“Jehovah is Lord.” (a) Fourth son of David, born in Hebron, and candidate to the throne after his brothers Amnon and Absalom died, in competition with...
“My Sir”. Old Hebrew term derived from “Addon”, “lord”, used as the name of God in the Old Testament. Jews read it instead of the ineffable...
Ultimately, all authority to dispense justice, to decide disputes, to order punishment and reward, resides in God. We see God delegating to men the responsibility of...
City of Pentapolis, inhabited by Canaanites (Gen. 10:19); Their king Sinab took part in the fight against Amraphel and his allies (Gen. 14:2, 8). According to...
Condemned with the death penalty in the Law (Lev. 20:27, etc.). The numerous references in the Scriptures to the various forms of occultism, as it is...
From the Babylonian “adaru” probably “dark”, “cloudy”). Last of the twelve months of the Jewish calendar, approximately February-March today, in which the festival of Purim took...
ADAR from the Babylonian “adaru” probably “dark”, “cloudy”). Last of the twelve months of the Jewish calendar, approximately February-March today, in which the festival of Purim...
ADAM City about two kilometers east of the Jordan, near the mouth of the Jabbok in the Sea of Tiberias, at the beginning of the Jordan,...
ADA It has an uncertain meaning, with opinions varying between “pleasure”, “composure” or “beauty”. (a) One of the two wives of Lamech, mother of Jabal and...
ACHZIB “a winter torrent,” or “deception.” (a) City of Judah (Jos. 15:44; Mi. 1:14), probably the same one that is also called Kezib (Gen. 38:5) and...