Assyria
the name derived from the city Asshur on the Tigris, the original capital of the country, was originally a colony from Babylonia, and was ruled by vic…
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The Illustrated Bible Dictionary
“Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life.” — John 5:39
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) — 3,716 entries on the people, places, and things of Scripture, free to search. Entries marked with a plate are illustrated from the university’s public-domain Bible atlases.
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Babylon
the Greek form of BABEL; Semitic form Babilu, meaning “The Gate of God.” In the Assyrian tablets it means “The city of the dispersion of the tribes.” …
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the land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. The Egyptians…
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the great deliverance wrought for the children of Isreal when they were brought out of the land of Egypt with “a mighty hand and with an outstretched …
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orginally consisted of the four provinces of Macedonia, Epirus, Achaia, and Peleponnesus. In Acts 20:2 it designates only the Roman province of Macedo…
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the name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer- struggle at Peniel (Genesis 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and prevailed.” (Se…
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called also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of Judah” (2 Chr…
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praise, the fourth son of Jacob by Leah. The name originated in Leah’s words of praise to the Lord on account of his birth: “Now will I praise [Hebrew…
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=Saul (q.v.) was bom about the same time as our Lord. His circumcision-name was Saul, and probably the name Paul was also given to him in infancy “for…
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an ancient empire, extending from the Indus to Thrace, and from the Caspian Sea to the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. The Persians were originally a Me…
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the most celebrated city in the world at the time of Christ. It is said to have been founded B.C. 753. When the New Testament was written, Rome was en…
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