{"query": "Easton: House", "count": 20, "results": [{"id": "card_n_9e88feeb505a", "title": "Easton: Temple", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "First used of the tabernacle, which is called “the temple of the Lord” (1 Sam. 1:9). In the New Testament the word is used figuratively of Christ’s human body (John 2:19, 21). Believers are called “th"}, {"id": "card_n_68af30a18bda", "title": "Easton: Shearing-house", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(2 Kings 10:12, 14; marg., “house of shepherds binding sheep.” R.V., “the shearing-house of the shepherds;” marg., “house of gathering”), some place between Samaria and Jezreel, where Jehu slew “two a"}, {"id": "card_n_81e81adf522b", "title": "Easton: Beth-aven", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "House of nothingness; i.e., “of idols”, a place in the mountains of Benjamin, east of Bethel (Josh. 7:2; 18:12; 1 Sam. 13:5). In Hos. 4:15; 5:8; 10:5 it stands for “Bethel” (q.v.), and it is so called"}, {"id": "card_n_d07cde39d4e7", "title": "Easton: Door-keeper", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "This word is used in Ps. 84:10 (R.V. marg., “stand at the threshold of,” etc.), but there it signifies properly “sitting at the threshold in the house of God.” The psalmist means that he would rather "}, {"id": "card_n_4f74daec55a7", "title": "Easton: Obed-Edom", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Servant of Edom. (1.) “The Gittite” (probably so called because he was a native of Gath-rimmon), a Levite of the family of the Korhites (1 Chr. 26:1, 4-8), to whom was specially intrusted the custody "}, {"id": "card_n_7949507ff631", "title": "Easton: Beth-aram", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "House of the height; i.e., “mountain-house”, one of the towns of Gad, 3 miles east of Jordan, opposite Jericho (Josh. 13:27). Probably the same as Beth-haran in Num. 32:36. It was called by king Herod"}, {"id": "card_n_4d74026b1147", "title": "Easton: Zebadiah", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Gift of Jehovah. (1.) A son of Asahel, Joab’s brother (1 Chr. 27:7). (2.) A Levite who took part as one of the teachers in the system of national education instituted by Jehoshaphat (2 Chr. 17:7, 8). "}, {"id": "card_n_d4a948b88d1f", "title": "Easton: Praetorium", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The Greek word (praitorion) thus rendered in Mark 15:16 is rendered “common hall” (Matt. 27:27, marg., “governor’s house”), “judgment hall,” (John 18:28, 33, marg., “Pilate’s house”, 19:9; Acts 23:35)"}, {"id": "card_n_b7f9a40f9e55", "title": "Easton: Dagon’s house", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(1 Sam. 5:2), or Beth-dagon, as elsewhere rendered (Josh. 15: 41; 19:27), was the sanctuary or temple of Dagon. The Beth-dagon of Josh. 15:41 was one of the cities of the tribe of Judah, in the lowlan"}, {"id": "card_n_daa9c0875304", "title": "Easton: Uzzah", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Strength, a son of Abinadab, in whose house the men of Kirjath-jearim placed the ark when it was brought back from the land of the Philistines (1 Sam. 7:1). He with his brother Ahio drove the cart on "}, {"id": "card_n_f41baa987d0f", "title": "Easton: Tabernacle", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(1.) A house or dwelling-place (Job 5:24; 18:6, etc.). (2.) A portable shrine (comp. Acts 19:24) containing the image of Moloch (Amos 5:26; marg. and R.V., “Siccuth”). (3.) The human body (2 Cor. 5:1,"}, {"id": "card_n_53ba4a2e7a5d", "title": "Easton: Salutation", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "“Eastern modes of salutation are not unfrequently so prolonged as to become wearisome and a positive waste of time. The profusely polite Arab asks so many questions after your health, your happiness, "}, {"id": "card_n_9204e18a473a", "title": "Easton: Simon", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The abbreviated form of Simeon. (1.) One of the twelve apostles, called the Canaanite (Matt. 10:4; Mark 3:18). This word “Canaanite” does not mean a native of Canaan, but is derived from the Syriac wo"}, {"id": "card_n_45a18a8bc904", "title": "Easton: House", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Till their sojourn in Egypt the Hebrews dwelt in tents. They then for the first time inhabited cities (Gen. 47:3; Ex. 12:7; Heb. 11:9). From the earliest times the Assyrians and the Canaanites were bu"}, {"id": "card_n_14110e5bcd41", "title": "Easton: Banquet", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "A feast provided for the entertainment of a company of guests (Esther 5; 7; 1 Pet. 4:3); such as was provided for our Lord by his friends in Bethany (Matt. 26:6; Mark 14:3; comp. John 12:2). These mea"}, {"id": "card_n_d264f078d165", "title": "Easton: Courses", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "When David was not permitted to build the temple, he proceeded, among the last acts of his life, with the assistance of Zadok and Ahimelech, to organize the priestly and musical services to be conduct"}, {"id": "card_n_6acc64eb6306", "title": "Easton: Zacchaeus", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Pure, a superintendant of customs; a chief tax-gather (publicanus) at Jericho (Luke 19:1-10). “The collection of customs at Jericho, which at this time produced and exported a considerable quantity of"}, {"id": "card_n_0b1966a402ec", "title": "Easton: Shimei", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Famous. (1.) A son of Gershon, and grandson of Levi (Num. 3:18; 1 Chr. 6:17, 29); called Shimi in Ex. 6:17. (2.) A Benjamite of the house of Saul, who stoned and cursed David when he reached Bahurim i"}, {"id": "card_n_cc03b04c4717", "title": "Easton: Abiathar", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Father of abundance, or my father excels, the son of Ahimelech the high priest. He was the tenth high priest, and the fourth in descent from Eli. When his father was slain with the priests of Nob, he "}, {"id": "card_n_37ef068d8441", "title": "Easton: Martha", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Bitterness, the sister of Lazarus and Mary, and probably the eldest of the family, who all resided at Bethany (Luke 10:38, 40, 41; John 11:1-39). From the residence being called “her house,” some have"}]}