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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia · 1915

Manservant

man'sur-vant (`ebhedh):

A male slave; usually coupled with maidservant or female slave (Genesis 12:16; Exodus 20:10; 1 Samuel 8:16; Job 31:13; Luke 12:45).

See SERVANT; SLAVE.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr, general editor (Chicago: Howard-Severance, 1915). Public domain. Text as published by biblestudytools.com. From the Encyclosphere, the open network of encyclopedias run by the Knowledge Standards Foundation. Changed for Deep Dive Bible: links to 1, 2, and 3 John that our source pointed at the Gospel of John corrected; our source’s section marks set as headings.