Dictionaries :: JezerHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryJezer:island of helpInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaJezer: je'-zer (yecher, "form" or "purpose"): A "son" of Naphtali (Ge 46:24; Nu 26:49; 1Ch 7:13). Nave's Topical BibleJezer: Son of Naphtali Gen 46:24; Num 26:49; 1Ch 7:13Smith's Bible DictionaryJezer: (power) the third son

Dictionaries :: JethlahEaston's Bible DictionaryJethlah: suspended; high, a city on the borders of Dan (Jos 19:42).Hitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryJethlah:hanging up; heaping upInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaJethlah: jeth'-la (yithlah). Nave's Topical BibleJethlah: A City of the Tribe of Dan Jos 19:42Smith's Bible DictionaryJe

Dictionaries :: Job, Book OfEaston's Bible DictionaryJob, Book Of: A great diversity of opinion exists as to the authorship of this book. From internal evidence, such as the similarity of sentiment and language to those in the Psalms and Proverbs (see Ps. 88 and 89), the prevalence of the idea of "wisdom," and the style and character of the comp

Dictionaries :: Jesus Called JestusSmith's Bible DictionaryJesus Called Jestus: called Jestus, a Christian who was with St. Paul at Rome (Colossians 4:11). (A.D. 57)

Dictionaries :: KedarEaston's Bible DictionaryKedar: dark-skinned, the second son of Ishmael (Gen 25:13). It is the name for the nomadic tribes of Arabs, the Bedouins generally (Isa 21:16; 42:11; 60:7; Jer 2:10; Eze 27:21), who dwelt in the north-west of Arabia. They lived in black hair-tents (Sgs 1:5). To "dwell in the tents of Kedar" was to

Dictionaries :: JemnaanInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaJemnaan: jem'-na-an (Iemnaan): A city on the coast of Palestine; mentioned among those affected by the expedition of Holofernes (Judith 2:28; 3:1 ff). The name is used for Jabniel, generally called "Jamnia" by the Greek writers.

Dictionaries :: JoaribInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaJoarib: jo'-a-rib (Ioarib; the King James Version Jarib): Ancestor of Mattathias (1 Macc 14:29), given as "Joarib" in the King James Version of 1 Macc 2:1; he was chief of the first of the 24 courses of priests in the reign of David. Varieties of the name are Jarib, Joarib, and Jeho

Dictionaries :: JohananEaston's Bible DictionaryJohanan: whom Jehovah graciously bestows. (1.) One of the Gadite heroes who joined David in the desert of Judah (1Ch 12:12). (2.) The oldest of King Josiah's sons (1Ch 3:15). (3.) Son of Careah, one of the Jewish chiefs who rallied round Gedaliah, whom Nebuchadnezzar had made governor in Jeru

Dictionaries :: JezreeliteInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaJezreelite: jez'-re-el-it, jez'-rel-it ha-yizre‘e'li): applied to Naboth, a native of Jezreel (1) (1Ki 21:1, etc.).

Dictionaries :: JoyInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaJoy: joi (simchah; chara): 1. Terms: The idea of joy is expressed in the Old Testament by a wealth of synonymous terms that cannot easily be differentiated. The commonest is simchah (1Sa 18:6, etc.), variously translated in English Versions of the Bible "joy," "gladness," "mirth"

Dictionaries :: JekabzelInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaJekabzel: je-kab'-ze-el (yeqabhtse'el, "God gathers"; Ne 11:25).

Dictionaries :: KeturahEaston's Bible DictionaryKeturah: incense, the wife of Abraham, whom he married probably after Sarah's death (Gen 25:1-6), by whom he had six sons, whom he sent away into the east country. Her nationality is unknown. She is styled "Abraham's concubine" (1Ch 1:32). Through the offshoots of the Keturah line Abraham became th

Dictionaries :: KesilInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaKesil: ke'-zil (Orion).

Dictionaries :: Jordan ValleyInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaJordan Valley: 1. Physical Peculiarities: As more fully detailed elsewhere (see ARABAH; DEAD SEA; GEOLOGY OF PALESTINE), the Jordan valley in its lower portion occupies a remarkable depression in the earth's surface, reaching its greatest depth in the Dead Sea, the surface

Dictionaries :: JetherEaston's Bible DictionaryJether: surplus; excellence. (1.) Father-in-law of Moses (Exd 4:18 marg.), called elsewhere Jethro (q.v.). (2.) The oldest of Gideon's seventy sons (Jdg 8:20). (3.) The father of Amasa, David's general (1Ki 2:5,32); called Ithra (2Sa 17:25). (4.) 1Ch 7:38. (5.) 1Ch 2:32; one of Judah's p

Dictionaries :: Joshua, the Book OfEaston's Bible DictionaryJoshua, the Book Of: contains a history of the Israelites from the death of Moses to that of Joshua. It consists of three parts: (1.) The history of the conquest of the land (1-12). (2.) The allotment of the land to the different tribes, with the appointment of cities of refuge, the pro

Dictionaries :: KenizzitesHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryKenizzites:possession; purchaseNave's Topical BibleKenizzites: An Edomite Tribe Whose land was promised to Abraham, Gen 15:19.

Dictionaries :: Judas Iscariot, Gospel OfInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaJudas Iscariot, Gospel Of: A "Gospel of Judas" is mentioned by Irenaeus (Adv. Haer., i.31), Epiphanius (Haer., xxxviii.1), Theodoret, etc., as current in the Gnostic sect of the Cainites, to whom Judas was a hero. It must have been in existence in the 2nd century,

Dictionaries :: Jesus DeathThematic Subject Guide Jesus Death:Gen 3:15Psa 22:1; Psa 22:13; Psa 22:16; Psa 22:18; Psa 34:20; Psa 69:21; Psa 69:26; Psa 109:25Isa 50:6; Isa 52:14; Isa 53:4-12Dan 9:24; Dan 9:26Zec 9:11; Zec 12:9-10; Zec 13:1; Zec 13:6-7Mat 12:40; Mat 16:4; Mat 16:21; Mat 17:12-13; Mat 17:22-23; Mat 20:17-19; Mat 20:28; Mat 21:33-39; Ma

Dictionaries :: JogliHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryJogli:passing over; turning back; rejoicingInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaJogli: jog'-li (yoghli, perhaps =" led into exile"): Father of Bukki, a Danite chief (Nu 34:22). Nave's Topical BibleJogli: A Prince of Dan Num 34:22Smith's Bible DictionaryJogli: (led into exile) the