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East
(1.) The orient (mizrah); the rising of the sun. Thus “the east country” is the country lying to the east of Syria, the Elymais (Zech. 8:7).
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(2). Properly what is in front of one, or a country that is before or in front of another; the rendering of the word kedem. In pointing out the quarters, a Hebrew always looked with his face toward the east. The word kedem is used when the four quarters of the world are described (Gen. 13:14; 28:14); and mizrah when the east only is distinguished from the west (Josh. 11:3; Ps. 50:1; 103:12, etc.). In Gen. 25:6 “eastward” is literally “unto the land of kedem;” i.e., the lands lying east of Palestine, namely, Arabia, Mesopotamia, etc.
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The Hebrew term kedem properly means that which is before or in front of a person, and was applied to the east form the custom of turning in that direction when describing the points of the compass, before, behind, the right and the left representing respectively east, west, south and north. (Job 23:8,9) The term as generally used refers to the lands lying immediately eastward of Palestine, viz., Arabia, Mesopotamia and Babylonia; on the other hand mizrach is used of the far east with a less definite signification. (Isaiah 42:2,25; 43:5; 46:11)
In the Bible
195
Verses where East is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 4:39
and they journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, in search of pasture for their flocks.
- 1 Chronicles 5:9
They also settled in the east as far as the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because their livestock had increased in the land of Gilead.
- 1 Chronicles 5:10
During the days of Saul they waged war against the Hagrites, who were defeated at their hands, and they occupied the dwellings of the Hagrites throughout the region east of Gilead.
- 1 Chronicles 6:78
From the tribe of Reuben east of the Jordan opposite Jericho they were given Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah,
- 1 Chronicles 7:28
Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages.
- 1 Chronicles 9:18
he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.
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Scripture on East
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- Ezekiel 47Genesis 13Genesis 41Numbers 34Deuteronomy 4Joshua 16Joshua 19Matthew 2Genesis 2Genesis 25Deuteronomy 1Deuteronomy 3Joshua 11Joshua 12Joshua 18Judges 6Judges 81 Kings 171 Chronicles 51 Chronicles 91 Chronicles 121 Chronicles 262 Chronicles 4Nehemiah 3Job 23Isaiah 41Ezekiel 11Ezekiel 25Ezekiel 46Jonah 4Zechariah 8Genesis 3Genesis 4Genesis 10Genesis 11Genesis 12Genesis 28Genesis 29Exodus 10Exodus 14Exodus 27Exodus 38Leviticus 1Leviticus 16Numbers 2Numbers 3Numbers 10Numbers 21Numbers 23Numbers 32Numbers 35Joshua 1Joshua 4Joshua 7Joshua 14Joshua 15Joshua 17Joshua 20Judges 7Judges 11Judges 20Judges 211 Samuel 131 Samuel 151 Kings 41 Kings 71 Kings 112 Kings 132 Kings 231 Chronicles 41 Chronicles 61 Chronicles 72 Chronicles 52 Chronicles 292 Chronicles 31Nehemiah 12Job 1Job 15Job 18Job 27Job 38Psalms 48Psalms 50Psalms 75Psalms 78Psalms 103Psalms 107Isaiah 2Isaiah 9Isaiah 11Isaiah 24Isaiah 27Isaiah 42Isaiah 43Isaiah 46Jeremiah 18Jeremiah 19Jeremiah 31Jeremiah 49Ezekiel 8Ezekiel 10Ezekiel 17Ezekiel 19Ezekiel 27Ezekiel 39Ezekiel 41Ezekiel 44Ezekiel 45Daniel 8Daniel 11Hosea 12Hosea 13Joel 2Amos 8Habakkuk 1Zechariah 14Matthew 8Matthew 24Luke 13Revelation 7Revelation 16Revelation 21
Entries that reference East
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Voices on East
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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