Smith's Bible Dictionary

(victor), one of the greatest of the kings of Assyria, was the son of Sennacherib, (2 Kings 19:37) and the grandson of Sargon, w ...

(Greek form of Ezra), The First Book of, the first in order of the apocryphal books in the English Bible. The first chapter is a ...

and his followers during the long period of their wanderings. (1 Samuel 30:28) comp. 1Sam 30:31 Its site is at Semu’a, a village ...

simple. It does not in the least savor of romance. The Hebrew is very like that of Ezra and parts of the Chronicles; generally p ...

Meroe. (Ezekiel 29:10) The Hebrews do not appear to have had much practical acquaintance with Ethiopia itself, though the Ethiop ...

Armenian mountains, and flows into the Persian Gulf. The entire course is 1780 miles, and of this distance more than two-thirds ...

commandment which had been imposed upon her and Adam. The Scripture account of Eve closes with the birth of Seth. Evi (desire), ...

The post of executioner was one of high dignity. Potiphar was “captain of the executioners.” (Genesis 37:36) see margin. That th ...

the exodus 200 years later, or B.C. 1300. in either case special difficulty is brought into the reckoning. (d) Therefore, on the ...

elders consulted him on all occasions. He is said to have been buried on the banks of the Euphrates. The tomb, said to have been ...

wives. (Ezra 10:1) ... This was effected in little more than six months after his arrival at Jerusalem. With the detailed accoun ...

by writers of the New Testament, (1 Timothy 1:4; 4:7; Titus 1:14; 2 Peter 1:16) do not appear to have had the character of fable ...

One fast only was appointed by the Mosaic law, that on the day of atonement. There is no mention of any other periodical fast in ...

The command to honor parents is noticed by St. Paul as the only one of the Decalogue which bore a distinct promise, (Exodus 20:1 ...

work might be carried on. The agricultural significance of the three great festivals is clearly set forth int he account of the ...

(Mark 11:13) he had a right to expect fruit. The usual summer crop of fruits is not gathered till May or June; but in the sunny ...

13:12-15,16; Leviticus 27:6) The eldest son received a double portion of the father’s inheritance, (21:17) but not of the mother ...

1:15 Which was larger, and required the use of a boat. The latter was probably most used on the Sea of Galilee, as the number of ...

[Gabbatha] Flour [Bread] Flute (1 Kings 1:40) (marg., Pipe), A musical instrument mentioned amongst others, (Daniel 3:5,7,10,15) ...

3:9,10) as being set apart for the altar, (Leviticus 3:16; 7:25) In addition to the above, Christians were forbidden to eat the ...