{"query": "Easton: Jephthah’s vow", "count": 20, "results": [{"id": "card_n_3e0273b1fa18", "title": "Easton: Jephthah’s vow", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(Judg. 11:30, 31). After a crushing defeat of the Ammonites, Jephthah returned to his own house, and the first to welcome him was his own daughter. This was a terrible blow to the victor, and in his d"}, {"id": "card_c_f110969283da", "title": "Easton: Jephthah’s vow references Hebrews", "shelf": "connections", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Card references Hebrews. Auto-detected via book-name match."}, {"id": "card_n_a319c7aa177c", "title": "Easton: Nazarite", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(Heb. form Nazirite), the name of such Israelites as took on them the vow prescribed in Num. 6:2-21. The word denotes generally one who is separated from others and consecrated to God. Although there "}, {"id": "card_c_277427798cf6", "title": "Easton: Jephthah’s vow references Jehovah", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Mentions Jehovah (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_cbae0535dc6f", "title": "Easton: Mizpah", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Or Miz’peh, watch-tower; the look-out. (1.) A place in Gilead, so named by Laban, who overtook Jacob at this spot (Gen. 31:49) on his return to Palestine from Padan-aram. Here Jacob and Laban set up t"}, {"id": "card_n_01d69631e5d2", "title": "Easton: Jephthah", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Whom God sets free, or the breaker through, a “mighty man of valour” who delivered Israel from the oppression of the Ammonites (Judg. 11:1-33), and judged Israel six years (12:7). He has been describe"}, {"id": "card_n_9f5a128edc83", "title": "Easton: Peace offerings", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(Heb. shelamim), detailed regulations regarding given in Lev. 3; 7:11-21, 29-34. They were of three kinds, (1) eucharistic or thanksgiving offerings, expressive of gratitude for blessings received; (2"}, {"id": "card_n_0fee3bbae98d", "title": "Easton: Tob, The land of", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "A district on the east of Jodan, about 13 miles south-east of the Sea of Galilee, to which Jephthah fled from his brethren (Judg. 11:3, 5). It was on the northern boundary of Perea, between Syria and "}, {"id": "card_c_4e476898d3cb", "title": "Easton: Jephthah references Aroer", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Mentions Aroer (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_c_43c222a0fb35", "title": "Easton: Jephthah references Elijah", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Mentions Elijah (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_8e4d814709ed", "title": "Easton: Jephthah references Ephraim", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Mentions Ephraim (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_dfeaef300685", "title": "Easton: Jephthah references Gilead", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Mentions Gilead (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_541fcee86805", "title": "Easton: Beth-barah", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "House of crossing, a place south of the scene of Gideon’s victory (Judg. 7:24). It was probably the chief ford of the Jordan in that district, and may have been that by which Jacob crossed when he ret"}, {"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_893a588157b2", "title": "Easton: Bastard", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "In the Old Testament the rendering of the Hebrew word mamzer’, which means “polluted.” In Deut. 23:2, it occurs in the ordinary sense of illegitimate offspring. In Zech. 9:6, the word is used in the s"}, {"id": "card_n_08686d6ded34", "title": "Easton: Baldness", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "From natural causes was uncommon (2 Kings 2:23; Isa. 3:24). It was included apparently under “scab” and “scurf,” which disqualified for the priesthood (Lev. 21:20). The Egyptians were rarely subject t"}, {"id": "card_n_60dc80d6f932", "title": "Easton: Oath", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "A solemn appeal to God, permitted on fitting occasions (Deut. 6:13; Jer. 4:2), in various forms (Gen. 16:5; 2 Sam. 12:5; Ruth 1:17; Hos. 4:15; Rom. 1:9), and taken in different ways (Gen. 14:22; 24:2;"}, {"id": "card_n_939cd081b4c3", "title": "Easton: Aroer", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Ruins. (1.) A town on the north bank of the Arnon (Deut. 4:48; Judg. 11:26; 2 Kings 10:33), the southern boundary of the kingdom of Sihon (Josh. 12:2). It is now called Arair, 13 miles west of the Dea"}, {"id": "card_n_4af5842426e5", "title": "Easton: Harlot", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(1.) Heb. zonah (Gen. 34:31; 38:15). In verses 21, 22 the Hebrew word used in kedeshah, i.e., a woman consecrated or devoted to prostitution in connection with the abominable worship of Asherah or Ast"}, {"id": "card_n_720e9252ab2c", "title": "Easton: Hormah", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Banning; i.e., placing under a “ban,” or devoting to utter destruction. After the manifestation of God’s anger against the Israelites, on account of their rebellion and their murmurings when the spies"}]}