BETHINK be-think' (heshibh 'el lebh, "to lay to heart," hence, "recall to mind"): Anglo-Saxon word used only in seventh petition of Solomon's prayer at the dedication of the Temple. If the people, carried into captivity, because of sin, should "take it to heart," then God (he prayed) would hear and forgive (1 Kings 8:47; 2 Chronicle......

GODS ('elohim; theoi): I. IN THE OLD TESTAMENT 1. Superhuman Beings (God and Angels) 2. Judges, Rulers 3. Gods of the Nations 4. Superiority of Yahweh to Other Gods 5. Regulations Regarding the Gods of the Nations 6. Israel's Tendency to Idolatry II. IN THE APOCRYPHA III. IN THE NEW TESTAMENT The Hebrew plural 'elohim is ge......

JADDUA jad'-u-a, ja-du'-a (yaddua`, "known"): (1) One of the "chiefs of the people" who with Nehemiah sealed the covenant, thus signifying their voluntary acceptance of the law and their solemn promise to submit to its yoke (Nehemiah 10:21 (Hebrew 22)). (2) Son of Jonathan or Johanan, and great-grandson of Eliashib, the high priest......

BEEROTH BENE-JAAKAN ben'-e-ja'-a-kan (be'eroth bene ya`aqan; the Revised Version, margin "the wells of the children of Jaakan"): A desert camp of the Israelites mentioned before Moserah (Deuteronomy 10:6). In Numbers 33:31,32 the name is given simply "Bene-jaakan," and the situation after Moseroth. See WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL. Copyrig......

KEYS, POWER OF THE kez I. THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED 1. The Keys; and the Binding and Loosing 2. Meaning of the Statements 3. How Peter Is Related to These Powers 4. Is the Primary Idea that of Position and Authority? II. VIEWS MAINTAINED 1. Agent of the Power 2. Nature of the Power 3. Scope of the Power III. DATA FOR DECIDING T......

ABIASAPH a-bi'-a-saf, ab-i-a'-saf ('abhi-'acaph, "my father has gathered"): A descendant of Kohath the son of Levi (Exodus 6:24; 1 Chronicles 6:23,37 (1 Chronicles 8,22);1 Chronicles 9:19). In Chronicles the name is 'ebh-yacaph, which seems to be a mere variant spelling. The Samaritan version has the same form in Exodus. The list in......

FOREST for'-est: (1) choresh (compare proper name Harosheth), 2 Chronicles 27:4. In 1 Samuel 23:15 translated "wood"; in Isaiah 17:9, "wood"; in Ezekiel 31:3, "forest-like shade." Applied to any thick growth of vegetation but not necessarily so extensive as (3). (2) pardec: Nehemiah 2:8, margin "park"; Ecclesiastes 2:5, the King J......

CHARCHEMISH kar'-ke-mish. See CARCHEMISH. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'CHARCHEMISH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915....

SIEVE; SIFT siv. See AGRICULTURE; THRESHING. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SIEVE; SIFT'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915....

HAPPINESS hap'-i-nes. See BLESSEDNESS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HAPPINESS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915....