DIOTREPHES
(nourished by Jove), a Christian mentioned in (3 John 1:9) but of whom nothing is known.
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Smith's Bible Dictionary, Dr. William Smith, 1884.
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DISHAN
(antelope), the youngest son of Seir the Horite. (Genesis 36:21,28,30; 1 Chronicles 1:38,42)
DISHON
(antelope)The fifth son of Seir. (Genesis 36:21,26,30; 1 Chronicles 1:38)
DISPERSION, THE JEWS OF THE
or simply THE DISPERSION, was the general title applied to those Jews who remained settled in foreign countries after the return from the Babylonian exile, and during the period...
DIVINATION
is a "foretelling future events, or discovering things secret by the aid of superior beings, or other than human means." It is used in Scripture of false systems of ascertaining...
DIVORCE
"a legal dissolution of the marriage relation." The law regulating this subject is found (24:1-4) and the cases in which the right of a husband to divorce his wife was lost are ...
DIZAHAB
(region of gold), a place in the Arabian desert, mentioned (1:1) is identified with Dahab, a cape on the western shore of the Gulf of Akabah.
DODAI
(loving, amorous), an Ahohite who commanded the course of the second month. (1 Chronicles 27:4) It is probable that he is the same as DODO. 2.
DODANIM
(leaders), (Genesis 10:4; 1 Chronicles 1:7) a family or race descended from Javan, the son of Japhet. (Genesis 10:4; 1 Chronicles 1:7) Dodanim is regarded as identical with the ...
DODAVAH
(love of the Lord), a man of Maresha in Judah; father of Eliezer, who denounced Jehoshaphat’s alliance with Ahaziah. (2 Chronicles 20:37)
DODO
(loving).A man of Bethlehem, father of Elhanan, who was one of David’s thirty captains. (2 Samuel 23:24; 1 Chronicles 11:26) He is a different person fromDODO THE AHOHITE, fathe...
DOEG
(fearful), an Idumean, chief of Saul’s herdmen. (B.C. 1062.) He was at Nob when Ahimelech gave David the sword of Goliath, and not only gave information to Saul, but when others...
DOG
an animal frequently mentioned in Scripture. It was used by the hebrews as a watch for their houses, (Isaiah 56:10) and for guarding their flocks. (Job 30:1) Then also, as now t...
DOORS
[GATE]
DOPHKAH
(cattle-driving), a place mentioned (Numbers 33:12) as a station in the desert where the Israelites encamped. [WILDERNESS OF THE WANDERING OF THE WANDERING IN THE WILDERNESS]
DOR
(dwelling), (Joshua 17:11; 1 Kings 4:11) an ancient royal city of the Canaanites, (Joshua 12:23) whose ruler was an ally of Jabin king of Hazor against Joshua. (Joshua 11:1,2) I...
DORCAS
(gazelle). [TABITHA]
DOSITHEUS
a "priest and Levite" who carried the translation of Esther to Egypt. (Esther 11:1,2)
DOTHAIM
[DOTHAN]
DOTHAN
(two wells), a place first mentioned (Genesis 37:17) in connection with the history of Joseph, and apparently as in the neighborhood of Shechem. It next appears as the residence...
DOVE
The first menton of this bird occurs in Gen. 8. The dove’s rapidity of flight is alluded to in (Psalms 55:6) the beauty of its plumage in (Psalms 68:13) its dwelling int he rock...
DOVES DUNG
Various explanations have been given of the passage in (2 Kings 6:25) Bochart has labored to show that it denotes a species of cicer, "chick-pea," which he says the Arabs call u...
DOWRY
[MARRIAGE]
DRACHM
(Luke 15:8,9) 2 Macc 4:19; 10:20; 12:43, a Greek silver coin, varying in weight on account of the use of different talents. In Luke denarii (Authorized Version "piece of silver"...
DRAGON
The translators of the Authorized Version, apparently following the Vulgate, have rendered by the same word "dragon" the two Hebrew words tan and tannin, which appear to be quit...