MARY, MOTHER OF MARK
(Colossians 4:10) was sister to Barnabas. (Acts 4:36; 12:15) She was among the earliest disciples, and lived at Jerusalem. She gave up her house to be used as one of the chief p...
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Smith's Bible Dictionary, Dr. William Smith, 1884.
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MARY, SISTER OF LAZARUS
She and her sister Martha appear in (Luke 10:40) as receiving Christ in their house. Mary sat listening eagerly for every word that fell from the divine Teacher. She had chosen ...
MASCHIL
(song of wisdom), the title of thirteen Psalms 32,45,44,45,52-55,74,78,68,69,142 Ewald regards (Psalms 47:7) (Authorized Version, "sing ye praises with understanding; " Heb. mas...
MASH
(drawn out), one of the sons of Aram. (Genesis 10:23) In (1 Chronicles 1:17) the name appears as Meshech. The name Mash is probably represented by the Mons Masius of classical w...
MASHAL
(entreaty), the same as Misheal or Mishal. (1 Chronicles 6:74)
MASSA
(burden), a son of Ishmael. (Genesis 26:14; 1 Chronicles 1:30) His descendants were not improbably the Masani, placed by Ptolemy in the east of Arabia, near the borders of Babyl...
MASSAH
(temptation), a name given to the spot, also called Meribah, where the Israelites tempted Jehovah. (Exodus 16:7; Psalms 95:8,9; Hebrews 3:8)
MASSREKAH
(vineyard of noble vines), an ancient place, the native spot of Samiah, one of the old king of the Edomites. (Genesis 36:36; 1 Chronicles 1:47)
MATHUSALA
= METHUSELAH, the son of Enoch. (Luke 3:37)
MATITHIAH
(gift of God).A Levite who presided over the offerings made in the pans. (1 Chronicles 9:31) comp. Levi 6:20 (Levi 6:12) etc.One of the Levites appointed by David to minister be...
MATRED
(pushing forward) daughter of Mezahab and mother of Mehetabel, who was wife of Hadar or Hadad of Pau, king of Edom. (Genesis 36:39; 1 Chronicles 1:50)
MATRI
(rain of Jehovah), a family of the tribe of Benjamin, to which Saul the King of Israel belonged. (1 Samuel 10:21)
MATTAN
(a gift).The priest of Baal slain before his altars in the idol temple at Jerusalem. (2 Kings 11:18; 2 Chronicles 23:17) He probably accompanied Athalia from Samaria.The father ...
MATTANAH
(gift of Jehovah), a station the latter part of the wandering of the Israelites. (Numbers 21:18,19) It was probably situated to the southeast of the Dead Sea.
MATTANIAH
(gift of Jehovah).The original name of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was changed when Nebuchadnezzar placed him on the throne. (2 Kings 24:17)A Levite singer of the sons of Asap...
MATTATHAH
(gift of Jehovah), probably a contraction of Mattathiah.Son of Nathan and grandson of David, in the genealogy of Christ. (Luke 3:31) (B.C. after 1014.)An Israelite, son of Hashu...
MATTATHIAS
(gift of Jehovah), the Greek form of Mattathiah.Son of Amos, in the genealogy of Christ. (Luke 3:25) (B.C. after 406.)Son of Semei. (Luke 3:26)The father of the Maccabees. (B.C....
MATTENAI
(gift of Jehovah), a contraction of Mattaniah.Two Israelites who divorced their Gentile wives after the return from the Babylonish captivity. (Ezra 10:33,37) (B.C. 469.)A priest...
MATTHAN
(gift), grandfather of Joseph the husband of the Virgin Mary. (Matthew 1:15)
MATTHAT
(gift of God), a form of the name Matthan.son of Levi, in the genealogy of Christ. (Luke 3:20) (B.C. after 623.)Grandfather of the Virgin Mary. (Luke 3:21)
MATTHEW
(gift of Jehovah). (A contraction, as is also Matthias, of Mattathias. His original name was Levi, and his name Matthew was probably adopted as his new apostolic name was a Jew....
MATTHEW, GOSPEL OF
Its authorship. --That this Gospel was written by the apostle Matthew there is no reason to doubt. Seventeen independent witnesses of the first four centuries attest its genuine...
MATTHIAS
(gift of God), the apostle elected to fill the place of the traitor Judas. (Acts 1:26) All beyond this that we know of him for certainty is that he had been a constant attendant...
MATTOCK
(Isaiah 7:25) The tool used in Arabia for loosening the ground, described by Neibuhr, answers generally to our mattock or grubbing-axe, i.e. a single-headed pickaxe. The ancient...
MAUL
(i.e. a hammer), a sort of battleaxe or hammer, used as an implement of war. (25:18)
MAUZZIM
(fortresses). The marginal note to the Authorized Version of (Daniel 11:38) "the god of forces," gives as the equivalent of the last word "Mauzzim, or gods protectors, or muniti...
MAZZAROTH
(the twelve signs). The margin of the Authorized Version of (Job 38:32) gives Mazzaroth as the name of the twelve signs of the zodiac.