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Nave Topical Bible
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Thompson Chain Reference
• Judah, Captivity of
• Captivity of Israel and Judah
• Captives
Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
• Daniel; Taken Captive
Dictionaries
American Tract Society
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• Captives
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
• Captivity
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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• Captive
Fausset Bible Dictionary
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Holman Bible Dictionary
• Stuff, Stuff for Removing, Stuff for Captivity
• Captivity
Hastings' BibleDictionary
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Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Captivity
King James Dictionary
• Captivity
• Captive
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Captivity
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Israelites, Captivities of the
• I Dwell a Captive in His Heart
• Epistles, Captivity
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People's Bible Dictionary
• Captivity
Smith Bible Dictionary
• Captivities of The Jews
• Captive
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Captive, Captivity
Wilson's Bible Types
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Webster Dictionary
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• Captiving
• Captived
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Captives
• Captivities of Israel
• Captivities of Judah
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Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Babylonian Captivity
• Captive
Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia
• Babylonish Captivity, the
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Babylonian Captivity
• Captive
• Captivity
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Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
• Captivities
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Babylonian Captivity
• Brethren of the Redemption of Captives
• Captive
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Babylonish Captivity
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Captivities of the Israelites
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Captives
• Captivity
• Captivity, the Princes of
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Lexicons
• ܐܰܣܽܘܪܝܳܐ
• ܐܰܣܽܘܪܝܳܐ
• ܓ݁ܳܠܽܘܬ݂ܳܐ
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• αἰχμαλωσία
• αἰχμαλωτεύω
• αἰχμαλωτίζω
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• אַסִּיר
• אָסַר
• בֵּן
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kap´tiv ( שׁבי , shebhı̄ , גּלה , gālāh ; αἰχμάλωτος , aichmálōtos and its derivatives): The frequent references in the Old Testament to captives as men forcibly deported (from the Hebrew root שׁבה , shābhāh ) or inhabiting a land foreign to them (from Hebrew גּלה , gālāh ) reflect the universal practice of the ancient world. The treatment of captives was sometimes barbarous (2 Samuel 8:2 ) but not always so (2 Kings 6:21 , 2 Kings 6:22 ). See further under ASSIR and WAR .

Figurative: Except in Job 42:10 the figurative use of the idea is confined to the New Testament, where reference is made to the triumphal reign of the Lord Jesus ( Luke 4:18; Ephesians 4:8 ), or, on the other hand, to the power of the devil (2 Timothy 2:26 ), or of false teachers (2 Timothy 3:6 ); compare also Romans 7:23; 2 Corinthians 10:5 . See CAPTIVITY .