Bible Dictionary
Explore biblical people, places, events, objects, ideas, and other terms. Search the dictionary directly, browse alphabetically, or narrow the list by category or Testament.
ELTEKON
Places & Geography - Old Testament
A town in the hill country of Judah, assigned to the tribe of Judah and located near Beth-anoth. Its exact site is unknown.
Eltolad
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Eltolad was a city in the southern part of Judah, later allotted to Simeon. Its site has not been identified with certainty.
Elul
Festivals & Holy Days - Old Testament
Elul was the sixth month of the Hebrew religious year and the twelfth month of the civil year, corresponding approximately to August and September.
Eluzai
People & Groups - Old Testament
Eluzai was one of the Benjaminite warriors who joined David at Ziklag.
ELYMAIS
Places & Geography - Inter-testament
A district of Persia corresponding to ancient Elam, south of Media and north of Susiana. It is mentioned in the inter-testamental account of 1 Maccabees.
Elymas
People & Groups - New Testament
Elymas was the magician also called Bar-Jesus. He opposed Paul and Barnabas in Cyprus and was struck blind by divine judgment.
Elzabad
People & Groups - Old Testament
Elzabad was the name of one of David’s Gadite heroes and of a Korahite gatekeeper.
Elzaphan
People & Groups - Old Testament
Elzaphan was a son of Uzziel and a leader among the Kohathite Levites. The name is also written Elizaphan.
EMADABUN
People & Groups - Inter-testament
The head of a Levite family whose members helped supervise repairs to the temple. He is mentioned in 1 Esdras but not in the corresponding account in Ezra.
EMATHEIS
People & Groups - Inter-testament
A son of Bebai who returned from exile and is identified with Athlai in Ezra. His name appears in the inter-testamental book of 1 Esdras.
Embalming
Jewish Life & Customs - Old Testament
Embalming is the preservation of a dead body with aromatics and other substances. Scripture specifically records the Egyptian embalming of Jacob and Joseph; the practice was foreign to ordinary Israelite custom.
EMBRACE
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
To clasp and hold someone fondly in the arms, as an expression of affection. In some biblical passages it also refers to sexual relations.
Embroider
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
To embroider is to decorate cloth with skilled needlework or woven designs. Embroidery was used in Israel for clothing, priestly garments, and other ornamental textiles.
Embroiderer
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
An embroiderer was a skilled worker who produced ornamental designs in cloth, often by needlework or by weaving. Such textile work was known among the ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, and Israelites.
EMBROIDERY
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
Decorative work on cloth using varied colors and skillful designs. Embroidered or patterned fabrics were used for clothing, furnishings, and priestly garments.
EMEK-KEZIZ
Places & Geography - Old Testament
A town in the territory of Benjamin, listed between Beth-hoglah and Beth-arabah. Its location in the plain south of Jericho has not been recovered.
Emerald
Objects & Symbols - Both
The emerald is a precious green stone. It is mentioned among the stones of the high priest’s breastplate and among the foundations of the New Jerusalem.
Emerod
Sin & Judgment - Old Testament
Emerod is an older English form related to emerods, the tumors or swellings suffered by the Philistines after they captured the ark.
Emerods
Sin & Judgment - Old Testament
Emerods were painful tumors or swellings associated with the plague that struck the Philistines when they held the ark of the covenant. The exact medical condition is uncertain.
EMIM
People & Groups - Old Testament
An ancient tall people who lived in the region of Moab and were regarded as Rephaim, or giants. Their earlier dwelling was associated with Shaveh-kiriathaim.
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