Ebedmelech
Bible Usage:
- Ebedmelech used 6 times.
- First Reference: Jeremiah 38:7
- Last Reference: Jeremiah 39:16
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: Yes
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: No
- Included in Smiths: Yes
- Included in Websters: No
- Included in Strongs: No
- Included in Thayers: No
- Included in BDB: No
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Ebedmelech
A servant of the king; probably an official title, an Ethiopian, "one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house;" i.e., in the palace of Zedekiah, king of Judah. He interceded with the king in Jeremiah's behalf, and was the means of saving him from death by famine (Jeremiah 38:7-13; comp. 39:15-18).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Ebedmelech
(a king's servant), an Ethiopian eunuch in the service of King Zedekiah, through whose interference Jeremiah was released from prison. (Jeremiah 38:7) ff.; Jeremiah 39:15 ff. (B.C. 1589).
Bible Usage:
- Ebedmelech used 6 times.
- First Reference: Jeremiah 38:7
- Last Reference: Jeremiah 39:16
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: Yes
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: No
- Included in Smiths: Yes
- Included in Websters: No
- Included in Strongs: No
- Included in Thayers: No
- Included in BDB: No