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...
Songsof Moses ( Exodus 15 ; Numbers 21:17 ; Deuteronomy 32 ; Revelation 15:3 ), Deborah (Judg. 5), Hannah ( 1?Samuel 2 ), David ( 2?Samuel 22 , and...
Zalmunna [N] [H] [S]one of the two kings of Midian whom the Lord delivered into the hands of Gideon. He was slain afterwards with Zebah (Judg. 8:5-21...
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...
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...
Ambassador, [E]a person of high rank employed by a government to represent it and transact its business at the seat of government of some other power...
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 ). ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
Job 21:18 They are as stubble before the wind Or how oft are they as stubble? &c. or how oft does God do the above things, so that they are, or become...
Bread [N] [T] [S]among the Jews was generally made of wheat ( Exodus 29:2 ; Judg. 6:19 ), though also sometimes of other grains ( Genesis 14:18 ; Jud...
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...
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 ...
2 Timothy 2:14 Of these things put them in remembrance Meaning either his hearers, or those to whom he was to commit the things he had heard of the ap...
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...
Jabesh-Gilead [N]a town on the east of Jordan, on the top of one of the green hills of Gilead, within the limits of the half tribe of Manasseh, and in...
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...