{"query": "Easton: Alliance", "count": 20, "results": [{"id": "card_n_aeb6083c98dc", "title": "Easton: Alliance", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "A treaty between nations, or between individuals, for their mutual advantage. Abraham formed an alliance with some of the Canaanitish princes (Gen. 14:13), also with Abimelech (21:22-32). Joshua and t"}, {"id": "card_n_700c3952ec78", "title": "Easton: Pekah", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Open-eyed, the son of Remaliah a captain in the army of Pekahiah, king of Israel, whom he slew, with the aid of a band of Gileadites, and succeeded (B.C. 758) on the throne (2 Kings 15:25). Seventeen "}, {"id": "card_n_fe5173dafd38", "title": "Easton: Hiram", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "High-born. (1.) Generally “Huram,” one of the sons of Bela (1 Chr. 8:5). (2.) Also “Huram” and “Horam,” king of Tyre. He entered into an alliance with David, and assisted him in building his palace by"}, {"id": "card_c_10e166d8c291", "title": "Easton: Alliance cites Amos", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Cites Amos 1:9 — a chapter:verse reference found in the card text."}, {"id": "card_c_302b54102d1c", "title": "Easton: Alliance cites 1 Kings", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Cites 1 Kings 5:12; 1 Kings 10:28 — a chapter:verse reference found in the card text."}, {"id": "card_n_b4910190c266", "title": "Easton: Chub", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The name of a people in alliance with Egypt in the time of Nebuchadnezzar. The word is found only in Ezek. 30:5. They were probably a people of Northern Africa, or of the lands near Egypt in the south"}, {"id": "card_n_c5dfe91c133f", "title": "Easton: Phicol", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Great, the chief captain of the army of Abimelech, the Philistine king of Gerar. He entered into an alliance with Abraham with reference to a certain well which, from this circumstance, was called Bee"}, {"id": "card_c_e101b84be1c8", "title": "Easton: Alliance references Abimelech", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Mentions Abimelech (person) — the name appears in the card text; the entry is Easton's Bible Dictionary (public domain), which classifies it as a person."}, {"id": "card_c_cdf5533e4f74", "title": "Easton: Alliance references Hiram", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Mentions Hiram (person) — the name appears in the card text; the entry is Easton's Bible Dictionary (public domain), which classifies it as a person."}, {"id": "card_c_60b8712066a5", "title": "Easton: Alliance references Judah", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Mentions Judah (person) — the name appears in the card text; the entry is Easton's Bible Dictionary (public domain), which classifies it as a person."}, {"id": "card_c_89d6ba17e7e1", "title": "Easton: Alliance references Laban", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Mentions Laban (person) — the name appears in the card text; the entry is Easton's Bible Dictionary (public domain), which classifies it as a person."}, {"id": "card_c_cee97385d4e9", "title": "Easton: Alliance references Palestine", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Mentions Palestine (place) — the name appears in the card text; the entry is Easton's Bible Dictionary (public domain), which classifies it as a place."}, {"id": "card_n_25a590b1181f", "title": "Easton: League", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "A treaty or confederacy. The Jews were forbidden to enter into an alliance of any kind (1) with the Canaanites (Ex. 23:32, 33; 34:12-16); (2) with the Amalekites (Ex. 17:8, 14; Deut. 25:17-19); (3) wi"}, {"id": "card_n_abc449c3062f", "title": "Easton: Merab", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Increase, the eldest of Saul’s two daughters (1 Sam. 14:49). She was betrothed to David after his victory over Goliath, but does not seem to have entered heartily into this arrangement (18:2, 17, 19)."}, {"id": "card_n_67b7ec37c107", "title": "Easton: Shebna", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Tender youth, “treasurer” over the house in the reign of Hezekiah, i.e., comptroller or governor of the palace. On account of his pride he was ejected from his office, and Eliakim was promoted to it ("}, {"id": "card_n_d7c5d858d855", "title": "Easton: Jehonadab", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Jehovah is liberal; or, whom Jehovah impels. (1.) A son of Shimeah, and nephew of David. It was he who gave the fatal wicked advice to Amnon, the heir to the throne (2 Sam. 13:3-6). He was very “subti"}, {"id": "card_n_b46864e139b6", "title": "Easton: Aretas", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The father-in-law of Herod Antipas, and king of Arabia Petraea. His daughter returned to him on the occasion of her husband’s entering into an adulterous alliance with Herodias, the wife of Herod-Phil"}, {"id": "card_n_f0b31fe3cfed", "title": "Easton: Mamre", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Manliness. (1.) An Amoritish chief in alliance with Abraham (Gen. 14:13, 24). (2.) The name of the place in the neighbourhood of Hebron (q.v.) where Abraham dwelt (Gen. 23:17, 19; 35:27); called also "}, {"id": "card_n_562cce11f98e", "title": "Easton: Eglon", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The bullock; place of heifers. (1.) Chieftain or king of one of the Moabite tribes (Judg. 3:12-14). Having entered into an alliance with Ammon and Amalek, he overran the trans-Jordanic region, and the"}, {"id": "card_n_7199674e79dd", "title": "Easton: Media", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Heb. Madai, which is rendered in the Authorized Version (1) “Madai,” Gen. 10:2; (2) “Medes,” 2 Kings 17:6; 18:11; (3) “Media,” Esther 1:3; 10:2; Isa. 21:2; Dan. 8:20; (4) “Mede,” only in Dan. 11:1. We"}]}