BARACHEL bar'-a-kel (barakh'el, "God blesses"): Barachel, the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was the father of Elihu, who was the last one to reason with Job (Job 32:2,6). Compare BUZ; RAM. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BARACHEL'". "International Standa

BARABBAS ba-rab'-as (Barabbas): For Aramaic Bar-abba = literally, "son of the father," i.e. of the master or teacher. Abba in the time of Jesus was perhaps a title of honor (Matthew 23:9), but became later a proper name. The variant Barrabban found in the 19- Harclean Syriac would mean "son of the rabbi or teacher." Origen knew and does not absolu

BAR-JESUS bar-je'-zus (Bariesous): "A certain sorcerer (Greek magos), a false prophet, a Jew" whom Paul and Silas found at Paphos in Cyprus in the train of Sergius Paulus, the Roman proconsul (Acts 13:6). The proconsul was "a man of understanding" (literally, a prudent or sagacious man), of an inquiring mind, interested in the thought and magic of

BAR-JONAH bar-jo'-na (Bar-ionas): Simon Peter's patronymic (Matthew 16:17). Bar is Aramaic for "son" (compare Bar-timaeus, Bartholomew, etc.), and corresponds to Hebrew ben. Thus we are to understand that Peter's father's name was Jonah. But in John 1:42; 21:15-17, according to the best reading, his name is given as John (so the Revised Version (B

BAR (1) bar (prefix): Aramaic for the Hebrew ben, "son." Compare Aramaic sections of Ezra and Daniel. In the Old Testament the word is found three times in Proverbs 31:2 and once in Syriac Psalms 2:12 (Hier. translates "pure"). In the New Testament "Bar" is frequently employed as prefix to names of persons. Compare Barabbas; Bar-Jesus; Bar-Jonah;

BAR (2) bar (substantive): (1) beriach = "a bolt" (Exodus 26:26-29; 35:11; 36:31-34; 39:33; 40:18; Numbers 3:36; 4:31; Deuteronomy 3:5; Judges 16:3; 1 Samuel 23:7; 1 Kings 4:13; 2 Chronicles 8:5; 14:7; Nehemiah 3:3,6,13-15; Job 38:10 "bars and doors" for the sea (the bank or shore of the sea); Psalms 107:16; 147:13 "the bars of thy gates": the wa

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

BAPTISMAL REGENERATION bap-tiz'-mal re-jen-er-a'-shun: As indicated in the general articles on BAPTISM and SACRAMENTS, the doctrine ordinarily held by Presbyterians, Congregationalists, Baptists, Methodists, and also by Low-Church Episcopalians, differs from that of the Roman and Greek churches, and of High-Church Anglicans, in its rejection of th

BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT 1. The Biblical Material: The expression "baptism of the Holy Spirit" is based on a number of predictions found in our four Gospels and in connection with these the record of their fulfillment in the Book of Acts. The passages in the Gospels are as follows: Matthew 3:11: "I indeed baptize you in water unto repentance: b

BAPTISM, INFANT See BAPTISM (I), II; (II), III, 3, v; (III), III, 3. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BAPTISM, INFANT'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

BAPTISM OF FIRE (en pneumati hagio kai puri): This expression is used in Matthew 3:11. The copulative kai requires that the baptism "in the Holy Ghost and in fire," should be regarded as one and the same thing. It does violence to the construction, therefore, to make this statement refer to the fire Of judgment. The difficulty has always been in a

BAPTISM (THE BAPTIST INTERPRETATION) bap'-tiz-m: _I. MEANING OF BAPTISM_ 1. Terminology 2. Proselyte Baptism 3. Greek Usage 4. New Testament Usage 5. The Didache 6. Baptismal Regeneration _II. THE SUBJECTS OF BAPTISM_ _III. THE PRESENT OBLIGATION_ LITERATURE This article is not a discussion of the whole subject, but is merely a presentat

BAPTISM FOR THE DEAD (baptizomai huper ton nekron). _1. Paul's Argument: Some of the Corinthian Christians denied the resurrection of the dead, and Paul advances three arguments to convince them that the dead will be raised: (1) "If there is no resurrection of the dead, neither hath Christ been raised," but Christ is raised (1 Corinthians 15:13,

BAPTISM (NON-IMMERSIONIST VIEW) _I. THE SCRIPTURAL NAMES FOR THE RITE_ _II. PRE-CHRISTIAN BAPTISM_ 1. Baptism of Proselytes 2. Baptism of John 3. Baptism in the Pagan Mysteries _III. CHRISTIAN BAPTISM_ 1. The administration of the Rite 2. The Mode of Using the Water (1) Immersion (2) Affusion (3) Aspersion 3. Who May Perform Baptism 4.

BAPTISM (LUTHERAN DOCTRINE) _I. THE TERM_ 1. The Derivation 2. The Meaning 3. The Application 4. Equivalent Terms _II. THE ORDINANCE_ 1. The Teaching of Scripture (1) An Authoritative Command (2) A Clear Declaration of the Object in View (3) A Definite Promise (4) A Plain Indication of the Scope (5) A Prescribed Formula for Administering

BANNUS ban'-us (Bannous (1 Esdras 9:34) = Bani or Binnui (Ezra 10:29,30)): The sons of Bannus put away their "strange wives." Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BANNUS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

BANQUET ban'-kwet. 1. The Ancient Hebrew Customs: (1) "Banquet" and "banqueting" in the King James Version always include and stand for wine-drinking, not simply "feast" or "feasting" in our sense. Thus (Song of Solomon 2:4), "He brought me to the banqueting-house" is literally, "the house of wine," and Esther 7:2 has in the Hebrew "a banquet of

BANNER ban'-er (\ENSIGN, STANDARDS\): The English word "banner" is from banderia, Low Latin, meaning a banner (compare bandum, Latin, which meant first a "band," an organized military troop, and then a "flag"). It has come to mean a flag, or standard, carried at the head of a military band or body, to indicate the line of march, or the rallying po

BANNEAS ban-e'-as (Bannaias; the King James Version Baanias (1 Esdras 9:26) = Benaiah (Ezra 10:25)): Banneas put away his "strange wife." Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'BANNEAS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

BANNAS ban'-as (Bannos; the King James Version, Banuas): A name occurring in the list of those who returned from the captivity with Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:26). Bannas and Sudias are represented by Hoodaviah in the lists of Ezra and Nehemiah. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General