LAKKUM lak'-um (laqqum; the King James Version, Lakum): An unidentified town on the border of Naphtali, named with Adami, Nekeb and Jabneel, apparently nearer the Jordan (Joshua 19:33). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'LAKKUM'". "International Standard Bi

LAKE OF GENNESARET ge-nes'-a-ret. See GALILEE, SEA OF. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'LAKE OF GENNESARET'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

LAKE lak (limne): The word is used (Luke 5:1,2; 8:22,23,33) of the Lake of Gennesaret or Sea of Galilee, and (Revelation 19:20; 20:10,14,15; 21:8) of the "lake of fire and brimstone." Lakes are not abundant in Syria and Palestine. The Dead Sea, which might be called a lake, is in most places in English Versions of the Bible called the Salt Sea. It

LAKE OF FIRE (limne tou puros): Found in Revelation 19:20; 20:10,14(bis),15. Revelation 21:8 has "the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone." The brimstone in connection with "the lake of fire" occurs also in Revelation 19:20 and 10, the latter being a backward reference to the former passage. In Revelation 20:14 the words, "This is the second

LAISHAH la-i'-sha, la'-ish-a (layshah, the King James Version, Laish): A place named in Isaiah 10:30 with Gallim and Anathoth. It should apparently be sought on the North of Jerusalem. Some would identify Gallim with Beit Jala, near Bethlehem. Conder suggests `Isawiyeh on the eastern slope, to the North-Northeast of the Mount of Olives. Copyright

LAISH la'-ish (layish): (1) A city in the upper Jordan valley, apparently colonized by the Sidonians, which was captured by the Danires and called DAN (which see) (Judges 18:7, etc.; Isaiah 10:30 the King James Version). In Joshua 19:47 the name appears as "Leshem." (2) A Benjamite, father of Palti or Paltiel, to whom Michal, David's wife, was gi

LAHMI la'-mi (lachmi): According to 1 Chronicles 20:5, the brother of Goliath of Gath. See ELHANAN. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'LAHMI'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

LAHMAM la'-mam (lachmam): A town in the Judean Shephelah (Joshua 15:40, the Revised Version margin "Lahmas") possibly the modern el-Lachm, 2 1/2 miles South of Beit Jibrin. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'LAHMAM'". "International Standard Bible Encyclope

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

LAHAI-ROI la-hi'-roi, la-hi-ro'-i, la'hi-roi (lachay ro'i). See BEER-LAHAI-ROI. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'LAHAI-ROI'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

LAHAD la'-had (lahaah): A descendant of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:2). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'LAHAD'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

LAEL la'-el (la'el, "belonging to God"): Father of Eliasaph, the prince of the father's house of the Gershonites (Numbers 3:24). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'LAEL'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

LADY la'-di: This word should be taken in the sense of "mistress" in Isaiah 47:5,7 (Hebrew gebhereth) (so the American Standard Revised Version). In Judges 5:29; Eat 1:18 it is the translation of another Hebrew word (sarah), best rendered "princess" (so the Revised Version (British and American) in Esther, but not in Judges). In 2John 1:1,5 it is

LADE; LADING lad, lad'-ing: "To lade" in the sense of "to load" is retained by the Revised Version (British and American) in nearly all passages where the word occurs in the King James Version (but compare the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) reading of Psalms 68:19; Isaiah 46:1), "They laded us with such things" (

LADDER lad'-er. See SIEGE, 4, (e). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'LADDER'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

LADDER OF TYRE (He klimax (apo tes klimakos) Turou): Not mentioned in the Old Testament or the New Testament, but in Apocrypha (1 Macc 11:59), where it is said that Antiochus VI, after having confirmed Jonathan in the high-priesthood, appointed his brother Simon captain over the territory included between the Ladder of Tyre and the borders of Egyp

LADANUM lad'-a-num (loT): Genesis 37:25 the Revised Version margin; elsewhere MYRRH (which see). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'LADANUM'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

LADAN la'-dan (la`dan, the King James Version, Laadan): (1) A descendant of Ephraim, and an ancestor of Joshua (1 Chronicles 7:26). (2) A Levite of the family of Gershon (1 Chronicles 23:7,8,9; 26:21), also called LIBNI (which see). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor.

LAD In the Old Testament this word occurs as the translation of na`ar, "young person," "child," "servant," the Revised Version (British and American) properly substituting "servant" in 2 Kings 4:19; Judges 16:26 is another passage where either sense of the original word may be intended. The word occurs in the New Testament in John 6:9 as the transl

LACUNUS la-ku'-nus. See LACCUNUS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'LACUNUS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.