Leek
A bulbous vegetable resembling the onion. The Hebrews complained in the wilderness, that manna grew insipid to them; they longed for the leeks and onions of Egypt, Nu 11:5. Hass...
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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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Lees
Or dregs, the refuse and sediment of wine. Wines that have been allowed to stand a long time on the lees, thereby acquire a superior color and flavor. Hence such wines are used ...
Legion
The number in a Roman legion varied at different periods, from three thousand to more than twice that number. In the time of Christ a legion contained six thousand, besides the ...
Lehabim
SeeLIBYA.
Lehi
Jawbone, a place in Judah, where Samson was enabled to slay one thousand Philistines with the jawbone of an ass, and where, in answer to his petition, a fountain sprung up to re...
Lemuel
The author of Pr 31:1-31. Some suppose it to be an enigmatical name for Solomon.
Lentile
A species of pulse or bean. We find Esau longing for a mess of pottage made of lentils, Ge 25:34. Augustine says, "Lentils are used as food in Egypt, for this plant grows abunda...
Leopard
A fierce wild beast of the feline genus, beautifully spotted with a diversity of colors; it has small eyes, wide jaws, sharp teeth, round ears, a large tail; five claws on the f...
Leper
A person afflicted with leprosy. As it now exists, leprosy is a scaly disease of the skin, occurring in several distinct forms and with many degrees of severity; beginning with ...
Lesbos
SeeMITYLENE.
Let
Sometimes used in the Bible in the old English sense, that is, to hinder, Isa 43:13; Ro 1:13.
Letters
Lu 23:38 The Hebrews have certain acrostic poems which begin with the letters of the alphabet, ranged in order. The most considerable of these is Ps 119:1-176, which contains tw...
Levi
1. The third son of Jacob and Leah, born in Mesopotamia; and father of three sons, and of Jochebed the mother of Moses, Ge 29:34Ex 6:16-20. For his share in the treacherous mass...
Leviathan
Ps 74:14 104:26, an aquatic monster described in the book of Job, Job 41:1-34. Probably the animal denoted is the crocodile, the terror of the Nile; asBEHEMOTH, in Job 40:1-24, ...
Levites
All the descendants of Levi may be comprised under this name, Ex 6:16,25Jos 3:3, (seeLEVI;) but chiefly those who were employed in the lower services in the temple, by which the...
Leviticus
The third book in the Pentateuch; called Leviticus, because it contains principally the laws and regulations relating to the Levites, priests, and sacrifices. The Hebrews call i...
Libertines
Ac 6:9. This word is from the Latin libertinus, which signifies a freedman, that is, one who, having been a slave, either by birth or capture, has obtained his freedom; or one b...
Libnah
A city in the western part of Judah, not far from Lachish, conquered by Joshua from the Canaanites, and assigned to the priests, Jos 10:29,30 15:42 21:13 1Ch 6:57. Its inhabitan...
Libya
A country in the north of Africa, stretching along on the Mediterranean between Egypt and Carthage, and running back somewhat into the interior. The part adjoining Egypt was som...
Lice
The third plague of Egypt, Ex 8:16; Ps 105:31; peculiarly offensive to the priests, who were obliged to shave and wash their entire body every third day, lest they should carry ...
Life
In the Bible, is either natural, Ge 3:17; spiritual, that of the renewed soul, Ro 8:6; or eternal, a holy and blissful immortality, Joh 3:36Ro 6:23. Christ is the great Author o...
Light
One of the most wonderful, cheering, and useful of all the works of God; called into being on the first of the six days of creation, by his voice: "Let there be light;" and ther...
Lign-Aloes
SeeALOES.
Ligure
Probably the same with the jacinth, a stone in the high priest’s breastplate, Ex 28:19; 39:12, said to have been of a deep and brilliant red color, with a tinge of yellow, and t...
Lilly
Of this queenly plant, several varieties are found among the wild flowers of Palestine, the profusion, beauty, and fragrance of which are the delight of travelers. The lily is a...
Linen
As is well known, is made of the fine fibers of flax, and was much used by the ancients. Four different words in Hebrew are translated in our Bible, "Linen," "fine linen," and "...
Lines
The cords used in measuring and settling the bounds of landed property, Ps 16:6; Isa 34:17.