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ab-a-di'-as (Greek Abadias): Mentioned in 1 Esdras 8:35 as the son of Jezelus, of the sons of Joab, returned with Ezra from the captivity; and in Ezr 8:9 called "Obadiah the son of Jehiel."
a-bag'-a-rus. See ABGARUS .
a-bag'-tha ('abhaghetha', perhaps meaning "fortunate one"): One of the seven eunuchs, or "chamberlains," of Xerxes mentioned in Es 1:10 . The name is Persian, and is one of the many Persian marks in…
One of the seven eunuchs in Ahasuerus’s court ( Esther 1:10 ; 2:21 ).
(God-given), one of the seven eunuchs in the Persian court of Ahasuerus. (Esther 1:10)
A Persian chamberlain EST 1:10
Abana. See Lebanon .
Stony (Heb. marg. “Amanah,” perennial), the chief river of Damascus ( 2 Kings 5:12 ). Its modern name is Barada, the Chrysorrhoas, or “golden stream,” of the Greeks. It rises in a cleft of the…
(perennial, stony), one of the “rivers of Damascus.” (2 Kings 5:12) The Barada and the Awaj are now the chief streams of Damascus, the former representing the Abana and the latter the Pharpar of the…
River of Damascus 2KI 5:12
ab'-a-na, a-ba'-na ('abhanah (Kethibh, Septuagint, Vulgate)), or AMANA a-ma'-na ('amanah (Qere, Peshitta, Targum); the King James Version Abana (American Standard Revised Version, margin Amana), the…
Abandonment (more properly, Self-Abandonment .) a term used by writers of ascetical and mystical books to signify the first stage of the union of the soul with God by conforming to His Will. It is…
ab'-a-rim, a-ba'-rim (`abharim): The stem idea is that of going across a space or a dividing line, or for example a river. It is the same stem that appears in the familiar phrase "beyond Jordan,"…
Abarim (Heb. hár hā'ăbhārîm, hārê hā'ăbhārîm ; Sept. τὸ ὅρος τὸ Ἀβαρίμ, ἐν τῷ πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου ), mountain Abarim, mountains of Abarim, a mountain range across Jordan, extending from Mount Nebo in…
Regions beyond; i.e., on the east of Jordan, a mountain, or rather a mountain-chain, over against Jericho, to the east and south-east of the Dead Sea, in the land of Moab. From “the top of Pisgah”,…
(regions beyond), a mountain or range of highlands on the east of the Jordan, in the land of Moab, facing Jericho, and forming the eastern wall of the Jordan valley at that part. Its most elevated…
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a-bas': The English rendition of shaphel ( Job 40:11 ; Eze 21:26 ), and of its derivative shephal ( Da 4:37 ) = "bring down," "debase," "humble"; of `anah ( Isa 31:4 ) = "abase self," "afflict,"…
a-bat': Used six times in Old Testament for five different Hebrew words, signifying "to diminish," "reduce," "assuage"; of the Flood ( Ge 8:8 ); of strength ( De 34:7 ); of pecuniary value ( Le 27:18…
ab'-a (abba, 'abba', Hebraic-Chaldaic, "Father"): In Jewish and old-Christian prayers, a name by which God was addressed, then in oriental churches a title of bishops and patriarchs. So Jesus…
Abba is the Aramaic word for "father." The word occurs three times in the New Testament (Mark, xiv, 36; Rom., viii, 15; Gal., iv, 6). In each case it has its Greek translation subjoined to it,…
This Syriac or Chaldee word is found three times in the New Testament ( Mark 14:36 ; Rom. 8:15 ; Gal. 4:6 ), and in each case is followed by its Greek equivalent, which is translated “father.” It is…
Father MRK 14:36; ROM 8:15; GAL 4:6
Abbacy . See Abbot .