American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

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Rezon

The founder of a dynasty in Syria-Damascus in the time of David, and a great annoyance to Solomon, 1Ki 11:23-25. He had been an officer under Hadadezer king of Zobah.

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Rhegium

Now Reggio, capital of the province of Calabria Ultra, in the kingdom of Naples, on the coast near the south-west extremity of Italy, eight miles south-east of Messina in Sicily...

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Rhoda

Rose, a young damsel in the household of Mary mother of John Mark, when Peter was miraculously released from prison, Ac 12:13.

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Rhodes

An island and a famous city in the Levant, the ancient name of which was Ophiusa. Its modern name alludes to the great quantity and beauty of the roses that grew there. The isla...

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Riblah

A city of Syria, in the country of Hamath, at the north-east extremity of Canaan, Nu 34:11. Its site is probably found in the modern village Ribleh, on the river Orontes, at the...

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Right-Hand

The most efficient member of the body, Mt 5:30, and the ready executor of the behests of the will. Hence its use as a symbol of many of the strongest emotions of the inner man. ...

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Righteousness

Rectitude, justice, holiness; an essential perfection of God’s character, Job 36:3; Isa 51:5-8; Joh 17:25; and of his administration, Ge 18:25; Ro 3:21,22; 10:3. It is the wonde...

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Rimmon

Pomegranate,1. A town of Palestine, near the frontier of Edom, Jos 15:21,32Zec 14:10, in the region assigned to the tribe of Simeon, Jos 19:71Ch 4:32Ne 11:29.2. A town on a high...

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Ring-Streaked

Marked with circular streaks of various colors, Ge 39:23.

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Rings

Ornaments for the ears, nose, legs, arms, or fingers. The antiquity of rings appears from Scripture and from profane authors. Judah left his ring with Tamar, Ge 1:1-50:26 38:18....

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Riphath

A northern nation descended from a grandson of Japheth, Ge 10:3, called Diphath in 1Ch 1:6. The name is traced in that of the Riphoean mountains, in Russia.

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River

This word answers in our Bible to various Hebrew terms, of which the principal are the following:1. Yeor, an Egyptian word signifying river. It is always applied to the Nile and...

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Rizpah

A concubine of Saul, taken after his death by the ambitious Abner. Her two sons were afterwards hung, with five other sons of Saul, to avenge the wrongs he had inflicted on the ...

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Robes

SeeGARMENTS.

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Rod

An offshoot from the trunk of a tree, Ge 30:37Isa 11:1Eze 37:15-22. It also denotes a staff, used by one walking, Isa 3:1Eze 29:6; by a diviner, Ho 4:12; by a surveyor, Ps 74:2;...

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Roe And Roebuck

Not the animal still found in Scotland and Germany, but the oriental antelope or gazelle, the Antilopa Cervicapra, or Dorcas, of Linnaeus. It is often referred to in the Bible, ...

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Roll

SeeBOOK.

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Rome, Romans

The city of Rome is in some respects the most celebrated on earth; as it was long the mistress of the heathen world, and has since been for many centuries the chief ecclesiastic...

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Roof

SeeHOUSE.

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Room

Is sometimes synonymous with seat or place, as in Lu 14:8-10; 20:46.

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Rose

The queen of flowers, highly esteemed in its native East for its fragrance, and the beauty of its form and colors. Several varieties of wild rose are still found in Palestine. T...

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Ruby

The oriental ruby is next in value, as a gem, to the diamond. Indeed, a ruby of this kind, above a certain size, is more valuable than a diamond of the same weight. The oriental...

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Rude

2Co 11:6, Artless and unpolished.

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Rue

A well-known garden herb, having a strong odor and a bitter taste. Our Saviour reproaches the Pharisees with their superstitious affectation of paying the tithe of rue, which wa...

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Rufus

Son of Simon the Cyrenian who was constrained to carry the cross on which the Saviour was to be crucified, Mr 15:21. If he is the same person whom Paul salutes in Ro 16:13, as i...

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Rush

Translated bulrush in Isa 58:5, flag in Job 40:21, and hook in Job 41:2; a plant growing in marshy ground or by watercourses, and used for chair-bottoms, baskets, mats, ropes, e...

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Ruth

A Moabitess, who having returned with her mother-in-law Naomi to Judea, probably about the time of Gideon, soon afterwards married Boaz, a kinsman of Naomi. From this marriage d...