NETOPHAS ne-to'-fas (Codex Vaticanus Netebas; Codex Alexandrinus Netophae): A town named in 1 Esdras 5:18, identical with "Netophah" of Ezra 2:22; Nehemiah 7:26. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'NETOPHAS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 191

NETHINIM neth'-i-nim (nethinim, "given"; Natheineim; the King James Version Nethinims): 1. Meaning: A group of temple-servants (1 Chronicles 9:2 and 16 times in Ezra and Nehemiah). The word has always the article, and does not occur in the singular. The Septuagint translators usually transliterate, but in one passage (1 Chronicles 9:2) they rende

NETOPHAH ne-to'-fa (neTophah; Septuagint Netopha, Nephota, and other variants): The birthplace of two of David's heroes, Maharai and Heleb (2 Samuel 23:28,29), also of Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, one of the captains who came to offer allegiance to Gedaliah (2 Kings 25:23; Jeremiah 40:8). "The villages of the Netophathites" are m

NETHANIAH neth-a-ni'-a (nethanyahu, "Yah has given"; Nathanias): (1) An Asaphite musician (1 Chronicles 25:2,12). (2) A Levite who accompanied the princes sent by Jehoshaphat to teach in the cities of Judah (2 Chronicles 17:8). (3) The father of Jehudi (Jeremiah 36:14). (4) The father of Ishmael, the murderer of Gedaliah (Jeremiah 40:8,14,15; 4

NETHANEL ne-than'-el, neth'-a-nel (nethan'el, "God has given"; Nathanael; the King James Version Nethaneel, ne-than'-e-el): (1) A chief or prince of Issachar (Numbers 1:8; 2:5; 7:18,23; 10:15). (2) The 4th son of Jesse (1 Chronicles 2:14). (3) One of the trumpet-blowers before the ark when it was brought up from the house of Obededom (1 Chronicl

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

NETAIM na'-ta-im, ne'-ta-im, ne-ta'-im neTa`im; Codex Vaticanus Azaeim; Codex Alexandrinus Ataeim): In 1 Chronicles 4:23 the King James Version reads "those that dwell among plants and hedges," the Revised Version (British and American) "the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah." The latter may be taken as correct. Gederah was in the Judean Shephelah

NEST (qen; neossia, nossia; in the New Testament kataskenosis; Latin nidus): A receptacle prepared by a bird for receiving its eggs and young. Nests differ with species. Eagles use a large heap of coarse sticks and twigs on the cleft of a mountain (Job 39:27; Jeremiah 49:16; Obadiah 1:4); hawks prefer trees; vultures, hollow trees or the earth; ra

NERO ne'-ro (Neron): I. NAME, PARENTAGE AND EARLY II. AGRIPPINA'S AMBITION FOR NERO Her Nine Measures for Bringing Him to the Throne III. NERO'S REIGN 1. Quinquennium Nerohis 2. Poppea Sabina (58 AD) 3. Poppea and Tigellinus 4. Great Fire (July, 64) 5. Persecution of Christians 6. Conspiracy of Piso (65 AD) 7. Nero in Greece (66 AD) 8.

NERIAS ne-ri'-as (Ner(e)ias): The Greek form of Hebrew Neriah found only in Baruch 1:1 as the father of Baruch equals "Neriah" of Jeremiah 32:12; 36:4; 43:3. To Baruch's brother, Seraiah, the same genealogy is ascribed in Jeremiah 51:59. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Edit

NERIAH ne-ri'-a (neriyah, "whose lamp is Yah"): The father of Seraiah and of Baruch, Jeremiah's friend and secretary (Jeremiah 32:12,16; 36:4,8,32; 43:3). In Baruch 1:1 the Greek form of the name, Ner(e)ias, is given, and this shortened, Neri, occurs in the genealogy of Jesus Christ. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography

NERGAL-SHAREZER nur-gal-sha-re'-zar (nereghal-shar'etser, Hebrew form of Assyrian Nergal-sar-usur, "O Nergal, defend the prince"): A Babylonian officer, the "Rab-mag," associated with Nebushazban in the care of Jeremiah after the fall of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 39:3,13). According to Hommel (article "Babylon," Hastings, Dictionary of the Bible (five v

NERI ne'-ri (Nerei (Tisch., Treg., Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek), Textus Receptus of the New Testament, Neri; for Hebrew neriyah): The name of an ancestor of Jesus, the grandfather of Zerubbabel (Luke 3:27). See NERIAH. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Edit

NERGAL nar'-gal (nereghal): A Babylonian deity, identified with the planet Mars, and worshipped at Cutha (compare 2 Kings 17:30). See BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA, RELIGION OF. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'NERGAL'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedi

NEREUS ne'-rus, ne'-re-us (Nereus): The name of a Roman Christian to whom with his sister Paul sent greetings (Romans 16:15). Nereus and the others saluted with him (Romans 16:15) formed small community or "house church." The name of the sister is not given, but the name Nereis is found on an inscription of this date containing names of the empero

NEPHUSHESIM; NEPHISHESIM ne-fush'-e-sim, ne-fish'-e-sim (nephushecim, nephishecim): The former is the Kethibh (Hebrew "written") form of the name adopted in the Revised Version (British and American); the latter the Qere (Hebrew "read") form adopted in the King James Version and the Revised Version margin (Nehemiah 7:52). See NAPHISH; NEPHISIM. C

NER ner (ner, "lamp"): Father of Abner (1 Samuel 14:50; 26:5,14, etc.); grandfather of Saul (1 Chronicles 8:33). Other references, though adding no further information are 2 Samuel 2:8,12; 3:23,25; 28; 37; 1 Kings 2:5,32, etc. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry

NEPHTOAH nef-to'-a, nef'-to-a (nephtoach, occurs only in the expression ma`yan me nephtoach, "the fountain of the waters of Nephtoah"; Septuagint pege hudatos Naphtho): This spring was on the border line between Judah and Benjamin (Joshua 15:9; 18:15). The place is usually identified with Lifta, a village about 2 miles Northwest of Jerusalem, on t

NEPHTHALIM nef'-tha-lim (Matthew 4:13): The Greek form of NAPHTALI (which see). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'NEPHTHALIM'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

NEPHTHAR; NEPHTHAI nef'-thar (Nephthar; Codex Alexandrinus and Swete, Nephthar, the King James Version and Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) Naphthar), (Nephthai, al. Nephthaei, Fritzsche, Nepha, the King James Version and Vulgate, following Old Latin, Nephi; Swete, following Codex Alexandrinus, gives Nephthar twice): According to 2 Mac