MINGLED PEOPLE; (MIXED MULTITUDE) min'-g'-ld pe'-pl: (1) "Mixed multitude" occurs in Numbers 11:4 as a translation of asaphcuph, "collection," "rabble." The same phrase in Exodus 12:38; Nehemiah 13:3 is the rendition of erebh. "Mingled people" is used also to translate `erebh, and is found in Jeremiah 25:20,24; 50:37; Ezekiel 30:5, and in 1 Kings

MINE; MINING min, min'-ing: In Job 28:1-11 we have the only Biblical reference to mines. The writer very likely derived his information either from personal observation or from a description by an eyewitness, of the mining operations of Sinai (see METALS). No traces of ancient mines have yet been found in Palestine and Syria. What metals were take

MINCING min'-sing (Taphaph): "Taking short steps," "walking trippingly." Only in Isaiah 3:16, "walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling (a jingling of the metal anklets) with their feet." Compare OHL. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MINCING'

MIND mind (nous, dianoia, sunesis): 1. No Precision in the Terms Used: We look in vain in the Old Testament and New Testament for anything like scientific precision in the employment of terms which are meant to indicate mental operations. In the Old Testament lebh is made to stand for the various manifestations of our intellectual and emotional

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

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

MILLET mil'-et, mil'-it (dochan; kegchros): One of the ingredients of the prophet's bread (Ezekiel 4:9). The Arabic equivalent is dukhn, the common millet, Panicum miliaceum, an annual grass 3 or 4 ft. high with a much-branched nodding panicle. Its seeds arc as small as mustard seeds and are used largely for feeding small birds, but are sometimes

MILLO mil'-o. (millo generally interpreted to mean a "filling," e.g. a solid tower or an earth embankment; in Judges 9:6,20; 2 Kings 12:20, we get beth millo', translated in English Versions of the Bible "House of Millo," which Winckler thinks may have been the original Jebusite temple-shrine of Jerusalem (see BETH-MILLO); Septuagint reads Bethmaal

MILLENNIUM, POSTMILLENNIAL VIEW See ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MILLENNIUM, POSTMILLENNIAL VIEW'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

MILLENNIUM, PREMILLENNIAL VIEW mi-len'-i-um Divergent Views--Scope of Article I. THE TEACHING OF JESUS The Millennium Not before the Advent (1) Parable of the Wheat and Tares (2) Parable of the Pounds II. TEACHING OF THE APOSTLES 1. Expectation of the Advent 2. Possibility of Survival--Its Implications 3. Prophecy of "Man of Sin" 4. No Ro

MILL; MILLSTONE mil, mil'-ston (recheh; mulos, mulon): The two most primitive methods of grinding grain were (1) by pounding it in a mortar, and (2) by rubbing it between two stones. In Numbers 11:8 both methods are mentioned as used for rendering the manna more fit for cooking. Numerous examples of both mill and mortar have been found in ancie

MILETUS mi-le'-tus (Miletos): A famous early Ionian Greek city on the coast of Caria, near the mouth of the Meander River, which, according to Acts 20:15-21:1, and 2 Timothy 4:20 (the King James Version "Miletum"), Paul twice visited. In the earliest times it was a prominent trading post, and it is said that 75 colonies were founded by its merchan

MILK milk (chalabh; gala; Latin lac (2 Esdras 2:19; 8:10)): The fluid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals for the nourishment of their young. The word is used in the Bible of that of human beings (Isaiah 28:9) as well as of that of the lower animals (Exodus 23:19). As a food it ranked next in importance to bread (Ecclesiasticus 39:26)

MILDEW mil'-du (yeraqon; Septuagint usually ikteros, literally, "jaundice"): In the 5 passages where it occurs it is associated with shiddaphon, "blasting" (Deuteronomy 28:22; 1 Kings 8:37; 2 Chronicles 6:28; Amos 4:9; Haggai 2:17). In Jeremiah 30:6, the same word is translated "paleness," the yellow color of one with abdominal disease. The root-m

MILE mil (milion, Latin mille passus, milia passuum): A thousand paces, equal to 1,618 English yards. (Matthew 5:41). See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MILE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

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

MILCAH mil'-ka (milkah; Melcha): (1) Daughter of Haran, wife of Nahor, and grandmother of Rebekah (Genesis 11:29; 22:20-23; 24:15,24,47). (2) Daughter of Zelophehad (Numbers 26:33; 27:1; 36:11; Joshua 17:3). Many recent authorities are of opinion that Milcah is an abbreviation of Bethmilcah, and is a geographical rather than a personal name. Copy

MILALAI mil-a-la'-i, mil'-a-li (milalay): A Levite musician (Nehemiah 12:36). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MILALAI'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

MIKLOTH mik'-loth, mik'-loth (miqloth): (1) A Benjamite, son of Jeiel (1 Chronicles 8:32; 9:37,38). A comparison of the two passages shows that the name Mikloth has been dropped at the end of 1 Chronicles 8:31. (2) An officer designated "the ruler," appointed in the priestly course for the 2nd month (1 Chronicles 27:4). Copyright Statement These

MIKNEIAH mik-ne'-ya, mik-ni'-a (miqneydhu): A Levite doorkeeper (1 Chronicles 15:18). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MIKNEIAH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.