Ebenezer has multiple meanings and references in different contexts:
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In the Bible, Ebenezer is a location mentioned in the Books of Samuel as the scene of battles between the Israelites and Philistines. It is specified as having been less than a days journey by foot from Shiloh, near Aphek, in the neighborhood of Beth Car. Samuel put up a stone in memorial and named it Eben-Ezer (the stone of help) after the Israelites defeated the Philistines.
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In dialectal English, Ebenezer means anger or temper.
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In Christianity, Ebenezer is a term used to refer to the stone of help that Samuel set up after the Israelites defeated the Philistines. The hymn "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" refers to this monument. The word Ebenezer means "stone of help" in Hebrew.
The term Ebenezer is not a commonly used word in everyday conversation, but it has significant meaning in the Bible and Christianity.