BRETHREN OF THE LORD In Matthew 12:46; Mark 3:31; Luke 8:19, while Jesus was in the midst of an earnest argument with scribes and Pharisees, His mother and brothers sent a message evidently intended to end the discussion. In order to indicate that no ties of the flesh should interfere with the discharge of the duties of His Messianic office, He str

BREED bred: Found in the past tense in Exodus 16:20 as a translation of rum = "to bring up," "to rise." In this verse, the manna is said to have arisen, i.e. "become alive" (with worms), to indicate that God's gifts are spoiled by selfish and miserly hoarding. The pres. act. occurs in Genesis 8:17 for sharats = "to wriggle," "swarm," "abound," hen

BREATH; BREATHE; BREATHING breth, breth, breath'-ing: In the English Versions of the Bible of the Old Testament "breath" is the rendering of neshamah, and of ruach. These words differ but slightly in meaning, both signifying primarily "wind," then "breath," though the former suggests a gentler blowing, the latter often a blast. As applied to perso

BREECHES brich'-iz, brech'-iz: A garment, extending from the waist to or just below the knee or to the ankle, and covering each leg separately. Breeches are not listed among the garments of an ordinary wardrobe, but the priests in later times (Exodus 20:26) wore a garment resembling modern trousers. These priestly linen breeches, mikhnece bhadh, w

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

BREASTPLATE OF THE HIGH PRIEST prest: The Hebrew word choshen, rendered in the King James Version "breastplate," means really a "pouch" or "bag." The references to it are found exclusively in the Priestly Code (Exodus 25:7; 28; 29:5; 35:9,27; Leviticus 8:8). The descriptions of its composition and particularly the directions with regard to wearing

BREAK OF DAY 'or, "to be light," "the light breaks" (2 Samuel 2:32); auge, "bright light," "radiance" (Acts 20:11). See DAWN. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BREAK OF DAY'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

BREAST brest: Signifying the front view of the bust in humans and the corresponding portion of the body in animals. chazeh, occurs in Exodus 29:26,27; Leviticus 7:30,31,34; 8:29; 10:14,15; Numbers 6:20; 18:18; and chadhi, in Daniel 2:32. shadh or shodh = "breast" in the sense of pap of a woman or animal (Job 24:9; Song of Solomon 8:1,8,10; Isaiah

BREADTH bredth (rochabh, the root idea being to make wide, spacious): A term of expanse or measurement used of the ark (Genesis 6:15); of the tabernacle (Exodus 27:13); of Solomon's temple (1 Kings 6:2). platos, "breadth," as of the celestial city (Revelation 21:16). Figuratively, of the comprehensiveness of God's law (Psalms 119:96); of the heart

BREAD bred (lechem; artos): $ I. DIETARY PREEMINENCE$ $ II. MATERIALS$ 1. Barley 2. Wheat 3. Three Kinds of Flour $ III. BREAD-MAKING$ 1. Grinding 2. Kneading 3. Baking (1) Hot Stones (2) Baking Pans 4. Ovens (1) The Bowl-Oven (2) The Jar-Oven (3) The Pit-Oven 5. Forms of Baked Bread 6. Work for Women $ IV. SANCTITY AND SYMBOLISM

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

BREACH OF COVENANT brech, kuv'-e-nant, kuv'-e-nant. See CRIMES. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BREACH OF COVENANT'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

BREACH OF RITUAL rit'-u-al. See CRIMES. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BREACH OF RITUAL'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

BREACH brech: Represented by (1) perets = "a tear," "a rending asunder," "a break," hence, figuratively "enmity," "disruption," "strife" (Genesis 38:29; Judges 21:15; 2 Samuel 5:20; 1 Chronicles 15:13; Nehemiah 6:1; Job 16:14; Psalms 106:23; Isaiah 30:13; 58:12); (2) shebher = "fracture," "affliction," "bruise," "destruction" (Leviticus 24:20; J

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

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

BRAZEN bra'-z'-n. See BRASS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BRAZEN'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

BRAWLER brol'-er (Qere midhyanim; Kethibh midhwanim, "quarrelsomeness"; amachos, "not fighting"): Spoken of the quarrelsome woman; "a contentious (the King James Version "brawling") woman" (Proverbs 21:9). He who seeks the office of a bishop should be "no brawler" (paroinos the King James Version "given to wine," Titus 1:7); "not contentious" (the

BRAY bra (nahaq, "to bray," of the ass; kathash, "to pound in a mortar"): This word occurs with two distinct meanings: The harsh cry of the ass (Job 6:5). Job argued that as the sounds instinctively uttered by animals denote their wants, even so his Words were but the natural expression of his longing for some adequate explanation of his sufferin

BRAVERY brav'-er-i: tiph'arah or `tiph'ereth = "beauty," "glory," "honor" and "majesty," hence, "splendor of bravery." "The bravery of their tinkling ornaments" (Isaiah 3:18 the King James Version), "the beauty of their anklets" (American Standard Revised Version). Compare bravado, bravura. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Biblio