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

BOSOM booz'-um: In the ordinary signification of the anterior upper portion of the trunk of the body, choq or cheq, "inlet", "lap" (Exodus 4:6,7; Numbers 11:12; Deuteronomy 13:6; 28:54,56; Ruth 4:16; Psalms 74:11; Isaiah 65:6,7; Lamentations 2:12). "A present in the bosom" (Proverbs 21:14): bribes carried ready for use in the fold of the robe. ch

BORROWING bor'-o-ing: (1) In the Old Testament period loans were not of a commercial nature, i.e. they were not granted to enable a man to start or run a business. They were really a form of charity, and were made by the lender only to meet the pressure of poverty. To the borrower they were esteemed a form of misfortune (Deuteronomy 28:12), and by

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

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

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

BORITH bo'-rith: Mentioned in the genealogical table which traces the descent of Esdras (Ezra) from Aaron (2 Esdras 1:2). In 1 Esdras 8:2, his name appears as BOCCAS (which see), and in 1 Chronicles 6:5,51; Ezra 7:4, BUKKI (which see). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor

BORE bor: According to the Book of the Covenant (Exodus 20:20-23:33) a slave whom his master had purchased was to be released after six years. Should he choose to remain in his master's service a religious ceremony was necessary to ratify his decision. "Then his master shall bring him unto God" (better than "unto the judges" of the King James Vers

BORDERER bor'-der-er (parakeimenous): One who dwells on the borders or confines of a country. Only in 2 Macc 9:25, "The princes that are borderers and neighbors unto my kingdom." Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BORDERER'". "International Standard Bible E

BOR-ASHAN bor-ash'-an: A correction of the Massoretic Text in the American Standard Revised Version in 1 Samuel 30:30 for the King James Version "Chor-ashan" and the English Revised Version "Cor-ashan." Probably the same as ASHAN (Joshua 15:42; 1 Chronicles 4:32; 6:59), which see. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Inf

BORDER; BORDERS bor'-der: Indicating in both singular and plural the outlines or territory of a country. In the sense of "limits," "boundaries" or "territory," it occurs as a translation of gebhul (and its feminine gebhulah, in Psalms 74:17) in numerous passages in Old Testament, especially in Josh. yerekhdh = "the flank," "the side," "the coast,"

BOOZ bo'-oz (TR, Booz; Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek, Boes): the King James Version, Greek form of Boaz (thus, the Revised Version (British and American)) (Matthew 1:5; Luke 3:32). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BOOZ'". "International St

BOOTHS, FEAST OF See FEASTS AND FASTS, I, 2. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BOOTHS, FEAST OF'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

BOOTY boot'-i (baz and baz): "Booty" is the translation of baz or baz, usually rendered "prey" and "spoil" (Jeremiah 49:32); of malqoach, "prey," "booty" (Numbers 31:32, "the booty--the rest of the prey," the Revised Version (British and American) "the prey, over and above the booty," baz); of meshiccah, "spoil" (Habakkuk 2:7; Zechariah 1:13; the

BOOT boot (ce'on; the King James Version battle; the American Standard Revised Version "armor"; the American Revised Version, margin "boot"): The word ce'on, found only in Isaiah 9:5 (Hebrew 9:4), is probably a loanword from the Assyrian senu, meaning "shoe," "sandal." The root has the same meaning in Aramaic and Ethiopic. The passage should be tr

BOOTH booth, booth: The Hebrew word cukkah (rendered in the King James Version "booth" or "booths," eleven times; "tabernacle" or "tabernacles," ten times; "pavilion" or "pavilions," five times; "cottage" once) means a hut made of wattled twigs or branches (Leviticus 23:42; Nehemiah 8:15). In countries where trees are abundant such wattled structu

BOOKS OF ADAM See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE; ADAM, BOOKS OF. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BOOKS OF ADAM'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE re-mem'-brans (cepher zikkdron, "book of record"): Is related in meaning to the "Book of Life." It refers to a list of the righteous, recorded in a book that lies before God (Malachi 3:16; compare Daniel 7:10). See BOOK OF LIFE. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D.

BOOK OF LIFE (cepher chayyim; he biblos tes zoes, "book of life"): The phrase is derived from the custom of the ancients of keeping genealogical records (Nehemiah 7:5,64; 12:22,23) and of enrolling citizens for various purposes (Jeremiah 22:30; Ezekiel 13:9). So, God is represented as having a record of all who are under His special care and guard

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