ANTIOCHUS VI (Surnamed Theos (Theos), or, according to coins, Dionysus Epiphanes): Was the son of Alexander Balas, who claimed to be the son of Antiochus Epiphanes. Alexander left the throne to his son in 146 BC. The young king retired to Arabia--perhaps through compulsion. The shrewd diplomatist and skillful general, Tryphon, succeeded first in w

ANTIOCHUS IV, ANTIOCHUS EPIPHANES (Epiphanes, e-pif'-a-naz, "Illustrious"): Son of Antiochus III who became king after his brother, Seleucus IV, had been murdered by Heliodorus. As a boy Antiochus lived at Rome as a hostage. The Pergamene monarchs, Eumenes and Attalus, succeeded in placing upon the throne the brother of Seleucus, although Heliodor

ANTIOCHUS V (Eupator, "Nobleborn"): Son and successor to Antiochus Epiphanes, ascended the throne as a mere boy (163-161 BC) under the guardianship of Lysias, who led an expedition to the relief of Jerusalem, which had been besieged by Judas Maccabeus (1 Macc 6:18-30; Ant, XII, ix, 4), who was defeated (1 Macc 6:42). Antiochus then besieged Jerusa

ANTIOCHUS III (Megas, "The Great," mentioned in 1 Macc 1:10; 8:6-8): Son of Seleucus Kallinikos; succeeded to the throne of Syria in 222 BC; put to death his general, Hermeas, and then led an army against Egypt. Theodotus surrendered to him Tyre, Ptolemais and his naval fleet. Rhodes and Cyzicus, as well as Byzantium and Aetolia, desired peace, bu

ANTIOCHUS I an-ti'-o-kus (Antiochos Soter, "savior"): born 323 BC; died 261, son of Seleucus Nicator. He fell in love with his stepmother, Stratonike, and became very ill. His father, when he discovered the cause of his son's illness, gave her to him in 293, and yielded to him the sovereignty over all the countries beyond the Euphrates, as well as

ANTIOCHUS II Surnamed Theos (Theos, "god"): Son and successor of Antiochus (261-246 BC). He made a successful war on Ptolemy Philadelphus of Egypt, but was obliged to buy peace in 250 by divorcing his wife, Laodice, and by marrying Ptolemy's daughter, Berenice. After the death of Ptolemy, "the king of the south" (Daniel 11:6) 248 BC, he recalled L

ANTIOCHUS an-ti'-o-kus (Antiochos; A, Antimachos (1 Macc 12:16)): The father of Numenius, who in company with Antipater, son of Jason, was sent by Jonathan on an embassy to the Romans and Spartans to renew "the friendship" and "former confederacy" made by Judas (1 Macc 12:16; 14:22; Ant, XIII, vi; 8). Copyright Statement These files are public dom

ANTIOCHIS an-ti'-o-kis (Antiochis): A concubine of Antiochus Epiphanes who had presented her with the two Cilician cities, Tarsus and Mallus. Dissatisfied with this the cities made insurrection (2 Macc 4:30). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ANTIOCHIS'".

ANTIOCHIANS an-ti-o'-ki-ans (Antiocheis, peculiar to the Apocrypha, 2 Macc 4:9,19): Antiochus Epiphanes was on the throne of Syria from 175 to 164 BC. His determined policy was to Hellenize his entire kingdom. The greatest obstacle to his ambition was the fidelity of the Jews to their historic religion. Many worldly Hebrews, however, for material

ANTIMONY an'-ti-mo-ni. See COLOR. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ANTIMONY'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ANTILOGEMENA an-ti-le-gom'-e-na. See BIBLE; CANON OF THE NEW TESTAMENT; DEUTERO-CANONICAL. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ANTILOGEMENA'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ANTICHRIST an'-ti-krist (antichristos): _I. IN THE OLD TESTAMENT_ _II. IN THE NEW TESTAMENT_ 1. The Gospels 2. Pauline Epistles 3. Johannine Epistles 4. Book of Revelation _III. IN APOCALYPTIC WRITINGS_ _IV. IN PATRISTIC WRITINGS_ _V. MEDIAEVAL VIEWS_ 1. Christian 2. Jewish _VI. POST-REFORMATION VIEWS_ _LITERATURE_ The word "antichrist

ANTI-LIBANUS an-ti-lib'-a-nus. See LEBANON. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ANTI-LIBANUS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ANTHROPOLOGY an-thro-pol'-o-ji: _I. TERMS EMPLOYED_ _II. NATURE OF MAN BIBLICAL CONCEPTION_ _III. ORIGIN OF MAN FROM SCRIPTURE ACCOUNT: NARRATIVES OF CREATION_ _IV. UNITY OF THE RACE: VARIOUS THEORIES_ _V. EVOLUTIONARY THEORY AS TO ORIGIN OF MAN_ 1. Darwinism 2. Difficulties 3. Objections 4. The New Evolutionism 5. Evolution and Genesis

ANTHROPOMORPHISM an-thro-po-mor'-fiz'-m: 1. Definition of the Term 2. Old Testament Anthropomorphisms 3. In What Senses an Anthropomorphic Element Is Necessary 4. Anthropomorphism and the Exigencies of Human Thinking 5. Anthropomorphism and Theism 6. Symbolic Forms of Thought 7. Philosophic Pantheism 8. Anthropomorphism and Personalized or

ANTHOTHIJAH an-tho-thi'-ja (`anthothiyah, "belonging to Anathoth"(?)): A son of Shasak of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:24), written in the King James Version Antothijah. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ANTHOTHIJAH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedi

ANTHEDON an-the'-don: A city of Palestine, rebuilt along with Samaria, Ashdod, Gaza, and other cities, at Gabinius' command (Josephus, Ant, XIV, v, 3). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ANTHEDON'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

ANTEDILUVIANS an-te-di-lu'-vi-ans. 1. Chronology Uncertain: According to the ordinary interpretation of the genealogical tables in Genesis 5 the lives of the antediluvians were prolonged to an extreme old age, Methuselah attaining that of 969 years. But before accepting these figures as a basis of interpretation it is important to observe that th

ANTELOPE an'-te-lop (RV; the King James Version "wild ox," te'o (Deuteronomy 14:5), and "wild bull," to (Isaiah 51:20)); orux (The Septuagint in Codex Vaticanus has hos seutlion hemiephthon, literally, "like a half-cooked beet-root"): The dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas) is widely distributed in Syria, Palestine and Arabia. The recently discovered

ANTEDILUVIAN PATRIARCHS an-te-di-lu'-vi-an pa'-tri-arks. 1. The Ten Antediluvian Patriarchs: Ten patriarchs who lived before the Flood are listed in the genealogical table of Genesis 5, together with a statement of the age of each at the birth of his son, the number of years that remained to him till death, and the sum of both periods or the enti