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Beacon

4 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.

These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.

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Isaiah 30:17Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave General scriptures concerning
One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.
Isaiah 33:23Easton · ISBE
Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.
Ezekiel 27:5Easton · ISBE
They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.
Jeremiah 6:1Nave General scriptures concerning
O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Beth-haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.

In the reference works

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 3 references

A pole (Heb. to’ren) used as a standard or ensign set on the tops of mountains as a call to the people to assemble themselves for some great national purpose (Isa. 30:17). In Isa. 33:23 and Ezek. 27:5, the same word is rendered “mast.” (See Banner.)

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references

A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence for direction. (Isaiah 30:17)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 4 references

be'-k'-n. The translation of the Hebrew toren, which usually means "mast" (compare Isa 33:23; Eze 27:5), but in Isa 30:17 being used in parallelism with "ensign" the meaning may be "signal-staff" (Isa 30:17 the American Revised Version, margin "pole").

In the topical indexes

Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 2 references, grouped by sub-topic

→ General scriptures concerning Isa 30:17; Jer 6:1
→ See ENSIGN
→ See STANDARD

Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.

Beacon

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