Dictionaries :: AbiudHitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryAbiud:father of praiseInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAbiud: a-bi'-ud ('Abioud, perhaps "my father is majesty"; see ABIHUD): Mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus (Mt 1:13 and not elsewhere) as the son of Zerubbabel. Nave's Topical BibleAbiud: Ancestor of Jesus Mat 1:13Smith's Bib

Dictionaries :: AcchoEaston's Bible DictionaryAccho: sultry or sandy, a town and harbour of Phoenicia, in the tribe of Asher, but never acquired by them (Jdg 1:31). It was known to the ancient Greeks and Romans by the name of Ptolemais, from Ptolemy the king of Egypt, who rebuilt it about B.C. 100. Here Paul landed on his last journey to Jerusal

Dictionaries :: AbielEaston's Bible DictionaryAbiel: father (i.e., "possessor") of God = "pious." (1.) The son of Zeror and father of Ner, who was the grandfather of Saul (1Sa 14:51; 1Ch 8:33; 1Ch 9:39). In 1Sa 9:1, he is called the "father," probably meaning the grandfather, of Kish. (2.) An Arbathite, one of David's warriors (1Ch 11:32);

Dictionaries :: AdminInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAdmin: ad'-min.

Dictionaries :: AchsaInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAchsa: ak'-sa: Used in the King James Version in 1Ch 2:49 for ACHSAH, which see. Smith's Bible DictionaryAchsa: (1 Chronicles 2:49). SEE [ACHSAH].

Dictionaries :: AholahEaston's Bible DictionaryAholah: she has her own tent, a name used by Ezekiel (Eze 23:4,5,36,44) as a symbol of the idolatry of the kingdom of Israel. This kingdom is described as a lewdwoman, an adulteress, given up to the abominations and idolatries of the Egyptians and Assyrians. Because of her crimes, she was carried aw

Dictionaries :: AbezEaston's Bible DictionaryAbez: tin, or white, a town in the tribe of Issachar (Jos 19:20), at the north of the plain of Esdraelon. It is probably identified with the ruins of el-Beida.Hitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryAbez:an egg; muddyInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAbez: a'-bez: Used in the King James Version (

Dictionaries :: AhabEaston's Bible DictionaryAhab: father's brother. (1.) The son of Omri, whom he succeeded as the seventh king of Israel. His history is recorded in 1 Kings 16-22. His wife was Jezebel (q.v.), who exercised a very evil influence over him. To the calf-worship introduced by Jeroboam he added the worship of Baal. He was severely a

Dictionaries :: AcquaintanceVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words1Strong's Number: g1110Greek: gnostosAcquaintance:from ginosko, "to know," signifies "known, or knowable;" hence, "one's acquaintance;" it is used in this sense, in the plural, in Luk 2:44; 23:49. See KNOWN, NOTABLE.2Strong's Number: g2398Greek: idiosAcquaintance:"one's

Dictionaries :: AbibEaston's Bible DictionaryAbib: an ear of corn, the month of newly-ripened grain (Exd 13:4; Exd 23:15); the first of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, and the seventh of the civil year. It began about the time of the vernal equinox, on 21st March. It was called Nisan, after the Captivity (Neh 2:1). On the fifteenth day of the mo

Dictionaries :: Accept, Accepted, AcceptableVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words Accept, Accepted, Acceptable:The following adjectives are translated "acceptable," or in some cases "accepted." The R.V. more frequently adopts the former rendering.A-1VerbStrong's Number: g1209Greek: dechomaiAccept, Accepted, Acceptable:signifies "to ac

Dictionaries :: Adulterer (-ess), Adulterous, AdulteryVine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament WordsA-1NounStrong's Number: g3432Greek: moichosAdulterer (-ess), Adulterous, Adultery:denotes one "who has unlawful intercourse with the spouse of another," Luk 18:11; 1Cr 6:9; Hbr 13:4. As to Jam 4:4, see below.A-2NounStrong's Number: g3428Greek: m

Dictionaries :: AherInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAher: a'-her ('acher, "another"; Aer): A man of Benjamin (1Ch 7:12), apparently a contracted form, perhaps the same as Ahiram (King James Version) (Nu 26:38) or Aharah (1Ch 8:1). Nave's Topical BibleAher: See AHARAHSmith's Bible DictionaryAher: (following) ancestor of Hushim a

Dictionaries :: AdulteryEaston's Bible DictionaryAdultery: conjugal infidelity. An adulterer was a man who had illicit intercourse with a married or a betrothed woman, and such a woman was an adulteress. Intercourse between a married man and an unmarried woman was fornication. Adultery was regarded as a great social wrong, as well as a great sin

Dictionaries :: AccountabilityInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAccountability: a-koun-ta-bil'-i-ti. 1. Scriptural Principles: The general teaching of Scripture on this subject is summarized in Ro 14:12: "So then each one of us shall give account of himself to God." But this implies, on the one hand, the existence of a Moral Ruler

Dictionaries :: AbinadabEaston's Bible DictionaryAbinadab: father of nobleness; i.e., "noble." (1.) A Levite of Kirjath-jearim, in whose house the ark of the covenant was deposited after having been brought back from the land of the Philistines (1Sa 7:1). It remained there twenty years, till it was at length removed by David (1Sa 7:1-2; 1Ch 1

Dictionaries :: AhisharEaston's Bible DictionaryAhishar: brother of song = singer, the officer who was "over the household" of Solomon (1Ki 4:6).Hitchcock's Bible Names DictionaryAhishar:brother of a prince; brother of a songInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAhishar: a-hish'-ar ('achishar, "my brother has sung"): Mentioned in Solomon'

Dictionaries :: Acquaint; AcquaintanceInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAcquaint; Acquaintance: a-kwant', a-kwan'-tans (gnostoi): Terms referring to various degrees of knowledge, but implying more or less detailed information; applied to God's omniscience (Ps 139:3), to the grief of the Suffering Servant of Yahweh (Isa 53:3), and to the

Dictionaries :: Ah; AhaInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAh; Aha: a, a-ha': Interjections of frequent occurrence in the Old Testament, representing different Hebrew words and different states of feeling. (1) 'ahah, expressing complaint and found in the phrase "Ah, Lord Yahweh" (Jer 1:6; 4:10 etc.; Eze 4:14 etc.). Elsewhere the word is

Dictionaries :: AgarenesInternational Standard Bible EncyclopaediaAgarenes: ag-a-renz': Baruch 3:23 the King James Version. In the Old Testament the word is HAGARENES (which see).