Poti-pherah
POTI-PHE'RAH, a priest or prince of On, and father-in-law of Joseph, Gen 41:45. The marriage of Joseph to Asenath and her conversion to faith in the one God form the subject of an old romance which e…
Potiphar
Dedicated to Ra; i.e., to the sun-god, the Egyptian to whom the Ishmaelites sold Joseph (Gen. 39:1). He was “captain of the guard”, i.e., chief, probably, of the state police, who, while they formed …
Potipherah
A priest of On, whose daughter Asenath became Joseph’s wife (Gen. 41:45).
Potipherah, Or Potipherah
was priest or prince of On, and his daughter Asenath was given Joseph to wife by Pharaoh. (Genesis 41:45,50; 46:20) (B.C. 1715.)
Potsherd
A “shred”, i.e., anything severed, as a fragment of earthenware (Job 2:8; Prov. 26:23; Isa. 45:9).
Pottage.
POT'TAGE. Gen 25:29. At this day, in many parts of the East, lentiles are boiled or stewed like beans with oil and garlic, and make a dish of a chocolate color, which is eaten as pottage. Other ingre…
Potters Field
The name given to the piece of ground which was afterwards bought with the money that had been given to Judas. It was called the “field of blood” (Matt. 27:7-10). Tradition places it in the valley of…
Potters Field, The
a piece of ground which, according to the statement of St. Matthew, (Matthew 27:7) was purchased by the Priests with the thirty pieces of silver rejected by Judas, and converted into a burial-place f…
Pottery.
POT'TERY. The potter's art was one of the first kinds of manufacture in Egyptian Potter and Pottery. which man became proficient. The Israelites worked at the trade while in Egypt, Ps 81:6; they used…
Pound.
POUND. See Measures. In 1 Kgs 10:17; Ezra 2:69; Neh 7:71-72 it is the translation of the Hebrew manch; in the N.T. of mina, Luke 19:13, etc., and also of litra, John 12:3; the first and last words re…
Praetorium
The Greek word (praitorion) thus rendered in Mark 15:16 is rendered “common hall” (Matt. 27:27, marg., “governor’s house”), “judgment hall,” (John 18:28, 33, marg., “Pilate’s house”, 19:9; Acts 23:35…
Praise
PRAISE. In the ordinary Scripture use of the term, it denotes an act of worship, and is often used synonymously with thanksgiving. It is called forth by the contemplation of the character and attribu…
Praltite, The
Helez “the Paltite” is named in (2 Samuel 23:26) among David’s mighty men. (B.C. 1015.)
Pray
PRAY, PRAYER, the most essential act of private devotion and public worship in all ages and nations. It is rooted and grounded in man's moral and religious constitution, enjoined by God, and commende…
Pray, Prayer
PRAY, PRAYER, the most essential act of private devotion and public worship in all ages and nations. It is rooted and grounded in man's moral and religious constitution, enjoined by God, and commende…
Prayer
Is converse with God; the intercourse of the soul with God, not in contemplation or meditation, but in direct address to him. Prayer may be oral or mental, occasional or constant, ejaculatory or form…
Prayer, Hours Of
PRAY'ER, HOURS OF. Prayer is no more confined to a particular hour than to a particular place. Comp. John 4:24. We may pray anywhere and at all times, and should pray without ceasing. 1 Thess 5:17. N…
Prayers Of Christ
PRAYERS OF CHRIST. There are several prayers of Jesus recorded in the N.T.: the model prayer for his disciples. Matt 6:9, 2 Kgs 11:13; Luke 11:2-4; brief thanksgivings. Matt 11:25-26; John 6:11; John…
Preaching
PREACH'ING. The word is not used in the Bible in its present technical sense, but means proclamation by public authority, as a herald or crier. But ere the Bible closed the institution of preaching s…
Predestination
This word is properly used only with reference to God’s plan or purpose of salvation. The Greek word rendered “predestinate” is found only in these six passages, Acts 4:28; Rom. 8:29, 30; 1 Cor. 2:7;…
Preparation
PREPARA'TION, or PREPARA'TION-DAY, is the term for Friday, because on that day preparation was made and meals cooked for the Sabbath. It might be rendered "fore-Sabbath" (comp. the Greek in Mark 15:4…
Presents
[Gift]
President
(sarac or sareca, only used (Daniel 6:1) ... the Chaldee equivalent for Hebrew shter, probably from sara, Zend. a “head”), a high officer in the Persian court, a chief, a president, used of the three…
Presidents
Three presidents are mentioned, of whom Daniel was the first (Dan. 6:2-7). The name in the original is sarkhin, probably a Persian word meaning perfects or ministers.
Presses
PRESS'ES, Gen Isa.l6:10, or PRESS'FATS, Hag 2:16, were vessels or cisterns placed in the side of a hill, into which the juice of grapes flowed when it was pressed out by treading them with the feet o…
Prevent
PREVENT' in the A.V., never means, as at present, "to hinder," but "to go before," "to anticipate." 1 Thess 4:15.
Pricks
PRICKS, or GOADS, long, sharp-pointed sticks, which were used to drive cattle, etc., by pricking them. The expression in Acts 9:5 is a proverb, and originated in this - that restive oxen often push t…
Priest
The Heb. kohen, Gr. hierus, Lat. sacerdos, always denote one who offers sacrifices. At first every man was his own priest, and presented his own sacrifices before God. Afterwards that office devolved…
Prince, Princess
The only special uses of the word “prince” are—
Prince.
PRINCE. Besides in its ordinary sense, the word is used in the A.V. of (1) Local governors or magistrates, 1 Kgs 20:14; (2) Satraps, Dan 6:1; (3) Guardian angels. Dan 6:1.