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Jesus

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called Jestus, a Christian who was with St. Paul at Rome. (Colossians 4:11) (A.D. 57.) (saviour). + The Greek form of the name Joshua or Jeshua, a contraction of Jehoshua, that is, "help of...

No

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[[913]No-Amon]

Peter

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(a rock or stone). The original name of this disciple was Simon, i.e. "hearer." He was the son of a man named Jonas, (Matthew 16:17; John 1:42; 21:16) and was brought up in his father's occupation,...

Fish

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The Hebrews recognized fish as one of the great divisions of the animal kingdom, and as such gave them a place in the account of the creation, (Genesis 1:21,28) as well as in other passages where...

No-Adiah

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(whom Jehovah meets). + A Levite, son of Binnui who with Meremoth, Eleazar and Jozabad weighed the vessels of gold and silver belonging to the temple which were brought back from Babylon. (Ezra...

No-Amon

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(temple of Amon) (Nahum 3:8) No, (Jeremiah 46:25; Ezekiel 30:14, 16) a city of Egypt, better known under the name of Thebes or Diospolis Magna, the ancient and splendid metropolis of upper Egypt...

Wise Men

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[[1300]Magi]

Jesus Christ

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"The life and character of Jesus Christ," says Dr. Schaff, "is the holy of holies in the history of the world." + NAME.--The name Jesus signifies saviour . It is the Greek form of [713]Jehoshua...

Star Of The Wise Men

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[[1168]Magi]

Jesus The Son Of Sirach

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[[714]Ecclesiasticus]

Peter, First Epistle Of

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The external evidence of authenticity of this epistle is of the strongest kind and the internal is equally strong. It was addressed to the churches of Asia Minor which had for the most part been...

Washing The Hands And Feet

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As knives and forks were not used in the East, in Scripture times, in eating, it was necessary that the hand, which was thrust into the common dish, should be scrupulously clean; and again, as...

Peter, Second Epistle Of

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The following is a brief outline of the contents of this epistle: The customary opening salutation is followed by an enumeration of Christian blessings and exhortation to Christian duties. (2 Peter...

Brethren Of Jesus

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[[322]James The Less]

Genealogy Of Jesus Christ

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The New Testament gives us the genealogy of but one person, that of our Saviour. This is given because it was important to prove that Jesus fulfilled the prophecies spoken of him. Only as the son...

John, The Second And Third Epistles Of

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The second epistle is addressed to an individual woman. One who had children, and a sister and nieces, is clearly indicated. According to one interpretation she is "the Lady Electa," to another,...

Veil Of The Tabernacle And Temple

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[[1261]Tabernacle; [1262]Temple]

Asuppim, And House Of

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(1 Chronicles 26:15, 17) literally house of the gatherings. Some understand it as the proper name of chambers on the south of the temple others of certain store-rooms, or of the council chambers in...

Urim And Thummim

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(light and perfection). When the Jewish exiles were met on their return from Babylon by a question which they had no data for answering, they agreed to postpone the settlement of the difficulty...

Aholah And Aholibah

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(my tabernacle) two symbolical names, are described as harlots, the former representing Samaria and the latter Judah. Ezek 23.

Castor And Pollux

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(Acts 28:11) the twin sons of Jupiter and Leda, were regarded as the tutelary divinities of sailors; hence their image was often used as a figure-head for ships. They appeared in heaven as the...

Weights And Measures

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A. WEIGHTS.--The general principle of the present inquiry is to give the evidence of the monuments the preference on all doubtful points. All ancient Greek systems of weight were derived, either...

Galatians, The Epistle To The

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was written by the apostle St. Paul not long after his journey through Galatia and Phrygia, (Acts 18:23) and probably in the early portion of his two-and-a-half-years stay at Ephesus, which...

Willows, The Brook Of The

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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.

Colossians, The Epistle To The

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was written by the apostle St. Paul during his first captivity at Rome. (Acts 28:16) (A.D. 62.) The epistle was addressed to Christians of the city of Colosse, and was delivered to them by...

Arkite, The

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from Arka, one of the families of the Canaanites, (Genesis 10:17; 1 Chronicles 1:16) and from the context evidently located in the north of Phoenicia. The site which now bears the name of 'Arka...

Danites, The

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The descendants of Dan and the members of his tribe. (Judges 13:2; 18:1, 11 1 Chronicles 12:35)

Eshkalonites, The

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(Joshua 13:3) [[493]Ashkelon, Askelon]

Ezrahite, The

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(son of Zerah), a title attached to two persons--Ethan, (1 Kings 4:31; Psalms 89:1) title, and Heman, Psal 88:1 title.

Gezrites The

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The word which the Jewish critics have substituted in the margin of the Bible for the ancient reading, "the Gerizite." (1 Samuel 27:8) [[552]Gerizites, THE]

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