Seleucia,
SELEU'CIA, the seaport of Antioch, and the place at which Paul and Barnabas embarked on their first missionary journey. It was on the Mediterranean, about 5 miles north of the river Orontes and 16 mi…
Seleucia, Or Seleucia
(named after its founder, Seleucus), near the mouth of the Orontes, was practically the seaport of Antioch. The distance between the two towns was about 16 miles. St. Paul, with Barnabas, sailed from…
Seleucus Iv
(Philopator), son of Antiochus the Great, whom he succeeded B.C. 187 “king of Asia,” 2 Macc. 3:3, that is, of the provinces included in the Syrian monarchy, according to the title claimed by the Sele…
Seleucus,
SELEU'CUS, the name of five kings called the Seleucidae. Seleucus Philopator was the fourth, and is mentioned in the Apocrypha, 1 Mace. 7:1; 2 Mace. 3:3, and elsewhere. He was the son of Antiochus th…
Sem,
SEM, Greek form for "Shem," used in Luke 3:36.
Semachiah
(Jehovah sustains him) one of the sons of SKEMAIAH, 9. (1 Chronicles 26:7)
Semaiah
obeying the Lord
Semei
Mentioned in the genealogy of our Lord (Luke 3:26).
Semein
In the Revised Version of (Luke 3:26) for Semei.
Semitic Languages
[Shemitic Languages LANGUAGES; Hebrew Language]
Senaah
Thorny, a place many of the inhabitants of which returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:35; Neh. 7:38).
Senate.
SEN'ATE. The word denotes the "elders of Israel," one of three classes composing the Sanhedrin; the other two were the priests and the scribes. Acts 5:21.
Seneh
The acacia; rock-thorn, the southern cliff in the Wady es-Suweinit, a valley south of Michmash, which Jonathan climbed with his armour-bearer (1 Sam. 14:4, 5). The rock opposite, on the other side of…
Senir
=Shenir, the name given to Hermon by the Amorites (Deut. 3:9). It means “coat of mail” or “breastplate,” and is equivalent to “Sirion.” Some interpret the word as meaning “the prominent” or “the snow…
Sennacherib
Sin (the god) sends many brothers, son of Sargon, whom he succeeded on the throne of Assyria (B.C. 705), in the 23rd year of Hezekiah. “Like the Persian Xerxes, he was weak and vainglorious, cowardly…
Sennacherib, Or Sennacherib
(sin, the moon, increases brothers), was the son and successor of Sargon. [Sargon] His name in the original is read as Tsinakki-irib, the meaning of which, as given above indicates that he was not th…
Senuah
(bristling, properly Hassenuah, with the definite article), a Benjamite. (Nehemiah 11:9)
Seorim
Barley, the chief of the forth priestly course (1 Chr. 24:8).
Sephar,
SE'PHAR, a boundary of the Joktanites. Gen 10:30. It was probably in South-eastern Arabia, near the shore of the Indian Ocean, where is an ancient seaport-town called Zafar.
Sepharad
(Obad. 1:20), some locality unknown. The modern Jews think that Spain is meant, and hence they designate the Spanish Jews “Sephardim,” as they do the German Jews by the name “Ashkenazim,” because the…
Sepharvaim
Taken by Sargon, king of Assyria (2 Kings 17:24; 18:34; 19:13; Isa. 37:13). It was a double city, and received the common name Sepharvaim, i.e., “the two Sipparas,” or “the two booktowns.” The Sippar…
Sepharvites
SE'PHARVITES, the inhabitants of Sepharvaim. 2 Kgs 17:31.
Sephela
the Greek form of the ancient word has-Shefelah, the native name for the southern division of the low-lying flat district which intervenes between the central highlands of the holy land and the Medit…
Septuagint,
SEP'TUAGINT, the Greek version of the O.T. See Bible.
Sepulchre.
SEP'ULCHRE. See Burial.
Serah
Abundance; princess, the daughter of Asher and grand-daughter of Jacob (Gen. 46:17); called also Sarah (Num. 26:46; R.V., “Serah”).
Seraiah
Soldier of Jehovah. (1.) The father of Joab (1 Chr. 4:13, 14). (2.) The grandfather of Jehu (1 Chr. 4:35). (3.) One of David’s scribes or secretaries (2 Sam. 8:17). (4.) A Netophathite (Jer. 40:8), a…
Seraphim
Mentioned in Isa. 6:2, 3, 6, 7. This word means fiery ones, in allusion, as is supposed, to their burning love. They are represented as “standing” above the King as he sat upon his throne, ready at o…
Sered
Fear, one of the sons of Zebulun (Gen. 46:14).
Sergeants.
SER'GEANTS. Acts 16:35, Acts 7:38. This was a class of public officers under the Roman government. They were appointed to carry the fasces, or bundle of rods, before the supreme magistrates, and to i…