{"query": "Easton: Stream of Egypt", "count": 20, "results": [{"id": "card_n_9515ae317a6c", "title": "Easton: Stream of Egypt", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(Isa. 27:12), the Wady el-‘Arish, called also “the river of Egypt,” R.V., “brook of Egypt” (Num. 34:5; Josh. 15:4; 2 Kings 24:7). It is the natural boundary of Egypt. Occasionally in winter, when heav"}, {"id": "card_n_1dd30499be9a", "title": "Easton: River of Egypt", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(1.) Heb. nahar mitsraim, denotes in Gen. 15:18 the Nile, or its eastern branch (2 Chr. 9:26). (2.) In Num. 34:5 (R.V., “brook of Egypt”) the Hebrew word is nahal, denoting a stream flowing rapidly in"}, {"id": "card_c_d5b2848a24db", "title": "Easton: Stream of Egypt references Egypt", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Mentions Egypt (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_60745de1050f", "title": "Easton: Euphrates", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Hebrew, Perath; Assyrian, Purat; Persian cuneiform, Ufratush, whence Greek Euphrates, meaning “sweet water.” The Assyrian name means “the stream,” or “the great stream.” It is generally called in the "}, {"id": "card_n_604fe8364075", "title": "Easton: Egypt", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. The Egyptians belonged to the white race, and their original ho"}, {"id": "card_n_0079ce54231f", "title": "Easton: Nile", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Dark; blue, not found in Scripture, but frequently referred to in the Old Testament under the name of Sihor, i.e., “the black stream” (Isa. 23:3; Jer. 2:18) or simply “the river” (Gen. 41:1; Ex. 1:22,"}, {"id": "card_n_4f4a1850fb90", "title": "Easton: Exodus", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The great deliverance wrought for the children of Isreal when they were brought out of the land of Egypt with “a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm” (Ex 12:51; Deut. 26:8; Ps 114; 136), about B."}, {"id": "card_n_94e913d8ad66", "title": "Easton: Exodus, Book of", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Exodus is the name given in the LXX. to the second book of the Pentateuch (q.v.). It means “departure” or “outgoing.” This name was adopted in the Latin translation, and thence passed into other langu"}, {"id": "card_n_0667b6bec0dd", "title": "Easton: Jeroboam", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Increase of the people. (1.) The son of Nebat (1 Kings 11:26-39), “an Ephrathite,” the first king of the ten tribes, over whom he reigned twenty-two years (B.C. 976-945). He was the son of a widow of "}, {"id": "card_n_524670df6a3e", "title": "Easton: Eliezer", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "God his help. (1.) “Of Damascus,” the “steward” (R.V., “possessor”) of Abraham’s house (Gen. 15:2, 3). It was probably he who headed the embassy sent by Abraham to the old home of his family in Padan-"}, {"id": "card_c_e543474d8a1a", "title": "Easton: River of Egypt references Egypt", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Mentions Egypt (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_626dcb04f1f2", "title": "Easton: Chushan-rishathaim", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Cush of double wickedness, or governor of two presidencies, the king of Mesopotamia who oppressed Israel in the generation immediately following Joshua (Judg. 3:8). We learn from the Tell-el-Amarna ta"}, {"id": "card_n_4e73e56c082e", "title": "Easton: Memphis", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Only in Hos. 9:6, Hebrew Moph. In Isa. 19:13; Jer. 2:16; 46:14, 19; Ezek. 30:13, 16, it is mentioned under the name Noph. It was the capital of Lower, i.e., of Northern Egypt. From certain remains fou"}, {"id": "card_c_c45dd29c4b06", "title": "Easton: Stream of Egypt cites 2 Kings", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Cites 2 Kings 24:7 — a chapter:verse reference found in the card text."}, {"id": "card_n_4fdf3cc0a40c", "title": "Easton: City", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain (Gen. 4:17). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12). Next, we have "}, {"id": "card_n_9f70a75c8771", "title": "Easton: Moses", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Drawn (or Egypt. mesu, “son;” hence Rameses, royal son). On the invitation of Pharaoh (Gen. 45:17-25), Jacob and his sons went down into Egypt. This immigration took place probably about 350 years bef"}, {"id": "card_n_1fb24ce8a471", "title": "Easton: Cup", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "A wine-cup (Gen. 40:11, 21), various forms of which are found on Assyrian and Egyptian monuments. All Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold (1 Kings 10: 21). The cups mentioned in the New Testament "}, {"id": "card_n_7a8f45808185", "title": "Easton: Phut", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Phut is placed between Egypt and Canaan in Gen. 10:6, and elsewhere we find the people of Phut described as mercenaries in the armies of Egypt and Tyre (Jer. 46:9; Ezek. 30:5; 27:10). In a fragment of"}, {"id": "card_n_0b27c7f1c295", "title": "Easton: Ezekiel, Book of", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Consists mainly of three groups of prophecies. After an account of his call to the prophetical office (1-3:21), Ezekiel (1) utters words of denunciation against the Jews (3:22-24), warning them of the"}, {"id": "card_c_0742edfb885f", "title": "Easton: Stream of Egypt references Gaza", "shelf": "connections", "surface": null, "snippet": "Mentions Gaza (place) — the name appears in the card text; the entry is Easton's Bible Dictionary (public domain), which classifies it as a place."}]}