Linus
A Christian at Rome, whose salutation Paul sent to Timothy, 2Ti 4:21.
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American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
A Dictionary of the Holy Bible, American Tract Society, c. 1859, edited by W. W. Rand.
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Lion
The well-known and noble king of beasts, frequently spoken of in Scripture. He often exceeds eight feet in length and four feet in height; and his majestic and dauntless aspect,...
Litter
A light, covered conveyance, resembling a sedan chair, or a palanquin; borne by men, but oftener at the present day in Syria between two mules or camels. Solomon’s chariot, So 3...
Liver
Le 3:4. This organ in man was regarded by the ancients as the seat of the passions. Idolaters consulted the liver of the victim offered in sacrifice, for purposes of divination,...
Lizard
A cold-blooded animal, with much resemblance to the serpent, but having four feet. Large numbers are found in Syria, varying greatly in size, appearance, and place of abode; som...
Loans
Jehovah, as the sole proprietor of the land occupied by the Jews, required them, as one condition of its use, to grant liberal loans to their poor brethren; and every seven year...
Locust
A voracious winged insect, belonging to the genus known among naturalists as the Grylli, closely resembling the grasshopper, and a great scourge in oriental countries in both an...
Lod
SeeLYDDA.
Lodge
SeeGARDEN.
Log
A Hebrew measure for liquids, containing five-sixths of a pint, Le 14:10,12,24.
Loins
SeeGIRDLE.
Lois
A pious Jewess, whose "unfeigned faith" Paul traces in her daughter Eunice, and her grandson Timothy, 2Ti 1:5.
Looking-Glasses
Or rather, mirrors, were anciently made of metal, chiefly copper, Ex 38:8; Job 37:18, melted and cast in a circular form, highly polished, and attached to an ornamental handle. ...
Lord
This name belongs to God by preeminence; and in this sense ought never to be given to any creature. Jesus Christ, as the Messiah, the Son of God, and equal with the Father, is o...
Lord’s Supper
Called also "the breaking of bread," Ac 2:42 20:7, and the communion of the body and blood of Christ, 1Co 10:16, is one of the two simple ordinances of the Christian church; ins...
Lord’s-Day
SeeSABBATH.
Lot
The son of Haran, and nephew of Abraham, followed his uncle from Ur, and afterwards from Haran, to settle in Canaan, Ge 11:31 12:4-6 13:1. Abraham always had a great affection f...
Lots
Were often cast by the Jews, as well as other ancient nations, with the expectation, when God was appealed to, that he would so control them as to give a right direction in doub...
Love
GOD IS LOVE; AND HE THAT DWELLETH IN LOVE DWELLETH IN GOD, AND GOD IN HIM, 1Jo 4:16. Love is a chief attribute of Jehovah, the length and breadth and height and depth of which a...
Lower Parts Of The Earth
Valleys, Isa 44:23; also the grave, or the abode of disembodied spirits secluded from our view,"That undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler returns." Ps 63:9 139:15 ...
Lubim
SeeLIBYA.
Lucas
The same withLUKE.
Lucifer
Light-bringer, the Latin name of the morning-star, or "son of the morning." In the figurative language of Scripture, a brilliant star denoted an illustrious prince, Nu 24:17. Ch...
Lucius
Of Cyrene, mentioned Ac 13:1, was on of the ministers and teachers of the Christian church at Antioch, and probably a kinsman of Paul, Ro 16:21. He is supposed by some to be the...
Lud
A son of Shem, Ge 10:22, and ancestor, it is thought, of the Lydians in Asia Minor.
Ludim
Descendants of Mizraim, Ge 10:13, dwelling in Africa, probably near Ethiopia; they were famous bowmen, Isa 66:19, and are mentioned as soldiers with the Ethiopians, Libyans, and...
Luke
The evangelist, probably the same person who is called by St. Paul, "the beloved physician," Col 4:14. The name Luke, or Lucas, Phm 1:24, is the same as Lucanus in Latin. Luke w...