Dictionaries :: ApartInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaApart: a-part' (badh, "separation," i.e. alone, by oneself; niddah, "uncleanness" i.e. something put away: "an abomination"): In Zec 12:12-14 the former word is used eleven times with powerful effect to indicate the separation of families and the isolation of wives through excessive

Dictionaries :: Arab; ArabiansInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaArab; Arabians: ar'-ab, a-ra'-bi-ans. ← ArabArabia →

Dictionaries :: ArbattaInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaArbatta: ar-bat'-a, ar-bat'-is the King James Version Arbattis, (en Arbattois (plural)): Apparently a district in the neighborhood of Galilee, from which the Jews who were in danger of attack by the heathen were carried by Simon Maccabeus to Jerusalem (1 Macc 5:21 ff). It cannot be

Dictionaries :: AmalekiteEaston's Bible DictionaryAmalekite: a tribe that dwelt in Arabia Petraea, between the Dead Sea and the Red Sea. They were not the descendants of Amalek, the son of Eliphaz, for they existed in the days of Abraham (Gen 14:7). They were probably a tribe that migrated from the shores of the Persian Gulf and settled in Arabi

Dictionaries :: ArdEaston's Bible DictionaryArd: descent, a grandson of Benjamin (Num 26:38-40). In 1Ch 8:3 he is called Addar. His descendants are mentioned in Num 26:40.Hitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryArd:one that commands; he that descendsInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaArd: ard ('ard, meaning unknown): Either directly or more

Dictionaries :: AreopagiteEaston's Bible DictionaryAreopagite: a member of the court of Areopagus (Act 17:34).International Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAreopagite: ar-e-op'-a-jit. Smith's Bible DictionaryAreopagite: a member of the court of Areopagus (Acts 17:34). SEE [MARS HILL].

Dictionaries :: Apo and EkVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament WordsStrong's Number: g575 g1537Greek: apo, ekApo and Ek:ON THE PREPOSITIONS APO AND EK The primary meaning of apo is "off"; this is illustrated in such compounds as apokalupto, "to take the veil off, to reveal"; apokopto, "to cut off"; hence there are different shades of m

Dictionaries :: AmminadibEaston's Bible DictionaryAmminadib: a person mentioned in Sgs 6:12, whose chariots were famed for their swiftness. It is rendered in the margin "my willing people," and in the Revised Version "my princely people."International Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAmminadib: a-min'-a-dib (‘amminadhibh): The name occurs in

Dictionaries :: Allon-BacuthInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAllon-Bacuth: al'-on-ba'-kuth ('allon bakhuth; the King James Version transliterates Allon-bachuth, al-on-bak'uth, "oak of weeping"): The burial place of Deborah, the nurse of Rebekah (Ge 35:8); it appears from the narrative that she made her home with Jacob, who had returned

Dictionaries :: AnnusInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAnnus: an'-us (A, Annous, B, Anniouth; the King James Version Anus = Bani, Ne 8:7): One of the Levites who interpreted the law to the people (1 Esdras 9:48).

Dictionaries :: AllemethInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAllemeth: al'-e-meth (‘allemeth, "concealment"; the King James Version Alemeth, 1Ch 6:60): Name of a town in tribe of Benjamin, near Anathoth, one of the cities given to the sons of Aaron, the same as Almon of Jos 21:18. The the King James Version ALEMETH (which see) is

Dictionaries :: AmosEaston's Bible DictionaryAmos: borne; a burden, one of the twelve minor prophets. He was a native of Tekota, the modern Tekua, a town about 12 miles south-east of Bethlehem. He was a man of humble birth, neither a "prophet nor a prophet's son," but "an herdman and a dresser of sycomore trees," R.V. He prophesied in the days o

Dictionaries :: AngelsTorrey's New Topical TextbookAngels: Created by God and Christ Neh 9:6; Col 1:16Angels: Worship God and Christ Neh 9:6; Phl 2:9-11; Hbr 1:6Angels: Are Ministering Spirits 1Ki 19:5; Psa 68:17; 104:4; Luk 16:22; Act 12:7-11; 27:23; Hbr 1:7,14Angels: Communicate the Will of God and Christ Dan 8:16,17; 9:21-23; 10:11;

Dictionaries :: AnaniasEaston's Bible DictionaryAnanias: a common Jewish name, the same as Hananiah. (1.) One of the members of the church at Jerusalem, who conspired with his wife Sapphira to deceive the brethren, and who fell down and immediately expired after he had uttered the falsehood (Act 5:5). By common agreement the members of the early

Dictionaries :: AntiochusIIInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAntiochusII: Surnamed Theos (Theos, "god"): Son and successor of Antiochus (261-246 BC). He made a successful war on Ptolemy Philadelphus of Egypt, but was obliged to buy peace in 250 by divorcing his wife, Laodice, and by marrying Ptolemy's daughter, Berenice. After the death

Dictionaries :: AlephInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAleph: a'-lef ('): The first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It is nearly soundless itself and best represented, as in this Encyclopedia, by the smooth breathing ('), but it is the direct ancestor of the Greek, Latin and English "a" as in "father." In either case this beginning of the

Dictionaries :: AmminadabEaston's Bible DictionaryAmminadab: kindred of the prince. (1.) The father of Nahshon, who was chief of the tribe of Judah (Num 1:7; 2:3; 7:12,17; 10:14). His daughter Elisheba was married to Aaron (Exd 6:23). (2.) A son of Kohath, the second son of Levi (1Ch 6:22), called also Izhar (2, 18). (3.) Chief of the 112

Dictionaries :: AmmonitesNave's Topical BibleAmmonites: Descendants of Ben-Ammi One of the sons of Lot, Gen 19:38.Ammonites: Character Of Jdg 10:6; 2Ki 23:13; 2Ch 20:25; Jer 27:3, 9; Eze 25:3, 6; Amo 1:13; Zep 2:10Ammonites: Territory Of Num 21:24; Deu 2:19; Jos 12:2; 13:10, 25; Jdg 11:13Ammonites: Israelites Forbidden to Disturb Deu

Dictionaries :: ArchEaston's Bible DictionaryArch: an architectural term found only in Eze 40:16, 21, 22, 26, 29. There is no absolute proof that the Israelites employed arches in their buildings. The arch was employed in the building of the pyramids of Egypt. The oldest existing arch is at Thebes, and bears the date B.C. 1350. There are also st

Dictionaries :: Annul; DisannulInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAnnul; Disannul: a-nul', dis-a-nul':God, as the Supreme Ruler, can disannul His covenant for cause (Isa 28:18); man, through willfulness and transgression, as party of the second part, may break the contract and thus release Yahweh, as party of the first part (Job 40:8; Isa