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Jaakan — he twists, one of the sons of Ezer, the son of Seir the Horite (1 Chronicles 1:42).…

Jaakobah — heel-catcher, a form of the name Jacob, one of the descendants of Simeon (1 Chronicles 4:36).…

Jaala — a wild she-goat, one of the Nethinim, whose descendants returned from the Captivity (Nehemiah 7:58).…

Jaalam — concealer, the second of Esau’s three sons by Aholibamah (Genesis 36:5, 14).…

Jaanai — mourner, one of the chief Gadites (1 Chronicles 5:12).…

Jaare-Oregim — forests of the weavers, a Bethlehemite (2 Samuel 21:19), and the father of Elhanan, who slew Goliath. In 1 Chr…

Jaasau — fabricator, an Israelite who renounced his Gentile wife after the Return (Ezra 10:37).…

Jaaz-Aniah — heard by Jehovah. (1.) The son of Jeremiah, and one of the chief Rechabites (Jeremiah 35:3). (2.) The son of S…

Jaazer — he (God) helps, a city of the Amorites on the east of Jordan, and assigned, with neighbouring places in Gilead…

Jaaziah — comforted by Jehovah, a descendant of Merari the Levite (1 Chronicles 24:26,27).…

Jaaziel — comforted by God, a Levitical musician (1 Chronicles 15:18).…

Jabal — a stream, a descendant of Cain, and brother of Jubal; “the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle” (…

Jabbok — a pouring out, or a wrestling, one of the streams on the east of Jordan, into which it falls about midway betw…

Jabesh — dry. (1.) For Jabesh-Gilead (1 Samuel 11:3,9,10). (2.) The father of Shallum (2 Kings 15:10, 13, 14), who usur…

Jabez — affiction. (1.) A descendant of Judah, of whom it is recorded that “God granted him that which he requested” (…

Jabin — discerner; the wise. (1.) A king of Hazor, at the time of the entrance of Israel into Canaan (Joshua 11:1-14),…

Jabneel — built by God. (1.) A town in the north boundary of Judah (Joshua 15:11), called afterwards by the Greeks Jamni…

Jabneh — building, (2 Chronicles 26:6), identical with Jabneel (Joshua 15:11).…

Jachan — mourner, one of the chief Gadite “brothers” in Bashan (1 Chronicles 5:13).…

Jachin — firm. (1.) The fourth son of Simeon (Genesis 46:10), called also Jarib (1 Chronicles 4:24). (2.) The head of o…

Jachin And Boaz — the names of two brazen columns set up in Solomon’s temple (1 Kings 7:15-22). Each was eighteen cubits high an…

Jacinth — properly a flower of a reddish blue or deep purple (hyacinth), and hence a precious stone of that colour (Reve…

Jacob — one who follows on another’s heels; supplanter, (Genesis 25:26; 27:36; Hos. 12:2-4), the second bom of the twi…

Jacob’S W — ell (John 4:5, 6). This is one of the few sites in Palestine about which there is no dispute. It was dug by Ja…

Jaddua — known. (1.) One of the chiefs who subscribed the covenant (Nehemiah 10:21). (2.) The last high priest mentione…

Jadon — judge, a Meronothite who assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 3:7).…

Jael — mountain-goat, the wife of Heber the Kenite (Judges 4:17-22). When the Canaanites were defeated by Barak, Sise…

Jagur — place of sojourn, a city on the southern border of Judah (Joshua 15:21).…

Jah — a contraction for Jehovah (Psalm 68:4).…

Jahath — union. (1.) A son of Shimei, and grandson of Gershom (1 Chronicles 23:10). (2.) One of the sons of Shelomoth, …

Jahaz — trodden down (called also Jahaza, Joshua 13:18; Jahazah, 21:36; Jahzah, 1 Chronicles 6:78), a town where Sihon…

Jahaziel — beheld by God. (1.) The third son of Hebron (1 Chronicles 23:19). (2.) A Benjamite chief who joined David at Z…

Jahdai — grasper, a descendant of Caleb, of the family of Hezron (1 Chronicles 2:47).…

Jahzeel — allotted by God, the first of the sons of Naphtali (Genesis 46:24).…

Jahzerah — returner, the son of Meshullam, and father of Adiel (1 Chronicles 9:12).…

Jailer — (of Philippi), Acts 16:23. The conversion of the Roman jailer, a man belonging to a class “insensible as a rul…

Jair — enlightener. (1.) The son of Segub. He was brought up with his mother in Gilead, where he had possessions (1 C…

Jairus — a ruler of the synagogue at Capernaum, whose only daughter Jesus restored to life (Mark 5:22; Luke 8:41). Ente…

Jakeh — pious, the father of Agur (Proverbs 30:1). Nothing is known of him.…

Jakim — establisher. (1.) Chief of the twelfth priestly order (1 Chronicles 24:12). (2.) A Benjamite (1 Chronicles 8:1…

Jalon — lodger, the last of the four sons of Ezra, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chronicles 4: 17).…

Jamb Res — one of those who opposed Moses in Egypt (2 Timothy 3:8). (See JANNES.)…

James — (1.) The son of Zebedee and Salome; an elder brother of John the apostle. He was one of the twelve. He was by …

Jannes — one of the Egyptians who “withstood Moses” (2 Timothy 3:8).…

Janoah — or Jano’hah, rest. (1.) A town on the north-eastern border of Ephraim, in the Jordan valley (Joshua 16:6, 7). …

Janum — slumber, a town in the mountains of Judah (Joshua 15:53).…

Japheth — wide spreading: “God shall enlarge Japheth” (Hebrews Yaphat Elohim le-Yephet, Genesis 9:27. Some, however, der…

Japhia — splendid. (1.) The king of Lachish, who joined in the confederacy against Joshua (Joshua 10:3), and was defeat…

Japho — beauty, a sea-port in Dan (Joshua 19:46); called Joppa (q.v.) in 2 Chronicles 2:16; Ezra 3:7; Jonah 1:3; and i…

Jared — descent. (1.) The fourth antediluvian patriarch in descent from Seth (Genesis 5:15-20; Luke 3:37), the father …

Jarib — an adversary. (1.) A son of Simeon (1 Chronicles 4:24). (2.) One of the chiefs sent by Ezra to bring up the pr…

Jarmuth — height. (1.) A town in the plain of Judah (Joshua 15:35), originally the residence of one of the Canaanitish k…

Jashen — sleeping, called also Hashem (1 Chronicles 11:34); a person, several of whose sons were in David’s body-guard …

Jasher — upright. “The Book of Jasher,” rendered in the LXX. “the Book of the Upright One,” by the Vulgate “the Book of…

Jashobeam — dweller among the people; or to whom the people turn, the Hachmonite (1 Chronicles 11:11), one of David’s chie…

Jashub — returner. (1.) The third of Issachar’ s four sons (1 Chronicles 7:1); called also Job (Genesis 46:13). (2.) Ez…

Jason — he that will cure, the host of Paul and Silas in Thessalonica. The Jews assaulted his house in order to seize …

Jasper — (Hebrews yashpheh, “glittering”), a gem of various colours, one of the twelve inserted in the high priest’s br…

Jattir — pre-eminent, a city in the mountains of Judah (Joshua 15:48; 21:14).…

Javan — (1.) The fourth “son” of Japheth (Genesis 10:2), whose descendants settled in Greece, i.e., Ionia, which bears…

Javelin — (1.) Hebrews hanith, a lance, from its flexibility (1 Samuel 18:10, 11; 19:9, 10; 20:33). (2.) Hebrews romah, …

Jaw-Bone — of an ass afforded Samson a weapon for the great slaughter of the Philistines (Judges 15.15), in which he slew…

Jealousy — suspicion of a wife’s purity, one of the strongest passions (Numbers 5:14; Proverbs 6:34; Cant. 8:6); also an …

Jealousy Offering — the name of the offering the husband was to bring when he charged his wife with adultery (Numbers 5:11-15).…

Jearim — forests, a mountain on the border of Judah (Joshua 15:10).…

Jebus — trodden hard, or fastness, or “the waterless hill”, the name of the Canaanitish city which stood on Mount Zion…

Jebusites — the name of the original inhabitants of Jebus, mentioned frequently among the seven nations doomed to destruct…

Jecoliah — able through Jehovah, the wife of King Amaziah, and mother of King Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26:3).…

Jedaiah — (1.) Invoker of Jehovah. The son of Shimri, a chief Simeonite (1 Chronicles 4:37). (2.) One of those who repai…

Jedlael — known by God. (1.) One of the sons of Benjamin, whose descendants numbered 17,200 warriors (1 Chronicles 7:6, …

Jedidiah — beloved by Jehovah, the name which, by the mouth of Nathan, the Lord gave to Solomon at his birth as a token o…

Jeduthun — lauder; praising, a Levite of the family of Merari, and one of the three masters of music appointed by David (…

J Eg Ar- S Ah Adutha — pile of testimony, the Aramaic or Syriac name which Laban gave to the pile of stones erected as a memorial of …

Jehaleleel — praiser of God. (1.) A descendant of Judah (1 Chronicles 4:16). (2.) A Levite of the family of Merari (2 Chron…

Jehdeiah — rejoicer in Jehovah. (1.) One of the Levitical attendants at the temple, a descendant of Shubael (1 Chronicles…

JEHIEL God’s — living one. (1.) The father of Gibeon (1 Chronicles 9:35). (2.) One of David’s guard (1 Chronicles 11:44). (3.…

JEHIZKIAH Jehovah — strengthens, one of the chiefs of Ephraim (2 Chronicles 28:12).…

JEHOADDAN Jehovah — his ornament, the wife of King Jehoash, and mother of King Amaziah (2 Kings 14:2).…

JEHOAHAZ Jehovah — his sustainer, or he whom Jehovah holdeth. (1.) The youngest son of Jehoram, king of Judah (2 Chronicles 21:17…

JEHOASH Jehovah-given. — (1.) The son of King Ahaziah. While yet an infant, he was saved from the general massacre of the family by his…

Jehohanan — Jehovah-granted, Jeroboam II. (1.) A Korhite, the head of one of the divisions of the temple porters (1 Chroni…

Jehoiachin — succeeded his father Jehoiakin (B.C. 599) when only eight years of age, and reigned for one hundred days (2 Ch…

JEHOIADA Jehovah-known. — (1.) The father of Benaiah, who was one of David’s chief warriors (2 Samuel 8:18; 20:23). (2.) The high priest…

JEHOIARIB Jehovah — defends, a priest at Jerusalem, head of one of the sacerdotal courses (1 Chronicles 9:10; 24:7). His “course” …

JEHONADAB Jehovah — is liberal; or, whom Jehovah impels. (1.) A son of Shimeah, and nephew of David. It was he who gave the fatal …

Jehonathan — whom Jehovah gave. (1.) One of the stewards of David’s store-houses (1 Chronicles 27:25). (2.) A Levite who ta…

JEHORAM Jehovah-exalted. — (1.) Son of Toi, king of Hamath, sent by his father to congratulate David on the occasion of his victory over …

JEHOSHAPHAT Jehovah-judged. — (1.) One of David’s body-guard (1 Chronicles 11:43). (2.) One of the priests who accompanied the removal of th…

Jehosheba — Jehovah-swearing, the daughter of Jehoram, the king of Israel. She is called Jehoshabeath in 2 Chronicles 22:1…

Jehovah — the special and significant name (not merely an appellative title such as Lord [adonai]) by which God revealed…

JEHOVAH-NISSI Jehovah — my banner, the title given by Moses to the altar which he erected on the hill on the top of which he stood wit…

JEHOVAH-SHALOM Jehovah — send peace, the name which Gideon gave to the altar he erected on the spot at Ophrah where the angel appeared …

JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH Jehovah — is there, the symbolical title given by Ezekiel to Jerusalem, which was seen by him in vision (Ezekiel 48:35).…

JEHOVAH-TSIDKENU Jehovah — our rightousness, rendered in the Authorized Version, “The LORD our righteousness,” a title given to the Messi…

JEHOZABAD Jehovah-given. — (1.) The son of Obed-edom (1 Chronicles 26:4), one of the Levite porters. (2.) The son of Shomer, one of the t…

Jehozadak — Jehovah-justified, the son of the high priest Seraiah at the time of the Babylonian exile (1 Chronicles 6:14, …

JEHU Jehovah — is he. (1.) The son of Obed, and father of Azariah (1 Chronicles 2:38). (2.) One of the Benjamite slingers tha…

Jehucal — able, the son of Shelemiah. He is also called Jucal (Jeremiah 38:1). He was one of the two persons whom Zedeki…

Jehudi — a Jew, son of Nethaniah. He was sent by the princes to invite Baruch to read Jeremiah’s roll to them (Jeremiah…

Jemima — dove, the eldest of Job’s three daughters born after his time of trial (Job 42:14).…

Jephthah — whom God sets free, or the breaker through, a “mighty man of valour” who delivered Israel from the oppression …

Jephthah’S Vow — (Judges 11:30, 31). After a crushing defeat of the Ammonites, Jephthah returned to his own house, and the firs…

Jephunneh — nimble, or a beholder. (1.) The father of Caleb, who was Joshua’s companion in exploring Canaan (Numbers 13:6)…

Jerahmeel — loving God. (1.) The son of Hezron, the brother of Caleb (1 Chronicles 2:9, 25, 26, etc.). (2.) The son of Kis…

Jeremiah — raised up or appointed by Jehovah. (1.) A Gadite who joined David in the wilderness (1 Chronicles 12:10). (2.)…

Jericho — place of fragrance, a fenced city in the midst of a vast grove of palm trees, in the plain of Jordan, over aga…

Jerimoth — heights. (1.) One of the sons of Bela (1 Chronicles 7:7). (2.) 1 Chronicles 24:30, a Merarite Levite. (3.) A B…

Jeroboam — increase of the people. (1.) The son of Nebat (1 Kings 11:26-39), “an Ephrathite,” the first king of the ten t…

Jeroham — cherished; who finds mercy. (1.) Father of Elkanah, and grandfather of the prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 1:1). (2.)…

Jerubbaal — contender with Baal; or, let Baal plead, a surname of Gideon; a name given to him because he destroyed the alt…

Jerubbesheth — contender with the shame; i.e., idol, a surname also of Gideon (2 Samuel 11:21).…

Jeruel — founded by God, a “desert” on the ascent from the valley of the Dead Sea towards Jerusalem. It lay beyond the …

Jerusalem — called also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “th…

Jerusha — possession, or possessed; i.e., “by a husband”, the wife of Uzziah, and mother of king Jotham (2 Kings 15:33).…

Jeshaiah — deliverance of Jehovah. (1.) A Kohathite Levite, the father of Joram, of the family of Eliezer (1 Chronicles 2…

Jeshanah — a city of the kingdom of Israel (2 Chronicles 13:19).…

Jesharelah — upright towards God, the head of the seventh division of Levitical musicians (1 Chronicles 25:14).…

Jeshebeab — seat of his father, the head of the fourteenth division of priests (1 Chronicles 24:13).…

Jesher — uprightness, the first of the three sons of Caleb by Azubah (1 Chronicles 2:18).…

Jeshimon — the waste, probably some high waste land to the south of the Dead Sea (Numbers 21:20; 23:28; 1 Samuel 23:19, 2…

Jeshua — (1.) Head of the ninth priestly order (Ezra 2:36); called also Jeshuah (1 Chronicles 24:11). (2.) A Levite app…

Jeshurun — a poetical name for the people of Israel, used in token of affection, meaning, “the dear upright people” (Deut…

Jesse — firm, or a gift, a son of Obed, the son of Boaz and Ruth (Ruth 4:17, 22; Matthew 1:5, 6; Luke 3:32). He was th…

Jesus — (1.) Joshua, the son of Nun (Acts 7:45; Hebrews 4:8; R.V., “Joshua”). (2.) A Jewish Christian surnamed Justus …

Jether — surplus; excellence. (1.) Father-in-law of Moses (Exodus 4:18 marg.), called elsewhere Jethro (q.v.). (2.) The…

Jetheth — a peg, or a prince, one of the Edomitish kings of Mount Seir (Genesis 36:40).…

Jethlah — suspended; high, a city on the borders of Dan (Joshua 19:42).…

Jethro — his excellence, or gain, a prince or priest of Midian, who succeeded his father Reuel. Moses spent forty years…

Jetur — an enclosure, one of the twelve sons of Ishmael (Genesis 25:15).…

Jeuel — snatched away by God, a descendant of Zerah (1 Chronicles 9:6).…

Jeush — assembler. (1.) The oldest of Esau’s three sons by Aholibamah (Genesis 36:5, 14, 18). (2.) A son of Bilhan, gr…

Jew — the name derived from the patriarch Judah, at first given to one belonging to the tribe of Judah or to the sep…

Jewess — a woman of Hebrew birth, as Eunice, the mother of Timothy (Acts 16:1; 2 Timothy 1:5), and Drusilla (Acts 24:24…

Jezebel — chaste, the daughter of Ethbaal, the king of the Zidonians, and the wife of Ahab, the king of Israel (1 Kings …

Jeziel — assembled by God, a son of Azmaveth. He was one of the Benjamite archers who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chronic…

JEZREEL God — scatters. (1.) A town of Issachar (Joshua 19:18), where the kings of Israel often resided (1 Kings 18:45; 21:1…

J Ezreel — , FOUNTAIN OF where Saul encamped before the battle of Gilboa (1 Samuel 29:1). In the valley under Zerin there…

J Ezreel — , PORTION OF the field adjoining the city (2 Kings 9:10, 21, 36, 37). Here Naboth was stoned to death (1 Kings…

J Ezreel — , TOWER OF one of the turrets which guarded the entrance to the city (2 Kings 9:17).…

J Ezreel — , VALLEY OF lying on the northern side of the city, between the ridges of Gilboa and Moreh, an offshoot of Esd…

JOAB Jehovah — is his father. (1.) One of the three sons of Zeruiah, David’s sister, and “captain of the host” during the who…

JOAH Jehovah — his brother; i.e., helper. (1.) One of the sons of Obed-edom (1 Chronicles 26:4), a Korhite porter. (2.) A Lev…

Joahaz — (2 Chronicles 34:8), a contracted form of Jehoahaz (q.v.).…

Joanna — whom Jehovah has graciously given. (1.) The grandson of Zerubbabel, in the lineage of Christ (Luke 3:27); the …

Joash — whom Jehovah bestowed. (1.) A contracted form of Jehoash, the father of Gideon (Judges 6:11, 29; 8:13, 29, 32)…

Job — persecuted, an Arabian patriarch who resided in the land of Uz (q.v.). While living in the midst of great pros…

Jobab — dweller in the desert. (1.) One of the sons of Joktan, and founder of an Arabian tribe (Genesis 10:29). (2.) K…

JOCHEBED Jehovah — is her glory, the wife of Amram, and the mother of Miriam, Aaron, and Moses (Numbers 26:59). She is spoken of …

JOEL Jehovah — is his God. (1.) The oldest of Samuel’s two sons appointed by him as judges in Beersheba (1 Samuel 8:2). (See …

Joelah — a Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:7).…

JOEZER Jehovah — is his help, one of the Korhites who became part of David’s body-guard (1 Chronicles 12:6).…

Johanan — whom Jehovah graciously bestows. (1.) One of the Gadite heroes who joined David in the desert of Judah (1 Chro…

John — (1.) One who, with Annas and Caiaphas, sat in judgment on the apostles Peter and John (Acts 4:6). He was of th…

JOHN THE Baptist — the “forerunner of our Lord.” We have but fragmentary and imperfect accounts of him in the Gospels. He was of …

Joiada — (whom Jehovah favours) = Jehoiada. (1.) Nehemiah 3:6. (2.) One of the high priests (12:10, 11, 22).…

Joiakim — (whom Jehovah has set up) = Jehoiakim, a high priest, the son and successor of Jeshua (Nehemiah 12:10, 12, 26)…

Joiarib — (whom Jehovah defends) = Jehoiarib. (1.) The founder of one of the courses of the priests (Nehemiah 11:10). (2…

Jokdeam — a city in the mountains of Judah (Joshua 15:56).…

Jokim — whom Jehovah has set up, one of the descendants of Shelah (1 Chronicles 4:22).…

Jokmeam — gathering of the people, a city of Ephraim, which was given with its suburbs to the Levites (1 Chronicles 6:68…

Jokneam — gathered by the people, (Joshua 19:11; 21:34), a city “of Carmel” (12:22), i.e., on Carmel, allotted with its …

Jokshan — snarer, the second son of Abraham and Keturah (Genesis 25:2, 3; 1 Chronicles 1:32).…

Joktan — little, the second of the two sons of Eber (Genesis 10:25; 1 Chronicles 1:19). There is an Arab tradition that…

Joktheel — subdued by God. (1.) A city of Judah near Lachish (Joshua 15, 38). Perhaps the ruin Kutlaneh, south of Gezer. …

Jonadab — =Jehon’adab. (1.) The son of Rechab, and founder of the Rechabites (q.v.), 2 Kings 10:15; Jeremiah 35:6, 10. (…

Jonah — a dove, the son of Amittai of Gath-hepher. He was a prophet of Israel, and predicted the restoration of the an…

Jonas — (l.) Greek form of Jonah (Matthew 12:39, 40, 41, etc.). (2.) The father of the apostles Peter (John 21:15-17) …

Jonathan — whom Jehovah gave, the name of fifteen or more persons that are mentioned in Scripture. The chief of these are…

Jonath-Elem-Rechokim — dove of the dumbness of the distance; i.e., “the silent dove in distant places”, title of Psalm 56. This was p…

Joppa — beauty, a town in the portion of Dan (Joshua 19:46; A.V., “Japho”), on a sandy promontory between Caesarea and…

Joram — =Jeho’ram. (1.) One of the kings of Israel (2 Kings 8:16, 25, 28). He was the son of Ahab. (2.) Jehoram, the s…

JORDAN Hebrews — Yarden, “the descender;” Arab. Nahr-esh-Sheriah, “the watering-place” the chief river of Palestine. It flows f…

Joseph — remover or increaser. (1.) The elder of the two sons of Jacob by Rachel (Genesis 30:23, 24), who, on the occas…

Joshua Jehovah — is his help, or Jehovah the Saviour. The son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, the successor of Moses as the le…

Josiah — healed by Jehovah, or Jehovah will support. The son of Amon, and his successor on the throne of Judah (2 Kings…

Jot — or Iota, the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet, used metaphorically or proverbially for the smallest thing…

JOTHAM Jehovah — is perfect. (1.) The youngest of Gideon’s seventy sons. He escaped when the rest were put to death by the orde…

Journey — (1.) a day’s journey in the East is from 16 to 20 miles (Numbers 11:31). (2.) A Sabbath-day’s journey is 2,000…

Jozabad — whom Jehovah bestows. (1.) One of the Benjamite archers who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chronicles 12:4). (2.) A…

Jozachar — Jehovah-remembered, one of the two servants who assassinated Jehoash, the king of Judah, in Millo (2 Kings 12:…

Jubal — jubilee, music, Lamech’s second son by Adah, of the line of Cain. He was the inventor of “the harp” (Hebrews k…

Jubilee — a joyful shout or clangour of trumpets, the name of the great semi-centennial festival of the Hebrews. It last…

Juda — (1.) The patriarch Judah, son of Jacob (Luke 3:33; Hebrews 7:14). In Luke 1:39; Hebrews 7:14; Revelation 5:5; …

Judah — praise, the fourth son of Jacob by Leah. The name originated in Leah’s words of praise to the Lord on account …

JUDAH UPON Jordan The Authorized — Version, following the Vulgate, has this rendering in Joshua 19:34. It has been suggested that, following the …

Judas — the Graecized form of Judah. (1.) The patriarch (Matthew 1:2, 3). (2.) Son of Simon (John 6:71; 13:2, 26), sur…

Jude — = Judas. Among the apostles there were two who bore this name, (1) Judas (Jude 1:1; Matthew 13:55; John 14:22;…

JUDEA After — the Captivity this name was applied to the whole of the country west of the Jordan (Hag. 1:1, 14; 2:2). But un…

Judge — (Hebrews shophet, pi. shophetim), properly a magistrate or ruler, rather than one who judges in the sense of t…

JUDGMENT HALL Gr. — praitorion (John 18:28, 33; 19:9; Matthew 27:27), “common hall.” In all these passages the Revised Version ren…

Judgment Seat — (Matthew 27:19), a portable tribunal (Gr. bema) which was placed according as the magistrate might direct, and…

JUDGMENTS OF God — (1.) The secret decisions of God’s will (Psalm 110:5; 36:6). (2.) The revelations of his will (Exodus 21:1; De…

Judith — Jewess, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and one of Esau’s wives (Genesis 26:34), elsewhere called Aholibama…

Julia — a Christian woman at Rome to whom Paul sent his salutations (Romans 16:15), supposed to be the wife of Philolo…

Julius — the centurion of the Augustan cohort, or the emperor’s body-guard, in whose charge Paul was sent prisoner to R…

Junia — (Romans 16:7), a Christian at Rome to whom Paul sends salutations along with Andronicus.…

Juniper — (Hebrews rothem), called by the Arabs retem, and known as Spanish broom; ranked under the genus genista. It is…

Jupiter — the principal deity of the ancient Greeks and Romans. He was worshipped by them under various epithets. Barnab…

Justice — is rendering to every one that which is his due. It has been distinguished from equity in this respect, that w…

JUSTICE OF God — that perfection of his nature whereby he is infinitely righteous in himself and in all he does, the righteousn…

Justification — a forensic term, opposed to condemnation. As regards its nature, it is the judicial act of God, by which he pa…

Justus — (l.) Another name for Joseph, surnamed Barsabas. He and Matthias are mentioned only in Acts 1:23. “They must h…

Juttah — extended, a Levitical city in the mountains or hill-country of Judah (Joshua 15:55; 21:16). Its modem name is …