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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_58779" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_58779" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> CHAMPION, n. </p> 1. A man who undertakes a combat in the place or cause of another. 2. A man who fights in his own cause in a duel. 3. A hero a brave warrior. Hence, one who is bold in contest as a champion for the truth. <p> CHAMPION, To challenge to a combat. </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39449" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39449" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_31552" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_31552" /> == | ||
<p> (גַּבּוֹר, '' | <p> (גַּבּוֹר, ''Gibbor','' 1 Samuel 17:51; elsewhere "mighty man"). The Hebrews phrase אַישׁאּהִבֵּנִיַם, ''Ish Hab-Bena´ Yim,'' rendered "champion" in 1 Samuel 17:4; 1 Samuel 17:23, literally signifies a ''Man Between The Two,'' that is, a go-between, an arbiter, or one who offers a challenge, and appropriately denotes the position of [[Goliath]] when he stood up between the [[Hebrew]] and [[Philistine]] armies. Single combats at the head of armies were not unusual in ancient times, and in many cases it was a condition that the result should determine the national quarrel. An example of this kind is the combat between [[Paris]] and Menelaus, described by Homer. A similar practice obtains in the present day among the Bedouin Arabs. (See [[Single Combat]]). </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2223" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2223" /> == | ||
