Easton's Bible Dictionary. M.G. Easton. 1897.
Geshur — was a territory in the northern part of Bashan, adjoining the province of Argob (Deuteronomy iii. 14) and the kingdom of Aram or Syria (II Samuel xv. 8; I Chronicles ii. 23). It was allotted to the half tribe of Manasseh, which settled east of… … Wikipedia
Joshua 13 — 1 Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed. 2 This is the land that yet remaineth: all the borders of the Philistines, and all … The King James version of the Bible
Amalek — The Amalekites are a people mentioned a number of times in the Hebrew Bible. They are considered to be descended from an ancestor Amalek. According to the Book of Genesis and 1 Chronicles, Amalek (Hebrew: עֲמָלֵק, Modern Amalek… … Wikipedia
Ekron — otheruses1|the Philistine cityThe city of Ekron ( he. עֶקְרוֹן Unicode| ʿeqrōn , also transliterated Accaron ) was one of the five cities of the famed Philistine pentapolis, located in southwestern Canaan. During the Iron Age, Ekron was a border… … Wikipedia
Avvites (of Philistia) — The Avvites (or Avvim) of Philistia are a people mentioned in the Bible and related literature.Their name is first used in Deuteronomy 2:23 in a description of the conquests that had taken place in the Land of Israel during the Israelite sojourn… … Wikipedia
Geshur — Bridge, the name of a district or principality of Syria near Gilead, between Mount Hermon and the Lake of Tiberias (2 Sam. 15:8; 1 Chr. 2:23). The Geshurites probably inhabited the rocky fastness of Argob, the modern Lejah, in the north east… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Joshua 12 — 1 Now these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon unto mount Hermon, and all the plain on the east: 2 Sihon king of the… … The King James version of the Bible
1 Samuel 27 — 1 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of… … The King James version of the Bible
BASHAN — (Heb. בָּשָׁן, הַבָּשָׁן), a region north of the Yarmuk River and east of the Jordan and lakes Ḥuleh and Kinneret. In biblical times, the city of salchah (Salcah) was at the eastern extremity of Bashan (Deut. 3:10; Josh. 13:11) and the city of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JAIR — (Heb. יָאִיר; who gives light ). (1) Family and head of an ancestral house in the tribe of Manasseh (Num. 32:41). According to I Chronicles (2:21–22), Jair was the son of Segub of the tribe of Judah – Segub being a son of Hezron who married a… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
