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This is a section from a biblical encyclopedia or dictionary — likely a 19th-century reference work such as Easton's Bible Dictionary — covering alphabetical entries from "Almon" through "Amalek." The entries identify people, places, plants, and objects mentioned in Scripture, cross-referencing Hebrew terminology with specific biblical verses and providing geographic, botanical, or historical context. Notable entries include a detailed treatment of the almond tree, explaining that its Hebrew name (*shaked*, "hastening") underlies the wordplay in Jeremiah 1:11 and that its blossoms serve as a symbol of old age in Ecclesiastes 12; and an extensive entry on altars, tracing the history of both the altar of burnt offering and the altar of incense from the Tabernacle through Solomon's Temple, the Babylonian exile, and into the Second Temple period. The entry on alms makes a mild polemical note that modern poor-laws alter how Christians should express charitable duty. Throughout, the work reflects a Protestant scholarly tradition that takes the Hebrew text seriously, distinguishes manuscript variants and revised translations (e.g., "hazel" vs. "almond" for *luz*), and draws on contemporary natural history and archaeology to ground biblical references in the physical world.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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