Dictionaries :: BedadHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryBedad:alone; solitaryInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaBedad: be'-dad (bedhadh, "alone"): Father of Hadad, king of Edom "before there reigned any king over the children of Israel" (Ge 36:35; 1Ch 1:46). Smith's Bible DictionaryBedad: (solitary) the father of Hadad king of Edom (Gen

Dictionaries :: AsaiahHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryAsaiah:the Lord hath wroughtInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAsaiah: a-sa'-ya ([‘asayah], "Yahweh has made," written Asahiah twice in the King James Version (2Ki 22:12,14)): (1) A Levite of the family of Merari, and one of those who helped bring the ark from the house of Ob

Dictionaries :: AshkelonEaston's Bible DictionaryAshkelon: =Askelon=Ascalon, was one of the five cities of the Philistines (Jos 13:3; 1Sa 6:17). It stood on the shore of the Mediterranean, 12 miles north of Gaza. It is mentioned on an inscription at Karnak in Egypt as having been taken by king Rameses II., the oppressor of the Hebrews. In the ti

Dictionaries :: AzaelInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAzael: az'-a-el Azaelos; compare ASAHEL [Ezr 10:15]: Father of Jonathan, one of two chief investigators of foreign marriages (1 Esdras 9:14).

Dictionaries :: AzrikamHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryAzrikam:help, revengingInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAzrikam: az-ri'-kam (‘azriqam, "my help has arisen"): (1) A descendant of King David through Zerubbabel (1Ch 3:23). (2) A prince of Judah in the time of Ahaz. He was slain by Zichri, an Ephraimite soldier (2Ch 28:7

Dictionaries :: AsnapperEaston's Bible DictionaryAsnapper: probably the same as Assur-bani-pal (Sardanapalos of the Greeks), styled the "great and noble" (Ezr 4:10), was the son and successor (B.C. 668) of Esar-haddon (q.v.). He was "luxurious, ambitious, and cruel, but a magnificent patron of literature." He formed at Nineveh a library of clay

Dictionaries :: Beeroth of the Children of JaakanEaston's Bible DictionaryBeeroth of the Children of Jaakan: (Deu 10:6). The same as Bene-jaakan (Num 33:31).Smith's Bible DictionaryBeeroth of the Children of Jaakan: the wells of the tribe of Bene‐Jaakan, which formed one of the halting‐places of the Israelites in the desert (Deute

Dictionaries :: AroerEaston's Bible DictionaryAroer: ruins. (1.) A town on the north bank of the Arnon (Deu 4:48; Jdg 11:26; 2Ki 10:33), the southern boundary of the kingdom of Sihon (Jos 12:2). It is now called Arair, 13 miles west of the Dead Sea. (2.) One of the towns built by the tribe of Gad (Num 32:34) "before Rabbah" (Jos 13:25), the A

Dictionaries :: ArtsInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaArts:

Dictionaries :: AstronomyEaston's Bible DictionaryAstronomy: The Hebrews were devout students of the wonders of the starry firmanent (Amo 5:8; Psa 19). In the Book of Job, which is the oldest book of the Bible in all probability, the constellations are distinguished and named. Mention is made of the "morning star" (Rev 2:28; Isa 14:12), the "sev

Dictionaries :: AwaitInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAwait: a-wat':Only in Ac 9:24 the King James Version, in its now obsolete sense as a noun, "ambush": "their laying await was known of Saul." the Revised Version (British and American) "their plot." Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words Await:For AWAIT (AV of Act 9:24; 2

Dictionaries :: AzaniahHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryAzaniah:hearing the Lord; the Lord's weaponsInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAzaniah: az-a-ni'-a ‘azanyah, ("Yahweh has given ear"): A son of Jeshua, a Levite who signed the covenant (Ne 10:9). Nave's Topical BibleAzaniah: Father of Jeshua Neh 10:9Smith's Bible DictionaryA

Dictionaries :: ArubothNave's Topical BibleAruboth: A District Laid under Tribute to Solomon's Commissariat 1Ki 4:10Smith's Bible DictionaryAruboth: (windows) the third of Solomon's commissariat districts (1 Kings 4:10). It included Sochoh, and was therefore probably a name for the rich corn‐growing lowland country.

Dictionaries :: AsuppimEaston's Bible DictionaryAsuppim: (1Ch 26:15,17, Authorized Version; but in Revised Version, "storehouse"), properly the house of stores for the priests. In Neh 12:25 the Authorized Version has "thresholds," marg. "treasuries" or "assemblies;" Revised Version, "storehouses."Hitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryAsuppim:gatheri

Dictionaries :: AshtarothEaston's Bible DictionaryAshtaroth: a city of Bashan, in the kingdom of Og (Deu 1:4; Jos 12:4; 13:12; 9:10). It was in the half-tribe of Manasseh (Jos 13:12), and as a Levitical city was given to the Gershonites (1Ch 6:71). Uzzia, one of David's valiant men (1Ch 11:44), is named as of this city. It is identified with Tel

Dictionaries :: AssistVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words Assist:For ASSIST see HELP, B, Note

Dictionaries :: AshbelHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryAshbel:an old fireNave's Topical BibleAshbel: Son of Benjamin Gen 46:21; Num 26:38; 1Ch 8:1Smith's Bible DictionaryAshbel: (reproof of God) second son of Benjamin and ancestor of the Ashbelites (Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:38; 1 Chronicles 8:1).

Dictionaries :: ArvaditesNave's Topical BibleArvadites: Descendants of Canaan Gen 10:18; 1Ch 1:16; Eze 27:8, 11

Dictionaries :: AsanaInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAsana: as'-a-na (Asana, Assana) = Asnah (Ezr 2:50); omitted in Nehemiah. The sons of Asana (temple-servants) returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (1 Esdras 5:31).

Dictionaries :: ArtaxerxesEaston's Bible DictionaryArtaxerxes: the Greek form of the name of several Persian kings. (1.) The king who obstructed the rebuilding of the temple (Ezr 4:7). He was probably the Smerdis of profane history. (2.) The king mentioned in Ezr 7:1, in the seventh year (B.C. 458) of whose reign Ezra led a second colony of J