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Easton's Bible Dictionary - Beulah

Beulah [N] [H] [S]

married, is used in Isaiah 62:4 metaphorically as the name of Judea: "Thy land shall be married," i.e., favoured and blessed of the Lord.

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M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography Information

Easton, Matthew George. "Entry for Beulah". "Easton's Bible Dictionary". .

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary - Beulah

Beulah [N] [E] [S]

married
Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names. Public Domain. Copy freely.
[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography Information

Hitchcock, Roswell D. "Entry for 'Beulah'". "An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names". . New York, N.Y., 1869.

Smith's Bible Dictionary - Beulah

Beulah [N] [E] [H]

(married ), the name which the land of Israel is to bear when "the land shall be married." ( Isaiah 62:4 )

[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names
Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Beulah'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Beulah

BEULAH

bu'-la (be`ulah "married"):

A name symbolically applied to Israel: "Thy land (shall be called) Beulah .... thy land shall be married. .... so shall thy sons marry thee" (Isaiah 62:4). In this figure, frequently used since Hosea, the prophet wishes to express the future prosperity of Israel. The land once desolate shall again be populated.

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Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BEULAH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.