Bible Dictionary

Classic 19th-century Bible dictionary entries — names, places, and terms explained from Scripture, drawn from Easton, Smith, Hastings, Hitchcock & Schaff. — 7,288 entries

(dust), The house of, a place mentioned in (Micah 1:10) Its site is uncertain.

(the dispersion), chief of the 15th of the 24 courses in the service of the temple. (1 Chronicles 24:15)

APOC'ALYPSE, the Greek word for revelation, used of the Revelation of John. See Revelation.

Hidden, spurious, the name given to certain ancient books which found a place in the LXX. and Latin Vulgate versions of the Old Testament, and were appended to all the great translations made from th…

A city of Macedonia between Amphipolis and Thessalonica, from which it was distant about 36 miles. Paul and Silas passed through it on their way to Thessalonica (Acts 17:1).

A Jew “born at Alexandria,” a man well versed in the Scriptures and eloquent (Acts 18:24; R.V., “learned”). He came to Ephesus (about A.D. 49), where he spake “boldly” in the synagogue (18:26), altho…

Destroyer, the name given to the king of the hosts represented by the locusts (Rev. 9:11). It is the Greek translation of the Hebrew Abaddon (q.v.).

A person sent by another; a messenger; envoy. This word is once used as a descriptive designation of Jesus Christ, the Sent of the Father (Heb. 3:1; John 20:21). It is, however, generally used as des…

Rendered in the margin and the Revised Version “perfumer,” in Ex. 30:25; 37:29; Eccl. 10:1. The holy oils and ointments were prepared by priests properly qualified for this office. The feminine plura…

or Ap’paim (the nostrils), son of Nadab, and descended from Jerahmeel, the founder of an important family of the tribe of Judah. (1 Chronicles 2:30,31)

APPAR'EL. See Clothes.

APPEAL'. The right of appeal was acknowledged in the Jewish law. Deut 17:8, Gal 1:9. For matters of controversy might be referred for final adjudication to "the priests, the Levites, and unto the jud…

Increasing, a female Christian at Colosse (Philemon 1:2), supposed by some to have been the wife of Philemon.

I.e., “the market of Appius” (Acts 28:15, R.V.), a town on the road, the “Appian Way,” from Rome to Brundusium. It was 43 miles from Rome. Here Paul was met by some Roman Christians on his way to the…

Appius, Market Of

Revised Version for Appii Forum. (Acts 28:16)

(Heb. tappuah, meaning “fragrance”). Probably the apricot or quince is intended by the word, as Palestine was too hot for the growth of apples proper. It is enumerated among the most valuable trees o…

Apple Tree, Apple

(Heb. tappuach). Mention of the apple tree occurs in the Authorized Version in (Song of Solomon 2:3; 8:5) and Joel 1:12 The fruit of this tree is alluded to in (Proverbs 25:11) and Song 2:5; 7:8 It i…

AP'PLES, AP'PLE - TREE (Hebrew, breathing forth). Song of Solomon 2:3-5; Song of Solomon 7:8; Song of Solomon 8:5; Joel 1:12. Spoken of in the Scriptures as excellent "among the trees of the wood," o…

Apples, Apple - Tree

AP'PLES, AP'PLE - TREE (Hebrew, breathing forth). Song of Solomon 2:3-5; Song of Solomon 7:8; Song of Solomon 8:5; Joel 1:12. Spoken of in the Scriptures as excellent "among the trees of the wood," o…

Found in the Authorized Version in Gen. 3:7, of the bands of fig-leaves made by our first parents. In Acts 19:12, it denotes the belt or half-girdle worn by artisans and servants round the waist for …

Eagle, a native of Pontus, by occupation a tent-maker, whom Paul met on his first visit to Corinth (Acts 18:2). Along with his wife Priscilla he had fled from Rome in consequence of a decree (A.D. 50…

(a city), or Ar of Moab, one of the chief places of Moab. (Numbers 21:28; Isaiah 15:1) In later times the place known as Areopolis and Rabbath-Moab. The site still called Rabba . It lies about halfwa…

(lion), one of the sons of Jether, the head of a family of Asherites. (1 Chronicles 7:88)

Ambush, a city in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:52), now Er-Rabiyeh.

Plain, in the Revised Version of 2 Kings 14:25; Josh. 3:16; 8:14; 2 Sam. 2:29; 4:7 (in all these passages the A.V. has “plain”); Amos 6:14 (A.V. “wilderness”). This word is found in the Authorized Ve…

Arid, an extensive region in the south-west of Asia. It is bounded on the west by the Isthmus of Suez and the Red Sea, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and on the east by the Persian Gulf and the Eu…

the nomadic tribes inhabiting the country to the east and south of Palestine, who in the early times of Hebrew history were known as Ishmaelites and descendants of Keturah.

A'RAD.Jud 1:16. A city in the southern border of Judaea, whose king opposed the passage of the children of Israel, and even took some of them prisoners, for which the inhabitants were accursed and th…