ISRAELITE
(descendant of Israel). In (2 Samuel 17:25) Ithra, the father of Amasa, is called "an Israelite," while in (1 Chronicles 2:17) he appears as "Jether the Ishmaelite." The latter ...
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Smith's Bible Dictionary, Dr. William Smith, 1884.
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ISSACHAR
(reward). I. The ninth son of Jacob and the fifth of Leah. (Genesis 30:17,18) (B.C. 1753-45) At the descent into Egypt four sons are ascribed to him, who founded the four chief ...
ISSHIAB
(whom Jehovah lends).A descendant of Moses by his younger son Eliezer. (1 Chronicles 24:21) comp. 1Chr 23:17; 26:25 (B.C. after 1451.)A Levite of the house of Kohath and family ...
ISSUE, RUNNING
(Leviticus 15:2,3; 22:4; Numbers 5:2; 2 Samuel 3:29) In (Leviticus 15:3) a distinction is introduced, which merely means that the cessation of the actual flux does not constitut...
ISUAH
(quiet), second son of Asher. (1 Chronicles 7:30) (B.C. 1706.)
ISUI
(quiet), third son of Asher, (Genesis 46:17) founder of a family called after him, though in the Authorized Version appearing as THE JESUITES. (Numbers 26:44) (B.C. 1706.)
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ITALY
This word is used in the New Testament, (Acts 18:2; 27:1; Hebrews 13:24) in the usual sense of the period, i.e. in its true geographical sense, as denoting the whole natural pen...
ITHAI
(with the Lord), a Benjamite, son of Ribai of Gibeah, one of the heroes of David’s guard. (1 Chronicles 11:31) (B.C. 1046.)
ITHAMAR
(land of palms), the youngest son of Aaron. (Exodus 6:23) (B.C. 1491.) After the death of Nadab and Abihu, (Leviticus 10:1) Eleazar and Ithamar were appointed to succeed to thei...
ITHIEL
(God is with me).A Benjamite, son of Jesaiah. (Nehemiah 11:7)One of two persons --Ithiel and Ucal-- to whom Agur ben-Jakeh delivered his discourse. (Proverbs 30:1) (B.C. about 9...
ITHMAH
(bereavedness), a Moabite, one of the heroes of David’s guard. (1 Chronicles 11:46)
ITHNAN
(given), one of the towns in the extreme south of Judah. (Joshua 15:23) No trace of its existence has yet been discovered.
ITHRA
(excellence), an Israelite, (2 Samuel 17:25) or Ishmaelite, (1 Chronicles 2:17) the father of Amasa by Abigail, David’s sister. (B.C. before 1023.)
ITHRAN
(excellence).A son of Dishon, a Horite, (Genesis 36:26; 1 Chronicles 1:41) and probably a phylarch of a tribe of the Horim. (Genesis 36:30) (B.C. about 1800.)A descendant of Ash...
ITHREAM
(abundance of people), son of David, born to him in Hebron, and distinctly specified as the sixth, and as the child of Eglah, David’s wife. (2 Samuel 3:5; 1 Chronicles 3:3)
ITHRITE
(belonging to Jether), The, the designation of two of the members of David’s guard, Ira and Gareb. (2 Samuel 23:38; 1 Chronicles 11:40) They may have come from Jattir, in the mo...
ITTAHKAZIN
(time of the judge), one of the landmarks of the boundary of Zebulun. (Joshua 19:13) It has not been identified.
ITTAI
(with the Lord)."Ittai the Gittite," i.e. the native of Gath, a Philistine in the army of King David. He appears only during the revolution of Absalom. (B.C. 1023.) We first dis...
ITURAEA
(land of Jether), a small province on the northwestern border of Palestine, lying along the base of Mount Hermon, only mentioned in (Luke 3:1) Jetur the son of Ishmael gave his ...
IVAH
(ruined), or A’va, which is mentioned in Scripture twice, (2 Kings 18:34; 19:13) comp. Isai 37:13 In connection with Hena and Sepharvaim, and once, (2 Kings 17:24) in connection...
IVORY
The word translated "ivory" literally signifies the "tooth" of any animal, and hence more especially denotes the substance of the projecting tusks of elephants. The skilled work...
IZEHAR
(oil), the form in which the name Izhar is given in the Authorized Version of (Numbers 3:19) only.
IZEHARITES
(descendant of Izhar), The. A family of Kohathite Levites, descended from Izhar the son of Kohath, (Numbers 3:27) called also "Izharites" (1 Chronicles 26:23,29)
IZHAR
(oil), son of Kohath grandson of Levi, uncle of Aaron and Moses and father of Korah. (Exodus 6:18,21; Numbers 3:19; 16:1; 1 Chronicles 6:2,18) (B.C. after 1490.) Izhar was the h...
IZRAHIAH
(whom Jehovah causes to sparkle), a chieftain of Issachar. (1 Chronicles 7:3)
IZRAHITE
(descendant of Zerah), The, the designation of Shamhuth (1 Chronicles 27:8) Its real force probably Zerahite, that is, from the great Judaic family of Zerah.