Maccabees, Books of theThere were originally five books of the Maccabees. The first contains a history of the war of independence, commencing (B.C. 17...
EUPATOR u'-pa-tor (Eupator, of noble father): The name given to Antiochus V who had succeeded his father Antiochus IV (Epiphanes), 164 BC, while stil...
?1. The 14 books of the Septuagint included in the Vulgate but considered uncanonical by Protestants because they are not part of the Hebrew Scripture...
GAZARA ga-za'-ra (Gazara, Gazera): A fortress of great strength in Judea, which figures often in the Maccabean wars. To this place Judas pursued Gorg...
Judas Maccabaeus. [MACCABEES] Bibliography InformationSmith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Judas Maccabaeus'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. . 1901....
Maccabees, Books of. Four books which bear the common title of Maccabees are found in some MSS. of the LXX. Two of these were included in the early c...
HARNESS har'-nes: A word of Celtic origin meaning armour in the King James Version; it is the translation of shiryan, a coat of mail (1?Kings 22:34; ...
Psalms 79:2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven For such there were, both at the time of the Babyl...
MACCABEES, BOOKS OF, 3-5 III. 3 Maccabees. 1. Name: The name 3 Maccabees, though occurring in the oldest manuscripts and VSS, is quite unsuitable, b...
Psalms 79:3 Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem, &c.] Without any concern of mind, or remorse of conscience; without any fear ...
Psalms 79:1 O God, the Heathen are come into thine inheritance The land of Canaan, divided among the children of Israel by lot and line for an inherit...
GALAAD gal'-a-ad (Galaad, Greek form of Gilead (1?Maccabees 5:9,55; Judith 1:8)). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Info...
FOOLERY fool'-er-i: The plural fooleries occurs Ecclesiasticus 22:13 King James Version: Talk not much with a fool .... and thou shalt never be defi...
ENGINE en'-jin (2?Chronicles 26:15; Ezekiel 26:9; 1?Maccabees 6:51; 13:43). See SIEGE. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliograph...
ELEUTHERUS e-lu'-ther-us (Eleutheros; 1?Maccabees 11:7; 12:30): A river separating Syria and Phoenicia. Copyright Statement These files are public do...
ACRA ak'-ra, a'-kra (1?Maccabees 1:33 the Revised Version (British and American), citadel). See JERUSALEM. Copyright Statement These files are public...
EPIPHI ep'-i-fi (Epiphi): Name of a month mentioned in connection with Pachon in 1?Maccabees 6:38. See TIME. Copyright Statement These files are pub...
MACCABEES, BOOKS OF, 1-2 mak'-a-bez, I. 1 MACCABEES 1. Name 2. Canonicity 3. Contents 4. Historicity 5. Author's Standpoint and Aim 6. Date 7....
EUPOLEMUS u-pol'-e-mus (Eupolemos): Son of John, the son of Accos = Hakkoz (Akkos; Nehemiah 3:4,21, etc.); was one of the two deputies sent by Judas ...
GADDIS gad'-is (A Gaddis; Kaddis; the King James Version Caddis): Surname of John, the eldest brother of Judas Maccabeus (1?Maccabees 2:2). Copyright...