Famous (20 Occurrences)

... renowned; mach talked of; distinguished in story; -- used in either a good or a bad sense, chiefly the former; often followed by for; as, famous for erudition ... biblethesaurus.org/f/famous.htm - 12k

Renowned (15 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities, or for grandeur; eminent; as, a renowned king. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/renowned.htm - 10k

Cilicia (8 Occurrences)

... 1:21; Acts 9:30), and again, on his second missionary journey (15:41), "he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches." It was famous for its ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cilicia.htm - 13k

Athens (5 Occurrences)

... 1 Thessalonians 3:1), and delivered in the Areopagus his famous speech (17:22-31). ... In this temple was the famous gold and ivory statue of Athena. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/athens.htm - 15k

Sargon (1 Occurrence)

... Shalmaneser (BC 723), one of the Assyrian generals established himself on the vacant throne, taking the name of "Sargon," after that of the famous monarch, the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sargon.htm - 10k

Samothrace (1 Occurrence)

... The island was always famous for sanctity, and the seat of a cult of the Cabeiri, which Herodotus (ii.51) says was derived from the Pelasgian inhabitants (see ... biblethesaurus.org/s/samothrace.htm - 9k

Samos (1 Occurrence)

... sa'-mos (Samos, "height," "mountain" (see Strabo 346, 457)): One of the most famous of the Ionian islands, third in size among the group which includes Lesbos ... biblethesaurus.org/s/samos.htm - 9k

Corinth (13 Occurrences)

... Various arts were cultivated and the Corinthians, even in the earliest times, were famous for their cleverness, inventiveness and artistic sense, and they ... biblethesaurus.org/c/corinth.htm - 21k

Attitudes (1 Occurrence)

... paintings. The famous stela of Hammurabi shows this great king in a standing position as he receives the famous Code from the sun-god. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/attitudes.htm - 20k

Babylon (270 Occurrences)

... The most famous of the early kings of Babylonia were Sargon of Accad (BC.3800) and his son, Naram-Sin, who conquered a large part of Western Asia, establishing ... biblethesaurus.org/b/babylon.htm - 93k

Alexandria (4 Occurrences)

... It possessed a famous library of 700,000 volumes, which was burned by the Saracens (AD 642). It was here that the Hebrew Bible was translated into Greek. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/alexandria.htm - 31k

Pontus (3 Occurrences)

... in any other place. Comana, near the modern Tokat, was a city famous for the worship of the great god Ma. Greek culture by degrees ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pontus.htm - 16k

Lebanon (66 Occurrences)

... 4:15; Isaiah 2:13; 35:2; 60:13; Hosea 14:5). It is famous for its cedars (Cant. 5:15), its wines (Hosea 14:7), and its cool waters (Jeremiah 18:14). ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lebanon.htm - 45k

Canaanites (63 Occurrences)

... Tyre and Sidon, their famous cities, were the centres of great commercial activity; and hence the name "Canaanite" came to signify a "trader" or "merchant ... biblethesaurus.org/c/canaanites.htm - 55k

Tarsus (5 Occurrences)

... i.2, 21;) tells how, in 40l BC, Cyrus the Younger entered Cilicia on his famous march against his brother Artaxerxes, and how some of his Greek mercenaries ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tarsus.htm - 30k

Ur (5 Occurrences)

... it. He lived some twenty-eight hundred years BC, and took part in building the famous temple of the moon-god Sin in Ur itself. The ... biblethesaurus.org/u/ur.htm - 15k

Gath (44 Occurrences)

... It was famous also as being the birthplace or residence of Goliath (1 Samuel 17:4). David fled from Saul to Achish, king of Gath (1 Samuel 21:10; 27:2-4; Psalm ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gath.htm - 26k

Epher (4 Occurrences)

... (3) The first of five heads of their fathers' houses, "mighty men of valor, famous men," in the halftribe of Manasseh, who dwelt between Bashan and Mt. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/epher.htm - 8k

Mystery (31 Occurrences)

... The most famous were the Mysteries celebrated in Eleusis, under the patronage and control of the Athenian state, and associated with the worship of Demeter and ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mystery.htm - 42k

Brave (15 Occurrences)

... heads of their fathers' houses: even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, famous men, heads of ... biblethesaurus.org/b/brave.htm - 11k

Cos (1 Occurrence)

... It was famous in antiquity for excellent wine, amphorae, wheat, ointments, silk and other clothing (Coae vestes). The capital was also called Cos. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cos.htm - 8k

Acco (2 Occurrences)

... In the period of the Crusades it was the most famous stronghold on the coast, and in very early times it was a place of importance and appears in the Tell el ... biblethesaurus.org/a/acco.htm - 13k

Abishai (25 Occurrences)

... abhishai, in Ch 'abhshai; meaning is doubtful, probably "my father is Jesse," BDB): Son of Zeruiah, David's sister, and one of the three famous brothers, of ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abishai.htm - 19k

Syracuse (1 Occurrence)

... The Syracusans successfully withstood the famous siege by the Athenians in 414 BC, the narrative of which is the most thrilling part of the work of Thucydides ... biblethesaurus.org/s/syracuse.htm - 9k

Tyre (59 Occurrences)

... Its mariners pushed boldly out to the West and founded colonies in Spain and North Africa, some of which, like Gades, Abdera and Carthage, became famous. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tyre.htm - 45k

Ophir (12 Occurrences)

... (1.) One of the sons of Joktan (Genesis 10:29). (2.) Some region famous for its gold (1 Kings 9:28; 10:11; 22:48; Job 22:24; 28:16; Isaiah 13:12). In the LXX. ... biblethesaurus.org/o/ophir.htm - 16k

Tiberias (3 Occurrences)

... The palace, the famous "Golden House," was built on the top of a rocky hill which rises on the West to a height of some 500 ft. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tiberias.htm - 15k

Rhodes (2 Occurrences)

... Aeschines, the famous orator of Athens, fled to Rhodes after his defeat by Demosthenes, and rounded a school of oratory, which was attended by many Romans. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rhodes.htm - 13k

Joppa (14 Occurrences)

... by messengers from Lydda to Jonathas, Peter here raised the dead Dorcas to life (Acts 9:36 f). On the roof of Simon's house by the sea, the famous vision was ... biblethesaurus.org/j/joppa.htm - 17k

Babel (3 Occurrences)

... Other canals in the city were called Merodach and Libilkhegala. In the southern portion of the city was located the famous temple E-sag-ila. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/babel.htm - 63k

Thessalonica (8 Occurrences)

... Among them the most famous is the inscription engraved on the arch which stood at the western end of the main street of Salonica and was called the Vardar Gate ... biblethesaurus.org/t/thessalonica.htm - 25k

Valor (45 Occurrences)

... heads of their fathers' houses: even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, famous men, heads of ... biblethesaurus.org/v/valor.htm - 21k

Bethlehem (49 Occurrences)

... 2. David the Bethlehemite: Ruth, famous chiefly as the ancestress of David, and of the Messiah, settled in Bethlehem with her second husband Boaz, and it is ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bethlehem.htm - 31k

Ephesus (20 Occurrences)

... A part of the site of this once famous city is now occupied by a small Turkish village, Ayasaluk, which is regarded as a corruption of the two Greek words ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ephesus.htm - 24k

Cyprus (12 Occurrences)

... remarkably fertile. 3. Products: Cyprus is richly endowed by nature. Its fruits and flowers were famous in antiquity. Strabo, writing ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cyprus.htm - 27k

Famished (8 Occurrences)

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Fan (8 Occurrences)

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Valour (66 Occurrences)

... the heads of their fathers houses: even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, famous men, heads ... biblethesaurus.org/v/valour.htm - 26k

Phoenicians

... About 12 miles North of Beirut is the Dog River (Lycus), a very short stream but noted for the famous pass at its mouth, where Egyptian Assyrian and Babylonian ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phoenicians.htm - 38k

Phoenicia (6 Occurrences)

... About 12 miles North of Beirut is the Dog River (Lycus), a very short stream but noted for the famous pass at its mouth, where Egyptian Assyrian and Babylonian ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phoenicia.htm - 40k

Arabia (9 Occurrences)

... West Sirhan, and a number were sunk by command of Zubeida the wife of Harun al-Rashid, along the Pilgrim way from Persia to Mecca; but the most famous of all ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arabia.htm - 43k

Games (2 Occurrences)

... stones at a hair-breadth and not miss (Judges 20:16), and the young David (1 Samuel 17:49), have attained to the precision of aim for which they are famous. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/games.htm - 40k

Testaments

... Her priests had been famous for their wisdom, to which Lycurgus and Solon, the Greek legislators, had been attracted, as well as Pythagoras and Plato, the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/testaments.htm - 35k

Canaan (102 Occurrences)

... 2. Meaning of the Name: As the Phoenicians were famous as traders, it has been supposed that the name "Canaanite" is a synonym of "merchant" in certain ... biblethesaurus.org/c/canaan.htm - 64k

Judah (802 Occurrences)

... Hebrews negeb), the undulating pasture-ground between the hills and the desert to the south (Joshua 15:21.) This extent of pasture-land became famous as the ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judah.htm - 101k

Between (2624 Occurrences)

... Her priests had been famous for their wisdom, to which Lycurgus and Solon, the Greek legislators, had been attracted, as well as Pythagoras and Plato, the ... biblethesaurus.org/b/between.htm - 36k

Biblical

... by JJ Van Oosterzee (English edition, 1870), is a serviceable book for students, and the New Testament Theology of A. Immer (1878), already famous for his ... biblethesaurus.org/b/biblical.htm - 45k

Theology

... by JJ Van Oosterzee (English edition, 1870), is a serviceable book for students, and the New Testament Theology of A. Immer (1878), already famous for his ... biblethesaurus.org/t/theology.htm - 95k

Galilee (73 Occurrences)

... 9. Products: Galilee was famous in ancient times for its rich and fruitful soil, "full of the plantations of trees of all sorts, insomuch that it invites the ... biblethesaurus.org/g/galilee.htm - 67k

Jonathan (109 Occurrences)

... Samuel 21:12-14). His death was the occasion of David's famous elegy of "the Song of the Bow" (2 Samuel 1:17-27). He left one son ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jonathan.htm - 59k

Damascus (58 Occurrences)

... Our word "damask" bears witness to the fame of its textile industry, and the "Damascus blades" of the Crusading period were equally famous; and though Timur ... biblethesaurus.org/d/damascus.htm - 45k

Halicarnassus

... One of the rulers was the famous queen Artemisia who fought at the battle of Salamis. The most famous of the kings, however, was ... biblethesaurus.org/h/halicarnassus.htm - 9k

Xerxes (24 Occurrences)

... Xerxes was king of Persia in 485-465 BC The first part of his reign was marked by the famous campaign into Greece, beginning in 483. ... biblethesaurus.org/x/xerxes.htm - 14k

20800 (1 Occurrence)

... 20800 (1 Occurrence). 1 Chronicles 12:30 Of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand eight hundred, mighty men of valor, famous men in their fathers' houses. ... biblethesaurus.org/num/20800.htm - 6k

Zidon (25 Occurrences)

... 1, 33). This city was famous for its manufactures and arts, as well as for its commerce (1 Kings 5:6; 1 Chronicles 22:4; Ezek. 27 ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zidon.htm - 17k

Zacchaeus (3 Occurrences)

... or overseer, among the tax-gatherers, Zaccheus had additional opportunity, by farming the taxes, of increasing that wealth for which his class was famous. ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zacchaeus.htm - 10k

Zoan (7 Occurrences)

... The famous picture of the Amu, who bring their families on donkeys to Egypt, and offer the Sinaitic ibex as a present, is found at Beni Chasan in a tomb as old ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zoan.htm - 17k

Kedesh (12 Occurrences)

... Conder suggests identification with Tell Abu Qades, near Megiddo. (3) Kedesh-naphtali, the famous city of refuge in the uplands of Naphtali. ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kedesh.htm - 14k

Kick (8 Occurrences)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. KICK. (laktizo): In the famous vision on the road to Damascus the unseen voice said to Saul: "Why persecutest thou me? ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kick.htm - 10k

Kinsman-redeemer (3 Occurrences)

... Ruth 4:14 And the women said unto Naomi: 'Blessed be the LORD, who hath not left thee this day without a near kinsman, and let his name be famous in Israel. ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kinsman-redeemer.htm - 7k

New (1850 Occurrences)

... new man. 5. (superl.) Not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient descent; not previously known or famous. 6. (superl.) Not ... biblethesaurus.org/n/new.htm - 101k

Nicopolis (1 Occurrence)

... The ancient city was founded by Augustus, whose camp happened to be pitched there the night before the famous fight with Antony (31 BC). ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nicopolis.htm - 10k

Nameless (1 Occurrence)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Without a name; anonymous; as, a nameless star. 2. (a.) Undistinguished; not noted or famous. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nameless.htm - 6k

Na'omi (21 Occurrences)

... (See RSV). Ruth 4:14 The women said to Naomi, "Blessed be Yahweh, who has not left you this day without a near kinsman; and let his name be famous in Israel. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/na'omi.htm - 11k

Narcissus (2 Occurrences)

... Narcissus is a common name, especially among freedmen and slaves. But, as in the case of Aristobulus, some famous person of this name must be meant. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/narcissus.htm - 9k

Nepheg (4 Occurrences)

... NEPHEG. ne'-feg (nephegh, "sprout," "shoot"): (1) Son of Izhar, and brother of Korah of the famous trio, Korah, Dathan and Abiram (Exodus 6:21). ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nepheg.htm - 7k

Olive (61 Occurrences)

... In some parts of the land large plantations occur: the famous olive grove near Beirut is 5 miles square; there are also fine, ancient trees in great numbers ... biblethesaurus.org/o/olive.htm - 37k

Jah'di-el (1 Occurrence)

... the heads of their fathers' houses: Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, heads of ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jah'di-el.htm - 6k

Jishi (4 Occurrences)

... the heads of their fathers' houses: Epher, and Jishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, heads ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jishi.htm - 7k

Jambres (2 Occurrences)

... and Jambres, 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 ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jambres.htm - 11k

Jannes (2 Occurrences)

... and Jambres, 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 ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jannes.htm - 10k

Jahdiel (1 Occurrence)

... heads of their fathers' houses: even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valor, famous men, heads of ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jahdiel.htm - 7k

Jotham (26 Occurrences)

... Recognizing, however, that he is powerless to assert his claim, Jotham delivers from the summit of Gerizim his famous fable (Judges 9:7-15), applies it to the ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jotham.htm - 25k

Joel (22 Occurrences)

... see VASHNI.). (2.) A descendant of Reuben (1 Chronicles 5:4, 8). (3.) One of David's famous warriors (1 Chronicles 11:38). (4.) A ... biblethesaurus.org/j/joel.htm - 49k

Levitical (19 Occurrences)

... Two pages later he says that "four of them were demonstrably famous old seats of worship," and conjectures that most, if not all, were ancient sanctuaries. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/levitical.htm - 20k

Lasha (1 Occurrence)

... Fissure, a place apparently east of the Dead Sea (Genesis 10:19). It was afterwards known as Callirhoe, a place famous for its hot springs. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lasha.htm - 8k

Lignaloes

... Balaam need have had no actual tree in his mind's eye but may have mentioned the aloe as a tree famous over the Orient for its preciousness. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lignaloes.htm - 10k

Laodicea (6 Occurrences)

... little consequence until the Roman province of Asia was formed in 190 BC It then suddenly became a great and wealthy center of industry, famous specially for ... biblethesaurus.org/l/laodicea.htm - 11k

Gamaliel (7 Occurrences)

... (2.) The son of rabbi Simeon, and grandson of the famous rabbi Hillel. He was a Pharisse, and therefore the opponent of the party of the Sadducees. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gamaliel.htm - 13k