Gibeah [N] [H] [S]a hill or hill-town, of Benjamin ( 1?Samuel 13:15 ), better known as Gibeah of Saul ( 11:4 ; Isaiah 10:29 ). It was here that the t...
Fire [N] [T] [B] [S] For sacred purposes. The sacrifices were consumed by fire ( Genesis 8:20 ). The ever-burning fire on the altar was first kindled...
Moab [N] [H] [S]the seed of the father, or, according to others, the desirable land, the eldest son of Lot ( Genesis 19:37 ), of incestuous birth. ...
1 Kings 17:1 And Elijah the Tishbite, [who] was of the inhabitants of Gilead Which belonged partly to the Reubenites and Gadites, and partly to the ha...
Isaiah [N] [H] [S](Heb. Yesh'yahu, i.e., the salvation of Jehovah). The son of Amoz ( Isaiah 1:1 ; 2:1 ), who was apparently a man of humble rank. H...
Appear, Appearance The Old Testament. The Hebrew word most commonly used for appearance in the Old Testament is raa [h'a'r]. The seeing of God leads t...
John 3:16 For God so loved the world The Persic version reads men: but not every man in the world is here meant, or all the individuals of human natur...
Philistines [N] [E] [H](immigrants ), The origin of the Philistines is nowhere expressly stated in the Bible; but as the prophets describe them as th...
XII. GRACIOUS REMEMBRANCE. 1 I WIll praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. 2 I will be glad and rejo...
THIRD PERIOD. FROM THE SOJOURN IN EGYPT UNTIL THE ARRIVAL IN SHILOH. THE PERIOD OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF ISRAEL, AND THE SPRING-TIME IN THE LAND OF PRO...
Miracle [E]Although English speakers regularly use miracle to refer to a broad range of wondrous events, the biblical concept is limited to those not ...
John Darby commentary for John 5John Chapter 5Chapter 5 contrasts the quickening power of Christ, the power and the right of giving life to the dead,...
174 EXCURSION TO HEBRON. member the Saviour's words, When he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him, for they kn...
Suffering [N]The experience of physical pain and/or mental distress. The words and phrases in the Bible expressing this concept are too numerous to li...
THE REVELATION OF JOHN. CHAPTER VIII. The Seventh Seal Opened. SUMMARY.--The Silence in Heaven. The Seven Angels with the Seven Trumpets. The Ince...
Homily I.Homily I. 1 Timothy i. 1, 2.-Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope...
CHAPTER VIII. PROPHECY FROM THE TIME OF HEZEKIAH UNTIL THE CATASTROPHE. ?35. The Domain of Nahum's and Zephaniah's Vision. A LTHOUGH Isaiah and...
Chapter?6The most remarkable thing we have upon record concerning the old world is the destruction of it by the universal deluge, the account of which...
C H A P. I. Where the Terople tvas built. t/,, 'f J^TT^HE Temple was built at Jerusalem, on Mount Jfc~ Moriah, in the threfhing floor of Arnoa the J...
78 QOMATTER?A SABBATH IN THE DESERT. tude, no living being near except our little company of Arabs, not knowing what might be the extent of the injur...