Kingdom Of God (Of Heaven), The
(he basileia ton ouranon; he basileia tou theou):I. MEANING AND ORIGIN OF THE TERM1. Place in the Gospels2. "Kingdom of Heaven" and "Kingdom of God"3. Relation to the Old Testam...
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Kingdom Of Israel
See ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF.
Kingdom Of Judah
See JUDAH, KINGDOM OF.
Kings, Books Of
|| I. TITLEII. SCOPEIII. CHARACTER OF BOOKS AND POSITION IN THE HEBREW CANON1. Purpose2. Character of DataIV. HISTORICAL VALUE1. Treatment of Historical Data2. Chronology3. Valu...
Kings' Sepulchres
(2Ch 21:20).See JERUSALEM, VIII.
Kinsfolk
kinz'-fok.SeeKINDRED.
Kinsman; Kinswoman
kinz'-man, kinz'-woom-an: Most frequently of the go'-el, the one who had a right to "redeem"; referring to the custom of avenging the blood of a slain kinsman; hence, a blood re...
Kir
kur, kir (kir):1. Meaning:The meaning of Kir is "inclosure" or "walled place," and it is therefore doubtful whether it is a place-name in the true sense of the word. In2Ki 16:9i...
Kir Of Moab
(qir moa'-abh; Septuagint has to teichos, "the wall," "fortress"):1. Identification:The name, at least in this form, appears only once (Isa 15:1) as that of a city in Moab. It i...
Kirama
ki-r'-ma, kir'-a-ma (Kirama; the King James Version, Cirama): The people of Kirama returned with Zerubbabel from Babylon (1 Esdras 5:20); the "Ramah" ofEzr 2:26(which see).
Kiriath
kir'-i-ath (qiryath, "city"; the King James Version Kirjath): Mentioned (Jos 18:28) as a city of Benjamin; has been identified with Kuriet el `Enab, "town of grapes," a prospero...
Kiriath-Arba
kir-i-ath-ar'-ba.SeeHEBRON.
Kiriath-Arim
kir-i-ath-a'-rim (Ezr 2:25).See KIRIATH-JEARIM.
Kiriath-Baal
kir-i-ath-ba'-alSee KIRIATH-JEARIM.
Kiriath-Huzoth
kir-i-ath hu'-zoth: qiryath-chutsoth, "city of streets"; Septuagint reads) poleis epauleon, "city of villages," from which we may infer a reading chatseroth, for chutsoth; the K...
Kiriath-Jearim
kir-i-ath je'-a-rim, kir-i-ath je-a'-rim (qiryath-ye`-arim, "city of thickets"; Septuagint he polis Iareim; the King James Version Kirjathjearim): One of the four chief cities o...
Kiriath-Sannah
kir-i-ath-san'-a (qiryath sannah; the King James Version Kirjath Sannah): InJos 15:49it is called "Debir," and is identical with KIRIATH-SEPHER(which see). Aspolis grammaton, "c...
Kiriath-Sepher
kir-i-ath-se'-fer (qiryath cepher; translated by many, as if it were Hebrew, as "house of books." Septuagint polis grammaton; the King James Version, Kirjath Sepher; other sugge...
Kiriathaim
kir-i-aitha'-im (qiryathaym, "two cities"; the King James Version, Kirjathaim):(1) A city in the uplands of Moab formerly held by Sihon, and given by Moses to Reuben, who is sai...
Kirjath
kur'-jath, kir'-jath.SeeKIRIATH.
Kirjath-Arba
kur-jath-ar'-ba, kir-jath-ar'-ba.See KIRIATH-ARBA.
Kirjath-Baal
kur-jath-ba'-al, kir-jath-ba'-al.See KIRIATH-JEARIM.
Kirjathaim
kur-ja-tha'-im, kir-ja-tha'-im.SeeKIRIATHAIM.
Kiseus
kis-e'-us (Kiseus; Septuagint, Codex Vaticanus (Swete) reads Keisaios; the King James Version, Cisai): The great-grandfather of Mordecai (Additions to Esther 11:2).See KISH, (5).
Kish
kish (qish; Kis, Keis, "bow," "power"): The name of five persons mentioned in the Bible:(1) The son of Abiel and the father of Saul, the first king of Israel. He was of the trib...
Kishi
kish'i (qishi, "snarer," "fowler"): Father of Ethan, one of the singers David "set over the service of song" in the house of the Lord (1Ch 6:31); the "Kushaiah" of1Ch 15:17(comp...
Kishion
kish'-i-on, kish'-yon (qishyon): A city in the territory of Issachar (Jos 19:20), given to the Gershonite Levites (21:28; the King James Version wrongly "Kishon"). The parallel ...