ASPHARASUS as-far'-a-sus (Aspharasos = Mispar (Ezra 2:2; Mispereth, Nehemiah 7:7)): A leader of the captives, who returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (1 Esdras 5:8). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ASPHARASUS'". "International Standard Bible Encycloped

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

ASPALATHUS as-pal'-a-thus (aspalathos): An aromatic plant mentioned in Ecclesiasticus 24:15 the King James Version, where "wisdom" says, "I gave a sweet smell like cinnamon and aspalathus," etc. It would appear, from a reference in Pliny, to have been a prickly shrub, the wood of which was scented, but nothing certain is known about it. Copyright

ASOM a'-som (H, Asom) = Hashum (Ezra 10:33): The sons of Asom put away their "strange wives" (1 Esdras 9:33). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ASOM'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ASP (pethen (Deuteronomy 32:33; Job 20:14,16; Isaiah 11:8); aspis (Romans 3:13)); Any poisonous snake, or even poisonous snakes in general, would satisfy the context in all the passages cited. Pethen is also translated ADDER (which see) in Psalms 58:4; 91:13. Most authors have supposed the Egyptian cobra (Naia haje, L.) to be the snake meant, but w

ASOCHIS, PLAIN OF a-so'-kis. See CANA, OF GALILEE. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ASOCHIS, PLAIN OF'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

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

ASMONEANS as-mo-ne'-ans: A remarkable priestly family of Modin, in Judea, also called Hasmoneans or Maccabees. They belonged to that portion of the Jewish nation which under all trials and temptations remained loyal to Yahweh, even when the national life and religion seemed at their lowest ebb, and they succeeded, for a while at least, in restorin

ASLEEP a-slep' (yashen, "sleeping," radham, "deep sleep"; katheudo, "to fall asleep," aphupnoo, "to fall asleep"): A state of repose in sleep, Nature's release from weariness of body and mind, as of Jonah on shipboard (Jonah 1:5); of Christ in the tempest-tossed boat (Matthew 8:24); of the exhausted disciples in Gethsemane (Matthew 26:43 the King

ASKELON as'-ke-lon: the King James Version form in Judges 1:18; 1 Samuel 6:17; 2 Samuel 1:20, for ASHKELON (which see). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ASKELON'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ASK ask (sha'al "to inquire," "to seek for counsel," "to demand"): It is the word commonly used in the Old Testament and is equivalent to eperotao, "to request," used in the New Testament. It does not imply any inferiority on the part of the person asking (Psalms 2:8). It is the Son who is bidden to ask, and therefore the word expresses the reques

ASIPHA as'-i-fa (Codex Alexandrinus, Aseipha; Codex Vaticanus, Taseipha) = Hasupha (Ezra 2:43; Nehemiah 7:46). The sons of Asipha (temple- servants) returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (1 Esdras 5:29). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ASIPHA'". "Internat

ASIEL a'-si-el, as'-i-el (Asiel; the King James Version Asael (Tobit 1:1)): (1) Grandfather of Jehu, one of the Simeonite "princes" mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:35 as sharing Judah's inheritance (see Joshua 19:9). (2) A swift writer engaged by Ezra to transcribe the law (2 Esdras 14:24). (3) An ancestor of Tobit (Tobit 1:1). Compare Jahzeel or Ja

ASIBIAS as-i-bi'-as (Asibias and Asebias): Asibias put away his "strange wife" (1 Esdras 9:26). Compare Malchijah (Ezra 10:25). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ASIBIAS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ASIDE a-sid': "Distinct from others," "privately," such is the sense of the word in 2 Kings 4:4; Mark 7:33. Also "to withdraw" (Luke 9:10 the King James Version; Acts 23:19: hupochoreo, also anachoreo). One is said to have turned aside when he departs from the path of rectitude (Psalms 14:3; Sirach 2:7; 1 Timothy 1:6). In a figurative sense it is

ASIARCH a'-shi-ark (Asiarches; the English Revised Version "the chief officers of Asia," the King James Version "the chief of Asia"): The title given to certain men of high honorary rank in the Roman province of Asia. What their exact functions were is not altogether clear. They derived their appellation from the name of the province over which th

ASIA MINOR, ARCHAEOLOGY OF a'-shi-a mi'-ner, ar'-ke-ol'-o-ji ov: At the present stage of our information it is difficult to write with acceptance on the archaeology of Asia Minor. Views unquestioned only a few years ago are already passing out of date, while the modern archaeologist, enthusiastically excavating old sites, laboriously deciphering w

ASIA a'-shi-a (Asia): A Roman province embracing the greater part of western Asia Minor, including the older countries of Mysia, Lydia, Caria, and a part of Phrygia, also several of the independent coast cities, the Troad, and apparently the islands of Lesbos, Samos, Patmos, Cos and others near the Asia Minor coast (Acts 16:6; 19:10,27). It is exc

ASIA MINOR a'-shi-a mi'ner: Introductory _I. THE COUNTRY_ 1. Position and Boundaries 2. General Description 3. Mountains 4. Rivers, Lakes and Plains 5. Roads 6. Climate and Products _II. HISTORY_ 1. The Hittites 2. Phrygian and Bithynian Immigrations 3. Lydians, Greeks and Persians 4. Alexander and his Successors 5. The Galatians 6.

ASHVATH ash'-vath (`ashwath): A man of Asher, of the house of Japhlet (1 Chronicles 7:33). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ASHVATH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.