Host
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Did Jesus have a guardian angel?an entertainer ( Romans 16:23 ); a tavern-keeper, the keeper of a caravansary ( Luke 10:35 ).
In warfare, a troop or military force. This consisted at first only of infantry. Solomon afterwards added cavalry ( 1Kings 4:26 ; 10:26 ). Every male Israelite from twenty to fifty years of age was bound by the law to bear arms when necessary ( Numbers 1:3 ; 26:2 ; 2 Chr 25:5 ).
Saul was the first to form a standing army ( 1Samuel 13:2 ; 24:2 ). This example was followed by David ( 1Chronicles 27:1 ), and Solomon ( 1Kings 4:26 ), and by the kings of Israel and Judah ( 2Chronicles 17:14 ; 26:11 ; 2 Kings 11:4 , etc.).
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.
Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. "Entry for Host". "Easton's Bible Dictionary".
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The shepherds and the angels (Luke 2:8-20) - The identity of Jesus - CCEA - GCSE Religious Studies Revision - CCEA - BBC BitesizeTwelve Legions of AngelsDeuteronomy 4:19 And beware that you do not raise your eyes toward heaven and see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, and let yourselves be led astray and worship them and serve them, [mere cre You saw no form on the day GOD spoke Stars as one part of the heavenly host