ANT
(Heb. nemalah). This insect is mentioned twice in the Old Testament: in (Proverbs 6:6; 30:25) In the former of these passages the diligence of this insect is instanced by the wi...
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ANTICHRIST
This term is employed by the apostle John alone, and is defined by him in a manner which leaves no doubt as to its intrinsic meaning. With regard to its application there is les...
ANTIOCH
(from Antiochus)-IN SYRIA. The capital of the Greek kings of Syria, and afterwards the residence of the Roman governors of the province which bore the same name. Situation. --Th...
ANTIOCHUS
(an opponent), the name of a number of kings of Syria who lived during the interval between the Old and New Testaments, and had frequent connection with the Jews during that per...
ANTIPAS
[HEROD]
ANTIPAS
(like the father), martyr at Pergamos, (Revelation 2:13) and according to tradition the bishop of that place. (A.D. before 100.)
ANTIPATRIS, OR ANTIPATRIS
(for his father), a town to which the soldiers conveyed St. Paul by night on their march. (Acts 23:31) Its ancient name was Capharsaba; and Herod, when he rebuilt the city, chan...
ANTONIA
(from Marc Antony) (a square stone fortress or castle adjoining the northwest corner of the temple area at Jerusalem. There was a tower at each corner. It was rebuilt by Herod t...
ANTOTHIJAH
(answers of Jehovah), a Benjamite, one of the sons of Jeroham. (1 Chronicles 8:24)
ANTOTHITE
a dweller at Anathoth. (1 Chronicles 11:28; 12:3) [ANATHOTH]
ANUB
(confederate), son of Coz and descendant of Judah, through Ashur the father of Tekoa (1 Chronicles 4:8)
APELLES
(called), a Christian saluted by St. Paul in (Romans 16:10) Tradition makes him bishop of Smyrna or Heraclea. (A.D. 55.)
APES
(Heb. kophim) are mentioned in (1 Kings 10:22) and 2Chr 9:21 There can be little doubt that the apes were brought from the same country which supplied ivory and peacocks, both o...
APHARSATHCHITES, APHARSITES, APHARSACITES
the names of certain tribes, colonies from which had been planted in Samaria by the Assyrian leader Asnapper. (Ezra 4:9; 5:6) The first and last are regarded as the same. Whence...
APHEK
(strength), the name of several places in Palestine.A royal city of the Canaanites, the king of which was killed by Joshua, (Joshua 12:18) probably the same as APHEKAH in (Joshu...
APHEKAH
(strong place), a city of Judah, in the mountains (Joshua 15:53) probably the same as APHEK, 1.
APHIAH
(refreshed), one of the fore-fathers of King Saul. (1 Samuel 9:1)
APHIK
(strong), a city of Asher from which the Canaanites were not driven out. (Judges 1:31) Probably the same place as APHEK, 2.
APHRAH
(dust), The house of, a place mentioned in (Micah 1:10) Its site is uncertain.
APHSES
(the dispersion), chief of the 15th of the 24 courses in the service of the temple. (1 Chronicles 24:15)
APOCALYPSE
A Greek word meaning revelation, applied chiefly to the book of Revelation by John. [REVELATION OF ST. JOHN]
APOCRYPHA
(concealed, hidden).Old Testament Apocrypha._The collection of books to which this term is popularly applied includes the following (the order given is that in which they stand ...
APOLLONIA
(belonging to Apollo), a city of Macedonia, through which Paul and Silas passed in their way from Philippi and Amphipolis to Thessalonica. (Acts 17:1) According to the Antonine ...
APOLLOS
(given by Apollo) a Jew from Alexandria, eloquent (which may also mean learned) and mighty in the Scriptures; one instructed in the way of the Lord, according to the imperfect v...
APOLLYON
or, as it is literally in the margin of the Authorized Version of (Revelation 9:11) "a destroyer," is the rendering of the Hebrew word ABADDON, "the angel of the bottomless pit....
APOSTLE
(one sent forth), in the New Testament originally the official name of those twelve of the disciples whom Jesus chose to send forth first to preach the gospel and to be with him...
APPAIM
or Ap’paim (the nostrils), son of Nadab, and descended from Jerahmeel, the founder of an important family of the tribe of Judah. (1 Chronicles 2:30,31)