Jasher [E] [H](upright ),Book of (the book of the upright ), alluded to in two passages only of the Old Testament. ( Joshua 10:13 ) and 2Sam 1:18 It ...
Lamentation(Heb. qinah), an elegy or dirge. The first example of this form of poetry is the lament of David over Saul and Jonathan ( 2?Samuel 1:17-27 ...
Cheese [N] [E]is mentioned only three times in the Bible, and on each occasion under a different name in the Hebrew. ( 1?Samuel 17:18 ; 2?Samuel 17:...
Hadarezer [N] [E] [H](Hadads help ), son of Rehob, ( 2?Samuel 8:3 ) the king of the Aramite state of Zobah, who was pursued by David and defeated wit...
Hivites [N] [T] [E] [H](villagers ), The, descendants --the six in order-- of Canaan the son of Ham. ( Genesis 10:17 ; 1?Chronicles 1:15 ) We first ...
Nathan [N] [E] [H](a giver ). An eminent Hebrew prophet in the reigns of David and Solomon. (B.C. 1015.) He first appears in the consultation with Da...
Eli [N] [E] [H](ascension ), a descendant of Aaron through Ithamar, the youngest of his two surviving sons. ( Leviticus 10:1 Leviticus 10:2 Levitic...
Gaza [N] [E] [H](the fortified; the strong ) (properly Azzah ), one of the five chief cities of the Philistines. It is remarkable for its continuous ...
Kill, Killing The Old Testament. The Old Testament uses many terms to refer to the act ofkilling, some of which can be used interchangeably (see 2 Sa...
Know, Knowledge The Old Testament. The Hebrew root yada [[;dy],translated know/knowledge, appears almost 950 times in the HebrewBible. It has a wider...
The Book of HebrewsChapter 1Verses:1:1God, who at sundry times - The creation was revealed in the time of Adam; the last judgment, in the time of Enoc...
King, Kingship The terms king and kingship are common biblical words, occurringover 2, 500 times in the Old Testament and 275 times in the New Testame...
David [N] [B] [E] [H](well-beloved ), the son of Jesse. His life may be divided into three portions: His youth before his introduction to the court o...
David [N] [B] [H] [S]beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mo...
In my Travels, as I walked through many Regions and Countries, it was my chance to happen into that famous Continent of Universe; a very large and s...
In my Travels, as I walked through many Regions and Countries, it was my chance to happen into that famous Continent of Universe; a very large and s...