-Also called EDOM -Descendants of Esau Genesis 36

-Kings of Genesis 36:31-39; Numbers 20:14; 1Chronicles 1:43-50; Ezekiel 32:29; Amos 2:1

-Dukes of Genesis 36:9-43; Exodus 15:15; 1Chronicles 1:51-54

-Land of Deuteronomy 2:4, Genesis 32:3; 5, 12

-Protected by divine command from desolation by the Israelites Deuteronomy 2:4-6

-From being held in abhorrence by the Israelites Deuteronomy 23:7

-Refuse to the Israelites passage through their country Numbers 20:18-21

-Saul makes war against 1Samuel 14:47

-David makes conquest of 1Kings 11:14-16; 1Chronicles 18:11-13

-Garrisons 2Samuel 8:14

-Writes battle songs concerning his conquest of Psalms 60:8, 9; 108:9, 10

-Become confederates of Jehoshaphat 2Kings 3:9, 26

-Ruled by a deputy king 1Kings 22:47

-The Lord delivers the army of, into the hands of Jehoshaphat 2Chronicles 20:20, 23

-Revolt in the days of Joram 2Kings 8:20-22; 2Chronicles 21:8-10

-Amaziah, king of Judah, invades the territory of 2Kings 14:5-7, 10; 2Chronicles 25:11, 12; 28:17

-Join Babylon in war against the Israelites Ezekiel 35:5; Amos 1:9-11; Obadiah 1:11-16

-A Jewish prophet in Babylon denounces Psalms 137:7; Ezekiel 25:12-14; 35:3-10

-Children of the third generation could be received into the congregation of Israel Deuteronomy 23:8

-Prophecies concerning Genesis 25:23; 27:29, 37-40; Numbers 24:18; Isaiah 11:14; 21:11, 12; 34; 63:1-4; Jeremiah 9:25, 26; 27:1-11; 49:7-22; Lamentations 4:21, 22; Ezekiel 25:12-14; 32:29, 30; 35; 36:5; Joel 3:19; Amos 1:11, 12; 9:12; Obadiah 1:21; Malachi 1:2-5

-(A town of Bashan) -Allotted to the tribe of Manasseh Joshua 13:31

-Joshua defeats Og at Numbers 21:33-35; Deuteronomy 1:4; 3:1-3

-See INSTRUCTION

-See TEACHERS

-See SCHOOLS

-See MATHEMATICS (n/a)

-Wife of David 2Samuel 3:5; 1Chronicles 3:3

-City of Moab Isaiah 15:8

-1. King of Moab .Assassinated by Ehud Judges 3:12-30

-2. An ancient city of Canaan .Captured by Joshua Joshua 10:23, 35 .Allotted to the tribe of Judah Joshua 15:39

-See CONCEIT

-1. The country of .Called RAHAB Psalms 87:4; 89:10 .LAND OF HAM Psalms 105:23; 106:22 .Limits of Ezekiel 29:10 .Fertility of Genesis 13:10 .Productions of Numbers 11:5; Psalms 78:47; Proverbs 7:16; Isaiah 19:5-9 .Irrigation employed in Deuteronomy 11:10 .Imports of Genesis 37:25, 36 .Exports of Genesis 37:25, 36; 1Kings 10:28, 29; Proverbs 7:16; Ezekiel 27:7

.Of horses 1Kings 10:28, 29 .Famine in Genesis 41; Acts 7:11 .Armies of Exodus 14:7; Isaiah 31:1 .Army of destroyed in the Red Sea Exodus 14:5-31; Isaiah 43:17 .Magi of Genesis 41:8; Exodus 7:11; 1Kings 4:30; Acts 7:22 .Priests of Genesis 41:45; 47:22 .Idols of Ezekiel 20:7, 8 .Overflowed by the Nile River Amos 8:8; 9:5 .Plagues in .See PLAGUES .Joseph's captivity in, and subsequent rule over .See JOSEPH .Civil war in Isaiah 19:2 .The king acquires title to land of Genesis 47:18-26 .Abraham lives in Genesis 12:10-20; 13:1 .Israelites in bondage in .See ISRAELITES .Joseph takes Jesus to Matthew 2:13-20 .Prophecies against Genesis 15:13, 14; Isaiah 19; 20:2-6; 45:14; Jeremiah 9:25, 26; 43:8-13; 44:30; 46; Ezekiel 29; 30; 31; 32; Hosea 8:13; Joel 3:11; Zechariah 10:11 .See EGYPTIANS .SYMBOLICAL Revelation 11:8

-2. RIVER, OR BROOK (R. V.), OF: Perhaps identical with SIHOR. .A small stream flowing into the Mediterranean Sea, the western boundary of the land promised to the children of Israel Genesis 15:18; Numbers 34:5; Joshua 13:3; 15:4, 47; 1Kings 8:65; 2Kings 24:7; Isaiah 27:12; Ezekiel 47:19; 48:28

-Descendants of the Mizraim Genesis 10:6, 13, 14

-Wisdom of 1Kings 4:30

-The art of embalming the dead practiced by Genesis 50:2, 3, 26

-Hospitality of, to Abraham Genesis 12:10-20

-Slaves bought by Genesis 37:36

-Oppress the Israelites Exodus 1; 2

-Refuse to release the Israelites Exodus 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10

-Visted by plagues Exodus 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; Psalms 78:43-51

-Firstborn of destroyed Exodus 12:29; Psalms 78:51; 105:36; 136:10

-Send the Israelites away Exodus 12:29-36

-Pursue Israelites, and the army of, destroyed Exodus 14:5-30; Psalms 106:11; Hebrews 11:29

-Abhorred shepherds Genesis 46:34

-Refused to eat with Hebrews Genesis 43:32

-Alliances with, forbidden to the Israelites Isaiah 30:2; 31:1; 36:6; Ezekiel 17:15; 29:6

-Eligible to membership in Israelite congregation in the third generation Deuteronomy 23:7, 8

-Invade the land of Israel .Under Shishak 1Kings 14:25, 26; 2Chronicles 12:2-9 .Under Pharaoh-necho 2Kings 23:29-35; 2Chronicles 35:20-24; 36:3, 4

-Aid the Israelites against the Chaldeans Jeremiah 37:5-11

-Intermarry with the Jews 1Kings 3:1

-An enthusiastic Egyptian instigated rebellion against Roman government Acts 21:38

-Prophecies of dispersion and restoration of Ezekiel 29:12-15; 30:23, 26

-Conversion of, foretold Isaiah 19:18

-See EGYPT

-See EHUD

-1. A descendant of Benjamin 1Chronicles 8:6 .Called EHI Genesis 46:21 .Probably identical with AHIRAM, mentioned in Numbers 26:38 .And AHARAH 1Chronicles 8:1 .And AHOAH 1Chronicles 8:4 .And AHIAH 1Chronicles 8:7 .And AHER 1Chronicles 7:12

-2. Son of Bilhan 1Chronicles 7:10

-3. A Benjamite, the assassin of Eglon Judges 3:16

-Son of Ram 1Chronicles 2:27

-One of the five chief cities of the Philistines Joshua 13:3

-Conquered and allotted to Judah Joshua 15:11, 45; Judges 1:18

-Allotted to Dan Joshua 19:43

-The Ark of God taken to 1Samuel 5:10

-Temple of Baal-zebub at 2Kings 1:2

-Prophecies against Jeremiah 25:20; Amos 1:8; Zephaniah 2:4; Zechariah 9:5

-Son of Ephraim 1Chronicles 7:20

-1. A valley where David killed Goliath 1Samuel 17:2, 19; 21:9

-2. An Edomite duke Genesis 36:41; 1Chronicles 1:52

-3. Son of Caleb 1Chronicles 4:15

-4. Father of Shimei 1Kings 4:18

-5. Son and successor of Baasha, king of Israel 1Kings 16:6-14

-6. Father of Hoshea 2Kings 15:30; 17:1

-7. A Benjamite chief 1Chronicles 9:8

-1. A district southeast of Babylon, on Persian Gulf Genesis 14:1, 9; Daniel 8:2 .Prophecies concerning Isaiah 11:11 .Jews from Acts 2:9
.See ELAMITES

-2. A Korhite Levite 1Chronicles 26:3

-3. A Benjamite chief 1Chronicles 8:24

-4. Designated as "the other Elam," Ezra 2:31; Nehemiah 7:34

-5. A Jewish captive, whose descendants, to the number of One-thousand two-hundred and fifty-four returned from Babylon Ezra 2:7; 8:7; Nehemiah 7:12

-6. A Levite musician Nehemiah 12:42

-7. One of the Israelitish chiefs with Nehemiah Nehemiah 10:14

-Descendants of Elam, whose name was given to the district of Elam Genesis 10:22

-Present at Pentecost Acts 2:9

-1. Son of Helez, called ELEASAH 1Chronicles 2:39

-2. Son of Shaphan Jeremiah 29:3

-3. Son of Pashur Ezra 10:22

-Also called Eloth -A city of Idumea Deuteronomy 2:8; 1Kings 9:26; 2Chronicles 8:17

-Conquest of, by Uzziah 2Chronicles 26:2

-By the Syrians 2Kings 16:6

-Name of the altar erected by Jacob where he had the vision of angels Genesis 35:7

-A descendant of Abraham Genesis 25:4; 1Chronicles 1:33

-Prophesies in the camp of the Israelites Numbers 11:26-29

-IN THE MOSAIC SYSTEM -(Equivalent to the title senator, in present use) .Elders, with delegated powers, were authorized to act for their constituency Deuteronomy 1:13, 15
.See GOVERNMENT, MOSAIC

-IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH Acts 11:29, 30; 14:23; 15:1-35; 16:4, 5; 20:17, 28-32; 21:18; 1Timothy 4:14; 5:17-19; Titus 1:5-9; Hebrews 11:2; James 5:14, 15; 1Peter 5:1-5; 2John 1:1; 3John 1:1

-APOCALYPTIC VISION OF 5:5, 6, 8, Revelation 4:4, 10; 11, 14; 7:11, 13; 11:16; 14:3; 19:4
.See DEACON
.Also see CHURCH, GOVERNMENT OF

-A descendant of Ephraim 1Chronicles 7:21

-(A city of Moab) -Taken by the Israelites Numbers 32:3, 37

-Repossessed by the Moabites Isaiah 15:4; 16:9

-Name of two men, or of one man (uncertain which), also called ELASAH -Compare 1Chronicles 2:39; 8:37; 9:43; with Jeremiah 29:3

-And Ezra 10:22

-1. Son of Aaron Exodus 6:23; 28:1 .Married a daughter of Putiel, who bore him Phinehas Exodus 6:25 .After the death of Nadab and Abihu is made chief of the tribe of Levi Numbers 3:32 .Duties of Numbers 4:16 .Succeeds Aaron as high priest Numbers 20:26, 28; Deuteronomy 10:6 .Assists Moses in the census Numbers 26:63 .With Joshua, divides Palestine Numbers 34:17 .Death and burial of Joshua 24:33 .Descendants of 1Chronicles 24:1-19

-2. An inhabitant of Kirjath-jearim who tended the ark of the covenant for a while 1Samuel 7:1, 2

-3. A Merarite Levite 1Chronicles 23:21, 22; 24:28

-4. Son of Dodo, and one of David's distinguished heroes 2Samuel 23:9, 10, 13; 1Chronicles 11:12

-5. Son of Phinehas Ezra 8:33; Nehemiah 12:42

-6. A returned Israelitish exile Ezra 10:25

-OF RULERS .By lot Nehemiah 11:1

-OF GRACE John 15:16; 17:6; Ephesians 1:4; 2:10; 2Thessalonians 2:13 .Of Christ as Messiah Isaiah 42:1; 1Peter 2:6 .Of good angels 1Timothy 5:21 .Of Israel Deuteronomy 7:6; Isaiah 45:4 .Of ministers Luke 6:13; Acts 9:15 .Of churches 1Peter 5:13
.See PREDESTINATION

-By Absalom 2Samuel 15:1-6

-By Adonijah 1Kings 1:7

-David's, on Saul and Jonathan 2Samuel 1:17, 19-27

-On Abner 2Samuel 3:33, 34

-See THE BOOK OF LAMENTATIONS

-See also POETRY

-See RHETORIC (n/a)