ASHURITES ash'-ur-its (ha-'ashuri): According to the Massoretic Text of 2 Samuel 2:9, a tribe included in the short-lived kingdom of Ish-bosheth, Saul's son. A slight textual correction gives "Asherites," that is, the tribe of Asher; with this the Targum of Jonathan agrees. The tribe of Asher lay where it would naturally fall to Ish-bosheth's king

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

ASHURBANIPAL a-shoor-ba'-ne-pal (Ashur-bani-apal, "Ashur creates a son"): Before setting out on his last campaign to Egypt, Esarhaddon king of Assyria doubtless having had some premonition that his days were numbered, caused his son Ashurbanipal to be acknowledged the crown prince of Assyria (668 BC). At the same time he proclaimed his son Shamash

ASHTORETH ash'-to-reth, ash-to reth (`ashtoreth; plural `ashtaroth; Astarte): 1. Name and Origin 2. Attributes of the Goddess 3. Ashtoreth as a Moon-Goddess 4. The Local Ashtaroth 1. Name and Origin: The name of the supreme goddess of Canaan and the female counterpart of Baal. The name and cult of the goddess were derived from Babylonia, whe

ASHTEROTH-KARNAIM ash'-te-roth kar-na'-im: I.e. "Ashteroth of the two horns," mentioned in Genesis 14:5 as the place of Chedorlaomer's defeat of the Rephaim. See ASHTAROTH. A Carnaim or Carnion in Gilead, with a temple of Atar-gatis attached, was captured by Judas Maccabeus (1 Macc 5:43,44; 2 Macc 12:26). Copyright Statement These files are public

ASHTERATHITE ash'-te-rath-it, ash-ter'-ath-it (ha-`ashterathi): A native of Ashtaroth: Uzzia, one of David's heroes (1 Chronicles 11:44). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ASHTERATHITE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

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

ASHTAROTH; ASHTEROTH-KARNAIM; BEESHTERAH ash'-ta-roth, as'-ta-roth (`ashtaroth; the King James Version Astaroth; Astaroth, the city of Og, king of Bashan (Deuteronomy 1448/A>, etc.); `ashteroth qarnayim, the scene of the defeat of the Rephaim by Chedorlaomer (Genesis 14:5): (be`eshterah) a Levitical city in Manasseh East of the Jordan (Joshua 21:2

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

ASHKELONITES ash'-ke-lon-its (Joshua 13:3): The people of Ashkelon, who were Philistines. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ASHKELONITES'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ASHIMA a-shi'-ma, ash'-i-ma ('ashima'; Asimath): A deity worshipped at Hamath (2 Kings 17:30) of whom nothing further is known. It has been suggested that the name is the same as that of the goddess Simi, the daughter of the supreme god Hadad, who was worshipped at Membij, but there is nothing to support the suggestion. Copyright Statement These f

ASHKELON ask'-ke-lon, esh'-ka-lon, as'-ke-lon (the King James Version Eshkalon, (Eshkalonites; Joshua 13:3); Askelon, (Judges 1:18; 1 Samuel 6:17; 2 Samuel 1:20); 'ashqelon; modern Askelan): A maritime town between Jaffa and Gaza, one of the five chief cities of the Philistines. The Ashkelonites are mentioned by Joshua (Joshua 13:3), and the city

ASHHUR ash'-ur (ashchur, the King James Version Ashur): The "father of Tekoa" (1 Chronicles 2:24; 4:5), probably the founder of the village. The original meaning of the name is the "man of Horus," Ashurites (ha-'ashuri). This name occurs in the list of Ish-bosheth's subjects (2 Samuel 2:9). The Syriac, Arabic, and Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 3

ASHES ash'-iz: Among the ancient Hebrews and other Orientals, to sprinkle with or sit in ashes was a mark or token of grief, humiliation, or penitence. Ashes on the head was one of the ordinary signs of mourning for the dead, as when "Tamar put ashes on her head .... and went on crying" (2 Samuel 13:19 the King James Version), and of national humi

ASHERITES ash'-er-its (ha-'asheri): The descendants of Asher, Jacob's eighth son (Judges 1:32). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ASHERITES'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ASHERAH a-she'-ra, ash'-er-im ('asherah; alsos, mistranslated "grove" in the King James Version, after the Septuagint and Vulgate): 1. References to the Goddess 2. Assyrian Origin of the Goddess 3. Her Symbol 4. The Attributes of the Goddess Was the name of a goddess whose worship was widely spread throughout Syria and Canaan; plural Asherim.

ASHDOTH PISGAH ash'-doth piz'-ga ('ashdoth ha-picgah): Thus the King James Version for the Revised Version (British and American) "The slopes (the Revised Version, margin springs) of Pisgah." The spurs and ravines, or the "shoulders" of Pisgah are meant. 'Ashedah is "a pouring out," and 'ashedoth are the slopes of a mountain from which springs gus

ASHDODITES ash'-dod-its, ash'-doth-its: Inhabitants of ASHDOD (which see) (Joshua 13:3; the King James Version Ashdothites, Nehemiah 4:7). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ASHDODITES'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ASHBEA ash'-be-a, ash-be'-a ('ashbea`): "The house of Ashbea," a family of linen-workers mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:21. We might render beth 'ashbea` as their dwelling-place; nothing is known of such a place nor is this house of weavers referred to in any other place. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr

ASHBEL; ASHBELITE ash'-bel, ash'-bel-it ('ashbel): The gentilic name "Ashbelite" is found in Numbers 26:38, second son of Benjamin (Genesis 46:21). In 1 Chronicles 7:6-11 (6) "Jediael" ("known to God") is substituted for the heathen-sounding "Ashbel" ("Ishbaal," "man of Baal"). The chronicler, in this case, conforms literally to the principle laid