Antiquity (8 Occurrences)

... 1. (n.) The quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity. 2. (n.) Old age. ...ANTIQUITY. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antiquity.htm - 9k

Beeshterah (1 Occurrence)

... Letters. Its claim to antiquity is therefore well established. ... Chauran. At Tell `Ashtara there are remains pointing to a high antiquity. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beeshterah.htm - 12k

Ashterothkarnaim

... Letters. Its claim to antiquity is therefore well established. ... Chauran. At Tell `Ashtara there are remains pointing to a high antiquity. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ashterothkarnaim.htm - 11k

Ashteroth-karnaim (1 Occurrence)

... Letters. Its claim to antiquity is therefore well established. ... Chauran. At Tell `Ashtara there are remains pointing to a high antiquity. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ashteroth-karnaim.htm - 12k

Ashtaroth (13 Occurrences)

... Letters. Its claim to antiquity is therefore well established. ... Chauran. At Tell `Ashtara there are remains pointing to a high antiquity. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ashtaroth.htm - 17k

Seal (47 Occurrences)

... authenticity. 1. Prevalence in Antiquity: The use of seals goes back to a very remote antiquity, especially in Egypt, Babylonia and Assyria. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/seal.htm - 38k

Heavens (548 Occurrences)

... " 1. Eschatological Idea 2. Earliest Conceptions: Cosmic verses National Type 3. Different from Mythological Theory 4. Antiquity of Cosmical Conception 5. The ... biblethesaurus.org/h/heavens.htm - 49k

Graecia

... Whether the present rainfall differs much in amount from that of antiquity is a matter in dispute, although it seems reasonable to assume that the progressive ... biblethesaurus.org/g/graecia.htm - 21k

Earth (10501 Occurrences)

... " 1. Eschatological Idea 2. Earliest Conceptions: Cosmic verses National Type 3. Different from Mythological Theory 4. Antiquity of Cosmical Conception 5. The ... biblethesaurus.org/e/earth.htm - 26k

Nazirite (10 Occurrences)

... nadhar, "to vow"; nazeir, nazeiraios, as also various words indicating "holiness" or "devotion"; the King James Version, Nazarite): 1. Antiquity and Origin 2 ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nazirite.htm - 21k

Foreskin (12 Occurrences)

... owing to the rite of circumcision in vogue in Israel since the days of Abraham (Genesis 17:9-14) and among several other peoples of antiquity and modern times. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/foreskin.htm - 14k

Timbrel (7 Occurrences)

... The antiquity of this musical instrument appears from the scriptural allusions to it (Genesis 31:27; Exodus 15:20; Judges 11:34, etc.) (see MUSIC.). ... biblethesaurus.org/t/timbrel.htm - 9k

Ramah (38 Occurrences)

... slopes. No remains of antiquity are to be seen above ground; but the site is one likely to have been occupied in ancient times. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/ramah.htm - 26k

Phenicia (1 Occurrence)

... It was the "England of antiquity." "The trade routes from all Asia converged on the Phoenician coast; the centres of commerce on the Euphrates and Tigris ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phenicia.htm - 12k

Archery

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ARCHERY. (1) The art of using the arcus, or bow and arrow for hunting and in battle is of great antiquity. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/archery.htm - 9k

Languages (36 Occurrences)

... Home of the Hebrew Language 10. Its Antiquity 11. When Hebrew Became a Dead Language III. CHIEF CHARACTERISTICS OF HEBREW 1. Characteristic ... biblethesaurus.org/l/languages.htm - 49k

Fortified (79 Occurrences)

... from Gezer, 25, 26). 3. Primitive Character: Their history goes back in most cases to a very remote antiquity. "It cannot have been ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fortified.htm - 63k

Fort (8 Occurrences)

... from Gezer, 25, 26). 3. Primitive Character: Their history goes back in most cases to a very remote antiquity. "It cannot have been ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fort.htm - 41k

Fortress (75 Occurrences)

... from Gezer, 25, 26). 3. Primitive Character: Their history goes back in most cases to a very remote antiquity. "It cannot have been ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fortress.htm - 60k

Fortification (5 Occurrences)

... from Gezer, 25, 26). 3. Primitive Character: Their history goes back in most cases to a very remote antiquity. "It cannot have been ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fortification.htm - 40k

Placing (44 Occurrences)

... prospering in their hand. (See NIV). Job 20:4 This hast thou known from antiquity? Since the placing of man on earth? (YLT). Isaiah 28:16 ... biblethesaurus.org/p/placing.htm - 20k

Witchcraft (8 Occurrences)

... times, yet the fundamental thought involved in such terms was familiar enough to the ancient Hebrews and to other nations of antiquity (Babylonians, Egyptians ... biblethesaurus.org/w/witchcraft.htm - 23k

Siege (63 Occurrences)

... Under the shelter of their movable towers the besiegers could push forward mines, an operation known as part of siegecraft from a high antiquity (see 2 Samuel ... biblethesaurus.org/s/siege.htm - 51k

Witch (2 Occurrences)

... times, yet the fundamental thought involved in such terms was familiar enough to the ancient Hebrews and to other nations of antiquity (Babylonians, Egyptians ... biblethesaurus.org/w/witch.htm - 24k

Papyrus (4 Occurrences)

... Chief Collections 13. Coptic, Arabic and Other Papyri A marsh or water plant, abundant in Egypt in ancient times, serving many purposes in antiquity. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/papyrus.htm - 34k

Gezer (14 Occurrences)

... SeeBAAL; ASHTAROTH. Another monument of great interest-and high antiquity-was the great rock-cut tunnel. It is about 23 ft. high, and 13 ft. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gezer.htm - 27k

Cities (427 Occurrences)

... from Gezer, 25, 26). 3. Primitive Character: Their history goes back in most cases to a very remote antiquity. "It cannot have been ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cities.htm - 91k

Libraries

... It is well known that in most countries of antiquity, at one time or another, and among primitive people like the American Indians, in modern times, it has ... biblethesaurus.org/l/libraries.htm - 38k

Boats (11 Occurrences)

... The Egyptians, like other nations of antiquity, had a great horror of the open sea, although they were expert enough in managing their craft upon the Nile. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/boats.htm - 40k

Ships (46 Occurrences)

... The Egyptians, like other nations of antiquity, had a great horror of the open sea, although they were expert enough in managing their craft upon the Nile. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/ships.htm - 53k

Language (112 Occurrences)

... peculiarities proves nothing but the inaccuracy of the copyist, early grammatical forms and modes of spelling are nearly indisputable evidences of antiquity. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/language.htm - 101k

Neck (97 Occurrences)

... by a fall. It was a military custom of antiquity for the conqueror to place his foot upon the vanquished. This custom, frequently ... biblethesaurus.org/n/neck.htm - 45k

Nain (1 Occurrence)

... The ancient town perhaps stood somewhat higher on the hill than the present village. In the rocks to the East are many tombs of antiquity. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nain.htm - 8k

Nobility (5 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) The state of being of high rank or noble birth; patrician dignity; antiquity of family; distinction by rank, station, or title, whether inherited or ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nobility.htm - 8k

Uzal (3 Occurrences)

... residence of the Tubba`s. If it is the same place as the Audzara or Ausara of the classics, it is clear why Arabic geographers dwell upon its great antiquity. ... biblethesaurus.org/u/uzal.htm - 9k

Ostraca

... Hebrew cheres) occurs in Job 2:8 (Septuagint), kai elaben ostrakon, "and he took him a potsherd." Earthen vessels were in universal use in antiquity (they are ... biblethesaurus.org/o/ostraca.htm - 10k

Obliterate (1 Occurrence)

... 2. (vt) To wear out; to remove or destroy utterly by any means; to render imperceptible; as. to obliterate ideas; to obliterate the monuments of antiquity. ... biblethesaurus.org/o/obliterate.htm - 7k

Jeush (9 Occurrences)

... "The name is thought by some to be identical with that, of an Arabian lion-god Yagut...., meaning `helper,' whose antiquity is vouched for by inscriptions of ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jeush.htm - 11k

Jambres (2 Occurrences)

... one or both, are also mentioned by Pliny (23-79 AD), by Apuleius (circa 130 AD), both of whom speak of Moses and Jannes as famous magicians of antiquity. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jambres.htm - 11k

Joyous (10 Occurrences)

... (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS). Isaiah 23:7 Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days, whose feet carried her far away to travel? ... biblethesaurus.org/j/joyous.htm - 9k

Jannes (2 Occurrences)

... one or both, are also mentioned by Pliny (23-79 AD), by Apuleius (circa 130 AD), both of whom speak of Moses and Jannes as famous magicians of antiquity. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jannes.htm - 10k

Linen (111 Occurrences)

... finer kinds and for priests, but also for shrouds, hangings, and possibly for other purposes in which the most highly prized cloth of antiquity would naturally ... biblethesaurus.org/l/linen.htm - 50k

Longevity

... We know from the archaeological evidence that the antiquity of primitive man extends to a date very much farther back than 4,000 years. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/longevity.htm - 9k

Lutheran

... 2. The Meaning: The Greek words from which our English "baptism" has been formed are used by Greek writers, in classical antiquity, in the Septuagint and in ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lutheran.htm - 35k

Leaven (24 Occurrences)

... For the historical explanation given in the Scriptures, see especially Exodus 12:34-39; Exodus 13:3;; Deuteronomy 16:3. The antiquity of the prohibition is ... biblethesaurus.org/l/leaven.htm - 21k

Light (2869 Occurrences)

... right light. 13. (n.) One who is conspicuous or noteworthy; a model or example; as, the lights of the age or of antiquity. 14. (n ... biblethesaurus.org/l/light.htm - 31k

Gilead (130 Occurrences)

... today prepare for the benefit of pilgrims a "Balm of Gilead" from the zaqqum (Balanites Aegyptiaca), but this has no serious claims to be the balm of antiquity... biblethesaurus.org/g/gilead.htm - 56k

Glass (12 Occurrences)

... burnisher. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. GLASS. glas (zekhukhith; hualos): 1. History: Glass is of great antiquity. The story ... biblethesaurus.org/g/glass.htm - 21k

Ink (4 Occurrences)

... of Exodus 32:33 and Numbers 5:23 that the Hebrew ink was a lamp-black and gum, or some other dry ink, is confirmed by the general usage of antiquity, by the ... biblethesaurus.org/i/ink.htm - 10k

Idolatrous (4 Occurrences)

... 2. (a.) Consisting in, or partaking of, an excessive attachment or reverence; as, an idolatrous veneration for antiquity. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/i/idolatrous.htm - 8k

Iron (104 Occurrences)

... together. This conjecture is based upon the fact that no specimen of worked iron has been found whose antiquity can be vouched for. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/iron.htm - 50k

Flesh (468 Occurrences)

... The fact is abundantly attested for most of the nations of antiquity, but there are two notable exceptions, the Egyptians (Herod. ii.61, 85; Wilkinson, Anc. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/flesh.htm - 69k

Fuller (5 Occurrences)

... The word "full" is from the Anglo-Saxon fullian, meaning "to whiten." To full is to press or scour cloth in a mill. This art is one of great antiquity. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fuller.htm - 10k

Fasting (34 Occurrences)

... below). This view explains the association of fasting with the mourning customs of antiquity (compare 1 Samuel 31:13 2 Samuel 1:12). ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fasting.htm - 23k

Fig (45 Occurrences)

... spring. Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) A small fruit tree (Ficus Carica) with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity. It ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fig.htm - 33k

Far (2526 Occurrences)

... each other. 8. (adv.) To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity. 9. (adv ... biblethesaurus.org/f/far.htm - 11k

Testaments

... the four centuries preceding Christ, The Egyptian empire, the oldest and in many respects the most perfectly developed civilization of antiquity, was tottering ... biblethesaurus.org/t/testaments.htm - 35k

Tarsus (5 Occurrences)

... 2. Foundation Legends: Of the foundation of the city various traditions were current in antiquity, and it is impossible to arrive any certain conclusion, for ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tarsus.htm - 30k

Tablet (7 Occurrences)

... Job (19:24) is thought by some to refer to the writing on leaden tablets, such as were in very common use in antiquity and in the Middle Ages for the writing ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tablet.htm - 15k

Timnah (12 Occurrences)

... West of Beth-shemesh. There is a spring, and there are evident signs of antiquity (PEF, II, 417, 441, Sh XVI). (3) There was probably ... biblethesaurus.org/t/timnah.htm - 13k

Tubal (9 Occurrences)

... In Ezekiel (27:13) the two are mentioned as exporters of slaves and copper, as a warlike people of antiquity (32:26), in the army of Gog (38:2;; 39:1 ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tubal.htm - 12k

Trumpet (74 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A wind instrument of great antiquity, much used in war and military exercises, and of great value in the orchestra. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/trumpet.htm - 32k

Triumph (52 Occurrences)

... tri'-umf (thriambeuo, "to lead in triumph"): The word is used by Paul to express an idea very familiar to antiquity, and to the churches at Corinth and Colosse ... biblethesaurus.org/t/triumph.htm - 24k

Talmud

... The liberal (Reformed) Jews say that the Talmud, though it is interesting and, as a Jewish work of antiquity, ever venerable, has in itself no authority for ... biblethesaurus.org/t/talmud.htm - 37k

Trial (45 Occurrences)

... It has also the added interest of being the only proceeding on record in which the two great legal systems of antiquity, the Jewish and the Roman, which have ... biblethesaurus.org/t/trial.htm - 52k

Tent (333 Occurrences)

... There seems to be little doubt about the antiquity of the Arab tent, and one can rightly believe that-the dwelling-places of Abraham, Sarah, Jacob, and their ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tent.htm - 48k

Rhodes (2 Occurrences)

... Corymbia. The capital in antiquity was Rhodes, at the northeastern extremity, a strongly fortitled city provided with a double harbor. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rhodes.htm - 13k

Era

... would have been the most appropriate event to use as an era, since it marked the birth of the Hebrew nation; but the universal custom of antiquity was to date ... biblethesaurus.org/e/era.htm - 10k

Executioner (1 Occurrence)

... of the text, "The king sent forth a soldier of his guard." The office of executioner, however, was a recognized office in all the great nations of antiquity. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/executioner.htm - 9k

Edrei (8 Occurrences)

... Galilee. It is the center of an exceedingly fruitful district. The accumulated rubbish in the town covers many remains of antiquity. It ... biblethesaurus.org/e/edrei.htm - 11k

Ethiopic

... Ge`ez, "the tongue of Ge`ez," by the Abyssinians themselves, most probably because it was originally the dialect of the Ge`ez tribe, who in antiquity must have ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ethiopic.htm - 17k

Eshtemoa (5 Occurrences)

... It is now es-Semu`a, a considerable village of evident antiquity some 8 miles South of Hebron. Multi-Version Concordance Eshtemoa (5 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eshtemoa.htm - 9k

Exultant (6 Occurrences)

... (See NAS RSV). Isaiah 23:7 Is this your exulting one? From the days of old 'is' her antiquity, Carry her do her own feet afar off to sojourn. (See RSV). ... biblethesaurus.org/e/exultant.htm - 8k

Eph'rathah (6 Occurrences)

... From thee to Me he cometh forth -- to be ruler in Israel, And his comings forth 'are' of old, From the days of antiquity. (See RSV). ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eph'rathah.htm - 8k

Exulting (14 Occurrences)

... (YLT). Isaiah 23:7 Is this your exulting one? From the days of old 'is' her antiquity, Carry her do her own feet afar off to sojourn. (YLT). ... biblethesaurus.org/e/exulting.htm - 10k

Execute (83 Occurrences)

... of the text, "The king sent forth a soldier of his guard." The office of executioner, however, was a recognized office in all the great nations of antiquity. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/execute.htm - 34k

Doctrine (52 Occurrences)

... 2. The Meaning: The Greek words from which our English "baptism" has been formed are used by Greek writers, in classical antiquity, in the Septuagint and in ... biblethesaurus.org/d/doctrine.htm - 57k

Dye (1 Occurrence)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary The art of dyeing is one of great antiquity, although no special mention is made of it in the Old Testament. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dye.htm - 15k

Delos

... several hundred feet high in the center. In antiquity Delos enjoyed great prosperity. According to Greek legend the island once ... biblethesaurus.org/d/delos.htm - 10k

Drawer (1 Occurrence)

... and filled her pitcher, and came up." The deep grooves in their curbs, worn by the ropes as the water was being raised, attest to the antiquity of many of the ... biblethesaurus.org/d/drawer.htm - 11k