Dictionaries :: AliahInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAliah: a-li'-a (‘alyah): One of the dukes, or heads of thousands of Edom (1Ch 1:51). In Ge 36:40 the name is Alvah (‘alwah), the only difference being the change of the weaker w, of Ge to the somewhat stronger, y, of the later Chronicles, a change which is not infrequent in

Dictionaries :: Arbite, TheSmith's Bible DictionaryArbite, The: (a native of Arab) Paarai the Arbite was one of David's guard (2 Samuel 23:35).

Dictionaries :: Anxiety and AnxiousVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words Anxiety and Anxious:For ANXIETY and ANXIOUS see CARE, A, No. 1, B, No. 1

Dictionaries :: AlienEaston's Bible DictionaryAlien: a foreigner, or person born in another country, and therefore not entitled to the rights and privileges of the country where he resides. Among the Hebrews there were two classes of aliens. (1.) Those who were strangers generally, and who owned no landed property. (2.) Strangers dwelling

Dictionaries :: AmashaiEaston's Bible DictionaryAmashai: the son of Azareel, appointed by Nehemiah to reside at Jerusalem and do the work of the temple (Neh 11:13).Hitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryAmashai:the people's giftNave's Topical BibleAmashai: A Chieftain of Judah Neh 11:13

Dictionaries :: AnxietyNave's Topical BibleAnxiety: See CARE

Dictionaries :: ArarahInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaArarah: Same as ARARAT (Tobit 1:21).

Dictionaries :: AppertainInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAppertain: ap-er-tan':Only once in English Versions of the Bible, namely, in Jer 10:7, for ya'ah "it becometh," "it is seemly," Vulgate "Tuum est enim decus," "it is Thy honor." Generally in the sense of "to belong to" (Le 6:5, "to whom it appertaineth"); Ne 2:8, "the castle whic

Dictionaries :: Ambassador, AmbassageVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament WordsA-1VerbStrong's Number: g4243Greek: presbeuoAmbassador, Ambassage:denotes (a) "to be elder or eldest, prior in birth or age;" (b) "to be an ambassador," 2Cr 5:20; Eph 6:20; for Phm 1:9 see under AGED. There is a suggestion that to be an "ambassador" for C

Dictionaries :: AlvahHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryAlvah:his rising up; his highnessInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAlvah: al'-va (‘alwah): A chief (the King James Version duke) of Edom (Ge 36:40), called "Aliah" in 1Ch 1:51. Probably the same as Alvan, or Ahan, son of Shobal son of Seir (Ge 36:23; 1Ch 1:40). Nave's Topical Bi

Dictionaries :: AllotedVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words Alloted:For ALLOTTED see CHARGE, A, No. 4

Dictionaries :: AqueductInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAqueduct: ak'-we-dukt.

Dictionaries :: Amashai or AmashaiSmith's Bible DictionaryAmashai or Amashai: (burdensome) son of Azareel, a priest in the time of Nehemiah (Nehemiah 11:13) apparently the same as MAASIAI (1 Chronicles 9:12). (B.C. 440) SEE [MAASIAI].

Dictionaries :: AmbitionNave's Topical BibleAmbition: Falsely Charged against Moses Num 16:13Ambition: Parable of the Thistle Illustrating, 2Ki 14:9.Ambition: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Job 20:6, 7; Psa 49:11-13; Isa 5:8; Hab 2:5, 6, 9; Mat 4:8-10; 16:26; 20:20; 23:5-7, 12; Mar 9:33-37; 10:35-45; 12:38, 39; Luk 4:5-8; 9:25, 46;

Dictionaries :: AmoritesEaston's Bible DictionaryAmorites: highlanders, or hillmen, the name given to the descendants of one of the sons of Canaan (Gen 14:7), called Amurra or Amurri in the Assyrian and Egyptian inscriptions. On the early Babylonian monuments all Syria, including Palestine, is known as "the land of the Amorites." The southern sl

Dictionaries :: Amon, or AmenSmith's Bible DictionaryAmon, or Amen: (the mysterious) an Egyptian divinity, whose name occurs in that of No‐amon (Nahum 3:8). Amen was one of the eight gods of the first order and chief of the triad of Thebes. He was worshipped at that city as Amen‐Ra, or "Amen the Sun." SEE [AMI].

Dictionaries :: AradEaston's Bible DictionaryArad: (1.) Now Tell Arad, a Canaanite city, about 20 miles south of Hebron. The king of Arad "fought against Israel and took of them prisoners" when they were retreating from the confines of Edom (Num 21:1; 33:40; Jdg 1:16). It was finally subdued by Joshua (Jos 12:14). (2.) One of the sons of Beri

Dictionaries :: AmiableInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAmiable: a'-mi-a-b'-l (yedhidh, "beloved"): Applied to the tabernacle or tent of meeting "How amiable ("lovely" the Revised Version, margin) are thy tabernacles" (Ps 84:1), the plural having reference to the subdivisions and appurtenances of the sanctuary (compare Ps 68:35). The ad

Dictionaries :: AlmugEaston's Bible DictionaryAlmug: (1Ki 10:11,12) = algum (2Ch 2:8; 9:10,11), in the Hebrew occurring only in the plural almuggim (indicating that the wood was brought in planks), the name of a wood brought from Ophir to be used in the building of the temple, and for other purposes. Some suppose it to have been the white sandal

Dictionaries :: Apple; Apple-TreeInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaApple; Apple-Tree: ap'-l ap'-l tre, (tappuach): A fruit tree and fruit mentioned chiefly in Cant, concerning the true nature of which there has been much dispute. So 2:3 says: "As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down u