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...
Timnitea man of Timnah. Samson's father-in-law is so styled (Judg. 15:6 ). These dictionary topics are fromM.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bibl...
Mount of the Amalekitesa place near Pirathon (q.v.), in the tribe of Ephraim (Judg. 12:15 ). These dictionary topics are fromM.G. Easton M.A., D.D....
Songsof Moses ( Exodus 15 ; Numbers 21:17 ; Deuteronomy 32 ; Revelation 15:3 ), Deborah (Judg. 5), Hannah ( 1?Samuel 2 ), David ( 2?Samuel 22 , and...
Pitcher [N] [S]a vessel for containing liquids. In the East pitchers were usually carried on the head or shoulders ( Genesis 24:15-20 ; Judg. Genesis...
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...
Kenaz [N] [H] [S]hunter. One of the sons of Eliphaz, the son of Esau. He became the chief of an Edomitish tribe ( Genesis 36:11 Genesis 36:15 Genes...
Achsah [N] [H] [S]anklet, Caleb's only daughter ( 1?Chronicles 2:49 ). She was offered in marriage to the man who would lead an attack on the city of ...
Micah [N] [H] [S]a shortened form of Micaiah, who is like Jehovah? A man of Mount Ephraim, whose history so far is introduced in Judg. 17, apparently...
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...
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...
Samson [N] [H] [S]of the sun, the son of Manoah, born at Zorah. The narrative of his life is given in Judg. 13-16. He was a Nazarite unto God from his...
Olive [N] [S]the fruit of the olive-tree. This tree yielded oil which was highly valued. The best oil was from olives that were plucked before being f...
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 ...
Agag [N] [H] [S]flame, the usual title of the Amalekite kings, as Pharaoh was of the Egyptian. A king of the Amalekites referred to by Balaam ( Numbe...
Barley [N] [S]a grain much cultivated in Egypt ( Exodus 9:31 ) and in Palestine ( Leviticus 27:16 ; Deuteronomy 8:8 ). It was usually the food of hor...
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...
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...
Amalekitea tribe that dwelt in Arabia Petraea, between the Dead Sea and the Red Sea. They were not the descendants of Amalek, the son of Eliphaz, for ...
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 ...