Marble,
MAR'BLE, limestone of a compact texture and capable of receiving a high polish. Rev 18:12. The Bible word seems to be used, however, for almost any shining stone, and much of the material of Solomon'…
Marcheshvan
The post-biblical name of the month which was the eighth of the sacred and the second of the civil year of the Jews. It began with the new moon of our November. It is once called Bul (1 Kings 6:38). …
Marcus.
MAR'CUS. Col 4:10. See Mark.
Mare Shah
MARE' SHAH (top of a hill), a city of Judah in the low country. Josh 15:44. It was fortified and garrisoned by Rehoboam after the rupture with the northern kingdom. 2 Chr 11:8. Near it the great batt…
Mareshah
Possession, a city in the plain of Judah (John. 15:44). Here Asa defeated Zerah the Ethiopian (2 Chr. 14:9, 10). It is identified with the ruin el-Mer’ash, about 1 1/2 mile south of Beit Jibrin.
Mareshah, Or Mareshah
(crest of a hill), one of the cities of Judah in the low country. (Joshua 15:44) It was one of the cities fortified and garrisoned by Rehoboam after the rupture with the northern kingdom. (2 Chronicl…
Mark,
MARK, or JOHN MARK, as he is also called, Acts 12:12, Gal 4:25; Acts 15:37, was a Jew, probably a native of Jerusalem, where his mother, Mary, resided. Acts 12:12. She was a person of some repute amo…
Mark, Gospel According To
It is the current and apparently well-founded tradition that Mark derived his information mainly from the discourses of Peter. In his mother’s house he would have abundant opportunities of obtaining …
Market
MAR'KET, or MARKETPLACE. The market of an ancient Greek or Roman town occupied generally one side of an area, the other sides being occupied by public buildings, temples, courts, and offices of vario…
Market Of Appius
(Acts 28:15) In the Revised Version for Appii Forum of the Authorized Version, which see.
Market-place
Any place of public resort, and hence a public place or broad street (Matt. 11:16; 20:3), as well as a forum or market-place proper, where goods were exposed for sale, and where public assemblies and…
Marketplaces
(Matthew 20:3; Mark 12:38; Luke 7:35; Acts 16:19) (any open place of public resort in cities or towns where public trials and assemblies were held and goods were exposed for sale. “The market-places …
Marksuah
MARK'SUAH (possession), one of the settlers in Hebron, belonging to the family of Caleb. 1 Chr 2:42.
Maroth
Bitterness; i.e., “perfect grief”, a place not far from Jerusalem; mentioned in connection with the invasion of the Assyrian army (Micah 1:12).
Marriage-feasts
(John 2:1-11) “lasted usually for a whole week; but the cost of such prolonged rejoicing is very small in the East. The guests sit round the great bowl or bowls on the floor, the meal usually consist…
Marriage.
MAR'RIAGE. Its origin is recorded in Gen 2:18-25, and its constitution is confirmed by our Lord. Matt 19:5-6; Mark 10:5-10. Marriage, in its primitive and normal state, is an inseparable union betwee…
Mars Hill
The Areopagus or rocky hill in Athens, north-west of the Acropolis, where the Athenian supreme tribunal and court of morals was held. From some part of this hill Paul delivered the address recorded i…
Marsena
(worthy), one of the seven of Persia, “wise men which knew the times,” which saw the king’s face and sat first in the kingdom. (Esther 1:14)
Martha,
MAR'THA, the feminine form of an Aramaic word signifying "lord," "master," was the sister of Lazarus and Mary, and seems to have been the eldest of the family, as she is always mentioned before Mary …
Martyr
One who bears witness of the truth, and suffers death in the cause of Christ (Acts 22:20; Rev. 2:13; 17:6). In this sense Stephen was the first martyr. The Greek word so rendered in all other cases i…
Mary Magdalene
Different explanations have been given of this name; but the most natural is that she came from the town of Magdala. She appears before us for the first time in (Luke 8:2) among the women who “minist…
Mary The Virgin
the mother of our Lord. There is no person perhaps in sacred or profane history around whom so many legends have been grouped a the Virgin Mary; and there are few whose authentic history is more conc…
Mary,
MA'RY, corresponding to the "Miriam "of the O.T. The virgin mother of our Lord (and hence "blessed among women"), was of the trib of Judah, of the lineage of David, and by marriage connected with Eli…
Mary, Mother Of Mark
(Colossians 4:10) was sister to Barnabas. (Acts 4:36; 12:15) She was among the earliest disciples, and lived at Jerusalem. She gave up her house to be used as one of the chief places of meeting. The …
Mary, Sister Of Lazarus
She and her sister Martha appear in (Luke 10:40) as receiving Christ in their house. Mary sat listening eagerly for every word that fell from the divine Teacher. She had chosen that good part, the “o…
Maschil
Instructing, occurs in the title of thirteen Psalms (32, 42, 44, etc.). It denotes a song enforcing some lesson of wisdom or piety, a didactic song. In Ps. 47:7 it is rendered, Authorized Version, “w…
Mash,
MASH,Gen 10:23, or ME'SHECH, 1 Chr 1:17, a son of Aram, and the ancestor of one branch of the Aramaic race, settled probably at the Mons Masius of classical writers, the present Karja Baghlar, situat…
Mashal
Entreaty, a levitical town in the tribe of Asher (1 Chr. 6:74); called Mishal (Josh. 21:30).
Mason.
MA'SON. The Hebrews no doubt learnt the art of masonry during their residence in Egypt, Ex 1:11, 2 Kgs 22:14, though at a later period we find Phoenician workmen employed by David and Solomon. 1 Kgs …
Masora
MAS'ORA. See Bible.