White
A symbol of purity (2 Chr. 5:12; Ps. 51:7; Isa. 1:18; Rev. 3:18; 7:14). Our Lord, at his transfiguration, appeared in raiment “white as the light” (Matt. 17:2, etc.).
Whited
WHIT'ED SEPULCHRES. Matt 23:27. It was customary to whitewash the Jewish sepulchres annually, that they might be distinctly seen and avoided, inasmuch as coming in contact with them was the occasion …
Whited Sepulchres
WHIT'ED SEPULCHRES. Matt 23:27. It was customary to whitewash the Jewish sepulchres annually, that they might be distinctly seen and avoided, inasmuch as coming in contact with them was the occasion …
Widow.
WID'OW. By the Jewish law, Deut 25:5, if a married man died leaving no children, his brother was required to marry the widow, in order, first, that the estate might be kept in the family, and, second…
Widows
To be treated with kindness (Ex. 22:22; Deut. 14:29; 16:11, 14; 24:17, 19-21; 26:12; 27:19, etc.). In the New Testament the same tender regard for them is inculcated (Acts 6:1-6; 1 Tim. 5:3-16) and e…
Wife.
WIFE. See Marriage.
Wild Beasts
WILD BEASTS. See Beast.
Wilderness Of Sin
WILDERNESS OF SIN. Ex 16:1. See wilderness, the, of the Wandering, and Zin, Wilderness of.
Wilderness Of The Wandering
(The region in which the Israelites spent nearly 38 years of their existence after they had left Egypt, and spent a year before Mount Sinai. They went as far as Kadesh, on the southernmost border of …
Wilderness,
WIL'DERNESS, Ex 14:8, and DESERT. These words do not necessarily imply a mere waste, but rather extensive tracts not under cultivation and affording rich and abundant pasturage. Josh 15:61; Isa 42:11…
Wilderness, The, Of The Wandering,
WILDERNESS, THE, OF THE WANDERING, usually spoken of as THE WIL'DERNESS, the region in which the Israelites spent forty years, between Egypt and Canaan. It is called sometimes the "great and terrible…
Will
WILL, in the sense of a testamentary writing, does not occur in Scripture, and, with respect to landed property, such a disposition must have been very limited, on account of the right of redemption …
Willow
WIL'LOW, a familiar tree, often referred to in the Bible, which flourishes best in marshy ground and on the borders of watercourses. Several species grow in Palestine. The beautiful weeping willow is…
Willows
(1.) Heb. ‘arabim (Lev. 23:40; Job 40:22; Isa. 15:7; 44:3, 4; Ps. 137:1, 2). This was supposed to be the weeping willow, called by Linnaeus Salix Babylonica, from the reference in Ps. 137. This tree …
Willows, Brook Of The,
WIL'LOWS, BROOK OF THE, on the southern boundary of Moab. Isa 15:7. It is now the Wady el-Akna.
Willows, The Brook Of The
a wady mentioned by Isaiah, (Isaiah 15:7) in his dirge over Moab. It is situated on the southern boundary of Moab, and is now called Wady el-Aksa.
Wills
Under a system of close inheritance like that of the Jews, the scope forbid bequest in respect of land was limited by the right of redemption and general re-entry in the jubilee year; but the law doe…
Wimple
Isa. 3:22, (R.V., “shawls”), a wrap or veil. The same Hebrew word is rendered “vail” (R.V., “mantle”) in Ruth 3:15.
Wimples
WIM'PLES, supposed by some to mean a broad, full mantle or shawl, like the veil which Ruth had, Ruth 3:15, and by others a veil, coif, or hood. Isa 3:22.
Wind
WIND. The east wind was, in Palestine, injurious to vegetation. Its general character may be inferred from Gen 41:6; Job 1:19; Ps 11:6; Isa 27:8; Jer 4:11-13; Eze 17:10; Eze 19:12; Eze 27:26; Hos 13:…
Window,
WIN'DOW, In Eastern houses the windows are single apertures in the wall, opening upon the court within, not upon the street without, which gives a melancholy aspect to the streets. There is, however,…
Winds
Blowing from the four quarters of heaven (Jer. 49:36; Ezek. 37:9; Dan. 8:8; Zech. 2:6). The east wind was parching (Ezek. 17:10; 19:12), and is sometimes mentioned as simply denoting a strong wind (J…
Wine-fat
WINE-FAT, WINE-PRESS. An excavation (probably rectangular) was made in the rock, or was formed in the ground and lined with mason-work, in which to crush the grapes. This was the press (Heb. gath), a…
Wine-fat, Wine-press.
WINE-FAT, WINE-PRESS. An excavation (probably rectangular) was made in the rock, or was formed in the ground and lined with mason-work, in which to crush the grapes. This was the press (Heb. gath), a…
Wine-press
Consisted of two vats or receptacles, (1) a trough (Heb. gath, Gr. lenos) into which the grapes were thrown and where they were trodden upon and bruised (Isa. 16:10; Lam. 1:15; Joel 3:13); and (2) a …
Wine-vessels
WINE-VES'SELS. The Hebrews, as well as the Greeks, preserved their wine in large earthen vessels or jars, which were buried up to their necks in the ground. These jars were quite large, containing of…
Wine.
WINE. There has been some controversy as to the nature and qualities of the liquor which is called wine in our Scriptures. Various words are used in the Hebrew text, and no doubt various products are…
Winefat
(Mark 12:1). The original word (hypolenion) so rendered occurs only here in the New Testament. It properly denotes the trough or lake (lacus), as it was called by the Romans, into which the juice of …
Winepress
From the scanty notices contained in the Bible we gather that, the wine-presses of the Jews consisted of two receptacles of vats placed at different elevations, in the upper one of which the grapes w…
Winnow.
WIN'NOW. The process of winnowing among the Hebrews was much like that sometimes in use at the present day. The grain was taken upon a shovel and thrown up in the wind, and the lighter chaff and stra…