Dictionaries :: AltruismNave's Topical BibleAltruism: Disinterested Benevolence Mat 20:26, 27; 23:11; 20:28; Mar 10:43-45; Luk 22:26, 27; Mar 9:35; Jhn 13:12-15; Act 20:33-35; Rom 15:1-3; 1Cr 9:18-22; 10:24, 31-33; 2Cr 4:5; 6:10; 8:9; Gal 6:10; Phl 2:3-8. See ALMS; BENEFICENCE; CHARITABLENESS; DUTY; LIBERALITY; LOVE.

Dictionaries :: Alloy, of MetalsNave's Topical BibleAlloy, of Metals: General Scriptures Concerning Isa 1:25

Dictionaries :: AlliedInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAllied: a-lid' (qarobh, "near," as in Ge 45:10; Ex 13:17, etc.): Ne 13:4 refers either to family ties, as in Ru 2:20, or to intimate association. ← Alliance

Dictionaries :: AlphaeusEaston's Bible DictionaryAlphaeus: (1.) The father of James the Less, the apostle and writer of the epistle (Mat 10:3; Mar 3:18; Luk 6:15; Act 1:13), and the husband of Mary (Jhn 19:25). The Hebrew form of this name is Cleopas, or Clopas (q.v.). (2.) The father of Levi, or Matthew (Mar 2:14).International Standard Bibl

Dictionaries :: AnaiahInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAnaiah: an-a-i'-a, a-ni'-a (‘anayah, "Yah has answered"): (1) a Levite who assisted Ezr in reading the law to the people (Ne 8:4), perhaps the person called Ananias in Esdras 9:43. (2) One of those who sealed the covenant (Ne 10:22). He may have been the same as Anaiah (1

Dictionaries :: AmadHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryAmad:people of witness; a preyInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAmad: a'-mad (‘am‘adh): A town in northern Palestine, which fell to the tribe of Asher in the division of the land (Jos 19:26). The modern ruin ‘Amud near Accho may be the site. Nave's Topical BibleAmad: A

Dictionaries :: AnnaEaston's Bible DictionaryAnna: grace, an aged widow, the daughter of Phanuel. She was a "prophetess," like Miriam, Deborah, and Huldah (2Ch 34:22). After seven years of married life her husband died, and during her long widowhood she daily attended the temple services. When she was eighty-four years old, she entered the templ

Dictionaries :: ApeEaston's Bible DictionaryApe: an animal of the monkey tribe (1Ki 10:22; 2Ch 9:21). It was brought from India by the fleets of Solomon and Hiram, and was called by the Hebrews koph, and by the Greeks kepos, both words being just the Indian Tamil name of the monkey, kapi, i.e., swift, nimble, active. No species of ape has ever b

Dictionaries :: Archaeology of Asia MinorInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaArchaeology of Asia Minor:  Archaeology; Archaeology and Criticism →

Dictionaries :: AmbassadorsNave's Topical BibleAmbassadors: Sent By Moses to Edom, Num 20:14; to the Amorites, Num 21:21; by Gibeonites to the Israelites, Jos 9:4; Israelites to various nations, Jdg 11:12-28; Hiram to David, 2Sa 5:11; and Solomon, 1Ki 5:1; Benhadad to Ahab, 1Ki 20:2-6; Amaziah to Jehoash

Dictionaries :: AnthropomorphismInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAnthropomorphism: an-thro-po-mor'-fiz'-m: 1. Definition of the Term 2. Old Testament Anthropomorphisms 3. In What Senses an Anthropomorphic Element Is Necessary 4. Anthropomorphism and the Exigencies of Human Thinking 5. Anthropomorphism and Theism 6. Sym

Dictionaries :: AlemaInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAlema: al'-e-ma (Alemois): A town in Gilead, mentioned once only (1 Macc 5:26), besieged by the nations under Timotheus, together with Bosor and other cities; and probably relieved along with these cities by Judas Maccabeus, although no mention is made of Alema's relief. The name occ

Dictionaries :: Antiochus VIInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAntiochus VI: (Surnamed Theos (Theos), or, according to coins, Dionysus Epiphanes): Was the son of Alexander Balas, who claimed to be the son of Antiochus Epiphanes. Alexander left the throne to his son in 146 BC. The young king retired to Arabia-perhaps through compulsion. Th

Dictionaries :: Apharsathchites; ApharsachitesInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaApharsathchites; Apharsachites: af-ar-sath'-kits, a-far'-sak-its ('apharcathkhaye'): A tribe living in Samaria that protested against the rebuilding of the Temple, and brought their complaint to Darius (Ezr 4:9; 5:6; 6:6). The tribe has not yet been recognize

Dictionaries :: AkanInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAkan: a'-kan (‘aqan, "twisted"): A son of Ezer, a descendant of Esau of Seir (Ge 36:27). He is called Jaakan in 1Ch 1:42. The King James Version margin has Jakan. Nave's Topical BibleAkan: A Horite Gen 36:27 Called also JAAKAN, Deu 10:6; and JAKAN, 1Ch 1:42.Smith's

Dictionaries :: AnglingInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAngling: an'-gling: Angling, i.e. fishing with a hook or angle, was little known among the ancients. The fish were chiefly taken by casting nets, etc. (see Mt 13:47). Compare e.g. "Then did Deucalion first the art invent of angling" (Davors, Secret of Angling, I). ← Angle

Dictionaries :: Angel (Holy Trinity)Nave's Topical BibleAngel (Holy Trinity): One of the Holy Trinity Trinitarian authorities interpret the Scriptures cited under this topic as referring to Christ, who according to this view was the divine presence in the wilderness. Called ANGEL, Act 7:30, 35; MINE ANGEL, Exd 32:34; ANGEL OF GOD

Dictionaries :: AncestorsInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAncestors: an'-ses-ters (ri'shonim, "first ones"): The word ancestor appears in the English Bible only once (Le 26:45). The Hebrew word, the ordinary adjective "first," occurs more than 200 times, and in a few places might fairly be rendered ancestors (e.g. De 19:14; Jer 11:10).

Dictionaries :: AlexanderEaston's Bible DictionaryAlexander: man-defender. (1.) A relative of Annas the high priest, present when Peter and John were examined before the Sanhedrim (Act 4:6). (2.) A man whose father, Simon the Cyrenian, bore the cross of Christ (Mar 15:21). (3.) A Jew of Ephesus who took a prominent part in the uproar raise

Dictionaries :: AmpliasEaston's Bible DictionaryAmplias: a Roman Christian saluted by Paul (Rom 16:8).Hitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryAmplias:large; extensiveInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAmplias: am'-pli-as (Textus Receptus Amplias), the King James Version form: a contraction of AMPLIATUS (thus, the Revised Version (British and