Dictionaries :: AmalekitesNave's Topical BibleAmalekites: A People Inhabiting the country south of Idumea and east of the Red Sea, Num 13:29; 14:25; 1Sa 15:7; 27:8.Amalekites: Defeated By Chedorlaomer, Gen 14:7; Joshua, Exd 17:8, 13; Gideon, Jdg 7; Saul, 1Sa 14:47, 48; 15:1-33; David, 1Sa 27:8, 9; 30:1-20; the

Dictionaries :: Apocalyptic Literature IntroductionInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaApocalyptic Literature Introduction: a-pok-a-lip'-tik lit'-er-a-tur: INTRODUCTORY I. BACKGROUND OF APOCALYPTIC 1. Judaism and Hellenism 2. Political Influences II. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF APOCALYPTIC 1. Differences from Prophecy in C

Dictionaries :: AmbitiousInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAmbitious: am-bish'-us (philotimeomai, "to be strongly desirous," "strive earnestly," "make it one's aim"): Given as a marginal reading in Ro 15:20 ("being ambitious to bring good tidings"), 2Co 5:9 ("We are ambitious, whether at home or absent, to be well-pleasing unto him"), an

Dictionaries :: ApproachVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament WordsA-1VerbStrong's Number: g1448Greek: engizoApproach:"to draw near, to approach," from engus, "near," is used (a) of place and position, literally and physically, Mat 21:1; Mar 11:1; Luk 12:33; 15:25; figuratively, of drawing near to God, Mat 15:8; Hbr 7:19; Jam 4:8; (b

Dictionaries :: ApolloniusHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryApollonius:destroyingInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaApollonius: ap-o-lo'-ni-us (Apollonios): A common name among the Syro-Macedonians. Prideaux (Connexion) interrupts his narrative of the year 148 BC to give an account of the different persons who bore this name (1) Son of

Dictionaries :: Archite, TheSmith's Bible DictionaryArchite, The: (as if from a place named Erech, on the frontiers of Ephraim) the usual designation of David's friend Hushai (2 Samuel 15:32; 17:5, 14; 1 Chronicles 27:33).

Dictionaries :: AnosInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAnos: a'-nos (Anos = Vaniah (Ezr 10:36): A son of Bani who put away his "strange wife" (1 Esdras 9:34).

Dictionaries :: AmariahEaston's Bible DictionaryAmariah: said by Jehovah. (1.) One of the descendants of Aaron by Eleazar (1Ch 6:7,52). He was probably the last of the high priests of Eleazar's line prior to the transfer of that office to Eli, of the line of Ithamar. (2.) A Levite, son of Hebron, of the lineage of Moses (1Ch 23:19; 24:23).

Dictionaries :: Anti and HuperVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament WordsStrong's Number: g5228Greek: anti, huperAnti and Huper:ON THE PREPOSITIONS ANTI AND HUPER The basic idea of anti is "facing." This may be a matter of opposition, unfriendliness or antagonism, or of agreement. These meanings are exemplified in compounds of the prepo

Dictionaries :: AnewVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g509Greek: anothenAnew:lit., "from above," in the phrase rendered "anew" in the RV (AV, "again") of Jhn 3:3, 7. See AGAIN. Note: In Phl 3:21 "fashion anew" translates the verb metaschematizo, which signifies "to change the form of".

Dictionaries :: Alone (Let Alone)Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament WordsA-1AdjectiveStrong's Number: g3441Greek: monosAlone (Let Alone):denotes "single, alone, solitary," Mat 4:4, etc. See ONLY, SELF.B-1AdverbStrong's Number: g3440Greek: mononAlone (Let Alone):the neuter of A, meaning "only, exclusively," e.g., Rom 4:23; Act 19:26, is t

Dictionaries :: AmbassadorEaston's Bible DictionaryAmbassador: In the Old Testament the Hebrew word tsir, meaning "one who goes on an errand," is rendered thus (Jos 9:4; Pro 13:17; Isa 18:2; Jer 49:14; Oba 1:1). This is also the rendering of melits, meaning "an interpreter," in 2Ch 32:31; and of malak, a "messenger," in 2Ch 35:21; Isa 30:4; 33:7

Dictionaries :: Antediluvian PatriarchsInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAntediluvian Patriarchs: an-te-di-lu'-vi-an pa'-tri-arks. 1. The Ten Antediluvian Patriarchs: Ten patriarchs who lived before the Flood are listed in the genealogical table of Ge 5, together with a statement of the age of each at the birth of his son, the numb

Dictionaries :: AmmonEaston's Bible DictionaryAmmon: another form of the name Ben-ammi, the son of Lot (Gen 19:38). This name is also used for his posterity (Psa 83:7).Hitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryAmmon:a people; the son of my peopleNave's Topical BibleAmmon: See BEN-AMMISmith's Bible DictionaryAmmon: (sons of renown, mountaineers) A

Dictionaries :: Antioch, of PisidiaInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAntioch, of Pisidia: an'-ti-ok, pi-sid'-i-a (Antiocheia pros Pisidia, or aAntiocheia he Pisidia =" Pisidian"). 1. History: (1) Antioch of Pisidia was so called to distinguish it from the many other cities of the same name founded by Seleucus Nicator (301-280 BC) a

Dictionaries :: ArdatInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaArdat: ard'-at (the King James Version Ardath; Syriac and Ethiopic have Arphad): A certain field where Ezr communed with God (2 Esdras 9:26).

Dictionaries :: AmaziahEaston's Bible DictionaryAmaziah: strengthened by Jehovah. (1.) A Levite, son of Hilkiah, of the descendants of Ethan the Merarite (1Ch 6:45). (2.) The son and successor of Joash, and eighth king of the separate kingdom of Judah (2Ki 14:1-4). He began his reign by punishing the murderers of his father (2Ki 14:5-7; 2Ch 2

Dictionaries :: Apostle, ApostleshipVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g652Greek: apostolosApostle, Apostleship:is, lit., "one sent forth" (apo, "from," stello, "to send"). "The word is used of the Lord Jesus to describe His relation to God, Hbr 3:1; see Jhn 17:3. The twelve disciples chosen by the Lord for special

Dictionaries :: ArabEaston's Bible DictionaryArab: ambush, a city in the mountains of Judah (Jos 15:52), now Er-Rabiyeh.Hitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryArab:multiplying; sowing sedition; a window; a locustInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaArab: a'-rab ('arabh, "ambush"): A city in the hill country of Judah, probably the site of the

Dictionaries :: AndrewEaston's Bible DictionaryAndrew: manliness, a Greek name; one of the apostles of our Lord. He was of Bethsaida in Galilee (Jhn 1:44), and was the brother of Simon Peter (Mat 4:18; 10:2). On one occasion John the Baptist, whose disciple he then was, pointing to Jesus, said, "Behold the Lamb of God" (Jhn 1:40); and Andrew, he