Beth-Hel
Son of Abraham’s uncle Nahor, and father of Rebekah, Ge 22:22,23 24:50.
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A Dictionary of the Holy Bible, American Tract Society, c. 1859, edited by W. W. Rand.
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Beth-Hoglah
A town of Benjamin, on the border of Judah, Jos 15:6; 18:19,21. Robinson traced this name at a place three miles from the mouth of the Jordan, on the way to Jericho; here was a ...
Beth-Horon
Now Beit-ur, the name common to two neighboring towns in the northwest corner of Benjamin, still distinguished as the Upper and the Lower. These lay on two ridges, with valleys ...
Beth-Jeshimoth
A city of Reuben, taken from the Moabites, Nu 33:49Jos 12:3 13:20; but retaken by them after the captivity, Eze 25:9. It lay not far east of the mouth of the Jordan.
Beth-Nimrah
Nu 32:3,36; Jos 13:27, and Nimrim, Isa 15:6; Jer 48:34; a town in Gad, a little east of the Jordan, on a watercourse leading, from near Ramoth-Gilead, southwest into that river.
Beth-Peor
A town of Moab, in the limits assigned to Reuben, and conquered from the Amorites, Jos 13:20. It was infamous for the worship of Baal-peor. In the adjacent valley Moses rehearse...
Beth-Shean, Or Beth-Shan
More generally known by the name of Scythopolis, was situated two miles west of the Jordan, at the extremity of the valley of Jezreel, and arm of the great plain of Esdraelon, r...
Beth-Shemesh
House of the sun,1. A city of Judah given to the priests, Jos 21:161Ch 6:591Sa 6:15. It lay fifteen miles west of Jerusalem, near the border of Dan and of the Philistines, Jos 1...
Bethany
A village on the eastern slope of the Mount Olivet, about two miles east-south-east of Jerusalem, and on the road to Jericho. It was often visited by Christ, Mt 21:17; Mr 11:1,1...
Bethel
House of God, the name of a city west of Hai, on the confines of the tribes of Ephraim and Benjamin, Ge 12:8 28:10-22, and occupying the spot where Jacob slept and had his memor...
Bethesda
House of mercy, the name of a pool or fountain near the temple in Jerusalem, with an open building over or near it, for the accommodation of the sick who came to try the healing...
Bethlehem
House of bread,1. A celebrated city, the birthplace of David and of Christ. It was in the tribe of Judah, six miles south by west of Jerusalem, and probably received its appella...
Bethphage
Place of figs, a little village at the eastern foot of the Mount of Olives, near to Bethany, Mt 21:1; Mr 11:1; Lu 19:29.
Bethsaida
Place of fishing, 1. A city in Galilee, on the western shore of the lake of Gennesareth, a little north of Capernaum; it was the birthplace of the apostles Philip, Andrew, and P...
Bethuzur
A city in the hill country of Judah, near Hebron, Jos 15:58. It was fortified by Rehoboam, 2Ch 11:7, and assisted in rebuilding Jerusalem, Ne 3:16. Josephus calls it one of the ...
Betrothing
The engagement of a man and woman to marry each other at a future time. Parents anciently often betrothed their daughters without their consent, and even while very young, as is...
Beulah
Married, a term applied to the Israel of God, in Isa 62:4, to signify his intimate and vital union with them.
Bezaleel
An artificer, endued by God with special skill for constructing and adorning the tabernacle, Ex 31:2; 35:30.
Bezek
A city of the Canaanites, of which Adoni-zedek was king. The account of its capture by Judah is in Jud 1:1-8. Here Saul reviewed his forces before going to raise the siege of Ja...
Bezer
A city of refuge, in the plain country of Reuben beyond Jordan. Its exact site is not known, De 4:43Jos 20:8 21:36.
Bible
This word signifies the Book, by way of distinction, the Book of all books. It is also called Scripture, or the Scriptures, that is, the writings. It comprises the Old and New T...
Bigthan
A eunuch at the court of Ahasuerus, whose conspiracy against that king was frustrated by the vigilance of Mordecai, Es 2:21.
Bildad
A descendant of Abraham by Keturah, Ge 25:1,2. Shuah and his brethren were located in Arabia Petraea; and thus Bildad the Shuhite was a neighbor and friend of Job, and came to c...
Bilhah
The handmaid of Rachel, given by her to her husband Jacob when herself childless, that she might become a mother through her handmaid. Bilhah was the mother of Dan and Naphtali,...
Birds
Birds, like other animals, were divided by Moses into clean and unclean; the former might be eaten, the latter not. The general ground of distinction is, that those which feed o...
Birthright
The privilege of the firstborn son. Among the Hebrews, as indeed among most other nations, the firstborn enjoyed particular privileges; and wherever polygamy was tolerated, it w...
Bishop
An overseer, one who has the charge and direction of any thing. The most common acceptation of the word in the New Testament, is that which occurs Ac 20:28Php 1:1, where it sign...