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October 9, 2012

One of the seven eunuchs in Ahasuerus's court (Esther 1:10; 2:21).

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Ablution

Or washing, was practised, When a person was initiated into a higher state: e.g., when Aaron and his sons were set apart to the priest...
Abel-beth-maachah

Meadow of the house of Maachah, a city in the north of Palestine, in the neighbourhood of Dan and Ijon, in the tribe of Naphtali. It was a ...
Abital

Father of dew; i.e., "fresh", David's fifth wife (2 Samuel 3:4).
Abjects

(Psalms 35:15), the translation of a Hebrew word meaning smiters; probably, in allusion to the tongue, slanderers. (Compare Jeremiah 18:18....
Abishai

Father of (i.e., "desirous of") a gift, the eldest son of Zeruiah, David's sister. He was the brother of Joab and Asahel (2 S...
Abitub

Father of goodness, a Benjamite (1 Chronicles 8:11).
Abishua

Father of welfare; i.e., "fortunate." The grandson of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:4). The son of Phinehas the high priest (1 Chr...
Abishur

Father of the wall; i.e., "mason", one of the two sons of Shammai of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:28,29).
Abel-shittim

Meadow of the acacias, frequently called simply "Shittim" (Numbers 25:1; Joshua 2:1; Micah 6:5), a place on the east of Jordan, i...
Abieezer

Father of help; i.e., "helpful." The second of the three sons of Hammoleketh, the sister of Gilead. He was the grandson of Man...