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

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

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

SUN-WORSHIP sun'-wur-ship: The splendor of the sun makes it a natural object of adoration, once the purer idea of the one true God (Romans 1:20,21) is parted with, and in most ancient nations the worship of the sun was an outstanding feature. It is found in Babylonian and Assyrian (Samas; special seats of sun-worship were Sippara and Larsa); in Eg

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

SUN (2) (Figurative): Poetical conceptions for the sun are frequently found in the Scriptures, though the strictly figurative expressions are not common. Undoubtedly the Jewish festivals, religious as well as agricultural, were determined by the sun's movements, and this fact, together with the poetical nature of the Hebrews and their lack of scie

SUMMER-HOUSE (beth ha-qayits): Amos 3:15 notes it as part of the judgment on Israel that Yahweh would smite "the winter-house with the summer-house." It belonged to the luxury of the period that kings and wealthy persons had separate residences for the cold and hot seasons. This is the only mention of "the summer-house," but Eglon's "cool upper ro

SUN (1) See ASTRONOMY, sec. I, 2. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SUN (1)'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SUMMER sum'-er (qayits; Aramaic qayiT (Daniel 2:35), from quts quT, "to cut off," "to pluck or gather fruit," hence, the time of fruit, summer (2 Samuel 16:1,2; Jeremiah 40:10,12); theros (Matthew 24:32; Luke 21:30)): The Hebrew verb, mentioned above, occurs in Isaiah 18:6, "to summer," used of the ravenous birds feeding upon carcasses of the slai

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

SUKKIIM suk'-i-im (cukkiyim): Named in 2 Chronicles 12:3 as a tribe that took part with Libyans and Cretans in the invasion of Judea by Shishak. The identification is uncertain. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SUKKIIM'". "International Standard Bible Enc

SUICIDE su'-i-sid. See CRIMES. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SUICIDE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SUFFOCATION suf-o-ka'-shun. See PUNISHMENTS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SUFFOCATION'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SUDIAS su'-di-as (Soudias): In 1 Esdras 5:23, a Levitical family that returned with Zerubbabel, called in Ezra 2:40 "Hodaviah" and in Nehemiah 7:43 "Hodevah" (which see). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SUDIAS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedi

SUFFERING suf'-er-ing: A great variety of Hebrew and Greek expressions, too large to be here enumerated, have been translated by "suffering" and other forms derived from the same verb. The most obvious meanings of the word are the following: (1) The commonest meaning perhaps in the English Versions of the Bible is "to permit," "to allow," "to giv

SUD sud: The King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) SUA (which see). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SUD'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SUCHATHITES su'-kath-its. See SUCATHITES. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SUCHATHITES'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SUCCOTH-BENOTH suk'-oth, suk'-oth-be'-noth, be'-noth (cukkoth benoth; Rhochchothbaineithei, Codex Alexandrinus (better) Sokchothbenithei): 1. The Meaning according to the Hebrew: The name of an idol made by the Babylonians sent into exile at Samaria by an Assyrian king (Shalmaneser), and mentioned among the deities of the various nationalities th

SUCCOTH (2) (cukkoth; Sokchoth (Exodus 12:37; 13:20; Numbers 33:5)): The first station of the Hebrews on leaving Rameses (see EXODUS). The word means "booths." The distance from ETHAM (which see) suggests that the site may have lain in the lower part of Wady Tumeilat, but the exact position is unknown. This region seems possibly to have been calle

SUCCOTH (1) suk'-oth, suk'-oth (cukkoth, "booths"; Skenai, Sokchoth, etc.): After parting with Esau, Jacob journeyed to Succoth, a name which he gave to the place from the "booths" which he erected to shelter his cattle (Genesis 33:17). It was in the territory of Gad, and is mentioned with Beth-nimrah (Joshua 13:27). In his pursuit of Zeba and Zal