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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Abel
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Abel (Hebrews 1 Samuel 16:18 ), the name given to the great stone in Joshua's field whereon the ark was "set down." The Revised Version, however, following the Targum and the Septuagint, reads in the Hebrew text 'Ebhen (= a stone), and accordingly translates "unto the great stone, whereon they set down the ark." This reading is to be preferred.
Abel (Heb. לבע ), a grassy place, a meadow. This word enters into the composition of the following five entries: Abel-beth-maachah , Abel-cheramim , Abel-meholah , Abel-mizraim and Abel-shittim .
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These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Abel'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​a/abel.html. 1897.
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Abel'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​a/abel.html. 1897.