Ecclesiastes (Easton)

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The Greek rendering of the Hebrew Koheleth , Which means 'Preacher.' The old and traditional view of the authorship of this book attributes it to Solomon. This view can be satisfactorily maintained, though others date it from the Captivity. The writer represents himself implicitly as ( Song of"> 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! StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter E Bible Dictionaries Ecclesiastes 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 Ecbatana Next Entry Eclipse Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Ecclesiasticism Scofield Reference Index Ecclesiastes Dictionaries American Church Dictionary Ecclesiastical Year American Tract Society Ecclesiastes Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Ecclesiastes Baker's Evangelical Dictionary Ecclesiastes, Theology of Charles Buck Dictionary History, Ecclesiastical Endowment, Ecclesiastical Ecclesiastical History (only first 3 shown) Chabad Knowledge Base Ecclesiastes Easton's Bible Dictionary Ecclesiastes Fausset Bible Dictionary Ecclesiastes, the Book of Holman Bible Dictionary Ecclesiastes, Book of Hitchcock Bible Names Ecclesiastes Hastings' BibleDictionary Ecclesiastes Dictionary of Early Christian Biography Sophronius, Ecclesiastical Writer Maximus, an Ecclesiastical Writer Caius, Ecclesiastical Writer Morrish Bible Dictionary Ecclesiastes, Book of 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Seminary, Saint John's Boston Ecclesiastical Seminary, Ecclesiastical Saint John's Boston Ecclesiastical Seminary (only first 3 shown) Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Ecclesiastes People's Bible Dictionary Ecclesiastes Smith Bible Dictionary Ecclesiastes Webster Dictionary Ecclesiasticism Ecclesiastically Ecclesiastical (only first 3 shown) Watson's Theological Dictionary Ecclesiastes Ecclesiastical Polity Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Ecclesiastes Ecclesiastical Commissioners Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction (only first 3 shown) International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Ecclesiastes, or the Preacher Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Ecclesiastes McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Administration, Ecclesiastical Adultery, Ecclesiastical Treatment of. Arbitrators, Ecclesiastical (only first 3 shown) The Nuttall Encyclopedia Ecclesiastes Ecclesiastical Polity, the Law of Ecclesiastical States (only first 3 shown) The Catholic Encyclopedia Administrator (of Ecclesiastical Property) Ecclesiastes Ecclesiastical Abbreviations (only first 3 shown) The Jewish Encyclopedia Ecclesiastes, Book of Ḳohelet (Ecclesiastes) Rabbah The Greek rendering of the Hebrew Koheleth , Which means "Preacher." The old and traditional view of the authorship of this book attributes it to Solomon. This view can be satisfactorily maintained, though others date it from the Captivity. The writer represents himself implicitly as ( Song of Solomon 1:12 ). It has been appropriately styled The Confession of King Solomon. "The writer is a man who has sinned in giving way to selfishness and sensuality, who has paid the penalty of that sin in satiety and weariness of life, but who has through all this been under the discipline of a divine education, and has learned from it the lesson which God meant to teach him." "The writer concludes by pointing out that the secret of a true life is that a man should consecrate the vigour of his youth to God." The key-note of the book is sounded in ch 1:2, "Vanity of vanities! saith the Preacher, Vanity of vanities! all is vanity!" i.e., all man's efforts to find happiness apart from God are without result.

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