Joshua, Book of. Named from Joshua the son of Nun, who is the principal character in it. The book may be regarded as consisting of three parts: The c...
Heifer. [N] [E]( 1?Samuel 6:7-12 ; Job 21:10 ; Isaiah 7:21 ) The heifer or young cow was not commonly used for ploughing, but only for treading out...
Pirathon [N] [H] [S]prince, or summit, a place in the land of Ephraim (Judg. 12:15 ), now Fer'on, some 10 miles south-west of Shechem. This was the h...
Ehud [N] [H] [S]union. A descendant of Benjamin ( 1?Chronicles 7:10 ), his great-grandson. The son of Gera, of the tribe of Benjamin ( Judges 3:15...
Rehob [N] [H] [S]street; broad place. The father of Hadadezer, king of Tobah ( 2 Samuel 8:3 2 Samuel 8:12 ). Nehemiah 10:11 . The same, proba...
Asher, [N] [E] [H]Apocrypha and New Testament, Aser (blessed ), the eighth son of Jacob, by Zilpah, Leahs handmaid. ( Genesis 30:13 ) (B.C. 1753.) Th...
Merchant [N]The Hebrew word so rendered is from a root meaning to travel about, to migrate, and hence a traveller. In the East, in ancient times, merc...
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...
Jebus [N] [H] [S]trodden hard, or fastness, or the waterless hill, the name of the Canaanitish city which stood on Mount Zion ( Joshua 15:8 ; Joshua ...
Timnah [N] [H] [S]a portion. A town of Judah ( Joshua 15:10 ). The Philistines took possession of it in the days of Ahaz ( 2?Chronicles 28:18 ). It w...
Wolf [N] [S]Heb. zeeb, frequently referred to in Scripture as an emblem of treachery and cruelty. Jacob's prophecy, Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf ( G...
Dream [N]God has frequently made use of dreams in communicating his will to men. The most remarkable instances of this are recorded in the history of ...
Zebah [N] [H] [S]man-killer, or sacrifice, one of the two kings who led the vast host of the Midianites who invaded the land of Israel, and over whom ...
DwellingsThe materials used in buildings were commonly bricks, sometimes also stones ( Leviticus 14:40 Leviticus 14:42 ), which were held together by...
Teraphim. [N] [E] [H]This word occurs only in the plural, and denotes images connected with magical rites. The derivation of the name is obscure. In ...
Chain [S] A part of the insignia of office. A chain of gold was placed about Joseph's neck ( Genesis 41:42 ); and one was promised to ( Daniel 5:7 ). ...
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...
Midianites [N] Descended form Midian, son of Abraham by Keturah Genesis 25:1 Genesis 25:2 ; 1?Chronicles 1:32 Dwelt east of Jordan, beside Moab ...
Isaiah 10:3 And what will ye do in the day of visitation Not in a way of grace and mercy, but of wrath and anger, as the following clause explains it,...
Bottle [N] [S]a vessel made of skins for holding wine ( Joshua 9:4 . 13 ; 1?Samuel 16:20 ; Matthew 9:17 ; Mark 2:22 ; Luke 5:37 Luke 5:38 ), or ...