Easton's Bible Dictionary

ALTASCHITH destroy not, the title of Psalm 57, 58, 59, and 75. It was probably the name of some song to the melody of which the ...

of Eleazar’s line prior to the transfer of that office to Eli, of the line of Ithamar. (2.) A Levite, son of Hebron, of the line ...

AMASHAI the son of Azareel, appointed by Nehemiah to reside at Jerusalem and do the work of the temple (Nehemiah 11:13). AMASIA ...

AMBASSADOR In the Old Testament the Hebrew word tsir, meaning “one who goes on an errand,” is rendered thus (Joshua 9:4; Prover ...

primitive churches it was common for the general audience to say “Amen” at the close of the prayer (1 Corinthians 14:16). The pr ...

(4.) The father of Talmai, king of Geshur, to whom Absalom fled after the murder of Amnon (2 Samuel 13:37). (5.) The son of Omri ...

and therefore they were prohibited from “entering the congregation of the Lord to the tenth generation” (Deuteronomy 23:3). They ...

Authorized version is rendered in the Revised Version “No-amon.” Amon is identified with Ra, the sun-God of Heliopolis. (4.) Neh ...

contemporary with Isaiah and Hosea (Amos 1:1; 7:14, 15; Zechariah 14:5), who survived him a few years. Under Jeroboam II. the ki ...

AMOZ strong, the father of the prophet Isaiah (2 Kings 19:2, 20; 20:1; Isaiah 1:1; 2:1). As to his personal history little is p ...

neighbourhood of Hebron (Genesis 23:2; Joshua 15:13). In the days of Abraham (Genesis 14:5, 6) they inhabited the region afterwa ...

showed contempt of God, vanity and ambition in the offenders, and utter disregard of the corruption which they were bringing int ...

Leviticus 27:28, 29); and hence the idea of exterminating connected with the word. The Hebrew verb (haram) is frequently used of ...

ANATHOTH the name of one of the cities of refuge, in the tribe of Benjamin (Joshua 21:18). The Jews, as a rule, did not change ...

noteworthy that Andrew thrice brings others to Christ, (1) Peter; (2) the lad with the loaves; and (3) certain Greeks. These inc ...

also spoken of as of different ranks in dignity and power (Zechariah 1:9, 11; Daniel 10:13; 12:1; 1 Thessalonians 4:16; Jude 1:9 ...

resurrection and ascension (Matthew 28:2-8; John 20:12, 13; Acts 1:10, 11). They are now ministering spirits to the people of Go ...

cornfields of Spain and Portugal and the south of Europe generally. There is also a species of dill cultivated in Eastern countr ...

the shield” (Isaiah 21:5), refers to the custom of rubbing oil on the leather of the shield so as to make it supple and fit for ...

ANTIOCH (1.) In Syria, on the river Orontes, about 16 miles from the Mediterranean, and some 300 miles north of Jerusalem. It w ...