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Jannes and Jambres

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Copyright

Jannes and Jambres Names given by rabbis in the first centuries BCE and CE to the Egyptian magicians who opposed Moses (Exod. 7 and 8), and who were regarded as sons of Balaam. They were known also by the Qumran community, and in the NT are mentioned by 2 Tim. 3: 8 as typical opponents of the truth. There was a tradition that they possessed the power of flight; and in the 6th cent. CE a Christian work, no longer extant, tells of their ultimate conversion.

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Jannes and Jambres

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Jannes and Jambres , in the Bible, opponents of Moses. Tradition gave these names to Pharaoh's magicians. One of the Pseudepigrapha bears their name.

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Jannes

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

Jannes and Jambres. Two reputed Egyptian magicians who imitated the miracles performed by Moses (Exod. 7 ff.).

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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Jannes." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Jannes." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-JannesJambres.html

E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Jannes." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-JannesJambres.html

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	The Apocryphon of Jannes and Jambres the Magicians: P. Chester Beatty XVI. Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 7/1/1996
	The Bible as It Was. Magazine article from: Commonweal; 7/17/1998