Dictionaries :: BideInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaBide: bid: A variant of "ABIDE" (which see); is the rendering of perimeno, in The Wisdom of Solomon 8:12 (the Revised Version (British and American) "they shall wait for me"). In Ac 1:4 the same word is translated "wait for."

Dictionaries :: BethmarcabothSmith's Bible DictionaryBethmarcaboth: (house of the chariots) one of the towns of Simeon, situated to the extreme south of Judah (Joshua 19:5; 1 Chronicles 4:31). In the parallel list (Joshua 15:31) MADMANNAH occurs in place of Beth‐marcaboth. SEE [MADMANNAH].

Dictionaries :: BellsSmith's Bible DictionaryBells: In Exodus 28:33, the bells alluded to were the golden ones 72 in number, round the hem of the his priest's ephod. The object of them was so that his sound might be heard." (Exodus 28:34; Ecclesiasticus 45:9). To this day bells are frequently attached, for the sake of their pleasant sound, to th

Dictionaries :: BenjamiteInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaBenjamite: ben'-ja-mit: One belonging to the tribe of Benjamin, such as Ehud (Jud 3:15), Saul (1Sa 9:1,2), Sheba (2Sa 20:1), Shimei (1Ki 2:8), etc. ← Benjamin, Gate Of

Dictionaries :: BenonSmith's Bible DictionaryBenon: (Numbers 32:3; compare verse 38). SEE [BETHBAALMEON].

Dictionaries :: BeneberakHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryBeneberak:sons of lightningSmith's Bible DictionaryBeneberak: (son of lightning) one of the cities of the tribe of Dan, mentioned only in Joshua 19:45.

Dictionaries :: BeulahEaston's Bible DictionaryBeulah: married, is used in Isa 62:4 metaphorically as the name of Judea: "Thy land shall be married," i.e., favoured and blessed of the Lord.Hitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryBeulah:marriedInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaBeulah: bu'-la (be‘ulah "married"): A name symbolically appl

Dictionaries :: BeyondEaston's Bible DictionaryBeyond: when used with reference to Jordan, signifies in the writings of Moses the west side of the river, as he wrote on the east bank (Gen 50:10,11; Deu 1:1,5; 3:8,20; 4:46); but in the writings of Joshua, after he had crossed the river, it means the east side (Jos 5:1; 12:7; 22:7).International S

Dictionaries :: Bethsura; BethsuronInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaBethsura; Bethsuron: beth-su'-ra (Baithsoura (1 Macc 4:29, etc.)), (2 Macc 11:5 the Revised Version (British and American)): The Greek form of the name BETH-ZUR (which see).

Dictionaries :: Birth-StoolInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaBirth-Stool: burth'-stool: Found only in Ex 1:16, in connection with Hebrew women in Egypt when oppressed by Pharaoh. The Hebrew ('obhnayim) here rendered "birth-stool" is used in Jer 18:3, and is there rendered "potter's wheel." The word is used in both places in the dual form

Dictionaries :: BerriesInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaBerries: ber'-is: Occurs in Jas 3:12 (the King James Version) in the phrase "olive berries" (elaiai). The Revised Version (British and American) reads simply "olives."

Dictionaries :: BeneficenceNave's Topical BibleBeneficence: General Scriptures Concerning Deu 15:7-18; Lev 25:35-43; Psa 41:1; 112:9; Pro 3:27, 28; 11:25; 22:9; 25:21, 22; 28:27; Isa 58:6, 7, 10, 11; Eze 18:5, 7-9; Mat 5:42; 19:21; 25:35-45; Mar 9:41; 10:21; Luk 3:11; 11:41; Act 6:1-4; 11:29, 30; Rom 15:25-27; 1Cr 13:3; 16:1-3; 2Cr 8:1-15, 24; 9

Dictionaries :: Bishops' BibleInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaBishops' Bible:  ← Bishoprick

Dictionaries :: BetahEaston's Bible DictionaryBetah: confidence, a city belonging to Hadadezer, king of Zobah, which yielded much spoil of brass to David (2Sa 8:8). In 1 Chr. 18:8 it is called Tibhath.Hitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryBetah:confidenceInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaBetah: be'-ta (2Sa 8:8). Nave's Topical BibleBetah:

Dictionaries :: BerithHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryBerith:covenantInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaBerith: be'-rith (berith, "covenant"). Nave's Topical BibleBerith: See BAAL-BERITHSmith's Bible DictionaryBerith: (Judges 9:46). SEE [BAAL-BERITH].

Dictionaries :: Bigthan, or BigthanaSmith's Bible DictionaryBigthan, or Bigthana: (gift of God) a eunuch (chamberlain, Authorized Version). in the court of Ahasuerus, one of those "who kept the door," and conspired with Teresh against the king's life (Esther 2:21). (B.C. 479)

Dictionaries :: BochimEaston's Bible DictionaryBochim: weepers, a place where the angel of the Lord reproved the Israelites for entering into a league with the people of the land. This caused them bitterly to weep, and hence the name of the place (Jdg 2:1,5). It lay probably at the head of one of the valleys between Gilgal and Shiloh.Hitchcock's

Dictionaries :: Bernice, or BereniceSmith's Bible DictionaryBernice, or Berenice: (bringing victory) the eldest daughter of Herod Agrippa I (Acts 12:1 etc.) She was first married to her uncle Herod, king of Chaleis, and after his death (A.D. 48) she lived under circumstances of great suspicion with her own brother, Agrippa II., in connection wit

Dictionaries :: Birds, UncleanInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaBirds, Unclean: un-klen':The lists of birds forbidden as food are given in Le 11:13-19 and De 14:12-18. The names are almost identical, Deuteronomy containing one more than Leviticus and varying the order slightly. In De 14:13 the first name, ha-ra'ah, is almost certainly a

Dictionaries :: Bela; BelahInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaBela; Belah: be'-la (bela‘, "destruction"; the King James Version Belah, Ge 46:21): (1) Bela, the son of Beor, was the first king of Edom previous to the kingdom of Israel and reigned in the city of Dinhabah (Ge 36:32 f; 1Ch 1:43 f). Septuagint Codex Alexandrinus, Balak.