Ancient (64 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Ancient of Days: An expression applied to Jehovah three times in the vision of Daniel (7:9, 13, 22) in the sense of eternal. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ancient.htm - 98k

Smyrna (2 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Myrrh, an ancient city of Ionia, on the western coast of Asia Minor, about 40 miles to the north of Ephesus. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/smyrna.htm - 12k

Antiquity (8 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antiquity.htm - 9k

Brick (10 Occurrences)

... BRICK. (lebhenah): The ancient Egyptian word appears in the modern Egyptian Arabic toob. ... In the buildings of ancient Babylonia burnt bricks were used. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/brick.htm - 15k

Pergamum (2 Occurrences)

... pur'-ga-mos, or pur'-ga-mum (he Pergamos, or to Pergamon): 1. History: Pergamos, to which the ancient writers also gave the neuter form of the name, was a city ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pergamum.htm - 12k

Euphrates (36 Occurrences)

... In the ancient history of Assyria, and Babylon, and Egypt many events are recorded in which mention is made of the "great river." Just as the Nile represented ... biblethesaurus.org/e/euphrates.htm - 26k

Ethiopic

... 2. (n.) The language of ancient Ethiopia; the language of the ancient Abyssinian empire (in Ethiopia), now used only in the Abyssinian church. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ethiopic.htm - 17k

Version

... This word is not found in the Bible, nevertheless, as frequent references are made in this work to various ancient as well as modern versions, it is fitting ... biblethesaurus.org/v/version.htm - 37k

Pergamos (1 Occurrence)

... pur'-ga-mos, or pur'-ga-mum (he Pergamos, or to Pergamon): 1. History: Pergamos, to which the ancient writers also gave the neuter form of the name, was a city ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pergamos.htm - 12k

Ramah (38 Occurrences)

... slopes. No remains of antiquity are to be seen above ground; but the site is one likely to have been occupied in ancient times. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/ramah.htm - 26k

Armenian

... I. ANCIENT ARMENIAN 1. Circumstances under Which Made 2. The Translators Apocrypha Omitted 3. Revision 4. Results of Circulation 5. Printed Editions II. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/armenian.htm - 18k

Memphis (8 Occurrences)

... From certain remains found half buried in the sand, the site of this ancient city has been discovered near the modern village of Minyet Rahinch, or Mitraheny ... biblethesaurus.org/m/memphis.htm - 14k

Barefoot (7 Occurrences)

... 2. An Ancient Oriental Custom: The "shoes" of the ancients, as we know from many sources, were "sandals," ie simply soles, for the most part of rawhide, tied ... biblethesaurus.org/b/barefoot.htm - 13k

Ascent (32 Occurrences)

... in 1 Kings 10:5, "his ascent by which he went up unto the house of Yahweh"; but `olah everywhere else means "burnt-offering," and all ancient versions support ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ascent.htm - 21k

Adramyttium (2 Occurrences)

... ADRAMYTTIUM. ad-ra-mit'-i-um (Adramuttion; for other forms see Thayer's lexicon): An ancient city of Mysia in the Roman Province of Asia. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/adramyttium.htm - 9k

Armenia (2 Occurrences)

... Ararat was properly the name of a part of ancient Armenia. ... Each village was ruled by its chief according to ancient customary laws. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/armenia.htm - 21k

Assos (2 Occurrences)

... as'-os (Assos): An ancient city of Mysia in the Roman province of Asia, at which, according to Acts 20:13, Paul and Luke rested while on their way from Troas ... biblethesaurus.org/a/assos.htm - 10k

Sinaiticus

... Sinaiticus codex. Usually designated by the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, is one of the most valuable of ancient MSS. of the Greek New Testament. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sinaiticus.htm - 9k

Shushan (19 Occurrences)

... relics, and the ground-plan of the splendid palace of Shushan, one of the residences of the great king, together with numerous specimens of ancient art, which ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shushan.htm - 21k

Caesarea (20 Occurrences)

... It still retains its ancient name Kaiseriyeh, but is now desolate. ... above sea-level, between Wady Khashabeh and Wady Za`areh, lie the ruins of the ancient city. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/caesarea.htm - 20k

Primogeniture

... In the most ancient genealogies a distinction is drawn between the firstborn and the other son (Genesis 10:15; Genesis 22:21; Genesis 25:13; Genesis 35:23 ... biblethesaurus.org/p/primogeniture.htm - 13k

Balance (12 Occurrences)

... so rendered (Dan. 5:27). The balances as represented on the most ancient Egyptian monuments resemble those now in use. A "pair of ... biblethesaurus.org/b/balance.htm - 18k

Hebron (71 Occurrences)

... 22). It still exists under the same name, and is one of the most ancient cities in the world. Its ... Christian. II. The Ancient Site. Modern ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hebron.htm - 41k

Kishon (6 Occurrences)

... In the triumphal song of Deborah (Judges 5:21) it is spoken of as "that ancient river," either (1) because it had flowed on for ages, or (2), according to the ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kishon.htm - 12k

Carmel (33 Occurrences)

... "No mountain in or around Palestine retains its ancient beauty so much as Carmel. ... Here stood an ancient altar of Yahweh (1 Kings 18:30). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/carmel.htm - 25k

Mizpeh (24 Occurrences)

... The present writer agrees with Buhl (GAP, 240) that the ancient castle above Banias, Kal`at ec-Cubeibeh, occupies a more likely position. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mizpeh.htm - 21k

Seal (47 Occurrences)

... has recently received a remarkable illustration by the discovery of an impression of such a signet on fine clay at Koyunjik, the site of the ancient Nineveh. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/seal.htm - 38k

Banquet (58 Occurrences)

... In the days of our Lord the guests reclined at table; but the ancient Israelites sat around low tables, cross-legged, like the modern Orientals. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/banquet.htm - 36k

Mahanaim (15 Occurrences)

... after parting from Laban, before the passage of the Jabbok (Genesis 31:2), "and the angels of God met him." Possibly it was the site of an ancient sanctuary. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mahanaim.htm - 18k

Elah (17 Occurrences)

... 17:1). It is the modern Wady es-Sunt, ie, "valley of the acacia." "The terebinths from which the valley of Elah takes its name still cling to their ancient soil ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elah.htm - 17k

Decapolis (3 Occurrences)

... These cities were Scythopolis, ie, "city of the Scythians", (ancient Bethshean, the only one of the ten cities on the west of Jordan), Hippos, Gadara, Pella ... biblethesaurus.org/d/decapolis.htm - 10k

Metals (1 Occurrence)

... There is some iron ore which was in ancient times worked, although present-day engineers have declared it not to be extensive enough to pay for working. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/metals.htm - 10k

Miletus (3 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary (Miletum, 2 Timothy 4:20), a seaport town and the ancient capital of Ionia, about 36 miles south of Ephesus. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/miletus.htm - 9k

Medeba (5 Occurrences)

... Waters of quiet, an ancient Moabite town (Numbers 21:30). ... Eusebius and Jerome knew it under its ancient name (Onomasticon, under the word). ... biblethesaurus.org/m/medeba.htm - 12k

Mine (2991 Occurrences)

... men sojourn; they are forgotten of the foot [that passeth by]; they hang afar from men, they swing to and fro." These words illustrate ancient mining operations ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mine.htm - 10k

Perga (3 Occurrences)

... pur'-ga (Perge): 1. Location and History: An important city of the ancient province of Pamphylia, situated on the river Cestris, 12 miles Northeast of Attalia. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/perga.htm - 10k

Philadelphia (2 Occurrences)

... PHILADELPHIA. fil-a-del-'fi-a (Philadelphia: A city of ancient Lydia in Asia Minor on the Cogamus River, 105 miles from Smyrna. It stood upon a terrace 650 ft. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philadelphia.htm - 10k

Plow (11 Occurrences)

... This is partly because there is every reason to believe that the plows still used throughout Egypt, Palestine, and Syria are counterparts of the ancient ones. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/plow.htm - 15k

Banking

... place, both changed coins and took money on deposit, giving high interest; and banking of a sort, in its incipient stages, existed among the ancient Hebrews. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/banking.htm - 13k

Beroea (4 Occurrences)

... It lay at the foot of Mt. Bermius, on a tributary of the Haliacmon, and seems to have been an ancient town, though the date of its foundation is uncertain. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beroea.htm - 11k

Berytus

... ber'-i-tus, be-ri'-tus (Berutos; Arabic: modern Beirut, Beyrout, Beyrouth): An ancient Phoenician city situated on the North side of a promontory jutting out ... biblethesaurus.org/b/berytus.htm - 8k

Cyrus (20 Occurrences)

... Dan. 5:30), and then the ancient dominion of Assyria was also added to his empire (cf., "Go up, O Elam", Isaiah 21:2). Hitherto ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cyrus.htm - 39k

Chaldees (13 Occurrences)

... These men cultivated the ancient Cushite language of the original inhabitants of the land, for they had a "learning" and a "tongue" (1:4) of their own. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chaldees.htm - 15k

Attalia (1 Occurrence)

... at-a-li'-a Attalia: A city on the southern coast of Asia Minor in ancient Pamphylia which, according to Acts 14:25, was visited by Paul and Barnabas on the way ... biblethesaurus.org/a/attalia.htm - 8k

Anointing (39 Occurrences)

... a-noint'-ing: A distinction was made by the ancient Hebrews between anointing with oil in private use, as in making one's toilet (cukh), and anointing as a ... biblethesaurus.org/a/anointing.htm - 28k

Spinning

... The present method of carding, which no doubt is of ancient origin, is to pile the wool on a mat and then detach the fibers from each other by snapping a bow ... biblethesaurus.org/s/spinning.htm - 9k

Sycomore (3 Occurrences)

... It would appear that in ancient times some treatment was adopted, such as piercing the apex of the fruit to hasten the ripening. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sycomore.htm - 10k

Sardis (3 Occurrences)

... was never rebuilt. Among the ruins there now stands a small village called Sert, a corruption of its ancient name. The ruins may ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sardis.htm - 13k

Philo

... As a young man probably, he had undertaken a journey to Jerusalem, almost in the nature of a pilgrimage to the ancient shrine of his religion. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philo.htm - 29k

Athens (5 Occurrences)

... The capital of Attica, the most celebrated city of the ancient world, the seat of Greek literature and art during the golden period of Grecian history. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/athens.htm - 15k

Moabites (26 Occurrences)

... The inhabitants supply themselves by means of cisterns, many of which are ancient, but many of those used in ancient times are ruined. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/moabites.htm - 28k

Mystery (31 Occurrences)

... accidental. The history of the word in ancient paganism is important, and must be considered before we examine its Biblical usage. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mystery.htm - 42k

Divination (25 Occurrences)

... entrails of animals sacrificed. The practice of this art seems to have been encouraged in ancient Egypt. Diviners also abounded ... biblethesaurus.org/d/divination.htm - 45k

Cistern (21 Occurrences)

... There are numerous remains of ancient cisterns in all parts of Palestine. Noah Webster's Dictionary. ...Ancient sites are honeycombed with these cisterns. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cistern.htm - 29k

Diana (5 Occurrences)

... Her most noted temple was that at Ephesus. It was built outside the city walls, and was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/diana.htm - 15k

Calf (39 Occurrences)

... kaf, gol'-d'-n: I. THE NAME II. ANCIENT CALF WORSHIP 1. Narrative of Aaron's Golden Calf 2. Jeroboam's Golden Calves III. ... II. Ancient Calf Worship. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/calf.htm - 49k

Silver (329 Occurrences)

... historic times. Specimens of early Egyptian and Babylonian silver work testify to the skill of the ancient silversmiths. In Palestine ... biblethesaurus.org/s/silver.htm - 48k

Blindness (7 Occurrences)

... There are 54 references to this condition, and there is no reason to believe, as has been surmised, that blindness was any less rife in ancient times than it ... biblethesaurus.org/b/blindness.htm - 19k

Argob (6 Occurrences)

... the night in peace. Many of the houses in the ancient cities of Bashan are perfect, as if only finished yesterday. The walls are ... biblethesaurus.org/a/argob.htm - 15k

Cain (18 Occurrences)

... Deliberate, for in Genesis 4:8 we must restore a clause to the Hebrew text, all the ancient versions bearing witness, and read "And Cain said unto Abel his ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cain.htm - 23k

Shephelah (2 Occurrences)

... I, 211). 2. Districts and Features: (1) The sites of many ancient cities named in the Shephelah have been identified. They all lie ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shephelah.htm - 15k

Bank (28 Occurrences)

... place, both changed coins and took money on deposit, giving high interest; and banking of a sort, in its incipient stages, existed among the ancient Hebrews. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bank.htm - 26k

Mizpah (42 Occurrences)

... The present writer agrees with Buhl (GAP, 240) that the ancient castle above Banias, Kal`at ec-Cubeibeh, occupies a more likely position. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mizpah.htm - 31k

Syriac (2 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) The language of Syria; especially, the ancient language of that country. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SYRIAC VERSIONS. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/syriac.htm - 26k

Magic (12 Occurrences)

... the Exodus. Magic was an inherent part of the ancient Egyptian religion, and entered largely into their daily life. All magical ... biblethesaurus.org/m/magic.htm - 29k

Kittim (8 Occurrences)

... The derivation of an ancient Chethim from Chethimus, however, would make the m to be a radical, and this, with the substitution of Ch (= Kh) for Kittim ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kittim.htm - 15k

Zoan (7 Occurrences)

... Discovery). Extensive mounds of ruins, the wreck of the ancient city, now Mark its site (Isaiah 19:11, 13; 30:4; Ezek. 30:14). "The ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zoan.htm - 17k

Territory (140 Occurrences)

... It is noticeable that the western extremity of the most historic northern frontier of ancient Judah-that limited by the Vale of Ajalon in the West-appears to ... biblethesaurus.org/t/territory.htm - 56k

Sela (5 Occurrences)

... Wetzstein (Excursus in Delitzsch's Isaiah, 696;) hazards the conjecture that the complete ancient nine was Bozrat has-Sela, "Bozrah of the Rock." This "rose ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sela.htm - 15k

Birds (125 Occurrences)

... One ancient Roman writer, Cornelius Nepos, recorded that in his time both crane and storks were eaten; storks were liked the better. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/birds.htm - 62k

Potter (14 Occurrences)

... meantime the process of glazing had been discovered and the art of making beautiful glazed faience became one of the most noted of the ancient Egyptian crafts. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/potter.htm - 28k

Rhodes (2 Occurrences)

... Near the entrance of the harbor stood one of the seven wonders of the ancient world-a colossal bronze statue dedicated to Helios. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rhodes.htm - 13k

Manners (6 Occurrences)

... 7:27) according to Septuagint, and so Chrysostom"; the English Revised Version text, same as the King James Version margin "Many ancient authorities read `bear ... biblethesaurus.org/m/manners.htm - 17k

Pottery (11 Occurrences)

... meantime the process of glazing had been discovered and the art of making beautiful glazed faience became one of the most noted of the ancient Egyptian crafts. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pottery.htm - 27k

Shechem (61 Occurrences)

... 2. Location and Physical Features: There is no doubt as to the situation of ancient Shechem. It lay in the pass which cuts through Mts. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shechem.htm - 38k

Dan (71 Occurrences)

... Divided between its ancient seat in the South and the new territory in the North the tribe retained its place in Israel for a time (1 Chronicles 12:35; 1 ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dan.htm - 41k

Augury (5 Occurrences)

... Surely there is in this evidence of special Divine guidance, for those ancient Hebrews are not fit to be compared with the Babylonians or Egyptians or Romans ... biblethesaurus.org/a/augury.htm - 17k

Cush (31 Occurrences)

... 18:1; Zephaniah 3:10, Hebrews Cush). In ancient Egyptian inscriptions Ethiopia is termed Kesh. The Cushites appear to have spread ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cush.htm - 25k

Crafts (2 Occurrences)

... Second, from examples of ancient handicraft which have been buried and preserved through many centuries and brought to light again by modern discoveries. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/crafts.htm - 30k