REHOBOAM re-ho-bo'-am (rechabh`am, "the people is enlarged," or perhaps "Am is wide" Rhoboam; "Roboam," Matthew 1:7 the King James Version): 1. The Disruption of the Kingdom 2. Underlying Causes of Disruption 3. Shemaiah Forbids Civil War 4. Rehoboam's Prosperity 5. Shishak's Invasion 6. His Death The son and successor of Solomon, the last k

REHABIAH re-ha-bi'-a (rechabhyah, rechabhyahu, "Yah is wide"): Son of Eliezer, and grandson of Moses. Eponym of a Levitical family (1 Chronicles 23:17; 24; 21; 26:25). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'REHABIAH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

REHEARSE re-hurs' (sum, dabhar, naghadh, tanah; anaggello): Usually means simply "to relate," "to tell," "to declare" (Exodus 17:14; Judges 5:11; 1 Samuel 8:21; 17:31; Acts 14:27); with "rehearse from the beginning" in Acts 11:4 for archomai, "begin" (so the Revised Version (British and American)). the Revised Version (British and American) has pr

REGISTER rej'-is-ter. See GENEALOGY; QUIRINIUS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'REGISTER'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

REGION re'-jun: A "district," as in modern English. The word "region" is used by English Versions of the Bible interchangeably with "country," "coasts," etc., for various Hebrew and Greek terms, but "region round about" is usually in the King James Version and invariably in the Revised Version (British and American) the translation of perichoros,

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

REGEM-MELECH re'-gem-me'-lek, re'-gem-mel'-ek (reghem melekh): One of a deputation sent to inquire concerning the propriety of continuing the commemoration of the destruction of the temple by holding a fast (Zechariah 7:2). The text of the passage is in disorder. The name may mean "friend of the king"; hence, some have sought to remove the difficu

REGENERATION re-jen-er-a'-shun, re-: I. THE TERM EXPLAINED 1. First Biblical Sense (Eschatological) 2. Second Biblical Sense (Spiritual) II. THE BIBLICAL DOCTRINE OF REGENERATION 1. In the Old Testament 2. In the Teaching of Jesus 3. In Apostolic Teaching III. LATER DEVELOPMENT OF THE DOCTRINE IV. PRESENT SIGNIFICANCE LITERATURE I. The T

REGEM re'-gem (reghem, "friend" (?)): A Calebite, the son of Jahdai (1 Chronicles 2:47), mentioned as the eponym of a Calebite family or clan. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'REGEM'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

REFUSE re-fuz': Formerly used with the additional meaning "reject," and hence, the change from the King James Version to the Revised Version (British and American) in 1 Samuel 16:7; Ezekiel 5:6; 1 Timothy 4:4; 1 Peter 2:7, etc. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry

REFUTE re-fut': Only in Jude 1:22, the American Revised Version margin "And some refute while they dispute with you," where the Revised Version (British and American) in the text reads "And on some have mercy, who are in doubt." The Greek text of Jude 1:22,23 is very uncertain, being given very differently in the various manuscripts. the Revised

REFUGE, CITIES OF `are ha-miqlaT; poleis ton phugadeuterion (compare 1 Macc 10:28), and other forms): 1. Location: Six cities, three on each side of the Jordan, were set apart and placed in the hands of the Levites, to serve as places of asylum for such as might shed blood unwittingly. On the East of the Jordan they were Bezer in the lot of Reube

REFUGE ref'-uj: A place of resort and safety. The principal words in the Old Testament are machceh (Psalms 14:6; 46:1; 62:7,8; Isaiah 4:6, etc.), and manoc (2 Samuel 22:3; Psalms 59:16, etc.), both applied chiefly to God as a "refuge" for His people. For the King James Version "refuge" in Deuteronomy 33:27, the Revised Version (British and America

REFORMATION ref-or-ma'-shun: The word is found only in Hebrews 9:10, being the translation of diorthosis, in its only occurrence. This Greek word means etymologically "making straight," and was used of restoring to the normally straight condition that which is crooked or bent. In this passage it means the rectification of conditions, setting thing

REFRESH; REFRESHING re-fresh', re-fresh'-ing: "Refresh" occurs a few times in the Old Testament as the translation of naphash, "to take breath," figurative "to be refreshed" (Exodus 23:12; 31:17; 2 Samuel 16:14); of rawach, "to have room (1 Samuel 16:23; Job 32:20, margin "find relief," the King James Version margin "may breathe"); of ca`adh, "to

REFORM re-form' (yacar): The word in the Revised Version (British and American) is found only in Leviticus 26:23, in the phrase "ye will not be reformed." The meaning is, "to be instructed," or, more fully, "to let one's self be chastened," i.e. by God's discipline to learn the lessons of this chastening. The Hebrew word is the same in a similar

REESAIAS re-e-sa'-yas, re-e-si'-as: the King James Version; the Revised Version (British and American) RESAIAS (which see). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'REESAIAS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

REFINER; REFINING re-fin'-er, re-fin'-ing: Two Hebrew words have been translated "refine": (1) tsaraph, literally, to "fuse" (Zechariah 13:9; Isaiah 48:10; Malachi 3:2,3, etc.). The same word is rendered also "tried" (Psalms 66:10); "melt" (Jeremiah 6:29 the King James Version); "purge" (Isaiah 1:25). (2) zaqaq, literally, to "strain" or "sift." I

REELIAS re-el'-i-as (Codex Alexandrinus Rheelias (Fritzschel); Codex Vaticanus followed by Swete, Boroleias; the King James Version Reelius): One of the "leaders" with Zerubbabel in the return from exile (1 Esdras 5:8, margin "Reelaiah"). It occupies the place of "Bigvai" in Ezra 2:2; Nehemiah 7:7, but in form it must be the equivalent of "Reelaia

REELAIAH re-el-a'-ya, re-el-i'-a (re`elyah): One of the 12 chiefs who returned with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:2 parallel Nehemiah 7:7). In the passage in Ne the name is Raamiah" (ra`amyah), and in 1 Esdras 5:8 "Resaias." Which is the original, it is almost impossible to decide; "Reelaiah" seems preferable. Copyright Statement These files are public domai