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Paarai — opening of the Lord, “the Arbite,” one of David’s heroes (2 Samuel 23:35); called also Naarai, 1 Chronicles 11…
Padan — a plain, occurring only in Genesis 48:7, where it designates Padan-aram.…
Padan-Aram — the plain of Aram, or the plain of the highlands, (Genesis 25:20; 28:2, 5-7; 31:18, etc.), commonly regarded a…
PAGIEL God — allots, a prince of the tribe of Asher (Numbers 1:13), in the wilderness.…
Pahath-Moab — governor of Moab, a person whose descendants returned from the Captivity and assisted in rebuilding Jerusalem …
PAINT Jezebel — “painted her face” (2 Kings 9:30); and the practice of painting the face and the eyes seems to have been commo…
PALACE Used — now only of royal dwellings, although originally meaning simply (as the Latin word palatium, from which it is …
Palestine — originally denoted only the sea-coast of the land of Canaan inhabited by the Philistines (Exodus 15:14; Isaiah…
Pallu — separated, the second son of Reuben (1 Chronicles 5:3); called Phallu, Genesis 46:9. He was the father of the …
Palmer- Worm — (Hebrews gazam). The English word may denote either a caterpillar (as rendered by the LXX.), which wanders lik…
Palm Tree — (Hebrews tamar), the date-palm characteristic of Palestine. It is described as “flourishing” (Psalm 92:12), ta…
Palm — TREES, The CITY OF the name given to Jericho (q.v.), Deuteronomy 34:3; Judges 1:16; 3:13.…
Palsy — a shorter form of “paralysis.” Many persons thus afflicted were cured by our Lord (Matthew 4:24; 8:5-13; 9:2-7…
Palti — deliverance from the Lord, one of the spies representing the tribe of Benjamin (Numbers 13:9).…
Palt Iel — deliverance of God, the prince of Issachar who assisted “to divide the land by inheritance” (Numbers 34:26).…
Palt1Te — the designation of one of David’s heroes (2 Samuel 23:26); called also the Pelonite (1 Chronicles 11:27).…
PAMPHYLIA Paul — and his company, loosing from Paphos, sailed north-west and came to Perga, the capital of Pamphylia (Acts 13:1…
Pan — a vessel of metal or earthenware used in culinary operations; a cooking-pan or frying-pan frequently referred …
Pannag — (Ezekiel 27:17; marg. R.V., “perhaps a kind of confection”) the Jews explain as the name of a kind of sweet pa…
PAPER The — expression in the Authorized Version (Isaiah 19:7), “the paper reeds by the brooks,” is in the Revised Version…
Paphos — the capital of the island of Cyprus, and therefore the residence of the Roman governor. It was visited by Paul…
Parable — (Gr. parabole), a placing beside; a comparison; equivalent to the Hebrews mashal, a similitude. In the Old Tes…
Paradise — a Persian word (pardes), properly meaning a “pleasure-ground” or “park” or “king’s garden.” (See EDEN.) It cam…
Parah — the heifer, a town in Benjamin (Joshua 18:23), supposed to be identical with the mins called Ear’ ah, about 6 …
Paran — abounding in foliage, or abounding in caverns, (Genesis 21:21), a desert tract forming the north-eastern divis…
Parbar — (1 Chronicles 26:18), a place apparently connected with the temple, probably a “suburb” (q.v.), as the word is…
Parched Ground — (Isaiah 35:7), Hebrews sharab, a “mirage”, a phenomenon caused by the refraction of the rays of the sun on the…
Parchment — a skin prepared for writing on; so called from Pergamos (q.v.), where this was first done (2 Timothy 4:13).…
Pardon — the forgiveness of sins granted freely (Isaiah 43:25), readily (Nehemiah 9:17; Psalm 86:5), abundantly (Isaiah…
Parlour — (from the Fr. parler, “to speak”) denotes an “audience chamber,” but that is not the import of the Hebrew word…
Parmashta — strong-fisted, a son of Haman, slain in Shushan (Esther 9:9).…
Parmenas — constant, one of the seven “deacons” (Acts 6:5).…
Parshandatha — an interpreter of the law, the eldest of Haman’ s sons, slain in Shushan (Esther 9:7).…
Parthians — were present in Jerusalem at Pentecost (Acts 2:9). Parthia lay on the east of Media and south of Hyrcania, whi…
Partridge — (Hebrews kore, i.e., “caller”). This bird, unlike our own partridge, is distinguished by “its ringing call-not…
Paruah — flourishing, the father of Jehoshaphat, appointed to provide monthly supplies for Solomon from the tribe of Is…
PARyAIM — the name of a country from which Solomon obtained gold for the temple (2 Chronicles 3:6). Some have identified…
Pasach — clearing, one of the sons of Japhlet, of the tribe of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:33).…
Pas — -DAMMIM the border of blood = Ephes-dammim (q.v.), between Shochoh and Azekah (1 Samuel 17:1; 1 Chronicles 11:…
Pashur — release. (1.) The son of Immer (probably the same as Amariah, Nehemiah 10:3; 12:2), the head of one of the pri…
Passage — denotes in Joshua 22:1 1, as is generally understood, the place where the children of Israel passed over Jorda…
PASSION Only — once found, in Acts 1:3, meaning suffering, referring to the sufferings of our Lord.…
Passover — the name given to the chief of the three great historical annual festivals of the Jews. It was kept in remembr…
Patara — a city on the south-west coast of Lycia at which Paul landed on his return from his third missionary journey (…
Pathros — the name generally given to Upper Egypt (the Thebaid of the Greeks), as distinguished from Matsor, or Lower Eg…
Patmos — a small rocky and barren island, one of the group called the “Sporades,” in the AEgean Sea. It is mentioned in…
Patriarch — a name employed in the New Testament with reference to Abraham (Hebrews 7:4), the sons of Jacob (Acts 7:8, 9),…
Patrobas — a Christian at Rome to whom Paul sent salutations (Romans 16:14).…
Pau — (Genesis 36:39) or Pai (1 Chronicles 1:50), bleating, an Edomitish city ruled over by Hadar.…
Paul — =Saul (q.v.) was bom about the same time as our Lord. His circumcision-name was Saul, and probably the name Pa…
PAVE ME NT It — was the custom of the Roman governors to erect their tribunals in open places, as the market-place, the circus…
Pavilion — a tent or tabernacle (2 Samuel 22:12; 1 Kings 20:12-16), or enclosure (Psalm 18:11; 27:5). In Jeremiah 43:10 i…
Peace Offerings — (Hebrews shelamim), detailed regulations regarding given in Leviticus 3; 7:11-21, 29-34. They were of three ki…
Peacock — (Hebrews tuk, apparently borrowed from the Tamil tokei). This bird is indigenous to India. It was brought to S…
Pearl — (Hebrews gabish, Job 28:18; Gr. margarites, Matthew 7:6; 13:46; Revelation 21:21). The pearl oyster is found i…
Peculiar — as used in the phrase “peculiar people” in 1 Peter 2:9, is derived from the Lat. peculium, and denotes, as ren…
Pedahel — redeemed of God, the son of Ammihud, a prince of Naphtali (Numbers 34:28).…
Pedahzur — rock of redemption, the father of Gamaliel and prince of Manasseh at the time of the Exodus (Numbers 1:10; 2:2…
Pedaiah — redemption of the Lord. (1.) The father of Zebudah, who was the wife of Josiah and mother of king Jehoiakim (2…
Pekah — open-eyed, the son of Remaliah a captain in the army of Pekahiah, king of Israel, whom he slew, with the aid o…
Pekahiah — the Lord opened his eyes, the son and successor of Menahem on the throne of Israel. He was murdered in the roy…
Pekod — probably a place in Babylonia (Jeremiah 50:21; Ezekiel 23:23). It is the opinion, however, of some that this w…
Pelaiah — distinguished of the Lord. (1.) One of David’s posterity (1 Chronicles 3:24). (2.) A Levite who expounded the …
Pelatiah — deliverance of the Lord. (1.) A son of Hananiah and grandson of Zerubbabel (1 Chronicles 3:21). (2.) A captain…
Peleg — division, one of the sons of Eber; so called because “in his days was the earth divided” (Genesis 10:25). Poss…
Pelet — deliverance. (1.) A descendant of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:47). (2.) A Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag (1 Ch…
Peleth — swiftness. (1.) A Reubenite whose son was one of the conspirators against Moses and Aaron (Numbers 16:1). (2.)…
Pelethites — mentioned always along with the Cherethites, and only in the time of David. The word probably means “runners” …
Pelicans — are frequently met with at the waters of Merom and the Sea of Galilee. The pelican is ranked among unclean bir…
Penny — (Gr. denarion), a silver coin of the value of about 7 l/2d. or 8d. of our present money. It is thus rendered i…
Pentateuch — the five-fold volume, consisting of the first five books of the Old Testament. This word does not occur in Scr…
Pentecost — i.e., “fiftieth”, found only in the New Testament (Acts 2:1; 20:16; 1 Corinthians 16:8). The festival so named…
Penuel — face of God, a place not far from Succoth, on the east of the Jordan and north of the river Jabbok. It is also…
Peor — opening. (1.) A mountain peak (Numbers 23:28) to which Balak led Balaam as a last effort to induce him to pron…
Peres — divided, one of the mysterious words “written over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall” of ki…
Perez — =Pharez, (q.v.), breach, the son of Judah (Nehemiah 11:4). “The chief of all the captains of the host for the …
Perez-Uzzah — the breach of Uzzah, a place where God “burst forth upon Uzzah, so that he died,” when he rashly “took hold” o…
Perfumes — were used in religious worship, and for personal and domestic enjoyment (Exodus 30:35-37; Proverbs 7:17; Cant.…
Perga — the capital of Pamphylia, on the coast of Asia Minor. Paul and his companions landed at this place from Cyprus…
Pergamos — the chief city of Mysia, in Asia Minor. One of the “seven churches” was planted here (Revelation 1:11; 2:17). …
Perida — kernel, Nehemiah 7:57. (See PERUDA.)…
Perizzites — villagers; dwellers in the open country, the Canaanitish nation inhabiting the fertile regions south and south…
PERSECUTION The — first great persecution for religious opinion of which we have any record was that which broke out against the…
Perseverance Of The Saints — their certain continuance in a state of grace. Once justified and regenerated, the believer can neither totall…
Persia — an ancient empire, extending from the Indus to Thrace, and from the Caspian Sea to the Red Sea and the Persian…
Persis — a female Christian at Rome whom Paul salutes (Romans 16:12). She is spoken of as “beloved,” and as having “lab…
Peruda — one whose descendants returned with Zerubbabel (Ezra 2:55); called also Perida (Nehemiah 7:57).…
Peter — originally called Simon (=Simeon,i.e., “hearing”), a very common Jewish name in the New Testament. He was the …
Pethahiah — loosed of the Lord. (1.) The chief of one of the priestly courses (the nineteenth) in the time of David (1 Chr…
Pethor — interpretation of dreams, identified with Pitru, on the west bank of the Euphrates, a few miles south of the H…
Pethuel — vision of God, the father of Joel the prophet (Joel 1:1).…
Petra — rock, Isaiah 16:1, marg. (See SELA.)…
Peulthai — wages of the Lord, one of the sons of Obed-edom, a Levite porter (1 Chronicles 26:5).…
Phalec — (Luke 3:35)=Peleg (q.v.), Genesis 11:16.…
Phallu — separated, the second son of Reuben (Genesis 46:9).…
Phalti — deliverance of the Lord, the son of Laish of Gallim (1 Samuel 25:44)= Phaltiel (2 Samuel 3:15). Michal, David’…
Phanuel — face of God, father of the prophetess Anna (q.v.), Luke 2:36.…
Pharaoh — the official title borne by the Egyptian kings down to the time when that country was conquered by the Greeks.…
PHARAOH’S DAUGHTERS Three — princesses are thus mentioned in Scripture: (1.) The princess who adopted the infant Moses (q.v.), Exodus 2:10…
Pharez — breach, the elder of the twin sons of Judah (Genesis 38:29). From him the royal line of David sprang (Ruth 4: …
Pharisees — separatists (Hebrews persahin, fromparash, “to separate”). They were probably the successors of the Assideans …
Pharpar — swift, one of the rivers of Damascus (2 Kings 5:12). It has been identified with the ‘Awaj, “a small lively ri…
Phebe — a “deaconess of the church at Cenchrea,” the port of Corinth. She was probably the bearer of Paul’s epistle to…
Phenice — properly Phoenix a palm-tree (as in the R.V.), a town with a harbour on the southern side of Crete (Acts 27:12…
Phenicia — (Acts 21:2) = Phenice (11:19; 15:3; R.V., Phoenicia), Gr. phoinix, “a palm”, the land of palm-trees; a strip o…
Phicol — great, the chief captain of the army of Abimelech, the Philistine king of Gerar. He entered into an alliance w…
Philadelphia — brotherly love, a city of Lydia in Asia Minor, about 25 miles south-east of Sardis. It was the seat of one of …
Philemon — an inhabitant of Colosse, and apparently a person of some note among the citizens (Colossians 4:9; Philemon 1:…
Philetus — amiable, with Hymenaeus, at Ephesus, said that the “resurrection was past already” (2 Timothy 2:17, 18). This …
Philip — lover of horses. (1.) One of the twelve apostles; a native of Bethsaida, “the city of Andrew and Peter” (John …
Philippi — (1.) Formerly Crenides, “the fountain,” the capital of the province of Macedonia. It stood near the head of th…
PfflLISTIA — =Palestine (q.v.), “the land of the Philistines” (Psalm 60:8; 87:4; 108:9). The word is supposed to mean “the …
Philistines — (Genesis 10:14, R.V.; but in A.V., “Philistim”), a tribe allied to the Phoenicians. They were a branch of the …
Phinehas — mouth of brass, or from old Egypt, the negro. (1.) Son of Eleazar, the high priest (Exodus 6:25). While yet a …
Phlegon — burning, a Roman Christian to whom Paul sent salutations (Romans 16:14).…
Phrygia — dry, an irregular and ill-defined district in Asia Minor. It was divided into two parts, the Greater Phrygia o…
PHUT Phut — is placed between Egypt and Canaan in Genesis 10:6, and elsewhere we find the people of Phut described as merc…
Phygellus — fugitive, a Christian of Asia, who “turned away” from Paul during his second imprisonment at Rome (2 Timothy 1…
Phylacteries — (Gr. phulakteria; i.e., “defences” or “protections”), called by modern Jews tephillin (i.e., “prayers”) are me…
Physician — Asa, afflicted with some bodily malady, “sought not to the Lord but to the physicians” (2 Chronicles 16:12). T…
Pl-BESETH — (Ezekiel 30:17), supposed to mean, “a cat,” or a deity in the form of a cat, worshipped by the Egyptians. It w…
Pieces — (1) of silver. In Psalm 68:30 denotes “fragments,” and not properly money. In 1 Samuel 2:36 (Hebrews agorah), …
PIETY Lat. — pietas, properly honour and respect toward parents (1 Timothy 5:4). In Acts 17:23 the Greek verb is rendered “…
PIGEON Pigeons — are mentioned as among the offerings which, by divine appointment, Abram presented unto the Lord (Genesis 15:9…
Pl-HAHIROTH — place where the reeds grow (LXX. and Copt, read “farmstead”), the name of a place in Egypt where the children …
Pillar — used to support a building (Judges 16:26, 29); as a trophy or memorial (Genesis 28:18; 35:20; Exodus 24:4; 1 S…
PlNE T REE Hebrews — tidhar, mentioned along with the fir-tree in Isaiah 41:19; 60:13. This is probably the cypress; or it may be t…
Pinnacle — a little wing, (Matthew 4:5; Luke 4:9). On the southern side of the temple court was a range of porches or clo…
Pipe — (1 Samuel 10:5; 1 Kings 1:40; Isaiah 5:12; 30:29). The Hebrew word halil, so rendered, means “bored through,” …
PlRAM — like a wild ass, a king of Jarmuth, a royal city of the Canaanites, who was conquered and put to death by Josh…
PlRATHON — prince, or summit, a place “in the land of Ephraim” (Judges 12:15), now Fer’on, some 10 miles south-west of Sh…
PlRATHONITE — (1.) Abdon, the son of Hillel, so called, Judges 12:13, 15. (2.) Benaiah the Ephraimite (2 Samuel 23:30), one …
PlSGAH — a part, a mountain summit in the land of Moab, in the territory of Reuben, where Balak offered up sacrifices (…
PlSIDIA — a district in Asia Minor, to the north of Pamphylia. The Taurus range of mountains extends through it. Antioch…
PlSON — Babylonian, the current, broad-flowing, one of the “four heads” into which the river which watered the garden …
Pit — a hole in the ground (Exodus 21:33, 34), a cistern for water (Genesis 37:24; Jeremiah 14:3), a vault (41:9), a…
Pitch — (Genesis 6:14), asphalt or bitumen in its soft state, called “slime” (Genesis 11:3; 14:10; Exodus 2:3), found …
Pitcher — a vessel for containing liquids. In the East pitchers were usually carried on the head or shoulders (Genesis 2…
PlTHOM — Egyptian, Pa-Tum, “house of Turn,” the sun-God, one of the “treasure” cities built for Pharaoh Rameses II. by …
Plague — a “stroke” of affliction, or disease. Sent as a divine chastisement (Numbers 11:33; 14:37; 16:46-49; 2 Samuel …
Plain — (1.) Hebrews ‘abel (Judges 11:33), a “grassy plain” or “meadow.” Instead of “plains of the vineyards,” as in t…
Plain Of Mamre — (Genesis 13:18; 14:13; R.V., “oaks of Mamre;” marg., “terebinths”). (See MAMRE; TEIL-TREE.)…
PLANE TREE Hebrews — ‘armon (Genesis 30:37; Ezekiel 31:8), rendered “chesnut” in the Authorized Version, but correctly “plane tree”…
PLEIADES Hebrews — kimah, “a cluster” (Job 9:9; 38:31; Amos 5:8, A.V., “seven stars;” R.V., “Pleiades”), a name given to the clus…
Plough — first referred to in Genesis 45:6, where the Authorized Version has “earing,” but the Revised Version “ploughi…
Poetry — has been well defined as “the measured language of emotion.” Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the g…
Poison — (1.) Hebrews hemah, “heat,” the poison of certain venomous reptiles (Deuteronomy 32:24, 33; Job 6:4; Psalm 58:…
Pomegranate — i.e., “grained apple” (pomum granatum), Hebrews rimmon. Common in Egypt (Numbers 20:5) and Palestine (13:23; D…
Pommels — (2 Chronicles 4:12, 13), or bowls (1 Kings 7:41), were balls or “rounded knobs” on the top of the chapiters (q…
Pontus — a province of Asia Minor, stretching along the southern coast of the Euxine Sea, corresponding nearly to the m…
Pool — a pond, or reservoir, for holding water (Hebrews berekhah; modern Arabic, birket), an artificial cistern or ta…
Pools — of Solomon the name given to three large open cisterns at Etam, at the head of the Wady Urtas, having an avera…
Poor The Mosaic — legislation regarding the poor is specially important. (1.) They had the right of gleaning the fields (Levitic…
POPLAR Hebrews — libneh, “white”, (Genesis 30:37; Hos. 4:13), in all probability the storax tree (Styrax officinalis) or white …
Porter — a gate-keeper (2 Samuel 18:26; 2 Kings 7:10; 1 Chronicles 9:21; 2 Chronicles 8:14). Of the Levites, 4,000 were…
Post — (1.) A runner, or courier, for the rapid transmission of letters, etc. (2 Chronicles 30:6; Esther 3:13, 15; 8:…
Potiphar — dedicated to Ra; i.e., to the sun-God, the Egyptian to whom the Ishmaelites sold Joseph (Genesis 39:1). He was…
Potipherah — a priest of On, whose daughter Asenath became Joseph’s wife (Genesis 41:45).…
Potsherd — a “shred”, i.e., anything severed, as a fragment of earthenware (Job 2:8; Proverbs 26:23; Isaiah 45:9).…
POTTAGE Hebrews — nazid, “boiled”, a dish of boiled food, as of lentils (Genesis 25:29; 2 Kings 4:38).…
Potters Field — the name given to the piece of ground which was afterwards bought with the money that had been given to Judas.…
Pottery — the art of, was early practised among all nations. Various materials seem to have been employed by the potter.…
Pound — (1.) A weight. Hebrews maneh, equal to 100 shekels (1 Kings 10:17; Ezra 2:69; Nehemiah 7:71, 72). Gr. litra, e…
PRAETORIUM The Greek — word (praitorion) thus rendered in Mark 15:16 is rendered “common hall” (Matthew 27:27, marg., “governor’s hou…
Prayer — is converse with God; the intercourse of the soul with God, not in contemplation or meditation, but in direct …
PREDESTINATION This — word is properly used only with reference to God’s plan or purpose of salvation. The Greek word rendered “pred…
PRESIDENTS Three — presidents are mentioned, of whom Daniel was the first (Daniel 6:2-7). The name in the original is sarkhin, pr…
PRIEST The Hebrews — kohen, Gr. hierus, Lat. sacerdos, always denote one who offers sacrifices. At first every man was his own prie…
Prince — the title generally applied to the chief men of the state. The “princes of the provinces” (1 Kings 20:14) were…
Priscilla — the wife of Aquila (Acts 18:2), who is never mentioned without her. Her name sometimes takes the precedence of…
Prison The — first occasion on which we read of a prison is in the history of Joseph in Egypt. Then Potiphar, “Joseph’s mas…
Prophecy — or prediction, was one of the functions of the prophet. It has been defined as a “miracle of knowledge, a decl…
Prophet — (Hebrews nabi, from a root meaning “to bubble forth, as from a fountain,” hence “to utter”, comp. Psalm 45:1).…
Propitiation — that by which God is rendered propitious, i.e., by which it becomes consistent with his character and governme…
Proportion Of Faith — (Romans 12:6). Paul says here that each one was to exercise his gift of prophecy, i.e., of teaching, “accordin…
Proselyte — is used in the LXX. for “stranger” (1 Chronicles 22:2), i.e., a comer to Palestine; a sojourner in the land (E…
Proverb — a trite maxim; a similitude; a parable. The Hebrew word thus rendered (mashal) has a wide signification. It co…
Providence — literally means foresight, but is generally used to denote God’s preserving and governing all things by means …
PSALMS The — psalms are the production of various authors. “Only a portion of the Book of Psalms claims David as its author…
Psaltery — a musical instrument, supposed to have been a kind of lyre, or a harp with twelve strings. The Hebrew word neb…
Ptolemais — a maritime city of Galilee (Acts 21:7). It was originally called “Accho” (q.v.), and received the name Ptolema…
Puah — splendid. (1.) One of the two midwives who feared God, and refused to kill the Hebrew male children at their b…
Publican — one who farmed the taxes (e.g., Zacchaeus, Luke 19:2) to be levied from a town or district, and thus undertook…
Publius — “the chief man of the island” of Malta (Acts 28:7), who courteously entertained Paul and his shipwrecked compa…
Pudens — bashful, a Christian at Rome, who sent his greetings to Timothy (2 Timothy 4:21). (See CLAUDIA.)…
Pul — (l .) An Assyrian king. It has been a question whether he was identical with Tiglath-pileser III. (q.v.), or w…
Pulse — (Daniel 1:12, 16), R.V. “herbs,” vegetable food in general.…
PUNISHMENT The New Testament — lays down the general principles of good government, but contains no code of laws for the punishment of offend…
Purification — the process by which a person unclean, according to the Levitical law, and thereby cut off from the sanctuary …
Purse — (l.) Gr. balantion, a bag (Luke 10:4; 22:35, 36). (2.) Gr. zone, properly a girdle (Matthew 10:9; Mark 6:8), a…
Puteoli — a city on the coast of Campania, on the north shore of a bay running north from the Bay of Naples, at which Pa…
PYGARG Hebrews — dishon, “springing”, (Deuteronomy 14:5), one of the animals permitted for food. It is supposed to be the Antel…