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Nave Topical Bible
• Pestilence
Thompson Chain Reference
• Pestilence
The Topic Concordance
• Pestilence
Torrey Topical Textbook
• Plague or Pestilence, the
Dictionaries
American Tract Society
• Pestilence
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Pestilence
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Pestilence
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Pestilence
King James Dictionary
• Pestilent
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Pestilence
Smith Bible Dictionary
• Pestilence
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Pestilence, Pestilent Fellow
• Pestilence
Webster Dictionary
• Pestilentness
• Pestilently
• Pestilent
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Pestilence
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Pestilence
Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
• Pestilence
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Pestilence
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Pestilence
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• θάνατος , ἀθάνατος
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This is often mentioned along with the sword and the famine as punishment from God upon His rebellious people. It is represented as being sent directly by God Himself. When David had numbered the people, the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel, and there died 70,000 men. 2 Samuel 24:15,16 .