Allegory (Easton)

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Used only in Galatians 4:24 , where the apostle refers to the history of Isaac the free-born, and Ishmael the slave-born, and makes use of it allegorically. Every parable is an allegory. Nathan (2 Samuel 12:1-4 ) addresses David in an allegorical narrative. In the eightieth Psalm there is a"> 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! Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause! Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter A Bible Dictionaries Allegory 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 Alien Next Entry Alleluia Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Allegory Dictionaries American Tract Society Allegory Baker's Evangelical Dictionary Allegory Easton's Bible Dictionary Allegory Fausset Bible Dictionary Allegory Holman Bible Dictionary Allegory Hastings' BibleDictionary Allegory Hastings' NT Dictionary Vine, Allegory of the Allegory (2) Allegory King James Dictionary Allegory Morrish Bible Dictionary Allegory 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Correggio, Antonio Allegri Antonio Allegri Correggio Allegory (only first 3 shown) Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Allegory Smith Bible Dictionary Allegory Vines' Expository Dictionary Allegory Webster Dictionary Allegro Allegory Allegorizing (only first 3 shown) Watson's Theological Dictionary Allegory Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Allegory Allegro Gregorio Allegri International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Allegory Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Allegory McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Allegory Allegri, Antonio Allegri, Gregorio (only first 3 shown) The Nuttall Encyclopedia Allegorical Interpretation Allegory Allegri (only first 3 shown) The Catholic Encyclopedia Antonio Allegri Gregorio Allegri The Jewish Encyclopedia Allegorical Interpretation Allegory in the Old Testament Allegri, Abraham Lexicons Allegory; or Continued Metaphor and Hypocatastasis ἀλληγορέω Used only in Galatians 4:24 , where the apostle refers to the history of Isaac the free-born, and Ishmael the slave-born, and makes use of it allegorically. Every parable is an allegory. Nathan ( 2 Samuel 12:1-4 ) addresses David in an allegorical narrative. In the eightieth Psalm there is a beautiful allegory: "Thou broughtest a vine out of Egypt," etc. In Ecclesiastes 12:2-6 , there is a striking allegorical description of old age.

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