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Bishop

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The word originally signified an "overseer" or spiritual superintendent. The titles bishop and elder, or presbyter, were essentially equivalent. Bishop is from the Greek, and denotes one who...

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...

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]

Haggites, The

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a Gadite family sprung from Haggi. (Numbers 26:15)

Jimnites, The

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descendants of the preceding. (Numbers 26:44)

Maonites, The

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a people mentioned in one of the addresses of Jehovah to the repentant Israelites, (Judges 10:12) elsewhere in the Authorized Version called Mehunim.

Meholathite, The

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a word occurring once only-- (1 Samuel 18:19) It no doubt denotes that Adriel belonged to a place celled Meholah.

Mishraites, The

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the fourth of the four "families of Kirjath-jearim," i.e. colonies proceeding therefrom and founding towns. (1 Chronicles 2:53)

Perizzite, The

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and Per'izzites (belonging to a village), one of the nations inhabiting the land of promise before and at the time of its conquest by Israel. (B.C. 1450.) They are continually mentioned in the...

Punites, The

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the descendants of Pua, or Puvah, the son of Issachar. (Numbers 26:23)

Shelanites, The

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the descendants of Shelah. 1. (Numbers 26:20)

Shemidaites, The

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the descendants of Shemida the son of Gilead. (Numbers 26:32)

Shilonite, The

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that is, the native or resident of Shiloh; a title ascribed only to Ahijah. (1 Kings 11:29; 12:15; 15:29; 2 Chronicles 9:29; 10:15)

Shunammite, The

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i.e. the native of Shunem, is applied to two persons: Abishag, the nurse of King David, (1 Kings 1:3, 15; 2:17, 21, 22) and the nameless hostess of Elisha. (2 Kings 4:12, 25, 36)

Shuphamites, The

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the descendants of Shupham or Shephupham, the Benjamite. (Numbers 26:3)

Shuthalhites, The

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[[1133]Shuthelah]

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