Road (Way)
See ROMAN EMPIRE AND CHRISTIANITY, II, 6; WAY.
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Roast
SeeFOOD.
Robber; Robbery
rob'-er, rob'-er-i: "Robber" represents no particular Hebrew word in the Old Testament, but in the Apocrypha and the New Testament is always a translation of lestes (see THIEF)....
Robbers Of Temples
(hierosuloi, "guilty of sacrilege"): A term used by the town clerk of Ephesus (Ac 19:37, the King James Version "robbers of churches"). As the temple of Diana (Artemas) had a gr...
Robe
rob.See DRESS, sec. 1, (3).
Roboam
ro-bo'-am (Rhoboam). the King James Version; Greek form of "Rehoboam" (thus the Revised Version (British and American)) (Mt 1:7); successor of Solomon.
Rock
rok ((1) cela`; (2) tsur (3) challamish, "flint"; compare Arabic khalanbus, "flint"; (4) kephim (Job 30:6;Jer 4:29); compare Kephas, "Cephas" = Petros, "Peter" (Joh 1:42the King...
Rock Of Ages
See AGES, ROCK OF; ISAIAH, VII.
Rock-Badger
r.-baj'-er: This term is found in the Revised Version margin for "coney," shaphan (Le 11:5; compareDe 14:7;Ps 104:18;Pr 30:26). It is a translation of klip das, the name given. ...
Rod
(maqqel, maTTeh, shebheT; rhabdos): Little distinction can be drawn between the Hebrew words used for "rod" and "staff." Maqqel is the word used inGe 30:37ff for the twigs of po...
Rodanim
rod'-a-nim: The reading of Massoretic Text in1Ch 1:7for theDODANIM(which see) ofGe 10:4, corresponding to the Rhodioi of the Septuagint in both passages. The Rodanim are general...
Roe; Roebuck
ro, ro'-buk: the King James Version has "roe" and "roebuck" for tsehi, tsebhiyah. the Revised Version (British and American) usually substitutes "gazelle" in the text (De 12:15,...
Rogelim
ro'-ge-lim, ro-ge'-lim (roghelim; Rhogelleim): The place whence came Barzillai the Gileadite to succor David in his flight from Absalom (2Sa 17:27;19:31). It probably lay near t...
Rohgah
ro'-ga (Kethibh rohaghah, Qere rohgah): A name in the genealogy of Asher (1Ch 7:34).
Roimus
ro'-i-mus (Rhoeimos; Codex Alexandrinus Rhomelios): One of the leaders with Zerubbabel in the return (1 Esdras 5:8) = "Rehum" inEzr 2:2, of which it is the Greek form = "Nehum" ...
Roll (Scroll)
rol: The usual form of book in Biblical times. It had been in use in Egypt for perhaps 2,000 years at the time when, according to the Pentateuch, the earliest Biblical books wer...
Roller
rol'-er: the King James Version and the English Revised Version inEze 30:21for chittul, "bandage" (so the American Standard Revised Version). "Roller" was formerly a technical t...
Rolling Thing
rol'-ing:Isa 17:13, the King James Version "like a rolling thing before the whirlwind," a noncommittal translation of galgal, "revolving thing," "wheel" (Ec 12:6). the Revised V...
Romamti-Ezer
ro-mam-ti-e'-zer, ro-mam-ti-e'-zer (romamti `ezer, "highest help"): Son of Heman, appointed chief of the 24th division of singers in David's time (1Ch 25:4,31).SeeJOSHBEKASHAH.
Roman Army
See ARMY, ROMAN.
Roman Empire And Christianity
em'-pir:I. OUTLINE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE1. Roman Empire a Result of Social Conflict2. Coming of Monarchy(1) Exhaustion of Parties(2) Inability of Either Aristocracy or Democracy t...
Roman Law
|| I. ROMAN PRIVATE LAW1. The Twelve Tables2. Civil Procedure3. Jus honorarium4. The praetor peregrinus5. Imperial Ordinances6. Golden Age of Juristic Literature7. Codification ...
Roman Religion
See ROMAN EMPIRE AND CHRISTIANITY, III; ROME, IV.
Roman; Romans
ro'-man, ro'-manz.See ROME, III, 2; CITIZENSHIP.
Romans, Epistle To The
|| 1. Its Genuineness2. Its Integrity3. The Approximate Date4. The Place of Writing5. The Destination6. The Language7. The Occasion8. Some Characteristics9. Main Teachings of th...
Rome
I. DEVELOPMENT OF THE REPUBLICAN CONSTITUTION1. Original Roman State2. The Struggle between Patricians and Plebeians3. The Senate and Magistrates4. Underlying PrinciplesII. EXTE...
Roof
roof.SeeHOUSE.