{"query": "Easton: Heaven", "count": 20, "results": [{"id": "card_n_d4c92e7f154f", "title": "Easton: Heaven", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(1.) Definitions. The phrase “heaven and earth” is used to indicate the whole universe (Gen. 1:1; Jer. 23:24; Acts 17:24). According to the Jewish notion there were three heavens, (a) The firmament, a"}, {"id": "card_n_79d96d4ce644", "title": "Easton: Circuit", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The apparent diurnal revolution of the sun round the earth (Ps. 19:6), and the changes of the wind (Eccl. 1:6). In Job 22:14, “in the circuit of heaven” (R.V. marg., “on the vault of heaven”) means th"}, {"id": "card_c_m_acb5e6160302", "title": "Matthew cites Easton: Heaven", "shelf": "connections", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Matthew cites Easton: Heaven."}, {"id": "card_n_c5b224d84814", "title": "Easton: Fire", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(1.) For sacred purposes. The sacrifices were consumed by fire (Gen. 8:20). The ever-burning fire on the altar was first kindled from heaven (Lev. 6:9, 13; 9:24), and afterwards rekindled at the dedic"}, {"id": "card_n_05e4265f7048", "title": "Easton: Astronomy", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The Hebrews were devout students of the wonders of the starry firmanent (Amos 5:8; Ps. 19). In the Book of Job, which is the oldest book of the Bible in all probability, the constellations are disting"}, {"id": "card_n_ab0582ac501f", "title": "Easton: Footstool", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Connected with a throne (2 Chr. 9:18). Jehovah symbolically dwelt in the holy place between the cherubim above the ark of the covenant. The ark was his footstool (1 Chr. 28:2; Ps. 99:5; 132:7). And as"}, {"id": "card_n_0777592512bd", "title": "Easton: Zarephath", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Smelting-shop, “a workshop for the refining and smelting of metals”, a small Phoenician town, now Surafend, about a mile from the coast, almost midway on the road between Tyre and Sidon. Here Elijah s"}, {"id": "card_n_e045f88f1abc", "title": "Easton: Kingdom of God", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(Matt. 6:33; Mark 1:14, 15; Luke 4:43) = “kingdom of Christ” (Matt. 13:41; 20:21) = “kingdom of Christ and of God” (Eph. 5:5) = “kingdom of David” (Mark 11:10) = “the kingdom” (Matt. 8:12; 13:19) = “k"}, {"id": "card_n_e09878be59a1", "title": "Easton: Sun", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(Heb. shemesh), first mentioned along with the moon as the two great luminaries of heaven (Gen. 1:14-18). By their motions and influence they were intended to mark and divide times and seasons. The wo"}, {"id": "card_n_20d2ff57421a", "title": "Easton: Mount of the congregation", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Only in Isa. 14:13, a mythic mountain of the Babylonians, regarded by them as the seat of the gods. It was situated in the far north, and in Babylonian inscriptions is described as a mountain called I"}, {"id": "card_c_50f629d03b02", "title": "Easton: Heaven ↔ Easton: Glass", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Both cite job 37:18 — a shared-scripture cross-reference computed in 1.0 and re-verified live in both cards."}, {"id": "card_c_2e3561631edf", "title": "Easton: Heaven ↔ Easton: Paradise", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Both cite luk 23:43 — a shared-scripture cross-reference computed in 1.0 and re-verified live in both cards."}, {"id": "card_c_a364f6f14864", "title": "Easton: Hope ↔ Easton: Heaven", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Both cite 1joh 3:2 — a shared-scripture cross-reference computed in 1.0 and re-verified live in both cards."}, {"id": "card_c_c50abc987a84", "title": "Easton: Abraham’s bosom ↔ Easton: Heaven", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Both cite luk 16:22 — a shared-scripture cross-reference computed in 1.0 and re-verified live in both cards."}, {"id": "card_c_9d7753c26953", "title": "Easton: Hell ↔ Easton: Heaven", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Both cite luk 16:22, luk 23:43 — a shared-scripture cross-reference computed in 1.0 and re-verified live in both cards."}, {"id": "card_n_8098e379b0f0", "title": "Easton: Sanctuary", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Denotes, (1) the Holy Land (Ex. 15:17; comp. Ps. 114:2); (2) the temple (1 Chr. 22:19; 2 Chr. 29:21); (3) the tabernacle (Ex. 25:8; Lev. 12:4; 21:12); (4) the holy place, the place of the Presence (Gr"}, {"id": "card_c_0dc320bf4b73", "title": "Easton: Resurrection of the dead ↔ Easton: Heaven", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Both cite 1joh 3:2 — a shared-scripture cross-reference computed in 1.0 and re-verified live in both cards."}, {"id": "card_n_38bdc502efb4", "title": "Easton: Rainbow", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Caused by the reflection and refraction of the rays of the sun shining on falling rain. It was appointed as a witness of the divine faithfulness (Gen. 9:12-17). It existed indeed before, but it was th"}, {"id": "card_n_ecd6bf69ab02", "title": "Easton: Window", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Properly only an opening in a house for the admission of light and air, covered with lattice-work, which might be opened or closed (2 Kings 1:2; Acts 20:9). The spies in Jericho and Paul at Damascus w"}, {"id": "card_n_330372a0e16e", "title": "Easton: Winds", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Blowing from the four quarters of heaven (Jer. 49:36; Ezek. 37:9; Dan. 8:8; Zech. 2:6). The east wind was parching (Ezek. 17:10; 19:12), and is sometimes mentioned as simply denoting a strong wind (Jo"}]}