{"query": "Easton: Parable", "count": 20, "results": [{"id": "card_n_c84135483b63", "title": "Easton: Parable", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(Gr. parabole), a placing beside; a comparison; equivalent to the Heb. mashal, a similitude. In the Old Testament this is used to denote (1) a proverb (1 Sam. 10:12; 24:13; 2 Chr. 7:20), (2) a prophet", "authority_tier": "external_aligned", "source": "Matthew Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1897)", "generated": false}, {"id": "card_isbe_parable", "title": "ISBE: Parable", "shelf": "encyclopedia", "surface": "witness", "snippet": "par'-a-b'-l:\n1. Name\n2. Historical Data\n3. Christ's Use of Parables.\n4. Purpose of Christ in Using Parables\n5. Interpretation of the Parables\n6. Doctrinal Value of the Parables\n1. Name:\nEtymologically", "authority_tier": "reference", "source": "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), ed. 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