Job 11:2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? &c.] Zophar insinuates, that Job was a mere babbler, a talkative man, that had words, but no m...
Philemon 1:2 And to our beloved Apphia The Alexandrian copy reads, to sister Apphia; and the Vulgate Latin version, to the beloved sister Apphia; for ...
Job 38:36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? &c.] That is, of man, in his heart, as explained in the next clause; such wisdom as to guide the st...
John 19:31 The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation That is, either of the passover, as in ( John 19:14 ) which was the Chagigah or grand fe...
Matthew 9:9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence That is, from Capernaum to the sea side; where, as Mark says, the multitude resorted, and he taught ...
Mark 6:3 Is not this the carpenter? &c.] Some copies read, the carpenter's son, as in ( Matthew 13:55 ) and so the Arabic and Ethiopic versions; but a...
Psalms 4:2 O ye sons of men Meaning great men, the nobles of Israel; and so the Jewish interpreters F11 generally explain it; such as Ahithophel, and ...
Luke 7:38 And stood at his feet behind him Christ lay upon a bed, or couch, as was the custom of the ancients, both Jews and others, at meals, with hi...
Matthew 1:13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud The children of Zorobabel are said in ( 1 Chronicles 3:19 1 Chronicles 3:20 ) , to be Meshullam, and Hananiah,...
Isaiah 46:6 They lavish gold out of the bag As if it was of no value and account; that is, the Heathen idolaters, some of them, who are excessively de...
Acts 13:7 Which was with the deputy of the country Or the Roman governor of the island; who very likely dwelt at Paphos, it being a principal, if not ...
Here we will borrow Josephus' pencil, Jericho is seated in a plain, yet a certain barren mountain hangs over it, narrow, indeed, but long; for it runs...
Psalms 88:15 I am afflicted In body and mind, from within and from without, by Satan, by the men of the world, and by the Lord himself; which is the c...
Miracles [T] [S]CATALOGUE OFCreation of the world Genesis 1 The great flood Genesis 7 ; 8 The confusion of languages Genesis 11:1-9 The fire...
FLESH @basar, she'er): 1. Etymology: Used in all senses of the word, the latter, however, most frequently in the sense of kin, family, relationship ...
Galatians 6:15 For in Christ Jesus These words are omitted in the Syriac and Ethiopic versions; (See Gill on Galatians 5:6), (See Gill on 1 Corinthian...
Peter [E] [H] [S]Also called SIMON BAR-JONA and CEPHAS Matthew 16:16-19 ; Mark 3:16 ; John 1:42 A fisherman Matthew 4:18 ; Luke 5:1-7 ; John 2...
CHAPTER 1 Amos 1:1-15 . GOD'S JUDGMENTS ON SYRIA, PHILISTIA, TYRE, EDOM, AND AMMON. 1. The words of Amos--that is, Amos' oracular communicati...
Luke 17:4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, &c.] For good men are frequently apt to fall into sin, and offend both God and man; se...
Chapter 2727:1? And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height t...