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ASPERSION (a) OF BLOOD The sprinkling of blood was an essential part of the OT sacrifices (Lev. 4:6, 7). The blood of the victim represented life...
ASPHALT (Heb. “chemar”). It is found on the shore of the Dead Sea and in other places, in bags. When mixed with tar it forms a...
ASSASSINS Group of irreducible Jewish fanatics who did not hesitate to murder treacherously, mixed in the crowd, with short daggers (“sicae”). Four thousand of them were...
ASSYRIA The great kingdom of Assyria was situated near the Tigris River, bounded by Armenia to the north, by Mount Zagros and Media to the east,...
ASTROLOGER Astrologers, “the contemplators of the heavens” (Is. 47:13) for astrological purposes. In Daniel, the word translated “astrologer” throughout the book, “ashshaph,” is different, and does...
ASTROLOGERS (1) In the book of Daniel (Dan. 1:20; 2:2, 10, 27; 4:7; 5:7, 11, 15) the Hebrew word is “ashshaph,” which means “magician, enchanter.” ,...
ASTROLOGY Astrology developed in Sumer, Chaldea and Babylon. From ancient times it was believed that the stars influenced the lives of men. This is evidently idolatry,...
ATAR (a) Tying: Figurative meaning: bond of spouses (Rom. 7:2; 1 Cor. 7:27, 39). Supernatural sense: being bound by Satan (Lk. 13:16) and binding Satan (Rev....
ATAROT “crowns” (Heb.). (a) City east of the Jordan, built or rebuilt by the Gadites (Num. 32:3, 4). Identified with «Khirbet-attarus», 31° 36′ N, 35° 42′...
ATAROTH-ADDAR “the crowns of Adar” (Heb.). City on the border between Ephraim and Benjamin (Josh. 16:5; 18:13). It has been identified as “ed-Dariah”, 31° 53′ N,...
