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Mortgage

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(עָרִב , arab', Nehemiah 5:3, to pawn anything), a lien upon real estate for debt (Gesenius reads the passage, "we must pawn our houses"); in 1 Samuel 17:18 rendered " pledge," and in Proverbs 17:18 " surety," whence עָרָבוֹן, arabon, "anything given as a pledge or promise" (Genesis 38:17-18; Genesis 38:20). Gesenius thinks the word was probably introduced as a commercial term, from the Hebrew or Phoenician language, into the Greek and Latin, as ἀῤῥαβών, and arrhabo, in the signification of earnest, or purchase-money. (See LOAN).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Mortgage'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​m/mortgage.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
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