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71free will defence — Probably the most popular attempt to reconcile the existence of evil with the goodness of God (see evil, problem of ; theodicy ). The defence is that evils are entirely due to the bad, free, choices made by human beings (and perhaps other fallen… …
72Asnapper — Probably the same as Assur bani pal (Sardanapalos of the Greeks), styled the great and noble (Ezra 4:10), was the son and successor (B.C. 668) of Esar haddon (q.v.). He was luxurious, ambitious, and cruel, but a magnificent patron of… …
73Cushan — Probably a poetic or prolonged name of the land of Cush, the Arabian Cush (Hab. 3:7). Some have, however, supposed this to be the same as Chushan rishathaim (Judg. 3:8, 10), i.e., taking the latter part of the name as a title or local… …
74Ludim — Probably the same as Lud (2) (comp. Gen. 10:13; 1 Chr. 1:11). They are associated (Jer. 46:9) with African nations as mercenaries of the king of Egypt …
75Lunatic — Probably the same as epileptic, the symptoms of which disease were supposed to be more aggravated as the moon increased. In Matt. 4:24 lunatics are distinguished from demoniacs. In 17:15 the name lunatic is applied to one who is declared to… …
76Melzar — Probably a Persian word meaning master of wine, i.e., chief butler; the title of an officer at the Babylonian court (Dan. 1:11, 16) who had charge of the diet of the Hebrew youths …
77Moreh, the Hill of — Probably identical with little Hermon, the modern Jebel ed Duhy, or perhaps one of the lower spurs of this mountain. It is a gray ridge parallel to Gilboa on the north; and between the two lay the battle field, the plain of Jezreel (q.v.),… …
78Nisroch — Probably connected with the Hebrew word nesher, an eagle. An Assyrian god, supposed to be that represented with the head of an eagle. Sennacherib was killed in the temple of this idol (2 Kings 19:37; Isa. 37:38) …
79Paran, Mount — Probably the hilly region or upland wilderness on the north of the desert of Paran forming the southern boundary of the Promised Land (Deut. 33:2; Hab. 3:3) …
80Pekod — Probably a place in Babylonia (Jer. 50:21; Ezek. 23:23). It is the opinion, however, of some that this word signifies visitation, punishment, and allegorically designates Babylon as the city which was to be destroyed …
