| Ecclesiastes |
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proper noun
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(biblical) A book in the Old Testament of the Bible. Sometimes abbreviated as Eccl. or Eccles.
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| Eden |
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proper noun
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(biblical) A garden built by God as the home for Adam and Eve; sometimes identified as part of Mesopotamia
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(context, by extension) A paradise on Earth; a state of innocence
- Various place names
- An English surname, probably derived from a placename.
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(given name, female)
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| Edom |
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proper noun
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(biblical) The name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible.
- The nation that purpotedly traced their ancestry to Esau.
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| Elias |
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proper noun
- A male given name
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| Elijah |
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proper noun-
(given name, male, from Hebrew, )
- An Israelite prophet from the Old Testament
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| Elisabeth |
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proper noun
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(given name, female, from Hebrew, ), a less common form of Elizabeth in English.
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| Elizabeth |
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proper noun
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(given name, female, from Hebrew, )
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(context, Biblical character) The mother of John the Baptist.
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| Emmanuel |
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proper noun
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(given name, male) of Biblical origin.
- The prophesized name of the Messiah in the Old Testament.
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| Eph. |
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abbreviation (infl, en, abbreviation)
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(biblical) An abbreviation for the epistle to the Ephesians, a book in the New Testament of the Bible.
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| Ephesians |
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proper noun
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(biblical) A book in the New Testament of the Bible, an epistle to the people of w:Ephesus, Ephesus which is attributed to w:Paul the Apostle, Paul the Apostle.
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| Ephraim |
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proper noun
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(Old Testament) younger son of Joseph, eponymous ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel
- a male given name
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| epistle |
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noun
- A letter, or a literary composition in the form of a letter.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. Section 3. § 5.
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: he may be hurried from this plan by the vehemence of thought, as in an ode, or drop it carlessly, as in an or essay
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(Christianity) One of the letters included as a book of the New Testament.
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| Esau |
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proper noun
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(biblical) The son of Isaac and Rebekah and the older twin brother of Jacob.
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| Esdras |
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proper noun
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(biblical) any of four books of the Old Testament and Apocrypha of the Bible. Sometimes abbreviated as Esd..
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| Evangelist |
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noun
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A writer of a gospel, especially the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John), (also evangelist.)
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| Exodus |
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proper noun
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(the Exodus) The departure of the Hebrew slaves from Egypt under the leadership of Moses.
- The second of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the second book in the Torah describing the Exodus.
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| Ezek. |
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abbreviation (infl, en, abbreviation)
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(biblical) An abbreviation used for the Book of Ezekiel, an Old Testament book of the Bible.
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| Ezekiel |
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proper noun
- A book of the Old Testament of the Bible.
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(given name, male, ) A male first name.
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| Ezr. |
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abbreviation (infl, en, abbreviation)
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(biblical) Book of Ezra
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