MARRIAGE mar'-ij: Introduction Scope and Viewpoint of the Present Article 1. Marriage among the Hebrews 2. Betrothal the First Formal Part 3. Wedding Ceremonies 4. Jesus' Sanction of the Institution 5. His Teaching concerning Divorce LITERATURE It would be interesting to study marriage biologically and sociologically, to get the far and ne

MARKET; MARKETPLACE; MART mar'-ket, mar'-ketplas, mart (ma`arabh, cachar; agora): (1) Ma`arabh, from a root meaning "trading" and hence, goods exchanged, and so "merchandise" in the Revised Version (British and American), "market" in the King James Version, occurs only in Ezekiel 27:13,17,19,25, and is translated correctly "merchandise" in both th

MARMOTH mar'-moth, mar'-moth (Codex Vaticanus, Marmothi; Codex Alexandrinus, Marmathi): "The priest the son of Urias" to whom were committed the silver and gold for the temple by the returning exiles (1 Esdras 8:62) = "Meremoth" in parallel Ezra 8:33. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D

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

MARK, THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO, 1 || I. OUR SECOND GOSPEL II. CONTENTS AND GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS 1. Scope 2. Material Peculiar to Mark 3. Quotations 4. A Book of Mighty Works 5. The Worker Is Also a Teacher 6. A Book of Graphic Details III. THE TEXT IV. LANGUAGE 1. General Character 2. Vocabulary 3. Style 4. Original Language V. AUTH

MARK, THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO, 2 VI. Sources and Integrity. We have seen that, according to the testimony of the Fathers, Peter's preaching and teaching are at least the main source, and that many features of the Gospel support that view. We have seen, also, subtle but weighty reasons for believing that Mark added a little himself. Need we seek fu

MARK, JOHN mark, John (Ioannes) represents his Jewish, Mark (Markos) his Roman name. Why the latter was assumed we do not know. 1. Name and Family: Perhaps the aorist participle in Acts 12:25 may be intended to intimate that it dated from the time when, in company with Barnabas and Saul, he turned to service in the great Gentilecity of Antioch. P

MARK mark: In the King James Version this word is used 22 times as a noun and 26 times as a predicate. In the former case it is represented by 5 Hebrew and 3 Greek words; in the latter by 11 Hebrew and 2 Greek words. As a noun it is purely a physical term, gaining almost a technical significance from the "mark" put upon Cain (Genesis 4:15 the King

MARISA mar'-i-sa (Marisa): The Greek form of MARESHAH (which see) in 2 Macc 12:35. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MARISA'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

MARISH mar'-ish (gebhe'; helos): An old form of "marsh," found in the King James Version, the English Revised Version Ezekiel 47:11 (the American Standard Revised Version "marsh"). Some (not all) editions of the King James Version Apocrypha have retained this same spelling in 1 Macc 9:42,45 (the Revised Version (British and American) "marsh"). Cop

MARINER mar'-i-ner. See SHIPS AND BOATS, II, 2, (3); III, 2. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MARINER'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

MARIMOTH mar'-i-moth, mar'-i-moth: An ancestor of Esdras (Ezra) (2 Esdras 1:2), identical with Meraioth (Ezra 7:3). In 1 Esdras 8:2, it appears also as "Memeroth" (the King James Version "Meremoth"). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MARIMOTH'". "Internati

MARDOCHEUS mar-do-ke'-us (Mardochaios): (1) One of the Jewish leaders who accompanied Zerubbabel on the return from Babylon to Judah (1 Esdras 5:8, where it stands for "Mordecai" of Ezra 2:2 and Nehemiah 7:7). (2) Another form of Mordecai, the uncle of Esther (Additions to Esther 10:4; 11:2,12; 12:1,4; 16:13). Copyright Statement These files are

MARE mar (1) cucah, "steed," the King James Version "company of horses"; Septuagint he hippos, "mare" (Song of Solomon 1:9); (2) bene ha-rammakhim, "bred of the stud," the King James Version and the Revised Version margin "young dromedaries" (Esther 8:10); compare Arabic ramakat, "mare"): The word "mare" does not occur in English Versions of the

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

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

MARCION, GOSPEL OF mar'-shun. See APOCRYPHAL GOSPELS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MARCION, GOSPEL OF'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

MARBLE mar'-b'-l (shayish, shesh, 'abhne shayish, "stones of marble" (1 Chronicles 29:2); ritspath bahat wa-shesh we-dhar we-cochareth, "a pavement of red, and white, and yellow, and black marble," or, according to the margin, "a pavement of porphyry, and white marble, and alabaster, and stone of blue color" (Esther 1:6); `ammudhe shesh, "pillars o

MARCH; MARCHES march, march'-iz. See ARMY; WAR. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'MARCH; MARCHES'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

MARALAH mar'-a-la (mar`alah; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Maragelda; Codex Alexandrinus Marila): A place on the western border of Zebulun (Joshua 19:11). Peshitta renders Ramath ta`le', "height of the fox." It is not identified. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry