Matthew George Easton (3 June 1823 – 27 February 1894) was a Scottish minister and writer. His most known work is the ''Illustrated Bible Dictionary'' (1893), later known as

Easton's Bible Dictionary The ''Illustrated Bible Dictionary'', better known as ''Easton's Bible Dictionary'', is a reference work on topics related to the Christian Bible, compiled by Matthew George Easton. The first edition was published in 1893, and a revised editi ...

''. The English translations of two of

Franz Delitzsch Franz Delitzsch (23 February 1813, in Leipzig – 4 March 1890, in Leipzig) was a German Lutheran theologian and Hebraist. Delitzsch wrote many commentaries on books of the Bible, Jewish antiquities, Biblical psychology, as well as a history o ...

's commentaries are among his other works. He studied at the

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The University of Glasgow Story: Matthew George Easton
accessed 5 November 2016 and served as minister of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in

Girvan Girvan ( gd, Inbhir Gharbhain, "mouth of the River Girvan") is a burgh and harbour town in Carrick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Girvan is situated on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde, with a population of about 6,450. It lies south of Ay ...

1848, then Darvel 1861, then Free Church Darvel 1876 to death on the amalgamation of the RPC and Free Church of Scotland.

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External links

Easton's Bible Dictionary
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1823 births 1894 deaths Scottish lexicographers British biblical scholars Scottish translators 19th-century Scottish people Alumni of the University of Glasgow 19th-century British translators 19th-century lexicographers 19th-century Ministers of the Free Church of Scotland {{christianity-bio-stub