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AbaddonDestruction, the Hebrew name (equivalent to the Greek Apollyon, i.e., destroyer) of “the angel of the bottomless pit” (Rev. 9:11).Easton's 1897 · Smith's 1863 · ISBE 1915Bakbukiah(wasting of Jehovah), a Levite in the time of Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 11:17; 12:9) (B.C. before 536.)Smith's 1863 · ISBE 1915CotesPens or enclosures for flocks (2 Chr. 32:28, “cotes for flocks;” R.V., “flocks in folds”).Easton's 1897 · ISBE 1915Gath-hepherWine-press of the well, a town of Lower Galilee, about 5 miles from Nazareth; the birthplace of Jonah (2 Kings 14:25); the same as Gittah-hepher (Josh. 19:13).Easton's 1897 · ISBE 1915Jasper(Heb. yashpheh, “glittering”), a gem of various colours, one of the twelve inserted in the high priest’s breast-plate (Ex. 28:20).Easton's 1897 · Smith's 1863 · ISBE 1915MegiddonPlace of troops, originally one of the royal cities of the Canaanites (Josh. 12:21), belonged to the tribe of Manasseh (Judg. 1:27), but does not seem to have…Easton's 1897 · Smith's 1863 · ISBE 1915Philippi(1.) Formerly Crenides, “the fountain,” the capital of the province of Macedonia.Easton's 1897 · Smith's 1863 · ISBE 1915ShoshannimLilies, the name of some musical instrument, probably like a lily in shape (Ps. 45; 69, title).Easton's 1897 · Smith's 1863
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