Hittites, Land Of The,
HIT'TITES, LAND OF THE, the region peopled by the descendants of Cheth (A.V. "Heth"), the second son of Canaan. They were first settled about Machpelah, at a place named Kirjath-arba, afterward calle…
Hittits
(descendans of Heth), The, the nation descended from Cheth (Authorized Version Heth), the second son of Canaan. Abraham bought from the “children of Heth” the field and the cave of Machpelah, belongi…
Hivites,
HI'VITES, a people descended from Canaan, Gen 10:17. When Jacob returned to the land of his fathers he found them settled there. One of them, Hamor, defiled Dinah, for which a speedy retribution was …
Hivites, Land Of The,
HI'VITES, LAND OF THE, a region in Canaan, along the coast of the Mediterranean, peopled by some of the descendants of Canaan, the son of Ham. Gen 10:17; 1 Chr 1:15. On Jacob's return to Canaan, Shec…
Hizkiah
An ancestor of the prophet Zephaniah (1:1).
Hizkijah
(Neh. 10:17), one who sealed the covenant.
Hizkljah
(might of Jehovah), one of those. who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:17) (B.C. 410.)
Hobab
Beloved, the Kenite, has been usually identified with Jethro (q.v.), Ex. 18:5, 27; comp. Num. 10:29, 30. In Judg. 4:11, the word rendered “father-in-law” means properly any male relative by marriage …
Hobah
Hiding-place, a place to the north of Damascus, to which Abraham pursued Chedorlaomer and his confederates (Gen. 14:15).
Hod
(splendor), one of the sons of Zophah, among the descendants of Asher. (1 Chronicles 7:37)
Hodaiah
(Praise ye Jehovah), son of the royal line of Judah. (1 Chronicles 3:24) (B.C. about 406.)
Hodaviah
(Praise ye Jehovah).
Hodesh
(new moon), a woman named in the genealogies of Benjamin, (1 Chronicles 8:9) as the wife of Shaharaim.
Hodevah
(praise ye Jehovah). (Nehemiah 7:43) [Hodaviah]
Hodiah
(majesty of Jehovah), one of the two wives of Ezra, a man of Judah. (1 Chronicles 4:19) She is doubtless the same person as Jehudijah in ver. 18.
Hodijah
Majesty of Jehovah. (1.) One of the Levites who assisted Ezra in expounding the law (Neh. 8:7; 9:5). (2.) Neh. 10:18, a Levite who sealed the covenant.
Hoglah
Partridge, one of the daughters of Zelophehad the Gileadite, to whom portions were assigned by Moses (Num. 26:33; 27:1; 36:11).
Hoham
Jehovah impels, the king of Hebron who joined the league against Gibeon. He and his allies were defeated (Josh. 10:3, 5, 16-27).
Hold
A fortress, the name given to David’s lurking-places (1 Sam. 22:4, 5; 24:22).
Holiness
In the highest sense belongs to God (Isa. 6:3; Rev. 15:4), and to Christians as consecrated to God’s service, and in so far as they are conformed in all things to the will of God (Rom. 6:19, 22; Eph.…
Holofernes
or more correctly OLOFERNES, was, according to the book of Judith, a general of Nebuchadnezzar king of the Assyrians., Judith 2:4, who was slain by the Jewish heroine Judith during the siege of Bethu…
Holon
(sandy).
Holy
HOLY, HOLINESS. Ex 16:11; Lev 27:14. Holiness, or perfect freedom from sin, and immaculate purity are distinguishing attributes of the divine nature, Isa 6:3. These words in their primitive meaning i…
Holy City
HO'LY CITY. See Jerusalem.
Holy Day
HO'LY DAY. See Feasts.
Holy Ghost
The third Person of the adorable Trinity. His personality is proved (1) from the fact that the attributes of personality, as intelligence and volition, are ascribed to him (John 14:17, 26; 15:26; 1 C…
Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit
HO'LY GHOST, HO'LY SPIRIT. See Spirit.
Holy Land
H'OLY LAND. See Canaan.
Holy Of Holies
The second or interior portion of the tabernacle. It was left in total darkness. No one was permitted to enter it except the high priest, and that only once a year. It contained the ark of the covena…
Holy Place
One of the two portions into which the tabernacle was divided (Ex. 26:31; 37:17-25; Heb. 9:2). It was 20 cubits long and 10 in height and breadth. It was illuminated by the golden candlestick, as it …