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Easton: Ebed-melech

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A servant of the king; probably an official title, an Ethiopian, “one of the eunuchs which was in the king’s house;” i.e., in the palace of Zedekiah, king of Judah. He interceded with the king in Jeremiah’s behalf, and was the means of saving him from death by famine (Jer. 38:7-13: comp. 39:15-18).

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Matthew Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1897) · Ebed-melech ↗
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