Ebed Melech (Easton)

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A servant of the king; probably an official title, an Ethiopian, "one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house;" i.e., in the palace of Zedekiah, king of Judah. He interceded with the king in Jeremiah's behalf, and was the means of saving him from death by famine ( Jeremiah 38:7-13 : comp 39:15-18).

Source

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