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| == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_38406" /> ==
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| Joshua 8:1 Judges 9:25 Hosea 6:9 Judges 9:43-45 Judges 20:29-43 1 Samuel 15:5 2 Chronicles 13:13 Ezra 8:31 <p> The psalmists asked for God's help against wicked persons who sought to ambush them ( Psalm 10:8; Psalm 59:3; Psalm 64:4; compare Proverbs 1:11 ,Proverbs 1:11, 1:18 ). Jeremiah accused his people of spiritual ambush against one another ( Jeremiah 9:8 ). He also called for ambushes to defeat [[Babylon]] ( Jeremiah 51:12 ). The people of [[Jerusalem]] lamented that the enemy had used ambushes to defeat and destroy the city and nation ( Lamentations 4:19 ). Paul's nephew saved him from [[Jewish]] plans to ambush him as the Roman authorities transferred him from Jerusalem to Caehysarea ( Acts 23:12-33; compare Acts 25:3 ). </p>
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| == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_85769" /> ==
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| <p> '''(1):''' (v. t.) A concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (v. t.) The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by surprise; liers in wait. </p> <p> '''(3):''' (v. t.) A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen peril; a device to entrap; a snare. </p> <p> '''(4):''' (v. t.) To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy. </p> <p> '''(5):''' (v. i.) To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to lurk. </p> <p> '''(6):''' (v. t.) To attack by ambush; to waylay. </p>
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| == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_58173" /> ==
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| <p> AM'BUSH, n. </p> 1. A private or concealed station, where troops lie in wait to attack their enemy by surprise. 2. The state of lying concealed, for the purpose of attacking by surprise a lying in wait. 3. The troops posted in a concealed place for attacking by surprise. <p> [[Lay]] thee an ambush for the city. Joshua 8 . </p> <p> AM'BUSH, To lie in wait for to surprise, by assailing unexpectedly from a concealed place. </p> <p> AM'BUSH, To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise. </p> <p> Nor saw the snake, that ambushed for his prey. </p>
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| == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30389" /> ==
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| Joshua 8:4-26 Judges 9:30-45 Jeremiah 51:12
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| == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_49316" /> ==
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| <p> <strong> [[Ambush]] </strong> . See War. </p>
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| == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_734" /> ==
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| <p> ''''' am´boosh ''''' ( ארב , <i> ''''' 'ārabh ''''' </i> , "to set an ambush"; מארב , <i> ''''' mā'ărābh ''''' </i> , "an ambush"): A military stratagem in which a body of men are placed in concealment to surprise an enemy unawares, or to attack a point when temporarily undefended. This stratagem was employed successfully by Joshua at [[Ai]] (Josh 8). Jeremiah calls upon the [[Medes]] to "set up a standard against the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set the watchmen, prepare the ambushes" ( Jeremiah 51:12 ). </p> | | <p> ''''' am´boosh ''''' ( ארב , <i> ''''' 'ārabh ''''' </i> , "to set an ambush"; מארב , <i> ''''' mā'ărābh ''''' </i> , "an ambush"): A military stratagem in which a body of men are placed in concealment to surprise an enemy unawares, or to attack a point when temporarily undefended. This stratagem was employed successfully by Joshua at [[Ai]] (Josh 8). Jeremiah calls upon the [[Medes]] to "set up a standard against the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set the watchmen, prepare the ambushes" ( Jeremiah 51:12 ). </p> |
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| ==References == | | == References == |
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| <ref name="term_38406"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/ambush Ambush from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_85769"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/ambush Ambush from Webster's Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_58173"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/ambush Ambush from King James Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_30389"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/ambush Ambush from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_49316"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/ambush Ambush from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref>
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| <ref name="term_734"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/ambush Ambush from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | | <ref name="term_734"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/ambush Ambush from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> |
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Ambush [1]
am´boosh ( ארב , 'ārabh , "to set an ambush"; מארב , mā'ărābh , "an ambush"): A military stratagem in which a body of men are placed in concealment to surprise an enemy unawares, or to attack a point when temporarily undefended. This stratagem was employed successfully by Joshua at Ai (Josh 8). Jeremiah calls upon the Medes to "set up a standard against the walls of Babylon, make the watch strong, set the watchmen, prepare the ambushes" ( Jeremiah 51:12 ).
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