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Cab — hollow (R.V., “kab”), occurs only in 2 Kings 6:25; a dry measure, the sixth part of a seah, and the eighteenth…
Cabins — only in Jeremiah 37:16 (R.V., “cells”), arched vaults or recesses off a passage or room; cells for the closer …
Cabul — how little! as nothing. (1.) A town on the eastern border of Asher (Joshua 19:27), probably one of the towns g…
Caesar — the title assumed by the Roman emperors after Julius Caesar. In the New Testament this title is given to vario…
Caesara Philippi — a city on the northeast of the marshy plain of el-Huleh, 120 miles north of Jerusalem, and 20 miles north of t…
Caesarea — (Palestinae), a city on the shore of the Mediterranean, on the great road from Tyre to Egypt, about 70 miles n…
Cage — (Hebrews kelub’, Jeremiah 5:27, marg. “coop;” rendered “basket” in Amos 8:1), a basket of wicker-work in which…
Caiaphas — the Jewish high priest (A.D. 27-36) at the beginning of our Lord’s public ministry, in the reign of Tiberius (…
Cain — a possession; a spear. (1.) The first-born son of Adam and Eve (Genesis 4). He became a tiller of the ground, …
Cainan — possession; smith. (1.) The fourth antediluvian patriarch, the eldest son of Enos. He was 70 years old at the …
CAKE Cakes — made of wheat or barley were offered in the temple. They were salted, but unleavened (Exodus 29:2; Leviticus 2…
Calah — one of the most ancient cities of Assyria. “Out of that land he [i.e., Nimrod] went forth into Assyria, and bu…
Calamus — the Latin for cane, Hebrew Kaneh, mentioned (Exodus 30:23) as one of the ingredients in the holy anointing oil…
Calcol — (1 Chronicles 2:6), sustenance, the same probably as Chalcol (1 Kings 4:31), one of the four sages whom Solomo…
Caleb — a dog. (1.) One of the three sons of Hezron of the tribe of Judah. He is also called Chelubai (1 Chronicles 2:…
CALF Calves — were commonly made use of in sacrifices, and are therefore frequently mentioned in Scripture. The “fatted calf…
Calkers — workmen skilled in stopping the seams of the deck or sides of vessels. The inhabitants of Gebel were employed …
Call — (1.) To cry for help, hence to pray (Genesis 4:26). Thus men are said to “call upon the name of the Lord” (Act…
Calling — a profession, or as we usually say, a vocation (1 Corinthians 7:20). The “hope of your calling” in Ephesians 4…
Calneh — fort, one of the four cities founded by Nimrod (Genesis 10: 10). It is the modern Niffer, a lofty mound of ear…
Calvary — only in Luke 23:33, the Latin name Calvaria, which was used as a translation of the Greek word Kranion, by whi…
Camel — from the Hebrew gamal, “to repay” or “requite,” as the camel does the care of its master. There are two distin…
Camon — full of stalks, a place (Judges 10:5) where Jair was buried. It has usually been supposed to have been a city …
CAMP During — their journeys across the wilderness, the twelve tribes formed encampments at the different places where they …
Camphire — (Hebrews copher), mentioned in Cant. 1:14 (R.V., “henna-flowers”); 4:13 (R.V., “henna”), is the al-henna of th…
Cana — reedy, a town of Galilee, near Capernaum. Here our Lord wrought his first miracle, the turning of water into w…
Canaan — (1.) The fourth son of Ham (Genesis 10:6). His descendants were under a curse in consequence of the transgress…
Canaanite — a name given to the apostle Simon (Matthew 10:4; Mark 3:18). The word here does not, however, mean a descendan…
Canaanites — the descendants of Canaan, the son of Ham. Migrating from their original home, they seem to have reached the P…
Candace — the queen of the Ethiopians whose “eunuch” or chamberlain was converted to Christianity by the instrumentality…
CANDLE Hebrews — ner, Job 18:6; 29:3; Psalm 18:28; Proverbs 24:20, in all which places the Revised Version and margin of Author…
Candlestick — the lamp-stand, “candelabrum,” which Moses was commanded to make for the tabernacle, according to the pattern …
Cane — a tall sedgy plant with a hollow stem, growing in moist places. In Isaiah 43:24; Jeremiah 6:20, the Hebrew wor…
Canker — a gangrene or mortification which gradually spreads over the whole body (2 Timothy 2:17). In James 5:3 “canker…
Cankerworm — (Hebrews yelek), “the licking locust,” which licks up the grass of the field; probably the locust at a certain…
CANNEH Mentioned — only in Ezekiel 27:23. (See CALNEH.)…
CANON This — word is derived from a Hebrew and Greek word denoting a reed or cane. Hence it means something straight, or so…
CAPERNAUM Nahum’s — town, a Galilean city frequently mentioned in the history of our Lord. It is not mentioned in the Old Testamen…
Caphtor — a chaplet, the original seat of the Philistines (Deuteronomy 2:23; Jeremiah 47:4; Amos 9:7). The name is found…
Cappadocia — the easternmost and the largest province of Asia Minor. Christianity very early penetrated into this country (…
Captain — (l.) Hebrews sar (1 Samuel 22:2; 2 Samuel 23:19). Rendered “chief,” Genesis 40:2; 41:9; rendered also “prince,…
Captive — one taken in war. Captives were often treated with great cruelty and indignity (1 Kings 20:32; Joshua 10:24; J…
Captivity — (1.) Of Israel. The kingdom of the ten tribes was successively invaded by several Assyrian kings. Pul (q.v.) i…
Carbuncle — (Exodus 28:17; 39:10; Ezekiel 28:13). Hebrews barkath; LXX. smaragdos; Vulgate, smaragdus; Revised Version, ma…
Carcase — contact with a, made an Israelite ceremonially unclean, and made whatever he touched also unclean, according t…
Carchemish — fortress of Chemosh, a city on the west bank of the Euphrates (Jeremiah 46:2; 2 Chronicles 35:20), not, as was…
Carmel — a park; generally with the article, “the park.” (1.) A prominent headland of Central Palestine, consisting of …
Carmi — vine-dresser. (1.) The last named of the four sons of Reuben (Genesis 46:9). (2.) A descendant of Judah (1 Chr…
CARNAL Unconverted — men are so called (1 Corinthians 3:3). They are represented as of a “carnal mind, which is enmity against God”…
Carpenter — an artificer in stone, iron, and copper, as well as in wood (2 Samuel 5:11; 1 Chronicles 14:1; Mark 6:3). The …
CARRIAGE In — the Authorized Version this word is found as the rendering of many different words. In Judges 18:21 it means v…
Cart — a vehicle moving on wheels, and usually drawn by oxen (2 Samuel 6:3). The Hebrew word thus rendered, ’agalah (…
CARVE The — arts of engraving and carving were much practised among the Jews. They were practised in connection with the c…
Casement — a barrier of open-work placed before windows (Proverbs 7:6). In Judges 5:28 the Hebrew word is rendered “latti…
Casiphia — silver, a place between Babylon and Jerusalem, where Iddo resided (Ezra 8:17); otherwise unknown.…
Casluhim — fortified, a people descended from Mizraim (Genesis 10:14; 1 Chronicles 1:12). Their original seat was probabl…
Cassia — (l.) Hebrew kiddah’, i.e., “split.” One of the principal spices of the holy anointing oil (Exodus 30:24), and …
CASTAWAY Gr. — adokimos, (1 Corinthians 9:27), one regarded as unworthy (R.V., “rejected”); elsewhere rendered “reprobate” (2…
Castle — a military fortress (1 Chronicles 11:7), also probably a kind of tower used by the priests for making known an…
Castor And Pollux — the “Dioscuri”, two heroes of Greek and Roman mythology. Their figures were probably painted or sculptured on …
Caterpillar — the consumer. Used in the Old Testament (1 Kings 8:37; 2 Chronicles 6:28; Psalm 78:46; Isaiah 33:4) as the tra…
Catholic Epistles — the epistles of James, Peter, John, and Jude; so called because they are addressed to Christians in general, a…
Cattle — abounded in the Holy Land. To the rearing and management of them the inhabitants chiefly devoted themselves (D…
Caul — (Hebrews yothe’reth; i.e., “something redundant”), the membrane which covers the upper part of the liver (Exod…
CAULS In Isaiah — 3:18 this word (Hebrews shebisim), in the marg. “networks,” denotes network caps to contain the hair, worn by …
Causeway — a raised way, an ascent by steps, or a raised slope between Zion and the temple (1 Chronicles 26:16, 18). In 2…
CAVE There — are numerous natural caves among the limestone rocks of Syria, many of which have been artificially enlarged f…
Cedar — (Hebrews e’rez, Gr. kedros, Lat. cedrus), a tree very frequently mentioned in Scripture. It was stately (Ezeki…
Cedron — the black torrent, the brook flowing through the ravine below the eastern wall of Jerusalem (John 18:1). (See …
Ceiling — the covering (1 Kings 7:3,7) of the inside roof and walls of a house with planks of wood (2 Chronicles 3:5; Je…
Cellar — a subterranean vault (1 Chronicles 27:28), a storehouse. The word is also used to denote the treasury of the t…
Cenchrea — millet, the eastern harbour of Corinth, from which it was distant about 9 miles east, and the outlet for its t…
Censer — the vessel in which incense was presented on “the golden altar” before the Lord in the temple (Exodus 30:1-9).…
CENSUS There — are five instances of a census of the Jewish people having been taken. (1.) In the fourth month after the Exod…
Centurion — a Roman officer in command of a hundred men (Mark 15:39, 44, 45). Cornelius, the first Gentile convert, was a …
Cephas — a Syriac surname given by Christ to Simon (John 1:42), meaning “rock.” The Greeks translated it by Petros, and…
Chaff — the refuse of winnowed corn. It was usually burned (Exodus 15:7; Isaiah 5:24; Matthew 3:12). This word sometim…
Chain — (1.) a part of the insignia of office. A chain of gold was placed about Joseph’s neck (Genesis 41:42); and one…
CHALCEDONY Mentioned — only in Revelation 21:19, as one of the precious stones in the foundation of the New Jerusalem. The name of th…
CHALDEA The — southern portion of Babylonia, Lower Mesopotamia, lying chiefly on the right bank of the Euphrates, but common…
Chaldee Language — employed by the sacred writers in certain portions of the Old Testament, viz., Daniel 2:4-7, 28; Ezra 4:8-6:18…
Chaldees — or Chaldeans, the inhabitants of the country of which Babylon was the capital. They were so called till the ti…
Chamber — “on the wall,” which the Shunammite prepared for the prophet Elisha (2 Kings 4:10), was an upper chamber over …
Chambering — (Romans 13:13), wantonness, impurity.…
Chamberlain — a confidential servant of the king (Genesis 37:36; 39:1). In Romans 16:23 mention is made of “Erastus the cham…
Chameleon — a species of lizard which has the faculty of changing the colour of its skin. It is ranked among the unclean a…
Chamois — only in Deuteronomy 14:5 (Hebrews zemer), an animal of the deer or gazelle species. It bears this Hebrew name …
Champion — (1 Samuel 17:4, 23), properly “the man between the two,” denoting the position of Goliath between the two camp…
Chance — (Luke 10:31). “It was not by chance that the priest came down by that road at that time, but by a specific arr…
Chancellor — one who has judicial authority, literally, a “Lord of judgement;” a title given to the Persian governor of Sam…
Changes Of Raiment — were reckoned among the treasures of rich men (Genesis 45:22; Judges 14:12, 13; 2 Kings 5:22, 23).…
Channel — (l.) The bed of the sea or of a river (Psalm 18: 15; Isaiah 8:7). (2.) The “chanelbone” (Job 31:22 marg.), pro…
Chapel — a holy place or sanctuary, occurs only in Amos 7:13, where one of the idol priests calls Bethel “the king’s ch…
Chapiter — the ornamental head or capital of a pillar. Three Hebrew words are so rendered. (1.) Cothereth( 1 Kings 7:16; …
CHAPTER The — several books of the Old and New Testaments were from an early time divided into chapters. The Pentateuch was …
Charashim — craftsmen, a valley named in 1 Chronicles 4:14. In Nehemiah 11:35 the Hebrew word is rendered “valley of craft…
Charger — a bowl or deep dish. The silver vessels given by the heads of the tribes for the services of the tabernacle ar…
Chariot — a vehicle generally used for warlike purposes. Sometimes, though but rarely, it is spoken of as used for peace…
Charity — (1 Corinthians 13), the rendering in the Authorized Version of the word which properly denotes love, and is fr…
Charmer — one who practises serpent-charming (Psalm 58:5; Jeremiah 8:17; Ecclesiastes 10:11). It was an early and univer…
Charran — another form (Acts 7:2, 4) of Haran (q.v.).…
Chebar — length, a river in the “land of the Chaldeans” (Ezekiel 1:3), on the banks of which were located some of the J…
Chedorlaomer — (= Khudur-Lagamar of the inscriptions), king of Elam. Many centuries before the age of Abraham, Canaan and eve…
CHEEK Smiting — on the cheek was accounted a grievous injury and insult (Job 16:10; Lamentations 3:30; Micah 5:1). The admonit…
Cheese — (A.S. cese). This word occurs three times in the Authorized Version as the translation of three different Hebr…
Chemarim — black, (Zephaniah 1:4; rendered “idolatrous priests” in 2 Kings 23:5, and “priests” in Hos. 10:5). Some derive…
Chemosh — the destroyer, subduer, or fish-God, the God of the Moabites (Numbers 21:29; Jeremiah 48:7, 13, 46). The worsh…
Chenaanah — merchant. (1.) A Benjamite (1 Chronicles 7:10). (2.) The father of Zedekiah (1 Kings 22: 1 1, 24).…
Chenaiah — whom Jehovah hath made. “Chief of the Levites,” probably a Kohathite (1 Chronicles 15:22), and therefore not t…
Chephirah — village, one of the four cities of the Gibeonitish Hivites with whom Joshua made a league (9:17). It belonged …
Cherethim — (Ezekiel 25:16), more frequently Cherethites, the inhabitants of Southern Philistia, the Philistines (Zephania…
Cherith — a cutting; separation; a gorge, a torrent-bed or winter-stream, a “brook,” in whose banks the prophet Elijah h…
Cherub — plural cherubim, the name of certain symbolical figures frequently mentioned in Scripture. They are first ment…
Chesalon — strength; confidence, a place on the border of Judah, on the side of Mount Jearim (Joshua 15:10); probably ide…
Chesed — gain, the son of Nahor (Genesis 22:22).…
Chesil — ungodly, a town in the south of Judah (Joshua 15:30); probably the same as Bethul (19:4) and Bethuel (1 Chroni…
Chest — (Hebrews ’aron, generally rendered “ark”), the coffer into which the contributions for the repair of the templ…
Chestnut Tree — (Hebrews ’armon; i.e., “naked”), mentioned in connection with Jacob’s artifice regarding the cattle (Genesis 3…
Chesulloth — fertile places; the loins, a town of Issachar, on the slopes of some mountain between Jezreel and Shunem (Josh…
Chezib — deceitful, a town where Shelah, the son of Judah, was born (Genesis 38:5). Probably the same as Achzib (q.v.).…
Chidon — dart, the name of the threshing-floor at which the death of Uzzah took place (1 Chronicles 13:9). In the paral…
Chief Of The Three — a title given to Adino the Eznite, one of David’s greatest heroes (2 Samuel 23:8); also called Jashobeam (1 Ch…
Chiefs — of Asia ‘ ‘Asiarchs,” the title given to certain wealthy persons annually appointed to preside over the religi…
CHILD This — word has considerable latitude of meaning in Scripture. Thus Joseph is called a child at the time when he was …
Chileab — protected by the father, David’s second son by Abigail (2 Samuel 3:3); called also Daniel (1 Chronicles 3:1). …
Chilion — the pining one, the younger son of Elimelech and Naomi, and husband of Orpah, Ruth’s sister (Ruth 1:2; 4:9).…
Chilmad — a place or country unknown which, along with Sheba and Asshur, traded with Tyre (Ezekiel 27:23).…
Chimham — pining, probably the youngest son of Barzillai the Gileadite (2 Samuel 19:37-40). The “habitation of Chimham” …
Chinnereth — lyre, the singular form of the word (Deuteronomy 3:17; Joshua 19:35), which is also used in the plural form, C…
Chios — mentioned in Acts 20:15, an island in the Aegean Sea, about 5 miles distant from the mainland, having a roadst…
Chisleu — the name adopted from the Babylonians by the Jews after the Captivity for the third civil, or ninth ecclesiast…
Cl I ITU VI — or Kittim, a plural form (Genesis 10:4), the name of a branch of the descendants of Javan, the “son” of Japhet…
ChIUN — occurs only in Amos 5:26 (R.V. marg., “shrine”). The LXX. translated the word by Rhephan, which became corrupt…
Chloe — verdure, a female Christian (1 Corinthians 1:11), some of whose household had informed Paul of the divided sta…
Chor-Ashan — smoking furnace, one of the places where “David himself and his men were wont to haunt” (1 Samuel 30:30, 31). …
Chorazin — named along with Bethsaida and Capernaum as one of the cities in which our Lord’s “mighty works” were done, an…
Chosen — spoken of warriors (Exodus 15:4; Judges 20:16), of the Hebrew nation (Psalm 105:43; Deuteronomy 7:7), of Jerus…
Chozeba — (1 Chronicles 4:22), the same as Chezib and Achzib, a place in the lowlands of Judah (Genesis 38:5; Joshua 15:…
Christ — anointed, the Greek translation of the Hebrew word rendered “Messiah” (q.v.), the official title of our Lord, …
Christian — the name given by the Greeks or Romans, probably in reproach, to the followers of Jesus. It was first used at …
Chronicles — the words of the days, (1 Kings 14:19; 1 Chronicles 27:24), the daily or yearly records of the transactions of…
CHRONICLES OF KING David — (1 Chronicles 27:24) were statistical state records; one of the public sources from which the compiler of the …
Chronology — is the arrangement of facts and events in the order of time. The writers of the Bible themselves do not adopt …
Chrysoprasus — golden leek, a precious stone of the colour of leek’s juice, a greenish-golden colour (Revelation 21:20).…
Chub — the name of a people in alliance with Egypt in the time of Nebuchadnezzar. The word is found only in Ezekiel 3…
Chun — one of the cities of Hadarezer, king of Syria. David procured brass (i.e., bronze or copper) from it for the t…
CHURCH Derived — probably from the Greek kuriakon (i.e., “the Lord’s house”), which was used by ancient authors for the place o…
Churl — in Isaiah 32:5 (R.V. marg., “crafty”), means a deceiver. In 1 Samuel 25:3, the word churlish denotes a man tha…
CHUSHAN-RISHATHAIM Cush — of double wickedness, or governor of two presidencies, the king of Mesopotamia who oppressed Israel in the gen…
Cilicia — a maritime province in the south-east of Asia Minor. Tarsus, the birth-place of Paul, was one of its chief tow…
CINNAMON Hebrews — kinamon, the Cinnamomum zeylanicum of botanists, a tree of the Laurel family, which grows only in India on the…
ClNNERETH — a harp, one of the “fenced cities” of Naphtali (Joshua 19:35; comp. Deuteronomy 3:17). It also denotes, appare…
Circuit — the apparent diurnal revolution of the sun round the earth (Psalm 19:6), and the changes of the wind (Ecclesia…
Circumcision — cutting around. This rite, practised before, as some think, by divers races, was appointed by God to be the sp…
Cistern — the rendering of a Hebrew word bor, which means a receptacle for water conveyed to it; distinguished from beer…
Citizenship — the rights and privileges of a citizen in distinction from a foreigner (Luke 15:15; 19:14; Acts 21:39). Under …
CITY The — earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain (Genesis 4:17). After the confusio…
Clauda — a small island off the southwest coast of Crete, passed by Paul on his voyage to Rome (Acts 27:16). It is abou…
Claudia — a female Christian mentioned in 2 Timothy 4:21. It is a conjecture having some probability that she was a Brit…
Claudius — lame. (1.) The fourth Roman emperor. He succeeded Caligula (A.D. 41). Though in general he treated the Jews, e…
CLAY This — word is used of sediment found in pits or in streets (Isaiah 57:20; Jeremiah 38:60), of dust mixed with spittl…
CLEAN The — various forms of uncleanness according to the Mosaic law are enumerated in Leviticus 11-15; Numbers 19. The di…
Clement — mild, a Christian of Philippi, Paul’s “fellow-labourer,” whose name he mentions as “in the book of life” (Phil…
Cleopas — (abbreviation of Cleopatros), one of the two disciples with whom Jesus conversed on the way to Emmaus on the d…
Cleophas — (in the spelling of this word h is inserted by mistake from Latin MSS.), rather Cleopas, which is the Greek fo…
Cloak — an upper garment, “an exterior tunic, wide and long, reaching to the ankles, but without sleeves” (Isaiah 59:1…
Closet — as used in the New Testament, signifies properly a storehouse (Luke 12: 24), and hence a place of privacy and …
CLOUD The Hebrew — so rendered means “a covering,” because clouds cover the sky. The word is used as a symbol of the Divine prese…
Cnidus — a town and harbour on the extreme south-west of the peninsula of Doris in Asia Minor. Paul sailed past it on h…
COAL It — is by no means certain that the Hebrews were acquainted with mineral coal, although it is found in Syria. Thei…
Coat — the tunic worn like the shirt next the skin (Leviticus 16:4; Cant. 5:3; 2 Samuel 15:32; Exodus 28:4; 29:5). Th…
Coat Of Mail — the rendering of a Hebrew word meaning “glittering” (1 Samuel 17:5, 38). The same word in the plural form is t…
Cockatrice — the mediaeval name (a corruption of “crocodile”) of a fabulous serpent supposed to be produced from a cock’s e…
COCK-CROWING In — our Lord’s time the Jews had adopted the Greek and Roman division of the night into four watches, each consist…
Cockle — occurs only in Job 31:40 (marg., “noisome weeds”), where it is the rendering of a Hebrew word (b’oshah) which …
Coele-Syria — hollow Syria, the name (not found in Scripture) given by the Greeks to the extensive valley, about 100 miles l…
Coffer — the receptacle or small box placed beside the ark by the Philistines, in which they deposited the golden mice …
Coffin — used in Genesis 50:26 with reference to the burial of Joseph. Here, it means a mummy-chest. The same Hebrew wo…
Cogitations — (or “thoughts,” as the Chaldee word in Daniel 7:28 literally means), earnest meditation.…
COIN Before — the Exile the Jews had no regularly stamped money. They made use of uncoined shekels or talents of silver, whi…
Collar — (Hebrews peh), means in Job 30:18 the mouth or opening of the garment that closes round the neck in the same w…
COLLECTION The Christians — in Palestine, from various causes, suffered from poverty. Paul awakened an interest in them among the Gentile …
COLLEGE Hebrews — mishneh (2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 34:22), rendered in Revised Version “second quarter”, the residence of th…
COLONY The — city of Philippi was a Roman colony (Acts 16:12), i.e., a military settlement of Roman soldiers and citizens, …
Colossae — or Colosse, a city of Phrygia, on the Lycus, which is a tributary of the Maeander. It was about 12 miles above…
COLOUR The — subject of colours holds an important place in the Scriptures. White occurs as the translation of various Hebr…
Comforter — the designation of the Holy Ghost (John 14:16, 26; 15:26; 16:7; R.V. marg., “or Advocate, or Helper; Gr. parac…
Coming Of Christ — (1) with reference to his first advent “in the fulness of the time” (1 John 5:20; 2 John 1:7), or (2) with ref…
Communion — fellowship with God (Genesis 18:17-33; Exodus 33:9-11; Numbers 12:7, 8), between Christ and his people (John 1…
Conaniah — whom Jehovah hath set, a Levite placed over the tithes brought into the temple (2 Chronicles 35:9).…
Concision — (Gr. katatome; i.e., “mutilation”), a term used by Paul contemptuously of those who were zealots for circumcis…
Concubine — in the Bible denotes a female conjugally united to a man, but in a relation inferior to that of a wife. Among …
Concupiscence — desire, Romans 7:8 (R.V., “coveting”); Colossians 3:5 (R.V., “desire”). The “lust of concupiscence” (1 Thessal…
Conduit — a water-course or channel (Job 38:25). The “conduit of the upper pool” (Isaiah 7:3) was formed by Hezekiah for…
Coney — (Hebrews shaphan; i.e., “the hider”), an animal which inhabits the mountain gorges and the rocky districts of …
Confection — (Exodus 30:35, “ointment” in ver. 25; R.V., “perfume”). The Hebrew word so rendered is derived from a root mea…
Confectionaries — only in 1 Samuel 8:13, those who make confections, i.e., perfumers, who compound species and perfumes.…
Confession — (1) An open profession of faith (Luke 12:8). (2.) An acknowledment of sins to God (Leviticus 16:21; Ezra 9:5-1…
Congregation — (Hebrews kahal), the Hebrew people collectively as a holy community (Numbers 15:15). Every circumcised Hebrew …
Conscience — that faculty of the mind, or inborn sense of right and wrong, by which we judge of the moral character of huma…
Consecration — the devoting or setting apart of anything to the worship or service of God. The race of Abraham and the tribe …
Consolation Of Israel — a name for the Messiah in common use among the Jews, probably suggested by Isaiah 12:1; 49:13. The Greek word …
Constellation — a cluster of stars, or stars which appear to be near each other in the heavens, and which astronomers have red…
Contentment — a state of mind in which one’s desires are confined to his lot whatever it may be (1 Timothy 6:6; 2 Corinthian…
Conversation — generally the goings out and in of social intercourse (Ephesians 2:3; 4:22; R.V., “manner of life”); one’s dep…
Conversion — the turning of a sinner to God (Acts 15:3). In a general sense the heathen are said to be “converted” when the…
Convocation — a meeting of a religious character as distinguished from congregation, which was more general, dealing with po…
Cook — a person employed to perform culinary service. In early times among the Hebrews cooking was performed by the m…
Coos — (written Cos in the R.V.), a small island, one of the Sporades in the Aegean Sea, in the north-west of Rhodes,…
Copper — derived from the Greek kupros (the island of Cyprus), called “Cyprian brass,” occurs only in the Authorized Ve…
Cor This Hebrew — word, untranslated, denotes a round vessel used as a measure both for liquids and solids. It was equal to one …
CORAL Hebrews — ramoth, meaning “heights;” i.e., “high-priced” or valuable things, or, as some suppose, “that which grows high…
Corban — a Hebrew word adopted into the Greek of the New Testament and left untranslated. It occurs only once (Mark 7:1…
Cord — frequently used in its proper sense, for fastening a tent (Exodus 35:18; 39:40), yoking animals to a cart (Isa…
CORIANDER Hebrews — gad, (Exodus 16:31; Numbers 11:7), seed to which the manna is likened in its form and colour. It is the Corian…
Corinth — a Grecian city, on the isthmus which joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. It is about 48 miles we…
Cormorant — (Leviticus 1 1 : 17; Deuteronomy 14:17), Hebrews shalak, “plunging,” or “darting down,” (the Phalacrocorax car…
Corn The — word so rendered (dagan) in Genesis 27:28, 37, Numbers 18:27, Deuteronomy 28:51, Lamentations 2:12, is a gener…
Cornelius — a centurion whose history is narrated in Acts 10. He was a “devout man,” and like the centurion of Capernaum, …
CORNER The — angle of a house (Job 1:19) or a street (Proverbs 7:8). “Corners” in Nehemiah 9:22 denotes the various distric…
CORNET Hebrews — shophar, “brightness,” with reference to the clearness of its sound (1 Chronicles 15:28; 2 Chronicles 15:14; P…
Cotes — pens or enclosures for flocks (2 Chronicles 32:28, “cotes for flocks;” R.V., “flocks in folds”).…
Cottage — (1.) A booth in a vineyard (Isaiah 1:8); a temporary shed covered with leaves or straw to shelter the watchman…
Couch — (Genesis 49:4; 1 Chronicles 5:1; Job 7:13; Psalm 6:6, etc.), a seat for repose or rest. (See BED.)…
Coulter — (1 Samuel 13:20, 21), an agricultural instrument, elsewhere called “ploughshare” (Isaiah 2:4; Micah 4:3; Joel …
Council — spoken of counsellors who sat in public trials with the governor of a province (Acts 25: 12). The Jewish counc…
Counsellor — an adviser (Proverbs 11:14; 15:22), a king’s state counsellor (2 Samuel 15:12). Used once of the Messiah (Isai…
COURSES When David — was not permitted to build the temple, he proceeded, among the last acts of his life, with the assistance of Z…
Court — the enclosure of the tabernacle (Exodus 27:9-19; 40:8), of the temple (1 Kings 6:36), of a prison (Nehemiah 3:…
Covenant — a contract or agreement between two parties. In the Old Testament the Hebrew word berith is always thus transl…
Covering Of The Eyes — occurs only in Genesis 20: 16. In the Revised Version the rendering is “it (i.e., Abimelech’s present of 1,000…
Covetousness — a strong desire after the possession of worldly things (Colossians 3:5; Ephesians 5:5; Hebrews 13:5; 1 Timothy…
Cow A — cow and her calf were not to be killed on the same day (Leviticus 22:28; Exodus 23:19; Deuteronomy 22:6, 7). T…
Crane — (Isaiah 38:14; Jeremiah 8:7). In both of these passages the Authorized Version has reversed the Hebrew order o…
Creation — “In the beginning” God created, i.e., called into being, all things out of nothing. This creative act on the p…
Creature — denotes the whole creation in Romans 8:39; Colossians 1:15; Revelation 5:13; the whole human race in Mark 16:1…
Crescens — increasing, probably one of the seventy disciples of Christ. He was one of Paul’s assistants (2 Timothy 4:10),…
Crete — now called Candia, one of the largest islands in the Meditterranean, about 140 miles long and 35 broad. It was…
Crisping-Pin — (Isaiah 3:22; R.V., “satchel”), some kind of female ornament, probably like the modem reticule. The Hebrew wor…
Crispus — curled, the chief of the synagogue at Corinth (Acts 18:8). He was converted and, with his family, baptized by …
Cross — in the New Testament the instrument of crucifixion, and hence used for the crucifixion of Christ itself (Ephes…
Crown — (1.) Denotes the plate of gold in the front of the high priest’s mitre (Exodus 29:6; 39:30). The same Hebrew w…
Crown Of Thorns — our Lord was crowned with a, in mockery by the Romans (Matthew 27:29). The object of Pilate’s guard in doing t…
Crucifixion — a common mode of punishment among heathen nations in early times. It is not certain whether it was known among…
Cruse — a utensil; a flask or cup for holding water (1 Samuel 26: 11, 12, 16; 1 Kings 19:6) or oil (1 Kings 17:12, 14,…
Crystal — (Ezekiel 1:22, with the epithet “terrible,” as dazzling the spectators with its brightness). The word occurs i…
CUBIT Hebrews — ‘ammah; i.e., “mother of the arm,” the fore-arm, is a word derived from the Latin cubitus, the lower arm. It i…
Cuckoo — (Hebrews shahaph), from a root meaning “to be lean; slender.” This bird is mentioned only in Leviticus 11:16 a…
Cucumbers — (Hebrews plur. kishshuim; i.e., “hard,” “difficult” of digestion, only in Numbers 11:5). This vegetable is ext…
Cummin — (Hebrews kammon; i.e., a “condiment”), the fruit or seed of an umbelliferous plant, the Cuminum sativum, still…
Cup — a wine-cup (Genesis 40:11, 21), various forms of which are found on Assyrian and Egyptian monuments. All Solom…
Cup-Bearer — an officer of high rank with Egyptian, Persian, Assyrian, and Jewish monarchs. The cup-bearer of the king of E…
Curious Arts — (Acts 1 9: 1 9), magical arts; jugglery practised by the Ephesian conjurers. Ephesus was noted for its wizard …
Curse — denounced by God against the serpent (Genesis 3:14), and against Cain (4:11). These divine maledictions carrie…
Curtain — (1.) Ten curtains, each twenty-eight cubits long and four wide, made of fine linen, also eleven made of goat’s…
Cush — black. (1.) A son, probably the eldest, of Ham, and the father of Nimrod (Genesis 10:8; 1 Chronicles 1:10). Fr…
Cushan — probably a poetic or prolonged name of the land of Cush, the Arabian Cush (Habakkuk 3:7). Some have, however, …
Cushite — (1.) The messenger sent by Joab to David to announce his victory over Absalom (2 Samuel 18:32). (2.) The fathe…
Custom — a tax imposed by the Romans. The tax-gatherers were termed publicans (q.v.), who had their stations at the gat…
Cuthah — one of the Babylonian cities or districts from which Shalmaneser transplanted certain colonists to Samaria (2 …
Cutting — the flesh in various ways was an idolatrous practice, a part of idol-worship (Deuteronomy 14:1; 1 Kings 18:28)…
Cymbals — (Hebrews tzeltzelim, from a root meaning to “tinkle”), musical instruments, consisting of two convex pieces of…
Cypress — (Hebrews tirzah, “hardness”), mentioned only in Isaiah 44:14 (R.V., “holm tree”). The oldest Latin version tra…
Cyprus — one of the largest islands of the Mediterranean, about 148 miles long and 40 broad. It is distant about 60 mil…
Cyrene — a city (now Tripoli) in Upper Libya, North Africa, founded by a colony of Greeks (B.C. 630). It contained latt…
Cyrenius — the Grecized form of Quirinus. His full name was Publius Sulpicius Quirinus. Recent historical investigation h…
Cyrus — (Hebrews Ko’resh), the celebrated “King of Persia” (Elam) who was conqueror of Babylon, and issued the decree …