Ulai
The Eulaus of the Greeks; a river of Susiana. It was probably the eastern branch of the Choasper (Kerkhan), which divided into two branches some 20 miles above the city of Susa. Hence Daniel (8:2, 16…
Ulam
(porch).
Ulla
(yoke), an Asherite, head of a family in his tribe. (1 Chronicles 7:30) (B.C. about 1014.)
Ummah
Vicinity, a town of Asher (Josh. 19:30).
Uncircumcision
UNCIRCUMCIS'ION. Rom 2:25. See Circumcised.
Unclean
UNCLEAN'. Lev 5:2. See Clean and Unclean.
Unclean Meats.
UNCLEAN' MEATS. Hos 9:3. See Clean and Unclean.
Uncleanness
The distinctive idea attached to ceremonial uncleanness among the Hebrews was that it cut a person off for the time from social privileges, and left his citizenship among God’s people for the while i…
Uncovering
UNCOVERING the head was a token of mourning and captivity. Lev 10:6; Isa 47:2.
Unction
(1 John 2:20, 27; R.V., “anointing”). Kings, prophets, and priests were anointed, in token of receiving divine grace. All believers are, in a secondary sense, what Christ was in a primary sense, “the…
Undergirding
(Acts 27:17) [Ship]
Undersetters
UNDERSET'TERS, projections by which the brazen laver was ornamented and supported. 1 Kgs 7:30.
Unicorn
Described as an animal of great ferocity and strength (Num. 23:22, R.V., “wild ox,” marg., “ox-antelope;” 24:8; Isa. 34:7, R.V., “wild oxen”), and untamable (Job 39:9). It was in reality a two-horned…
Unity Of The Spirit
UNITY OF THE SPIRIT is unity of judgment, affection, and feeling among those who constitute the one body of Christ, Eph 4:3, and it is the gift of God. Jer 32:39. It was remarkably enjoyed in the ear…
Unni
Afficted. (1.) A Levite whom David appointed to take part in bringing the ark up to Jerusalem from the house of Obed-edom by playing the psaltery on that occasion (1 Chr. 15:18, 20). (2.) A Levite wh…
Unrighteous Mammon
UNRIGHTEOUS MAMMON. Luke 16:11. See Mammon.
Upharsin.
UPHAR'SIN. Dan 5:25. See Mene.
Uphaz,
U'PHAZ, probably the same as Ophir, which see. Jer 10:9; Dan 10:5.
Upper Coasts
UP'PER COASTS are the countries of Galatia and Phrygia through which Paul passed at the beginning of his third missionary-tour. Acts 19:1.
Upper Room
UPPER ROOM. Mark 14:15. See Dwellings.
Uppermost Rooms
UPPERMOST ROOMS. Luke 12:39. See Synagogues.
Ur
Light, or the moon city, a city “of the Chaldees,” the birthplace of Haran (Gen. 11:28, 31), the largest city of Shinar or northern Chaldea, and the principal commercial centre of the country as well…
Ur Of The Chaldees
UR OF THE CHAL'DEES (light?, or, from the rendering in the Septuagint, region), the place at which Abraham resided with Terah, his father, before he was called to go into the land of Canaan. Gen 11:2…
Urbane
UR'BANE (from the Latin urbanna, "refined," "polite"), one of the Christians in Rome to whom St. Paul sent a salutation. Rom 16:9.
Urbane, Or Urbane
(of the city; polite), the Greek form of the Latin Urbanus, as it is given in the Revised Version. He was a Christian disciple who is in the long list of those whom St. Paul salutes in writing to Rom…
Urbanus
the form given in the Revised Version for Urbane.
Uri
(fiery).
Uriah,
URI'AH, 2 Sam 11:3, or URI'AS, Matt 1:6, a Hittite by descent, but probably converted to Judaism, commander of one of the bands of David's army, and the husband of Bathsheba. His death was purposely …
Uriel
God is my light. (1.) A Levite of the family of Kohath (1 Chr. 6:24). (2.) The chief of the Kohathites at the time when the ark was brought up to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 15:5, 11). (3.) The father of Micha…
Urijah
The lord is my light. (1.) A high priest in the time of Ahaz (2 Kings 16:10-16), at whose bidding he constructed an idolatrous altar like one the king had seen at Damascus, to be set up instead of th…