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Nave Topical Bible
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Thompson Chain Reference
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The Topic Concordance
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Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
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Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
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Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
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Charles Buck Dictionary
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Holman Bible Dictionary
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Hastings' NT Dictionary
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King James Dictionary
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Morrish Bible Dictionary
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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary
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• ܚܪܡ
• ܚܶܪܡܳܐ
• ܠܽܘܛ
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• ἀνάθεμα
• ἀναθεματίζω
• ἀρά
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• אָלָה
• אָלָה
• אָרַר
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To curse, signifies to imprecate, to call for mischief upon, or wish evil to, any one. Noah cursed his grandson Canaan, Genesis 9:25 : Jacob cursed the fury of his two sons, Genesis 49:7 : Moses enjoins the people of Israel to denounce curses against the violaters of the law, Deuteronomy 27:15-16 , &c. Joshua pronounced a curse upon him who should undertake to rebuild Jericho. These curses were such as were either ordained by God himself, and pronounced by men under the influence of his Spirit; or they were predictions of certain evils which would happen to individuals, or to a people, uttered in the form of imprecations. They were not the effects of passion, impatience, or revenge; and, therefore, were not things condemned by God in his law, like the cursing mentioned, Exodus 21:17; Exodus 22:28 , Leviticus 19:14 .