Blindness
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Blindness [N] [B]
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[B] indicates this entry was also found in Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
Bibliography InformationSmith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Blindness'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary".. 1901.
is extremely common in the East from many causes. Blind beggars figure repeatedly in the New Testament ( Matthew 12:22 ) and "opening the eyes of the blind" is mentioned in prophecy as a peculiar attribute of the Messiah. ( Isaiah 29:18 ; 42:7 ) etc. The Jews were specially charged to treat the blind with compassion and care. ( Leviticus 19:14 ; 27:18 ) Blindness willfully inflicted for political or other purposes is alluded to in Scripture. ( 1 Samuel 11:2 ; Jeremiah 39:7 )
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[B] indicates this entry was also found in Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
Bibliography InformationSmith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Blindness'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary".