• "Sin against the Holy Ghost" (q.v.), or a "sin unto death" (Matthew 12:31,32; 1 John 5:16 ), which amounts to a wilful rejection of grace.

    Sin, a city in Egypt, called by the Greeks Pelusium, which means, as does also the Hebrew name, "clayey" or "muddy," so called from the abundance of clay found there. It is called by Ezekel (Ezekiel 30:15 ) "the strength of Egypt, "thus denoting its importance as a fortified city. It has been identified with the modern Tineh, "a miry place," where its ruins are to be found. Of its boasted magnificence only four red granite columns remain, and some few fragments of others.

    Copyright StatementThese dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

    Bibliography InformationEaston, Matthew George. Entry for 'Sin'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/s/sin.html. 1897.