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ASHER (Tribe) “happy” (Heb.). The descendants of Asher constituted one of the Twelve Tribes. His inheritance in the land extended from Mount Carmel northward, and was...
ASHER “happy” (Heb.). (a) Eighth son of Jacob, his mother was Zilpah, Leah’s maid (Gen. 30:13). When Jacob called his sons around him to tell them...
ASENATH Egyptian proper name that means “possession of the goddess Neit.” In the Bible it is the name of the daughter of Potipherah, the priest of...
SIEGE Military tactic for the reduction of a strong point due to hunger. When faced with tenacious resistance, and a frontal assault was impossible, armies attacking...
ASHDOD Anakite city-state (Josh. 11:22), from the 12th century BC, Philistine. Its sanctuary of the god Dagon was famous (1 Sam. 5:2-5), in whose temple the...
ASCENSION 40 days after Easter, Christ ascended to heaven among His disciples, returning to His Father to be glorified at His right hand (Mark 16:19; Luke...
ASHKELON One of the five royal cities of the Philistines fell to Judah, who took Ashkelon and its coasts (Judges 1:18), but without really subduing it,...
SALARIED These were distinguished from domestic servants, who were generally slaves. Salaried workers were hired by the day, and were paid at the end of the...
ASAPH “gatherer” (Heb.). Five people bear this name in the OT: (a) A choir director in David’s time, who is once called “seer” (2 Chron. 29:30)....
ASAHEL “God has created.” Name of a person, one of David’s “heroes” (2 Sam. 23:24), brother of Joab and Abishai, killed by Abner (2 Sam. 2:18-32)....
