Ashtoreth
(a star) the principal female divinity of the Phoenicians, called Ishtar by the Assyrians and
Astarte by the Greeks and Romans. She was by some ancient writers identified with the moon. But
on the other hand the Assyrian Ishtar was not the moon-goddess, but the planet Venus; and Astarte
was by many identified with the goddess Venus (or Aphrodite), as well as with the plant of that
name. It is certain that the worship of Astarte became identified with that of Venus, and that this
worship was connected with the most impure rites is apparent from the close connection of this
goddess with Asherah. (1 Kings 11:5,33; 2 Kings 23:13)
Ashur
(black), the posthumous son of Hezron by his wife Abiah. (1 Chronicles 2:24; 4:5) He became
“father” or founder of the town of Tekoa. (B.C. 1658.)
Ashurim
(steps), a tribe descended from Dedan, the grandson of Abraham. (Genesis 26:3) Knobel
considers them the same with the Asshur of (Ezekiel 27:28) and connected with southern Arabia.
Ashurites, The
Only in (2 Samuel 2:9) By some of the old interpreters the name is taken as meaning the
Geshurites; but if we follow the Targum of Jonathan, “the Asherites” will denote the inhabitants
of the whole of the country west of the Jordan above Jez-reel.
Ashvath
One of the sons of Japhlet, of the tribe of Asher. (1 Chronicles 7:33)
Asia
(orient). The passages in the New Testament where this word occurs are the following; (Acts
2:9; 6:9; 16:6; 19:10,22,26,27; 20:4,16,18; 21:27; 27:2; Romans 16:5; 1 Corinthians 16:19; 2
Corinthians 1:8; 2 Timothy 1:15; 1 Peter 1:1; Revelation 1:4,11) In all these it may be confidently
stated that the word is used for a Roman province which embraced the western part of the peninsula
of Asia Minor and of which Ephesus was the capital.
Asiarchae
(chief of Asia) (Authorized Version; (Acts 19:31)), officers chosen annually by the cities of
that part of the province of Asia of which Ephesus was, under Roman government, the metropolis.
They had charge of the public games and religious theatrical spectacles, the expenses of which they
bore.
Asiel
(created by God).
•A Simeonite whose descendant Jehu lived in the reign of Hezekiah. (1 Chronicles 4:35)
•One of the five swift writers whom Esdras was commanded to take to write the law and the history
of the world. 2 Esd. 14:24.
Asnah
(thorn-bush). The children of Asnah were among the Nethinim who returned with Zerubbabel.
(Ezra 2:50)
Asnapper
(swift), mentioned in (Ezra 4:10) as the person who settled the Cutheans in the cities of Samaria.
He was probably a general of Esarhaddon. (B.C. 712.)
Asp
frankie
(Frankie)
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