HAGARENES, HAGARITES
(named after Hagar), a people dwelling to the east of Palestine, with whom the tribes of Reuben made war in the time of Saul. (1 Chronicles 5:10,18-20) The same people, as confe...
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Smith's Bible Dictionary, Dr. William Smith, 1884.
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HAGERITE, THE
Jaziz the Hagerite, i.e. the descendant of Hagar, had the charge of David’s sheep. (1 Chronicles 27:31)
HAGGAI
(festive), the tenth in order of the minor prophets, and first of those who prophesied after the captivity. With regard to his tribe and parentage history and tradition are alik...
HAGGAI, PROPHECY OF
The style of Haggai is generally tame and prosaic, though at times it rises to the dignity of severe invective when the prophet rebukes his countrymen for their selfish indolenc...
HAGGERI
(wanderer) was one of the mighty men of David’s guard, according to (1 Chronicles 11:38) The parallel passage -- (2 Samuel 23:36) --has "Bani the Gadite," which is probably the ...
HAGGI
(festive), second son of Gad. (Genesis 46:16; Numbers 26:15)
HAGGIAH
(festival of Jehovah), a Merarite Levite. (1 Chronicles 6:30)
HAGGITES, THE
a Gadite family sprung from Haggi. (Numbers 26:15)
HAGGITH
(festive; a dancer), one of David’s wives, the mother of Adonijah. (2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Kings 1:6) (B.C. 1053.)
HAI
Same as AI.
HAIR
The Hebrews were fully alive to the importance of the hair as an element of personal beauty. Long hair was admired in the case of young men. (2 Samuel 14:26) In times of afflict...
HAKKATAN
(young). Johanan son,of Hakkatan, was the chief of the Bene-Azgad who returned from Babylon with Ezra. (Ezra 8:12)
HAKKOZ
(thorn), a priest, the chief of the seventh course in the service of the sanctuary, as appointed by David. (1 Chronicles 24:10) In (Ezra 2:61) and Nehe 3:4,21 The name occurs ag...
HAKUPHA
(bent). Bene-Hakupha were among the Nethinim who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:61; Nehemiah 7:63)
HALAH
is probably a different place from the Calah of (Genesis 10:11) It may be identified with the Chalcitis of Ptolemy.
HALAK
(smooth), The mount, a mountain twice, and twice only, named, was the southern limit of Joshua’s conquests, (Joshua 11:17; 12:7) but which has not yet been identified.
HALHUL
(trembling), a town of Judah in the mountain district. (Joshua 16:68) The name still remains unaltered attached to a conspicuous hill a mile to the left of the road from Jerusal...
HALI
(necklace), a town on the boundary of Asher, named between Helkath and Beten. (Joshua 19:25)
HALL
used of the court of the high priest’s house. (Luke 22:55) In (Matthew 27:27) and Mark 15:16 "Hall" is synonymous with "praetorium," which in (John 18:28) is in Authorized Versi...
HALLELUJAH
(praise ye the Lord). [ALLELUIA]
HALLOHESH
(enchanter), one of the chief of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 10:24) (B.C. 410.)
HALOHESH
Shallum, son of Halohesh was "ruler of the half part of Jerusalem" at the time of the repair of the wall by Nehemiah. (Nehemiah 3:12) (B.C. 446.)
HALTIL
(doubtful). Bene-Hattil were among the children of Solomon’s slaves "who came back from captivity with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:57; Nehemiah 7:59) (B.C. 536.)
HAM
(hot; sunburnt).The name of one of the three sons of Noah, apparently the second in age. (B.C. 2448.) Of the history of Ham nothing is related except his irreverence to his fath...
HAMAN
(magnificent), the chief minister or vizier of King Ahasuerus. (Esther 3:1) (B.C. 473.) After the failure of his attempt to cut off all the Jews in the Persian empire, he was ha...
HAMATH
(fortress), the principal city of upper Syria, was situated in the valley of the Orontes, which it commanded from the low screen of hills which forms the water-shed between the ...
HAMATHITE, THE
one of the families descended from Canaan, named last in the list. (Genesis 10:18; 1 Chronicles 1:16)