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Nave Topical Bible
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Thompson Chain Reference
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• Shield, God a
Torrey Topical Textbook
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American Tract Society
• Shield
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Shield
Fausset Bible Dictionary
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Holman Bible Dictionary
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Hastings' BibleDictionary
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Hastings' NT Dictionary
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King James Dictionary
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Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Shield of Faith
• Shield
Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary
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Smith Bible Dictionary
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Vines' Expository Dictionary
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Wilson's Bible Types
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Webster Dictionary
• Shielding
• Shielded
• Shield-Bearer
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Shield
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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• James Shields
• North Shields
• Shield
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia
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McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Reid, William Shields
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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The Catholic Encyclopedia
• James Shields
The Jewish Encyclopedia
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Lexicons
• ܣܰܟ݁ܪܳܐ
• θυρεός
• חָפַף
• כִּידוֹן
• מָגֵן מָגֵן, , מֶגֶן
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A piece of defensive armor. God is often called the shield of his people, Genesis 15:1 Psalm 5:12 84:11 , as are also princes and great men, 2 Samuel 1:21 Psalm 47:9 . See ARMOR.