BETHUEL
man of God, or virgin of God, or house of God. (1.) The son of Nahor by Milcah; nephew of Abraham, and father of Rebekah (Gen. 22:22, Gen. 22: 23;24:15, 24: 24, 47). He appears in person only once (24:50). (2.) A southern city of Judah (1-Chr 4:30); called also Bethul (Josh. 19:4) and Bethel (12:16; 1-Sam 30:27). ......
EMMANUEL
God with us, Matt. 1:23). (See IMMANUEL.)......
FUEL
Almost every kind of combustible matter was used for fuel, such as the withered stalks of herbs (Matt. 6:30), thorns (Psa 58:9; Eccl. 7:6), animal excrements (Ezek. 4:12;15:4, 15: 6;21:32). Wood or charcoal is much used still in all the towns of Syria and Egypt. It is largely brought from the region of Hebron to Jerusalem. (See COAL.) ......
IMMANUEL
God with us. In the Old Testament it occurs only in Isa. 7:14 8:8. Most Christian interpreters have regarded these words as directly and exclusively a prophecy of our Saviour, an interpretation borne out by the words of the evangelist Matthew (1:23). ......
JERUEL
founded by God, a "desert" on the ascent from the valley of the Dead Sea towards Jerusalem. It lay beyond the wilderness of Tekoa, in the direction of Engedi (2-Chr 20:16, 2-Chr 20: 20). It corresponds with the tract of country now called el-Hasasah. ......
JEUEL
snatched away by God, a descendant of Zerah (1-Chr 9:6). ......
KEMUEL
helper of God, or assembly of God. (1.) The third son of Nahor (Gen. 22:21). (2.) Son of Shiphtan, appointed on behalf of the tribe of Ephraim to partition the land of Canaan (Num. 34:24). (3.) A Levite (1-Chr 27:17).......
LEMUEL
dedicated to God, a king whom his mother instructed (Prov. 31:1). Nothing is certainly known concerning him. The rabbis identified him with Solomon. ......
NEMUEL
day of God. (1.) One of Simeon's five sons (1-Chr 4:24), called also Jemuel (Gen. 46:10). (2.) A Reubenite, a son of Eliab, and brother of Dathan and Abiram (Num. 26:9). ......
PENUEL
face of God, a place not far from Succoth, on the east of the Jordan and north of the river Jabbok. It is also called "Peniel." Here Jacob wrestled (Gen. 32:24) "with a man" ("the angel", Hos. 12:4. Jacob says of him, "I have seen God face to face") "till the break of day." A town was afterwards built there (Judg. 8:8; 1-Kings 12:25). The men of this place refused to succour Gideon and his littl......
PETHUEL
vision of God, the father of Joel the prophet (Joel 1:1). ......
PHANUEL
face of God, father of the prophetess Anna (q.v.), Luke 2:36. ......
RAGUEL
friend of God, (Num. 10:29)=Reuel (q.v.), Exo 2:18, Exo 2: the father-in-law of Moses, and probably identical with Jethro (q.v.).......
REUEL
friend of God. (1.) A son of Esau and Bashemath (Gen. 36:4, Gen. 36: 10; 1-Chr 1:35). (2.) "The priest of Midian," Moses' father-in-law (Exo 2:18)=Raguel (Num. 10:29). If he be identified with Jethro (q.v.), then this may be regarded as his proper name, and Jether or Jethro (i.e., "excellency") as his official title. (3.) Num. 2:14, Num. 2: called also Deuel (1:14;7:42). ......
SAMUEL
heard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1-Sam 1:20. Hannah, one of the two wives of Elkanah, who came up to Shiloh to worship before the Lord, earnestly prayed to God that she might become the mother of a son. Her prayer was graciously granted; and after the child was weaned she brought him to Shiloh nd consecrated him to the Lord as a perpetual Nazarite (......
SAMUEL, BOOKS OF
The LXX. translators regarded the books of Samuel and of Kings as forming one continuous history, which they divided into four books, which they called "Books of the Kingdom." The Vulgate version followed this division, but styled them "Books of the Kings." These books of Samuel they accordingly called the "First" and "Second" Books of Kings, and not, as in the modern Protestant versions, the "Fir......
SHEBUEL
captive of God. (1.) One of the descendants of Gershom, who had charge of the temple treasures in the time of David (1-Chr 23:16;26:24). (2.) One of the sons of Heman; one of those whose duty it was to "lift up the horn" in the temple service (1-Chr 25:4, 1-Chr 25: 5); called also Shubael (ver. 20).......
SHEMUEL
heard of God. (1.) The son of Ammihud. He represented Simeon in the division of the land (Num. 34:20). (2.) Used for "Samuel" (1-Chr 6:33, 1-Chr 6: R.V.). (3.) A prince of the tribe of Issachar (1-Chr 7:2).......
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