MAHOL
(dancing), the father of the four men most famous for wisdom next to Solomon himself. (1 Kings 4:31; 1 Chronicles 2:6)
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Smith's Bible Dictionary, Dr. William Smith, 1884.
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MAKAZ
(end), a place, apparently a town, named once only-- (1 Kings 4:9) --in the: specification of the jurisdiction of Solomon a commissariat officer, Ben-Dekar. Makaz has not been d...
MAKHELOTH
(place of assemblies), a place mentioned only in (Numbers 33:26) as that of a desert encampment of the Israelites.
MAKKEDAH
(place of shepherds), a place memorable in the annals of the conquest of Canaan as the scene of the execution by Joshua of the five confederate kings, (Joshua 10:10-50) who had ...
MAKTESH
(a mortar or deep hollow), a place evidently in Jerusalem, the inhabitants of which are denounced by Zephaniah. (Zephaniah 1:11) Ewald conjectures that it was the Phoenician qua...
MALCHISHUA
(king of help), one of the sons of King Saul. (1 Samuel 14:49; 31:2; 1 Chronicles 8:33; 9:39)
MALCHUS
(king or kingdom), the name of the servant of the high priest whose right ear Peter cut off at the time of the Saviour’s apprehension in the garden. (Matthew 26:51; Mark 14:17; ...
MALELEEL, OR MAHALALEEL
the son of Cainan. (Genesis 5:12) marg.; Luke 3:37
MALLOTHI
(my fullness), a Kohathite, one of the fourteen sons of Heman the singer. (1 Chronicles 25:4,26)
MALLOWS
(Job 30:4)
MALLUCH
(counsellor).A Levite of the family of Merari, and ancestor of Ethan the singer (1 Chronicles 6:44)One of the sons of Bani. (Ezra 10:29) andOne of the descendants of Harim, (Ezr...
MAMAIAS
apparently the same with SHEMAIAH in (Ezra 8:16)
MAMMON
(riches) (Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:9) a word which often occurs in the Chaldee Terguma of Onkelos and later writers, and in the Syriac version, and which signifies "riches." It is ...
MAMRE
(strength, fatness) an ancient Amorite, who with his brothers, Eshcol and Aner, was in alliance with Abram, (Genesis 14:13,51) and under the shade of whose oak grove the patriar...
MAN
Four Hebrew terms are rendered "man" in the Authorized Version:Adam, the name of the man created in the image of God. It appears to be derived from adam, "he or it was red or ru...
MANAEN
(comforter) is mentioned in (Acts 13:1) as one of the teachers and prophets in the church at Antioch at the time of the appointment of Saul and Barnabas as missionaries to the h...
MANAHATH
(rest) one of the sons of Shobal, and descendant of Seir the Horite. (Genesis 36:23; 1 Chronicles 1:40)
MANAHATH
(rest), a place named in (1 Chronicles 8:6) only in connection with the genealogies of the tribe of Benjamin.
MANAHETBITES
(inhabitants of Mannahath), The. "Half the Manahethites" are named in the genealogies of Judah as descended from Shobal, the father of Kirjath-jearim (1 Chronicles 2:52) and hal...
MANASSEH
(forgetting).The thirteenth king of Judah, son of Hezekiah, (2 Kings 21:1) ascended the throne at the age of twelve, and reigned 55 years, from B.C. 608 to 642. His accession wa...
MANASSEH
(forgetting), the eldest son of Joseph, (Genesis 41:51; 46:20) born 1715-10 B.C. Both he and Ephraim were born before the commencement of the famine. He was placed after his you...
MANASSES
Manasseh, king of Judah. (Matthew 1:10)Manasseh the son of Joseph. (Revelation 7:6)
MANASSITES, THE
that is, the members of the tribe of Manasseh. (4:43; Judges 12:4; 2 Kings 10:33)
MANDRAKES
(Heb. dudraim) are mentioned in (Genesis 30:14,16) and in Song 7:13 The mandrake, Atropa mandragora, is closely allied to the well-known deadly nightshade, A. bellndonna, and to...
MANEH
(a portion (by weight)). [WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND MEASURES]
MANGER
This word occurs only in (Luke 2:7,12,16) in connection with the birth of Christ. It means a crib or feeding trough; but according to Schleusner its real signification in the Ne...
MANNA
(what is this?) (Heb. man). The most important passages of the Old Testament on this topic are the following: (Exodus 16:14-36; Numbers 11:7-9; 11:5,16; Joshua 5:12; Psalms 78:2...