Necho Or Pharaoh-Necho
An Egyptian king, mentioned not only in Scripture, but by Herodotus, who says that he was son of Psammetichus, king of Egypt: and that, having succeeded him in the kingdom, he r...
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American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
A Dictionary of the Holy Bible, American Tract Society, c. 1859, edited by W. W. Rand.
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Neck
The phrases to "harden the neck," Pr 29:1, and to be "stiff- necked," like a headstrong brute, illustrate the willful obstinacy of sinners against the instructions and commands ...
Necromancer
One who pretended to discover unknown and future events by summoning and interrogating the dead, De 18:10,11, a crime punishable by stoning to death, Le 20:27. SeeSORCERER. No g...
Neesing
Translated sneezing in 2Ki 4:35; used in Job 41:18 to describe the violent breathing of the enraged leviathan, or crocodile.
Negiloth
Supposed to mean flutes or wind instruments; found only in the title of the fifth Psalm, which is addressed, to the leader of this class of instruments, as though intended to be...
Neginoth
Hab 3:19, a general name for Hebrew stringed instruments, Ps 4:1-8 6:1-10 54:1-55:23 76:1-12, are addressed to the leader of the music on that class of instruments.
Negushta
Wife of Jehoiakim, and mother of the young king Jechoniah, with whom she was probably associated in the government, as she is in the reproaches of Jeremiah, 2Ki 24:8; Jer 13:18;...
Nehemiah
The son of Hachaliah was born at Babylon during the captivity. He was, according to some, of the race of the priests; according to others, of the royal family of Judah. He susta...
Nehushtan
Brazen, a name given by Hezekiah king of Judah to the brazen serpent that Moses had set upon the wilderness, Nu 21:8, and which had been preserved by the Israelites to that time...
Neighbor
At the time of our Savior, the Pharisees had restrained the meaning of the word "neighbor" to those of their own nation, or to their own friends; holding, that to hate their ene...
Nergal
One of the gods of the Cuthite heathen who were transplanted into Palestine, 2Ki 7:20. This idol probably represented the planet Mars, which was ever the emblem of bloodshed. Ma...
Nether
Lower; as the lower stone of a handmill, De 24:6; the foot of Sinai, Ex 19:17; the regions of the dead, Eze 32:18.
Nethinim
Given, or consecrated, a term first applied to the Levites, Nu 8:19; but after the settlement in Canaan, to servants dedicated to the service of the tabernacle and temple, to pe...
Netophah
A town near Bethlehem, of which little more than the name is known, 2Sa 24:25,25; 2Ki 25:23; Ezr 2:22; Ne 7:26.
Nets
Are often referred to in Scripture, Pr 1:17Ec 7:26Isa 19:8,9Hab 1:15,16, particularly in connection with the first disciples of Christ, Mt 4:18 13:47-50 Lu 5:1-10. Before the in...
Nettle
A well known stinging plant, growing in neglected grounds, Isa 34:13Ho 9:6. A different Hebrew word in Job 30:7Pr 24:31Zep 2:9, seems to indicate a larger species.
New Moon
The new moon was the commencement of each of the Hebrew months. SeeMONTH.The Hebrews had a particular veneration of the first day of every month, for which Moses appointed pecul...
Nicanor
One of the first seven deacons, who were chosen and appointed at Jerusalem soon after the Pentecostal descent of the Holy Ghost, Ac 6:1-6.
Nicodemus
A member of the Jewish Sanhedrin, at first a Pharisee, and afterwards a disciple of Jesus. He was early convinced that Christ came from God, but was not ready at once to rank hi...
Nicolaitans
Heretical persons or teachers, mentioned in Re 2:6,15. Whether they were the same as the Nicolaitans of the second century and later is very doubtful. Some suppose them to be fo...
Nicolas
A proselyte of Antioch, that is, one converted from paganism to the religion of the Jews. He afterwards embraced Christianity, and was among the most zealous of the first Christ...
Nicopolis
A city where Paul spent probably the last winter of his life, having previously written to Titus, at Crete, to meet him there, Ti 3:12. He is supposed to refer to the Nicopolis ...
Night
The ancient Hebrews began their artificial day at evening, and ended it the next evening, so that the night proceeded the day. This usage may probably be traced to the terms emp...
Night-Hawk
An unclean bird, Le 11:16De 14:15. Its name seems to indicate voracity, and is therefore thought by many to point out the Syrian owl, a more powerful bird than the nighthawks, a...
Nile
The celebrated river of Egypt. It takes this name only after the junction of the two great streams of which it is composed, namely, the Bahr el Abiad, or White River, which rise...
Nimrim
SeeBETH-NIMRAH.
Nimrod
Rebellion, impiety, a son of Cush and grandson of Ham, proverbial from the earliest times as a mighty hunter, Ge 10:8-101Ch 1:10. He seems to have feared neither God nor man; to...