CHALLENGE chal'-enj: Only in Exodus 22:9, where the King James Version has taken Hebrew 'amar, "say," in the sense of "claim." the Revised Version (British and American) "whereof one saith, This is it," points more definitely to the idea of identification of the stolen personal property. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliogra

CHALDEA; CHALDEANS kal-de'-a, kal-de'-anz (kasdim, 'erets kasdim; Chaldaia, Chaldaioi): 1. Geographical Position Seats of the Chaldeans 2. Originally Sumero-Akkadian 3. History of the Chaldean Tribes 4. Merodach-baladan and Sargon of Assyria 5. Suzubu 6. Musezib-Marduk 7. Merodach-baladan's Son 8. Na'id-Marduk 9. Palia 10. Nabu-bel-sumat

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

CHALCEDONY kal-sed'-o-ni, kal'-se-do-ni. See STONES, PRECIOUS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CHALCEDONY'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

CHAIR char. See SEAT; SEATS, CHIEF. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CHAIR'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

CHAFF chaf: Four different words have been translated "chaff" in the Old Testament: (1) mots, is found in Job 21:18; Psalms 1:4; 35:5; Isaiah 17:13; 29:5; 41:15; Hosea 13:3; Zechariah 2:2. (2) chashash, occurs in two verses (Isaiah 5:24; 33:11). Compare "chashish," an Arabic word which, as commonly used, denotes grass either standing or cut, gre

CHAIN; CHAINS chan, chanz: Chains were used by the Hebrews: (1) As ornaments: 'ets`adhah, neTiphah, `anaq, rabhidh, sharsherah, rattoq. As ornaments for the person they were worn about the ankles (Numbers 31:50; Isaiah 3:20) and about the neck (Song of Solomon 4:9; Ezekiel 16:11). They were used as ornaments for the ephod and breastplate of the

CHAFE chaf (mar, "bitter"; hence, bitter of soul, deadly, destructive, ferocious, "as a bear robbed of her whelps"): Occurs only in 2 Samuel 17:8; used by Hushai to characterize David's supposedly fierce mood at the time of Absalom's armed rebellion. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D.

CHAEREAS ke'-re-as (Chaireas; the King James Version Chereas): Brother of Timotheus, the Ammonite leader against Judas Maccabeus (1 Macc 5:6). He held the fortress of Gazara (the "Jazer" of 1 Macc 5:8) to which Timotheus fled from Judas. The latter pursued him and captured the fortress after a vigorous siege. In the slaughter which followed the tw

CHADIAS, THEY OF; CHADIASAI ka'-di-as, ka'-di-a-si; (the Revised Version (British and American) Codex Alexandrinus, Chadasai; Codex Vaticanus, hoi Chadiasai): The inhabitants of the city here referred to returned with Zerubbabel, along with the Ammidioi (1Es 5:20). The name is not found in Ezra and Nehemiah. The Chadiasai have been taken for the p

CHABRIS ka'-bris (Abris, Chabreis): Son of Gothoniel, one of the three rulers of Bethulia in the time of Judith (Judith 6:15; 8:10; 10:6). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CHABRIS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

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

CERTIFY ser'-ti-fi: Occurs in (1) 2 Samuel 15:28 (haggidh, "to show," "announce," from naghadh); (2) Ezra 4:14,16; 5:10; 7:24 (hodha`, "to make known," from yedha'; Aramaic for yadha`); (3) Esther 2:22 the King James Version ('amar, "to say," "tell," so the Revised Version (British and American)); and (4) Galatians 1:11 the King James Version

CERAS se'-ras (Keras; the Revised Version (British and American) KERAS (which see)). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CERAS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

CERTAIN; CERTAINLY; CERTAINTY ser'-tin, ser'-tin-li, ser'tin-ti: The rendering of some Hebrew words and forms expressive of what is definitely settled or determined. (1) Translation of the Hebrew nakhon, "to be established" or "fixed," as in Deuteronomy 13:14 (Hebrew 15); Deuteronomy 17:4; 1 Samuel 23:23 (of Exodus 16:4, "a certain rate every day

CEPHAS se'-fas. See PETER, SIMON. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CEPHAS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

CENTURION sen-tu'-ri-un: As the name implies, hekatontarches or hekatontarchos, kenturion, Latin centurio, was the commander of a hundred men, more or less, in a Roman legion. Matthew and Luke use the Greek word while Mark prefers the Latin form, as he does in the case of other words, seeing that he wrote primarily for Roman readers. The number of

CENSUS sen'-sus. See DAVID; QUIRINIUS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CENSUS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

CENDEBAEUS sen-de-be'-us (Kendebaios; the King James Version Cendebeus): A general of Antiochus VII who was appointed "captain of the seacoast" of Palestine (1 Macc 15:38) after the defeat of Tryphon by Antiochus 138 BC. He fortified Kedron and harassed the Jews in various ways. As Simon Maccabeus was too old to attack Cendebaeus in person he sent

CENSER sen'-ser: In the King James Version censer is used as a translation of two Hebrew words, namely, machtah, and miqTereth. The former word is generally rendered "censer," sometimes "firepan," and in three cases (Exodus 25:38; 37:23; Numbers 4:9) "snuffdish" It denoted a bowl-shaped vessel used for different purposes, namely, (1) a censer, in