\\INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL\\ This book is rightly placed after Jeremiah; since Ezekiel was among the captives in Chaldea, when prophesied; whereas Jer...
TABOR, MOUNT (tabhor, har tabhor; oros Thabor, to Itaburion): This mountain seems to be named as on the border of Issachar (Joshua 19:22). It is poss...
John Darby commentary for Acts 9Acts Chapter 9A work and a workman of another character begin now to dawn upon the scene. We have seen the inveterate...
BASIN; BASON ba'-s'-n. 1. The Terms Used and Their Meaning: The American Standard Revised Version has basin, the King James Version and the Revised...
STEPHEN ste'-vn (Stephanos, crown (Acts 6:5-8:12)): 1. His Personal Antecedents 2. His Character and Activity 3. His Teaching 4. His Arraignment b...
ALMS; ALMSGIVING ams, ams-giv'-ing: The English word alms is an abridged form of the Greek word, eleemosune (compare eleemosynary), appearing in grad...
Synagogue [N] [E] [S]The synagogue was the place where Jews gathered for instruction and worship in the New Testament period. The Greek word synagoge ...
CHAPTER 11 Nehemiah 11:1 Nehemiah 11:2 . THE RULERS, VOLUNTARY MEN, AND EVERY TENTH MAN CHOSEN BY LOT, DWELL AT JERUSALEM. 1. the rulers .?.?....
CHAPTER 5 James 5:1-20 . WOES COMING ON THE WICKED RICH: BELIEVERS SHOULD BE PATIENT UNTO THE LORD'S COMING: VARIOUS EXHORTATIONS. 1. Go to n...
by Alfred Edersheim 1876 Chapter 2 Jews and Gentiles in The Land Coming down from Syria, it would have been difficult to fix the exact spot where,...
AUTHORITY IN RELIGION o-thor'-i-ti rabhah; toqeph; exousia; exousiazo; katexousiazo; epitage; huperoche; authenteo; dunastes _I. GENERAL IDEA_ 1. Of...
JESUS CHRIST, THE ARREST AND TRIAL OF || 1. Jewish and Roman Law 2. Difficulties of the Subject 3. Illustrations of Difficulties I. THE ARREST 1....
by Alfred Edersheim Preface The object of this volume is kindred to that of my previous book on The Temple, its Ministry and Services as they were a...
by Alfred Edersheim 1876 Chapter 6 Jewish Homes It may be safely asserted, that the grand distinction, which divided all mankind into Jews and Gen...
by Alfred Edersheim 1876 Chapter 12 Commerce The remarkable change which we have noticed in the views of Jewish authorities, from contempt to almo...
Government [N]Administration of life in an organized society as well as the body of officials that presides over the process. Human beings discovered ...
TOBIT, BOOK OF to'-bit: 1. Name 2. Canonicity 3. Contents 4. Fact or Fiction? 5. Some Sources 6. Date 7. Place of Composition 8. Versions 9. ...
MELCHIZEDEK; MELCHISEDEC mel-kiz'e-dek, and (the King James Version in the book of Hebrews) (malki-tsedheq, Tsedheq, or Tsidhiq is my king (Genesis 14...
JOHN. CHAPTER II. The First Miracle. SUMMARY.--The Marriage at Cana. The Water Made Wine. The Passover. Jesus at Jerusalem. The Temple Cleanse...
RULER rool'-er: 1. In the Old Testament: (1) moshel, ruler, prince, master (tyrant), applied to Joseph in Egypt (Genesis 45:8; compare Psalms 105:21...