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Evi

People & Groups • Old Testament
Evi was one of the five Midianite kings or chiefs killed by the Israelites during their sojourn in the plains of Moab.

EVIL

Sin & Judgment • Both
Evil in Scripture includes moral wrongdoing for which people are accountable and physical suffering or calamity. God is not the author of moral evil, while His judgments may expose and punish sin.

Evil eye

Sin & Judgment • Both
The evil eye is a biblical expression for an envious, jealous, or covetous disposition. Scripture uses it figuratively rather than teaching that a glance possesses magical power.

EVIL ONE

Angels & Spiritual Beings • New Testament
A personal designation for the spiritual adversary who tempts and opposes humanity. The term is often understood as referring to Satan, the devil, or the accuser.

EVIL THING

Sin & Judgment • Both
An evil thought, plan, deed, or harmful circumstance. Scripture warns against desiring evil things and teaches that evil may arise from the sinful heart or be suffered as a consequence of wrongdoing.

EVIL-DOERS

Sin & Judgment • Both
People who commit wrongs and offend against God’s law. The term is used broadly for the ungodly and sometimes for those who harm others personally.

EVIL-FAVOREDNESS

Law & Covenant • Old Testament
A blemish, defect, or unattractive condition that made an otherwise acceptable animal unfit for sacrifice. The term also describes lean or poorly formed cattle in Pharaoh’s dream.

Evil-merodach

Government & Society • Old Testament
Evil-merodach, also called Evilmerodach, was the son and successor of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. He released Jehoiachin from prison, honored him, and allowed him to eat at the royal table.

Evil-speaking

Sin & Judgment • Both
Evil-speaking means speaking against others in a way that damages their reputation, including backbiting, slander, railing, and detraction. Scripture repeatedly forbids it as contrary to Christian conduct.

Evilmerodach

Government & Society • Old Testament
Evilmerodach was the son and successor of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. He reigned only briefly before being murdered and succeeded by Neriglissar.

EVOLUTION

Other • Both
A theory describing orderly change in the forms of matter and living things. It does not by itself explain ultimate creation, and the source discusses its possible relationship to belief in God and biblical creation.

EWE

Agriculture & Daily Life • Both
A female sheep, especially one that may be nursing or bearing young. Biblical Hebrew uses several terms for a ewe depending on the context.
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