International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Pharida

fa-ri'-da (Phareida, A, Pharida; King James Version Pharira): The clan name of one of the families of "the servants of Solomon" who came up from Babylon with Zerubbabel (1 Esdra...

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Pharira

fa-ri'-ra: King James Version = Revised VersionPHARIDA(which see).

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Pharisees

far'-i-sez (perushim; Pharisaioi):1. Name and General Character2. Authorities--Josephus--New Testament--TalmudI. HISTORY OF THE SECT1. Associated at First with Hasmoneans, but L...

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Pharosh

fa'-rosh (par`osh).SeePAROSH.

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Pharpar

far'-par (parpar; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Apharpha; Codex Alexandrinus Pharphara): A river of Damascus, mentioned in2Ki 5:12, along with the Abana or Amana.e and James, Psal...

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Pharzites

far'-zits (ha-partsi).parpar; Septuagint: Codex Vaticanus Apharpha; Codex Alexandrinus Pharphara): A river of Damascus, mentioned in2Ki 5:12, along with the Abana or Amana.e and...

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Phaseah, Paseah

(1) A descendant of Judah, son of Eshton (1Ch 4:12).(2) Name of a family of Nethinim (Ezr 2:49;Ne 7:51(King James Version "Phaseah"); "Phinoe" of 1 Esdras 5:31 Revised Version)....

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Phaselis

fa-se'-lis (Phaselis): A city of Lycia in Southern Asia Minor, on the seacoast, near the boundary of Pamphylia, to which country some ancient writers have assigned it. Situated ...

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Phasiron

fas'-i-ron (Codex Alexandrinus Phasiron; Codex Vaticanus Phaseiron, V, [@Pharison): The name of an unknown Arab tribe whom Jonathan overcame in the wilderness near Bethbasi; or ...

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Phassaron

fas'-a-ron: King James Version = Revised VersionPHASSURUS(which see).

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Phassurus

fas-su'-rus, fas'-u-rus (Phassouros; Codex Vaticanus Phassoros King James Version Phassaron, after Aldine): The name of one of the families which went up from exile with Zerubba...

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Phebe

febe (Phoibe).SeePHOEBE.

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Phenice

fe-ni'-se.SeePHOENICIA;PHOENIX.

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Phenicia

fe-nish'-i-a (Phoinike).SeePHOENICIA.

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Pheresites

fer'-e-sits: King James Version=Revised Version "Pherezites" (1 Esdras 8:69; 2 Esdras 1:21) = "Perizzite."

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Pherezite

fer'-e-zit: King James Version form in Judith 5:16 for Revised Version "Perizzite" and both King James Version and Revised Version in 2 Esdras 1:21 for "Perizzite"; one of the C...

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Phi-Beseth

fi'-be-seth, fib'-e-seth (pi-bheceth).See PI-BESETH.

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Phicol

fi'-kol (pikhol, Phikol; King James Version Phichol): The captain of the host of the Philistine king Abimelech of Gerar (Ge 21:22;26:26).

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Philadelphia

fil-a-del-'fi-a (Philadelphia: A city of ancient Lydia in Asia Minor on the Cogamus River, 105 miles from Smyrna. It stood upon a terrace 650 ft. above the sea. Behind it are th...

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Philarches

fi-lar'-kez.SeePHYLARCHES.

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Philemon

fi-le'-mon, fi-le'-mun (Philemon): Among the converts of Paul, perhaps while at Ephesus, was one whom he calls a "fellow-worker," Philemon (Phm 1:1). He was probably a man of so...

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Philemon, Epistle To

This most beautiful of all Paul's Epistles, and the most intensely human, is one of the so-called Captivity Epistles of which Ephesians, Colossians, and Philippians are the othe...

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Philetus

fi-le'-tus (Philetos (2Ti 2:17)):1. The Nature of His Error:This person is mentioned by Paul, who warns Timothy against him as well as against his associate in error, Hymeneus. ...

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Philip (1)

fil'-ip (Philippos, "lover of horses"):(1) The father of Alexander the Great (1 Macc 1:1; 6:2), king of Macedonia in 359-336 BC. His influence for Greece and for mankind in gene...

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Philip (2)

(Philippos):1. New Testament References:One of the Twelve Apostles. Philip belonged to Bethsaida of Galilee (Joh 1:44;12:21). Along with Andrew and other fellow-townsmen, he had...

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Philip (3)

("tetrarch,"Lu 3:1).SeeHEROD.

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Philip, The Evangelist

One of "the seven" chosen to have the oversight of "the daily ministration" of the poor of the Christian community in Jerusalem (Ac 6:5). Whether Philip, bearing a Greek name, w...