Babylonian (10 Occurrences)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ASSYRIAN AND BABYLONIAN LIBRARIES. See NINEVEH, LIBRARY OF. BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY. See CAPTIVITY. Multi-Version Concordance ... biblethesaurus.org/b/babylonian.htm - 10k

Sepharvaim (6 Occurrences)

... the Exodus an active literary intercourse was carried on between these nations, and that the medium of the correspondence was the Babylonian language and script ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sepharvaim.htm - 12k

Amraphel (2 Occurrences)

... 1. The Expedition Against Sodom and Gomorrah: This name, which is identified with that of the renowned Babylonian king Hammurabi (which see), is only found in ... biblethesaurus.org/a/amraphel.htm - 12k

Belshazzar (8 Occurrences)

... These were filled with tablets, the receipts and contracts of a firm of Babylonian bankers, which showed that Belshazzar had a household, with secretaries and ... biblethesaurus.org/b/belshazzar.htm - 16k

Shushan (19 Occurrences)

... It is frequently mentioned in the Babylonian inscriptions of the 3rd millennium BC, and is expressed by the characters for the goddess Ishtar and for "cedar ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shushan.htm - 21k

Ur (5 Occurrences)

... "Ur was consecrated to the worship of Sin, the Babylonian moon-god. ... The name is Babylonian, and bears witness to its having been founded by a Babylonian king. ... biblethesaurus.org/u/ur.htm - 15k

Shinar (8 Occurrences)

... shi'-nar (shin`ar; Senaar Sen(n)aar): 1. Identification 2. Possible Babylonian Form of the Name 3. Sumerian and Other Equivalents 4. The Syriac Sen'ar 5. The ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shinar.htm - 27k

Upharsin (1 Occurrence)

... Mene', which, however it is pointed, must be taken from the verb menah (Hebrew manah; Babylonian manu), is said to have indicated that God had numbered (the ... biblethesaurus.org/u/upharsin.htm - 11k

Tekel (2 Occurrences)

... Mene', which, however it is pointed, must be taken from the verb menah (Hebrew manah; Babylonian manu), is said to have indicated that God had numbered (the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tekel.htm - 11k

Ellasar (2 Occurrences)

... ELLASAR. el-a'-sar ('ellacar): 1. The Name and Its Etymology: The city over which Arioch (Eri-Aku) and other Babylonian kings ruled (Genesis 14:1). The Semitic ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ellasar.htm - 9k

Mene (2 Occurrences)

... Mene', which, however it is pointed, must be taken from the verb menah (Hebrew manah; Babylonian manu), is said to have indicated that God had numbered (the ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mene.htm - 11k

Abednego (14 Occurrences)

... Aramaic `abhedh neghgo; Daniel 3:29, `abhedh negho'): According to many, the nego is an intentional corruption of Nebo, the name of a Babylonian god, arising ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abednego.htm - 13k

Abed-nego (14 Occurrences)

... Aramaic `abhedh neghgo; Daniel 3:29, `abhedh negho'): According to many, the nego is an intentional corruption of Nebo, the name of a Babylonian god, arising ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abed-nego.htm - 13k

Ahasbai (1 Occurrence)

... If Esther be taken as equivalent to Ishtar, it may well be the same as the Amestris of Herodotus, which in Babylonian would be Ammi-Ishtar, or Ummi-Ishtar. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ahasbai.htm - 11k

Succoth-benoth (1 Occurrence)

... Tents of daughters, supposed to be the name of a Babylonian deity, the goddess Zir-banit, the wife of Merodach, worshipped by the colonists in Samaria (2 Kings ... biblethesaurus.org/s/succoth-benoth.htm - 9k

Succothbenoth (1 Occurrence)

... Tents of daughters, supposed to be the name of a Babylonian deity, the goddess Zir-banit, the wife of Merodach, worshipped by the colonists in Samaria (2 Kings ... biblethesaurus.org/s/succothbenoth.htm - 9k

Amorites (82 Occurrences)

... On the early Babylonian monuments all Syria, including Palestine, is known as "the land of the Amorites." The southern slopes of the mountains of Judea are ... biblethesaurus.org/a/amorites.htm - 50k

Erech (2 Occurrences)

... The derivation of the name is well known, Erech being the Semitic-Babylonian Uruk, from the Sumerian Unug, a word meaning "seat," probably in the sense of ... biblethesaurus.org/e/erech.htm - 13k

Chaldeans (82 Occurrences)

... 2. Originally Sumero-Akkadian: The "land of the sea" (mat Tamtim)is mentioned in the chronicle of the early Babylonian kings (rev. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chaldeans.htm - 48k

Chaldea (8 Occurrences)

... of the Babylonians, while the Chaldees were a tribe who lived on the shores of the Persian Gulf, and did not become a part of the Babylonian population till ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chaldea.htm - 25k

Library

... The discovery of the Babylonian version of the account of the Deluge, however, by Mr. George Smith in 1873 led the proprietors of the Daily Telegraph to send ... biblethesaurus.org/l/library.htm - 16k

Chedorlaomer (5 Occurrences)

... Many centuries before the age of Abraham, Canaan and even the Sinaitic peninsula had been conquered by Babylonian kings, and in the time of Abraham himself ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chedorlaomer.htm - 16k

Cosmological

... Hebrew Idea of the World 3. Its Extent 4. Origin of the World-Biblical and Contrasted Views 5. The Cosmogony of Genesis 1-Comparison with Babylonian and Other ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cosmological.htm - 33k

Tower (74 Occurrences)

... with a tower "whose top may reach unto heaven"-an expression which is regarded as meaning "a very high tower." 1. General Form of Babylonian Temple-Towers ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tower.htm - 52k

Nightmonster

... night-monster," margin "Lilith." The term "night-monster" is also an interpretation, inasmuch as it implies that the Hebrew word is a Babylonian loan-word, and ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nightmonster.htm - 17k

Night-monster

... night-monster," margin "Lilith." The term "night-monster" is also an interpretation, inasmuch as it implies that the Hebrew word is a Babylonian loan-word, and ... biblethesaurus.org/n/night-monster.htm - 17k

Eriaku

... er-ia-koo', e-ri-a-ku': 1. The Name and Its Etymology: This is the probable Sumerian reading of the well-known Babylonian name written with the characters for ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eriaku.htm - 11k

Eri-aku

... er-ia-koo', e-ri-a-ku': 1. The Name and Its Etymology: This is the probable Sumerian reading of the well-known Babylonian name written with the characters for ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eri-aku.htm - 11k

Melzar (2 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Probably a Persian word meaning master of wine, ie, chief butler; the title of an officer at the Babylonian court (Dan. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/melzar.htm - 8k

Chronicles (45 Occurrences)

... (4.) The remaining chapters of the second book contain the history of the separate kingdom of Judah to the time of the return from Babylonian Exile. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chronicles.htm - 60k

Cherubim (63 Occurrences)

... But the Babylonian colossi go by the name of lamassu, or shedu; no designation at all approaching the Hebrew kerubh has so far been found in the Assyrian ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cherubim.htm - 40k

Anammelech (1 Occurrence)

... a-nam'-e-lek (`anammelekh = Assyrian Anu-malik, "Anu is the prince"): A Babylonian (?) deity worshipped by the Sepharvites in Samaria, after being transported ... biblethesaurus.org/a/anammelech.htm - 9k

Canaan (102 Occurrences)

... The cuneiform writing of Babylon, as well as the Babylonian language, was taught in the Canaanitish schools, and the clay tablets of Babylonian literature were ... biblethesaurus.org/c/canaan.htm - 64k

Elamarna

... 81 are in the British Museum = BM; 160 in the New Babylonian and Assyrian Museum, Berlin= B; 60 in the Cairo Museum = C; 20 at Oxford = O; the remainder, 20 or ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elamarna.htm - 31k

Tablets (31 Occurrences)

... 81 are in the British Museum = BM; 160 in the New Babylonian and Assyrian Museum, Berlin= B; 60 in the Cairo Museum = C; 20 at Oxford = O; the remainder, 20 or ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tablets.htm - 41k

El-amarna

... 81 are in the British Museum = BM; 160 in the New Babylonian and Assyrian Museum, Berlin= B; 60 in the Cairo Museum = C; 20 at Oxford = O; the remainder, 20 or ... biblethesaurus.org/e/el-amarna.htm - 31k

Talmud

... THE BABYLONIAN TALMUD VII. ... The Law found in the Torah of Moses was the only written law which the Jews possessed after their return from the Babylonian exile. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/talmud.htm - 37k

Witchcraft (8 Occurrences)

... For an explanation see MAGIC, II. it is in Assyrio-Babylonian literature that we have the completest account of magical doctrine and practice. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/witchcraft.htm - 23k

Tell (3056 Occurrences)

... 81 are in the British Museum = BM; 160 in the New Babylonian and Assyrian Museum, Berlin= B; 60 in the Cairo Museum = C; 20 at Oxford = O; the remainder, 20 or ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tell.htm - 33k

Canaanites (63 Occurrences)

... kena`an; Chanaan): 1. Geography 2. Meaning of the Name 3. The Results of Recent Excavations 4. History (1) Stone Age (2) Bronze Age (3) A Babylonian Province (4 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/canaanites.htm - 55k

Weights (14 Occurrences)

... It will be noticed that the prevailing element in these tables is the duodecimal which corresponds to the sexagesimal of the Babylonian system, but it will be ... biblethesaurus.org/w/weights.htm - 21k

Cyrus (20 Occurrences)

... its fall. At this time only (BC 536) Cyrus became actual king over Palestine, which became a part of his Babylonian empire. The ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cyrus.htm - 39k

Patriarchs (6 Occurrences)

... Methushael particularly is of good Babylonian form, meaning "man of God"; archaic in Hebrew or smacking of the northern dialect, but quite intelligible to the ... biblethesaurus.org/p/patriarchs.htm - 37k

Antediluvian

... Methushael particularly is of good Babylonian form, meaning "man of God"; archaic in Hebrew or smacking of the northern dialect, but quite intelligible to the ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antediluvian.htm - 35k

Languages (36 Occurrences)

... (3) North Semitic or Aramaic: Including (a) East Aramaic or Syrian (language of Syrian Christians), language of Babylonian Talmud, Mandean; (b) West or ... biblethesaurus.org/l/languages.htm - 49k

Measures (50 Occurrences)

... It will be noticed that the prevailing element in these tables is the duodecimal which corresponds to the sexagesimal of the Babylonian system, but it will be ... biblethesaurus.org/m/measures.htm - 35k

Idolatry (14 Occurrences)

... It was their great national sin, which was only effectually rebuked by the Babylonian exile. That exile finally purified the Jews of all idolatrous tendencies. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/idolatry.htm - 21k

World (2829 Occurrences)

... Hebrew Idea of the World 3. Its Extent 4. Origin of the World-Biblical and Contrasted Views 5. The Cosmogony of Genesis 1-Comparison with Babylonian and Other ... biblethesaurus.org/w/world.htm - 40k

Nehelamite (4 Occurrences)

... (3) North Semitic or Aramaic: Including (a) East Aramaic or Syrian (language of Syrian Christians), language of Babylonian Talmud, Mandean; (b) West or ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nehelamite.htm - 89k

Cush (31 Occurrences)

... 4. The Ethiopian Cush: (3) The well-known country of Cush or Ethiopia, from Syene (Ezekiel 29:10) southward-Egyptian Kos, Babylonian Kusu, Assyrian Kusu. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cush.htm - 25k

Witch (2 Occurrences)

... For an explanation see MAGIC, II. it is in Assyrio-Babylonian literature that we have the completest account of magical doctrine and practice. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/witch.htm - 24k

Nebuchadnezzar (90 Occurrences)

... In the Babylonian orthography Nabu-kudur-uzur, which means "Nebo, protect the crown!" or the "frontiers." In an inscription he styles himself "Nebo's favourite ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nebuchadnezzar.htm - 57k

Crafts (2 Occurrences)

... THE CRAFTS OF THE BIBLE 1. Written Records and Discoveries of Craftsmanship (1) Jewish (2) Canaanitish and Phoenician (3) Assyrian and Babylonian (4) Egyptian 2 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/crafts.htm - 30k

Semites

... Asshur found his way down the Tigris to become the sturdy pastoral people of the middle Mesopotamian plateau until the invasion of the Babylonian colonists and ... biblethesaurus.org/s/semites.htm - 27k

Semitic

... Asshur found his way down the Tigris to become the sturdy pastoral people of the middle Mesopotamian plateau until the invasion of the Babylonian colonists and ... biblethesaurus.org/s/semitic.htm - 28k

Syrians (63 Occurrences)

... The earliest layer of Semitic population was the Amorite which was found in Syria when the first Babylonian empire extended its authority over the land. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/syrians.htm - 37k

Synagogue (52 Occurrences)

... Some, however, are of opinion that it was specially during the Babylonian captivity that the system of synagogue worship, if not actually introduced, was at ... biblethesaurus.org/s/synagogue.htm - 50k

Elamites (2 Occurrences)

... of the late Persian inscriptions this name is given as Hapirti, Halpirti, and Haltupirti, and appears as the equivalent of the Babylonian Elammat (Elamtu) or ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elamites.htm - 39k

Bel (3 Occurrences)

... It signifies "lord." (see BAAL.). Noah Webster's Dictionary. (n.) The Babylonian name of the god known among the Hebrews as Baal. See Baal. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bel.htm - 39k

Baal (94 Occurrences)

... BAAL (1). ba'-al: (ba`al; or Baal): The Babylonian Belu or Bel, "Lord," was the title of the supreme god among the Canaanites. I. NAME AND CHARACTER OF BAAL II. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/baal.htm - 53k

Elam (24 Occurrences)

... of the late Persian inscriptions this name is given as Hapirti, Halpirti, and Haltupirti, and appears as the equivalent of the Babylonian Elammat (Elamtu) or ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elam.htm - 48k

Sabbath (126 Occurrences)

... The ancient Babylonian calendar, as seen from recently recovered inscriptions on the bricks among the ruins of the royal palace, was based on the division of ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sabbath.htm - 86k

Nergalsharezer (2 Occurrences)

... of "Rabmag." He was one of those who were sent to release Jeremiah from prison (Jeremiah 39:13) by "the captain of the guard." He was a Babylonian grandee of ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nergalsharezer.htm - 9k

Nebo (13 Occurrences)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. NEBO (1). ne'-bo (nebho; Assyrian Nabu): The Babylonian god of literature and science. In the Babylonian... biblethesaurus.org/n/nebo.htm - 17k

Nergal-sharezer (2 Occurrences)

... of "Rabmag." He was one of those who were sent to release Jeremiah from prison (Jeremiah 39:13) by "the captain of the guard." He was a Babylonian grandee of ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nergal-sharezer.htm - 9k

Jebusi (2 Occurrences)

... The original name of Jerusalem was Babylonian, Uru-Salim, "the city of Salim," shortened into Salem in Genesis 14:18 and in the inscriptions of the Egyptian ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jebusi.htm - 11k

Jebus (5 Occurrences)

... The original name of Jerusalem was Babylonian, Uru-Salim, "the city of Salim," shortened into Salem in Genesis 14:18 and in the inscriptions of the Egyptian ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jebus.htm - 13k

Jebusite (39 Occurrences)

... The original name of Jerusalem was Babylonian, Uru-Salim, "the city of Salim," shortened into Salem in Genesis 14:18 and in the inscriptions of the Egyptian ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jebusite.htm - 25k

Lud (10 Occurrences)

... The apparently Assyrian colony in Cappadocia about 2000 BC, who used the Babylonian script, may be regarded as supporting this statement, and that there were ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lud.htm - 13k

Ludim (3 Occurrences)

... The apparently Assyrian colony in Cappadocia about 2000 BC, who used the Babylonian script, may be regarded as supporting this statement, and that there were ... biblethesaurus.org/l/ludim.htm - 11k

Tirshatha (5 Occurrences)

... Ezra 5:14 is given to Sheshbazzar also, it has been supposed that pechah and tirshatha' were equivalent terms, the former being of Assyrio-Babylonian and the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tirshatha.htm - 10k

Tidal (2 Occurrences)

... 2. Its Babylonian Equivalent: The only name in the cuneiform inscriptions resembling Tidal is Tudhula, or, as it was probably later pronounced, Tudhul. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tidal.htm - 11k

Tammuz (1 Occurrence)

... He was originally a Sumerian or Babylonian sun-god, called Dumuzu, the husband of Ishtar, who corresponds to Aphrodite of the Greeks. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tammuz.htm - 10k

Riblah (12 Occurrences)

... in the village of Ribleh, 35 miles Northeast of Baalbek, and the situation is the finest that could have been chosen by the Egyptian or Babylonian kings for ... biblethesaurus.org/r/riblah.htm - 14k

Rab-saris (3 Occurrences)

... Again, it refers to a Babylonian whose real name was Sarsechim, who with the other Babylonian princes sat in the middle gate during the capture of Jerusalem. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rab-saris.htm - 9k

Rabsaris (3 Occurrences)

... Again, it refers to a Babylonian whose real name was Sarsechim, who with the other Babylonian princes sat in the middle gate during the capture of Jerusalem. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rabsaris.htm - 10k

Meshach (15 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary The title given to Mishael, one of the three Hebrew youths who were under training at the Babylonian court for the rank of Magi (Dan. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/meshach.htm - 12k

Baltasar

... The Greek of Hebrew, belTesha'tstsar, or belTe'shatstsar, perhaps corresponding to BalaT-sar-ucur, "protect the life of the king," the Babylonian cognomen of ... biblethesaurus.org/b/baltasar.htm - 7k

Chaldees (13 Occurrences)

... Western Semites-for the name Abram is not Babylonian-lived in this city in large numbers in the age when the patriarch lived. The ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chaldees.htm - 15k