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Dives
Holman Bible Dictionary
(di' veess) The name sometimes given to the rich man of whom Jesus spoke in Luke 16:19-31 . Dives actually is the Latin word for “rich” used in Luke 16:19 in the Vulgate translation. The idea that this was the name of the man emerged in medieval times. See Lazarus .
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Dives'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/d/dives.html. 1991.