Easton: Consolation of Israel
Source: Matthew Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1897) (Consolation of Israel) · external_aligned
A name for the Messiah in common use among the Jews, probably suggested by Isa. 12:1; 49:13. The Greek word thus rendered (Luke 2:25, paraklesis) is kindred to that translated “Comforter” in John 14:16, etc., parakletos.
Witnesses (Deuteronomy 19:15)
- manuscript_tradition: Original 1897 publication — Thomas Nelson, London
- republication: Project Gutenberg — Easton's Bible Dictionary
- republication: Internet Archive — multiple scans
- republication: CCEL — Easton's Bible Dictionary
- republication: Blue Letter Bible — searchable Easton's
Connections
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