Smith's Bible Dictionary

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AEGYPT

[EGYPT]

137

AENEAS

(laudble), a paralytic at Lydda healed by St. Peter. (Acts 9:33,34)

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AENON

(springs) a place "near to Salim," at which John baptized. (John 3:23) It was evidently west of the Jordan, comp. (John 3:22) with John 3:26 and with John 1:28 And abounded in w...

139

AERA

[CHRONOLOGY]

140

AETHIOPIA

[ETHIOPIA]

141

AFFINITY

[MARRIAGE]

142

AGABUS

(a locust), a Christian prophet in the apostolic age, mentioned in (Acts 11:28) and Acts 21:10 He predicted, (Acts 11:28) that a famine would take place in the reign of Claudius...

143

AGAG

(flame), possibly the title of the kings of Amalek, like Pharaoh of Egypt. One king of this name is mentioned in (Numbers 24:7) and another in 1Sam 15:8,9,20,32 The latter was t...

144

AGAGITE

[AGAG]

145

AGAR

[HAGAR]

146

AGATE

a beautifully-veined semi-transparent precious stone, a variety of quartz. Its colors are delicately arranged in stripes or bands or blended in clouds. It is mentioned four time...

147

AGE, OLD

The aged occupied a prominent place in the social and political system of the Jews. In private life they were looked up to as the depositaries of knowledge, (Job 15:10) the youn...

148

AGEE, OR AGEE

(fugitive), a Hararite, father of Shammah, one of David’s three mightiest heroes. (2 Samuel 23:11) (B.C. 1050.)

149

AGRICULTURE

This was little cared for by the patriarchs. The pastoral life, however, was the means of keeping the sacred race, whilst yet a family, distinct from mixture and locally unattac...

150

AGRIPPA

[HEROD]

151

AGUR

(a gatherer, i.e. together of wise men), The son of Jakeh, an unknown Hebrew sage who uttered or collected the sayings of wisdom recorded in Prov 30.

152

AHAB

(uncle).Son of Omri, seventh king of Israel, reigned B.C. 919-896. He married Jezebel, daughter of Ethbaal king of Tyre; and in obedience to her wishes, caused temple to be buil...

153

AHARAH

(after the brother), third son of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 8:1) [AHER; AHIRAM]

154

AHARHEL

(behind the breastwork), a name occurring in an obscure fragment of the genealogies of Judah. (1 Chronicles 4:8)

155

AHASAI

(whom Jehovah holds), a priest, ancestor of Maasiai, (Nehemiah 11:13) called JAHZERAH in (1 Chronicles 9:12)

156

AHASBAI

(blooming), father of Eli-phelet, one of David’s thirty-seven captains. (2 Samuel 23:34) In the corrupt list in (1 Chronicles 11:35) Eliphelet appears as "Eliphal the son of Ur....

157

AHASHVEROSH

Another (the Hebrew) form of AHASUERIUS. (Ezra 4:6) in margin.

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AHASUERUS

(lion-king), the name of one Median and two Persian kings mentioned in the Old Testament.In (Daniel 9:1) Ahasuerus is said to be the father of Darius the Mede. [DARIUS] This fir...

159

AHAVA

(water), a place, (Ezra 8:15) or a river, Ezra 8:21 On the banks of which Ezra collected the second expedition which returned with him from Babylon to Jerusalem. Perhaps it is t...

160

AHAZ

(possessor), eleventh king of Judah, son of Jotham, reigned 741-726, about sixteen years. At the time of his accession, Rezin king of Damascus and Pekah king of Israel had recen...

161

AHAZIAH

(sustained by the Lord).Son of Ahab and Jezebel eighth king of Israel, reigned B.C. 896-895. After the battle of Ramoth in Gilead, in which Ahab perished [AHAB], the vassal king...

162

AHBAN

(brother of the wise, discreet), son of Abishur by his wife Abihail. (1 Chronicles 2:29) He was of the tribe of Judah.