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Baggage (Hastings' Dictionary)

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898–1904)· Public Domain

In AV Jth 7», 2 Mac 122' -the women and children and the other b.' (dxoiricfi'!)). KV gives b. for 'carriage' at 1 S 17, '"", and for 'carriages' at Is 10'*, Ac 21"; and Amer. RV gives b. for ' stutf ' at 1 S 25"' 30«. See CAintlAGE and Stuff. J. Hastings. BAGO (A Ba7«, B Bofai), 1 Es 8".— The head of n family who returned with Ezra from Bab3'lon, ■.•.'illed Bagoi, 1 Es a" ; BlGVAI, Ezr 2".

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Baggage

Baggage bag'aj: ⇒See a list of verses on BAG in the Bible. (1) keli, "the impedimenta of an army"): "David left his baggage in the hand of the keeper of the baggage" (1Sa 17:22); "at Michmash he layeth up his baggage" (Isa 10:28). The American Standard Revised Version gives baggage for "stuff" at 1Sa 10:22; 25:13; 30:24. (2) aposkeue: "Beside the baggage" (Judith 7:2), "a great ado and much baggage" (1 Macc 9:35,39), "the women and the children and also the baggage" (the King James Version "and other baggage"; 2 Macc 12:21). ⇒See the definition of bag in the KJV Dictionary (3) aposkeuazomai, "to make ready for leaving," "to pack up baggage"): "We took up (made ready, Revised Version margin) our baggage" (Ac 21:15, the King James Version "carriages"), i.e. what they could carry--English: "luggage"; but others understand the term of the loading of the baggage animals. M. O. Evans ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.

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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