Elijah …His name means: “Yahweh Is My God” His work: Elijah was a prophet active in Israel in the middle of the ninth century BC. His primary work was to combat Baal worship and restore the worship of the true God of Israel. His character: Like Moses, who stood against the false gods of Egypt […]

Eli [ÔöÇ├å’lÔöÇ┬¢]…–jehovah is high or my god. The high priest and judge of Israel of the family of Ithamar (1 Sam. 1-414:3). The Man Who Lacked Parental Authority There are few Bible men in whose character we cannot find some great and glaring fault. There is usually a dead fly in the ointment, a rent […]

Edom [ÔöÇ├å’dom] red earth. The elder son of Isaac, and so named in memory of the red color of the lentil pottage for which he sold his birthright to his twin brother Jacob (Gen. 25:3036:1, 8, 19). See ESAU. Name is also used to describe those descended from Esau, the Edomites (Gen. 36:9).

Gaius Gaius [GÔöÇ├╝’ius]-I AM GLAD. This common Roman name is shared by four men, and some writers find it difficult to differentiate between them. A companion of Paul and native of Macedonia. He was seized in the riot at Ephesus (Acts 19:29). A man of Derbe in Lycaonia and likewise a companion of Paul. This […]

Ezra, Ezrah [ÔöÇ├Âz’rÔöÇ├ó] –help or my helper. The head of one of the twenty-two courses of priests that came up from exile with Zerubbabel and Jeshua (Neh. 10:2-812:1, 13). Probably the Azariah of Ezra 7:1. A descendant of Judah through Caleb (1 Chron. 4:17). The famous scribe and priest descended from Hilkiah the high priest […]

Goliath [GÔö╝├¼lÔöÇ┬¢’ath]-THE EXILE or SOOTHSAYER. The famous giant of Gath, who defied the armies of Israel 1 Sam. 17:4, 23; 21:9; 22:10; 2 Sam. 21:19. The Man a Pebble Killed The story of David and Goliath has thrilled our hearts from childhood days. How spectacular it must have been to see a stripling like David […]

Gog [GÔö╝├àg] –a roof or a mountain. A Reubenite, and grandson of Joel (1 Chron. 5:4). A prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal, and not the mystic character of Revelation 20:8-15. Who is this dominant figure Ezekiel pictures as leading a great host of Northern nations against Israel? Ezekiel 38:2, 3, 14, 16, 1839:1, 11 […]