Dict: easton - Ebed

easton:

Ebed @ slave, the father of Gaal, in whom the men of Shechem "put confidence" in their conspiracy against Abimelech kjv@Judges:9:26 kjv@Judges:9:26, 30, 31).

Ebed-melech @ a servant of the king; probably an official title, an Ethiopian, "one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house;" i.e., in the palace of Zedekiah, king of Judah. He interceded with the king in Jeremiah's behalf, and was the means of saving him from death by famine kjv@Jeremiah:38:7-13: comp. 39:15-18).