Dictionaries :: LoinsInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaLoins: loinz (chalats, Aramaic charats, mothen, kecel, yarekh; osphus): This variety of Hebrew synonyms seems to be used rather promiscuously for the loins, though there is no little difference in the secondary meanings of these words. They represent various modes of expressing the l

Dictionaries :: LiveryNave's Topical BibleLivery: Definition Of and Reference Concerning Of seizin (The method by which the ceremonial conveyance of land was made) See LAND, CONVEYANCE OF

Dictionaries :: LeadInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaLead: led (?ophereth): Lead was one of the first metals to be used in the free state, probably because it was so easily obtained from its ores. Lead was found in ancient times in Egypt and the Sinaitic peninsula. There is no lead found in Palestine proper, but in Northern Syria and As

Dictionaries :: LuciferEaston's Bible DictionaryLucifer: brilliant star, a title given to the king of Babylon (Isa 14:12) to denote his glory.Hitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryLucifer:bringing lightInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaLucifer: lu'-si-fer, loo'-si-fer: The morning star, an epithet of the planet Venus. Nave's Topical Bible

Dictionaries :: LibertinesInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaLibertines: lib'-er-tinz, li-bur'-tinz (Libertinoi): These were among Stephen's opponents: "There arose certain of them that were of the synagogue called (the synagogue) of the Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and Asia, disputing

Dictionaries :: KinsmanEaston's Bible DictionaryKinsman: Heb. goel, from root meaning to redeem. The goel among the Hebrews was the nearest male blood relation alive. Certain important obligations devolved upon him toward his next of kin. (1.) If any one from poverty was unable to redeem his inheritance, it was the duty of the kinsman to redeem

Dictionaries :: King, Christ AsInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaKing, Christ As: I. THE REALITY OF CHRIST'S KINGSHIP 1. The Old Testament Foreshadowings In the Psalms and Prophets 2. The Gospel Presentation (1) Christ's Claim to Be King (2) Christ's Acceptance of the Title (3) Christ Charged and Condemned as King (4

Dictionaries :: LogosInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaLogos: log'-os (logos): I. GREEK SPECULATION 1. Heraclitus 2. Anaxagoras 3. Plato 4. Aristotle 5. Stoics II. HEBREW ANTICIPATION OF DOCTRINE 1. Word as Revelation of God 2. Suggestions of Personal Distinctions in Deity 3. Theophanies 4. Wisdom 5. T

Dictionaries :: Luke, the Gospel OfInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaLuke, the Gospel Of: 1. Text 2. Canonicity 3. Authorship 4. Sources 5. Credibility 6. Characteristics 7. Date 8. Analysis LITERATURE 1. Text: The five primary uncials (Codices Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus, Vaticanus, Ephraemi, Bezae) are the ch

Dictionaries :: LeechSmith's Bible DictionaryLeech: SEE [HORSELEACH].

Dictionaries :: LewdnessEaston's Bible DictionaryLewdness: (Act 18:14), villany or wickedness, not lewdness in the modern sense of the word. The word "lewd" is from the Saxon, and means properly "ignorant," "unlearned," and hence low, vicious (Act 17:5).King James DictionaryLewdness: Villany; Wickedness; Crime.And when Paul was now about to open

Dictionaries :: MearahEaston's Bible DictionaryMearah: a cave, a place in the northern boundary of Palestine (Jos 13:4). This may be the cave of Jezzin in Lebanon, 10 miles east of Sidon, on the Damascus road; or probably, as others think, Mogheirizeh, north-east of Sidon.Hitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryMearah:den; cave; making emptyInternatio

Dictionaries :: Kohath; KohathitesInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaKohath; Kohathites: ko'-hath, ko'-hath-its (qehath, qohathi; Kaath): Second son of Levi, and ancestor of Moses and Aaron (Ge 46:11; Ex 6:16-20; Nu 3:17; 1Ch 6:1, etc.). The Kohathites formed one of the three divisions of the tribe of Levi; the other two being the Gershon

Dictionaries :: LionInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaLion: li'-un: 1. Names: Compare ‘ari'el, "Ariel" (Ezr 8:16; Isa 29:1,2,7); char'el, "upper altar," and ‘ari'el, "altar hearth" (Eze 43:15); ‘aryeh, "Arieh" (2Ki 15:25); ‘ar'eli, "Areli" and "Arelites" (Ge 46:16; Nu 26:17). (1) Occurring most often in the O

Dictionaries :: LishSmith's Bible DictionaryLish: (lion) the city which was taken by the Danites, and under its new name of Dan became famous as the northern limit of the nation (Judges 18:7; 18:14; 18:27; 18:29). SEE [DAN]. It was near the sources of the Jordan. In the Authorized Version Laish is again mentioned in the account of Sennacherib's

Dictionaries :: Lydia (2)International Standard Bible EncyclopaediaLydia (2): lid'-i-a (Ludia): The feminine of Lydian, a native of Lydia, a large country on the West of Asia Minor, and the name of Paul's first convert in Europe. This name was a popular one for women (compare Horace Odes i.8; iii.9; vi.20), but Ramsay thinks she "was familiarly

Dictionaries :: KorathitesInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaKorathites: ko'-rath-its: In the King James Version for "Korabites," Nu 26:58.

Dictionaries :: LubinHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryLubin:heart of a man; heart of the sea

Dictionaries :: KolaiahInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaKolaiah: ko-la'-ya, ko-li'-a (qolayah, "voice of Yah"): (1) A Benjamite, son of Maaseiah (Ne 11:7). (2) Father of Ahab, a false prophet and a lecherous man (Jer 29:21-23). Nave's Topical BibleKolaiah: 1. A Benjamite and Ancestor of Sallu Neh 11:7Kolaiah: 2. Father of the

Dictionaries :: KittimEaston's Bible DictionaryKittim: (Gen 10:4). (See CHITTIM.)Hitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryKittim:breaking; bruising small; gold; coloringInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaKittim: kit'-im (kittim, Isa 23:12; Jer 2:10; kittiyim, apparently plural of kitti (not found, but compare (4) below); Ketioi, Kitioi, Ketie