{"query": "Easton: Scripture", "count": 20, "results": [{"id": "card_n_8b7feef8497c", "title": "Easton: Scripture", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Invariably in the New Testament denotes that definite collection of sacred books, regarded as given by inspiration of God, which we usually call the Old Testament (2 Tim. 3:15, 16; John 20:9; Gal. 3:2"}, {"id": "card_n_88255c9e83e6", "title": "Easton: Proportion of faith", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(Rom. 12:6). Paul says here that each one was to exercise his gift of prophecy, i.e., of teaching, “according to the proportion of faith.” The meaning is, that the utterances of the “prophet” were not"}, {"id": "card_n_c6267fa0737c", "title": "Easton: Inspiration", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "That extraordinary or supernatural divine influence vouchsafed to those who wrote the Holy Scriptures, rendering their writings infallible. “All scripture is given by inspiration of God” (R.V., “Every"}, {"id": "card_n_8f0a85097bdc", "title": "Easton: Turtle, Turtle-dove", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Its peculiar peaceful and gentle habit its often referred to in Scripture. A pair was offered in sacrifice by Mary at her purification (Luke 2:24). The pigeon and the turtle-dove were the only birds p"}, {"id": "card_n_50d049c966c5", "title": "Easton: Elephant", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Not found in Scripture except indirectly in the original Greek word (elephantinos) translated “of ivory” in Rev. 18:12, and in the Hebrew word (shenhabim, meaning “elephant’s tooth”) rendered “ivory” "}, {"id": "card_n_717a221895ab", "title": "Easton: Beth-arbel", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "House of God’s court, a place alluded to by Hosea (10:14) as the scene of some great military exploit, but not otherwise mentioned in Scripture. The Shalman here named was probably Shalmaneser, the ki"}, {"id": "card_n_fc28202352cf", "title": "Easton: Grain", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Used, in Amos 9:9, of a small stone or kernel; in Matt. 13:31, of an individual seed of mustard; in John 12:24, 1 Cor. 15:37, of wheat. The Hebrews sowed only wheat, barley, and spelt; rye and oats ar"}, {"id": "card_n_846f4a2a582a", "title": "Easton: Essenes", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "A Jewish mystical sect somewhat resembling the Pharisees. They affected great purity. They originated about B.C. 100, and disappeared from history after the destruction of Jerusalem. They are not dire"}, {"id": "card_c_2885839eb68b", "title": "Easton: Scripture references Matthew", "shelf": "connections", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Card references Matthew. Auto-detected via book-name match."}, {"id": "card_n_62e6a13e95a4", "title": "Easton: Selah", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "A word frequently found in the Book of Psalms, and also in Hab. 3:9, 13, about seventy-four times in all in Scripture. Its meaning is doubtful. Some interpret it as meaning “silence” or “pause;” other"}, {"id": "card_n_bb6af2a0dcd6", "title": "Easton: Lie", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "An intentional violation of the truth. Lies are emphatically condemned in Scripture (John 8:44; 1 Tim. 1:9, 10; Rev. 21:27; 22:15). Mention is made of the lies told by good men, as by Abraham (Gen. 12"}, {"id": "card_n_a28b0420f843", "title": "Easton: Adore", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "To worship; to express reverence and homage. The forms of adoration among the Jews were putting off the shoes (Ex. 3:5; Josh. 5:15), and prostration (Gen. 17:3; Ps. 95:6; Isa. 44:15, 17, 19; 46:6). To"}, {"id": "card_n_8de2f87c71cc", "title": "Easton: Tiglath-Pileser I.", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(not mentioned in Scripture) was the most famous of the monarchs of the first Assyrian empire (about B.C. 1110). After his death, for two hundred years the empire fell into decay. The history of David"}, {"id": "card_n_94c210216485", "title": "Easton: Behemoth", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(Job 40:15-24). Some have supposed this to be an Egyptian word meaning a “water-ox.” The Revised Version has here in the margin “hippopotamus,” which is probably the correct rendering of the word. The"}, {"id": "card_n_53c67a2042b6", "title": "Easton: Moth", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Heb. ‘ash, from a root meaning “to fall away,” as moth-eaten garments fall to pieces (Job 4:19; 13:28; Isa. 50:9; 51:8; Hos. 5:12). Gr. ses, thus rendered in Matt. 6:19, 20; Luke 12:33. Allusion is th"}, {"id": "card_n_aa923848a85d", "title": "Easton: Truth", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Used in various senses in Scripture. In Prov. 12:17, 19, it denotes that which is opposed to falsehood. In Isa. 59:14, 15, Jer. 7:28, it means fidelity or truthfulness. The doctrine of Christ is calle"}, {"id": "card_n_18556a9035c6", "title": "Easton: Birth-day", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The observance of birth-days was common in early times (Job 1:4, 13, 18). They were specially celebrated in the land of Egypt (Gen. 40:20). There is no recorded instance in Scripture of the celebratio"}, {"id": "card_n_c42197511e7e", "title": "Easton: Bell", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The bells first mentioned in Scripture are the small golden bells attached to the hem of the high priest’s ephod (Ex. 28:33, 34, 35). The “bells of the horses” mentioned by Zechariah (14:20) were atta"}, {"id": "card_c_36f79021e8ad", "title": "Easton: Scripture cites John", "shelf": "connections", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Cites John 20:9 — a chapter:verse reference found in the card text."}, {"id": "card_c_402415393a29", "title": "Easton: Scripture cites Luke", "shelf": "connections", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Cites Luke 16:29 — a chapter:verse reference found in the card text."}]}