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MOAB “coming out of one father” (a) Son of Lot and his firstborn daughter (Gen. 19:37)
MNASON One of the first Cypriot Christians. He accompanied Paul from Caesarea to Jerusalem during his final journey and offered him hospitality (Acts 21:16).
MIZRAIM (a) Son of Ham and father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naftuhim, Patrusim, Casluhim, from whom descended the Philistines, and the Caphtorim (Gen. 10:6, 13-44; 1...
MIZPAH “Vigilance tower”. (a) Name of a stone mound north of the Jabbok. He was given the name Gilead (heap of testimony), to remember that God...
MIZAR “smallness”. Eminence on the eastern slope of the Jordan, probably within sight of the peaks of Hermon (Ps. 42:6). Uncertain location.
MISSA Chief of an Edomite chief; descendant of Esau and Ishmael (Gen. 36:3, 4, 13, 17; 1 Chron. 1:37).
MITHRIDATES (Old Persian: “gift of Mithras”; see MITRA, (b)). (a) Treasurer under Cyrus king of Persia; He was the one who returned the sacred vessels to...
MITER (a) Garment of the head of the high priest. It was made of a long band of fine linen; Using a blue ribbon, a plate...
MYTH Regarding the use of the word “myth” (Greek, “myths”) in the Bible, it rejects absolutely all myth. Indeed, for the biblical authors, myth, according to...
MITILENE City located between Asón and Chio (Acts 20:1315). Capital of the Greek island once called Lesbos, in the Aegean Sea. Birthplace of Alcaeus, the poet,...
