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the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Ebed-Melech

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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A servant of the king; probably an official title, an Ethiopian, "one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house;" i.e., in the palace of Zedekiah, king of Judah. He interceded with the king in Jeremiah's behalf, and was the means of saving him from death by famine (Jeremiah 38:7-13 : comp 39:15-18).

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Ebed-Melech'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​e/ebed-melech.html. 1897.
 
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