Recent (2 Occurrences)

... lately come; not Of remote date, antiquated style, or the like; not already known, familiar, worn out, trite, etc.; fresh; novel; new; modern; as, recent news. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/recent.htm - 7k

Archaeology

... (a) Ignored by Encyclopaedists: Biblical encyclopaedists generally, until the most recent, have not given this subject a place at all (Hastings Dictionary of ... biblethesaurus.org/a/archaeology.htm - 61k

Fortified (79 Occurrences)

... for-ti-fi-ka'-shun (including): I. IN RECENT EXCAVATIONS 1. Excavation of Tells 2. Sites 3. Primitive Character 4. Walls 5. Towers 6. Acropolis or Castle 7 ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fortified.htm - 63k

Fort (8 Occurrences)

... for-ti-fi-ka'-shun (including): I. IN RECENT EXCAVATIONS 1. Excavation of Tells 2. Sites 3. Primitive Character 4. Walls 5. Towers 6. Acropolis or Castle 7 ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fort.htm - 41k

Fortress (75 Occurrences)

... for-ti-fi-ka'-shun (including): I. IN RECENT EXCAVATIONS 1. Excavation of Tells 2. Sites 3. Primitive Character 4. Walls 5. Towers 6. Acropolis or Castle 7 ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fortress.htm - 60k

Fortification (5 Occurrences)

... for-ti-fi-ka'-shun (including): I. IN RECENT EXCAVATIONS 1. Excavation of Tells 2. Sites 3. Primitive Character 4. Walls 5. Towers 6. Acropolis or Castle 7 ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fortification.htm - 40k

Canaan (102 Occurrences)

... ka'-nan, ka'-nan-its (kena`an; Chanaan): 1. Geography 2. Meaning of the Name 3. The Results of Recent Excavations 4. History (1) Stone Age (2) Bronze Age (3) A ... biblethesaurus.org/c/canaan.htm - 64k

Canaanites (63 Occurrences)

... ka'-nan, ka'-nan-its (kena`an; Chanaan): 1. Geography 2. Meaning of the Name 3. The Results of Recent Excavations 4. History (1) Stone Age (2) Bronze Age (3) A ... biblethesaurus.org/c/canaanites.htm - 55k

Consist (7 Occurrences)

... recently returned (Acts 18:2) to Rome from Ephesus, and suppose similar migrations from Greece or from Asia Minor to have taken place within recent years; we ... biblethesaurus.org/c/consist.htm - 80k

Dictionaries

... The best recent dictionaries among the larger works are the Encyclopedia Biblica, standing for the extreme higher critical wing; Hastings, representing the ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dictionaries.htm - 38k

News (453 Occurrences)

... 1. (n) A report of recent occurrences; information of something that has lately taken place, or of something before unknown; fresh findings; recent intelligence ... biblethesaurus.org/n/news.htm - 34k

Latter (91 Occurrences)

... 1. (a.) Later; more recent; coming or happening after something else; -- opposed to former; as, the former and latter rain. ... 3. (a.) Recent; modern. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/latter.htm - 34k

Text (5 Occurrences)

... 1. Autographs of the New Testament Writers: Until very recent times it has not been customary to take up with any degree of confidence, if at all, the subject ... biblethesaurus.org/t/text.htm - 73k

Phenicia (1 Occurrence)

... 21-23). Singular Marks have been found by recent exploration on the great stones that form the substructure of the temple. These ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phenicia.htm - 12k

Dreamer (4 Occurrences)

... there will ever be a satisfactory explanation for each individual dream, yet through the rapid discoveries of physiological psychology in the recent decade or ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dreamer.htm - 18k

Omri (16 Occurrences)

... of his reign are contained in 1 Kings 16:15-28; 1 Kings 20:34, the Moabite Stone, Assyrian inscriptions, and in the published accounts of recent excavations in ... biblethesaurus.org/o/omri.htm - 20k

Manuscripts

... 1. Autographs of the New Testament Writers: Until very recent times it has not been customary to take up with any degree of confidence, if at all, the subject ... biblethesaurus.org/m/manuscripts.htm - 39k

Golden (86 Occurrences)

...Recent excavations in Palestine have shown that during all eras no heathen worship was as popular as that of Astarte in her various forms (see SA Cook, Rel. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/golden.htm - 66k

Badger (9 Occurrences)

... The statement of Gesenius (Boston, 1850, under the word "tachash") that the Arabs of Sinai wear sandals of dugong skin is confirmed by recent travelers, and is ... biblethesaurus.org/b/badger.htm - 14k

Romans (8 Occurrences)

... recently returned (Acts 18:2) to Rome from Ephesus, and suppose similar migrations from Greece or from Asia Minor to have taken place within recent years; we ... biblethesaurus.org/r/romans.htm - 44k

Plague (142 Occurrences)

... In a recent epidemic in one village of 534 inhabitants 311 died within 21 days, and I once crossed the track of a party of pilgrims to Mecca of whom two-thirds ... biblethesaurus.org/p/plague.htm - 49k

Kenosis

... "Kenosis," then, the corresponding noun, has become a technical term for the humiliation of the Son in the incarnation, but in recent years has acquired a ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kenosis.htm - 14k

Cities (427 Occurrences)

... for-ti-fi-ka'-shun (including): I. IN RECENT EXCAVATIONS 1. Excavation of Tells 2. Sites 3. Primitive Character 4. Walls 5. Towers 6. Acropolis or Castle 7 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cities.htm - 91k

Gifts (144 Occurrences)

... See SPIRITUAL GIFTS. The subject has risen into much prominence of recent years, and so calls for separate treatment. The points ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gifts.htm - 61k

Dream (82 Occurrences)

... there will ever be a satisfactory explanation for each individual dream, yet through the rapid discoveries of physiological psychology in the recent decade or ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dream.htm - 47k

Concordance

... Earlier works are superseded by the recent publication (1892, 1897, 1900) of Hatch and Redpath's scholarly Concordance to the Septuagint, and Other Greek ... biblethesaurus.org/c/concordance.htm - 16k

Siddim (3 Occurrences)

... But in recent years a number of eminent authorities have maintained that it was at the northern end of the Dead Sea, in the vicinity of Jericho. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/siddim.htm - 14k

Lampstand (38 Occurrences)

... These lamps were used by the peasants of the country down to recent times, when petroleum has superseded olive oil for lighting. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lampstand.htm - 24k

Aramaic (12 Occurrences)

... passages of Scripture. Now, however, discoveries, still comparatively recent, have put us in a different position. In the closing ... biblethesaurus.org/a/aramaic.htm - 31k

Syriac (2 Occurrences)

... So far as the Gospels and other New Testament books are concerned, there is evidence in favor of this view which has been added to by recent discoveries; and ... biblethesaurus.org/s/syriac.htm - 26k

Calf (39 Occurrences)

...Recent excavations in Palestine have shown that during all eras no heathen worship was as popular as that of Astarte in her various forms (see SA Cook, Rel. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/calf.htm - 49k

Games (2 Occurrences)

... a stone of burden," Jerome found an allusion to a custom which prevailed widely in Palestine in his day, and has been noticed by a recent traveler, of stone ... biblethesaurus.org/g/games.htm - 40k

Geology

... Nubian Sandstone in turn is generally bounded by Upper Cretaceous limestone (C), and the last by Tertiary deposits (T). The Quaternary, or Recent, deposits (R ... biblethesaurus.org/g/geology.htm - 16k

Lamp (45 Occurrences)

... These lamps were used by the peasants of the country down to recent times, when petroleum has superseded olive oil for lighting. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lamp.htm - 28k

Red (124 Occurrences)

... Owing to the lower land levels which prevailed in recent geological times, the Gulf of Suez formerly extended across the lowland which separates it from the ... biblethesaurus.org/r/red.htm - 77k

Rock (176 Occurrences)

... intervals along the coast. This last is a superficial deposit of Quaternary or recent age, and is of aeolian origin. That is, it ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rock.htm - 49k

Johannine

... Fresh material for the investigation of the sources and connections of the Johannine theology is furnished by the recent discovery of the Odes of Solomon (J ... biblethesaurus.org/j/johannine.htm - 38k

Vale (20 Occurrences)

... But in recent years a number of eminent authorities have maintained that it was at the northern end of the Dead Sea, in the vicinity of Jericho. ... biblethesaurus.org/v/vale.htm - 29k

Latin (2 Occurrences)

... Notwithstanding the careful investigations of scholars in recent years, there are still many questions relating to the origin of the Latin Bible to which only ... biblethesaurus.org/l/latin.htm - 28k

Recently (8 Occurrences)

biblethesaurus.org/r/recently.htm - 9k

Songs (100 Occurrences)

... The question in debate among recent critics is whether the So was composed in North Israel in preexilic days, or whether it is post-exilic. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/songs.htm - 62k

Malefactor (2 Occurrences)

... 1. Autographs of the New Testament Writers: Until very recent times it has not been customary to take up with any degree of confidence, if at all, the subject ... biblethesaurus.org/m/malefactor.htm - 49k

Weights (14 Occurrences)

... The influence of these countries upon Palestine has long been recognized, but archaeological investigations in recent years have shown that the civilization of ... biblethesaurus.org/w/weights.htm - 21k

Zion (169 Occurrences)

... (4) The archaeological remains on these hills found by Warren and Professor Guthe, and more particularly in the recent excavations of Captain Parker (see ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zion.htm - 49k

Exploration

... Enterprise (1) First Trained Explorers (2) The Climax of Individual Exploration 2. Scientific Cooperative Surface Exploration 3. Most Recent Results in Surface ... biblethesaurus.org/e/exploration.htm - 38k

Papyrus (4 Occurrences)

... 3. Aramaic Papyri: In very recent years (1898, 1904, 1907) several Aramaic papyri have been found on the Island of Elephantine, just below the First Cataract ... biblethesaurus.org/p/papyrus.htm - 34k

Botany

... 2. Plants Introduced Since Bible Times: A number of trees and shrubs which have been imported into this region within comparatively recent times have become so ... biblethesaurus.org/b/botany.htm - 38k

Measures (50 Occurrences)

... The influence of these countries upon Palestine has long been recognized, but archaeological investigations in recent years have shown that the civilization of ... biblethesaurus.org/m/measures.htm - 35k

Urim (8 Occurrences)

... 4. Recent (Critical) Views: The view most generally held today is that the Urim and Thummim were two sacred lots, one indicating an affirmative or favorable ... biblethesaurus.org/u/urim.htm - 21k

Esther (48 Occurrences)

... That there was a distinct guardianship of the Canon by the Jewish priesthood has figured less in recent discussions than it should. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/esther.htm - 58k

Images (158 Occurrences)

... Until comparatively recent times, the Hebrews seem to have offered no religious objection to "artistic" images, as is proved not only from the description of ... biblethesaurus.org/i/images.htm - 70k

Samaria (123 Occurrences)

...Recent excavations conducted by American archaeologists have uncovered the foundations of Omri's palace, with remains of the work of Ahab and of Herod ... biblethesaurus.org/s/samaria.htm - 63k

Thummim (6 Occurrences)

... 4. Recent (Critical) Views: The view most generally held today is that the Urim and Thummim were two sacred lots, one indicating an affirmative or favorable ... biblethesaurus.org/t/thummim.htm - 22k

Gilead (130 Occurrences)

... It is covered in part by the more recent white marls which form the curious peaks of the foothills immediately above the Jordan valley; but reaches above them ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gilead.htm - 56k

Commentaries

... Eadie (b) Ellicott and Lightfoot (c) Westcott (d) Critical Influences-Broad Church Stanley and Jowett (e) General Commentaries (Series) 6. Recent Period (1 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/commentaries.htm - 57k

Gate (248 Occurrences)

... heap of the city. Visitors in recent years riding outside the city walls of Jerusalem, on their way to the Mt. of Olives or Jericho ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gate.htm - 63k

Bel (3 Occurrences)

... But recent investigations tend to show that Babylonian mythology has not dominated Hebrew thought to the extent that was formerly thought, and with this ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bel.htm - 39k

Song (207 Occurrences)

... The question in debate among recent critics is whether the So was composed in North Israel in preexilic days, or whether it is post-exilic. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/song.htm - 78k

Anthropomorphism

... Certain professors of science have been mainly responsible for the recent and reprehensible use of the term, so familiar to us, for which we owe them no ... biblethesaurus.org/a/anthropomorphism.htm - 20k

Synoptic

... A history of the Synoptic problem will be found in outline in many recent works; the most elaborate and best is in Zahn's Introduction, III. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/synoptic.htm - 38k

Dragon (20 Occurrences)

... But recent investigations tend to show that Babylonian mythology has not dominated Hebrew thought to the extent that was formerly thought, and with this ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dragon.htm - 56k

Deluge (17 Occurrences)

... At Trebizond, on the Black Sea, there is an extensive recent sea beach clinging to the precipitous volcanic mountain back of the city 750 ft. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/deluge.htm - 47k

City

... people. On the contrary, most recent exploration has proved that they were small (see Pere Vincent, Canaan, 27, note 3, and Pl. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/city.htm - 43k

Jehovah (20094 Occurrences)

... 4. The Unity of Isaiah 40-66: In recent criticism, especially in Germany, there has been a strong tendency to assign the last chapters of this section to a ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jehovah.htm - 38k

Yahweh (6653 Occurrences)

... 4. The Unity of Isaiah 40-66: In recent criticism, especially in Germany, there has been a strong tendency to assign the last chapters of this section to a ... biblethesaurus.org/y/yahweh.htm - 39k

Servant (738 Occurrences)

... 4. The Unity of Isaiah 40-66: In recent criticism, especially in Germany, there has been a strong tendency to assign the last chapters of this section to a ... biblethesaurus.org/s/servant.htm - 67k

Obadiah (21 Occurrences)

... This is the favorite solution among recent scholars, most of whom think that Obadiah preserves the vigor of the original, while Jeremiah quotes with more ... biblethesaurus.org/o/obadiah.htm - 32k

Biblical

... The Theology of the New Testament, by WF Adeney (1894), and the yet more recent, and very attractively written, work with the same title, by GB Stevens (1899 ... biblethesaurus.org/b/biblical.htm - 45k

Agrapha

...Recent discoveries have shown that they are the remains of a considerable body of extra-canonical sayings which circulated more or less in Christian circles ... biblethesaurus.org/a/agrapha.htm - 21k

Inspiration (4 Occurrences)

... Thanks to the labors of Bible Societies, the circulation of the Bible in the different countries of the world in recent years outstrips all previous records. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/inspiration.htm - 57k

Subapostolic

... The date of the epistle is fixed approximately by a reference to a persecution at Rome in progress or very recent; this persecution (during Clement's ... biblethesaurus.org/s/subapostolic.htm - 38k

Sub-apostolic

... The date of the epistle is fixed approximately by a reference to a persecution at Rome in progress or very recent; this persecution (during Clement's ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sub-apostolic.htm - 38k

Esdras

... book first. In Kautzsch's German edition of the Apocrypha and in most recent German works the Latin designation 3 is revived. The ... biblethesaurus.org/e/esdras.htm - 29k

Dispersion (4 Occurrences)

... 6. The Egyptian Dispersion: The Egyptian Dispersion is of special interest and importance, and recent discoveries have thrown unexpected light upon it. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dispersion.htm - 44k

Noah (55 Occurrences)

... At Trebizond, on the Black Sea, there is an extensive recent sea beach clinging to the precipitous volcanic mountain back of the city 750 ft. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/noah.htm - 66k

Version

... Notwithstanding the careful investigations of scholars in recent years, there are still many questions relating to the origin of the Latin Bible to which only ... biblethesaurus.org/v/version.htm - 37k

Nineveh (23 Occurrences)

... One of the most remarkable of recent discoveries is that of the library of King Assur-bani-pal, or, as the Greek historians call him, Sardanapalos, the ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nineveh.htm - 52k

Ethiopia (26 Occurrences)

... of Shabaka and Tirhaqah did not begin until after the dates at which in the Hebrew records they were called "kings of Ethiopia." Recent, information, however ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ethiopia.htm - 45k

Jonah (30 Occurrences)

... GA Smith, among recent scholars, holds the view that Jesus did not mean to teach the historicity of Jonah's experience in the fish. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jonah.htm - 35k

Wanderings (7 Occurrences)

... The Arabs have cut down a good many acacia trees for firewood in recent times, but the population is too small materially to affect the vegetation. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wanderings.htm - 40k