V. incorrectly “Jokneam”)"}, {"id": "card_n_349d058a7df5", "title": "Easton: Gebim", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Cisterns, (rendered “pits,” Jer. 14:3; “locusts,” Isa. 33:4), a small place north of Jerusalem, whose inhabitants fled at the approach of the Assyrian army (Isa. 10:31). It is probably the modern el-I"}, {"id": "card_n_37a1c0cd5363", "title": "Easton: Doleful creatures", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(occurring only Isa. 13:21. Heb. ochim, i.e., “shrieks;” hence “howling animals”), a general name for screech owls (howlets), which occupy the desolate palaces of Babylon. Some render the word “hyaena"}, {"id": "card_n_1a8f8ab1e764", "title": "Easton: Archite", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The usual designation of Hushai (2 Sam. 15:32; 17:5, 14; 1 Chr. 27:33), who was a native of Archi. He was “the king’s friend”, i.e., he held office under David similar to that of our modern privy coun"}, {"id": "card_n_2a814d3c5281", "title": "Easton: Ahinoam", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Brother of pleasantness = pleasant. (1.) The daughter of Ahimaaz, and wife of Saul (1 Sam. 14:50). (2.) A Jezreelitess, the first wife of David (1 Sam. 25:43; 27:3). She was the mother of Amnon (2 Sam"}, {"id": "card_n_2e6ce5fca91a", "title": "Easton: Lamentations, Book of", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Called in the Hebrew canon ’Ekhah, meaning “How,” being the formula for the commencement of a song of wailing. It is the first word of the book (see 2 Sam. 1:19-27). The LXX. adopted the name rendered"}, {"id": "card_n_1206cd5789d4", "title": "Easton: Uz", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Fertile land. (1.) The son of Aram, and grandson of Shem (Gen. 10:23; 1 Chr. 1:17). (2.) One of the Horite “dukes” in the land of Edom (Gen. 36:28). (3.) The eldest son of Nahor, Abraham’s brother (Ge"}, {"id": "card_n_1236af2e9995", "title": "Easton: Baal-hanan", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Lord of grace. (1.) A king of Edom, son of Achbor (Gen. 36:38, 39; 1 Chr. 1:49, 50). (2.) An overseer of “the olive trees and sycomore trees in the low plains” (the Shephelah) under David (1 Chr. 27:2"}]}