Paint, Painting
PAINT, PAINTING, and PICTURE. Paint was well known as a cosmetic in Egypt and Assyria, and universally applied by the women of those countries to the eyes. Also among the Hebrews the custom obtained,…
Palace.
PAL'ACE. In the O.T. the word is used both in a wider sense, denoting the whole mass of buildings, courts, and gardens belonging to a royal residence and enclosed by the exterior wall, Dan 1:4; Lev 4…
Palal
PA'LAL (judge), the son of Uzai, who assisted Nehemiah in restoring the walls of Jerusalem. Neh 3:25.
Palestina
which is covered; watered; or brings and causes ruin
Palestina And Palestine
(land of strangers). These two forms occur in the Authorized Version but four times in all, always in poetical passages; the first in (Exodus 15:14) and Isai 14:29 The second (Joel 3:4) In each case …
Palestine
Originally denoted only the sea-coast of the land of Canaan inhabited by the Philistines (Ex. 15:14; Isa. 14:29, 31; Joel 3:4), and in this sense exclusively the Hebrew name Pelesheth (rendered “Phil…
Pallu
Separated, the second son of Reuben (1 Chr. 5:3); called Phallu, Gen. 46:9. He was the father of the Phalluites (Ex. 6:14; Num. 26:5, 8).
Palluites.
PAL'LUITES. See above.
Palm Tree
(Heb. tamar), the date-palm characteristic of Palestine. It is described as “flourishing” (Ps. 92:12), tall (Cant. 7:7), “upright” (Jer. 10:5). Its branches are a symbol of victory (Rev. 7:9). “Risin…
Palm Trees, The City Of
The name given to Jericho (q.v.), Deut. 34:3; Judg. 1:16; 3:13.
Palmcrist
PALMCRIST, mentioned in the margin of Jonah 4:6, is the Gourd, which see.
Palmer-worm
(Heb. gazam). The English word may denote either a caterpillar (as rendered by the LXX.), which wanders like a palmer or pilgrim, or which travels like pilgrims in bands (Joel 1:4; 2:25), the wingles…
Palmerworm
(Heb. gazam) occurs (Joel 1:4; 2:25; Amos 4:9) It is maintained by many that gazam denotes some species of locust. but it is more probably a caterpillar.
Palsy
A shorter form of “paralysis.” Many persons thus afflicted were cured by our Lord (Matt. 4:24; 8:5-13; 9:2-7; Mark 2:3-11; Luke 7:2-10; John 5:5-7) and the apostles (Acts 8:7; 9:33, 34).
Palti
Deliverance from the Lord, one of the spies representing the tribe of Benjamin (Num. 13:9).
Paltiel
Deliverance of God, the prince of Issachar who assisted “to divide the land by inheritance” (Num. 34:26).
Paltite
The designation of one of David’s heroes (2 Sam. 23:26); called also the Pelonite (1 Chr. 11:27).
Paltite, The
PAL'TITE, THE, one of David's mighty men, 2 Sam 23:26; called the Pelonite in 1 Chr 11:27.
Pamphylia
Paul and his company, loosing from Paphos, sailed north-west and came to Perga, the capital of Pamphylia (Acts 13:13, 14), a province about the middle of the southern sea-board of Asia Minor. It lay …
Pan
A vessel of metal or earthenware used in culinary operations; a cooking-pan or frying-pan frequently referred to in the Old Testament (Lev. 2:5; 6:21; Num. 11:8; 1 Sam. 2:14, etc.). The “ash-pans” me…
Pannag.
PAN'NAG. Eze 27:17. Our translators wisely did not render this word into English. The most probable opinions are that it meant some kind of spice, or that it is millet. It has also been interpreted "…
Paper,
PA'PER, 2 John 12, PAPER REEDS, See Books, Bulrush.
Paphos
The capital of the island of Cyprus, and therefore the residence of the Roman governor. It was visited by Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary tour (Acts 13:6). It is new Paphos which is here …
Papyrus
PAPY'RUS. Job 40:21. See Reed.
Parable
(Gr. parabole), a placing beside; a comparison; equivalent to the Heb. mashal, a similitude. In the Old Testament this is used to denote (1) a proverb (1 Sam. 10:12; 24:13; 2 Chr. 7:20), (2) a prophe…
Paraclete
PAR'ACLETE. See Advocate.
Paradise,
PAR'ADISE, a word of Persian origin, meaning a "garden." "orchard," or other enclosed place, filled with beauty and delight. Hence it is used figuratively for any place of peculiar happiness, and par…
Parah
The heifer, a town in Benjamin (Josh. 18:23), supposed to be identical with the ruins called Far’ah, about 6 miles north-east of Jerusalem, in the Wady Far’ah, which is a branch of the Wady Kelt.
Paralytic
PARALYTIC See Palsy.
Paran
Abounding in foliage, or abounding in caverns, (Gen. 21:21), a desert tract forming the north-eastern division of the peninsula of Sinai, lying between the ‘Arabah on the east and the wilderness of S…