Junia,
JU'NIA, a Christian at Rome saluted by Paul. Rom 16:7.
Junias
Revised Version for Junia above. It is the more literal form.
Juniper, Coals Of
JUNIPER, COALS OF. See above, and Armor.
Juniper.
JU'NIPER. Unquestionably, the original intends the re-tem (Retama raetum), a shrub of the broom family, attaining a height of about 12 feet. This bush grows in the sandy regions of Arabia, northern A…
Jupiter,
JU'PITER, the highest and mightiest of the Olympian gods, reputed as the powerful ruler of the world, the father of gods and men, is twice mentioned in the N.T. The incident at Lystra, Acts 14:12. Wh…
Jushab-hesed
JU'SHAB-HE'SED (whose love is returned), one of David's posterity, 1 Chr 3:20.
Jushabhesed
(whose love is returned), son of Zerubbabel. (1 Chronicles 3:20)
Justice
Is rendering to every one that which is his due. It has been distinguished from equity in this respect, that while justice means merely the doing what positive law demands, equity means the doing of …
Justice Of God
That perfection of his nature whereby he is infinitely righteous in himself and in all he does, the righteousness of the divine nature exercised in his moral government. At first God imposes righteou…
Justification
A forensic term, opposed to condemnation. As regards its nature, it is the judicial act of God, by which he pardons all the sins of those who believe in Christ, and accounts, accepts, and treats them…
Justify
JUS'TIFY, JUSTIFICA'TION, Rom 4:25. These terms involve one of the fundamental principles of the Christian faith. They stand opposite to "condemn" and "condemnation." In their evangelical use they de…
Justify, Justification,
JUS'TIFY, JUSTIFICA'TION, Rom 4:25. These terms involve one of the fundamental principles of the Christian faith. They stand opposite to "condemn" and "condemnation." In their evangelical use they de…
Justus
(1.) Another name for Joseph, surnamed Barsabas. He and Matthias are mentioned only in Acts 1:23. “They must have been among the earliest disciples of Jesus, and must have been faithful to the end; t…
Juttah,
JUT'TAH, a town in the mountains of Judah, in the same group with Maon and Carmel, Josh 15:55. It was allotted to the priests, Josh 21:16. Eusebius describes it as a large village, 18 miles southward…
Kab
KAB, or CAB, 2 Kgs 6:25. See Measures.
Kabzeel
Gathering of God, a city in the extreme south of Judah, near to Idumaea (Josh. 15:21), the birthplace of Benaiah, one of David’s chief warriors (2 Sam. 23:20; 1 Chr. 11:22). It was called also Jekabz…
Kadesh
Holy, or Kadesh-Barnea, sacred desert of wandering, a place on the south-eastern border of Palestine, about 165 miles from Horeb. It lay in the “wilderness” or “desert of Zin” (Gen. 14:7; Num. 13:3-2…
Kadesh, Kadeshbarnea
(Kadesh means holy ; it is the same word as the Arabic name of Jerusalem, el-Khuds . Barnea means, desert of wandering.) This place, the scene of Miriam’s death, was the farthest point which the Isra…
Kadesh-barnea
holiness of an inconstant son
Kadmiel
Before God; i.e., his servant, one of the Levites who returned with Zerubbabel from the Captivity (Neh. 9:4; 10:9; 12:8).
Kadmonite
KAD'MONITE (eastern), a people in the land of Canaan in Abram's time. Gen 15:19. As the term means also "ancient," it may be a name for the earliest inhabitants. The name is still found among the Nus…
Kadmonites
Orientals, the name of a Canaanitish tribe which inhabited the north-eastern part of Palestine in the time of Abraham (Gen. 15:19). Probably they were identical with the “children of the east,” who i…
Kain
KA'IN (dance), Kenites, q.v., Num 24:22, margin.
Kallai
(swift servant of Jehovah), a priest in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua. He represented the family of Sallai. (Nehemiah 12:20) (B.C. after 536.)
Kanah
Reedy; brook of reeds. (1.) A stream forming the boundary between Ephraim and Manasseh, from the Mediterranean eastward to Tappuah (Josh. 16:8). It has been identified with the sedgy streams that con…
Kareah
Bald, the father of Johanan and Jonathan, who for a time were loyal to Gedaliah, the Babylonian governor of Jerusalem (Jer. 40:8, 13, 15, 16).
Karkaa
A floor; bottom, a place between Adar and Azmon, about midway between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea (Josh. 15:3).
Karkaa, Or Karkaa
(foundation), one of the landmarks on the south boundary of the tribe of Judah. (Joshua 15:3) Its site is unknown.
Karkor
Foundation, a place in the open desert wastes on the east of Jordan (Judg. 8:10), not far beyond Succoth and Penuel, to the south. Here Gideon overtook and routed a fugitive band of Midianites under …
Karnaim
horns