{"query": "Easton: Bear", "count": 20, "results": [{"id": "card_n_591ee4ffc02c", "title": "Easton: Bear", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "A native of the mountain regions of Western Asia, frequently mentioned in Scripture. David defended his flocks against the attacks of a bear (1 Sam. 17:34-37). Bears came out of the wood and destroyed"}, {"id": "card_c_d3da1700c2d8", "title": "Easton: Astronomy references Bear", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Mentions Bear (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_a8d3502efec7", "title": "Easton: Constellation references Bear", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Mentions Bear (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_43ab6c1ed85d", "title": "Easton: Arcturus references Bear", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Mentions Bear (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_n_240684b92c40", "title": "Easton: Arcturus", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Bear-keeper, the name given by the ancients to the brightest star in the constellation Bootes. In the Authorized Version (Job 9:9; 38:32) it is the rendering of the Hebrew word ’ash, which probably de"}, {"id": "card_c_55685ed6e5d4", "title": "Easton: Bear cites 2 Kings", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Cites 2 Kings 2:24 — a chapter:verse reference found in the card text."}, {"id": "card_n_f01d74090f88", "title": "Easton: Armour-bearer", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "An officer selected by kings and generals because of his bravery, not only to bear their armour, but also to stand by them in the time of danger. They were the adjutants of our modern armies (Judg. 9:"}, {"id": "card_n_6277625c7696", "title": "Easton: Witness", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "More than one witness was required in criminal cases (Deut. 17:6; 19:15). They were the first to execute the sentence on the condemned (Deut. 13:9; 17:7; 1 Kings 21:13; Matt. 27:1; Acts 7:57, 58). Fal"}, {"id": "card_n_01f8fe1a70d7", "title": "Easton: Virgin", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "In a prophecy concerning our Lord, Isaiah (7:14) says, “A virgin [R.V. marg., ‘the virgin’] shall conceive, and bear a son” (comp. Luke 1:31-35). The people of the land of Zidon are thus referred to b"}, {"id": "card_n_6834a2d4716a", "title": "Easton: Witness of the Spirit", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(Rom. 8:16), the consciousness of the gracious operation of the Spirit on the mind, “a certitude of the Spirit’s presence and work continually asserted within us”, manifested “in his comforting us, hi"}, {"id": "card_c_90c1d494f53e", "title": "Easton: Bear references Elisha", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Mentions Elisha (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_n_b77bacae5909", "title": "Easton: Pi-beseth", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(Ezek. 30:17), supposed to mean. “a cat,” or a deity in the form of a cat, worshipped by the Egyptians. It was called by the Greeks Bubastis. The hieroglyphic name is “Pe-bast”, i.e., the house of Bas"}, {"id": "card_n_7021e41a3c90", "title": "Easton: Host", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "An entertainer (Rom. 16:23); a tavern-keeper, the keeper of a caravansary (Luke 10:35). In warfare, a troop or military force. This consisted at first only of infantry. Solomon afterwards added cavalr"}, {"id": "card_n_3cfe5051d3f2", "title": "Easton: Stoics", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "A sect of Greek philosophers at Athens, so called from the Greek word stoa i.e., a “porch” or “portico,” where they have been called “the Pharisees of Greek paganism.” The founder of the Stoics was Ze"}, {"id": "card_n_b99870ca074a", "title": "Easton: Huldah", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Weasel, a prophetess; the wife of Shallum. She was consulted regarding the “book of the law” discovered by the high priest Hilkiah (2 Kings 22:14-20; 2 Chr. 34:22-28). She resided in that part of Jeru"}, {"id": "card_n_0d7b2ec525cd", "title": "Easton: Constellation", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "A cluster of stars, or stars which appear to be near each other in the heavens, and which astronomers have reduced to certain figures (as the “Great Bear,” the “Bull,” etc.) for the sake of classifica"}, {"id": "card_n_aa99b3779b30", "title": "Easton: Vulture", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(1.) Heb. da’ah (Lev. 11:14). In the parallel passage (Deut. 14:13) the Hebrew word used is ra’ah, rendered “glede;” LXX., “gups;” Vulg., “milvus.” A species of ravenous bird, distinguished for its ra"}, {"id": "card_n_7031ddc0463c", "title": "Easton: Fallow-ground", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The expression, “Break up your fallow ground” (Hos. 10:12; Jer. 4:3) means, “Do not sow your seed among thorns”, i.e., break off all your evil habits; clear your hearts of weeds, in order that they ma"}, {"id": "card_n_bb6a0264e07f", "title": "Easton: Onesimus", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Useful, a slave who, after robbing his master Philemon (q.v.) at Colosse, fled to Rome, where he was converted by the apostle Paul, who sent him back to his master with the epistle which bears his nam"}, {"id": "card_n_05e4265f7048", "title": "Easton: Astronomy", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The Hebrews were devout students of the wonders of the starry firmanent (Amos 5:8; Ps. 19). In the Book of Job, which is the oldest book of the Bible in all probability, the constellations are disting"}]}