Ebenezer
Encyclopedia
Ebenezer may refer to:
In geography:
In other uses:
- Ebenezer (given name)Ebenezer (given name)Ebenezer, less commonly spelled Ebenezar, is a male given name of Hebrew origin meaning "Stone of the help"...
, a male given name (and list of people with the name)- Ebenezer ScroogeEbenezer ScroogeEbenezer Scrooge is the principal character in Charles Dickens's 1843 novel, A Christmas Carol. At the beginning of the novel, Scrooge is a cold-hearted, tight-fisted and greedy man, who despises Christmas and all things which give people happiness...
, a character in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
- Ebenezer Scrooge
In geography:
- Eben-EzerEben-EzerEben-Ezer , is the name of a location that is mentioned by the Books of Samuel as the scene of battles between the Israelites and Philistines. It is specified as having been less than a day's journey by foot from Shiloh, near Aphek, in the neighbourhood of Mizpah, near the western entrance of the...
, a place mentioned the Books of Samuel of the Old Testament - Ebenezer, GeorgiaEbenezer, GeorgiaEbenezer, also known as New Ebenezer, is a ghost town in Effingham County, Georgia, United States, along the banks of Ebenezer Creek. It was listed on the U.S...
, United States - Ebenezer, WisconsinEbenezer, WisconsinEbenezer is an unincorporated community located in the town of Watertown in Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States.-Notes:...
, United States - Ebenezer, New South WalesEbenezer, New South WalesEbenezer is a historic town in New South Wales, Australia, in the local government area of the City of Hawkesbury. Ebenezer is located 69 kilometres north-west of Sydney and about 5 kilometres from the larger centre of Wilberforce...
, Australia - Ebenezer, QueenslandEbenezer, QueenslandEbenezer is a suburb of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.The origin of the suburb name is from a Hebrew word meaning rock of faith. - References :...
, Australia - Ebenezer, New YorkEbenezer, New YorkEbenezer, New York is an unincorporated hamlet in the town of West Seneca in Erie County, New York, USA.-References:...
, a hamlet within West Seneca, New York, United States
In other uses:
- Ebenezer (film), a 1997 Canadian television film
- Ebenezer (hymn)Ebenezer (hymn)Ebenezer, also known as Ton-y Botel, is a Welsh hymn tune. Thomas John Williams brought it to hymnals in 1890 in Llaw lyfr Moliant.-Contemporary and/or religious use:This tune is set to many hymn texts. Among them:...
, a Welsh tune to which many hymns are set
See also
- Ebenezer Floppen Slopper's Wonderful Water slidesEbenezer Floppen Slopper's Wonderful Water slidesEbenezer Floppen Slopper's Wonderful Water slides is an abandoned waterpark located on a large hill on Roosevelt Road and Route 83 in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. It first opened on July 5, 1980 with two 800 foot concrete water slides and gradually added 5 additional slides and a wading pool...
, an abandoned waterpark in Illinois - The Book of Ebenezer Le PageThe Book of Ebenezer Le PageThe Book of Ebenezer Le Page is a novel by Gerald Basil Edwards first published in United Kingdom by Hamish Hamilton in 1981, and in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf in the same year...
, a novel by Gerald Basil Edwards - "Ebeneezer GoodeEbeneezer Goode"Ebeneezer Goode" is a song by Scottish electronic music group The Shamen, which, after being heavily remixed by The Beatmasters, became their biggest hit when released as a single in September 1992. The band's original version also featured on the vinyl edition of their album Boss Drum...
", a 1992 song by the Shamen