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Smith's Bible Dictionary
(oak of the house of grace) is named with two Danite towns as forming one of Solomon’s
commissariat districts. (1 Kings 4:9)
Elonites, The
(Numbers 26:26) [Elon, 2]
Eloth
(1 Kings 9:26) [Elath, Eloth]
Elpaal
(God his wages), a Benjamite, son of Hushim and brother of Abitub. (1 Chronicles 8:11) He
was the founder of numerous family.
Elpalet
(God his deliverance), one of David’s sons born in Jerusalem. (1 Chronicles 14:5)
Elparan
(God his deliverance), literally “the terebinth of Paran.” (Genesis 14:6) [Paran, Elparan]
Eltekeh
(God its fear), one of the cities in the border of Dan, (Joshua 19:44) which with its suburbs was
allotted to the Kohathite Levites. (Joshua 21:23)
Elteknon
(God its foundation), one of the towns of the tribe of Judah in the mountains. (Joshua 15:59) It
has not yet been identified.
Eltolad
(God’s kindred), one of the cities in the south of Judah, (Joshua 15:30) allotted to Simeon,
(Joshua 19:4) and in possession of that tribe until the time of David. (1 Chronicles 4:29)
Elul
(vine; gleaning). (Nehemiah 6:15) 1Macc 14:27. [Month]
Eluzai
(God is my praise), one of the warriors of Benjamin who joined David at Ziklag. (1 Chronicles
12:5) (B.C. 1054.)
Elymas
(a wise man), the Arabic name of the Jewish magus or sorcerer Bar-jesus. (Acts 13:6) ff. (A.D.
44.)
Elzabad
(whom God hath given).
•One of the Gadite heroes who came across the Jordan to David. (1 Chronicles 12:12)
•A Korhite Levite. (1 Chronicles 26:7)
Elzaphan
(whom God protects), second son of Uzziel, who was the son of Kohath son of Levi. (Exodus
6:22)
Embalming
the process by which dead bodies are preserved from putrefaction and decay. It was most general
among the Egyptians, and it is in connection with this people that the two instances which we meet
with in the Old Testament are mentioned. (Genesis 50:2,26) The embalmers first removed part of
the brain through the nostrils, by means of a crooked iron, and destroyed the rest by injecting caustic
drugs. An incision was then made along the flank with a sharp Ethiopian stone, and the whole of
the intestines removed. The cavity was rinsed out with palm wine, and afterwards scoured with
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