WISDOM OF GOD (sophia): Luke 11:49 reads: "Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send unto them prophets and apostles; and some of them they shall kill and persecute." The patristic and many later commentators, on the basis of the parallel in Matthew 23:34, took "wisdom of God" here to be a self-designation of Christ--an interpretation, ho

WISDOM LITERATURE lit'-er-a-tur. See preceding article. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'WISDOM LITERATURE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

WINTER-HOUSE (beth ha-choreph (Jeremiah 36:22; Amos 3:15)): See under SUMMER-HOUSE. The "winter-house" in Jeremiah is that of King Jehoiakim; mention is made of the fire burning in the brazier. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'WINTER-HOUSE'". "Internation

WISDOM wiz'-dum: 1. Linguistic 2. History 3. Religious Basis 4. Ideals 5. Teaching of Christ 6. Remainder of the New Testament (1) James (2) Paul 7. Hypostasis LITERATURE 1. Linguistic: In the Revised Version (British and American) the noun "wisdom" and its corresponding adjective and verb ("be wise," "act wisely," etc.) represent a var

WINTER win'-ter (choreph, from charaph, "to inundate," "overflow"): The rainy season, also the autumn harvest season (Genesis 8:22; Psalms 74:17; Zechariah 14:8). It is also the time of cold (Jeremiah 36:22; Amos 3:15). The verb "to winter" occurs in Isaiah 18:6. Cethaw has the same meaning as Choreph (Song of Solomon 2:11). cheimon, corresponds t

WINNOWING win'-o-ing. See AGRICULTURE; FAN; THRESHING. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'WINNOWING'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

WINGS wingz (kanaph; pterux): Biblical references to the wings of birds are common, especially in Psalms, many of them exquisitely poetical. Often the wings of an eagle are mentioned because they are from 7 to 9 feet in sweep, of untiring flight, and have strength to carry heavy burdens: so they became the symbol of strength and endurance. Ancient

WINK wink (razam, literally, "to roll the eyes"): The act or habit of winking was evidently considered to be evil both in its motives and in its results. The idea of its facetiousness, prevalent in our day, is nowhere apparent in the Scriptures. It is mentioned frequently, but is always associated with sin, in the Old Testament especially in the s

WINEFAT; WINE PRESS; WINEVAT win'-fat, win'-pres, win'-vat. See CRAFTS, II, 19; VINE; WINE. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'WINEFAT; WINE PRESS; WINEVAT'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

WINEVAT See WINEFAT, WINEVAT. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'WINEVAT'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

WINEBIBBER win'-bib-er: In Proverbs 23:20, cobhe yauin; in Matthew 11:19 = Luke 7:34, oinopotes, of habitual wine-drinkers. The accusation was falsely brought against Jesus of being "a gluttonous man and a winebibber," because, unlike John, He ate and drank with others. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Or

WINE; WINE PRESS win, win'-pres: I. Terms. 1. Wine: (1) (~yayin), apparently from a non-Tsere root allied to Greek oinos, Latin vinum, etc. This is the usual word for "wine" and is found 141 times in Massoretic Text. (2) chemer, perhaps "foaming" (Deuteronomy 32:14 and Massoretic Text Isaiah 27:2 (but see the English Revised Version margin)); A

WINDOWS OF HEAVEN See ASTRONOMY, sec. III, 4. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'WINDOWS OF HEAVEN'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

WINE-SKINS (chemeth (Genesis 21:14 margin), n'odh (Judges 4:19 "'bottle") nebhel, nebhel (1 Samuel 10:3 margin), ('obh) (Job 32:19); askos (Matthew 9:17; Mark 2:22; Luke 5:37; compare askoputine, Judith 10:5, the Revised Version (British and American) "leathern bottle")): These words are all used to designate skins for the containing of liquids, n

WINDOW win'-do. See HOUSE, II, 1, (9). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'WINDOW'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

WIMPLE wim'-p'l: the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "shawls" for the King James Version "wimples" in Isaiah 3:22. The precise article of dress intended is unknown. See DRESS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'WIMPLE'". "International S

WIND wind (anemos: 1. Causes: Unequal distribution of heat in the atmosphere causes currents of air or wind. The heated air rises and the air from around rushes in. The direction from which a current comes determines its name, as west wind coming from the West but blowing toward the East. When two currents of air of different directions meet, a s

WILLOWS, THE BROOK OF THE Evidently mentioned as the boundary of Moab (Isaiah 15:7) and generally identified with the brook Zered. See BROOK; ZERED. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'WILLOWS, THE BROOK OF THE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".

WILLOWS wil'-oz (`arabhim); itea (Leviticus 23:40; Job 40:22; Psalms 137:2; Isaiah 15:7; 44:4)): In all references this tree is mentioned as beside running water. They may all refer to the willow, two varieties of which, Salix fragilis and S. alba, occur commonly in Palestine, or to the closely allied Populus euphratus (also Natural Order Salicace

WILLOW TREE wil'-o-tre (tsaphtsaphah): Comparison with the Arabic cafcaf, "the willow," makes it very probable that thc translation of Ezekiel 17:5 is correct. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'WILLOW TREE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 19