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

CALAH ka'-la (kalach; Chalach, also Chalak or Kalach; in Assyrian Kalhu, Kalha, Kalhi, Kalah): The name of one of the great cities of Nimrod (Genesis 10:11), or rather, Asshur (text), which formed, with Nineveh, Resen between Calah and Nineveh, and Rehoboth-Ir (probably lying more to the North), Asshur's great fourfold capital. The meaning of the

CAINAN ka'-nan, ka-i'-nan (Kainan): (1) Greek form of Kenan (Luke 3:37): also the King James Version form in Old Testament (except 1 Chronicles 1:2). (2) A son of Arphaxad (Luke 3:36), omitted in Genesis 10:24; 11:12. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CA

CAIN kan (qayin, "spear" or "smith," resembling in sound the root qanah, "get," "acquire," Genesis 4:1 the Revised Version, margin, but not necessarily derived from that root; Septuagint Kain): 1. The Scripture Narrative: (1) In Genesis 4:1-24 Cain is the first son of Adam and Eve. His birth is hailed as a manifestation of Yahweh's help. He becom

CAGE kaj (kelubh; phulake): The earliest known form of cage made to confine a bird, for the pleasure of its song or the beauty of its coloring, was a crude affair of willows or other pliable twigs. Later cages were made of pottery, and now they are mostly made of wire. References in the Bible make it very clear that people were accustomed to confi

CAIAPHAS ka'-a-fas, ki'-a-fas (Kaiaphas; Caiaphas = Kephas (compare Dods in Expositor's Greek Test, I, 803), and has also been interpreted as meaning "depression"): Caiaphas was the surname of Joseph, a son-in-law of Annas (compare John 18:13), who filled th e post of high priest from about 18-36 AD, when he was deposed by Vitellius (compare Josep

CAESAREA ses-a-re'-a, se-za-re'-a (Kaisareia): (1) Caesarea Palestina (pal-es-ti'na). The ancient name in the Arabic form Qaisariyeh still clings to the ruins on the sea shore, about 30 miles North of Jaffa. It was built by Herod the Great on the site of Strato's Tower (Ant., XIII, xi, 2; XV, ix, 6), and the name Caesarea Sebaste was given it in

CAESAR se'-zar (Kaisar): Originally the surname of the Julian gens (thus, Caius Julius Caesar); afterward a name borne by the Roman emperors. In the New Testament the name is definitely applied to Augustus (Luke 2:1, "Caesar Augustus"), to whom it belonged by adoption, and to Tiberius (Luke 3:1, "Tiberius Caesar"; compare Matthew 22:17,21). The "C

CAESAR'S HOUSEHOLD hous'-hold (hoi ek tes Kaisaros oikias, "they that are of Caesar's household," Philippians 4:22): These words occur in the epistle which Paul wrote from Rome near the end of his first imprisonment there, probably in the end of 61 AD, to the church in Philippi. They give us most interesting information in regard to the progress m

CADES-BARNE ka'-dez bar'-ne. See KADESH-BARNEA (Apocrypha). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CADES-BARNE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

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

CADES ka'-dez. See KEDESH (Apocrypha). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CADES'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

CABUL ka'-bul (kabhul; Codex Vaticanus, Chobamasomel; Codex Alexandrinus, Chabol apo aristeron): (1) A city on the boundary between Asher and Zebulun (Joshua 19:27). It corresponds to the Chabolo of Josephus (Vita, 43, etc.), and is represented by the modern village Kabul, about nine miles Southeast of Acre. (2) A district probably connected with

CABIN kab'-in (chanuyyoth, "vaults"; Jeremiah 37:16 the Revised Version (British and American), "cells"): In the East the prison often consisted of a pit (compare "dungeon-house" the Revised Version (British and American) and "house of the pit" the Revised Version, margin) with vaulted cells around it for the confinement of prisoners. The word is

CABBON kab'-on (kabbon; Chabra): An unidentified place in the Shephelah of Judah near Eglon (Joshua 15:40). It is possibly the same as MACHBENA, which see. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CABBON'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

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

BYWORD bi'-wurd: shammah = "consternation," "astonishment," "waste," "wonderful language," "object of remark" (Deuteronomy 28:37; 1 Kings 9:7; 2 Chronicles 7:20); mashal, or meshol = "a satire," "byword" (Job 17:6; Psalms 44:14); millah, or milleh = "a topic," "object of talk," "byword" (Job 30:9). Copyright Statement These files are public domain

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

BYWAY bi'-wa (nethibhoth): Only in Judges 5:6. Compare Jeremiah 18:15; the King James Version "paths" (the Revised Version (British and American) "by-paths"). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BYWAY'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

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