International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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Thebes

thebz.See NO-AMON.

164

Thebez

the'-bez (tebhets, "'brightness"; Codex Vaticanus Thebes; Codex Alexandrinus Thaibais): A city in Mt. Ephraim which refused submission to Abimelech when he set up as king of Isr...

165

Thecoe

the-ko'-e (1 Macc 9:33).SeeTEKOA.

166

Thee-Ward

the'-werd. "To thee-ward" (1Sa 19:4) = toward thee.SeeWARD.

167

Theft

SeeCRIMES;PUNISHMENTS.

168

Thelasar

the-la'-sar (tela'ssar, telassar).SeeTELASSAR.

169

Thelersas

the-lur'-sas (Thelersas (1 Esdras 5:36)).See TEL-HARSHA.

170

Theocanus

the-ok'-a-nus: 1 Esdras 9:14 the King James Version = the Revised Version (British and American) "Thocanus."

171

Theocracy

the-ok'-ra-si (theokratia, from theos, "a god," and kratos, "power"; after the analogy of the words "democracy," "aristocracy," and the like): "Theocracy" is not a Biblical word...

172

Theodotion

the-o-do'-shi-un.SeeLANGUAGE OF THE NEW TESTAMENT;SEPTUAGINT.

173

Theodotus

the-od'o-tus (Theodotos):(1) One of the three ambassadors sent by the Syrian general Nicanor to Judas to make peace (2 Macc 14:19).(2) One who plotted to assassinate Ptolemy Phi...

174

Theology

the-ol'-o-ji.SeeBIBLICAL THEOLOGY;JOHANNINE THEOLOGY;PAULINE THEOLOGY.

175

Theophilus

the-of'-i-lus (Theophilos, "loved of God"): The one to whom Luke addressed his Gospel and the Ac of the Apostles (compareLu 1:3;Ac 1:1). It has been suggested that Theophilus is...

176

Theras

the'-ras (Thera): The river by which the company assembled in preparation for the march to Jerusalem under Ezra (1 Esdras 8:41,61). InEzr 8:21,31the name of the river is Ahava. ...

177

Thermeleth

thur'-me-leth (Thermeleth (1 Esdras 5:36)).See TEL-MELAH.

178

Thessalonians, The First Epistle Of Paul To The

thes-a-lo'-ni-anzI. IMPORTANCE OF THE EPISTLEII. CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE FOUNDING OF THE CHURCH1. Luke's Narrative in Acts2. Confirmation of Luke's Narrative in the EpistleIII. CON...

179

Thessalonians, The Second Epistle Of Paul To The

I. IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING 1 THESSALONIANS AND 2 THESSALONIANS TOGETHERII. AUTHENTICITY1. Arguments against the Pauline Authorship2. Arguments for the Pauline AuthorshipIII. THE ...

180

Thessalonica

thes-a-lo-ni'-ka (Thessalonike, ethnic Thessalonikeus):1. Position and Name:One of the chief towns of Macedonia from Hellenistic times down to the present day. It lies in 40 deg...

181

Theudas

thu'-das (Theudas, a contraction of Theodorus, "the gift of God"): Theudas is referred to by Gamaliel in his speech before the Sanhedrin, when he advised them as to the position...

182

Thick Trees

(`ets `abhoth (Le 23:40;Ne 8:15)): One of the varieties of trees which the Israelites were directed to use at the Feast of Tabernacles; in the latter passage they are expressly ...

183

Thicket

thik'-et (cebhakh (Ge 22:13;Isa 9:18;10:34), or cobhekh (Jer 4:7); in1Sa 13:6, choach): A thick or dense growth of trees or shrubs (thorns, brambles), in which wild beasts may l...

184

Thief

thef: In the Old Testament the uniform translation (17 times) of gannabh, from ganabh, "steal," but gannabh is rather broader than the English "thief," and may even include a ki...

185

Thigh

thi (yarekh; Aramaic yarekhah (Da 2:32); meros (Judith 9:2; Sirach 19:12;Re 19:16); as part of a sacrificial animal (Ex 29:22, etc.) shoq, the King James Version, the Revised Ve...

186

Thimnathah

thim'-na-tha, thim-na'-tha (timnathah): the King James Version inJos 19:43. It is correctly "Timnah" with Heb locale meaning "towed Timnah."SeeTIMNAH.

187

Think

think: The Old Testament often translates 'amar, "to say," meaning what one says to himself, and hence, a definite and clearly formulated decision or purpose (Ge 20:11;Nu 24:4;R...

188

Third

thurd (shelishi; tritos):Isa 19:24, "In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria," etc., brings out very distinctly the universal and missionary character ...

189

Third Day

See LORD'S DAY.