Strong H72אֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר
Ebenezer
- Transliteration
- 'eben hâ‛êzer
- Pronunciation
- eh'-ben haw-e'-zer
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Meaning of the name
Ebenezer = "stone of help"
Detailed definition
Ebenezer was a stone memorial set up by Samuel to commemorate Israel's victory over the Philistines (1 Samuel 4:1; 5:1; 7:12).
In the biblical story
Ebenezer
A stone memorial set up by Samuel to commemorate victory.
Ebenezer was a stone memorial set up by Samuel to commemorate Israel's victory over the Philistines (1 Samuel 4:1; 5:1; 7:12).
In the Bible
Strong H72 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- ezer3
First verses
- 1 Samuel 4:1And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben–ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.
- 1 Samuel 5:1And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben–ezer unto Ashdod.
- 1 Samuel 7:12Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben–ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.