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"One of the precious stones in the breastplate of the high priest (Ex. 28:19; 39:12), and in the foundation of the New Jerusalem (Rev. 21:20). The ancients thought that this stone had the power of dispelling drunkenness in all who wore or touched it, and hence its Greek name formed from a_, \"privative,\" and _meth... | Amethyst |
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"True, the father of Jonah the prophet, a native of Gath-hepher (2 Kings 14:25; Jonah 1:1).",
"true; fearing",
"(true), father of the prophet Jonah. (2 Kings 14:25; Jonah 1:1)"
] | Amittai |
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"A cubit, the name of a hill which Joab and Abishai reached as the sun went down, when they were in pursuit of Abner (2 Sam. 2:24). It lay to the east of Gibeon.",
"my, or his, people",
"(head), The hill of, A hill facing Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon, named as the point to which Joab pursued Abne... | Ammah |
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"My people, a name given by Jehovah to the people of Israel (Hos. 2:1, 23. Comp. 1:9; Ezek. 16:8; Rom. 9:25, 26; 1 Pet. 2:10).",
"same as Ammah",
"i.e., as explained in the margin of the Authorized Version, my people . (Hosea 2:1)"
] | Ammi |
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"People of God. (1.) One of the twelve spies sent by Moses to search the land of Canaan (Num. 13:12). He was one of the ten who perished by the plague for their unfavourable report (Num. 14:37).",
"(2.) The father of Machir of Lo-debar, in whose house Mephibosheth resided (2 Sam. 9:4, 5; 17:27).",
"(3.) The fat... | Ammiel |
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"People of glory; i.e., \"renowned.\" (1.) The father of the Ephraimite chief Elishama, at the time of the Exodus (Num. 1:10; 2:18; 7:48, 53).",
"(2.) Num. 34:20. (3.) Num. 34:28.",
"(4.) The father of Talmai, king of Geshur, to whom Absalom fled after the murder of Amnon (2 Sam. 13:37).",
"(5.) The son of Om... | Ammihud |
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"Kindred of the prince. (1.) The father of Nahshon, who was chief of the tribe of Judah (Num. 1:7; 2:3; 7:12, 17; 10:14). His daughter Elisheba was married to Aaron (Ex. 6:23).",
"(2.) A son of Kohath, the second son of Levi (1 Chr. 6:22), called also Izhar (2, 18).",
"(3.) Chief of the 112 descendants of Uzzie... | Amminadab |
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"A person mentioned in Cant. 6:12, whose chariots were famed for their swiftness. It is rendered in the margin \"my willing people,\" and in the Revised Version \"my princely people.\"",
"Probably another form of Amminadab. He was noted for the swiftness of his chariot. (Song of Solomon 6:12) It is uncertain whet... | Amminadib |
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"People of the Almighty, the father of Ahiezer, who was chief of the Danites at the time of the Exodus (Num. 1:12; 2:25). This is one of the few names compounded with the name of God, Shaddai, \"Almighty.\"",
"the people of the Almighty; the Almighty is with me"
] | Ammishaddai |
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"People of the giver, the son of Benaiah, who was the third and chief captain of the host under David (1 Chr. 27:6).",
"dowry of the people",
"(people of the Giver, i.e. God), the son of Benaiah, who commanded the third division of David's army. (1 Chronicles 27:6) (B.C. 1050.)"
] | Ammizabad |
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"Another form of the name Ben-ammi, the son of Lot (Gen. 19:38). This name is also used for his posterity (Ps. 83:7).",
"a people; the son of my people",
"(sons of renown, mountaineers), Am'monites, Children of Ammon, A people descended from Ben-ammi, the son of Lot by his younger daughter. (Genesis 19:38) comp... | Ammon |
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"The usual name of the descendants of Ammon, the son of Lot (Gen. 19:38). From the very beginning (Deut. 2:16-20) of their history till they are lost sight of (Judg. 5:2), this tribe is closely associated with the Moabites (Judg. 10:11; 2 Chr. 20:1; Zeph. 2:8). Both of these tribes hired Balaam to curse Israel (Deu... | Ammonite |
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"Faithful. (1.) One of the sons of Shammai, of the children of Ezra (1 Chr. 4:20; comp. 17).",
"(2.) The eldest son of David, by Ahinoam of Jezreel (1 Chr. 3:1; 2 Sam. 3:2). Absalom caused him to be put to death for his great crime in the matter of Tamar (2 Sam. 13:28, 29).",
"faithful and true; tutor",
"(fai... | Amnon |
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"Builder. (1.) The governor of Samaria in the time of Ahab. The prophet Micaiah was committed to his custody (1 Kings 22:26; 2 Chr. 18:25).",
"(2.) The son of Manasseh, and fourteenth king of Judah. He restored idolatry, and set up the images which his father had cast down. Zephaniah (1:4; 3:4, 11) refers to the ... | Amon |
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"Highlanders, or hillmen, the name given to the descendants of one of the sons of Canaan (Gen. 14:7), called Amurra or Amurri in the Assyrian and Egyptian inscriptions. On the early Babylonian monuments all Syria, including Palestine, is known as \"the land of the Amorites.\" The southern slopes of the mountains of... | Amorites |
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"Borne; a burden, one of the twelve minor prophets. He was a native of Tekota, the modern Tekua, a town about 12 miles south-east of Bethlehem. He was a man of humble birth, neither a \"prophet nor a prophet's son,\" but \"an herdman and a dresser of sycomore trees,\" R.V. He prophesied in the days of Uzziah, king ... | Amos |
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"Strong, the father of the prophet Isaiah (2 Kings 19:2, 20; 20:1; Isa. 1:1; 2:1). As to his personal history little is positively known. He is supposed by some to have been the \"man of God\" spoken of in 2 Chr. 25:7, 8.",
"strong; robust",
"(strong), father of the prophet Isaiah, and, according to rabbinical ... | Amoz |
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"City on both sides, a Macedonian city, a great Roman military station, through which Paul and Silas passed on their way from Philippi to Thessalonica, a distance of 33 Roman miles from Philippi (Acts 17:1).",
"(a city surrounded by the sea), a city of Macedonia, through which Paul and Silas passed on their way f... | Amphipolis |
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"A Roman Christian saluted by Paul (Rom. 16:8).",
"large; extensive",
"(large), a Christian at Rome. (Romans 16:8) (A.D. 55.)"
] | Amplias |
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"Kindred of the High; i.e., \"friend of Jehovah.\" (1.) The son of Kohath, the son of Levi. He married Jochebed, \"his father's sister,\" and was the father of Aaron, Miriam, and Moses (Ex. 6:18, 20; Num. 3:19). He died in Egypt at the age of 137 years (Ex. 6:20). His descendants were called Amramites (Num. 3:27; 1... | Amram |
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"King of Shinar, southern Chaldea, one of the confederates of Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, in a war against Sodom and cities of the plain (Gen. 14:1, 4). It is now found that Amraphel (or Ammirapaltu) is the Khammu-rabi whose name appears on recently-discovered monuments. (See [20]CHEDORLAOMER). After defeating Ario... | Amraphel |
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"Grape-town, one of the cities in the mountains of Judah, from which Joshua expelled the Anakim (Josh. 11:21; 15:50). It still retains its ancient name. It lies among the hills, 10 miles south-south-west of Hebron.",
"a grape; a knot",
"(grape-town), a town in the mountains of Judah, (Joshua 15:50) named with D... | Anab |
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"Speech. (1.) One of the sons of Seir, and head of an Idumean tribe, called a Horite, as in course of time all the branches of this tribe were called from their dwelling in caves in Mount Seir (Gen. 36:20, 29; 1 Chr. 1:38).",
"(2.) One of the two sons of Zibeon the Horite, and father of Esau's wife Aholibamah (Ge... | Anah |
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"Long-necked, the son of Arba, father of the Anakim (Josh. 15:13; 21:11, Heb. Anok).",
"a collar; ornament"
] | Anak |
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"The descendants of Anak (Josh. 11:21; Num. 13:33; Deut. 9:2). They dwelt in the south of Palestine, in the neighbourhood of Hebron (Gen. 23:2; Josh. 15:13). In the days of Abraham (Gen. 14:5, 6) they inhabited the region afterwards known as Edom and Moab, east of the Jordan. They were probably a remnant of the ori... | Anakim |
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"The name of an Egyptian tribe descended from Mizraim (Gen. 10:13; 1 Chr. 1:11).",
"a fountain; answer; affliction",
"a Mizraite people or tribe. (Genesis 10:13; 1 Chronicles 1:11)"
] | Anamim |
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"One of the gods worshipped by the people of Sepharvaim, who colonized Samaria (2 Kings 17:31). The name means \"Anu is king.\" It was a female deity representing the moon, as Adrammelech (q.v.) was the male representing the sun.",
"answer; poverty of the king",
"(image of the king), one of the idols worshipped... | Anammelech |
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"Cloud, one of the Israelites who sealed the covenant after the return from Babylon (Neh. 10:26).",
"(a cloud), one of the \"heads of the people\" who signed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:26) (B.C. 410.)"
] | Anan |
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"Protected by Jehovah, the name of a town in the tribe of Benjamin between Nob and Hazor (Neh. 11:32). It is probably the modern Beit Hanina, a small village 3 miles north of Jerusalem.",
"a place, named between Nob and Hazor, in which the Benjamites lived after their return from captivity. (Nehemiah 11:32)",
"... | Ananiah |
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"A common Jewish name, the same as Hananiah. (1.) One of the members of the church at Jerusalem, who conspired with his wife Sapphira to deceive the brethren, and who fell down and immediately expired after he had uttered the falsehood (Acts 5:5). By common agreement the members of the early Christian community dev... | Ananias |
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"An answer; i.e., to \"prayer\", the father of Shamgar, who was one of the judges of Israel (Judg. 3:31).",
"(answer), father of Shamgar. (Judges 3:31; 5:6)"
] | Anath |
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"Anything laid up or suspended; hence anything laid up in a temple or set apart as sacred. In this sense the form of the word is anath(ee)ma, once in plural used in the Greek New Testament, in Luke 21:5, where it is rendered \"gifts.\" In the LXX. the form anathema is generally used as the rendering of the Hebrew w... | Anathema |
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"The name of one of the cities of refuge, in the tribe of Benjamin (Josh. 21:18). The Jews, as a rule, did not change the names of the towns they found in Palestine; hence this town may be regarded as deriving its name from the goddess Anat. It was the native place of Abiezer, one of David's \"thirty\" (2 Sam. 23:2... | Anathoth |
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"From Acts 27:29, 30, 40, it would appear that the Roman vessels carried several anchors, which were attached to the stern as well as to the prow. The Roman anchor, like the modern one, had two teeth or flukes. In Heb. 6:19 the word is used metaphorically for that which supports or keeps one steadfast in the time o... | Anchor |
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"An expression applied to Jehovah three times in the vision of Daniel (7:9, 13, 22) in the sense of eternal. In contrast with all earthly kings, his days are past reckoning."
] | Ancient of Days |
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"Manliness, a Greek name; one of the apostles of our Lord. He was of Bethsaida in Galilee (John 1:44), and was the brother of Simon Peter (Matt. 4:18; 10:2). On one occasion John the Baptist, whose disciple he then was, pointing to Jesus, said, \"Behold the Lamb of God\" (John 1:40); and Andrew, hearing him, immedi... | Andrew |
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"Man-conquering, a Jewish Christian, the kinsman and fellowprisoner of Paul (Rom. 16:7); \"of note among the apostles.\"",
"a man excelling others",
"(man-conqueror).",
"+ An officer left as viceroy, 2 Macc. 4:31, in Antioch by Antiochus Epiphanes during his absence. 2 Macc. 4:31-38. (B.C. 171.) + Another off... | Andronicus |
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"Two fountains, a Levitical city in the tribe of Issachar (1 Chr. 6:73). It is also called En-gannim (q.v.) in Josh. 19:21; the modern Jenin.",
"or Anen, an answer; their affliction",
"(two springs), a city of Issachar, with \"suburbs,\" belonging to the (Gershonites). (1 Chronicles 6:70)"
] | Anem |
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"A boy. (1.) A Canaanitish chief who joined his forces with those of Abraham in pursuit of Chedorlaomer (Gen. 14:13, 24).",
"(2.) A city of Manasseh given to the Levites of Kohath's family (1 Chr. 6:70).",
"answer; song; affliction",
"one of the three Amorite chiefs of Hebron who aided Abraham in the pursuit ... | Aner |
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"A word signifying, both in the Hebrew and Greek, a \"messenger,\" and hence employed to denote any agent God sends forth to execute his purposes. It is used of an ordinary messenger (Job 1:14: 1 Sam. 11:3; Luke 7:24; 9:52), of prophets (Isa. 42:19; Hag. 1:13), of priests (Mal. 2:7), and ministers of the New Testam... | Angel |
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"The emotion of instant displeasure on account of something evil that presents itself to our view. In itself it is an original susceptibility of our nature, just as love is, and is not necessarily sinful. It may, however, become sinful when causeless, or excessive, or protracted (Matt. 5:22; Eph. 4:26; Col. 3:8). A... | Anger |
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"Fountains, a city in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:50), now el-Ghuwein, near Eshtemoh, about 10 miles south-west of Hebron.",
"answerings; singings; afflicted",
"(fountains), a city in the mountains of Judah, named with Eshtemoh and Goshen. (Joshua 15:50)"
] | Anim |
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"An organized living creature endowed with sensation. The Levitical law divided animals into clean and unclean, although the distinction seems to have existed before the Flood (Gen. 7:2). The clean could be offered in sacrifice and eaten. All animals that had not cloven hoofs and did not chew the cud were unclean. ... | Animal |
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"This word is found only in Matt. 23:23. It is the plant commonly known by the name of dill, the Peucedanum graveolens of the botanist. This name dill is derived from a Norse word which means to soothe, the plant having the carminative property of allaying pain. The common dill, the Anethum graveolens, is an annual... | Anise |
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"Grace, an aged widow, the daughter of Phanuel. She was a \"prophetess,\" like Miriam, Deborah, and Huldah (2 Chr. 34:22). After seven years of married life her husband died, and during her long widowhood she daily attended the temple services. When she was eighty-four years old, she entered the temple at the momen... | Anna |
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"Was high priest A.D. 7-14. In A.D. 25 Caiaphas, who had married the daughter of Annas (John 18:13), was raised to that office, and probably Annas was now made president of the Sanhedrim, or deputy or coadjutor of the high priest, and thus was also called high priest along with Caiaphas (Luke 3:2). By the Mosaic la... | Annas |
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"The practice of anointing with perfumed oil was common among the Hebrews. (1.) The act of anointing was significant of consecration to a holy or sacred use; hence the anointing of the high priest (Ex. 29:29; Lev. 4:3) and of the sacred vessels (Ex. 30:26). The high priest and the king are thus called \"the anointe... | Anoint |
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"(Heb. nemalah, from a word meaning to creep, cut off, destroy), referred to in Prov. 6:6; 30:25, as distinguished for its prudent habits. Many ants in Palestine feed on animal substances, but others draw their nourishment partly or exclusively from vegetables. To the latter class belongs the ant to which Solomon r... | Ant |
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"Against Christ, or an opposition Christ, a rival Christ. The word is used only by the apostle John. Referring to false teachers, he says (1 John 2:18, 22; 4:3; 2 John 1:7), \"Even now are there many antichrists.\"",
"(1.) This name has been applied to the \"little horn\" of the \"king of fierce countenance\" (Da... | Antichrist |
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"(1.) In Syria, on the river Orontes, about 16 miles from the Mediterranean, and some 300 miles north of Jerusalem. It was the metropolis of Syria, and afterwards became the capital of the Roman province in Asia. It ranked third, after Rome and Alexandria, in point of importance, of the cities of the Roman empire. ... | Antioch |
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"The name of several Syrian kings from B.C. 280 to B.C. 65. The most notable of these were, (1.) Antiochus the Great, who ascended the throne B.C. 223. He is regarded as the \"king of the north\" referred to in Dan. 11:13-19. He was succeeded (B.C. 187) by his son, Seleucus Philopater, spoken of by Daniel (11:20) a... | Antiochus |
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"(1.) Herod Antipas, a son of Herod the Great by his Samaritan wife Malthace. He was tetrarch of Galilee and Peraea during the whole period of our Lord's life on earth (Luke 23:7). He was a frivolous and vain prince, and was chargeable with many infamous crimes (Mark 8:15; Luke 3:19; 13:31, 32). He beheaded John th... | Antipas |
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"A city built by Herod the Great, and called by this name in honour of his father, Antipater. It lay between Caesarea and Lydda, two miles inland, on the great Roman road from Caesarea to Jerusalem. To this place Paul was brought by night (Acts 23:31) on his way to Caesarea, from which it was distant 28 miles. It i... | Antipatris |
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"A fortress in Jerusalem, at the north-west corner of the temple area. It is called \"the castle\" (Acts 21:34, 37). From the stairs of this castle Paul delivered his famous speech to the multitude in the area below (Acts 22:1-21). It was originally a place in which were kept the vestments of the high priest. Herod... | Antonia |
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"An inhabitant of Anathoth, found only in 1 Chr. 11:28; 12:3. In 2 Sam. 23:27 it is Anethothite; in 1 Chr. 27:12, Anetothite. (R.V., \"Anathothite.\")",
"a dweller at Anathoth. (1 Chronicles 11:28; 12:3) [[138]Anathoth]"
] | Antothite |
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"The rendering of the Hebrew word , \"beaten,\" found only in Isa. 41:7."
] | Anvil |
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"An animal of the monkey tribe (1 Kings 10:22; 2 Chr. 9:21). It was brought from India by the fleets of Solomon and Hiram, and was called by the Hebrews koph_, and by the Greeks _kepos, both words being just the Indian Tamil name of the monkey, kapi, i.e., swift, nimble, active. No species of ape has ever been foun... | Ape |
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"A Christian at Rome whom Paul salutes (Rom. 16:10), and styles \"approved in Christ.\"",
"exclusion; separation",
"(called), a Christian saluted by St. Paul in (Romans 16:10) Tradition makes him bishop of Smyrna or Heraclea. (A.D. 55.)"
] | Apelles |
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"A company of the colonists whom the Assyrian king planted in Samaria (Ezra 5:6; 6:6)."
] | Apharsachites |
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"Another of the tribes removed to Samaria (Ezra 4:9), or perhaps the same as the preceding."
] | Apharsites |
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"(Judg. 1:31); Aphek (Josh. 13:4; 19:30), stronghold. (1.) A city of the tribe of Asher. It was the scene of the licentious worship of the Syrian Aphrodite. The ruins of the temple, \"magnificent ruins\" in a \"spot of strange wildness and beauty\", are still seen at Afka, on the north-west slopes of Lebanon, near ... | Aphik |
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"The Greek name of the Book of Revelation (q.v.).",
"uncovering, revelation",
"A Greek word meaning revelation, applied chiefly to the book of Revelation by John. [[143]Revelation Of St. John]"
] | Apocalypse |
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"Hidden, spurious, the name given to certain ancient books which found a place in the LXX. and Latin Vulgate versions of the Old Testament, and were appended to all the great translations made from them in the sixteenth century, but which have no claim to be regarded as in any sense parts of the inspired Word.",
... | Apocrypha |
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"A city of Macedonia between Amphipolis and Thessalonica, from which it was distant about 36 miles. Paul and Silas passed through it on their way to Thessalonica (Acts 17:1).",
"perdition, destruction",
"(belonging to Apollo), a city of Macedonia, through which Paul and Silas passed in their way from Philippi a... | Apollonia |
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"A Jew \"born at Alexandria,\" a man well versed in the Scriptures and eloquent (Acts 18:24; R.V., \"learned\"). He came to Ephesus (about A.D. 49), where he spake \"boldly\" in the synagogue (18:26), although he did not know as yet that Jesus of Nazareth was the Messiah. Aquila and Priscilla instructed him more pe... | Apollos |
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"Destroyer, the name given to the king of the hosts represented by the locusts (Rev. 9:11). It is the Greek translation of the Hebrew Abaddon (q.v.).",
"a destroyer",
"or, as it is literally in the margin of the Authorized Version of (Revelation 9:11) \"a destroyer,\" is the rendering of the Hebrew word [145]Ab... | Apollyon |
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"A person sent by another; a messenger; envoy. This word is once used as a descriptive designation of Jesus Christ, the Sent of the Father (Heb. 3:1; John 20:21). It is, however, generally used as designating the body of disciples to whom he intrusted the organization of his church and the dissemination of his gosp... | Apostle |
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"Rendered in the margin and the Revised Version \"perfumer,\" in Ex. 30:25; 37:29; Eccl. 10:1. The holy oils and ointments were prepared by priests properly qualified for this office. The feminine plural form of the Hebrew word is rendered \"confectionaries\" in 1 Sam. 8:13."
] | Apothecary |
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"In Old Testament times the distinction between male and female attire was not very marked. The statute forbidding men to wear female apparel (Deut. 22:5) referred especially to ornaments and head-dresses. Both men and women wore (1) an under garment or tunic, which was bound by a girdle. One who had only this tuni... | Apparel |
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"A reference of any case from an inferior to a superior court. Moses established in the wilderness a series of judicatories such that appeals could be made from a lower to a higher (Ex. 18:13-26.)",
"Under the Roman law the most remarkable case of appeal is that of Paul from the tribunal of Festus at Caesarea to ... | Appeal |
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"Increasing, a female Christian at Colosse (Philemon 1:2), supposed by some to have been the wife of Philemon.",
"productive; fruitful",
"(fruitful) a Christian woman addressed jointly with Philemon and Archippus in Phil. 2; apparently a member of Philemon's household, and not improbably his wife. (A.D. 57)"
] | Apphia |
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"I.e., \"the market of Appius\" (Acts 28:15, R.V.), a town on the road, the \"Appian Way,\" from Rome to Brundusium. It was 43 miles from Rome. Here Paul was met by some Roman Christians on his way to the capital. It was natural that they should halt here and wait for him, because from this place there were two way... | Appii Forum |
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"(Heb. tappuah, meaning \"fragrance\"). Probably the apricot or quince is intended by the word, as Palestine was too hot for the growth of apples proper. It is enumerated among the most valuable trees of Palestine (Joel 1:12), and frequently referred to in Canticles, and noted for its beauty (2:3, 5; 8:5). There is... | Apple |
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"Found in the Authorized Version in Gen. 3:7, of the bands of fig-leaves made by our first parents. In Acts 19:12, it denotes the belt or half-girdle worn by artisans and servants round the waist for the purpose of preserving the clothing from injury. In marg. of Authorized Version, Ruth 3:15, correctly rendered in... | Apron |
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"Eagle, a native of Pontus, by occupation a tent-maker, whom Paul met on his first visit to Corinth (Acts 18:2). Along with his wife Priscilla he had fled from Rome in consequence of a decree (A.D. 50) by Claudius commanding all Jews to leave the city. Paul sojourned with him at Corinth, and they wrought together a... | Aquila |
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"Ambush, a city in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:52), now Er-Rabiyeh.",
"multiplying; sowing sedition; a window; a locust",
"(ambush) a city of Judah in the mountainous district, probably in the neighborhood of Hebron; mentioned only in (Joshua 15:62)"
] | Arab |
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"Plain, in the Revised Version of 2 Kings 14:25; Josh. 3:16; 8:14; 2 Sam. 2:29; 4:7 (in all these passages the A.V. has \"plain\"); Amos 6:14 (A.V. \"wilderness\"). This word is found in the Authorized Version only in Josh. 18:18. It denotes the hollow depression through which the Jordan flows from the Lake of Gali... | Arabah |
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"Arid, an extensive region in the south-west of Asia. It is bounded on the west by the Isthmus of Suez and the Red Sea, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and on the east by the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates. It extends far into the north in barren deserts, meeting those of Syria and Mesopotamia. It is one of the f... | Arabia |
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"(1.) Now Tell Arad, a Canaanite city, about 20 miles south of Hebron. The king of Arad \"fought against Israel and took of them prisoners\" when they were retreating from the confines of Edom (Num. 21:1; 33:40; Judg. 1:16). It was finally subdued by Joshua (12:14).",
"(2.) One of the sons of Beriah (1 Chr. 8:15)... | Arad |
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"The son of Shem (Gen. 10:22); according to Gen. 22:21, a grandson of Nahor. In Matt. 1:3, 4, and Luke 3:33, this word is the Greek form of Ram, the father of Amminadab (1 Chr. 2:10).",
"The word means high, or highlands, and as the name of a country denotes that elevated region extending from the northeast of Pa... | Aram |
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"Aram of the two rivers, is Mesopotamia (as it is rendered in Gen. 24:10), the country enclosed between the Tigris on the east and the Euphrates on the west (Ps. 60, title); called also the \"field of Aram\" (Hos. 12:12, R.V.) i.e., the open country of Aram; in the Authorized Version, \"country of Syria.\" Padan-ar... | Aram-naharaim |
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"(Ps. 60, title), probably the region between the Euphrates and the Orontes."
] | Aram-zobah |
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"Wild goat, a descendant of Seir the Horite (Gen. 36:28).",
"an ark; their curse",
"(wild goat), a Horite, son of Dishan and brother of Uz. Genesis 36:28; 1Chr 1:42"
] | Aran |
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"Sacred land or high land, the name of a country on one of the mountains of which the ark rested after the Flood subsided (Gen. 8:4). The \"mountains\" mentioned were probably the Kurdish range of South Armenia. In 2 Kings 19:37, Isa. 37:38, the word is rendered \"Armenia\" in the Authorized Version, but in the Rev... | Ararat |
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"Agile; also called Ornan 1 Chr. 21:15, a Jebusite who dwelt in Jerusalem before it was taken by the Israelites. The destroying angel, sent to punish David for his vanity in taking a census of the people, was stayed in his work of destruction near a threshing-floor belonging to Araunah which was situated on Mount M... | Araunah |
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"Four, a giant, father of Anak. From him the city of Hebron derived its name of Kirjath-arba, i.e., the city of Araba (Josh. 14:15; 15:13; 21:11; Gen. 13:18; 23:2). (See [24]HEBRON.)",
"four",
"(city of the four), the progenitor of the Anakim, or sons of Anak, from whom their chief city, [159]Hebron, received i... | Arba |
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"A name given to Abi-albon, or, as elsewhere called, Abiel, one of David's warriors (2 Sam. 23:31; 1 Chr. 11:32), probably as being an inhabitant of Arabah (Josh. 15:61), a town in the wilderness of Judah.",
"a native of the Arabah or Ghor . [[160]Arabah] Abi-albon the Arbathite was one of David's mighty men. (2 ... | Arbathite |
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"An architectural term found only in Ezek. 40:16, 21, 22, 26, 29. There is no absolute proof that the Israelites employed arches in their buildings. The arch was employed in the building of the pyramids of Egypt. The oldest existing arch is at Thebes, and bears the date B.C. 1350. There are also still found the rem... | Arch |
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"(1Thess. 4:16; Jude 1:9), the prince of the angels."
] | Archangel |
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"Ruler of the people, son of Herod the Great, by Malthace, a Samaritan woman. He was educated along with his brother Antipas at Rome. He inherited from his father a third part of his kingdom viz., Idumea, Judea, and Samaria, and hence is called \"king\" (Matt. 2:22). It was for fear of him that Joseph and Mary turn... | Archelaus |
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"A shooter with the bow (1 Chr. 10:3). This art was of high antiquity (Gen. 21:20; 27:3). Saul was wounded by the Philistine archers (1 Sam. 31:3). The phrase \"breaking the bow\" (Hos. 1:5; Jer. 49:35) is equivalent to taking away one's power, while \"strengthening the bow\" is a symbol of its increase (Gen. 49:24... | Archer |
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"One of the nations planted by the Assyrians in Samaria (Ezra 4:9); the men of Erech."
] | Archevite |
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"A city on the boundary of Ephraim and Benjamin (Josh. 16:2), between Bethel and Beth-horon the nether.",
"(Joshua 16:2) A place in the neighborhood of Bethel, on the boundary between Ephraim and Benjamin. It designates a clan perhaps originally from Erech in Babylonia, of which Hushai was one. [[162]Archite, The... | Archi |
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"Master of the horse, a \"fellow-soldier\" of Paul's (Philemon 1:2), whom he exhorts to renewed activity (Col. 4:17). He was a member of Philemon's family, probably his son.",
"a master of horses",
"(master of the horse), a Christian teacher in Colossae, (Colossians 4:17) called by St. Paul his \"fellow soldier... | Archippus |
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"The usual designation of Hushai (2 Sam. 15:32; 17:5, 14; 1 Chr. 27:33), who was a native of Archi. He was \"the king's friend\", i.e., he held office under David similar to that of our modern privy councillor."
] | Archite |
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"Bear-keeper, the name given by the ancients to the brightest star in the constellation Bootes. In the Authorized Version (Job 9:9; 38:32) it is the rendering of the Hebrew word 'ash, which probably designates the constellation the Great Bear. This word (ash) is supposed to be derived from an Arabic word meaning ni... | Arcturus |
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"Descent, a grandson of Benjamin (Num. 26:38-40). In 1 Chr. 8:3 he is called Addar. His descendants are mentioned in Num. 26:40.",
"one that commands; he that descends",
"(one that descending), the son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin. (Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:40) In (1 Chronicles 8:3) he is called [163]Addar... | Ard |
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"Descendant, the last of the three sons of Caleb by his first wife Azubah (1 Chr. 2:18).",
"ruling; a judgment of malediction",
"(fugitive) a Son of Caleb, the son of Hezron, by his wife Azubah. (1 Chronicles 2:18)"
] | Ardon |
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"A member of the court of Areopagus (Acts 17:34).",
"a member of the court of Areopagus. (Acts 17:31) [[164]Mars Hill' HILL]"
] | Areopagite |
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"The Latin form of the Greek word rendered \"Mars' hill.\" But it denotes also the council or court of justice which met in the open air on the hill. It was a rocky height to the west of the Acropolis at Athens, on the south-east summit of which the council was held which was constituted by Solon, and consisted of ... | Areopagus |
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