Paran, Elparan
(peace of caverns), a desert or wilderness, bounded on the north by Palestine, on the east by the valley of Arabah, on the south by the desert of Sinai, and on the west by the wilderness of Etham, wh…
Paran, Mount
Probably the hilly region or upland wilderness on the north of the desert of Paran forming the southern boundary of the Promised Land (Deut. 33:2; Hab. 3:3).
Paran, Mount Of
PARAN, MOUNT OF, the place where the Lord is said to have shined forth. Deut 33:2; Hab 3:3. It was probably the most southern portion of the mountain-plateau in the north-eastern part of the wilderne…
Parbar
(1 Chr. 26:18), a place apparently connected with the temple, probably a “suburb” (q.v.), as the word is rendered in 2 Kings 23:11; a space between the temple wall and the wall of the court; an open …
Parched Corn
PARCH'ED CORN, mentioned in Ruth 2:14, consisted of roasted heads of grain.
Parched Ground
(Isa. 35:7), Heb. sharab, a “mirage”, a phenomenon caused by the refraction of the rays of the sun on the glowing sands of the desert, causing them suddenly to assume the appearance of a beautiful la…
Parchment
A skin prepared for writing on; so called from Pergamos (q.v.), where this was first done (2 Tim. 4:13).
Parchments
PARCH'MENTS. The skins of beasts were early and extensively used for writing; the lonians wrote upon sheep-skins five centuries before Christ. Very slight preparation was used, however, until under E…
Pardon.
PAR'DON. Ps 25:11. The scriptural import of this term is very imperfectly indicated by the common acceptation of it among men. In the dispensation of grace pardon is inseparably connected with justif…
Parlor.
PAR'LOR. See Dwellings.
Parlour
(from the Fr. parler, “to speak”) denotes an “audience chamber,” but that is not the import of the Hebrew word so rendered. It corresponds to what the Turks call a kiosk, as in Judg. 3:20 (the “summe…
Parmashta
Strong-fisted, a son of Haman, slain in Shushan (Esther 9:9).
Parmenas
Constant, one of the seven “deacons” (Acts 6:5).
Parnach
PAR'NACH (swift), the father of Elizaphan, chief of the tribe of Zebulun. Num 34:25.
Parnaeh
(delicate), father or ancestor of Elizaphan prince of the tribe of Zebulun. (Numbers 34:25) (B.C. before 1452.)
Parosh
PA'ROSH (flea). Of his descendants one group, comprising 2172 persons, returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel, Ezr 2:3; Neh 7:8; and another, comprising 150 males, with Ezra. Ezr 8:3.
Parshandatha
An interpreter of the law, the eldest of Haman’s sons, slain in Shushan (Esther 9:7).
Parthia
PAR'THIA. Originally a province of Media, on its eastern side, in the time of the apostles it had spread its sway from India to the Tigris, and from the Kharesem desert to the southern ocean. Seleuci…
Parthians,
PAR'THIANS, inhabitants of Parthia, were at Jerusalem during the Pentecost. Acts 2:9. They spoke the Persian language, so that, in Scripture and other ancient writing, "Persia" and "Parthia" are ofte…
Partition
PARTI'TION, MIDDLE WALL OF, is supposed to have reference to the wall in the temple which separated the court of Israel from the court of the Gentiles, Eph 2:14, and is figuratively used to denote wh…
Partition, Middle Wall Of
PARTI'TION, MIDDLE WALL OF, is supposed to have reference to the wall in the temple which separated the court of Israel from the court of the Gentiles, Eph 2:14, and is figuratively used to denote wh…
Partridge
(Heb. kore, i.e., “caller”). This bird, unlike our own partridge, is distinguished by “its ringing call-note, which in early morning echoes from cliff to cliff amidst the barrenness of the wilderness…
Paruah
Flourishing, the father of Jehoshaphat, appointed to provide monthly supplies for Solomon from the tribe of Issachar (1 Kings 4:17).
Parvaim
The name of a country from which Solomon obtained gold for the temple (2 Chr. 3:6). Some have identified it with Ophir, but it is uncertain whether it is even the name of a place. It may simply, as s…
Pas-dammim
The border of blood = Ephes-dammim (q.v.), between Shochoh and Azekah (1 Sam. 17:1; 1 Chr. 11:13).
Pasach
Clearing, one of the sons of Japhlet, of the tribe of Asher (1 Chr. 7:33).
Pasdammim
(boundary of blood). [EPHES-DAMMIM]
Pasdammin
portion or diminishing of blood
Paseah
(lame).
Pashur
Release. (1.) The son of Immer (probably the same as Amariah, Neh. 10:3; 12:2), the head of one of the priestly courses, was “chief governor [Heb. paqid nagid, meaning “deputy governor”] of the templ…