METEYARD met'-yard (middah, "a measure," Leviticus 19:35): Has this meaning in the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American), but in the American Standard Revised Version, "measures of length." Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'METE

METE met (madhadh): "To measure," either with a utensil of dry measure, as in Exodus 16:18, or to measure with a line or measure of length, as in Psalms 60:6; 108:7; Isaiah 40:12. In Isaiah 18:2,7 it is the rendering of qaw qaw, literally, "line-line" i.e. measuring line, referring to the Ethiopians as a nation that measured off other peoples for

METALLURGY met'-al-ur-ji: There are numerous Biblical references which describe or allude to the various metallurgical operations. In Job 28:1 occurs zaqaq, translated "refine," literally, "strain." This undoubtedly refers to the process of separating the gold from the earthy material as pictured in the Egyptian sculptures (Thebes and Beni Hassan)

METALS met'-alz (Latin metallum, "metal," "mine"; Greek metallon, "mine"): The metals known by the ancients were copper, gold, iron, lead, silver and tin. Of these copper, gold and silver were probably first used, because, occurring in a metallic state, they could be separated easily from earthy materials by mechanical processes. Evidence is abund

METAL met'-al (chashmal; elektron; the King James Version amber; Ezekiel 8:2, the Revised Version margin "amber"): The substance here intended is a matter of great uncertainty. In Egypt bronze was, called chesmen, which may be connected with the Hebrew chashmal; the Greek elektron too has generally been accepted as an alloy of gold or silver or ot

METAL WORKING See CRAFTS, 10; MINING. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'METAL WORKING'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

MESSIAH me-si'-a (mashiach; Aramaic meshicha'; Septuagint Christos, "anointed"; New Testament "Christ"): 1. Meaning and Use of the Term 2. The Messianic Hope I. THE MESSIAH IN THE OLD TESTAMENT 1. The Messianic King (1) Isaiah (2) Jeremiah and Ezekiel (3) Later Prophets 2. Prophetic and Priestly Relations 3. Servant of Yahweh 4. Transform

MESS mes (mas'eth): Any dish of food sent (Latin missum; French messe) to the table. It occurs in the Old Testament in Genesis 43:34 (twice); 2 Samuel 11:8 English Versions of the Bible, and in the New Testament in Hebrews 12:16, translating brosis. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D.

MESSENGER mes'-en-jer: The regular Hebrew word for "messenger" is mal'akh, the Greek aggelos. This may be a human messenger or a messenger of God, an angel. The context must decide the right translation. In Haggai 1:13 the prophet is called God's messenger; Job 33:23 changes the King James Version to "angel" (margin "messenger"); and Malachi 3:1 m

MESOPOTAMIA mes-o-ta'-mi-a. See SYRIA. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MESOPOTAMIA'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

MESOBAITE me-so'-ba-it. See MEZOBAITE. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MESOBAITE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

MESHULLAM me-shul'-am (meshullam, "resigned" or "devoted"; compare Arabic Muslim; Mesollam): An Old Testament name very common in post-exilic times. (1) The grandfather of Shaphan (2 Kings 22:3). (2) A son of Zerubbabel (1 Chronicles 3:19). (3) A Gadite (1 Chronicles 5:13). (4) (5) (6) Three Benjamites (1 Chronicles 8:17; 9:7,8). (7) The fath

MESHULLEMETH me-shul'-e-meth (meshullemeth): The wife of King Manasseh and mother of Amon (2 Kings 21:19). She is further designated "daughter of Haruz of Jotbah." This is the earliest instance of the birthplace being added to the designation of the queen mother. The name is properly the feminine of the frequently occurring MESHULLAM (which see).

MESHOBAB me-sho'-bab (meshobhabh): A Simeonite (1 Chronicles 4:34). This name heads the list of those who, for the sake of wider pasturelands, occupied a Hamitic settlement in the neighborhood of Gerar (Mount GEDOR (which see)), and a Maonite settlement in Edomite territory (1 Chronicles 4:39-41). The latter event is dated in the days of Hezekiah

MESHILLEMITH me-shil'-e-mith (meshillemith, "retribution"): A priest, son of Immer, ancestor, according to 1 Chronicles 9:12, of Adaiah and Pashhur, and according to Nehemiah 11:13, of Amashai. In the latter passage this name is spelled MESHILLEMOTH (which see). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James

MESHILLEMOTH me-shil'-e-moth, me-shil'-e-moth (meshillemoth, "recompense"): (1) An Ephraimite ancestor of Berechiah, chief of the tribe, in the reign of Pekah (2 Chronicles 28:12). (2) The "Meshillemith" of Nehemiah 11:13. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for

MESHEZABEL me-shez'-a-bel (meshezebhe'el, "God a deliverer"; the King James Version Meshezabeel, me-shez'-a-bel): (1) A priest, ancestor of Meshullam, who assisted Nehemiah in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 3:4). (2) One of the chiefs of the people giving name to the family which sealed the covenant with Nehemiah (Nehemiah 10:21). (3

MESHECH; MESECH me'-shek, me'-sek (meshekh, "long," "tall"; Mosoch): Son of Japheth (Genesis 10:2; 1 Chronicles 1:5; 1:17 is a scribal error for "Mash"; compare Genesis 10:22,23). His descendants and their dwelling-place (probably somewhere in the neighborhood of armenia (Herodotus iii.94)) seem to be regarded in Scripture as synonyms for the barb

MESHELEMIAH me-shel-e-mi'-a (meshelemyah, "Yah repays"): Father of Zechariah, one of the porters of the tabernacle (1 Chronicles 9:21; 26:1,2,9). In the latter passage Meshelemiah, with a final "-u", is credited with "sons and brethren, valiant men, 18." He is the "Shelemiah" of 1 Chronicles 26:14, the "Shallum" of 1 Chronicles 9:17,19,31, and the

MESHA me'-sha: (1) (mesha`; Codex Vaticanus, Marisa; Codex Alexandrinus, Marisas): Caleb's firstborn son, the father of Ziph, probably the ancestor of the Ziphites (1 Chronicles 2:42). (2) (mesha'; Codex Vaticanus, Misa; Codex Alexandrinus, Mosa): A Benjamite, son of Shaharaim by his wife Hodesh, born in the land of Moab (1 Chronicles 8:9). (3