ARNA ar'-na (Latin Arna): One of the ancestors of Ezra given in 2 Esdras 1:2, evidently identical with Zerahiah of Ezra 7:4 and Zaraias of 1 Esdras 8:2. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ARNA'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ARMY, ROMAN ar'-mi, ro'-man; The treatment of this subject will be confined to (I) a brief description of the organization of the army, and (II) a consideration of the allusions to the Roman military establishment in the New Testament. I. Organization. There were originally no standing forces, but the citizens performed military service like an

ARMY ar'-mi (chayil, "army," tsabha', "host," ma`arakhah, "army in battle array" gedhudh, "troop"): 1. The First Campaign of History 2. In the Wilderness 3. The Times after the Conquest 4. In the Early Monarchy 5. From the Time of Solomon Onward 6. Organization of the Hebrew Army 7. The Army in the Field 8. The Supplies of the Army 9. In t

ARMOR, ARMS ar'-mer, arms. _I. ARMOR IN GENERAL--OLD TESTAMENT_ _II. IN THE NEW TESTAMENT; POLYBIUS_ _III. OFFENSIVE WEAPONS_ 1. Rod 2. Sling 3. Bow and Arrows 4. Spear--Javelin 5. Sword _IV. DEFENSIVE WEAPONS_ 1. Shield 2. Helmet 3. Coat of Mail 4. Greaves 5. Girdle _LITERATURE_ I. Armor in General--Old Testament. (maddim; 1 Samue

ARMORY ar'-mer-i: (1) ('otsar; thesauros): A storehouse (1 Kings 7:51; Nehemiah 10:38), but employed figuratively of the stored-up anger of Yahweh which breaks forth in judgments (Jeremiah 50:25). (2) (nesheq): Identical with Solomon's "house of the forest of Lebanon," the arsenal close to the temple (1 Kings 10:17; Nehemiah 3:19; Isaiah 22:8),

ARMOR-BEARER ar'-mer-bar'-er (nose' keli; Greek uses a phrase, ho airon ta skeue, literally "the one carrying the armor"): One who carried the large shield and perhaps other weapons for a king (1 Samuel 31:4), commander-in-chief (2 Samuel 23:37), captain (1 Samuel 14:7) or champion (1 Samuel 17:7). All warriors of distinction had such an attendant

ARMHOLE arm'-hol: The Hebrew word 'atstsil, is used in Jeremiah 38:12 in the sense of armpits. When the prophet was pulled up out of the pit by ropes, the armpits were protected with rags and old garments. The meaning in Ezekiel 13:18 the King James Version (the Revised Version (British and American) "elbows," the Revised Version, margin "joints o

ARMLET arm'-let: The word translated "bracelet" in 2 Samuel 1:10 the King James Version, probably denotes an "armlet," or "arm-band," worn on the upper arm. But it is the same word which with a different context is rendered "ankle- chains" (in Numbers 31:50 the Revised Version (British and American)). The "bracelet" of Sirach 21:21 the King James

ARMENIAN; ARYAN; RELIGION ar-me'-ni-an, ar'-i-an. This greatly resembled that of Persia, though Zoroastrianism and its dualistic system were not professed. We are thus enabled to judge how far the religion of the Avesta is due to Zoroaster's reformation. Aramazd (Ahura Mazda), creator of heaven and earth, was father of all the chief deities. His sp

ARMENIA ar-me'-ni-a: _I. GEOGRAPHY_ _II. ANCIENT HISTORY_ 1. Turanian Armenians Their Religion 2. Aryan Armenians: History to 114 AD _LITERATURE_ I. Geography. 'araraT (Sumerian Ar, "region," plus ar "high," plus Tu, "mountain," plus "high mountainous region"): in Assyrian, UrTu, UrarTu, UrasTu: in AEgyp, Ermenen (= "Region of the Minni")

ARMENIAN VERSIONS, OF THE BIBLE ar-me'-ni-an vur'-shuns, bi'-bl. _I. ANCIENT ARMENIAN_ 1. Circumstances under Which Made 2. The Translators Apocrypha Omitted 3. Revision 4. Results of Circulation 5. Printed Editions _II. MODERN ARMENIAN VERSIONS_ 1. Ararat-Armenian 2. Constantinopolitan-Armenian _III. ARMENIAN LANGUAGE_ _LITERATURE_ I.

ARMAGEDDON ar-ma-ged'-on Armageddon: Revelation 16:16; the Revised Version (British and American) "HAR-MAGEDON") (which see). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ARMAGEDDON'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ARKITE ark'-it (`arqi): An inhabitant of the town of Arka, situated some ten or twelve miles Northeast of Tripoils, Syria, and about four miles from the shore of the sea. The Arkites are mentioned in Genesis 10:17 and 1 Chronicles 1:15 as being the descendants of Canaan, and they were undoubtedly of Phoenician stock. The place was not of much impo

ARM arm (zeroa`, 'ezroa`, dera`; brachion; chotsen, katheph): The usual form is zeroa` from the root zara`, "to spread." The arm may be "stretched out." 'Ezroa` is this form with prosthetic 'aleph (Job 31:22; Jeremiah 32:21), and dera` is the Aramaic form. Chotsen is really "bosom," thus the Revised Version (British and American) (Isaiah 49:22); a

ARK OF TESTIMONY test'-i-mo-ni. See ARK OF THE COVENANT. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ARK OF TESTIMONY'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ARK OF NOAH ark, no'-a: A structure built by Noah at the command of God to preserve from the Flood a remnant of the human race and of the animals associated with man. It was constructed of "gopher wood" (Genesis 6:14)--very likely the cypress used extensively by the Phoenicians for ship-building. It was divided into rooms or nests, and was three s

ARK see ARK OF BULRUSHES; ARK OF THE COVENANT; ARK OF NOAH Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ARK'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ARK OF BULRUSHES ark, bool'-rush-iz (tebhah; Egyptian tebt; Septuagint thibis, "a chest," "a vessel to float"). 1. Definitions: The Hebrew word here translated "ark" is used in the Old Testament only of the ark of Noah (Genesis 6:14) and of the ark of bulrushes (Exodus 2:3), and always in the secondary meaning, a vessel to float. The Septuagint t

ARIUS a-ri'-us, a'-ri-us (Ares): The reading of the Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) adopted in the Revised Version (British and American) for the former reading Areus and Areios of Josephus. A king of Sparta (309-265 BC) who wrote the letter to Onias, the high priest, given in 1 Macc 12:7,20-23. There were two Spartan kings named Ariu

ARITHMETIC a-rith'-me-tik. See NUMBER. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ARITHMETIC'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.