Dict: easton - Zeal

easton:

Zeal @ an earnest temper; may be enlightened kjv@Numbers:25:11-13; kjv@2Corinthians:7:11 kjv@2Corinthians:9:2), or ignorant and misdirected kjv@Romans:10:2; kjv@Philippians:3:6). As a Christian grace, it must be grounded on right principles and directed to right ends kjv@Galatians:4:18). It is sometimes ascribed to God ( kjv@2Kings:19:31; kjv@Isaiah:9:7 kjv@Isaiah:37:32; kjv@Ezekiel:5:13).

Zealots @ a sect of Jews which originated with Judas the Gaulonite kjv@Acts:5:37). They refused to pay tribute to the Romans, on the ground that this was a violation of the principle that God was the only king of Israel. They rebelled against the Romans, but were soon scattered, and became a lawless band of mere brigands. They were afterwards called Sicarii, from their use of the sica, i.e., the Roman dagger.