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Dabareh

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Dabareh, or Daberath, was a town on the boundary of Zebulun and later a Levitical city in Issachar. It is identified with a village near the western foot of Mount Tabor.

Dabbasheth

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Dabbasheth was a town on the boundary of Zebulun. Its precise location is not established in the supplied sources.

DABBESHETH

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Dabbesheth was a town on the western boundary of the territory allotted to Zebulun. It is probably identified with the ruined site of Dabsheh east of Acre.

Daberath

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Daberath was a town of Issachar on the boundary with Zebulun. It was assigned to the Gershonite Levites and is probably identified with Dabuiriyeh near Mount Tabor.

DADDEUS

People & Groups • Inter-testament
Daddeus is the Revised Version form of Loddeus, a name found in the Apocryphal historical records.

Daemon

Angels & Spiritual Beings • New Testament
A daemon is an evil spiritual being opposed to God and capable of influencing or afflicting people. In the New Testament, such spirits recognize Jesus as the Son of God and are associated with fallen angels and unclean spirits.

Daemoniac

Angels & Spiritual Beings • New Testament
A daemoniac was a person under the oppressive influence of an evil spirit. The Gospels distinguish this condition from ordinary illness and describe spirits causing afflictions such as muteness, blindness, epilepsy, and severe mental disturbance.

Dagon

Objects & Symbols • Old Testament
Dagon was a prominent god of the Philistines, worshiped especially at Gaza and Ashdod. When the ark was placed in Dagon’s temple at Ashdod, the idol fell before the Lord and was later found broken.

Dagon’s house

Temple & Tabernacle • Old Testament
Dagon’s house was the temple or sanctuary of the Philistine god Dagon. The most notable biblical account concerns the temple at Ashdod, where the idol fell before the ark of the Lord.

DAILY

Agriculture & Daily Life • Both
Daily means occurring day by day or continuously. In the Lord’s Prayer, “daily bread” refers to bread sufficient for one’s daily needs and dependence upon God.

Daily sacrifice

Worship & Prayer • Old Testament
The daily sacrifice was the regular burnt offering of two year-old lambs for Israel, one offered in the morning and the other between the evenings. It represented the continual worship of the nation.

Dalaiah

People & Groups • Old Testament
Dalaiah was a descendant of Judah’s royal family, mentioned in the genealogy of 1 Chronicles 3:24.
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