Offend, Offense
OFFEND', OFFENSE'. These words are often wrongly translated in the A.V. (as Matt 5:29; Matt 18:6. The Greek verb strictly means "to make to stumble." And so the noun means "that which causeth to stum…
Offering,
OFFERING, Gen 4:3, OBLA'TION. Lev 2:7. Offerings or sacrifice among the Jews formed the most essential part of religious worship. They indicated confession, self-dedication, expiation, and thanksgivi…
Offerings
[Sacrifice]
Officer,
OF'FICER, the translation of several Hebrew and Greek words. The commonest in the O.T. is the term meaning "scribe who keeps registers and tables." Ex 5:14. The N.T. words relate to legal functionari…
Og
Gigantic, the king of Bashan, who was defeated by Moses in a pitched battle at Edrei, and was slain along with his sons (Deut. 1:4), and whose kingdom was given to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and ha…
Ohad
United, or power, the third son of Simeon (Gen. 46:10).
Ohel
A house; tent, the fourth son of Zerubbabel (1 Chr. 3:20).
Oil
Only olive oil seems to have been used among the Hebrews. It was used for many purposes: for anointing the body or the hair (Ex. 29:7; 2 Sam. 14:2; Ps. 23:5; 92:10; 104:15; Luke 7:46); in some of the…
Oil-press
OIL-PRESS. " The oil of Palestine is expressed in a rude way. The olive is subjected to pressure in a mill consisting of a great millstone with a hole in its centre; this stone is laid on one of its …
Oil-tree
(Isa. 41:19; R.V. marg., “oleaster”), Heb. ‘etz shemen, rendered “olive tree” in 1 Kings 6:23, 31, 32, 33 (R.V., “olive wood”) and “pine branches” in Neh. 8:15 (R.V., “branches of wild olive”), was s…
Ointment.
OINT'MENT. Isa 1:6; Matt 26:12. See Anoint and Oil.
Old Gate
One of the gates in the north wall of Jerusalem, so called because built by the Jebusites (Neh. 3:6; 12:39).
Old Testament
I. TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.—
Olive-tree
Is frequently mentioned in Scripture. The dove from the ark brought an olive-branch to Noah (Gen. 8:11). It is mentioned among the most notable trees of Palestine, where it was cultivated long before…
Olive-yard
OL'IVE-YARD, a grove of olives, tended for the sake of the fruit. Ex 23:11, etc.
Olive.
OL'IVE. From ancient times this has been one of the most common fruit trees of Palestine. Deut 6:11. As the olive stands in the orchard it resembles the apple tree in shape, size, and mode of cultiva…
Olives
OLIVES, and OLIVET, MOUNT OF, a noted mountain or range of hills east of Jerusalem. Names and Scripture History. - The mountain derives its name from the olive trees which formerly abounded on its si…
Olives, And Olivet, Mount Of
OLIVES, and OLIVET, MOUNT OF, a noted mountain or range of hills east of Jerusalem. Names and Scripture History. - The mountain derives its name from the olive trees which formerly abounded on its si…
Olives, Mount Of
“The Mount of Olives” occurs in the Old Testament in (Zechariah 14:4) only. In (2 Samuel 15:30) it is called “Olivet;” in other places simply “the mount,” (Nehemiah 8:15) “the mount facing Jerusalem”…
Olivet
(place of olives). (2 Samuel 15:30; Acts 1:12) [Olives, Mount Of, Mount, Mount, Mountain OF]
Olves, Mount Of
So called from the olive trees with which its sides are clothed, is a mountain ridge on the east of Jerusalem (1 Kings 11:7; Ezek. 11:23; Zech. 14:4), from which it is separated by the valley of Kidr…
Olympas,
OLYM'PAS, a Christian at Rome. Rom 16:15.
Omar
Eloquent, the son of Eliphaz, who was Esau’s eldest son (Gen. 36:11-15).
Omega
(Rev. 1:8), the last letter in the Greek alphabet. (See A.)
Omega, Or Omega
The last letter of the Greek alphabet. It is used metephorically to denote the end of anything (Revelation 1:8,11)
Omer.
O'MER. Ex 16:36. See Measures.
Omri
Servant of Jehovah. When Elah was murdered by Zimri at Tirzah (1 Kings 16:15-27), Omri, his captain, was made king (B.C. 931). For four years there was continued opposition to his reign, Tibni, anoth…
On
Light; the sun, (Gen. 41:45, 50), the great seat of sun-worship, called also Bethshemesh (Jer. 43:13) and Aven (Ezek. 30:17), stood on the east bank of the Nile, a few miles north of Memphis, and nea…
Onam
(strong).
Onan
Strong, the second son of Judah (Gen. 38:4-10; comp. Deut. 25:5; Matt. 22:24). He died before the going down of Jacob and his family into Egypt.