Idumaea
The Greek form of Edom (Isa. 34:5, 6; Ezek. 35:15; 36:5, but in R.V. “Edom”). (See EDOM).
Idumaeans
IDUMAE'ANS, OR E'DOMITES. The inhabitants of Idumaea or Edom, commonly called Edomites, were descendants of Esau (Gen 36:1, Ex 36:8), and dwellers in the clefts of the rocks in the Sinaitic peninsula…
Idumea
(red). [Edom, Idumaea Or Idumea]
Igal
Avengers. (1.) Num. 13:7, one of the spies of the tribe of Issachar. (2.) Son of Nathan of Zobah, and one of David’s warriors (2 Sam. 23:36). (3.) 1 Chr. 3:22.
Igdaliah
(whom Jehovah makes great), a prophet or holy man—“the man of God”—named once only, (Jeremiah 36:4) as the father of Hanan. (B.C. before 406.)
Igeal
(whom God will avenge), a son of Nehemiah; a descendant of the royal house of Judah. (1 Chronicles 3:22) (B.C. 406.)
Ii.
II. Measures of Capacity. — (1.) Dry. A cab, or kab (hollow), 2 Kgs 6:25, one-third of an omer, or two pints. An omer (heap, sheaf), Ex 16:36, one-tenth of an ephah, or six pints. The seah (measure),…
Iii
III . The works and prerogatives of God are ascribed to him, such as the creation of all things, John 1:1,Num 1:3; Col 1:16-17, and their preservation, Heb 1:3; forgiveness of sins, Dan 8:9; comp. wi…
Iim
Ruins. (1.) A city in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:29). (2.) One of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness (Num. 33:45).
Ije-abarim
Ruins of Abarim, the forty-seventh station of the Israelites in the wilderness, “in the border of Moab” (Num. 33:44).
Ijeabarim
(ruin of Abarim), one of the later halting-places of the children of Israel. (Numbers 21:11; 33:44) It was on the boundary—the southeast boundary— of the territory of Moab; in the waste uncultivated …
Ijon
A ruin, a city of Naphtali, captured by Ben-hadad of Syria at the instance of Asa (1 Kings 15:20), and afterwards by Tiglath-pileser of Assyria (2 Kings 15:29) in the reign of Pekah; now el-Khiam.
Ikkesh
(perverse), the father of Ira the Tekoite. (2 Samuel 23:26; 1 Chronicles 11:28; 27:9) (B.C. before 1046.)
Ilai
An Ahohite, one of David’s chief warriors (1 Chr. 11:29); called also Zalmon (2 Sam. 23:28).
Illyricum,
ILLYR'ICUM, a Roman province of south-eastern Europe, lying along the eastern coast of the Adriatic, from the boundary of Italy on the north to Epirus on the south, and contiguous to Moesia and Maced…
Im
IM"NAH (success). Asher's firstborn. 1 Chr 7:30. A Levite. 2 Chr 31:14.
Image Of Jealousy
IM'AGE OF JEALOUSY. Eze 8:3, Song of Solomon 8:5. This was not any particular idol, but a general phrase for the idolatrous practices which excited the jealousy of Jehovah.
Image.
IM'AGE. We are told that God "created man in his own image," Gen 1:26-27, and Christ is said to be "the image of God." Col 1:15; Heb 1:3. The term used of our Lord imports a complete likeness, like t…
Imagery
Only in the phrase “chambers of his imagery” (Ezek. 8:12). (See CHAMBER.)
Imagery, Chambers Of
IMAGERY, CHAMBERS OF, Eze 8:12, or CHAMBERS OF IMAGES. The phrase refers to the custom, so extensively followed by the Egyptians and Assyrians, of painting pictures of the gods upon the walls of temp…
Imla
Replenisher, the father of Micaiah the prophet (2 Chr. 18:7, 8).
Imlah
IM'LAH. Same as preceding.
Immanuel,
IMMAN'UEL, a Hebrew word signifying "God with us," and used as one of the distinctive titles of the Messiah. Isa 7:14; Matt 1:23. See Christ.
Immer,
IM'MER, apparently the name of a place in Babylonia. Ezr 2:59; Neh 7:61.
Immortality.
IMMORTAL'ITY. 1 Cor 15:53. The immortality of the soul was held as a popular belief by the Egyptians and other ancient nations, and taught by some of the greatest philosophers of the heathen world -S…
Imna
(holding back), a descendant of Asher, son of Helem. (1 Chronicles 7:35) comp. 1Chr 7:40 (B.C. about 1461.)
Imnah
(holding back).
Implead
IMPLEAD', a technical term; "to prosecute by a due course of law." Acts 19:38.
Impotent
IM'POTENT, "sick." John 5:3; Acts 4:9; Acts 14:8.
Imprisonment
IMPRISONMENT. See Punishments.