Easton's Bible Dictionary

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This is a series of entries from a Protestant biblical dictionary or encyclopedia, covering terms, places, and figures from scripture in alphabetical order (roughly "Re–"). The entries range from archaeological and geographical notes (the Rephaim as pre-Canaanite giants, the Valley of Rephaim as a Philistine battleground, Rephidim as a wilderness camp site) to brief theological definitions (Reprobate, Rest, the rear-guard term Rereward). The longest and most substantive entries concern the Resurrection of Christ and the Resurrection of the Dead, which the work treats as the theological centerpiece of Christian faith, cataloguing all eleven recorded post-resurrection appearances of Jesus and arguing that the resurrection validates the entire scheme of redemption. A notable feature is its engagement with counter-arguments: it directly refutes the Roman soldiers' stolen-body story by pointing out that grave robbers take bodies but leave clothes, never the reverse. The entry on Reuben and the geographical/etymological notes throughout reflect a Victorian-era harmonizing approach that integrates scripture, classical philology, and Near Eastern archaeology. Readers interested in 19th-century Protestant biblical reference works — combining textual commentary, typological theology, and early historical geography — will find this representative of that tradition.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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