James Hastings Dictionary of the Bible: Ebed-Melech

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James Hastings Dictionary of the Bible: Ebed-Melech


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EBED-MELECH.—An Ethiop. ennuch, by whom Jeremiah was released from the pit-prison (Jer_38:7 ff; Jer_39:15 ff.). It is possible that the name Ebed-melech, which means ‘servant of [the] king.’ may have been an official title.