Millo
(Heb. always with the article, “the” Millo). (1.) Probably the Canaanite name of some fortification, consisting of walls filled in with earth and stones, which protected Jerusalem on the north as its…
Millo, House Of.
MIL'LO, HOUSE OF. 1. The place where Joash was murdered in Jerusalem. 2 Kgs 12:20. See Millo, above. Those who dwelt in the fortress of Shechem, Jud 9:6, Ruth 4:20; probably the same as "the tower" o…
Mina
MI'NA. See Money.
Mincing
(Heb. taphoph, Isa. 3:16), taking affectedly short and quick steps. Luther renders the word by “wag” or “waggle,” thus representing “the affected gait of coquettish females.”
Mine
The process of mining is described in Job 28:1-11. Moses speaks of the mineral wealth of Palestine (Deut. 8:9). Job 28:4 is rightly thus rendered in the Revised Version, “He breaketh open a shaft awa…
Mines
MINES, MIN'ING. Remains still exist of ancient Egyptian mines both on the border of the Ethiopian desert and in the Sinaitic peninsula, and, as Moses praises the Promised Land for its mineral wealth,…
Mines, Mining
A highly-poetical description given by the author of the book of Job of the operations of mining as known in his day is the only record of the kind which we inherit from the ancient Hebrews. (Job 28:…
Miniamin
(from the right hand).
Minister,
MIN'ISTER, as distinguished from servant, denotes one in voluntary attendance on another. Thus Joshua is called the minister of Moses, Ex 24:13; Ex 33:11, and Elisha the minister of Elijah. 1 Kgs 19:…
Minneiah
possession of the Lord
Minni,
MIN'NI, a portion of Armenia. Jer 51:27. See Armenia.
Minnith
Distribution, an Ammonitish town (Judg. 11:33) from which wheat was exported to Tyre (Ezek. 27:17). It was probably somewhere in the Mishor or table-land on the east of Jordan. There is a gentle vall…
Minstrel
(Matt. 9:23), a flute-player. Such music was a usual accompaniment of funerals. In 2 Kings 3:15 it denotes a player on a stringed instrument.
Mint,
MINT, well known herbs akin to garden sage, several species of which are wild or cultivated in Palestine. Mint was commonly used by the ancients in medicine and as a condiment. It is said to have bee…
Miphkad
(appointed place), The gate, one of the gates of Jerusalem. (Nehemiah 3:31) It was probably not in the wall of Jerusalem proper, but in that of the city of David, or Zion, and somewhere near to the j…
Miracle,
MIR'ACLE, an action or event produced by a supernatural or divine agency for the purpose of authenticating the divine mission of the person who performs the act or is the subject of the event. A true…
Miracles
A miracle may be defined to be a plain and manifest exercise by a man, or by God at the call of a man, of those powers which belong only to the Creator and Lord of nature; and this for the declared o…
Miracles In The Apostolic Age.
MIRACLES IN THE APOSTOLIC AGE. The outpouring of the Spirit on the day of Pentecost.....................................................Jerusalem. Acts 2:1-11. Miracles by the apostles........Jerusal…
Miracles In The Life Of Christ.
MIRACLES IN THE LIFE OF CHRIST. The conception by the Holy Ghost....................Nazareth. Luke 1:35. Water turned into wine.............................Cana. John 2:1-11. The Capernaum nobleman's…
Miriam
Their rebellion. (1.) The sister of Moses and Aaron (Ex. 2:4-10; 1 Chr. 6:3). Her name is prominent in the history of the Exodus. She is called “the prophetess” (Ex. 15:20). She took the lead in the …
Mirma
(fraud), a Benjamite, born in the land of Moab. (1 Chronicles 8:10)
Mirror
(Exodus 38:8; Job 37:18) The Hebrew women on coming out of Egypt probably brought with them mirrors like those which were used by the Egyptians, and were made of a mixed metal, chiefly copper, wrough…
Mirrors
MIR'RORS. See Looking-glass.
Misdeem
(Deut. 32:27, R.V.). The Authorized Version reads, “should behave themselves strangely;” i.e., not recognize the truth, misunderstand or mistake the cause of Israel’s ruin, which was due to the fact …
Misfereth
MIS'FERETH. See Mizpar.
Misgab
Height, a town of Moab, or simply, the height=the citadel, some fortress so called; or perhaps a general name for the highlands of Moab, as some think (Jer. 48:1). In Isa. 25:12, the word is rendered…
Mishael
Who is like God! (1.) A Levite; the eldest of the three sons of Uzziel (Ex. 6:22). (2.) One of the three Hebrew youths who were trained with Daniel in Babylon (Dan. 1:11, 19), and promoted to the ran…
Mishal,
MI'SHAL, and MI'SHEAL (entreaty), a town in the territory of Asher. Josh 19:20; Josh 21:30.
Mishal, Or Misheal
(entreaty), one of the towns in the territory of Asher, (Joshua 19:26) allotted to the Gershonite Levites. ch. (Joshua 21:30)
Misham
Their cleansing or their beholding, a Benjamite, one of the sons of Elpaal (1 Chr. 8:12).