... good time. 7. Convenient; useful; expedient; conducive to happiness. It is not good that the man should be alone. Genesis 2 ... strengthen or assist the healthful functions; as, a little wine is good for a weak stomach. 12. Pleasant to the taste ... a good apple. My son, eat thou honey, because it is good, and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste. Proverbs 24. 13. Full; complete. The ... a tendency to produce a good effect. All quality, that is good for any thing,is originally founded on merit. 15. Equal; adequate; competent. His ...
... West on the North, and the distance North and South is 250 miles. The area is thus over 20,000 square miles, or double the size ... the sea, and shelves gently toward the Philistine plains. It is drained into the broad Wady el-`Arish, named from el ... further East--near the site of the Western Kadesh--there is a step on the plateau culminating on the South in ... than about 4,000 feet above the sea. The plateau is known as Badiet et-Tih ("the pathless waste"), and though ... the `Arabah near Edom. Near the center of the plateau is the small fort of Nakhl ("the palms"), where water ...
... i.e., "in the wilderness." In the LXX. version it is called "Numbers," and this name is now the usual title of the book. It is so called because it contains a record of the numbering ... numbering afterwards on the plain of Moab (26). This book is of special historical interest as furnishing us with details as ... to much discussion. But, after all, "what this book was is uncertain, whether some writing of Israel not now extant, or ... Alleged Grounds of Distribution: The grounds upon which this distribution is made are principally these: (1) the supposed preferential use ...
... sufficient reason in court why a defendant did what he is called to answer. Pleas in justification must set forth some ... a party charged or accused did that for which he is called to answer. 3. (Theol.) The act of justifying, or ... adjustment. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (justifications) A justification for something is an acceptable reason or explanation for it. To me the only justification for a zoo is educational... N-VAR Easton's Bible Dictionary a forensic term, opposed to condemnation. As regards its nature, it is the judicial act of God, by which he pardons all ... the law are satisfied in respect of the justified. It is the act of a judge and not of a ...
... silence of the Gospels, the prominence of this third sect is undeniable. Even in Egypt they are known. Philo, the Jewish ... Essaeans" (BJ, II, vii, 3; viii, 4). This latter form is that preferred by Philo, a form that is adopted by Hegesippus as quoted by Eusebius, IV, 22. Pliny ... as "Ossaei" and "Jessaei." Forms It Assumes--Etymology, Origin: It is clear that the name is not primarily Greek--it has passed into Greek from another ... The usage in regard to the translation of proper names is our only guide. Reasoning from the practice as seen ...
... BE, v.i. substantive, ppr.being; pp.been.[The sense is to stand, remain or be fixed; hence to continue. This verb is defective, and its defects are supplied by verbs from other roots, as, is, was, were, which have no radical connection with be. The case is the same with the substantive verb in most languages.] 1 ... have a particular manner of being or happening; as, how is this affair? how was it? what were the circumstances? This verb is used as an auxiliary in forming the tenses of ...
... Bible Encyclopedia josh'-u-a (a) yehoshua`, (b) yehoshua`, "Yahweh is deliverance" or "opulence"; compare JESHUA; Iesous: (1) Joshua the son ... the form (b), except in Ne 8:17, where it is of the form yeshua` (See JESHUA); compare also Nu 13 ... in the form Jeshua (yeshua`, Ne 8:17), signifies "Yahweh is deliverance" or "salvation," and is formed on the analogy of many Israelite names, as Jehoiakim (yehoyaqim), "Yahweh exalteth," Jehohanan (yehochanan), "Yahweh is gracious," Elishua or Elisha ('elishua`, elisha`), "God is deliverance," Elizur ('elitsur), "God is a rock," etc. In ...
... conflicting claims by Jewish and Arab national movements. The region is sacred to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Settled since early prehistoric ... land of the Hebrews" in general (Gen. 40:15). It is also called "the holy land" (Zech. 2:12), the "land ... of all lands." Western Palestine, on the south of Gaza, is only about 40 miles in breadth from the Mediterranean to ... the Dead Sea, narrowing gradually toward the north, where it is only 20 miles from the sea-coast to the Jordan ... in the midst" (Ezek. 5:5) of all other lands, is the most remarkable country on the face of the earth ... but rarely level tracts, of which Esdraelon alone, below Nazareth, is large enough to be seen on the map. The ...
... God rested from the work of creation; and this day is still observed by the Jews and some christians, as the ... by which the work of redemption was completed. Hence it is often called the Lords day. The heathen nations in the ... the last to the first day of the week, which is called also Lord's Day. Remember the sabbath day, to ... to travel on the Sabbath. Syn: Sabbath, Sunday. Usage: Sabbath is not strictly synonymous with Sunday. Sabbath denotes the institution; Sunday is the name of the first day of the week. The Sabbath of the Jews is on Saturday, and the Sabbath of most Christians on ...
... the book (1-17), which exhibits the worship itself, there is, (1.) A series of laws (1-7) regarding sacrifices, burnt ... first month of the second year after the Exodus. It is the third book of Moses. No book contains more of the very words of God. He is almost throughout the whole of it the direct speaker. This book is a prophecy of things to come, a shadow whereof the substance is Christ and his kingdom. The principles on which it is to be interpreted are laid down in the Epistle ...
... and manner of his death are unknown. His reputed tomb is pointed out in the neighbourhood of Bagdad, at a place ... Ezechiel" and Luther "Hesekiel." In Eze 1:3 the prophet is said to be the son of a certain Buzi, and ... a priest. This combination of the priestly and prophetic offices is not accidental at a time when the priests began to ... in Zec 7:3 a question in reference to fasting is put to both priests and prophets at the same time ... live in their own houses (Jer 29:5). Ezekiel himself is probably the owner of a house (Eze 3:24; 8 ... certain night that his wife, "the desire of his eye," is to die through a sudden sickness. On the evening ...
... of the world. I know that when Messiah cometh, who is called Christ, he will tell us all things. Jesus answered ... upon as a rite of invocation the purpose of which is, through trance and vision, to bring the dancer into communion ... unseen world and the spirits of departed friends. The dance is the chief rite of the Ghost-dance, or Messiah, religion ... Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (messiahs) 1. For Jews, the Messiah is the King of the Jews, who will be sent to ... them by God. N-PROPER 2. For Christians, the Messiah is Jesus Christ. N-PROPER 3. If you refer to someone ... thirty-nine instances of its occurring in the Old Testament, is rendered by the LXX. "Christos." It means anointed. Thus ...
... AD. They have many features in common. The most striking is the resemblance they all bear to the Book of Daniel ... One peculiarity in regard to the majority of these documents is the fact that while popular among the Christian writers of ... latter gradually retired from active participation in national life. As is natural with mystics their feelings led them to see visions ... predictive element as present in Apocalypses, as in Prophecy, it is more prominent and relates to longer periods and involves a ... the great empires. Alike in Prophecy and in Apocalypse there is reference to the coming of the Messiah, but in the latter not only is the Messianic hope more defined, it has a wider ...
... Son, and the Holy Spirit. In my whole essay, there is not any thing like an objection against the Trinity. WordNet ... r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one [syn: three ... In the Christian religion, the Trinity or the Holy Trinity is the union of the Father, the Son, and the Holy ... of God as subsisting in three distinct Persons. This word is derived from the Gr. trias, first used by Theophilus (A ... propositions involved in the doctrine are these: 1. That God is one, and that there is but one God (Deut. 6:4; 1 Kings 8: ...
... spirit, the creator,and the sovereign of the universe. God is a spirit; and they that worship him, must worship him ... ruler of thy people. Exodus 22. Psalms 97. [Gods here is a bad translation.] 4. Any person or thing exalted too ... or deified and honored as the chief good. Whose god is their belly. Philippians 3. GOD, v.t. To deify. [Not ... of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force [syn: deity, divinity, god, immortal ... was a god among men" 4: a material effigy that is worshipped; "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image ... a. the Being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness who is worshipped as creator and ruler of the universe b. ...