Peter
Peter (pe'ter), (gr. 11/rpos, Pet' Ros, A Rock), Originally Simeon Or Simon. 1. Name And Family. He Wasa Native Of Beth Saida, In Galilee, And Was Son Of A Certain Jonas, Or John ; Whence He .g Named On One Oc Casion In The Gospel History Simon Barjona, That Is, ...
Petra 3
Petra.) 3. Physical Geography. The Limit Of The Wanderings Of The Israelites In The Desert Was The Brook Zered, After Crossing Which They Found Themselves In The Territory Of Moab (dent. Ii :13 '8). This Brook Is Supposed To Be Identical With The Ll'ady-el-ahsy, Which, Rising Near The Castle • ...
Pharaoh
Pharaoh (fa'ro Or Fa'ra-o), (heb.;*7-,fiar-o', The Sun), The General Title Of The Kings Of Egypt In The Old Testament, And Found Only There And In The Writers Who Have Drawn From That Source. It Often Stands Simply Like A Proper Name (gen. Xii :z5 ; Xxxvii :36 ; X1:2, Sq.; ...
Pharisees
Pharisees (plia'r'i-seez), (gr. Fpaptcralbs, Far Is-ah'yos, A Separatist, From Heb. Paw-rash' , To Separate). (1) Name. The Name Denotes Those Who Are Separated, I. E. From Ordinary Persons, Of Course, By The Correctness Of Thcir Opinions And The Holi Ness Of Their Lives. They Were A Jewish Sect Who Had ...
Phcenicia And The Phcenicians
Phcenicia And The Phcenicians (ft !ash-a And The F6-nish-anz). (1) Name. The Greeks Called Those Merchants Who Came From That Coast Of The Mediterranean Sea Which Runs Parallel With Mount Lebanon, ,dolmices, Foy'nee-kehs. This Name Probably Arose From The Circumstance That The Chief Article Of The Commerce Of These Merchants ...
Philemon
Philemon (phi-le'mon), (gr. ,inx4p.wp, Fil-ay' Mone, A Ffectionate). A Rich Citizen Of Colosse, In Phrygia, Who Was Converted To The Christian Faith, With Apphia His Wife.hy Epaphras, A Disciple Of Paul ; But It Would Appear From The Expression In Philem. Verse 19, 'that Philemon Was Really A Convert Of ...
Philip
Philip (phll'ip), (gr. Cl,duriros, Fitift-pos, Lov -r Of Horses). 1. The Apostle. One Of The Twelve Apostles. He Was Of Beth Saida, 'the City Of Andrew And Peter' (john I: 44). He Became One Of The Disciples Of John The Baptist, And Was In The Neighborhood Where John Was Baptizing, ...
Philippi
Philippi (phl-lip'pi), (gr. 4,1xorirot,fil'ip-fioy, A Plural Form Of Philip), A City Of The Proconsular Macedonia (see Macedonia) Situated Eastward Of Amphipolis, Within The Limits Of Ancient Thrace (acts Xvi;t2; Xx:6; Phil. I:t.) It Was Anciently Called L(rav-nee'riez, 1cpnvaes, Fountains, But Having Been Taken And Forti Fied By Philip Of Macedon, ...
Philistines
Philistines (pht-ifs'ffnes), (heb. Tel-ish-teem', Chron. Xiv:to; "1""711::..1,? Fiel-ishtee-yeem% Amos Ix:7; Comp. Thc Gr. (ptaurriela Of The Sept.). (1) Name. A Strong Tribe Southwest Of The Land Of Ismel, To Which They Gave The Name • Izr4r,(pel Eh'sheth), Itaxatcrrivn (fial-ace-tee'nay) Palestina, Palestine. (2) Country. It Occupied Only A Portion Of The ...
Philosophy
Philosophy (11-16s'o-fy),(gr.40tocroola,fii-os Of-ee'ab, Love Of Wisdom), Used By The Greeks To Denote Skill In, Or Zeal For, Any Art Or Science Or Any Branch Of Knowledge. During His Visit To Athens, St. Paul Was En Countered By Certain Philosophers Of The Epicure Ans And Of The Stoics (acts Xvii:18), The ...
Phinehas
Phinehas (phin'e-has), (heb. Tee Ne Kh-aws' , Mouth Of Brass). 1. A Son Of Eleazar And Grandson Of Aaron The High Priest. An Incident Which Illustrates The Zealous And Somewhat Passionate Character Of Phinehas Occurred Before The Israelites Entered The Promised Land. The Israelites Were En Camped In Thc Plains ...
Phylactery
Phylactery (f1-15k'ter-y). (1) Name. (gr. 85uxakrhplov, Foo-lak-tay'ree-on, A. Station For A Guard; In Rabbinical Hebrew 1'77, Teft-ee-leen', Prayer Fillets). (2) Form And Use. The Phylactery Was A Piece Of Parchment Inscribed With Particular Pas Sages Of Scripture (deut. Vi ; Xi : ; Exod. Xiii:1-to, 1-16). They Were Folded Up ...
Piiichol
Piiichol (phi'kol),(heb..fiee-kole', Mouth Of All, I. E. All-commanding), The Proper, Or More Probably, The Titular Name Of The Commander Of The Troops Of Abimelech, The Philistine King Of Gerar. In Asia Minor It Withstood The Turks The Long Est. It Was Taken By Bajazet 1 In A. D. 1392. Philadelphia ...
Porcius Festits
Festits, Porcius (fes'tus Por'shi-us), (gr. 116pccos 4,1krros, Par' Kee-os Face' Tos). Porcius Festus Was The Successor Of Felix As The Roman Governor Of Judea, To The Duties Of Which Office He Was Appointed By The Emperor Nero (joseph. Antig. Xx:8, Q; De Bell. Jua'. 1, 1), In The First Year ...
Prophecy Of 1 Nahum
Nahum, Prophecy Of. (1) Contents. The Contents Of The Prophecy Of Nahum Are As Follows: Chap. I The Destruc Tion Of Nineveh And Of The Assyrian Monarchy Is Depicted In The Liveliest Colors, Together With The Relief Of Judah From Oppression. The Destruction Of Nineveh Is Detailed With Still Greater ...
Razor Hadattah
Razor Hadattah (ha'z'o'r Ha-dat'tah), Ncnv Hazor " (josh. Xv:25). (see Hadattail) He (he). The Form Of This Letter Is 71. The Fifth Letter Of The Hcbrew Alphabet. The English Letter E Has The Same Origin, But Is A Vowel. Where "he" Preserves Its Power As A Con Sonant In Hebrew ...
Red Heifer
Heifer, Red (ifeter, Red), (heb. Lazy' , 71u, Taw-raw'y See Sacrifice. Figurative. (i) Young Wives Were Called Heifers, To Mark Their Gaiety, And Expected Fruitfulness (judg. Xiv :18). (2) Nations Are Lilcened To Heifers: Egypt To A Fair One; To Mark Their Glory And Prosperity ( Jer. Xlvi 20), K3) ...
Religion Of 1 Greece
Greece, Religion Of. 1. Greek Worship: Local Institutions. The Earlier History Of Greek Worship Discloses A Point Of View Decidedly Different' From That Of The Christian Church, Especially In Its Protestant Branches. \ve Have Not Uncommonly Suffered The Idea Of The Religious Community To Fall Into The Background, In The ...
Religion Of 4 Greece
Greece, Religion Of.) (4) Arts Of Peace And War. Among The Greeks The Arts Of War And Peace Were Carried To Greater Perfection Than Among Any Earlier Peo Ple. In Navigation They Were Little Behind The Tyrians And Carthaginians; In Political Foresight They Equaled Them; In Military Science, Both By ...
Religion Of The Hebrews
Hebrews, Religion Of The (he'brps Rt-ifj'in). (1) The Pre-1v1osaie Period. 0) The Ancient Hebrews Belonged To The Semitic Group Pf Na Tions, Having Its Original Home In Northern Arabia, From Which Region Migrations Into The Mesopotamian Valley Formed The Eastern Branch, Including The Babylonians And Assyrians. From Mesopotamia Came The ...
River Of Jordan
Jordan, River Of (jor'dan), (hebrew Gen Erally With Article Kah-yar-dane., The De Scender, Probably From The Rapid Descent Of The Stream), The Great River Of Palestine, As The Nile Is Of Egypt. (1) Name. Thc Name "jordan" Is Always Joined With The Article In The Old Testament, With Two Exceptions ...
Rivers Of Paradise
Paradise, Rivers Of (plei-dis, Rivirs Tiv). The Old Question, "where Was The Garden Of Eden?" Is A Fascinating One, But It Is One Of Those Which The Monuments Have Not Yet Elucidated, Al Though They Do Provide Some Illustrative Material Concerning It. Where It Was Must Be Settled From The ...
Scc Apocrypha
Scc Apocrypha. The Canon Of The New Testament, As We Have Already Seen, Having Been Finally Settled Before The Close Of The Fourth Century, The Rejected Writ Ings Which Bore The Names Of The Apostles And Evangelists Soon Sunk Into Oblivion, And Few, If Any, Have Descended To Our Times ...
Sea Of Galilee
Galilee, Sea Of. See Sea. Gall (gal). 1. Mer-ay-raw' ( Heb. 717?), Or Mer-o-raw' (heb. 7177), Denotes Etymologically "that Which Is Bitter;" Occurs In Its Firinzary And .15roper Mean Ing, As Denoting The Substance Secreted In The Gall Bladder Of Animals, Commonly Called Bile, In The Following Passage : (job ...
Sehiel
Sehiel (je-hrel), (i Ieb. *17,yekh-ee-ale', God Lives). 1. One Of The Rulers Of The House Of God Who Contributed To The Renewal Of The Temple Service In The Time Of Josiah (2 Chron. Xxxv :8). (b. C. 623.) 2. A Levite "of The Second Degree," Appointed By David To Play ...
Seph
Seph.) Famines Are Mentioned In The Time Of The Judges (ruth I:z), And In The Time Of King David (2 Sam. Xxi :1 ), But It Is Not Until The Time Of Elijah That Any Account Is Given Of The Failure Of The Pasturage And Springs. 'there Shall Not Be ...
Siege Of Lachish
Lachish, Siege Of In Old Testament Times The Besieging Army In Attacking A Fortified City Sought First To Drive All Of Its Defenders Within The Walls. They Then Made Choice Of Three Methods Of Attack. They ' Could Either Make A Bold Assault Upon The Most Vulnerable Part Of The ...
Spiritual Gifts
Gifts, Spiritual (gifts, Spir'it-d-al), (gr. Xaptcri.lara, Khar-is'mah-tah, Gifts Of Grace). 1. Charismata Means Those "graces" Which Are The Effects Of Grace; That Is Of The Outpouring Of The Holy Ghost, Consequent On The Ascension Of Our Lord Into Heaven,—all, Properly Speaking, Subjective: Yet St. Paul Calls The Pardon Of Sin ...
Tehoradi
Tehoradi (je-ho'ram), (heb. Yeh-ho .-awin', Exalted By Jehovah), Contracted Form Joram (:71.,yo-rtzwol). The Eldest Son And Successor Of Jehoshaphat, And Fifth King Of Judah, Who Began To Reign (separately) B. C. 853, At The Age Of Thirty.-five Years, And Reigned Twelve Years (2 Kings 1:17; Ii::1). He Was Associated With ...
Tehoshaphat
Tehoshaphat Veh-ho-shaw-fawf Jehovah Judged). /. The Fourth King Of Judah, And Son Of Asa, Whom He Succeeded At The Age Of Thirty-five, And Reigned Twenty-five Years. (1) Fortifies Kingdom And Resists Idolatry. He Commenced His Reign By Fortifying His King Dom Against Israel; And Having Thus Secured Him Self Against' ...
Testimony Of Scripture To
Jesus The Christ, Testimony Of Scripture To. (i) Concerning Jesus Christ. We Are Informed That He Is, From Eternity, Begotten By The Father In A Manner No Creature Is (ps. Ii :7; John I :14; Rom. Viii :3, 32) ; That He Is Equal To Him As A Person (zech. ...
Tewry
.tewry (ju'ry), (h Eb. Yeh-hooa' ; G R. 'iovoala, Luke Xxiii:5; John Vii:1), The Jewish Na Tion, I. E., The Kingdom Of Judah, Later Judea, Rendered Elsewhere As Judah And Judwa (dan. V:13). Jews, History Of The, And Their Religion. (1) From The Fall Of Jerusalem To The Mid Dle ...
Tles Of
Tles Of. Authenticity. Eusebius Places The Second And Third Epistles Of John Among The An-tee-leh-g-om Eh'na, Disputed Books (hist. Eccics, Iii:25). The Second Epistle Is Addressed To A Lady, Called Supla, Koo-ree'ah, Kuria, Lady, Which Name Fre Quently Occurs In Ancient Writers As That Of A Woman (comp. Liicke's Commentar, ...
Tribe Of Judah
Judah, Tribe Of Dreclfth, Trib Ov). This Tribe Sprang From Judah, The Son Of Jacob. When The Israelites Quitted Egypt, It Already Exhibited The Elements Of Its Future Distinction In A Larger Population Than Any Of The Other Tribes Possessed. (1) Population. It Numbered 74,000 Adult Males, Being Nearly 12,000 ...
Tribe Of Manasseh
Manasseh, Tribe Of (ma-nleseh). When The Tribe Of Manasseh Quitted Egypt, It Numbered 32,2oo Adult Males (num. I :34, 35), Be Ing 8,3oo Less Than The Tribe Of Ephraim, The Younger Son Of Joseph. This Was The Lowest Number Of Adult Males In Any Tribe At That Pe Riod; But ...
Views On The Millennium
Millennium, Views On The, Con Trasted. Two Contrasted Articles Are Herein Given On The Pre-millennium And Post-millennium Beliefs. 1. Pre-millennial View. Millenarian Doctrine, Known In Former Years As Chiliasm, Has Since The Foundation Of The Church, Been The Chris Tian's Blessed Hope. Throughout Her Variable History, Even When She Was ...
Wasp Hornet
Hornet, Wasp (hor'net, Wosp), (heb. Isir-aw', Stinging, Exod. Xxiii:28; Deut. Vii:2o, Sept. Ras Crcbnxias, Hornets; Vulg. Crabrones; Josh. Xxiv:i2, Rijv Eopdav, Hornet, Erabronem ; Wisd. Sol. Xii:8, Croijkas, Vesfias, 'wasps'). It Being Upon The Whole Most Probable That `the Hornet' Is The True Rendering In These Passages Of Scripture, The ...
Worship Of Oak
Oak, Worship Of (ok, 6v). Oak Groves In Ancient Times Were Used As Places Of Religious Assembly; Altars Were Set Up In Them (josh. Xxiv:26); Jacob Buried Idolatrous Images Under An Oak, Which, As A Sacred Tree, Would Free Them From Disturbance (gen. Xxxv:4). (see Oak.) Oath (oth), (heb. Sheb-oo-aw'), ...
The First Epistle General
John, The First Epistle General Of. (1) Authenticity. For The Authenticity Of The First Epistle Very Ancient Testimony May Be Ad Duced. Papias, The Disciple Of John, Quotes Some Passages From It. Polycarp, Also, Another Disciple Of John, Quotes A Passage From This Epistle (ad Philipp., C:7. So, Also Irenmus ...
The Gospel Of Matthew
Matthew, The Gospel Of. The Genuineness Of The Gospel Of St. Matthew Has Been More Strongly Attacked Than That Of Any Of The Three Others, As Well By External As By In Ternal Arguments. 1. External Arguments Against Its Gen Uineness. We Vvill First Consider The External Ar Guments. The ...
The Lords Supper
Lord's Supper, The (lord's Siip'per). Four Distinct Accounts Are Given In The New Testament Of Our Lord's Institution Of The Holy Communion. Three Of The Gospels Contain The Narrative In Nearly The Same Terms, While The Apostle Paul, In The First Epistle To The Cor Inthians, Adds His Detailed Account, ...
The Modern Jewish Syvagogue
Jewish Syvagogue, The Modern. The History Of Judaism In America Is A Record Of Growth And Development, Of Successive Changes In Custom And Ritual, Of Large Advance In Educa Tional And Benevolent Activity, As The Jewish Set Tlers, Chiefly Of Spanish Origin, Coming In Scattered Numbers Previous To The War ...
The Natural Man
Natural Man, The. "the Natural Man Receivethnotthethingsof Thespirit Of God, Neither Can He Know Them, Because They Are Spiritually Discerned" Cor. :14). (a) Here It Is Plain That By "the Stature! 17t011" Is Not Meant A Person Devoid Of Natural Judg-rnent, Reason, Or Conscience, In Which Sense The Expression Is ...
The Pentateuch
Pentateuch, The, Illustrated By Egyptology. Very Little Of The Papyrus Literature Of Egypt Has Survived, And That Pertains Mostly To Their Theology And Was Preserved In Their Tombs, And Yet It May Be Said That The Later Chapters Of Genesis As Well As The Whole Of The Book Of Exodus ...
The Unhnown God
God, The Unhnown (gr. 'a-rpcb'crrcuocc3). Paul, In His Address On Mars' Hill, Said That He Had Seen In Athens "an Altar With This Inscription, 'to The Unknown God' " (acts Xvii:22, 23). Considerable Difficulty Has Been Found By Many Interpreters To Reconcile This With The Fact, That No Mention Is ...
To Lodge
Lodge, To (16j). I. This Word In The A. V. Represents The He Brew Verb 1117, /oon, Or 0 Leen, Which Usually Has The Force Of "passing The Night" (i Kings Xix:9; Chron. Ix:27; Ls. X:29; Neh. Iv:22; Xiii:2o, 21; Cant. Vii:t 1; Job Xxiv:7; Xxxi:32, Etc.). The Same Hebrew ...