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Jupiter

Morrish Bible Dictionary

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Ζεύς.Supreme god of Greece and Rome, though the religious ideas of the two nations differed considerably. At Lystra the heathen inhabitants supposed Jupiter was impersonated by Barnabas, and at Ephesus they professed that the image of Diana had fallen from Jupiter, or heaven. Acts 14:12,13; Acts 19:35 .

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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Jupiter'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​j/jupiter.html. 1897.
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