Bible Dictionary
Explore biblical people, places, events, objects, ideas, and other terms. Search the dictionary directly, browse alphabetically, or narrow the list by category or Testament.
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Ecbatana
Ecbatana was an ancient city associated with Media and is mentioned in the margin of Ezra 6:2 as the location sought for the record concerning the Jews’ temple restoration. It is also frequently mentioned in the Apocrypha.
ECCE HOMO
“Ecce Homo” means “Behold, the man!” It was Pilate’s statement when he presented Jesus during the trial, apparently appealing to the crowd’s sympathy, though some understand it as contemptuous.
Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes, meaning “Preacher,” is a book of wisdom traditionally attributed to Solomon. It reflects on the emptiness of seeking lasting happiness apart from God and calls people to receive life as a divine responsibility.
Ecclesiasticus
Ecclesiasticus is the Latin title for the apocryphal book also called the Wisdom of Jesus son of Sirach, or Sirach. Its name reflects its public use in church services.
Eclipse
An eclipse is the darkening of the sun or another heavenly body when its light is obscured. Biblical passages use such darkness as a sign of divine judgment, though the darkness at Jesus’ crucifixion is not reasonably explained as an ordinary solar eclipse.
Eclipse Of The Sun
An eclipse of the sun occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the earth, temporarily blocking sunlight. The prophets use such darkness in descriptions of judgment, while the three-hour darkness at the crucifixion cannot be attributed to an ordinary eclipse because it occurred at Passover.
Ed
Ed is the name associated with the large altar built by Reuben, Gad, and half of Manasseh east of the Jordan. The altar was intended as a witness that these tribes shared in worship of the LORD with the tribes west of the Jordan.
Edar
Edar, or the Tower of the Flock, was a place near Bethlehem where Jacob halted. In Micah, “tower of the flock” is used figuratively of Bethlehem and its royal significance.
Edar, Tower Of
The Tower of Edar, more accurately Eder, was a place near Bethlehem, traditionally identified as about one thousand paces from the city.
Eden
Eden was the land in which God planted the garden where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. The name means “delight,” and Eden is also used of a region and of a Levite in the time of Hezekiah.
Eder
Eder, meaning “flock,” was a city in southern Judah and also the name of a Merarite Levite appointed to service. The city lay near the border of Edom.
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