Areopagus
[Mars Hill’ HILL]
Aretas, Or Aretas
(graver).
•A contemporary of Antiochus Epiphanes, B.C. 170, and Jason. 2 Macc. 5:8.
•The Aretas alluded to by St. Paul (2 Corinthians 11:32) was father-in-law of Herod Antipas.
Argob
perhaps a Gileadite officer who was governor of Argob. He was either an accomplice of Pekah
in the murder of Pekahiah or was slain by Pekah. (2 Kings 15:25)
(stony), a tract of country on the east of the Jordan, in Bashan, the kingdom of Og, containing
60 great and fortified cities. In later times it was called Trachonitis, and it is now apparently identified
with the Leiah, a very remarkable district south of Damascus and east of the Sea of Galilee.
(3:4,13,14)
Aridai
(the strong), ninth son of Haman. (Esther 9:9)
Aridatha
sixth son of Haman. (Esther 9:8)
Arieh
(lion). Either one of the accomplices of Pekah in his conspiracy against Pekahiah, or one of the
princes of Pekahiah who was put to death with him. (2 Kings 15:20) (B.C. 757.)
Ariel
(lion of God).
•One of the “chief men” who under Ezra directed the caravan which he led back from Babylon to
Jerusalem. (Ezra 8:16) (B.C. 459.) The word occurs also in reference to two Moabites slain by
Benaiah. (2 Samuel 23:20; 1 Chronicles 11:22) Many regard the word as an epithet, “lion-like;”
but it seems better to look upon it as a proper name, and translate “two [sons] of Ariel.”
•A designation given by Isaiah to the city of Jerusalem. (Isaiah 29:1,2,7) We must understand by
it either “lion of God,” as the chief city, or “hearth of God,” a synonym for the altar of burnt
offering. On the whole it seems most probable that, as a name given to Jerusalem, Ariel means
“lion of God,” whilst the word used by Ezekiel, (Ezekiel 43:15,16) means “hearth of God.”
Arimathea
(heights). (Matthew 27:57; Luke 23:51; John 19:38) St. Luke calls it “a city of Judea.” It is
identified by many with the modern Ramleh.
Arioch
(venerable).
•The king of Eliasar, one of the allies of Chedorlaomer in his expedition against his rebellious
tributaries. (Genesis 14:1) (B.C. 1921-1912.)
•The captain of Nebuchadnezzar’s body-guard. (Daniel 2:14) etc.
•Properly Eirioch, or Erioch, mentioned in Judith 1:6 as king of the Elymaeans.
Arisai
(lion-like), eighth son of Haman. (Esther 9:9)
Aristarchus
(the best ruler), a Thessalonian, (Acts 20:4; 27:2) who accompanied St. Paul on his third
missionary journey. (Acts 19:29) He was with the apostle on his return to Asia, (Acts 20:4) and
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