Dictionaries :: AppetiteInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAppetite: ap'-e-tit (chai, nephesh): This word occurs four times in Old Testament text and once in the King James Version margin. Once (Job 38:39) it is a translation of chai, "life"; "Canst thou.... satisfy the appetite (life) of the young lions?" Twice (Pr 23:2; Ec 6:7; also Isa

Dictionaries :: Amos, Book OfSmith's Bible DictionaryAmos, Book Of: The book of the prophecies of Amos seems to be divided into four principal portions closely connected together. (1). From 1:1 to 2:3 he denounces the sins of the nations bordering on Israel and Judah. (2). From 2:4 to 6:14 he describes the state of those two kingdoms, espe

Dictionaries :: ApollophanesInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaApollophanes: ap-o-lof'-a-nez, a-pol-o-fa'-nez (Apollophanes): A Syrian killed by Judas Maccabeus (2 Macc 10:37).

Dictionaries :: ArchiEaston's Bible DictionaryArchi: a city on the boundary of Ephraim and Benjamin (Jos 16:2), between Bethel and Beth-horon the nether.International Standard Bible EncyclopaediaArchi: ar'-ki. Nave's Topical BibleArchi: A City of Ephraim Jos 16:2Smith's Bible DictionaryArchi: (Joshua 16:2). A place in the neighborhood o

Dictionaries :: AnthropologyInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAnthropology: an-thro-pol'-o-ji: I. TERMS EMPLOYED II. NATURE OF MAN BIBLICAL CONCEPTION III. ORIGIN OF MAN FROM SCRIPTURE ACCOUNT: NARRATIVES OF CREATION IV. UNITY OF THE RACE: VARIOUS THEORIES V. EVOLUTIONARY THEORY AS TO ORIGIN OF MAN 1. Darwinism 2. Di

Dictionaries :: Alpheus (Alphaeus)Nave's Topical BibleAlpheus (Alphaeus): 1. Father of James Mat 10:3; Mar 3:18Alpheus (Alphaeus): 2. Father of Levi Mar 2:14

Dictionaries :: AllureInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAllure: a-lur' (pathah, "to persuade," "woo," "entice"; deleazo, "to entrap," "lay a bait"): (1) "I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness" (Ho 2:14), with evident reference to the Assyrian invasion and the devastation of the land, followed up by the Exile. Thus would

Dictionaries :: ApaceInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaApace: a-pas' ("at a pace"): With "come," 2Sa 18:25; "flee," Jer 46:5, for "rapidly," "hastily," "fast," corresponding to a Hebrew idiom that adds emphasis or intensity to an idea by repetition of the word or its equivalent. King James DictionaryApace: At a Quick Pace; Quickly.Wheref

Dictionaries :: Apostolic AgeInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaApostolic Age: ap-os-tol'-ik aj. 1. The Mission: (1) When the disciples realized that they had seen the risen Christ for the last time and that it had now become their duty to spread His message, they gathered themselves together and restored the number of "witnesses" t

Dictionaries :: ArchevitesNave's Topical BibleArchevites: Inhabitants of Samaria Ezr 4:9Smith's Bible DictionaryArchevites: perhaps the inhabitants of ERECH, some of whom had been placed as colonists in Samaria (Ezra 4:9).

Dictionaries :: Aloes, Lign AloesSmith's Bible DictionaryAloes, Lign Aloes: (in Heb. Ahalim, Ahaloth) the name of a costly and sweet‐smelling wood which is mentioned in Numbers 24:6; Psalm 45:8; Proverbs 7:17; Solomon 4:14; John 19:39. It is usually identified with the Aquilaria agollochum, an aromatic wood much valued in India. This tree

Dictionaries :: AnimalsNave's Topical BibleAnimals: Creations Of Gen 1:24; 2:19; Jer 27:5Animals: Food Of Gen 1:30Animals: Named Gen 2:20Animals: Ordained as Food for Man Gen 9:2, 3; Lev 11:3, 9, 21, 22; Deu 14:4-6, 9, 11, 20Animals: God's Care Of Gen 9:9, 10; Deu 25:4; Job 38:41; Psa 36:6; 104:11, 21; 147:9; Jon 4:11; Mat 6:26; 10:2

Dictionaries :: Amos (2)International Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAmos (2): a'-mos (Amos): An ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy, the eighth before Joseph, the husband of Mary (Lu 3:25). ← Amos (1)

Dictionaries :: AnnuusInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAnnuus: an'-u-us (Announos): Returned with Ezra from Babylon to perform the functions of a priest in Jerusalem (1 Esdras 8:48). Omitted in Ezr 8:19.

Dictionaries :: AmerceInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAmerce: a-murs':Found in the King James Version only in De 22:19, "And they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver." Amerce is a legal term derived from the French (a =" at"; merci =" mercy," i.e. literally, "at the mercy" (of the court)). Here it is used of the imposing o

Dictionaries :: AlarmEaston's Bible DictionaryAlarm: a particular quivering sound of the silver trumpets to give warning to the Hebrews on their journey through the wilderness (Num 10:5,6), a call to arms, or a war-note (Jer 4:19; 49:2; Zep 1:16).International Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAlarm: a-larm' (teru‘ah): This expression is found

Dictionaries :: AnchorEaston's Bible DictionaryAnchor: From Act 27:29, 30, 40, it would appear that the Roman vessels carried several anchors, which were attached to the stern as well as to the prow. The Roman anchor, like the modern one, had two teeth or flukes. In Hbr 6:19 the word is used metaphorically for that which supports or keeps one st

Dictionaries :: Algum or Almug TreesSmith's Bible DictionaryAlgum or Almug Trees: the former occurring in 2 Chronicles 2:8; 9:10-11, the latter in 1 Kings 10:11-12. These words are identical. From 1 Kings 10:11-12; 2 Chronicles 9:10-11 we learn that the almug was brought in great plenty from Ophir for Solomon's temple and house, and for the cons

Dictionaries :: AramzobahSmith's Bible DictionaryAramzobah: (Psalm 60 title). SEE [ARAM, 1.].

Dictionaries :: Appii-ForumNave's Topical BibleAppii-Forum: A Market Town in Italy Act 28:15