DAINTIES; DAINTY (MEATS) dan'-tis (maT`ammoth, "things full of taste," man`ammim, ma`adhan; liparos, "fat," "shining"): Jacob is represented as predicting of Asher, "He shall yield royal dainties" (Genesis 49:20; compare parallel clause, "His bread shall be fat," and Deuteronomy 33:24, "Let him dip his foot in oil"). David, praying to be delivered

DAILY da'-li: This word, coming as it does from the Hebrew yom "day," and the Greek hemera, suggests either day by day (Exodus 5:13), that which is prepared for one daily (Nehemiah 5:18), as e.g. our "daily bread," meaning bread sufficient for that day (Matthew 6:11); or day by day continuously, one day after another in succession, as "the daily b

DAGGER dag'-er. See ARMOR; ARMS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'DAGGER'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

DAGON da'-gon (daghon; apparently derived from dagh, "fish"): Name of the god of the Philistines (according to Jerome on Isaiah 46:1 of the Philistines generally); in the Bible, Dagon is associated with Gaza (Judges 16) but elsewhere with Ashdod (compare 1 Samuel 5 and 1 Macc 10:83; 11:4); in 1 Chronicles 10:10 there is probably an error (compare

DADDEUS da-de'-us, the Revised Version (British and American); LODDEUS (Loddaios), which see. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'DADDEUS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

DACUBI; DACOBI da-ku'-bi, da-ko'-bi, King James Version: Head of a family of gate-keepers (1 Esdras 5:28). See AKKUB; DAKUBI. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'DACUBI; DACOBI'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

DABERATH dab'-e-rath (ha-dabherath, "pasture"; Dabeiroth): A city in the territory of Issachar, on the boundary between that tribe and Zebulun (Joshua 19:12). It was assigned to the Gershonite Levites (Joshua 21:28; 1 Chronicles 6:72). The most probable identification is with Dabuiriyeh, a village on the lower western slopes of Tabor. Copyright St

DABRIA da'-bri-a: One of the five who wrote down the visions of Esdras, described (2 Esdras 14:24) as "ready to write swiftly." Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'DABRIA'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

DABBESHETH dab'-e-sheth (dabbesheth; Dabasthai; the King James Version Dabbasheth, dab'a-sheth): A town on the western boundary of Zebulun (Joshua 19:11). It is probably identical with the modern Dabsheh, a ruined site to the East of Acre. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Ed

DABAREH dab'-a-re. See DABERATH. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'DABAREH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

CYRUS si'-rus (koresh; Old Persian Kurus; Babylonian Kur(r)as, Kur(r)asu; Greek Kuros, 2 Chronicles 36:22, etc.): 1. Genealogy of Cyrus 2. His Country, Ansan or Anzan 3. His Origin (Herodotus) 4. His Origin (Xenophon) 5. His Origin (Nicolaus of Damascus) 6. His Origin (Ctesias) 7. Babylonian Records of His Reign--the Cylinder of Nabonidus 8

CYRIA sir'-i-a (Kuria): The word means "lady," feminine of lord, and it is so translated in the King James Version and the text of the Revised Version (British and American) (2John 1:5 the Revised Version, margin). But it is possible that the word is a proper name, and this possibility is recognized by placing Cyria, the usual transliteration of t

CYRENIAN; CYRENIANS si-re'-ni-an (Kurenaios, "a native or inhabitant of Cyrene"): Two Jews of Cyrene are mentioned in the New Testament, namely, Simon (Mark 15:21 and Luke 23:26 the King James Version) who was impressed to bear the Lord's cross (Mark 15:21 the Revised Version, margin), and Lucius, a Christian teacher at Antioch (Acts 13:1). See CY

CYRENIUS si-re'-ni-us (Kurenios, "of Cyrene"). See QUIRINIUS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CYRENIUS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

CYRENE si-re'-ne (Kurene "wall"): 1. Location: Cyrene was a city of Libya in North Africa, lat. 32 degrees 40' North, long. 22 degrees 15' East. It lay West of ancient Egypt, from which it was separated by a portion of the Libyan desert, and occupied the territory now belonging to Barca and Tripoli. It was situated upon an elevated plateau about

CYRAMA si-ra'-ma, sir'-a-ma. See KIRAMA. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CYRAMA'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

CYPRIANS sip'-ri-ans (Kuprioi): Occurs in 2 Macc 4:29. Menelaus who was high priest at Jerusalem, and Sostratus who was governor of the citadel, were summoned by King Antiochus to appear before him. "Menelaus left his own brother Lysimachus for his deputy in the high-priesthood; and Sostratus left Crates, who was over the Cyprians." The Cyprians w

CYPRUS si'-prus (Kupros): 1. Name: An island situated near the Northeast corner of the Levant, in an angle formed by the coasts of Cilicia and Syria. In the Old Testament it is called Kittim, after the name of its Phoenician capital Kition. The identification is expressly made by Josephus (Ant., I, vi, 1) and by the Cyprian bishop Epiphanius (Hae

CYPRESS si'-pres. See HOLM-TREE. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CYPRESS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

CYAMON si'-a-mon (Kuamon, Judith 7:3): Probably identical with JOKNEAM (which see). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CYAMON'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.