Dictionaries :: AnnasEaston's Bible DictionaryAnnas: was high priest A.D. 7-14. In A.D. 25 Caiaphas, who had married the daughter of Annas (Jhn 18:13), was raised to that office, and probably Annas was now made president of the Sanhedrim, or deputy or coadjutor of the high priest, and thus was also called high priest along with Caiaphas (Luk 3:2

Dictionaries :: Anger, Angry (To Be)Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament WordsA-1NounStrong's Number: g3709Greek: orgeAnger, Angry (To Be):originally any "natural impulse, or desire, or disposition," came to signify "anger," as the strongest of all passions. It is used of the wrath of man, Eph 4:31; Col 3:8; 1Ti 2:8; Jam 1:19, 20; the disp

Dictionaries :: Amusements and Worldly PleasuresNave's Topical BibleAmusements and Worldly Pleasures: Belong to the Works of the Flesh Gal 5:19, 21; are transitory, Job 21:12, 13; Hbr 11:25; vain, Ecc 2:11; choke the word of God in the heart, Luk 8:14; formed a part of idolatrous worship, Exd 32:4, 6, 19; with 1Cr 10:7; J

Dictionaries :: AntipatrisEaston's Bible DictionaryAntipatris: a city built by Herod the Great, and called by this name in honour of his father, Antipater. It lay between Caesarea and Lydda, two miles inland, on the great Roman road from Caesarea to Jerusalem. To this place Paul was brought by night (Act 23:31) on his way to Caesarea, from which

Dictionaries :: AlmightyInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAlmighty: ol-mit'-i: (1) (shaddai [Ge 17:1]): Found in the Old Testament forty-eight times, most of these in the Book of Job; it occurs either alone or in combination with 'el, "God"). The root meaning is uncertain. (2) (pantokrator), the exclusive translation of this Greek

Dictionaries :: AmainInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAmain: a-man' (translated from the Greek eis phugen hormesan, "they rushed to flight"): The word is composed of the prefix "a" and the word "main," meaning "force." The expression is used by Milton, Parker, et al., but in Biblical literature found only in 2 Macc 12:22 where used to d

Dictionaries :: Aner (1)International Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAner (1): a'-ner (‘aner; Septuagint Aunan; Samaritan Pentateuch, ‘anram, "sprout," "waterfall"): One of the three "confederates" of Abraham in his pursuit after the four kings (Ge 14:13,14). Judging from the meanings of the two other names, Mamre being the name of the sacred grove

Dictionaries :: Apharsathchites, Apharsites, ApharsacitesSmith's Bible DictionaryApharsathchites, Apharsites, Apharsacites: the names of certain tribes, colonies from which had been planted in Samaria by the Assyrian leader Asnapper (Ezra 4:9; 5:6). The first and last are regarded as the same. Whence these tribes came is entirely a matter of con

Dictionaries :: Angels of the Seven ChurchesInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAngels of the Seven Churches: It is evident from the contexts of the various Biblical passages in which the word "angel" appears, that the word does not always represent the same idea. In such passages as Da 12:1 and Ac 12:15 it would seem that the angel was ge

Dictionaries :: AmbassageInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAmbassage: am'-ba-saj (presbeia, "an embassy," a body of ambassadors on the message entrusted to them): Twice used by Christ (1) in the parable of the Pounds, of the citizens who hated the nobleman and sent an ambassage, refusing to have him reign over them, thus illustrating

Dictionaries :: ArbathiteEaston's Bible DictionaryArbathite: a name given to Abi-albon, or, as elsewhere called, Abiel, one of David's warriors (2Sa 23:31; 1Ch 11:32), probably as being an inhabitant of Arabah (Jos 15:61), a town in the wilderness of Judah.International Standard Bible EncyclopaediaArbathite: ar'-bath-it (ha-‘arbhathi): P

Dictionaries :: AmasiahEaston's Bible DictionaryAmasiah: burden of (i.e., "sustained by") Jehovah, the "son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the Lord," a captain over thousands under Jehoshaphat (2Ch 17:16; Jdg 5:9).International Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAmasiah: am-a-si'-a (‘amacyah, "Yah bears"): One of the captains of

Dictionaries :: AjalonEaston's Bible DictionaryAjalon: and Aij'alon, place of deer. (1.) A town and valley originally assigned to the tribe of Dan, from which, however, they could not drive the Amorites (Jdg 1:35). It was one of the Levitical cities given to the Kohathites (1Ch 6:69). It was not far from Beth-shemesh (2Ch 28:18). It was the boun

Dictionaries :: AlammelechHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryAlammelech:God is kingInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAlammelech: a-lam'-e-lek: the King James Version (Jos 19:26) for ALLAMMELECH (which see). Nave's Topical BibleAlammelech: A Town of Asher Jos 19:26Smith's Bible DictionaryAlammelech: (king's oak) a place within t

Dictionaries :: AllianceEaston's Bible DictionaryAlliance: a treaty between nations, or between individuals, for their mutual advantage. Abraham formed an alliance with some of the Canaanitish princes (Gen 14:13), also with Abimelech (21:22-32). Joshua and the elders of Israel entered into an alliance with the Gibeonites (Jos 9:3-27). When th

Dictionaries :: Amath; AmathisInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAmath; Amathis: a'-math, am'-a-this (1 Macc 12:25).

Dictionaries :: ArchippusEaston's Bible DictionaryArchippus: master of the horse, a "fellow-soldier" of Paul's (Phm 1:2), whom he exhorts to renewed activity (Col 4:17). He was a member of Philemon's family, probably his son.Hitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryArchippus:a master of horsesInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaArchippus: ar-k

Dictionaries :: AlloyInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAlloy: a-loi' (bedhil): In Isa 1:25 the Revised Version, margin; translated "tin" in the text. Elsewhere in both versions bedhil is translated TIN (which see).

Dictionaries :: ArahHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryArah:the way; a travelerInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaArah: a'-ra ('arach, "traveler"?): (1) The son of Ulla, an Asherite (1Ch 7:39). (2) The head of a family that returned from the exile with Zerubbabel (Ezr 2:5; Ne 7:10). He is sometimes identified with Arah of Ne 6:18 who

Dictionaries :: AjahInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAjah: a'-ja. An Edomite tribe (Ge 36:24 the King James Version). Nave's Topical BibleAjah: 1. A Horite Called also AIAH, Gen 36:24; 1Ch 1:40.Ajah: 2. Father of Rizpah 2Sa 3:7; 21:8-11Smith's Bible DictionaryAjah: SEE [AIAH]. (Genesis 36:24).