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Abaddon

From: Concise Bible Dictionary: A By: George A. Morrish

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In Revelation 9:1¹And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. (Revelation 9:1)1 This name is shown to be the same as Apollyon, “the destroyer,” who is described as “the angel of the bottomless pit.” Perhaps it is not so much one of the names of Satan, as his character personified. It occurs six times in the Old Testament, in three of which it is associated with hell (sheol) (Job 26:6⁶Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering. (Job 26:6); Prov. 15:11¹¹Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more then the hearts of the children of men? (Proverbs 15:11); Prov. 27:20²⁰Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. (Proverbs 27:20)); once with death: “Destruction and Death say” (Job 28:22²²Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears. (Job 28:22)); and once with the grave (Psa. 88:11¹¹Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction? (Psalm 88:11)). In all these passages, and in Job 31:12¹²For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase. (Job 31:12), it is translated “destruction.”

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• A א (Aleph)

• Aaronic Priesthood

• Abaddon

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• Abel-meholah

• Abel-mizraim

• Abel-shittim

• Abel, the Great

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