Thorny, a place many of the inhabitants of which returned
from Babylon with Zerubbabel Ezr 2:35 Ne 7:38
Ac 5:21 the "elders of Israel" who formed a
component part of the Sanhedrin.
The acacia; rock-thorn, the southern cliff in the Wady
es-Suweinit, a valley south of Michmash, which Jonathan climbed with his
armour- bearer 1Sa 14:4,5 The rock opposite, on the other side of the wady, was
called Bozez.
=Shenir, the name given to Hermon by the Amorites De 3:9
It means "coat of mail" or "breastplate, "and is equivalent
to "Sirion." Some interpret the word as meaning "the
prominent" or "the snowy mountain." It is properly the name of
the central of the three summits of Hermon (q.v.).
Sin (the god) sends many brothers, son of Sargon, whom he
succeeded on the throne of Assyria (B.C. 705) in the 23rd year of Hezekiah.
"Like the Persian Xerxes, he was weak and vainglorious, cowardly under reverse,
and cruel and boastful in success." He first set himself to break up the
powerful combination of princes who were in league against him. Among these was
Hezekiah, who had entered into an alliance with Egypt against Assyria. He
accordingly led a very powerful army of at least 200,000 men into Judea, and
devastated the land on every side, taking and destroying many cities 2Ki
18:13-16 comp. Isa 22ff. Isa 24:1ff. and 2Ch 32:1-8 His own account of this
invasion, as given in the Assyrian annals, is in these words: "Because
Hezekiah, king of Judah, would not submit to my yoke, I came up against him,
and by force of arms and by the might of my power I took forty-six of his
strong fenced cities; and of the smaller towns which were scattered about, I took
and plundered a countless number. From these places I took and carried off
200,156 persons, old and young, male and female, together with horses and
mules, asses and camels, oxen and sheep, a countless multitude; and Hezekiah
himself I shut up in Jerusalem, his capital city, like a bird in a cage,
building towers round the city to hem him in, and raising banks of earth
against the gates, so as to prevent escape...Then upon Hezekiah there fell the
fear of the power of my arms, and he sent out to me the chiefs and the elders
of Jerusalem with 30 talents of gold and 800 talents of silver, and divers
treasures, a rich and immense booty...All these things were brought to me at
Nineveh, the seat of my government." (Comp.) Isa 22:1-13 for description
of the feelings of the inhabitants of Jerusalem at such a crisis.) Hezekiah was
not disposed to become an Assyrian feudatory. He accordingly at once sought
help from Egypt 2Ki 18:20-24 Sennacherib, hearing of this, marched a second
time into Palestine 2Ki 18:17,37 19:1ff. 2Ch 32:9-23 Isa 36:2-22 Isa 37:25
should be rendered "dried up all the Nile-arms of Matsor, "i.e., of
Egypt, so called from the "Matsor" or great fortification across the
isthmus of Suez, which protected it from invasions from the east). Sennacherib
sent envoys to try to persuade Hezekiah to surrender, but in vain.
See TIRHAKAH He next sent a threatening letter 2Ki
19:10-14 which Hezekiah carried into the temple and spread before the Lord. Isaiah
again brought an encouraging message to the pious king 2Ki 19:20-34 "In
that night" the angel of the Lord went forth and smote the camp of the
Assyrians. In the morning,
"behold, they were all dead corpses." The Assyrian army was
annihilated. This great disaster is not, as was to be expected, taken notice of
in the Assyrian annals. Though Sennacherib survived this disaster some twenty
years, he never again renewed his attempt against Jerusalem. He was murdered by
two of his own sons (Adrammelech and Sharezer), and was succeeded by another
son, Esarhaddon (B.C. 681) after a reign of twenty-four years.
Barley, the chief of the forth priestly course 1Ch 24:8
Numbering, Ge 10:30 supposed by some to be the ancient
Himyaritic capital, "Shaphar, "Zaphar, on the Indian Ocean, between
the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea.
Ob 1:20 some locality unknown. The modern Jews think that
Spain is meant, and hence they designate the Spanish Jews "Sephardim,
"as they do the German Jews by the name "Ashkenazim, "because
the rabbis call Germany Ashkenaz. Others identify it with Sardis, the capital
of Lydia. The Latin father Jerome regarded it as an Assyrian word, meaning
"boundary, "and interpreted the sentence, "which is in Sepharad,
"by "who are scattered abroad in all the boundaries and regions of
the earth." Perowne says: "Whatever uncertainty attaches to the word
Sepharad, the drift of the prophecy is clear, viz., that not only the exiles
from Babylon, but Jewish captives from other and distant regions, shall be
brought back to live prosperously within the enlarged borders of their own
land."
Taken by Sargon, king of Assyria 2Ki 17:24 18:34 19:13
Isa 37:13 It was a double city, and received the common name Sepharvaim, i.e.,
"the two Sipparas, "or "the two booktowns." The Sippara on
the east bank of the Euphrates is now called Abu-Habba; that on the other bank
was Accad, the old capital of Sargon I., where he established a great library.
See SARGON The recent discovery of cuneiform inscriptions
at Tel el-Amarna in Egypt, consisting of official despatches to Pharaoh
Amenophis IV. and his predecessor from their agents in Palestine, proves that
in the century before the Exodus an active literary intercourse was carried on between
these nations, and that the medium of the correspondence was the Babylonian
language and script.
See KIRJATH-SEPHER
See VERSIONS
First mentioned as purchased by Abraham for Sarah from
Ephron the Hittite Ge 23:20 This was the "cave of the field of Machpelah,
" where also Abraham and Rebekah and Jacob and Leah were burried Ge
49:29-32 In Ac 7:16 it is said that Jacob was "laid in the sepulchre that
Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of
Sychem." It has been proposed, as a mode of reconciling the apparent
discrepancy between this verse and Ge 23:20 to read Ac 7:16 thus: "And
they [i.e., our fathers] were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the
sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor [the son]
of Sychem." In this way the purchase made by Abraham is not to be
confounded with the purchase made by Jacob subsequently in the same district.
Of this purchase by Abraham there is no direct record in the Old Testament.
See TOMB
Abundance; princess, the daughter of Asher and
grand-daughter of Jacob Ge 46:17 called also Sarah Nu 26:46 R.V.,
"Serah").
Soldier of Jehovah.
1. The father of Joab 1Ch 4:13,14
2. The grandfather of Jehu 1Ch 4:35
3. One of David's scribes or secretaries 2Sa 8:17
4. A Netophathite Jer 40:8 a chief priest of the time of
Zedekiah. He was carried captive by Nebuchadnezzar to Babylon, and there put to
death 2Ki 25:18-23
5. Ezr 2:2
6. Father of Ezra the scribe Ezr 7:1
7. A ruler of the temple Ne 11:11
8. A priest of the days of Jehoiakim Ne 12:1,12
9. The son of Neriah. When Zedekiah made a journey to
Babylon to do homage to Nebuchadnezzar, Seraiah had charge of the royal gifts to
be presented on that occasion. Jeremiah took advantage of the occasion, and
sent with Seraiah a word of cheer to the exiles in Babylon, and an announcement
of the doom in store for that guilty city. The roll containing this message Jer
50:1-8 Seraiah was to read to the exiles, and then, after fixing a stone to it,
was to throw it into the Euphrates, uttering, as it sank, the prayer recorded
in Jer 51:59-64 Babylon was at this time in the height of its glory, the
greatest and most powerful monarchy in the world. Scarcely seventy years
elapsed when the words of the prophet were all fulfilled. Jer 51:59 is rendered
in the Revised Version, "Now Seraiah was chief chamberlain, " instead
of "was a quiet prince, "as in the Authorized Version.
Mentioned in Isa 6:2,3,6,7 This word means fiery ones, in
allusion, as is supposed, to their burning love. They are represented as
"standing" above the King as he sat upon his throne, ready at once to
minister unto him. Their form appears to have been human, with the addition of
wings.
See ANGELS This word, in the original, is used elsewhere
only of the "fiery serpents" Nu 21:6,8 De 8:15 comp. Isa 14:29 30:6 sent by God as his
instruments to inflict on the people the righteous penalty of sin.
Fear, one of the sons of Zebulun Ge 46:14
Ac 16:35,38 (R.V., "lictors"), officers who
attended the magistrates and assisted them in the execution of justice.
A "prudent man" (R.V., "man of
understanding"), the deputy (R.V., "proconsul") of Cyprus Ac
13:6-13 He became a convert to Christianity under Paul, who visited this island
on his first mission to the heathen. A remarkable memorial of this proconsul
was recently (1887) discovered at Rome. On a boundary stone of Claudius his
name is found, among others, as having been appointed (A.D. 47) one of the
curators of the banks and the channel of the river Tiber. After serving his three years as proconsul
at Cyprus, he returned to Rome, where he held the office referred to. As he is
not saluted in Paul's letter to the Romans, he probably died before it was
written.
After spending a night in solemn meditation and prayer in
the lonely mountain-range to the west of the Lake of Galilee Lu 6:12 on the
following morning our Lord called to him his disciples, and from among them
chose twelve, who were to be henceforth trained to be his apostles Mr 3:14,15
After this solemn consecration of the twelve, he descended from the
mountain-peak to a more level spot Lu 6:17 and there he sat down and delivered
the "sermon on the mount" Mt 5:1-7:29 Lu 6:20-49 to the assembled
multitude. The mountain here spoken of was probably that known by the name of the
"Horns of Hattin" (Kurun Hattin), a ridge running east and west, not
far from Capernaum. It was afterwards called the "Mount of
Beatitudes."
(Heb. nahash; Gr. ophis), frequently noticed in
Scripture. More than forty species are found in Syria and Arabia. The poisonous
character of the serpent is alluded to in Jacob's blessing on Dan Ge 49:17 see
Pr 30:18,19 Jas 3:7 Jer 8:17
See ADDER This word is used symbolically of a deadly,
subtle, malicious enemy Lu 10:19 The serpent is first mentioned in connection
with the history of the temptation and fall of our first parents Ge 3:1-6 It
has been well remarked regarding this temptation: "A real serpent was the
agent of the temptation, as is plain from what is said of the natural
characteristic of the serpent in the first verse of the chapter Ge 3:1 and from
the curse pronounced upon the animal itself. But that Satan was the actual
tempter, and that he used the serpent merely as his instrument, is evident
1. from the nature of the transaction; for although the
serpent may be the most subtle of all the beasts of the field, yet he has not
the high intellectual faculties which the tempter here displayed.
2. In the New Testament it is both directly asserted and
in various forms assumed that Satan seduced our first parents into sin"
Joh 8:44 Ro 16:20 2Co 11:3,14 Re 12:9 20:2 Hodge's System. Theol., ii. 127
(LXX. "deadly, "Vulg. "burning"), Nu
21:6 probably the naja haje of Egypt; some swift-springing, deadly snake Isa
14:29 After setting out from their encampment at Ezion-gaber, the Israelites
entered on a wide sandy desert, which stretches from the mountains of Edom as
far as the Persian Gulf. While traversing this region, the people began to
murmur and utter loud complaints against Moses. As a punishment, the Lord sent
serpents among them, and much people of Israel died. Moses interceded on their
behalf, and by divine direction he made a "brazen serpent, "and
raised it on a pole in the midst of the camp, and all the wounded Israelites
who looked on it were at once healed. (Comp.) Joh 3:14,15
See ASP This "brazen serpent" was preserved by
the Israelites till the days of Hezekiah, when it was destroyed 2Ki 18:4
See BRASS
Branch, the father of Nahor Ge 11:20-23 called Saruch in
Lu 3:35
Occurs only in 2Ki 4:43 Authorized Version (R.V.,
"servant"). The Hebrew word there rendered "servitor" is
elsewhere rendered "minister, ""servant" Ex 24:13 33:11
Probably Gehazi, the personal attendant on Elisha, is here meant.
Appointed; a substitute, the third son of Adam and Eve Ge
4:25 5:3 His mother gave him this name, "for God, "said she,
"hath appointed me [i.e., compensated me with] another seed instead of
Abel, whom Cain slew."
Hidden, one of the spies sent to search the Promised
Land. He was of the tribe of Asher Nu 13:13
This number occurs frequently in Scripture, and in such
connections as lead to the supposition that it has some typical meaning. On the
seventh day God rested, and hallowed it Ge 2:2,3 The division of time into
weeks of seven days each accounts for many instances of the occurrence of this
number. This number has been called the symbol of perfection, and also the
symbol of rest. "Jacob's seven years' service to Laban; Pharaoh's seven
fat oxen and seven lean ones; the seven branches of the golden candlestick; the
seven trumpets and the seven priests who sounded them; the seven days' siege of
Jericho; the seven churches, seven spirits, seven stars, seven seals, seven
vials, and many others, sufficiently prove the importance of this sacred
number" (see) Le 25:4 1Sa 2:5 Ps 12:6 79:12 Pr 26:16 Isa 4:1 Mt 18:21,22
Lu 17:4
1. The feast of Passover Ex 12:15,16
2. the feast of Weeks De 16:9
3. of Tabernacles De 13:15
4. and the Jubilee Le 25:8 were all ordered by seven.
5. Seven is the number of sacrifice 2Ch 29:21 Job 42:8
6. of purification and consecration Le 4:6,17 8:11,33
14:9,51
7. of forgiveness Mt 18:21,22 Lu 17:4
8. of reward De 28:7 1Sa 2:5
9. of punishment Le 26:21,24,28 De 28:25
10. It is used for any round number in such passages as
Job 5:19 Pr 26:16,25 Isa 4:1 Mt 12:45
11. It is used also to mean "abundantly" Ge
4:15,24 Le 26:24 Ps 79:12
A prophetic period mentioned in Da 9:24 and usually
interpreted on the "year-day" theory, i.e., reckoning each day for a
year. This period will thus represent 490 years. This is regarded as the period
which would elapse till the time of the coming of the Messiah, dating
"from the going forth of the commandment to restore and rebuild
Jerusalem" i.e., from the close of the Captivity.
Or Shaal'bim, a place of foxes, a town of the tribe of
Dan Jos 19:42 Jud 1:35 It was one of the chief towns from which Solomon drew
his supplies 1Ki 4:9 It is probably the modern village of Selbit, 3 miles north
of Ajalon.
Two gates.
1. A city in the plain of Judah 1Sa 17:52 called also
Sharaim Jos 15:36
2. A town in Simeon 1Ch 4:31
Servant of the beautiful, a chief eunuch in the second
house of the harem of king Ahasuerus Es 2:14
Sabbath-born, a Levite who assisted in expounding the law
and investigating into the illegal marriages of the Jews Ezr 10:15 Ne 8:7 11:16
The Omnipotent, the name of God in frequent use in the
Hebrew Scriptures, generally translated "the Almighty."
Used in Col 2:17 Heb 8:5 10:1 to denote the typical
relation of the Jewish to the Christian dispensation.
Aku's command, the Chaldean name given to Hananiah, one of
the Hebrew youths whom Nebuchadnezzar carried captive to Babylon Da 1:6,7 Da
3:12-30 He and his two companions refused to bow down before the image which
Nebuchadnezzar had set up on the plains of Dura. Their conduct filled the king
with the greatest fury, and he commanded them to be cast into the burning fiery
furnace. Here, amid the fiery flames, they were miraculously preserved from
harm. Over them the fire had no power, "neither was a hair of their head
singed, neither had the smell of fire passed on them." Thus Nebuchadnezzar
learned the greatness of the God of Israel.
See ABEDNEGO
Perfect, a place (probably the village of Salim) some 2
miles east of Jacob's well. There is an abundant supply of water, which may
have been the reason for Jacob's settling at this place Ge 33:18-20 The Revised
Version translates this word, and reads, "Jacob came in peace to the city
of Shechem, "thus not regarding it as a proper name at all.
Land of foxes, a place apparently to the north-west of
Jerusalem 1Sa 9:4 perhaps in the neighbourhood of Shaalabbin in Dan Jos 19:42
Probably the district of Baal-shalisha 2Ki 4:42 lying
about 12 miles north of Lydda 1Sa 9:4
i.e., "the gate of casting out, "hence supposed
to be the refuse gate; one of the gates of the house of the Lord, "by the
causeway of the going up" i.e., the causeway rising up from the Tyropoeon
valley valley of the cheesemakers 1Ch 26:16
Retribution.
1. The son of Jabesh, otherwise unknown. He
"conspired against Zachariah, and smote him before the people, and slew
him, and reigned in his stead" 2Ki 15:10 He reigned only "a month of
days in Samaria" 2Ki 15:13 marg. Menahem rose up against Shallum and put
him to death 2Ki 15:14,15,17 and became king in his stead.
2. Keeper of the temple vestments in the reign of Josiah
2Ki 22:14
3. One of the posterity of Judah 1Ch 2:40,41
4. A descendant of Simeon 1Ch 4:25
5. One of the line of the high priests 1Ch 6:13
6. 1Ch 7:13
7. A keeper of the gate in the reign of David 1Ch 9:17
8. A Levite porter 1Ch 9:19,31 Jer 35:4
9. An Ephraimite chief 2Ch 28:12
10. The uncle of the prophet Jeremiah Jer 32:7
11. A son of king Josiah 1Ch 3:15 Jer 22:11 who was
elected to succeed his father on the throne, although he was two years younger
than his brother Eliakim. He assumed the crown under the name of Jehoahaz
(q.v.). He did not imitate the example of his father 2Ki 23:32 but was "a
young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men" Eze 19:3
His policy was anti-Egyptian therefore. Necho, at that time at Riblah, sent an
army against Jerusalem, which at once yielded, and Jehoahaz was carried captive
to the Egyptian camp, Eliakim being appointed king in his stead. He remained a
captive in Egypt till his death, and was the first king of Judah that died in
exile.
An Assyrian king Ho 10:14 identified with Shalmaneser II.
(Sayce) or IV. (Lenormant), the successor of Pul on the throne of Assyria (B.C.
728 He made war against Hoshea, the king of Israel, whom he subdued and
compelled to pay an annual tribute. Hoshea, however, soon after rebelled
against his Assyrian conquerer. Shalmaneser again marched against Samaria,
which, after a siege of three years, was taken 2Ki 17:3-5 18:9 by Sargon
(q.v.). A revolution meantime had broken out in Assyria, and Shalmaneser was
deposed. Sargon usurped the vacant throne. Schrader thinks that this is
probably the name of a king of Moab mentioned on an inscription of
Tiglath-pileser as Salamanu.
The Philistines from the maritime plain had made
incursions into the Hebrew upland for the purposes of plunder, when one of this
name, the son of Anath, otherwise unknown, headed a rising for the purpose of
freeing the land from this oppression. He repelled the invasion, slaying 600 men
with an "ox goad" (q.v.). The goad was a formidable sharpointed
instrument, sometimes ten feet long. He was probably contemporary for a time
with Deborah and Barak Jud 3:31 5:6
A sharp thorn.
1. One of the sons of Michah 1Ch 24:24
2. A town among the mountains of Judah Jos 15:48 probably
Somerah, 2 1/2 miles north-west of Debir.
3. The residence of Tola, one of the judges, on Mount
Ephraim Jud 10:1,2
Desert.
1. One of the "dukes" of Edom Ge 36:13,17
2. One of the sons of Jesse 1Sa 16:9 He is also called
Shimeah 2Sa 13:3 and Shimma 1Ch 2:13
3. One of David's three mighty men 2Sa 23:11,12
4. One of David's mighties 2Sa 23:25 called also Shammoth
1Ch 11:27 and Shamhuth 1Ch 27:8
Heard.
1. One of the spies sent out by Moses to search the land Nu
13:4 He represented the tribe of Reuben.
2. One of David's sons 1Ch 14:4 3:5 "Shimea;
"2Sa 5:14
3. A Levite under Nehemiah Ne 11:17
A coney, a scribe or secretary of king Josiah 2Ki 22:3-7
He consulted Huldah concerning the newly-discovered copy of the law which was
delivered to him by Hilkiah the priest 2Ki 22:8-14 His grandson Gedaliah was
governor of Judea 2Ki 25:22
Judge.
1. One of the spies. He represented the tribe of Simeon
Nu 13:5
2. The father of Elisha 1Ki 19:16-19
3. One of David's chief herdsmen 1Ch 27:29
Brightness, one of the stations where Israel encamped in
the wilderness Nu 33:23,24
Two gates Jos 15:36 more correctly Shaaraim 1Sa 17:52 probably
Tell Zakariya and Kefr Zakariya, in the valley of Elah, 3 1/2 miles north-west
of Socoh.
(god) protect the king!, a son of Sennacherib, king of Assyria.
He and his brother Adrammelech murdered their father, and then fled into the
land of Armenia 2Ki 19:37
A plain, a level tract extending from the Mediterranean
to the hill country to the west of Jerusalem, about 30 miles long and from 8 to
15 miles broad, celebrated for its beauty and fertility 1Ch 27:29 Isa 33:9 35:2
65:10 The "rose of Sharon" is celebrated So 2:1 It is called Lasharon
(the article la being here a part of the word) in Jos 12:18
Plain of Kirja-thaim where Chedorlaomer defeated the
Emims, the original inhabitants Ge 14:5 Now Kureiyat, north of Dibon, in the
land of Moab.
Valley of the plain the ancient name of the "king's
dale" (q.v.), or Kidron, on the north side of Jerusalem Ge 14:17
("Seraiah, ")2Sa 8:17 "Shisha, "1Ki
4:3 one of David's secretaries 1Ch
18:16
Asked for of God, father of Zerubbabel Ezr 3:2,8 Ne 12:1
2Ki 10:12,14 marg., "house of shepherds binding
sheep." R.V., "the shearing-house of the shepherds; "marg.,
"house of gathering"), some place between Samaria and Jezreel, where
Jehu slew "two and forty men" of the royal family of Judah. The Heb.
word Beth-eked so rendered is supposed by some to be a proper name.
A remnant shall escape or return (i.e., to God), a
symbolical name which the prophet Isaiah gave to his son Isa 7:3 perhaps his
eldest son.
An oath, seven.
1. Heb. shebha, the son of Raamah Ge 10:7 whose descendants
settled with those of Dedan on the Persian Gulf.
2. Heb. id. A son of Joktan Ge 10:28 probably the founder
of the Sabeans.
3. Heb. id. A son of Jokshan, who was a son of Abraham by
Keturah Ge 25:3
4. Heb. id. A kingdom in Arabia Felix. Sheba, in fact,
was Saba in Southern Arabia, the Sabaeans of classical geography, who carried
on the trade in spices with the other peoples of the ancient world. They were
Semites, speaking one of the two main dialects of Himyaritic or South Arabic.
Sheba had become a monarchy before the days of Solomon. Its queen brought him
gold, spices, and precious stones 1Ki 10:1-13 She is called by our Lord the
"queen of the south" Mt 12:42
5. Heb. shebha',"seven" or "an oak."
A town of Simeon Jos 19:2
6. Heb. id. A "son of Bichri, "of the family of
Becher, the son of Benjamin, and thus of the stem from which Saul was descended
2Sa 20:1-22 When David was returning to Jerusalem after the defeat of Absalom,
a strife arose between the ten tribes and the tribe of Judah, because the
latter took the lead in bringing back the king. Sheba took advantage of this
state of things, and raised the standard of revolt, proclaiming, "We have
no part in David." With his followers he proceeded northward. David seeing
it necessary to check this revolt, ordered Abishai to take the gibborim,
"mighty men, "and the body-guard and such troops as he could gather,
and pursue Sheba. Joab joined the expedition, and having treacherously put
Amasa to death, assumed the command of the army. Sheba took refuge in
Abel-Bethmaachah, a fortified town some miles north of Lake Merom. While Joab
was engaged in laying siege to this city, Sheba's head was, at the instigation
of a "wise woman" who had held a parley with him from the city walls,
thrown over the wall to the besiegers, and thus the revolt came to an end.
Whom Jehovah hides, or has made grow up.
1. A Levite appointed to blow the trumpet before the ark
of God 1Ch 15:24
2. Another Levite Ne 9:4,5
3. A priest Ne 10:12
4. A Levite Ne 10:4
Breaks; ruins, a place near Ai Jos 7:5 (R.V. marg.,
"the quarries").
Tender youth, "treasurer" over the house in the
reign of Hezekiah, i.e., comptroller or governor of the palace. On account of
his pride he was ejected from his office, and Eliakim was promoted to it Isa
22:15-25 He appears to have been the leader of the party who favoured an
alliance with Egypt against Assyria. It is conjectured that "Shebna the
scribe, "who was one of those whom the king sent to confer with the
Assyrian ambassador 2Ki 18:18,26,37 19:2 Isa 36:3,11,22 37:2 was a different
person.
Captive of God.
1. One of the descendants of Gershom, who had charge of
the temple treasures in the time of David 1Ch 23:16 26:24
2. One of the sons of Heman; one of those whose duty it
was to "lift up the horn" in the temple service 1Ch 25:4,5 called
also Shubael ver. 1Ch 25:20
One intimate with Jehovah.
1. A priest to whom the tenth lot came forth when David
divided the priests 1Ch 24:11
2. One of the priests who were set "to give to their
brethren by courses" of the daily portion 2Ch 31:15 Shechani'ah, id.
3. A priest whose sons are mentioned in 1Ch 3:21,22
4. Ezr 8:5
5. Ezr 10:2-4
6. The father of Shemaiah, who repaired the wall of
Jerusalem Ne 3:29
7. The father-in-law of Tobiah Ne 6:18
8. A priest who returned from the Captivity with
Zerubbabel Ne 12:3 marg., or Shebaniah.
Shoulder.
1. The son of Hamor the Hivite Ge 33:19 34:1ff.
2. A descendant of Manasseh Nu 26:31 Jos 17:2
3. A city in Samaria Ge 33:18 called also Sichem Ge 12:6
Sychem Ac 7:16 It stood in the narrow sheltered valley between Ebal on the
north and Gerizim on the south, these mountains at their base being only some
500 yards apart. Here Abraham pitched his tent and built his first altar in the
Promised Land, and received the first divine promise Ge 12:6,7 Here also Jacob
"bought a parcel of a field at the hands of the children of Hamor"
after his return from Mesopotamia, and settled with his household, which he
purged from idolatry by burying the teraphim of his followers under an oak tree,
which was afterwards called "the oak of the sorcerer" Ge 33:19 35:4
Jud 9:37 See MEONENIM Here too, after a while, he dug a well, which bears his
name to this day Joh 4:5,39-42 To Shechem Joshua gathered all Israel
"before God, "and delivered to them his second parting address Jos
24:1-15 He "made a covenant with the people that day" at the very
place where, on first entering the land, they had responded to the law from
Ebal and Gerizim Jos 24:25 the terms of which were recorded "in the book
of the law of God", i.e., in the roll of the law of Moses; and in memory
of this solemn transaction a great stone was set up "under an oak"
(comp.) Ge 28:18 31:44-48 Ex 24:4 Jos 4:3,8,9 possibly the old "oak of
Moreh, "as a silent witness of the transaction to all coming time. Shechem
became one of the cities of refuge, the central city of refuge for Western
Palestine Jos 20:7 and here the bones of Joseph were buried Jos 24:32 Rehoboam
was appointed king in Shechem 1Ki 12:1,19 but Jeroboam afterwards took up his
residence here. This city is mentioned in connection with our Lord's
conversation with the woman of Samaria Joh 4:5 and thus, remaining as it does
to the present day, it is one of the oldest cities of the world. It is the
modern Nablus, a contraction for Neapolis, the name given to it by Vespasian.
It lies about a mile and a half up the valley on its southern slope, and on the
north of Gerizim, which rises about 1,100 feet above it, and is about 34 miles
north of Jerusalem. It contains about 10,000 inhabitants, of whom about 160 are
Samaritans and 100 Jews, the rest being Christians and Muslims. The site of
Shechem is said to be of unrivalled beauty. Stanley says it is "the most
beautiful, perhaps the only very beautiful, spot in Central Palestine."
Gaza, near Shechem, only mentioned 1Ch 7:28 has entirely disappeared. It was
destroyed at the time of the Conquest, and its place was taken by Shechem.
See SYCHAR
A Chaldee word meaning resting-place, not found in
Scripture, but used by the later Jews to designate the visible symbol of God's
presence in the tabernacle, and afterwards in Solomon's temple. When the Lord
led Israel out of Egypt, he went before them "in a pillar of a
cloud." This was the symbol of his presence with his people. For
references made to it during the wilderness wanderings, see Ex 14:20 Ex
40:34-38 Le 9:23,24 Nu 14:10 16:19,42 It is probable that after the entrance
into Canaan this glory-cloud settled in the tabernacle upon the ark of the
covenant in the most holy place. We have, however, no special reference to it
till the consecration of the temple by Solomon, when it filled the whole house
with its glory, so that the priests could not stand to minister 1Ki 8:10-13 2Ch
5:13,14 7:1-3 Probably it remained in the first temple in the holy of holies as
the symbol of Jehovah's presence so long as that temple stood. It afterwards
disappeared.
See CLOUD
Are of different varieties. Probably the flocks of
Abraham and Isaac were of the wild species found still in the mountain regions
of Persia and Kurdistan. After the Exodus, and as a result of intercourse with
surrounding nations, other species were no doubt introduced into the herds of
the people of Israel. They are frequently mentioned in Scripture. The care of a
shepherd over his flock is referred to as illustrating God's care over his
people Ps 23:1,2 74:1 77:20 Isa 40:11 53:6 Joh 10:1-5,7-16 "The sheep of
Palestine are longer in the head than ours, and have tails from 5 inches broad
at the narrowest part to 15 inches at the widest, the weight being in
proportion, and ranging generally from 10 to 14 lbs., but sometimes extending
to 30 lbs. The tails are indeed huge masses of fat" (Geikie's Holy Land,
etc.). The tail was no doubt the "rump" so frequently referred to in
the Levitical sacrifices Ex 29:22 Le 3:9 7:3 9:19 Sheep-shearing was generally
an occasion of great festivity Ge 31:19 38:12,13 1Sa 25:4-8,36 2Sa 13:23-28
A strong fenced enclosure for the protection of the sheep
gathered within it Nu 32:24 1Ch 17:7 Ps 50:9 78:70 In Joh 10:16 the Authorized
Version renders by "fold" two distinct Greek words, aule and poimne,
the latter of which properly means a "flock, "and is so rendered in
the Revised Version. (See also) Mt 26:31 Lu 2:8 1Co 9:7
See FOLD
One of the gates of Jerusalem mentioned by Nehemiah Ne
3:1,32 12:39 It was in the eastern wall of the city.
Occurs only in Joh 5:2 (marg., also R.V.,
"sheep-gate"). The word so rendered is an adjective, and it is
uncertain whether the noun to be supplied should be "gate" or,
following the Vulgate Version, "pool."
Weight, the common standard both of weight and value
among the Hebrews. It is estimated at 220 English grains, or a little more than
half an ounce avoirdupois. The "shekel of the sanctuary" Ex 30:13 Nu
3:47 was equal to twenty gerahs Eze 45:12 There were shekels of gold 1Ch 21:25
of silver 1Sa 9:8 of brass 1Sa 17:5 and of iron 1Sa 17:7 When it became a
coined piece of money, the shekel of gold was equivalent to about 2 pound of
our money. Six gold shekels, according to the later Jewish system, were equal
in value to fifty silver ones. The temple contribution, with which the public
sacrifices were bought Ex 30:13 2Ch 24:6 consisted of one common shekel, or a
sanctuary half-shekel, equal to two Attic drachmas. The coin, a stater (q.v.),
which Peter found in the fish's mouth paid this contribution for both him and
Christ Mt 17:24,27 A zuza, or quarter of a shekel, was given by Saul to Samuel
1Sa 9:8
Petition.
1. Judah's third son Ge 38:2,5,11,14
2. A son of Arphaxad 1Ch 1:18
Whom Jehovah repays.
1. Ezr 10:39
2. The father of Hananiah Ne 3:30
3. A priest in the time of Nehemiah Ne 13:13
4. Father of one of those who accused Jeremiah to
Zedekiah Jer 37:3 38:1
5. Father of a captain of the ward Jer 37:13
6. Jer 36:14
A name; renown, the first mentioned of the sons of Noah
Ge 5:32 6:10 He was probably the eldest of Noah's sons. The words "brother
of Japheth the elder" in Ge 10:21 are more correctly rendered "the
elder brother of Japheth, "as in the Revised Version. Shem's name is
generally mentioned first in the list of Noah's sons. He and his wife were
saved in the ark Ge 7:13 Noah foretold his preeminence over Canaan Ge 9:23-27
He died at the age of six hundred years, having been for many years
contemporary with Abraham, according to the usual chronology. The Israelitish
nation sprang from him Ge 11:10-26 1Ch 1:24-27
Rumour.
1. A Reubenite 1Ch 5:8
2. A Benjamite 1Ch 8:13
3. One who stood by Ezra when he read the law Ne 8:4
4. A town in the south of Judah Jos 15:26
Rumour, a Benjamite whose sons "came to David to
Ziklag" 1Ch 12:3
Whom Jehovah heard.
1. A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam 1Ki 12:22-24
2. Ne 3:29
3. A Simeonite 1Ch 4:37
4. A priest Ne 12:42
5. A Levite 1Ch 9:16
6. 1Ch 9:14 Ne 11:15
7. A Levite in the time of David, who with 200 of his
brethren took part in the bringing up of the ark from Obed-edom to Hebron 1Ch
15:8
8. A Levite 1Ch 24:6
9. The eldest son of Obed-edom 1Ch 26:4-8
10. A Levite 2Ch 29:14
11. A false prophet who hindered the rebuilding of
Jerusalem Ne 6:10
12. A prince of Judah who assisted at the dedication of
the wall of Jerusalem Ne 12:34-36
13. A false prophet who opposed Jeremiah Jer 29:24-32
14. One of the Levites whom Jehoshaphat appointed to
teach the law 2Ch 17:8
15. A Levite appointed to "distribute the oblations
of the Lord" 2Ch 31:15
16. A Levite 2Ch 35:9
17. The father of Urijah the prophet Jer 26:20
18. The father of a prince in the reign of Jehoiakim Jer
36:12
Whom Jehovah guards.
1. One who joined David at Ziklag 1Ch 12:5
2. Ezr 10:32,41
Soaring on high, the king of Zeboiim, who joined with the
other kings in casting off the yoke of Chedorlaomer. After having been
reconquered by him, he was rescued by Abraham Ge 14:2
Eight; octave, a musical term, supposed to denote the
lowest note sung by men's voices 1Ch 15:21 Ps 6:1 12:1 (title).
Most high name.
1. A Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat 2Ch 17:8
2. A Levite in David's time 1Ch 15:18,20
Heard of God.
1. The son of Ammihud. He represented Simeon in the
division of the land Nu 34:20
2. Used for "Samuel" 1Ch 6:33 R.V.
3. A prince of the tribe of Issachar 1Ch 7:2
A tooth, probably some conspicuous tooth-shaped rock or
crag 1Sa 7:12 a place between which and Mizpeh Samuel set up his "Ebenezer."
In the Hebrew the word has the article prefixed, "the Shen." The site
is unknown.
=Senir, De 3:9 So 4:8 the name given to Mount Hermon
(q.v.) by the Sidonians.
(Heb., "the all-demanding world" Gr. Hades,
"the unknown region"), the invisible world of departed souls.
See HELL
A treeless place, Nu 34:10,11 "The coast shall go
down from Shepham to Riblah."
Judged of the Lord.
1. A son of David by Abital 2Sa 3:4
2. A Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag 1Ch 12:5
3. A Simeonite prince in David's time 1Ch 27:16
4. One of Jehoshaphat's sons 2Ch 21:2
5. Ezr 2:4
6. Ezr 2:57 Ne 7:59
7. One of the princes who urged the putting of Jeremiah
to death Jer 38:1-4
A word naturally of frequent occurence in Scripture.
Sometimes the word "pastor" is used instead Jer 2:8 3:15 10:21 12:10
17:16 This word is used figuratively to represent the relation of rulers to
their subjects and of God to his people Ps 23:1 80:1 Isa 40:11 44:28 Jer
25:34,35 Na 3:18 Joh 10:11,14 Heb 13:20 1Pe 2:25 5:4 The duties of a shepherd
in an unenclosed country like Palestine were very onerous. "In early
morning he led forth the flock from the fold, marching at its head to the spot
where they were to be pastured. Here he watched them all day, taking care that
none of the sheep strayed, and if any for a time eluded his watch and wandered
away from the rest, seeking diligently till he found and brought it back. In
those lands sheep require to be supplied regularly with water, and the shepherd
for this purpose has to guide them either to some running stream or to wells
dug in the wilderness and furnished with troughs. At night he brought the flock
home to the fold, counting them as they passed under the rod at the door to
assure himself that none were missing. Nor did his labours always end with
sunset. Often he had to guard the fold through the dark hours from the attack
of wild beasts, or the wily attempts of the prowling thief (see) 1Sa 17:34
Deane's David.
Flame of the Lord, a priest whose name is prominent in
connection with the work carried on by Ezra and Nehemiah at Jerusalem Ezr
8:17,18,24-30 Ne 8:7 9:4,5 10:12
Root, a descendant of Manasseh 1Ch 7:16
One of the messengers whom the children of the Captivity
sent to Jerusalem "to pray for them before the Lord" Zec 7:2
Da 3:2 Babylonian officers.
Jer 25:26 supposed to be equivalent to Babel (Babylon),
according to a secret (cabalistic) mode of writing among the Jews of unknown
antiquity, which consisted in substituting the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet
for the first, the last but one for the second, and so on. Thus the letters sh,
sh, ch become b, b, l, i.e., Babel. This is supposed to be confirmed by a
reference to Jer 51:41 where Sheshach and Babylon are in parallel clauses.
There seems to be no reason to doubt that Babylon is here intended by this
name. (See Streane's Jeremiah, l.c.)
Whitish, one of the sons of Anak Nu 13:22 When the
Israelites obtained possession of the country the sons of Anak were expelled
and slain Jos 15:14 Jud 1:10
O sun-god, defend the lord! Ezr 1:8,11 probably another
name for Zerubbabel (q.v.), Ezr 2:2 Hag 1:12,14 Zec 4:6,10
Tumult.
1. "The children of Sheth" Nu 24:17 R.V.,
"the sons of tumult, " which is probably the correct rendering, as
there is no evidence that this is a proper name here.
2. The antediluvian patriarch 1Ch 1:1
A star, a prince at the court of Ahasuerus Es 1:14
Star of splendour, a Persian officer who vainly attempted
to hinder the rebuilding of the temple Ezr 5:3,6 6:6,13
Heb. Shebher.
1. The son of Caleb 1Ch 2:49
2. Heb. Sheva',one of David's scribes 2Sa 20:25
Ex 25:30 (R.V. marg., "presence bread"); 1Ch
9:32 (marg., "bread of ordering"); Nu 4:7 called "hallowed
bread" (R.V., "holy bread") in 1Sa 21:1-6 This bread consisted
of twelve loaves made of the finest flour. They were flat and thin, and were
placed in two rows of six each on a table in the holy place before the Lord.
They were renewed every Sabbath Le 24:5-9 and those that were removed to give
place to the new ones were to be eaten by the priests only in the holy place
(see) 1Sa 21:3-6 comp. Mt 12:3,4 The number of the loaves represented the
twelve tribes of Israel, and also the entire spiritual Israel, "the true
Israel; "and the placing of them on the table symbolized the entire
consecration of Israel to the Lord, and their acceptance of God as their God.
The table for the bread was made of acacia wood, 3 feet long, 18 inches broad,
and 2 feet 3 inches high. It was plated with pure gold. Two staves, plated with
gold, passed through golden rings, were used for carrying it.
River, or an ear of corn. The tribes living on the east
of Jordan, separated from their brethren on the west by the deep ravines and
the rapid river, gradually came to adopt peculiar customs, and from mixing
largely with the Moabites, Ishmaelites, and Ammonites to pronounce certain
letters in such a manner as to distinguish them from the other tribes. Thus
when the Ephraimites from the west invaded Gilead, and were defeated by the
Gileadites under the leadership of Jephthah, and tried to escape by the
"passages of the Jordan, "the Gileadites seized the fords and would
allow none to pass who could not pronounce "shibboleth" with a strong
aspirate. This the fugitives were unable to do. They said "sibboleth,
"as the word was pronounced by the tribes on the west, and thus they were
detected Jud 12:1-6 Forty-two thousand were thus detected, and "Without
reprieve, adjudged to death, For want of well-pronouncing shibboleth."
Fragrance, a town of Reuben, east of Jordan Nu 32:38
1. Used in defensive warfare, varying at different times
and under different circumstances in size, form, and material 1Sa 17:7 2Sa 1:21
1Ki 10:17 1Ch 12:8,24,34 Isa 22:6 Eze 39:9 Na 2:3
2. Used figuratively of God and of earthly princes as the
defenders of their people Ge 15:1 De 33:29 Ps 33:20 84:11
3. Faith is compared to a shield Eph 6:16
4. Shields were usually "anointed" Isa 21:5 in
order to preserve them, and at the same time make the missiles of the enemy
glide off them more easily.
From the verb shagah, "to reel about through drink,
"occurs in the title of Ps 7:1 The plural form, shigionoth, is found in
Hab 3:1 The word denotes a lyrical poem composed under strong mental emotion; a
song of impassioned imagination accompanied with suitable music; a dithyrambic
ode.
Overturning, a town of Issachar Jos 19:19
Dark, 1Ch 13:5 the southwestern boundary of Canaan, the
Wady el-'Arish.
See SIHOR See NILE
Black-white, a stream on the borders of Asher, probably
the modern Nahr Zerka, i.e., the "crocodile brook, "or "blue
river", which rises in the Carmel range and enters the Mediterranean a
little to the north of Caesarea Jos 19:26 Crocodiles are still found in the
Zerka. Thomson suspects "that long ages ago some Egyptians, accustomed to
worship this ugly creature, settled here (viz., at Caesarea), and brought their
gods with them. Once here they would not easily be exterminated" (The Land
and the Book).
Aqueducts, a town in the south of Judah Jos 15:32 called
also Sharuhen and Shaaraim Jos 19:6
=Siloah, Ne 3:15 and Siloam (q.v.)
Generally understood as denoting the Messiah, "the
peaceful one, "as the word signifies Ge 49:10 The Vulgate Version
translates the word, "he who is to be sent, "in allusion to the
Messiah; the Revised Version, margin, "till he come to Shiloh; "and
the LXX., "until that which is his shall come to Shiloh." It is most
simple and natural to render the expression, as in the Authorized Version,
"till Shiloh come, "interpreting it as a proper name (comp.) Isa 9:6
Shiloh, a place of rest, a city of Ephraim, "on the north side of Bethel,
"from which it is distant 10 miles Jud 21:19 the modern Seilun (the Arabic
for Shiloh), a "mass of shapeless ruins." Here the tabernacle was set
up after the Conquest Jos 18:1-10 where it remained during all the period of
the judges till the ark fell into the hands of the Philistines. "No spot
in Central Palestine could be more secluded than this early sanctuary, nothing
more featureless than the landscape around; so featureless, indeed, the
landscape and so secluded the spot that from the time of St. Jerome till its
re-discovery by Dr. Robinson in 1838 the very site was forgotten and
unknown." It is referred to by Jeremiah Jer 7:12,14 26:4-9 five hundred
years after its destruction.
Ahijah the prophet, whose home was in Shiloh, is so
designated 1Ki 11:29 15:29 The plural form occurs 1Ch 9:5 denoting the
descendants of Shelah, Judah's youngest son.
The hearing prayer.
1. One of David's sons by Bathsheba 1Ch 3:5 called also
Shammua 1Ch 14:4
2. A Levite of the family of Merari 1Ch 6:30
3. Another Levite of the family of Gershon 1Ch 6:39
4. One of David's brothers 1Sa 16:9 marg.
1. One of David's brothers 2Sa 13:3 same as Shimea 2Sa
13:4
2. A Benjamite, a descendant of Gibeon 1Ch 8:32 called
also Shimeam 1Ch 9:38
Famous.
1. A son of Gershon, and grandson of Levi Nu 3:18 1Ch
6:17,29 called Shimi in Ex 6:17
2. A Benjamite of the house of Saul, who stoned and
cursed David when he reached Bahurim in his flight from Jerusalem on the
occasion of the rebellion of Absalom 2Sa 16:5-13 After the defeat of Absalom he
"came cringing to the king, humbly suing for pardon, bringing with him a
thousand of his Benjamite tribesmen, and representing that he was heartily
sorry for his crime, and had hurried the first of all the house of Israel to
offer homage to the king" 2Sa 19:16-23 David forgave him; but on his
death-bed he gave Solomon special instructions regarding Shimei, of whose
fidelity he seems to have been in doubt 1Ki 2:8,9 He was put to death at the
command of Solomon, because he had violated his word by leaving Jerusalem and
going to Gath to recover two of his servants who had escaped 1Ki 2:36-46.
3. One of David's mighty men who refused to acknowledge
Adonijah as David's successor 1Ki 1:8 He is probably the same person who is called
elsewhere 1Ki 4:18 "the son of Elah."
4. A son of Pedaiah, the brother of Zerubbabel 1Ch 3:19
5. A Simeonite 1Ch 4:26,27
6. A Reubenite 1Ch 5:4
7. A Levite of the family of Gershon 1Ch 6:42
8. A Ramathite who was "over the vineyards" of David
1Ch 27:27
9. One of the sons of Heman, who assisted in the
purification of the temple 2Ch 29:14
10. A Levite 2Ch 31:12,13
11. Another Levite Ezr 10:23 "The family of
Shimei" Zec 12:13 R.V., "the family of the Shimeites" were the
descendants of Shimei (1)
Hearkening. Ezr 10:31
Famous, a Benjamite 1Ch 8:21
Guardian, a Benjamite, one of Shimhi's sons (id.).
Watchman.
1. A Simeonite 1Ch 4:37
2. The father of one of the "valiant men" of
David's armies 1Ch 11:45
3. Assisted at the purification of the temple in the time
of Hezekiah 2Ch 29:13
Watchman, the fourth son of Issachar Ge 46:13 1Ch 7:1
R.V., correctly, "Shimron".
Watch-post, an ancient city of the Canaanites; with its
villages, allotted to Zebulun Jos 19:15 now probably Semunieh, on the northern
edge of the plain of Esdraelon, 5 miles west of Nazareth.
The same, probably, as Shimron Jos 12:20
The shining one, or sunny, the secretary of Rehum the
chancellor, who took part in opposing the rebuilding of the temple after the
Captivity Ezr 4:8,9,17-23
Cooling, the king of Adamah, in the valley of Siddim, who
with his confederates was conquered by Chedorlaomer Ge 14:2
LXX. and Vulgate "Senaar; "in the inscriptions,
"Shumir; "probably identical with Babylonia or Southern Mesopotamia,
extending almost to the Persian Gulf. Here the tower of Babel was built Ge
11:1-6 and the city of Babylon. The name occurs later in Jewish history Isa
11:11 Zec 5:11 Shinar was apparently first peopled by Turanian tribes, who
tilled the land and made bricks and built cities. Then tribes of Semites
invaded the land and settled in it, and became its rulers. This was followed in
course of time by an Elamite invasion; from which the land was finally
delivered by Khammurabi, the son of Amarpel ("Amraphel, king of Shinar,
")Ge 14:1 who became the founder of the new empire of Chaldea.
See AMRAPHEL
Probably the designation of Zabdi, who has charge of
David's vineyards 1Ch 27:27
Beauty, one of the Egyptian midwives Ex 1:15
Judicial, an Ephraimite prince at the time of the division
of Canaan Nu 34:24
Early used in foreign commerce by the Phoenicians Ge
49:13 Moses De 28:68 and Job Job 9:26 make reference to them, and Balaam speaks
of the "ships of Chittim" Nu 24:24 Solomon constructed a navy at
Ezion-geber by the assistance of Hiram's sailors 1Ki 9:26-28 2Ch 8:18
Afterwards, Jehoshaphat sought to provide himself with a navy at the same port,
but his ships appear to have been wrecked before they set sail 1Ki 22:48,49 2Ch
20:35-37 In our Lord's time fishermen's boats on the Sea of Galilee were called
"ships." Much may be learned regarding the construction of ancient
merchant ships and navigation from the record in Ac 27:1-28:12
=Sheshonk I., king of Egypt. His reign was one of great
national success, and a record of his wars and conquests adorns the portico of
what are called the "Bubastite kings" at Karnak, the ancient Thebes.
Among these conquests is a record of that of Judea. In the fifth year of
Rehoboam's reign Shishak came up against the kingdom of Judah with a powerful
army. He took the fenced cities and came to Jerusalem. He pillaged the treasures
of the temple and of the royal palace, and carried away the shields of gold
which Solomon had made 1Ki 11:40 1Ki 14:25 2Ch 12:2
See REHOBOAM This expedition of the Egyptian king was
undertaken at the instigation of Jeroboam for the purpose of humbling Judah.
Hostilities between the two kingdoms still continued; but during Rehoboam's
reign there was not again the intervention of a third party.
Isa 41:19 (R.V., "acacia tree"). Shittah wood
was employed in making the various parts of the tabernacle in the wilderness,
and must therefore have been indigenous in the desert in which the Israelites
wandered. It was the acacia or mimosa (Acacia Nilotica and A. seyal). "The
wild acacia (Mimosa Nilotica), under the name of _sunt_, everywhere represents
the seneh, or senna, of the burning bush. A slightly different form of the
tree, equally common under the name of _seyal_, is the ancient 'shittah, 'or,
as more usually expressed in the plural form, the 'shittim, 'of which the
tabernacle was made." Stanley's Sinai, etc. Ex 25:10,13,23,28
Acacias, also called "Abel-shittim" Nu 33:49 a
plain or valley in the land of Moab where the Israelites were encamped after
their two victories over Sihon and Og, at the close of their desert wanderings,
and from which Joshua sent forth two spies (q.v.) "secretly" to
"view" the land and Jericho Jos 2:1
Opulent, the mountain district lying to the north-east of
Babylonia, anciently the land of the Guti, or Kuti, the modern Kurdistan. The
plain lying between these mountains and the Tigris was called su-Edina, i.e.,
"the border of the plain." This name was sometimes shortened into
Suti and Su, and has been regarded as Shoa Eze 23:23 Some think it denotes a
place in Babylon.
See PEKOD
Apostate.
1. One of David's sons by Bathseheba 2Sa 5:14
2. One of the sons of Caleb 1Ch 2:18 the son of Hezron.
Poured out, the "captain of the host of
Hadarezer" when he mustered his vassals and tributaries from beyond
"the river Euphrates" 2Sa 10:15-18 called also Shophach 1Ch 19:16
Captors Ezr 2:42
Pilgrim.
1. The second son of Seir the Horite; one of the Horite
"dukes" Ge 36:20
2. One of the sons of Caleb, and a descendant of Hur 1Ch
2:50,52 4:1,2
Captor, son of Nahash of Rabbah, the Ammonite. He showed
kindness to David when he fled from Jerusalem to Mahanaim 2Sa 17:27
2Ch 28:18 Shochoh 1Sa 17:1 =Shoco 2Ch 11:7
See SOCOH
Of various forms, from the mere sandal (q.v.) to the
complete covering of the foot. The word so rendered (A.V.) in De 33:25
_min'al_, "a bar, "is derived from a root meaning "to bolt"
or "shut fast, "and hence a fastness or fortress. The verse has
accordingly been rendered "iron and brass shall be thy fortress, "or,
as in the Revised Version, "thy bars [marg., "shoes"] shall be
iron and brass."
Watchman.
1. The mother of Jehozabad, who murdered Joash 2Ki 12:21
called also Shimrith, a Moabitess 2Ch 24:26
2. A man of Asher 1Ch 7:32 called also Shamer 1Ch 7:34
Hidden, or hollow, a town east of Jordan Nu 32:35 built
by the children of Gad. This word should probably be joined with the word
preceding it in this passage, Atroth-Shophan, as in the Revised Version.
Lilies, the name of some musical instrument, probably
like a lily in shape Ps 45:1 69:1 (title). Some think that an instrument of six
strings is meant.
In title of Ps 80:1 (R.V. marg., "lilies, a
testimony"), probably the name of the melody to which the psalm was to be
sung.
Little models and medallions of the temple and image of
Diana of Ephesus Ac 19:24 The manufacture of these was a very large and
profitable business.
Wealth.
1. A Canaanite whose daughter was married to Judah 1Ch
2:3
2. A daughter of Heber the Asherite 1Ch 7:32
Prostration; a pit.
1. One of Abraham's sons by Keturah Ge 25:2 1Ch 1:32
2. 1Ch 4:11
Land of the fox, a district in the tribe of Benjamin 1Sa
13:17 possibly the same as Shalim 1Sa 9:4 in the neighbourhood of Shaalabbin
Jos 19:42
A designation of Bildad Job 2:11 probably because he was
a descendant of Shuah.
The same, as some think, with "Shunammite,
"from "Shunem:" otherwise, the import of the word is uncertain
So 6:13 (R.V., "Shulammite").
A person of Shunem 1Ki 1:3 2Ki 4:12 The Syr. and Arab.
read "Sulamite."
Two resting-places, a little village in the tribe of
Issachar, to the north of Jezreel and south of Mount Gilboa Jos 19:18 where the
Philistines encamped when they came against Saul 1Sa 28:4 and where Elisha was
hospitably entertained by a rich woman of the place. On the sudden death of
this woman's son she hastened to Carmel, 20 miles distant across the plain, to
tell Elisha, and to bring him with her to Shunem. There, in the "prophet's
chamber, "the dead child lay; and Elisha entering it, shut the door and
prayed earnestly: and the boy was restored to life 2Ki 4:8-37 This woman
afterwards retired during the famine to the low land of the Philistines; and on
returning a few years afterwards, found her house and fields in the possession
of a stranger. She appealed to the king at Samaria, and had them in a somewhat
remarkable manner restored to her (comp.) 2Ki 8:1-6
An enclosure; a wall, a part, probably, of the Arabian
desert, on the north-eastern border of Egypt, giving its name to a wilderness
extending from Egypt toward Philistia Ge 16:7 20:1 25:18 Ex 15:22 The name was
probably given to it from the wall (or shur) which the Egyptians built to
defend their frontier on the north-east from the desert tribes. This wall or
line of fortifications extended from Pelusium to Heliopolis.
A lily, the Susa of Greek and Roman writers, once the
capital of Elam. It lay in the uplands of Susiana, on the east of the Tigris,
about 150 miles to the north of the head of the Persian Gulf. It is the modern
Shush, on the northwest of Shuster. Once a magnificent city, it is now an
immense mass of ruins. Here Daniel saw one of his visions Da 8:1 and here also
Nehemiah Ne 1:1ff. began his public life.
Most of the events recorded in the Book of Esther took place here. Modern explorers have brought to light
numerous relics, and the ground-plan of the splendid palace of Shushan, one of
the residences of the great king, together with numerous specimens of ancient
art, which illustrate the statements of Scripture regarding it Da 8:2 The great
hall of this palace Es 1:2ff. "consisted of several magnificent groups of
columns, together with a frontage of 343 feet 9 inches, and a depth of 244
feet. These groups were arranged into a central phalanx of thirty-six columns
(six rows of six each), flanked on the west, north, and east by an equal
number, disposed in double rows of six each, and distant from them 64 feet 2
inches." The inscriptions on the ruins represent that the palace was
founded by Darius and completed by Artaxerxes.
Lily of the testimony, the title of Ps 60:1
See SHOSHANNIM
The Lord sustains, one of David's heroes 1Ch 11:29
general of the eighth division of the army 1Ch 27:11 He slew the giant Saph in
the battle of Gob 2Sa 21:18 R.V., "Sibbechai". Called also Mebunnai
2Sa 23:27
Coolness; fragrance, a town in Reuben, in the territory
of Moab, on the east of Jordan Jos 13:19 called also Shebam and Shibmah Nu
32:3,38 It was famous for its vines Isa 16:9 Jer 48:32 It has been identified
with the ruin of Sumieh, where there are rock-cut wine-presses. This fact
explains the words of the prophets referred to above. It was about 5 miles east
of Heshbon.
=She'chem, (q.v.), Ge 12:6
Of the Egyptians resembled that in modern use. The ears
of corn were cut with it near the top of the straw. There was also a sickle
used for warlike purposes, more correctly, however, called a pruning-hook De 16:9
Jer 50:16 marg., "scythe; "Joe 3:13 Mr 4:29
Valley of the broad plains, "which is the salt
sea" Ge 14:3,8,10 between Engedi and the cities of the plain, at the south
end of the Dead Sea. It was "full of slime-pits" (R.V., "bitumen
pits"). Here Chedorlaomer and the confederate kings overthrew the kings of
Sodom and the cities of the plain. God afterwards, on account of their
wickedness, "overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the
inhabitants of the cities; "and the smoke of their destruction "went
up as the smoke of a furnace" Ge 19:24-28 and was visible from Mamre,
where Abraham dwelt. Some, however, contend that the "cities of the plain"
were somewhere at the north of the Dead Sea.
See SODOM
Fishing; fishery, Ge 10:15,19 (A.V. marg., Tzidon; R.V.,
Zidon); Mt 11:21,22 Lu 6:17
See ZIDON
A seal used to attest documents Da 6:8-10,12 In Da 6:17
this word properly denotes a ring. The impression of a signet ring on fine clay
has recently been discovered among the ruins at Nineveh. It bears the name and title
of an Egyptian king. Two actual signet rings of ancient Egyptian monarchs
(Cheops and Horus) have also been discovered. When digging a shaft close to the
south wall of the temple area, the engineers of the Palestine Exploration Fund,
at a depth of 12 feet below the surface, came upon a pavement of polished
stones, formerly one of the streets of the city. Under this pavement they found
a stratum of 16 feet of concrete, and among this concrete, 10 feet down, they
found a signet stone bearing the inscription, in Old Hebrew characters,
"Haggai, son of Shebaniah." It has been asked, Might not this be the
actual seal of Haggai the prophet? We know that he was in Jerusalem after the
Captivity; and it is somewhat singular that he alone of all the minor prophets
makes mention of a signet Hag 2:23
See SEAL
Striking down. The whole country on the east of Jordan,
from the Arnon to the Jabbok, was possessed by the Amorites, whose king, Sihon,
refused to permit the Israelites to pass through his territory, and put his
army in array against them. The Israelites went forth against him to battle,
and gained a complete victory. The Amorites were defeated; Sihon, his sons, and
all his people were smitten with the sword, his walled towns were captured, and
the entire country of the Amorites was taken possession of by the Israelites Nu
21:21-30 De 2:24-37 The country from the Jabbok to Hermon was at this time
ruled by Og, the last of the Rephaim. He also tried to prevent the progress of
the Israelites, but was utterly routed, and all his cities and territory fell
into the hands of the Israelites (comp.) Nu 21:33-35 De 3:1-14 Ps 135:10-12
136:17-22 These two victories gave the Israelites possession of the country on
the east of Jordan, from the Arnon to the foot of Hermon. The kingdom of Sihon
embraced about 1,500 square miles, while that of Og was more than 3,000 square
miles.
(correctly Shi'hor) black; dark the name given to the
river Nile in Isa 23:3 Jer 2:18 In Jos 13:3 it is probably "the river of
Egypt", i.e., the Wady el-Arish 1Ch 13:5 which flows "before
Egypt", i.e., in a north-easterly direction from Egypt, and enters the sea
about 50 miles south-west of Gaza.
Wood, a prominent member of the church at Jerusalem; also
called Silvanus. He and Judas, surnamed Barsabas, were chosen by the church there
to accompany Paul and Barnabas on their return to Antioch from the council of
the apostles and elders Ac 15:22 as bearers of the decree adopted by the
council. He assisted Paul there in his evangelistic labours, and was also
chosen by him to be his companion on his second missionary tour Ac 16:19-24 He
is referred to in the epistles under the name of Silvanus 2Co 1:19 1Th 1:1 2Th
1:1 1Pe 5:12 There is no record of the time or place of his death.
Heb. demeshek, "damask, "silk cloth
manufactured at Damascus, Am 3:12 A.V., "in the corner of a bed, and in
Damascus in a couch; "R.V., "in the corner of a couch, and on the
silken cushions of a bed" (marg., "in Damascus on a bed"). Heb.
meshi, Eze 16:10,13 rendered "silk"). In Ge 41:42 (marg. A.V.), Pr
31:22 (R.V., "fine linen"), the word "silk" ought to be
"fine linen." Silk was common in New Testament times Re 18:12