Esau
Esau was Isaac’s elder twin son and Jacob’s brother. Also called Edom, he sold his birthright for food and later settled in Mount Seir, becoming the ancestor of the Edomites.
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Eschew
To eschew means to turn away from or deliberately avoid something, especially evil. Scripture uses the term in exhortations to depart from evil and pursue peace.
Esdraelon
Esdraelon is the Greek form of Jezreel, the great plain in central Palestine between the hills of Galilee and Samaria. It was a notable setting for battles involving Gideon, Barak, Saul, and Josiah.
Esdras
Esdras is the Greek form of Ezra and is also the name used for the First Book of Esdras, an apocryphal work related to Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Its author is unknown.
Esdras, The Second Book Of
The Second Book of Esdras is an apocryphal work preserved chiefly in a Latin translation. Its central chapters contain visions and angelic revelations concerning the moral order and the final triumph of the righteous.
ESDRIS
A leader mentioned in 2 Maccabees 12:36. The Revised Version identifies him where the King James Version reads Gorgias.
Esek
Esek was a well dug by Isaac’s servants in the valley of Gerar. Isaac gave it this name, meaning “contention,” because the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with them over its possession.
ESEREBIAS
One of the chief priests mentioned among those involved in the return and temple service after the exile.
ESHAN
A town in the hill country of Judah, in the uplands near Hebron. Its exact location has not been satisfactorily identified.
Eshbaal
Eshbaal was a son of King Saul and is identified with Ish-bosheth. His name and identity are recorded in the genealogical accounts of Saul’s family.
Eshban
Eshban was one of the sons of Dishon and a chief of the Horites. He is mentioned in the genealogies of Seir and Edom.
Eshcol
Eshcol was an Amorite chief and an ally of Abraham in rescuing Lot. Eshcol was also the name of a valley where Israel’s spies gathered a large cluster of grapes.
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