International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Assurance

a-shoor'-ans:A term exceptionally rich in spiritual meaning. It signifies the joyous, unwavering confidence of an intelligent faith; the security of a fearless trust. The origin...

Assurbanipal

as-ur-ba'-ni-pal. SeeASHURBANIPAL.

Assyria

a-sir'-i-a:I. GEOGRAPHYII. EARLY HISTORYIII. CLIMATE AND PRODUCTIONSIV. POPULATIONV. TRADE AND LAWVI. ARTVII. MECHANICSVIII. FURNITURE, POTTERY AND EMBROIDERYIX. LANGUAGE, LITER...

Assyria And Babylonia, Religion Of

SeeBABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA, RELIGION OF.

Assyrian And Babylonian Libraries

SeeNINEVEH, LIBRARY OF.

Assyrians

a-sir'-i-ans ('ashshur): The inhabitants of Assyria. In Hebrew the name of the people is the same as that of the country. SeeASSYRIA.

Astad

as'-tad: The reading of the English versions of 1 Esdras 5:13 for the name which appears as Azgad inEzr 2:12andNe 7:17. In the different Greek copies of 1 Esdras the name varies...

Astaroth

as'-ta-roth. SeeASHTAROTH.

Astarte; Astoreth

Astath

as'-tath (Astath):The form given in 1 Esdras 8:38 to the name which inEzr 8:12appears as Azgad. SeeAZGAD.

Astonished; Astonied

as-ton'-isht, as-ton'-id (shamem, "astonished," the root idea being "silent," i.e. struck dumb with amazement; ekplessomai, "to be struck with astonishment," as if by a blow or ...

Astonishment

as-ton'-ish-ment: Amazement; mental surprise, excitement, wonder; often the cause of the startled emotion, as inDe 28:37: "Thou shall become an astonishment." The chosen people,...

Astray

a-stra' (ta`ah, "to wander," "to err"; planaomai, "to go astray," each carrying the idea of being lost): With one exception (Ex 23:4"his ass going astray") used metaphorically o...

Astrology

as-trol'-o-ji:I. THE DESIRE TO FORECAST THE FUTURE1. Methods of Soothsaying2. Divination3. Looking in the Liver4. The Astrologers, or Dividers of the Heavens5. The Stargazers, o...

Astronomy

as-tron'-omi:I. THE HEAVENLY BODIES1. The Ordinances of Heaven2. The Sun(1) The Names for the Sun(2) The "City of the Sun"(3) The Greater Light-Giver(4) The Purpose of the Sun(5...

Astyages

as-ti'-a-jes (Astuages; or Astyigas (in Ktesias)), or Istuvigu, son of Cyaxares.I, king of the Medes 585-550 BC, and predecessor of Cyrus (Bel and the Dragon verse 1): His wife ...

Asunder

a-sun'-der: This word occurs 22 times in the King James Version, 13 in Old Testament and 9 in the New Testament. It is found in combination with break (twice), burst, cleave (tw...

Asuppim; House Of Asuppim

a-sup'-im, (beth ha-'acuppim):King James Version, margin "gatherings"; the Revised Version (British and American) "the storehouses." InNe 12:25, the King James Version renders t...

Asur

as'-ur (Asour): the Revised Version (British and American) for Assur in 1 Esdras 5:31. Same as Harhur ofEzr 2:51.

Asylum

a-si'-lum: The custom of fleeing to specially sacred places to obtain the protection of a deity is found all over the world (Post, Grundriss, II, 252 ff). In ancient Israel we m...

Asyncritus

a-sin'-kri-tus (Asunkritos, "incomparable"): An unknown Christian at Rome to whom Paul sent an affectionate salutation (Ro 16:14).

At One

eis eirenen, "at one," ("at peace"): "Set them at one again" (Ac 7:26), the reconciliation of persons at variance. From this adverb we have the words "atone" and "atonement."

Atad

a'-tad ('aTadh, "a thorn"). SeeABEL-MIZRAIM.

Atar

at'-ar (Atar; the King James Version Jatal = Ater (Ezr 2:42;Ne 7:45)): The sons of Atar (porters) returned with Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (1 Esdras 5:28).

Atarah

at'-a-ra, a-ta'-ra (`aTarah, "crown"): One of Jerahmeel's wives and mother of Onam (1Ch 2:26).

Atargatis

a-tar'-ga-tis (Atargatis; the Revised Version (British and American) wronglyATERGATIS):Is stated in 2 Macc 12:26 to have been worshipped at Karnion, the Ashtaroth-Karnaim of the...

Ataroth

at'-a-roth, a-ta'-roth (`aTaroth, "crowns" or "wreaths"; Ataroth):(1) A city East of the Jordan, apparently in the territory given to Reuben, but built, or fortified, by the chi...