Emims
The Emims were a warlike people of great stature who lived east of the Dead Sea. They were counted among the Rephaim and were later conquered by the Moabites.
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EMINENT
A term used in the King James Version for something physically raised or elevated, and in some passages for a mound or vaulted place.
Emmanuel
Emmanuel means “God with us.” It is a title applied to Jesus in Matthew’s account of His birth, in fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy.
Emmaus
Emmaus was the village toward which two disciples traveled on the day of Jesus’ resurrection. Jesus joined them on the road, explained the Scriptures, and was recognized by them when He broke bread.
Emmaus, Or Emmaus
Emmaus was a village about sixty stadia from Jerusalem, where the risen Jesus appeared to two disciples. Its precise historical site remains uncertain.
EMMER
The head of a family whose members had taken foreign wives after the exile. He is called Immer in Ezra.
EMMERUTH
A family listed among those who returned from exile with Zerubbabel. The name corresponds to Immer in Ezra 2:37.
Emmor
Emmor is the Greek form of Hamor, the father of Shechem. The name appears in Stephen’s speech in Acts.
EMULATION
A word that can mean jealousy or envy in a sinful sense, but can also describe stirring others to earnest zeal. Scripture condemns jealousy while commending godly zeal.
En
In Hebrew place-names, En means “spring” or “fountain.” It commonly begins names of locations associated with a source of water.
EN-DOR
A town assigned to Manasseh but situated in the territory of Issachar. It was near Mount Tabor and the Kishon, and is commonly identified with modern Endur.
EN-DOR, WITCH OF
The woman at En-dor whom Saul consulted after the Lord had rejected him. Her practice of divination or necromancy was forbidden by the law of Moses.
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