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Jambres

Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term

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Historical dictionary entry

One of those who opposed Moses in Egypt (2 Tim. 3:8). (See JANNES.)

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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