Ebenezer
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A stone that marks God's help after a battle in the Bible
- proper noun
- /ˌɛbɪˈniːzər/
- Literature
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Eben-ezer
- The stone called Ebenezer was placed by Samuel to remember God's help during battle.
Examples
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1 Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
Blog text (15) -
Then Samuel took a stone and erected it between Mizpah and Jeshanah and gave it the name Ebenezer, saying, "Thus far Yahweh aided us..."
Academic text (1991) -
Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines and encamped beside Ebenezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.
Blog text (15) -
In the Bible, Ebenezer marks the site of Israel's victory over the Philistines.
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The prophet Samuel set up an Ebenezer to signify divine assistance to the Israelites.
Surface Forms
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Etymology
Ebenezer comes from the Hebrew Eben-Ezer, where eben is 'stone' and ezer is 'help'. In the Bible the prophet Samuel set up an Ebenezer as a 'stone of help' after a victory, so the word means a stone set to remember divine help.