Illustrated Bible dictionary compiled by Matthew George Easton
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1894) book cover
TheIllustrated Bible Dictionary,[a] better known asEaston's Bible Dictionary, is a reference work on topics related to theChristianBible, compiled byMatthew George Easton. The first edition was published in 1893,[1] and a revised edition was published the following year.[2] The most popular edition, however, was the third, published byThomas Nelson in 1897, three years after Easton's death.[3] The last contains nearly 4,000 entries relating to theBible. Many of the entries inEaston's areencyclopedic in nature, although there are also short dictionary-type entries.
^Full title:Illustrated Bible Dictionary and Treasury of Biblical History, Biography, Geography, Doctrine, and Literature with Numerous Illustrations and Important Chronological Tables and Maps.[1]
