- PAVEMENT It was the custom of the Roman governors to erect their
tribunals in open places, as the market-place, the circus, or even the
highway. Pilate caused his seat of judgment to be set down in a place called
“the Pavement” (John 19:13) i.e., a place paved with a mosaic of coloured
stones. It was probably a place thus prepared in front of the “judgment
hall.” (See GABBATHA.) - PAVILION a tent or tabernacle (2 Samuel 22:12; 1 Kings 20:12-16), or
enclosure (Psalm 18:11; 27:5). In Jeremiah 43:10 it probably denotes the
canopy suspended over the judgement-seat of the king. - PEACE OFFERINGS (Hebrews shelamim), detailed regulations regarding
given in Leviticus 3; 7:11-21, 29-34. They were of three kinds, (1)
eucharistic or thanksgiving offerings, expressive of gratitude for blessings
received; (2) in fulfilment of a vow, but expressive also of thanks for
benefits recieved; and (3) free-will offerings, something spontaneously
devoted to God. - PEACOCK (Hebrews tuk, apparently borrowed from the Tamil tokei).
This bird is indigenous to India. It was brought to Solomon by his ships
from Tarshish (1 Kings 10:22; 2 Chronicles 9:21), which in this case was
probably a district on the Malabar coast of India, or in Ceylon. The word
so rendered in Job 39:13 literally means wild, tumultuous crying, and
properly denotes the female ostrich (q.v.). - PEARL (Hebrews gabish, Job 28:18; Gr. margarites, Matthew 7:6; 13:46;
Revelation 21:21). The pearl oyster is found in the Persian Gulf and the
Red Sea. Its shell is the “mother of pearl,” which is of great value for
ornamental purposes (1 Timothy 2:9; Revelation 17:4). Each shell contains
eight or ten pearls of various sizes. - PECULIAR as used in the phrase “peculiar people” in 1 Peter 2:9, is
derived from the Lat. peculium, and denotes, as rendered in the Revised
Version (“a people for God’s own possession”), a special possession or
property. The church is the “property” of God, his “purchased
possession” (Ephesians 1:14; R.V., “God’s own possession”). - PEDAHEL redeemed of God, the son of Ammihud, a prince of Naphtali
(Numbers 34:28). - PEDAHZUR rock of redemption, the father of Gamaliel and prince of
Manasseh at the time of the Exodus (Numbers 1:10; 2:20).
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