Metheg-Ammah
2Sa 8:1; 1Ch 18:1. SeeGATH.
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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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Methuselah
Son of Enoch, and father of Lamech. He lived 969 years, a longer life than any other on record, and died within the year before the deluge, Ge 5:21,22.
Micah
1. The Morasthite, or of Maresheth, a village near Eleutheropolis, in the west of Judah; the seventh in order of the lesser prophets. He prophesied under Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezek...
Micaiah
1. A faithful and fearless prophet, consulted by King Ahab at the demand of Jehoshaphat as to the issue of their proposed campaign against the Syrians. He was imprisoned to abid...
Michael
SeeARCHANGEL.
Michaiah
A young prince at the court of Jehoiakim, who communicated to the king’s counselors the solemn warnings of Jeremiah, Jer 36:11- 13.
Michal
The younger of Saul’s two daughters, in love with David, and whom Saul reluctantly gave to him in marriage, 1Sa 14:49 18:20-29. She saved her husband’s life from assassins sent ...
Michmash
A town of Benjamin, nine miles north by east of Jerusalem, Ne 7:31; 11:31. It was a strong position and lay on the north side of a deep valley; for which reasons perhaps Sennach...
Michtam
Prefixed to Ps 16:11, and meaning golden, profound, or as some think, a writing or song, as in Isa 38:9.
Midian
The fourth son of Abraham and Keturah, Ge 25:2.
Midianites
Descendants of Midian, a nomade race in Arabia, numerous, and rich in flocks, herds, and camels, Isa 60:6. The original and appropriate district of the Midianites seems to have ...
Midnight
SeeHOUR.
Migdol
A tower, a frontier town in Northern Egypt towards the Red Sea, Jer 44:1; 46:14; Eze 29:10; 30:6. The Hebrews, on leaving Egypt, encamped between it and the sea, Ex 14:2; Nu 33:7.
Migron
A town in the vicinity of Ai and Gibeah, north of Michmash, now lost, 1Sa 14:2; Isa 10:28.
Milcom
SeeMOLOCH.
Mile
The word mile, in Mt 5:41, is spoken of the Roman milliare, or mile, which contained eight stadia, 1,000 paces, that is, about 1,614 yards, while the English mile contains 1,760...
Miletus
An ancient city, formerly the metropolis of all Ionia, situated on the western coast of Asia Minor, on the confines of Caria, just south of the mouth of the river Meander. It wa...
Milk
Is often alluded to in the Bible, as a symbol of pure, simple, and wholesome truth, Heb 5:12,131Pe 2:2; and in connection with honey, to denote fertility and plenty, Ge 49:12Nu ...
Mill
SeeCORN.
Millet
A kind of grain of which there are several species cultivated in Italy, Syria, Egypt, and India. It is used partly green as fodder, and partly in the ripe grain for bread, etc. ...
Millo
1. Probably a bastion of the citadel of Zion, at Jerusalem, mentioned in the history of David and Solomon, 2Sa 5:92Ki 12:201Ch 11:82Ch 32:5.2. The name of a family or of a fortr...
Minister
One who attends or waits on another, Mt 20:28; so Elisha was the minister of Elijah, 1Ki 19:212Ki 3:11. These persons did not feel themselves degraded by their stations, and in ...
Minni
A kingdom summoned to a war against Babylon, with Ararat and Ashchenaz, Jer 51:27; supposed to denote Armenia, or a portion of it.
Minnith
A town of the Ammonites in the time of Jephthah, Jud 11:33, four miles northeast of Heshbon. It furnished fine wheat for the market of Tyre, Eze 27:17.
Mint
A garden herb, sufficiently known. The Pharisees, desiring to distinguish themselves by a most scrupulous and literal observation of the law, gave tithes of mint, anise, and cum...
Miracle
Also called a sign, wonder, or mighty work, Ac 2:32; a work so superseding in its higher forms the established laws of nature as to evince the special interposition of God. A mi...
Miriam
The sister of Moses and Aaron, probably the one who watched over Moses in the ark of bulrushes, Ex 2:4,5Nu 26 59 Mic 6 4. As a prophetess, she led the women of Israel in their s...