Topic
Ebed
8 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
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- Ezra 8:6Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. A captive returned from Babylon
Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.
- Judges 9:26Easton · Smith
And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.
- Judges 9:26–35ISBE · Nave 1. Father of Gaal
And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him. And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of…
- Judges 9:30Easton · Smith
¶ And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.
- Judges 9:31Easton · Smith
And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.
- Judges 9:28Smith
And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?
- Judges 9:35Smith
And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying in wait.
- 1 Esdras 8:32ISBE
Of the sons of Zathoe, Sechenias the son of Jezelus, and with him three hundred men: of the sons of Adin, Obeth the son of Jonathan, and with him two hundred and fifty men:
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 4 references
Slave, the father of Gaal, in whom the men of Shechem “put confidence” in their conspiracy against Abimelech (Judg. 9:26, 26, 30, 31).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 6 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 3 references
e'-bed (`ebhedh, "servant"):
(1) Father of Gaal, who rebelled against Abimelech (Jud 9:26-35).
(2) A companion of Ezra in his return (Ezr 8:6) = Obeth (APC 1Esdras 8:32).
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 2 references, grouped by sub-topic
- 1. Father of Gaal Jud 9:26-35
- 2. A captive returned from Babylon Ezr 8:6
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.