Eastern (22 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Situated or dwelling in the east; oriental; as, an eastern gate; Eastern countries. ... EAST (EASTERN), SEA. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eastern.htm - 14k

Seir (38 Occurrences)

... (2.) The name of a mountainous region occupied by the Edomites, extending along the eastern side of the Arabah from the south-eastern extremity of the Dead Sea ... biblethesaurus.org/s/seir.htm - 21k

Zobah (15 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary =Aram-Zobah, (Psalm 60, title), a Syrian province or kingdom to the south of Coele-Syria, and extending from the eastern slopes of ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zobah.htm - 15k

Ophel (6 Occurrences)

... This wall has been discovered by the engineers of the Palestine Exploration Fund at the south-eastern angle of the temple area. ... biblethesaurus.org/o/ophel.htm - 14k

Lycaonia (2 Occurrences)

... of a level plain, waterless and treeless, rising at its southern fringe for some distance into the foothills of Taurus, and broken on its eastern side by the ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lycaonia.htm - 10k

Riblah (12 Occurrences)

... Fruitful, an ancient town on the northern frontier of Palestine, 35 miles north-east of Baalbec, and 10 or 12 south of Lake Homs, on the eastern bank of the ... biblethesaurus.org/r/riblah.htm - 14k

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

Hinnom (11 Occurrences)

... In favor of the eastern or Kidron valley we have the facts that Eusebius and Jerome (Onom) place "Gehennom" under the eastern wall of Jerusalem and the Moslem ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hinnom.htm - 18k

East (228 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) The eastern parts of the earth; the regions or countries which lie east of Europe; the orient. ... AW Fortune. EAST (EASTERN), SEA. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/east.htm - 51k

Manasseh (140 Occurrences)

... Ephraim (Joshua 16). Thus the western Manasseh defended the passes of Esdraelon as the eastern kept the passes of the Hauran. (2.) The ... biblethesaurus.org/m/manasseh.htm - 68k

Edom (108 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/edom.htm - 53k

Zion (169 Occurrences)

... It was the south-eastern hill of Jerusalem. ... 3. Zion of the Prophets: Zion, renamed the City of David, then originally was on this eastern ridge. ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zion.htm - 49k

Aramaic (12 Occurrences)

... In its eastern form it is known as Syriac. ... The primary dialectic distinction was between eastern Aramaic (Syriac) and western (formerly called Chaldee). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/aramaic.htm - 31k

Territory (140 Occurrences)

... Nablus), crosses the water-parting close to the lofty Tell Ashur and runs successively down the Wady Sanieh and the Wady `Aujeh and by the eastern river `Aujeh ... biblethesaurus.org/t/territory.htm - 56k

Reuben (73 Occurrences)

... Reuben is "to the eastern tribes what Simeon is to the western. ... But the instincts of the eastern tribes were right, as subsequent history was to prove. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/reuben.htm - 46k

Graecia

... Along the eastern coast extends a broken range of mountains, the highest peaks of which are Ossa (now, Kissavos, 6,400 ft.), Pelion (now, Plessidi, 5,310 ft ... biblethesaurus.org/g/graecia.htm - 21k

Lebanon (66 Occurrences)

... It is a branch running southward from the Caucasus, and at its lower end forking into two parallel ranges, the eastern or Anti-Lebanon, and the western or ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lebanon.htm - 45k

Gad (78 Occurrences)

... Gad. Reuben lay on the South, and the half-tribe of Manasseh on the North. These three occupied the whole of Eastern Palestine. The ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gad.htm - 49k

Nineveh (23 Occurrences)

... This "exceeding great city" lay on the eastern or left bank of the river Tigris, along which it stretched for some 30 miles, having an average breadth of 10 ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nineveh.htm - 52k

Kidron (11 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary = Kedron = Cedron, turbid, the winter torrent which flows through the Valley of Jehoshaphat, on the eastern side of Jerusalem ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kidron.htm - 17k

Janoah (3 Occurrences)

... (1.) A town on the north-eastern border of Ephraim, in the Jordan valley (Joshua 16:6, 7). Identified with the modern Yanun, 8 miles south-east of Nablus. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/janoah.htm - 8k

Jabbok (7 Occurrences)

... Galilee. It rises on the eastern side of the mountains of Gilead, and runs a course of about 65 miles in a wild and deep ravine. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jabbok.htm - 11k

Gerasa

... It was on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee, and must have been a locality where the steep edges of the Bashan plateau drop close upon the brink of the ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gerasa.htm - 10k

Gerasenes (3 Occurrences)

... It was on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee, and must have been a locality where the steep edges of the Bashan plateau drop close upon the brink of the ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gerasenes.htm - 11k

Wilderness (304 Occurrences)

... Psalm 68:7). (3.) `Arabah, the name given to the valley from the Dead Sea to the eastern branch of the Red Sea. In Deuteronomy 1 ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wilderness.htm - 43k

Dalmatia (1 Occurrence)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary A mountainous country on the eastern shore of the Adriatic, a part of the Roman province of Illyricum. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dalmatia.htm - 8k

Mehunims (1 Occurrence)

... This word is in Hebrew the plural of Ma'on, and thus denotes the Maonites who inhabited the country on the eastern side of the Wady el-Arabah. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mehunims.htm - 7k

Mediterranean

... Deuteronomy 11:24; Deuteronomy 34:2 Zechariah 14:8 Joel 2:20, in the last two passages contrasted with "the former (King James Version, "eastern" the Revised ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mediterranean.htm - 11k

Persia (30 Occurrences)

... The Persians were originally a Medic tribe which settled in Persia, on the eastern side of the Persian Gulf. They were Aryans, their ... biblethesaurus.org/p/persia.htm - 20k

Palace (194 Occurrences)

... structure. Thirteen years were spent in their erection. This palace stood on the eastern hill, adjoining the temple on the south. In ... biblethesaurus.org/p/palace.htm - 40k

Phenicia (1 Occurrence)

... west; and, on the other hand, the productions of the vast regions bordering the Mediterranean passing through the Canaanite capital to the eastern world." It ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phenicia.htm - 12k

Bason (3 Occurrences)

... 3. The Typical Ewer of the East: (1) The well-known eastern mode of washing the hands was and is by pouring water on the hands, not by dipping them in water ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bason.htm - 13k

Basin (37 Occurrences)

... 3. The Typical Ewer of the East: (1) The well-known eastern mode of washing the hands was and is by pouring water on the hands, not by dipping them in water ... biblethesaurus.org/b/basin.htm - 26k

Cos (1 Occurrence)

... this day. The older capital, Astypalaea, was in the western part of the island, the later (since 366 BC) in the eastern part. From ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cos.htm - 8k

Colour (22 Occurrences)

... naturalists. The tint was emblematic of the sky, the deep dark hue of the Eastern sky. This colour was used in the same way as purple. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/colour.htm - 21k

Solomon's (56 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Solomon's Porch. (John 10:23; Acts 3:11; 5:12), a colonnade, or cloister probably, on the eastern side of the temple. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/solomon's.htm - 31k

Hermon (16 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary A peak, the eastern prolongation of the Anti-Lebanon range, reaching to the height of about 9,200 feet above the Mediterranean. ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hermon.htm - 17k

Hauran (2 Occurrences)

... ho'-ran (chawran; Septuagint Auranitis, also with aspirate): 1. Extent of Province in Ancient Times: A province of Eastern Palestine which, in Ezekiel 47:16, 18 ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hauran.htm - 11k

Samaria (123 Occurrences)

... On the eastern end of the hill, surrounded by olive and cactus, is the modern village of Sebastiyeh, under which a low neck of land connects the hill with the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/samaria.htm - 63k

Syria (73 Occurrences)

... 2. Other Designations 3. Physical (1) The Maritime Plain (2) First MoUntain Belt (3) Second Mountain Belt (4) Great Central Valley (5) The Eastern Belt (6 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/syria.htm - 60k

Valley (187 Occurrences)

... In favor of the eastern or Kidron valley we have the facts that Eusebius and Jerome (Onom) place "Gehennom" under the eastern wall of Jerusalem and the Moslem ... biblethesaurus.org/v/valley.htm - 75k

Bethsaida (7 Occurrences)

... Thus Gamala, on the eastern shore, was within the jurisdiction of Josephus, who commanded in Galilee (BJ, II, xx, 4). Judas of Gamala (Ant., XVIII, i, l) is ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bethsaida.htm - 19k

Benjamin (167 Occurrences)

... Its eastern boundary was the Jordan. Dan intervened between it and the Philistines. ... The river formed the eastern boundary. The lot was comparatively small. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/benjamin.htm - 50k

Sheba (36 Occurrences)

... 176;). 4. Eastern Literature: Eastern literature has much to say about the queen of Sheba. The Arabs called her Bilqis. Abyssinian ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sheba.htm - 32k

Western (19 Occurrences)

... Joel 2:20 But I will remove the northern army far away from you, and will drive it into a barren and desolate land, its front into the eastern sea, and its ... biblethesaurus.org/w/western.htm - 13k

Language (112 Occurrences)

... In its eastern form it is known as Syriac. ... The primary dialectic distinction was between eastern Aramaic (Syriac) and western (formerly called Chaldee). ... biblethesaurus.org/l/language.htm - 101k

Gilead (130 Occurrences)

... the plateau becomes desert, while the hill slopes abound in streams and springs; and for this reason Western Gilead is a fertile country, and Eastern Gilead is ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gilead.htm - 56k

Macedonia (23 Occurrences)

... The first convert made by Paul in Europe was (Acts 16:13-15) Lydia (qv), a "seller of purple," residing in Philippi, the chief city of the eastern division of ... biblethesaurus.org/m/macedonia.htm - 40k

Dispersion (4 Occurrences)

... dis-pur'-shun, (diaspora): 1. Golah and Dispersion 2. Purpose of Dispersion 3. Causes of Dispersion 4. Extent of Dispersion 5. The Eastern Dispersion 6. The ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dispersion.htm - 44k

Asshur (133 Occurrences)

... At a later date the capital was shifted to Ninua, or Nineveh, now Koyunjik, on the eastern bank of the river. (see CALAH; NINEVEH.). Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/asshur.htm - 46k

Moabites (26 Occurrences)

... it to its southern end. The eastern boundary was indefinite, being the border of the desert which is irregular. The length of the ... biblethesaurus.org/m/moabites.htm - 28k

Country

... It was shorn of the eastern portion by the conquest of Tiglath-pileser (1 Chronicles 5:26). ... The Jordan of course formed the eastern boundary. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/country.htm - 23k

Latin (2 Occurrences)

... in the 4th Century 3. The Latin Bible before Jerome 4. First Used in North Africa 5. Cyprian's Bible 6. Tertullian's Bible 7. Possible Eastern Origin of Old ... biblethesaurus.org/l/latin.htm - 28k

Geology

... or Archean, rocks (A) occupy extensive areas in Asia Minor, and that they are found in the South in Sinai, Western Arabia, and Eastern and Southern Egypt. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/geology.htm - 16k

Apocrypha

... III. USAGE AS TO APOCRYPHA 1. Early Christian Usage "Apocalyptic" Literature 2. The Eastern Church (1) "Esoteric" Literature (Clement of Alexandria, etc.) (2 ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apocrypha.htm - 48k

Exodus (2 Occurrences)

... Having reached the eastern shore of the sea, perhaps a little way to the north of `Ayun Musa ("the springs of Moses"), there they encamped and rested probably ... biblethesaurus.org/e/exodus.htm - 82k

Olives (30 Occurrences)

... The eastern slopes are more sheltered. In respect of wind the Mount of Olives is far more exposed than the site of old Jerusalem. ... biblethesaurus.org/o/olives.htm - 37k

Nile (37 Occurrences)

... this fact had as much to do with the downfall of Egypt's religion, as its political disasters and the actual destruction of its temples by eastern invaders. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nile.htm - 29k

Arabah (32 Occurrences)

... The descent here described was on the eastern side of the semicircular line of cliffs formed of sand, gravel, and marl which enclose the Ghor at the south end ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arabah.htm - 33k

Pisidia (2 Occurrences)

... (See Sir WM Ramsay's paper on "The Tekmoreian Guest-Friends" in Studies in the History and Art of the Eastern Roman Provinces, 1906.) The plateau on which ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pisidia.htm - 21k

General (9 Occurrences)

... SOURCES 1. Canonical Acts 2. Traditions 3. Romances of Travel V. ECCLESIASTICAL TESTIMONY 1. Eastern 2. Western 3. Photius 4. Ecclesiastical Condemnation VI. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/general.htm - 49k

Arabia (9 Occurrences)

... only. The eastern corner of Arabia is taken up by Oman, a state which has generally claimed and secured a position of independence. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arabia.htm - 43k

Easter (1 Occurrence)

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Tarsus (5 Occurrences)

... Two clear glimpses of the city are afforded us, thanks to the passage through it of Hellenic troops engaged upon eastern expeditions. Xenophon (Anab. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tarsus.htm - 30k

Babel (3 Occurrences)

... Description of the Ruins-the Eastern Walls 19. ... At each end of the bridge was a royal palace, that on the eastern bank being the more magnificent of the two. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/babel.htm - 63k

Eden (19 Occurrences)

... it near the head of the Persian Gulf where the Tigris and Euphrates after their junction form the Shatt el-'Arab which bifurcates into the eastern and the ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eden.htm - 28k

Malchiel (3 Occurrences)

... The eastern slopes are more sheltered. In respect of wind the Mount of Olives is far more exposed than the site of old Jerusalem. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/malchiel.htm - 74k

Red (124 Occurrences)

... Other evidences of the recent general depression of the land in this region come from various places on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/red.htm - 77k

Exploration

... in the Shephelah (4) Painted "Tombs of Marissa" 2. Northern Palestine (1) Tell Ta`annek (2) Tell el-Mutesellim (3) Tell Chum 3. Eastern Palestine Jericho 4 ... biblethesaurus.org/e/exploration.htm - 38k

Queen (59 Occurrences)

... 176;). 4. Eastern Literature: Eastern literature has much to say about the queen of Sheba. The Arabs called her Bilqis. Abyssinian ... biblethesaurus.org/q/queen.htm - 44k

Moab (162 Occurrences)

... it to its southern end. The eastern boundary was indefinite, being the border of the desert which is irregular. The length of the ... biblethesaurus.org/m/moab.htm - 62k

Babylon (270 Occurrences)

... Description of the Ruins-the Eastern Walls 19. ... At each end of the bridge was a royal palace, that on the eastern bank being the more magnificent of the two. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/babylon.htm - 93k

Burial (25 Occurrences)

... corpse, dressed in such clothes as were worn in life, is stretched on a bier with a cloth thrown over it, until carried forth for burial" (Eastern Customs, 94 ... biblethesaurus.org/b/burial.htm - 42k

Version

... in the 4th Century 3. The Latin Bible before Jerome 4. First Used in North Africa 5. Cyprian's Bible 6. Tertullian's Bible 7. Possible Eastern Origin of Old ... biblethesaurus.org/v/version.htm - 37k

Jordan (188 Occurrences)

... Along the whole eastern bank of the river and the lakes, from the base of Hermon to the ravine of Hieromax, a region of great fertility, 30 miles long by 7 or ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jordan.htm - 70k

Judah (802 Occurrences)

... W. Ewing. JUDAH AT (UPON) THE JORDAN. (yehudhah ha-yarden): A place marking the eastern limit of the territory of Naphtali (Joshua 19:34). ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judah.htm - 101k

Jeroboam (96 Occurrences)

... The condition of the eastern world favored his projects, for Assyria was at the time engaged, under Shalmaneser III and Assurdan III, in a life-and-death ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jeroboam.htm - 62k

Mount (311 Occurrences)

... From the snowy peak of Hermon the eye ranges over the Jaulan and Mount Gilead to the Mountain of Bashan in the East, with the steep eastern wall of the Jordan ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mount.htm - 68k

Apocryphal

... SOURCES 1. Canonical Acts 2. Traditions 3. Romances of Travel V. ECCLESIASTICAL TESTIMONY 1. Eastern 2. Western 3. Photius 4. Ecclesiastical Condemnation VI. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apocryphal.htm - 101k

Creeds

... however, had no effect in allaying the dissensions of the church at Alexandria, which, upon the banishment of Arius, spread throughout eastern Christendom. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/creeds.htm - 28k