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

DOEG do'-eg (do'-egh "anxious," "cared for"): "The Edomite," a servant of Saul, who watched David's intercourse with the priest Ahimelech, then denounced the priest to the king, and later executed his command to slay the priests at Nob. The position he held is described as that of "the mightiest" of Samuel's herdsmen (1 Samuel 21:7 margin). Septua

DODAVAHU do-dav'-a-hu (dodhawahu, "loved of God"; the King James Version Dodavah): Father of Eliezer of Mareshah, a prophet in the days of Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 20:37). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'DODAVAHU'". "International Standard Bible Encyclo

DODAI do'-di, do'-da-i (1 Chronicles 27:4). See DODO. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'DODAI'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

DODANIM do'-da-nim (dodhanim, "leaders"): In Genesis 10:4, the son of Javan, the son of Japheth. This would place the Dodanim among the Ioninns. The parallel passage 1 Chronicles 1:7, with the Septuagint and Samaritan Pentateuch, has, however, "Rodanim," which is probably the true reading. This identifies the people with the Rhodians (compare on E

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

DOCTOR dok'-ter: (In Luke 2:46 didaskalos) "doctor" is equivalent to "teacher," which latter is the translation of the Revised Version (British and American). So in Luke 5:17; Acts 5:34, the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) "doctors," "doctor," of the law (nomodidaskalos). See EDUCATION; RABBI; SCRIBES. Copyright S

DOCTRINE dok'-trin: Latin doctrina, from doceo, "to teach," denotes both the act of teaching and that which is taught; now used exclusively in the latter sense. 1. Meaning of Terms: (1) In the Old Testament for (a) leqach "what is received," hence, "the matter taught" (Deuteronomy 32:2; Job 11:4; Proverbs 4:2; Isaiah 29:24, the American Standar

DIVORCE IN THE OLD TESTAMENT di-vors': 1. Subordinate Position of Woman: Woman, among the Hebrews, as among most nations of antiquity, occupied a subordinate position. Though the Hebrew wife and mother was treated with more consideration than her sister in other lands, even in other Semitic countries, her position nevertheless was one of inferior

DIVORCE see DIVORCE IN THE OLD TESTAMENT; DIVORCE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'DIVORCE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

DIVORCE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT (to apostasiou): The Scripture doctrine of divorce is very simple. It is contained in Matthew 19:3-12. We are not called upon to treat of divorce in the Mosaic legislation (Deuteronomy 24:1-4). That was passed upon by Jesus in the above discussion and by Him ruled out of existence in His system of religion. After Jesu

DIVINE; DIVINER di-vin, di-vin'-er. See AUGURY; ASTROLOGY; DIVINATION. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'DIVINE; DIVINER'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

DIVISION di-vizh'-un: Used in English Versions of the Bible in the following senses: (1) A separate body of people (a) of the tribal divisions of Israel (Joshua 11:23; 12:7; 18:10); (b) of sections of a tribe, "the divisions of Reuben" (Judges 5:15,16 the King James Version; but the Revised Version (British and American) rightly substitutes "th

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

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

DIVINATION div-i-na'-shun: 1. Definition 2. Kinds of Divination 3. Fundamental Assumption in Divination 4. Legitimate and Illegitimate Divination 5. The Bible and Divination 6. Modes of Divination Mentioned in the Bible: Those Approved and Those Condemned 7. Terms Used in the Old Testament in Connection with Divination 8. Divination and Pr

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

DIVIDE di-vid': It is difficult to decide whether ragha` (Job 26:12; Isaiah 51:15; Jeremiah 31:35) should be rendered "to stir up" or "to still." The Hebrew has both meanings. Some render "He causes the sea to tremble." the Revised Version (British and American) reads "to stir" in text and "to still" in margin, while the King James Version has "to

DITCH dich: The word is used indiscriminately in the King James Version to represent at least three different ideas: a conduit or trench (2 Kings 3:16); a reservoir or cistern; or simply a pit or hole in the ground. In the Revised Version (British and American) this distinction is observed more carefully. Compare Job 9:31; Psalms 7:15 ("pit"), and

DIVERS; DIVERSE; DIVERSITIES di'-verz, di-vurs', di-vur'-si-tiz: "Divers" meaning "various," "different in kind," is now obsolete and used only as a synonym of "several," i.e. more than one. The distinction between "divers" and "diverse" in the King James Version seems to be that the former is the wider term, the latter being restricted to the mea