Smith's Bible Dictionary

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BOCHIM

(the weepers) a place on the west of Jordan, above Gilgal; so named from the weeping of Israel. (Judges 2:1,6)

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BOHAN

(thumb), a Reubenite. (Joshua 15:6; 18:17)

273

BOHAN, STONE OF

a stone erected in honor of Bohan on the boundary between Judah and Benjamin, in the valley of Achor, along the eastern side of the present Wady Dahr, running into the Dead Sea.

274

BOIL

[MEDICINE]

275

BONDAGE

[SLAVE]

276

BOOK

[WRITING]

277

BOOTHS

[SUCCOTH; TABERNACLES, THE FEAST OF, FEAST OF]

278

BOOTY

consisted of captives of both sexes, cattle, and whatever a captured city might contain, especially metallic treasures. Within the limits of Canaan no captives were to be made, ...

279

BOOZ

(Matthew 1:5; Luke 3:32) [BOAZ]

280

BOSCATH

(2 Kings 22:1) [BOZKATH]

281

BOSOR

same as BEOR. (2 Peter 2:15)

282

BOTTLE

The Arabs keep their water, milk and other liquids in leathern bottles. These are made of goatskins. When the animal is killed they cut off its feet and its head, and draw it in...

283

BOW

(Genesis 37:10) The eastern mode of salutation, by kneeling upon one knee and bending the head forward till it touched the ground.

284

BOXTREE

(Isaiah 41:19; 60:13) A beautiful evergreen growing in many parts of Europe and Asia. Its hard wood is much prized by engravers. The reference in (Isaiah 60:13) is supposed by s...

285

BOZES

(the height), one of the two sharp rocks between the passages which Jonathan entered the Philistine garrison. It seems to have been that on the north. (1 Samuel 14:4,5)

286

BOZKATH

(rocky height), a city of Judah in the lowlands (Joshua 15:39; 2 Kings 22:1)

287

BOZRAH

(fortress).In Edom, the city of Jobab the son of Zerah, one of the early king of that nation. (Genesis 36:33; 1 Chronicles 1:44) Mentioned by Isaiah, (Isaiah 34:6; 63:1) in conn...

288

BRACELET

[See ARMLET] Bracelets of fine twisted Venetian gold are still common in Egypt. In (Genesis 38:18,25) the word rendered "bracelet" means probably a string by which a seal-ring w...

289

BRAMBLE

[THORNS]

290

BRASS

The word nechosheth is improperly translated by "brass." In most places of the Old Testament the correct translation would be copper, although it may sometimes possibly mean bro...

291

BRAZEN SERPENT

[SERPENT]

292

BREAD

The preparation of bread as an article of food dates from a very early period. (Genesis 18:6) The corn or grain employed was of various sorts. The best bread was made of wheat, ...

293

BREASTPLATE

[ARMS, ARMOR]

294

BRETHREN OF JESUS

[JAMES THE LESS]

295

BRICK

(Genesis 11:3) The brick in use among the Jews were much larger than with us, being usually from 12 to 13 inches square and 3 1/2 inches thick; they thus possess more of the cha...

296

BRIDE, BRIDEGROOM

[MARRIAGE]

297

BRIGANDINE

(Jeremiah 46:4) elsewhere "habergeon," or "coat of mail."