District (59 Occurrences)

... a defined portion of a state, town, or city, etc., made for administrative, electoral, or other purposes; as, a congressional district, judicial district, land ... biblethesaurus.org/d/district.htm - 24k

Half-district (4 Occurrences)

Half-district. << Half-dead, Half-district. Half-furrow >>. Multi-Version Concordance Half-district (4 Occurrences). Nehemiah ... biblethesaurus.org/h/half-district.htm - 7k

Repairs (24 Occurrences)

... (See NAS NIV). Nehemiah 3:9 And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem. (See NAS). ... biblethesaurus.org/r/repairs.htm - 13k

Cush (31 Occurrences)

... One branch, called the Cossaeans, settled in the mountainous district on the east of the Tigris, known afterwards as Susiana; another occupied the lower ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cush.htm - 25k

Repaired (46 Occurrences)

... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV NIV). Nehemiah 3:9 Next to them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/repaired.htm - 21k

Negeb (37 Occurrences)

... the Negeb was a geographical term for a definite geographical region, just as Shephelah, literally, "lowland," was the name of another district of Palestine. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/negeb.htm - 26k

Negev (39 Occurrences)

... the Negeb was a geographical term for a definite geographical region, just as Shephelah, literally, "lowland," was the name of another district of Palestine. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/negev.htm - 26k

Official (45 Occurrences)

... River. (See NAS). Nehemiah 3:9 Next to them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the ruler of half the district of Jerusalem. (See NAS). ... biblethesaurus.org/o/official.htm - 20k

Keilah (16 Occurrences)

... Among those who repaired the walls of Jerusalem was "Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, for his district. After ... biblethesaurus.org/k/keilah.htm - 15k

Presbytery (1 Occurrence)

... 2. (n.) A judicatory consisting of all the ministers within a certain district, and one layman, who is a ruling elder, from each parish or church, commissioned ... biblethesaurus.org/p/presbytery.htm - 14k

Gerasa

... This describes the district in which Christ met and healed the demoniac from the tombs, where also took place the destruction of the swine. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gerasa.htm - 10k

Gerasenes (3 Occurrences)

... This describes the district in which Christ met and healed the demoniac from the tombs, where also took place the destruction of the swine. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gerasenes.htm - 11k

Presbyter

... 2). 3. Principle Found in the New Testament: In the New Testament history and epistles it does not appear that the various churches of a district were already ... biblethesaurus.org/p/presbyter.htm - 14k

Shephelah (2 Occurrences)

... Version (British and American) renders uniformly "lowland." As the word always occurs with the definite article, indicating a distinct district, it might have ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shephelah.htm - 15k

Put (13688 Occurrences)

... 5. Somaliland and Yemen: Nevertheless, the district would seem to be rightly identified with the tract to the East of Abyssinia (Somaliland), and as it is ... biblethesaurus.org/p/put.htm - 12k

Judaea (45 Occurrences)

... The limits of this district varied greatly, extending as the Jewish population increased, but in many periods with very indefinite boundaries. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judaea.htm - 24k

Pisidia (2 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary A district in Asia Minor, to the north of Pamphylia. The Taurus range of mountains extends through it. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pisidia.htm - 21k

Argob (6 Occurrences)

... This has led many to think that a district with very clearly marked borders is intended. ... In almost every district might have been found the threescore cities. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/argob.htm - 15k

Goshen (16 Occurrences)

... (1.) A district in Egypt where Jacob and his family settled, and in which they remained till the Exodus (Genesis 45:10; 46:28, 29, 31, etc.). ... biblethesaurus.org/g/goshen.htm - 19k

Galatia (6 Occurrences)

... at the invitation of Nikomedes, king of Bithynia; after ravaging a great part of Western Asia Minor they were gradually confined to a district, and boundaries ... biblethesaurus.org/g/galatia.htm - 23k

Alexandria (4 Occurrences)

... To avoid unnecessary friction a separate district was given to the Jews, another to the Greeks and another to the native Egyptians. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/alexandria.htm - 31k

Kei'lah (16 Occurrences)

... son of Bani. Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, for his district. (See RSV). Nehemiah 3:18 ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kei'lah.htm - 10k

Ituraea (1 Occurrence)

... A district in the north-east of Palestine, forming, along with the adjacent territory of Trachonitis, the tetrarchy of Philip (Luke 3:1). The present Jedur ... biblethesaurus.org/i/ituraea.htm - 10k

Towns (450 Occurrences)

... Matthew 4:25 And great crowds followed Him, coming from Galilee, from the Ten Towns, from Jerusalem, and from beyond the district on the other side of the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/towns.htm - 36k

Region (96 Occurrences)

... earth or the heavens, is conceived of as divided; hence, in general, a portion of space or territory of indefinite extent; country; province; district; tract. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/region.htm - 34k

Colony (1 Occurrence)

... was a Roman colony (Acts 16:12), ie, a military settlement of Roman soldiers and citizens, planted there to keep in subjection a newly-conquered district. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/colony.htm - 10k

Ahava (3 Occurrences)

... This river, apparently called after a town or district toward which it flowed (Ezra 8:15), remains unidentified, though many conjectures have been made. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ahava.htm - 9k

Sharon (9 Occurrences)

... Josephus (Ant., XIV, xiii, 3) speaks of "the woods" (hoi drumoi) and Strabo (xvi) of "a great wood." There is still a considerable oak wood in this district. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sharon.htm - 13k

Havilah (7 Occurrences)

... from the lower Euphrates to the mountains of Edom. (2.) A district in Arabia-Felix. It is uncertain whether the tribe gave its name ... biblethesaurus.org/h/havilah.htm - 11k

Transfiguration

... It is the mountain paragraph excellence in that district (Luke 9:28). ... Where was such a crowd to come from in this Gentile district? ... biblethesaurus.org/t/transfiguration.htm - 17k

Trachonitis (1 Occurrence)

... to the Hebrews Argob (qv), the Greek name of a region on the east of Jordan (Luke 3:1); one of the five Roman provinces into which that district was divided. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/trachonitis.htm - 13k

Caesarea (20 Occurrences)

... It was a center for the worship of Pan: whence the name Paneas, applied not only to the city, but to the whole district (Ant., XV, x, 3). It is possible that ... biblethesaurus.org/c/caesarea.htm - 20k

Strengthened (113 Occurrences)

... (YLT). Nehemiah 3:9 And by their hand hath Rephaiah son of Hur, head of the half of the district of Jerusalem, strengthened. (YLT). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/strengthened.htm - 37k

Land (19790 Occurrences)

... Possibly, however, the name may represent the Hebrew ganne sarim, "princely gardens." It is applied to a district on the Northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee ... biblethesaurus.org/l/land.htm - 21k

Naphtali (51 Occurrences)

... The mountainous district of Naphtali (Joshua 20:7). ... 3. Physical Features: The district thus indicated includes much excellent land, both pastoral and arable. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/naphtali.htm - 35k

Moab (162 Occurrences)

... Buhl however thinks that not a city but a Moabite district somewhere in the region south of the Arnon may be intended (GAP, 269). W. Ewing. KIR OF MOAB. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/moab.htm - 62k

Antioch (21 Occurrences)

... The natural boundary of Phrygian territory in this district is the Pisidian Mts., and the Phrygians could only have held the rich valley between the Sultan ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antioch.htm - 27k

Ethiopia (26 Occurrences)

... The XVIIIth Dynasty pushed the frontier beyond the Third Cataract into the splendid Dongola district and often boasts of the rich tribute from Ethiopia., in ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ethiopia.htm - 45k

Zedad (3 Occurrences)

... ze'-dad (tsedhadhah, only found with He locale; Samaritan tseradhah; Septuagint Saradak, Sadadak, Saddak): A town or district named in Numbers 34:8 Ezekiel 47 ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zedad.htm - 8k

Zuph (3 Occurrences)

... Zuph, Land of. (1 Samuel 9:5, 6), a district in which lay Samuel's city, Ramah. It was probably so named after Elkanah's son, Zuph (1 Chronicles 6:26, marg.). ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zuph.htm - 9k

Neighbourhood (9 Occurrences)

... (WEY). Mark 7:31 Returning from the neighbourhood of Tyre, He came by way of Sidon to the Lake of Galilee, passing through the district of the Ten Towns. (WEY). ... biblethesaurus.org/n/neighbourhood.htm - 9k

Nob (6 Occurrences)

... The district in which the site must be sought is thus very definitely indicated; but within this district no name at all resembling Nob has been discovered ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nob.htm - 12k

Nabal (18 Occurrences)

... and he had 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats...but the man was churlish and evil in his doings." During his wanderings David came into that district, and hearing ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nabal.htm - 16k

Uninhabited (8 Occurrences)

... Matthew 14:13 Upon receiving these tidings, Jesus went away by boat to an uninhabited and secluded district; but the people heard of it and followed Him in ... biblethesaurus.org/u/uninhabited.htm - 8k

Juttah (3 Occurrences)

... Yuta." The translation "city of Judah" is suspicious, because Iouda is without the article, which is usually put before the name of a district; the interchange ... biblethesaurus.org/j/juttah.htm - 9k

Jutah (1 Occurrence)

... Yuta." The translation "city of Judah" is suspicious, because Iouda is without the article, which is usually put before the name of a district; the interchange ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jutah.htm - 8k

Lycaonia (2 Occurrences)

... In Acts 14:6 Lycaonia is summed up as consisting of the cities of Lystra and Derbe and the district (including many villages) lying around them. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lycaonia.htm - 10k

Geshur (11 Occurrences)

... Bridge, the name of a district or principality of Syria near Gilead, between Mount Hermon and the Lake of Tiberias (2 Samuel 15:8; 1 Chronicles 2:23). ... biblethesaurus.org/g/geshur.htm - 13k

Geber (9 Occurrences)

... His district lay to the Northeast of Jordan. (2) Another, and the last in the list of Solomon's commissariat officers (1 Kings 4:19). ... biblethesaurus.org/g/geber.htm - 10k

Gebal (3 Occurrences)

... Gebal was the center of quite an extensive district, extending from the Eleutherus on the North to the Tamyras on the South, a distance of 60 or 70 miles along ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gebal.htm - 11k

Tob (5 Occurrences)

... A district on the east of Jodan, about 13 miles south-east of the Sea of Galilee, to which Jephthah fled from his brethren (Judges 11:3, 5). It was on the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tob.htm - 10k

Teman (12 Occurrences)

... te'-man (teman, "on the right," ie "south"; Thaiman): The name of a district and town in the land of Edom, named after Teman the grandson of Esau, the son of ... biblethesaurus.org/t/teman.htm - 12k

Rehum (8 Occurrences)

... Next to him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, for his district. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rehum.htm - 10k

Register (14 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) A record containing a list and description of the merchant vessels belonging to a port or customs district. 3. (n.) A certificate ... biblethesaurus.org/r/register.htm - 13k

Rosh (5 Occurrences)

... Apart from the improbability that the dominion of Gog extended to this district, it would be needful to know at what date the Rus of the Volga arrived there. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rosh.htm - 11k

Edomites (22 Occurrences)

... This district was traversed by the ancient caravan road to South Palestine; and along the eastern side traces of the former civilization are still to be seen. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/edomites.htm - 23k

Mount (311 Occurrences)

... East of the Jordan the Anti-Lebanon, stretching south, terminates in the hilly district called Jebel Heish, which reaches down to the Sea of Gennesareth. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mount.htm - 68k

Maon (7 Occurrences)

... Habitation, a town in the tribe of Judah, about 7 miles south of Hebron, which gave its name to the wilderness, the district round the conical hill on which ... biblethesaurus.org/m/maon.htm - 12k

Moabites (26 Occurrences)

... Moabite Stone, M-'-B; Greek (Septuagint) Moab, he Moabeitis, Moabitis; Moabite, mo'abhi; Moabites, bene mo'abh): 1. The Land: Moab was the district East of the ... biblethesaurus.org/m/moabites.htm - 28k

Mizar (1 Occurrence)

... He suggests that certain names found in the district (za`ura, wady za`arah, and Khirbet Mazara) may be a reminiscence of the name of a hill in the district... biblethesaurus.org/m/mizar.htm - 8k

Province (66 Occurrences)

... one remote from the capital. 3. (n.) A region of country; a tract; a district. 4. (n.) A region under the supervision or direction ... biblethesaurus.org/p/province.htm - 38k

Police (10 Occurrences)

... 1. (n.) A judicial and executive system, for the government of a city, town, or district, for the preservation of rights, order, cleanliness, health, etc., and ... biblethesaurus.org/p/police.htm - 10k

Patrol (2 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vi) To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat. 2. (v.) t ... biblethesaurus.org/p/patrol.htm - 7k

Paran (11 Occurrences)

... It bears the modern name of Badiet et-Tih, ie, "the desert of the wanderings." This district, through which the children of Israel wandered, lay three days ... biblethesaurus.org/p/paran.htm - 13k

Bolts (14 Occurrences)

... Nehemiah 3:14 The dung gate repaired Malchijah the son of Rechab, the ruler of the district of Beth Haccherem; he built it, and set up its doors, its bolts ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bolts.htm - 10k

Beth-shean (5 Occurrences)

... In Solomon's time it gave its name to a district (1 Kings 4:12). ... In 1 Kings 4:12 the name applies to the district in which the city stands. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beth-shean.htm - 11k

Beroea (4 Occurrences)

... Standard Bible Encyclopedia BEROEA. be-re'-a (Beroia or Berroia): (1) A town of southwestern Macedonia, in the district of Emathia. It lay at the foot of Mt. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beroea.htm - 11k

Beth-zur (4 Occurrences)

... of Judah; fortified by Rehoboam (2 Chronicles 11:7). In Nehemiah 3:16 mention is made of "Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of half the district of Beth-zur ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beth-zur.htm - 8k

Bavvai (1 Occurrence)

... 3:24). See BINNUI. Bavvai, "the son of Henadad, the ruler of half the district of Keilah," was of a Levitical family. He is mentioned ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bavvai.htm - 7k

Bethshean (5 Occurrences)

... In Solomon's time it gave its name to a district (1 Kings 4:12). ... In 1 Kings 4:12 the name applies to the district in which the city stands. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bethshean.htm - 11k

Bani (15 Occurrences)

... Next to him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, for his district. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bani.htm - 13k

Beth-haccherem (2 Occurrences)

... ha-ke'-rem, beth-hak'-e-rem (the King James Version Beth-haccerem; beth ha-kerem; Bethachcharma (see DB), "place of the vineyard"): A district (in Nehemiah 3:14 ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beth-haccherem.htm - 8k

Cabul (2 Occurrences)

... (2.) A district in the north-west of ... (2) A district probably connected with (1), containing 20 cities, given by Solomon to Hiram king of Tyre (1 Kings 9:10). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cabul.htm - 8k

Crowds (62 Occurrences)

... Matthew 4:25 And great crowds followed Him, coming from Galilee, from the Ten Towns, from Jerusalem, and from beyond the district on the other side of the ... biblethesaurus.org/c/crowds.htm - 24k

Commune (7 Occurrences)

... 5. (n.) A small territorial district in France under the government of a mayor and municipal council; also, the inhabitants, or the government, of such a ... biblethesaurus.org/c/commune.htm - 10k

Conference (2 Occurrences)

... 6. (n.) A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/conference.htm - 8k

Cinnereth

... It also denotes, apparently, a district which may have taken its name from the adjacent city or lake of Gennesaret, anciently called "the sea of Chinnereth" (qv ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cinnereth.htm - 7k

Ahinadab (1 Occurrence)

... He was appointed to the district of Mahanaim (1 Kings 4:14), east of Jordan. Int. ... He was the son of Iddo, and his district was Mahanaim. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ahinadab.htm - 7k

Arbela

... The army from Antioch may quite well have come this way. No name however in the least resembling Masaloth has been recovered in this district. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arbela.htm - 9k

Abilene (1 Occurrence)

... A plain, a district lying on the east slope of the Anti-Lebanon range; so called from its chief town, Abila (Luke 3:1), which stood in the Suk Wady Barada ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abilene.htm - 9k