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Abronah

Fausset's Bible Dictionary (1878)· Public Domain

Ebronah (Num 33:34-35). Israel's halting place in the desert, just before Ezion Geber. A name perhaps meaning "a ford" (from 'abar, "to cross") over the Elanitic gulf.

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Abronah

Abronah a-bro'-na, the King James Version Ebronah (`abhronah): One of the stations of Israel in the wilderness on the march from Sinai to Kadesh--the station next before that at Ezion-geber on the eastern arm of the Red Sea (Nu 33:34-35). ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible on Abronah

A station in the joomeyings, occurs only Nu 33'^- ", AV Ebronah. ABSALOM (dSpaiii, in 1 K 15»-"'o'iS|?-3i )>. 247-2^5 ; W«llhauit«li, Composition (Ui lluuttucX*^ etc., pp. 26S-'>6S, alio UiMt. (if It. and Jud. &ur. J. A. Selbie. ABSALOM IN ApoCR. ('ASfffirdXwMO!, '.VvtdXwMol A). — 1. A. was the father of Mattatliias, one of the captains who stood by .lonathan the Maceabee when the main part of his army fled at the be- ginning of a battle against the Syrians at Ha/or in Northern Galilee (1 Mac ll"'=Jos. Ant. xill. v. 7). It is perhaps the same Absalom whose son .lonathan was sent by Simon the Maceabee to secure Joppa after his brother Jonathan had been imprisoned by Tryphon (1 Mac i;{" = .Ios. Ant. Xlll. vi. 4) 2. Accordinj" to 2 Mac 11", one of two envoy* sent by the Jews to Lysiius when he began to treat with tliem for peace aft«r his defeat at liethsuror 20 ABSALOM'S TOMB ACCAD, ACCADIANS (Beth-znr) in 165 B.c. In 1 Mao 4*"-= Jos. Ant. XII. vii. 5, no mention is made of overtures for peace, but Lysiaa is stated to have \vithdrawn to Antioch for reinforcements. It is probable that t…

References

  1. Orr, J. (ed.) (1915) The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Chicago: Howard-Severance Company. [Public Domain]
  2. Easton, M.G. (1893) Easton's Bible Dictionary. 3rd edn. Thomas Nelson. [Public Domain]
  3. Nave, O.J. (1897) Nave's Topical Bible. Topical Bible Publishing Co.. [Public Domain]
  4. Hastings, J. (ed.) (1909) A Dictionary of the Bible. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. [Public Domain]
  5. Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
  6. Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia

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