“What should we learn from the life of Esther?”……Esther, the Jewish maiden, was taken from her familiar surroundings and the care of her beloved uncle, Mordecai, and placed in the palace to become one of the women who would be used to satisfy the sexual desires of the king. King Ahasuerus was the son of […]

Elisha His name means: “My God Saves” His work: Elisha was Elijah’s successor. A prophet and miracle worker active in the northern kingdom from 850-800 BC, his ministry involved rebuking Israel’s unfaithful kings, inaugurating a new royal line, and helping to sustain the faith of all those in Israel who believed in God. His character: […]

Eliezer Eliezer [ÔöÇ├ÂliÔöÇ├┤zÔö£Ôòùr]-GOD IS MY HELP. The second son of Moses and Zipporah to whom his father gave this name as a memento of his gratitude to God (Exod. 18:4; 1 Chron. 23:15, 17; 26:25). A son of Becher and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chron. 7:8). A priest who assisted in the return of the […]

Elihu [ÔöÇ├ÂlÔöÇ┬¢’hÔö╝┬¢]…he is god himself. The father of Jeroham and great-grandfather of Samuel the prophet, who also has the name of Eliel (1 Sam. 1:11 Chron. 6:34). A man of Manasseh who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chron. 12:20). A Kohathite of the family of Korah, and a Tabernacle porter in David's time (1 Chron. […]

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).