{"query": "Easton: Testimony, Tabernacle of", "count": 20, "results": [{"id": "card_n_35b091c26f80", "title": "Easton: Testimony, Tabernacle of", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The tabernacle, the great glory of which was that it contained “the testimony”, i.e., the “two tables” (Ex. 38:21). The ark in which these tables were deposited was called the “ark of the testimony” ("}, {"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_4d8e46a15883", "title": "Easton: Laver", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(Heb. kiyor), a “basin” for boiling in, a “pan” for cooking (1 Sam. 2:14), a “fire-pan” or hearth (Zech. 12:6), the sacred wash-bowl of the tabernacle and temple (Ex. 30:18, 28; 31:9; 35:16; 38:8; 39:"}, {"id": "card_n_21c47ce5d677", "title": "Easton: Hanging", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(as a punishment), a mark of infamy inflicted on the dead bodies of criminals (Deut. 21:23) rather than our modern mode of punishment. Criminals were first strangled and then hanged (Nu. 25:4; Deut. 2"}, {"id": "card_n_f0e14669bc14", "title": "Easton: Tent", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(1.) Heb. ‘ohel (Gen. 9:21, 27). This word is used also of a dwelling or habitation (1 Kings 8:66; Isa. 16:5; Jer. 4:20), and of the temple (Ezek. 41:1). When used of the tabernacle, as in 1 Kings 1:3"}, {"id": "card_n_c42ad4111361", "title": "Easton: Ephraim, The tribe of", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Took precedence over that of Manasseh by virtue of Jacob’s blessing (Gen. 41:52; 48:1). The descendants of Joseph formed two of the tribes of Israel, whereas each of the other sons of Jacob was the fo"}, {"id": "card_n_dca1c1459204", "title": "Easton: Merarites", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The descendants of Merari (Num. 26:57). They with the Gershonites and the Kohathites had charge of the tabernacle, which they had to carry from place to place (Num. 3:20, 33-37; 4:29-33). In the distr"}, {"id": "card_n_4400e2a6cc9a", "title": "Easton: Assurance", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The resurrection of Jesus (Acts 17:31) is the “assurance” (Gr. pistis, generally rendered “faith”) or pledge God has given that his revelation is true and worthy of acceptance. The “full assurance [Gr"}, {"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_d860e005d627", "title": "Easton: Kohathites", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The descendants of Kohath. They formed the first of the three divisions of the Levites (Ex. 6:16, 18; Num. 3:17). In the journeyings of the Israelites they had the charge of the most holy portion of t"}, {"id": "card_n_1d9002e393d5", "title": "Easton: Death", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "May be simply defined as the termination of life. It is represented under a variety of aspects in Scripture: (1.) “The dust shall return to the earth as it was” (Eccl. 12:7). (2.) “Thou takest away th"}, {"id": "card_n_3f0a9102027b", "title": "Easton: Judah, Tribe of", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Judah and his three surviving sons went down with Jacob into Egypt (Gen. 46:12; Ex. 1:2). At the time of the Exodus, when we meet with the family of Judah again, they have increased to the number of 7"}, {"id": "card_n_29c59372926d", "title": "Easton: Candlestick", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The lamp-stand, “candelabrum,” which Moses was commanded to make for the tabernacle, according to the pattern shown him. Its form is described in Ex. 25:31-40; 37:17-24, and may be seen represented on"}, {"id": "card_n_dd560959d9a7", "title": "Easton: Gadara", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The capital of the Roman province of Peraea. It stood on the summit of a mountain about 6 miles south-east of the Sea of Galilee. Mark (5:1) and Luke (8:26-39) describe the miracle of the healing of t"}, {"id": "card_n_e35d786e1020", "title": "Easton: Holy of holies", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The second or interior portion of the tabernacle. It was left in total darkness. No one was permitted to enter it except the high priest, and that only once a year. It contained the ark of the covenan"}, {"id": "card_n_e613a49342d0", "title": "Easton: Doors", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Moved on pivots of wood fastened in sockets above and below (Prov. 26:14). They were fastened by a lock (Judg. 3:23, 25; Cant. 5:5) or by a bar (Judg. 16:3; Job 38:10). In the interior of Oriental hou"}, {"id": "card_n_1ea56ef49ecb", "title": "Easton: Abimelech", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "My father a king, or father of a king, a common name of the Philistine kings, as “Pharaoh” was of the Egyptian kings. (1.) The Philistine king of Gerar in the time of Abraham (Gen. 20:1-18). By an int"}, {"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_915917bcd1fb", "title": "Easton: Revelation, Book of", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "=The Apocalypse, the closing book and the only prophetical book of the New Testament canon. The author of this book was undoubtedly John the apostle. His name occurs four times in the book itself (1:1"}, {"id": "card_n_505139b1b9ab", "title": "Easton: Naphtali, Tribe of", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "On this tribe Jacob pronounced the patriarchal blessing, “Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words” (Gen. 49:21). It was intended thus to set forth under poetic imagery the future characte"}]}