Josephus

...JOSEPHUS. jo-se'-fus (Iosephos; Codex Vaticanus reads Phosepos): In 1 Esdras 9:34, corresponding to "Joseph" in Ezra 10:42. JOSEPHUS; FLAVIUS. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/josephus.htm - 13k

Nabathaeans

... Hellenistic times was Southeast of Palestine, where they had either supplanted or mingled with the Edomites (compare Malachi 1:1-5). In Josephus' day they were ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nabathaeans.htm - 11k

Nabataeans

... Hellenistic times was Southeast of Palestine, where they had either supplanted or mingled with the Edomites (compare Malachi 1:1-5). In Josephus' day they were ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nabataeans.htm - 11k

Onias

... priests of the name of Onias, and a 4th Onias who did not become a high priest but was known as the builder of the temple of Leontopolis (Josephus, Ant, XIII ... biblethesaurus.org/o/onias.htm - 10k

Flavius

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia JOSEPHUS; FLAVIUS. jo-se'-fus ... with there. Among these were several priests, whom Josephus knew. About ... biblethesaurus.org/f/flavius.htm - 13k

Peraea

... pe-re'-a (he Peraia, Peraios, Peraites): 1. The Country: This is not a Scriptural name, but the term used by Josephus to denote the district to which the ... biblethesaurus.org/p/peraea.htm - 10k

Arbela

... way that leadeth to Galgala, and pitched their tents before Masaloth, which is in Arbela, and after they had won it they slew much people." Josephus says that ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arbela.htm - 9k

Felix (11 Occurrences)

... (see Josephus, Ant. xx. ... Both Tacitus and Josephus refer to his succeeding Cumanus, Josephus stating that it was at the instigation of Jonathan the high priest. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/felix.htm - 15k

Province (66 Occurrences)

... in 6 AD, and was broken only during the years 41-44 AD, when Herod Agrippa was granted royal authority over the land (Josephus, Josephus, Antiquities XIX, viii ... biblethesaurus.org/p/province.htm - 38k

False.

... The revolts in this period were generally connected with religious pretensions in the leaders (Josephus, BJ, II, xiii, 4-"deceived and deluded the people under ... biblethesaurus.org/f/false..htm - 16k

Theocracy

... Easton's Bible Dictionary A word first used by Josephus to denote that the Jews were under the direct government of God himself. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/theocracy.htm - 11k

Christs (2 Occurrences)

... The revolts in this period were generally connected with religious pretensions in the leaders (Josephus, BJ, II, xiii, 4-"deceived and deluded the people under ... biblethesaurus.org/c/christs.htm - 14k

Antonius

... in 55 AD Tacitus implies that Felix was joint procurator of Judea, along with Cumanus, before being appointed to the sole command, but Josephus is silent as to ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antonius.htm - 10k

Herodias (7 Occurrences)

... Regarding the first husband of Herodias, to whom she bore Salome, some hold that the Gospel accounts are at variance with that of Josephus. ... biblethesaurus.org/h/herodias.htm - 12k

Sanhedrin (19 Occurrences)

... In Josephus we meet with the word for the first time in connection with the governor Gabinius (57-55 BC), who divided the whole of Palestine into 5 sunedria ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sanhedrin.htm - 27k

Artaxerxes (14 Occurrences)

... (3) The Greek translation of the Septuagint renders the Ahasuerus of the Book of Esther by Artaxerxes, and is followed in this rendering by Josephus. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/artaxerxes.htm - 16k

Sadducees (14 Occurrences)

... Etymologies. Probably from Zadok the High Priest 2. Authorities: New Testament, Josephus, Talmud (primary), Church Fathers (secondary) II. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sadducees.htm - 31k

Ezranehemiah

... The two books are counted in the Talmud, in Josephus, and in the Canon of Melito, 171 AD, as one, and are so treated also in the subscription of the Massoretic ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ezranehemiah.htm - 22k

I-iii

... Scriptures, etc. 3. Old Testament and New Testament II. LANGUAGES III. COMPASS AND DIVISIONS 1. The Jewish Bible Josephus, etc. 2. The ... biblethesaurus.org/i/i-iii.htm - 31k

Ezra-nehemiah

... The two books are counted in the Talmud, in Josephus, and in the Canon of Melito, 171 AD, as one, and are so treated also in the subscription of the Massoretic ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ezra-nehemiah.htm - 22k

Introduction (3 Occurrences)

... Scriptures, etc. 3. Old Testament and New Testament II. LANGUAGES III. COMPASS AND DIVISIONS 1. The Jewish Bible Josephus, etc. 2. The ... biblethesaurus.org/i/introduction.htm - 33k

Bethsaida (7 Occurrences)

... Thus Gamala, on the eastern shore, was within the jurisdiction of Josephus, who commanded in Galilee (BJ, II, xx, 4). Judas of Gamala (Ant., XVIII, i, l) is ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bethsaida.htm - 19k

Precious (128 Occurrences)

... Names: Other sets of possible equivalents are derivable by collation of the Biblical description with each of the two descriptions given by Josephus (Ant., III ... biblethesaurus.org/p/precious.htm - 71k

Ptolemy

... It was most probably in this year (312) that Ptolemy captured Jerusalem on a Sabbath day (Josephus, Ant, XII, i, 1), and by force or persuasion induced many ... biblethesaurus.org/p/ptolemy.htm - 17k

Stones (244 Occurrences)

... Names: Other sets of possible equivalents are derivable by collation of the Biblical description with each of the two descriptions given by Josephus (Ant., III ... biblethesaurus.org/s/stones.htm - 74k

Kittim (8 Occurrences)

... 2. In Its Limited Sense: The oldest etymology is apparently that of Josephus, who connects Kittim with the well-known old Cypriote city Kition (Citium) (Ant., I ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kittim.htm - 15k

Judaea (45 Occurrences)

... That this was an actual fact we know from Ptolemy (v.16, 9) and Josephus (Ant., XII, iv, 11). According to Josephus (BJ, III, iii ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judaea.htm - 24k

Jabneh (1 Occurrence)

... mentioned as belonging to Judah's inheritance. Josephus (Ant., V, i, 22) assigns it to the tribe of Dan. We have no mention of its ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jabneh.htm - 10k

Jabneel (2 Occurrences)

... mentioned as belonging to Judah's inheritance. Josephus (Ant., V, i, 22) assigns it to the tribe of Dan. We have no mention of its ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jabneel.htm - 11k

Ladder (1 Occurrence)

... and at Ras el-`Abyadh steps were cut in the white rock, which led to the identification of this point with the Ladder, but a reference to Josephus (BJ, II, x, 2 ... biblethesaurus.org/l/ladder.htm - 10k

Gentiles (150 Occurrences)

... They were allowed to offer sacrifices in the temple at Jerusalem, as is distinctly affirmed by Josephus (BJ, II, xvii, 2-4; Ant, XI, viii, 5; XIII, viii, 2; XVI ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gentiles.htm - 45k

Sanctuary (250 Occurrences)

... The extensive enclosure known later as "the court of the Gentiles" does not appear under that name in the New Testament or in Josephus What we have in the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sanctuary.htm - 63k

Emmaus (1 Occurrence)

... e-ma'-us, em'-a-us (Emmaous, derivation uncertain, but probably from chammath, "a hot spring"): Josephus (BJ, IV, i, 3) says: "Now Emmaus, if it be interpreted ... biblethesaurus.org/e/emmaus.htm - 10k

Praetorium (8 Occurrences)

... present Turkish barracks where once stood the Antonia and where was stationed a large garrison (compare Acts 21:32-35), but the statements of Josephus make it ... biblethesaurus.org/p/praetorium.htm - 14k

Baruch (24 Occurrences)

... He was the devoted friend (Jeremiah 32:12), the amanuensis (36:4, 32) and faithful attendant (36:10; Josephus, Ant, X, vi, 2) of the prophet Jeremiah. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/baruch.htm - 46k

Cleopatra

... father"): A daughter of Ptolemy VI (Philometor) and of Queen Cleopatra, who was married first to Alexander Balas 150 BC (1 Maccabees 10:58; Josephus, Ant, XIII ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cleopatra.htm - 8k

Adonijah (28 Occurrences)

... Instead of giving this number Josephus says that 4 years had elapsed since the last preceding date, which is very likely correct. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/adonijah.htm - 22k

Annas (4 Occurrences)

... an'-as (Annas; Westcott and Hort, The New Testament in Greek Hannas; Josephus Ananos, the Greek form of Hebrew chanan; "merciful," "gracious"; compare Nehemiah ... biblethesaurus.org/a/annas.htm - 13k

Aretas (1 Occurrence)

... common one among Arabian princes and signifies "virtuous or pleasing." 1. 2 Maccabees 5:8: It is mentioned several times in Biblical literature and in Josephus... biblethesaurus.org/a/aretas.htm - 11k

Sodom (49 Occurrences)

... sod'-um: Josephus (BJ, IV, viii, 4) says that "the traces (or shadows) of the five cities (of the plain) are still to be seen, as well as the ashes growing in ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sodom.htm - 28k

Ophel (6 Occurrences)

...Josephus states (Josephus, Jewish Wars, V, iv, 2) that the eastern wall of the city ran from Siloam "and reaches as far as a certain place which they called ... biblethesaurus.org/o/ophel.htm - 14k

Country

... The boundaries are given in general terms by Josephus (BJ, III, iii, 1, 4, 5). The southern edge of the Plain of Esdraelon and the lands of Scythopolis, the ... biblethesaurus.org/c/country.htm - 23k

Samaritans (9 Occurrences)

... Samaria. According to Josephus, Sanballat, with the sanction of Alexander the Great, built a temple for the Samaritans on Mt. Gerizim ... biblethesaurus.org/s/samaritans.htm - 16k

Court (172 Occurrences)

... The extensive enclosure known later as "the court of the Gentiles" does not appear under that name in the New Testament or in Josephus What we have in the ... biblethesaurus.org/c/court.htm - 47k

Capernaum (16 Occurrences)

... Gennesaret. Josephus twice mentions Capernaum. ... traffic. There is also no fountain near Tell Chum answering the description of Josephus. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/capernaum.htm - 23k

Pharisees (86 Occurrences)

... The first mention of them is in a description by Josephus of the three sects or schools into which the Jews were divided (BC 145). ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pharisees.htm - 66k

Samaria (123 Occurrences)

... Ben-hadad II besieged the city, but suffered ignominious defeat (1 Kings 20:1-21; Josephus, Ant, VIII, xiv, 1). Persistent attempts by the Syrians to reach the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/samaria.htm - 63k

Proselyte (2 Occurrences)

...Josephus (Ant., XIV, vii, 2) quotes Strabo as saying: "It is hard to find a place in the habitable earth that hath not admitted this tribe of men, and is not ... biblethesaurus.org/p/proselyte.htm - 26k

Tabor (12 Occurrences)

... as prisoners. Josephus (Ant., VII, ii, 3) says it was in one of Solomon's administrative districts (compare 1 Kings 4:17). Such ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tabor.htm - 21k

Sabbatical (1 Occurrence)

... (Josephus, Ant, XI, viii, 6). During Maccabean and Asmonean times the law regarding the Sabbatical year was strictly observed, although it frequently weakened ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sabbatical.htm - 16k

Procurator

...Josephus (Ant., XX, i, 2), however, employs epitropos (procurator) for the time of Claudius, and it is convenient to follow common usage and assume that this ... biblethesaurus.org/p/procurator.htm - 13k

Asmoneans

... The sources of our knowledge of this period are mainly found in the Books of the Maccabees, in the Josephus, Antiquities and Josephus, Jewish Wars of Josephus... biblethesaurus.org/a/asmoneans.htm - 27k

Shiloah (1 Occurrence)

... 4) ho purgos en to Siloam, "the tower in Siloam" (Luke 13:4). 1. The Modern Silwan: Although the name is chiefly used in the Old Testament and Josephus as the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shiloah.htm - 17k

Siloah (1 Occurrence)

... 4) ho purgos en to Siloam, "the tower in Siloam" (Luke 13:4). 1. The Modern Silwan: Although the name is chiefly used in the Old Testament and Josephus as the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/siloah.htm - 17k

Essenes

... (3) Description of Therapeutae from De Vita Contemplativa 2. Josephus (1) Description from Antiquities of the Jews, XVIII, i, 5 (2) Description from Wars of ... biblethesaurus.org/e/essenes.htm - 38k

Shelah (18 Occurrences)

... 4) ho purgos en to Siloam, "the tower in Siloam" (Luke 13:4). 1. The Modern Silwan: Although the name is chiefly used in the Old Testament and Josephus as the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shelah.htm - 24k

Apostles (79 Occurrences)

... canon. VI. Date. 1. Luke's relations to Josephus. The ... He assumes as proven that Luke made use of the writings of Josephus. It has ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apostles.htm - 62k

Moabites (26 Occurrences)

... Moab was overrun by the Nabathean Arabs who ruled in Petra and extended their authority on the east side of Jordan even as far as Damascus (Josephus, Ant, XIII ... biblethesaurus.org/m/moabites.htm - 28k

Darius (26 Occurrences)

... times before the death of Darius Nothus in 404 BC And (b) that a high priest named Jaddua met Alexander in 332 BC, is attested only by Josephus (Ant., XI, viii ... biblethesaurus.org/d/darius.htm - 24k

Tabernacle (333 Occurrences)

... The extensive enclosure known later as "the court of the Gentiles" does not appear under that name in the New Testament or in Josephus What we have in the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tabernacle.htm - 101k

Nazirite (10 Occurrences)

... may have continued the tradition, and James, the Lord's brother (Euseb., HE, II, xxiii, 3, following Hegesippus), and also Banns, tutor of Josephus (Vita, 2 ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nazirite.htm - 21k

Parthians (1 Occurrence)

... The Parthians are not mentioned in the Old Testament, but are frequently in Josephus, and they had an important connection with the history of the Jews, on ... biblethesaurus.org/p/parthians.htm - 16k

Bath (13 Occurrences)

... 31)-it is in the Aramaic portion-where, however, qal = qol, "voice" stands without berath = bath, "daughter": "A voice fell from heaven." Josephus (Ant., XIII ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bath.htm - 22k

Vale (20 Occurrences)

... If SALEM (which see) is Jerusalem, then Absalom's pillar was also near that city, Josephus writes (Ant., VII, x, 3), "Absalom had erected for himself a marble ... biblethesaurus.org/v/vale.htm - 29k

Kiriath-jearim (17 Occurrences)

... For example, Josephus (Ant., VI, i, 4) says it was a city in the neighborhood of Beth-shemesh, while Eusebius and Jerome (Onomasticon) speak of it ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kiriath-jearim.htm - 19k

Kol

... 31)-it is in the Aramaic portion-where, however, qal = qol, "voice" stands without berath = bath, "daughter": "A voice fell from heaven." Josephus (Ant., XIII ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kol.htm - 10k

King's (375 Occurrences)

... According to Josephus (Ant., VII, x, 3) this was a marble pillar, which he calls "Absalom's hand" and it was two furlongs from Jerusalem. ... biblethesaurus.org/k/king's.htm - 46k

Kiriathjearim

... For example, Josephus (Ant., VI, i, 4) says it was a city in the neighborhood of Beth-shemesh, while Eusebius and Jerome (Onomasticon) speak of it ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kiriathjearim.htm - 13k

Nahash (9 Occurrences)

... Saul, the newly anointed king, appeared on the scene with an army which utterly routed the Ammonites (1 Samuel 11:1), and, according to Josephus, killed King ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nahash.htm - 14k

Urim (8 Occurrences)

... 3. Older (Traditional) Views: Though Josephus sets the date for the obsolescence of the Urim and Thummim at 200 years before his time, in the days of John ... biblethesaurus.org/u/urim.htm - 21k

Jehoahaz (22 Occurrences)

... 1. Chronology of Reign: Josephus was already aware (Ant., IX, viii, 5) of the chronological difficulty involved in the cross-references in 2 Kings 13:1 and 10 ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jehoahaz.htm - 23k

Jadon (1 Occurrence)

... Jadon is the name given by Josephus (Ant., VIII, viii, 5; ix, 1) to "the man of God" from Judah who confronted Jeroboam as he burned incense at the altar in ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jadon.htm - 7k

Jason (5 Occurrences)

... Son of Eleazar, sent (161 BC) by Judas Maccabeus with other deputies to Rome "to make a league of amity and confederacy" (1 Maccabees 8:17; Josephus, Ant, XII ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jason.htm - 12k

Lysanias (1 Occurrence)

... Caesar, and thus fixing the date of the preaching of John the Baptist in the wilderness at about 26 or 28 AD A Lysanias is mentioned by Josephus as having ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lysanias.htm - 7k

Lasthenes

... He is called the king's "kinsman" (the King James Version "cousin") and "father" (1 Maccabees 11:31, 32; Josephus, Ant, XIII, iv, 9), but these are to be taken ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lasthenes.htm - 7k

Lysimachus

... See ESTHER, THE REST OF. (2) Brother of Menelaus, a Greek name said by Josephus (Ant., XII, v, 1) to have been assumed by Onias, the high priest in the ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lysimachus.htm - 7k

Lysias (3 Occurrences)

... conducted Paul to the castle, and there questioned him as to whether he was the "Egyptian," an postor that had lately been defeated by Felix (Josephus, BJ, II ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lysias.htm - 12k

Liver (16 Occurrences)

... and Josephus understood "the liver of goats." By the "caul above the liver," in Leviticus 4:9; 7:4, etc., some understand the great lobe of the liver itself. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/liver.htm - 16k

Interpretation (45 Occurrences)

... The term baptismos occurs in Josephus (Ant., XVIII, v, 2) in connection with John's baptism (compare also Irenaeus 686 B about Christ's baptism). ... biblethesaurus.org/i/interpretation.htm - 57k

Ituraea (1 Occurrence)

... sea. Josephus speaks of Soemus as a tetrarch in Lebanon (Vita, 11); while Tacitus calls him governor of the Itureans (Ann. xii.23). ... biblethesaurus.org/i/ituraea.htm - 10k