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Easton's Bible Dictionary
A servant of the king; probably
an official title, an Ethiopian,
"one of the eunuchs which was
in the king's house;" i.e.,
in the palace of Zedekiah, king
of Judah. He interceded with
the king in Jeremiah's behalf,
and was the means of saving
him from death by famine ( Jeremiah
38:7 - 13
: comp Jeremiah
39:15 - 18
).
Hitchcock's Dictionary of
Bible Names
the king's servant
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(a
kings servant) An Ethiopian
eunuch in the service of King
Zedekiah, through whose interference
Jeremiah was released from prison.
( Jeremiah
38:7
) ff.; Jeremiah
39:15 ff. (B.C. 1589).
International Standard Bible
Encyclopedia
e-bed-me'-lek, eb-ed-me'-lek
(`ebhedh-mekekh, "servant of
the king" or "of (god) Melek"):
An Ethiopian eunuch in the service
of King Zedekiah, who interceded
with the king for the prophet
Jeremiah and rescued him from
the dungeon into which he had
been cast to die (Jeremiah
38:7 - 13).
For this, the word of Yahweh
through Jeremiah promised Ebed-meleeh
that his life should be spared
in the fall of Jerusalem (Jeremiah
39:15 - 18).
SEE
ALSO: Ebed
Copyright
Information: "Easton's
Bible Dictionary", Matthew
George Easton M.A., D.D., 1897;
"Hitchcock's Dictionary
of Bible Names", Roswell
D. Hitchcock, 1869; "International
Standard Bible Encyclopedia",
Orr, James, M.A., D.D., 1915;
and "Smith's Bible Dictionary",
Smith, William, Dr., 1901. are
public domain and may be freely
used and distributed. |
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