Adultery (Easton)

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The Mosaic law (Numbers 5:11-31 ) prescribed that the suspected wife should be tried by the ordeal of the 'water of jealousy.' There is, however, no recorded instance of the application of this law. In subsequent times the Rabbis made various regulations with the view of discovering the guilty"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter A Bible Dictionaries Adultery Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Adullamite Next Entry Adummim Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Adultery Thompson Chain Reference Adultery The Topic Concordance Adultery Dictionaries American Tract Society Adultery Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Adultery Baker's Evangelical Dictionary Adultery Charles Buck Dictionary Adultery Easton's Bible Dictionary Adultery Fausset Bible Dictionary Adultery Holman Bible Dictionary Adultery Hastings' BibleDictionary Adultery Hastings' NT Dictionary Adultery (2) Adultery King James Dictionary Adultery Adulterous Adulterer (only first 3 shown) Morrish Bible Dictionary Adultery 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Adultery Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Adultery People's Bible Dictionary Adultery Smith Bible Dictionary Adultery Vines' Expository Dictionary Adulterer, Adulterous, Adultery Wilson's Bible Types Adultery Webster Dictionary Adultery Adulterously Adulterous (only first 3 shown) Watson's Theological Dictionary Adultery Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Adulteration Adultery International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Adultery Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Adultery McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Adultery Adultery, Ecclesiastical Treatment of. The Catholic Encyclopedia Adulteration of Food Adultery The Jewish Encyclopedia Adultery Lexicons ܓܳܪ ܓ݁ܰܘܪܳܐ ܓ݁ܳܝܪܳܐ (only first 3 shown) Berry's NT Synonyms To Adulterate δολόω μοιχαλίς μοιχάω (only first 3 shown) זָנָה זָנָה, , זנָה נָאַף נִאֻפִים (only first 3 shown) The Mosaic law ( Numbers 5:11-31 ) prescribed that the suspected wife should be tried by the ordeal of the "water of jealousy." There is, however, no recorded instance of the application of this law. In subsequent times the Rabbis made various regulations with the view of discovering the guilty party, and of bringing about a divorce. It has been inferred from John 8:1-11 that this sin became very common during the age preceding the destruction of Jerusalem. Idolatry, covetousness, and apostasy are spoken of as adultery spiritually ( Jeremiah 3:6,8,9 ; Ezekiel 16:32 ; Hosea 1:2:3 ;; Revelation 2:22 ). An apostate church is an adulteress ( Isaiah 1:21 ; Ezekiel 23:4,7,37 ), and the Jews are styled "an adulterous generation" ( Matthew 12:39 ). (Compare Revelation 12 .)

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)