ANGER Anger, when it takes possession of man, is generally a manifestation of the sinful nature of man who is angry, and God’s disapproval of it...
ANGLE HEAD It is generally part of the foundation of the main corner of a building. It is the most important stone in the building, because...
ANIMALS Animals, both wild and domestic, appear frequently in the pages of the Bible. There were pure and impure animals and they were known by the...
ANNAS “grace of Jehovah.” High priest, appointed as such in the year 7 BC. by Quirinus, governor of Syria. He was deposed during the reign of...
ANOINTED Heb. “Mashiach,” the anointed one, is an official title in the OT, applied to those who were to exercise government on behalf of God (1...
ANOINTING, TO ANOINT There are several terms translated in this way, but some of them appear only once, such as: (a) In Ps. 23:5, “you anoint...
ANT (Heb. “nemalah”). There are several species of ants. The Hebrew term comes from a root meaning “to huddle together,” which applies to all ants. In...
ANTHEM, CANTICLE (a) Didactic poem, translated from Heb. «masquil»: attentive, giving intelligence. This term appears in the title of Ps. 32; 42; 44; Four. Five; 52;...
ANTICHRIST This term is used only by John in his first two epistles, although there is mention of it in other passages of Scripture under other...
ANTIOCH City located next to the Orontes River at the foot of Mount Silpio, in fertile Cilicia, today located in Syria. The city is about 480...