THEBEZ the'-bez (tebhets, "'brightness"; Codex Vaticanus Thebes; Codex Alexandrinus Thaibais): A city in Mt. Ephraim which refused submission to Abimelech when he set up as king of Israel. After the reduction of Shechem he turned his arms against Thebez. There was a strong tower within the city--the citadel--into which all the inhabitants gathered

THEATRE the'-a-ter (Acts 19:29,31). See GAMES. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'THEATRE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

THEBES thebz. See NO-AMON. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'THEBES'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

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

THASSI thas'-i (Codex Venetus Thassei; Codex Vaticanus Thassis): The surname of Simon, the brother of Judas Maccabeus (1 Macc 2:3; Syriac "Tharsi"). It is uncertain what the name means, perhaps "director" or "guide," since Simon was "a man of counsel," or "the zealous." Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Or

THARSHISH thar'-shish (tarshish). See TARSHISH. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'THARSHISH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

THARRA thar'-a (Tharra): One of the two eunuchs, "keepers of the court," who with his companion Gabatha (Bigthan) formed a conspiracy against King Artaxerxes which was detected by Mordecai (Additions to Esther 12:1 = "Teresh" of Esther 2:21; 6:2). Tharra and his companion were hanged. Josephus (BJ, II, vi, 4) calls him "Theodestes." Copyright Stat

THARA tha'-ra, thar'-a (Thara): the King James Version; Greek form of "Terah" (thus, Luke 3:34 the Revised Version (British and American)). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'THARA'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

THANK; THANKS; THANKSGIVING thank, thanks, thanks-giv'-ing, thanks'-giv-ing: Both the verb and the nouns appear almost uniformly for yadhah, and eucharisteo, and their cognates. Eucharisteo is the usual Greek verb for "to thank," but yadhah takes on this force only through its context and is rather a synonym for "raise" or "bless" (which see) Sept

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

THAMNATHA tham'-na-tha. See TIMNATH. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'THAMNATHA'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

THAMAR tha'-mar (Thamar): the King James Version; Greek form of "Tamar" (thus Matthew 1:3 the Revised Version (British and American)). Mother of Perez and Zerah. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'THAMAR'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

THAMMUZ tham'-uz (tammuz). See TAMMUZ. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'THAMMUZ'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

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

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

THADDAEUS tha-de'-us (Thaddaios): One of the Twelve Apostles (Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18). In Matthew 10:3 the King James Version, the reading is "Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus." The name corresponds to Judas, the son (Revised Version), or brother (the King James Version), of James, given in the lists of Luke 6:16; Acts 1:13. See JUDAS, NOT

TEXT AND MANUSCRIPTS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT || I. SOURCES OF EVIDENCE FOR THE TEXT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT 1. Autographs of the New Testament Writers 2. Papyrus Fragments of the Greek New Testament 3. Greek Copies or Manuscripts of the New Testament Text 4. List of Manuscripts of the Greek New Testament (1) Uncials (2) Minuscules 5. Vernacular Ve

TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT || I. EARLIEST FORM OF WRITING IN ISRAEL 1. Invention of Alphabet 2. The Cuneiform 3. References to Writing in the Old Testament 4. Inscriptions after Settlement in Canaan 5. Orthography of the Period II. THE TWO HEBREW SCRIPTS 1. The Old Hebrew Alphabet 2. Aramean Alphabets 3. The New Hebrew Script 4. New Hebrew

TETTER tet'-er (bohaq; alphos): The term "freckled spot" in the King James Version is thus rendered in the Revised Version (British and American). The eruption referred to in Leviticus 13:39 is a pale white spot on the skin. This is described by Gorraeus as an eruption arising from a diseased state of the system without roughness of skin, scales o

TETRARCH te'-trark, tet'-rark tetrarches): As the name indicates it signifies a prince, who governs one-fourth of a domain or kingdom. The Greeks first used the word. Thus Philip of Macedon divided Thessaly into four "tetrarchies." Later on the Romans adopted the term and applied it to any ruler of a small principality. It is not synonymous with "