Palestine (1 Occurrence)

... This vast empire was the Promised Land; but Palestine was only a part of it, terminating in the north at the southern extremity of the Lebanon range, and in ... biblethesaurus.org/p/palestine.htm - 89k

Maccabaeus

... mak-a-be'-us (Makkabaios), mak'-a-bez (hoi Makkabaioi): I. PALESTINE UNDER KINGS OF SYRIA 1. Rivalry of Syria and Egypt 2. Palestine Seized by Antiochus the ... biblethesaurus.org/m/maccabaeus.htm - 17k

Fever (13 Occurrences)

... Several forms of febrile disease are among the commonest of all maladies in Palestine today, as they were also in the period covered by the Bible history. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fever.htm - 17k

Geology

... GEOLOGY OF PALESTINE. je-ol'-o-ji, The geology of Palestine cannot be discussed intelligently without taking into consideration the surrounding regions. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/geology.htm - 16k

Maccabees

... mak-a-be'-us (Makkabaios), mak'-a-bez (hoi Makkabaioi): I. PALESTINE UNDER KINGS OF SYRIA 1. Rivalry of Syria and Egypt 2. Palestine Seized by Antiochus the ... biblethesaurus.org/m/maccabees.htm - 52k

Rain (118 Occurrences)

... Then the heavy "winter rains" fall from the middle of December to March. There is no prolonged fair weather in Palestine between October and March. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rain.htm - 43k

Apple-tree (3 Occurrences)

... people of the East. Sick persons in Palestine delight to hold an apple in their hands, simply for the smell. (Compare Arabian Nights ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apple-tree.htm - 11k

Appletree

... people of the East. Sick persons in Palestine delight to hold an apple in their hands, simply for the smell. (Compare Arabian Nights ... biblethesaurus.org/a/appletree.htm - 10k

Apple (8 Occurrences)

... (Hebrews tappuah, meaning "fragrance"). Probably the apricot or quince is intended by the word, as Palestine was too hot for the growth of apples proper. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apple.htm - 17k

Flowers (42 Occurrences)

... Very few species of flowers are mentioned in the Bible although they abounded in Palestine. ... For details of the flowers of modern Palestine, see BOTANY. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/flowers.htm - 22k

Fox (2 Occurrences)

... shu'al, a name derived from its digging or burrowing under ground), the Vulpes thaleb, or Syrian fox, the only species of this animal indigenous to Palestine. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fox.htm - 13k

Diseases (38 Occurrences)

... DISEASE; DISEASES. di-zez', di-zez'-iz (chalah, choli; nosos): Palestine, from its position and physical conditions, ought to be a healthy country. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/diseases.htm - 25k

Mulberry (6 Occurrences)

... "We know with certainty that the black poplar, the aspen, and the Lombardy poplar grew in Palestine. The aspen, whose long leaf-stalks ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mulberry.htm - 11k

Crane (2 Occurrences)

... Version. The rendering is there correct. The Hebrew for crane is 'agur, the Grus cincerea, a bird well known in Palestine. It is ... biblethesaurus.org/c/crane.htm - 12k

Serpent (40 Occurrences)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SERPENT. sur'-pent: 1. General: Serpents are not particularly abundant in Palestine, but they are often mentioned in the Bible ... biblethesaurus.org/s/serpent.htm - 46k

Zoology

... MOLE (which see) not found in Palestine CHIROPTERA: Bat CARNIVORA (a) Felidae, Cat, Lion, Leopard (b) Hyaenidae, Hyena (c) Canidae, Dog (including Greyhound ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zoology.htm - 18k

Deer (15 Occurrences)

... which inhabits Great Britain, the continent of Europe, the Caucasus and Asia Minor, but which has never been reported as far south as Syria or Palestine. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/deer.htm - 17k

Lampstand (38 Occurrences)

... The excavations in Palestine have furnished thousands of specimens, and have enabled us to trace the development from about 2000 BC onward. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lampstand.htm - 24k

East (228 Occurrences)

... In Genesis 25:6 "eastward" is literally "unto the land of kedem;" ie, the lands lying east of Palestine, namely, Arabia, Mesopotamia, etc. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/east.htm - 51k

Olive (61 Occurrences)

... tree"; elaia): 1. The Olive Tree: The olive tree has all through history been one of the most characteristic, most valued and most useful of trees in Palestine... biblethesaurus.org/o/olive.htm - 37k

Dew (35 Occurrences)

... "There is no dew properly so called in Palestine, for there is no moisture in the hot summer air to be chilled into dew-drops by the coldness of the night. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dew.htm - 26k

Fig (45 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary First mentioned in Genesis 3:7. The fig-tree is mentioned (Deuteronomy 8:8) as one of the valuable products of Palestine. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fig.htm - 33k

Inches (1 Occurrence)

... Huntington. Conder maintains that the present amount would have been sufficient to support the ancient cities (Tent-Work in Palestine). ... biblethesaurus.org/i/inches.htm - 12k

Rainfall

... Huntington. Conder maintains that the present amount would have been sufficient to support the ancient cities (Tent-Work in Palestine). ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rainfall.htm - 12k

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

Lamp (45 Occurrences)

... The excavations in Palestine have furnished thousands of specimens, and have enabled us to trace the development from about 2000 BC onward. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lamp.htm - 28k

Stork (6 Occurrences)

... Two species are found in Palestine, the white, which are dispersed in pairs over the whole country; and the black, which live in marshy places and in great ... biblethesaurus.org/s/stork.htm - 14k

Wheat (56 Occurrences)

... It bore the Hebrew name hittah, and was extensively cultivated in Palestine. ... It was exported from Palestine in great quantities (1 Kings 5:11; Ezek. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wheat.htm - 28k

Fig-tree (33 Occurrences)

... to unfaithful Israel (Jeremiah 5:17 Hosea 2:12 Amos 4:9). It is only necessary to ride a few miles among the mountain villages of Palestine, with their ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fig-tree.htm - 26k

Figtree

... to unfaithful Israel (Jeremiah 5:17 Hosea 2:12 Amos 4:9). It is only necessary to ride a few miles among the mountain villages of Palestine, with their ... biblethesaurus.org/f/figtree.htm - 15k

Rose (279 Occurrences)

... rendered "rose" (RV marg., "autumn crocus"), is supposed by some to mean the oleander, by others the sweet-scented narcissus (a native of Palestine), the tulip ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rose.htm - 37k

Raven (7 Occurrences)

... There are eight species of ravens in Palestine, and they are everywhere very numerous in that land. ...Palestine has at least 8 different species of ravens. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/raven.htm - 14k

Earthquake (17 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Mentioned among the extraordinary phenomena of Palestine (Psalm 18:7; Comp. Habakkuk 3:6; Nahum 1:5; Isaiah 5:25). ... biblethesaurus.org/e/earthquake.htm - 18k

Barley (35 Occurrences)

... A grain much cultivated in Egypt (Exodus 9:31) and in Palestine (Leviticus 27:16; Deuteronomy 8:8). It was usually the food of horses (1 Kings 4:28). ... biblethesaurus.org/b/barley.htm - 23k

Bathing (9 Occurrences)

... (To wash with royal blood was supposed to be beneficial to the complexion.) The dusty, limestone soil of Palestine and the open foot-gear of the Orient on ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bathing.htm - 15k

Cart (12 Occurrences)

... (see CORD.) In Syria and Palestine wheel-carriages for any other purpose than the conveyance of agricultural produce are almost unknown. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cart.htm - 15k

Hyssop (12 Occurrences)

... really was. Some contend that it was a species of marjoram (origanum), six species of which are found in Palestine. Others with ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hyssop.htm - 14k

Fish (66 Occurrences)

... FISH. (dagh, daghah, da'gh; ichthus, ichthudion, opsarion): 1. Natural History: Fishes abound in the inland waters of Palestine as well as the Mediterranean. ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fish.htm - 38k

Balm (7 Occurrences)

... merchants. The shrub so named was highly valued, and was almost peculiar to Palestine. ... branches. At the present day it grows nowhere in Palestine. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/balm.htm - 14k

Almond (7 Occurrences)

... A native of Syria and Palestine. ...Palestine is a land where the almond flourishes, whereas in Egypt it would appear to have been uncommon. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/almond.htm - 14k

Trade (33 Occurrences)

... of Tread. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. TRADE. trad: I. GENERAL 1. Terms 2. Position of Palestine 3. Trade Products of Palestine 4. Palestinian Traders II. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/trade.htm - 40k

Oak (22 Occurrences)

... 27:6). Three species of oaks are found in Palestine, of which the "prickly evergreen oak" (Quercus coccifera) is the most abundant. ... biblethesaurus.org/o/oak.htm - 33k

Owl (11 Occurrences)

... 11:17; Deuteronomy 14:16, and "owl" in Psalm 102:6. The Arabs call this bird "the mother of ruins." It is by far the most common of all the owls of Palestine. ... biblethesaurus.org/o/owl.htm - 18k

Cattle (277 Occurrences)

... Next to herds of neat cattle, sheep formed the most important of the possessions of the inhabitants of Palestine (Genesis 12:16; 13:5; 26:14; 21:27; 29:2, 3 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cattle.htm - 52k

Brick (10 Occurrences)

... they found the same methods of brickmaking employed by the inhabitants, methods which are still in vogue throughout the greater part of Palestine and Syria. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/brick.htm - 15k

Vine (76 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary One of the most important products of Palestine. ... It was cultivated in Palestine before the Israelites took possession of it. ... biblethesaurus.org/v/vine.htm - 46k

Palm (49 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Palm tree. (Hebrews tamar), the date-palm characteristic of Palestine. It is described as "flourishing" (Psalm 92:12), tall (Cant. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/palm.htm - 35k

Cistern (21 Occurrences)

... The scarcity of springs in Palestine made it necessary to collect rain-water in reservoirs and cisterns (Numbers 21:22). (see WELL.). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cistern.htm - 29k

Lachish (22 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Impregnable, a royal Canaanitish city in the Shephelah, or maritime plain of Palestine (Joshua 10:3, 5; 12:11). ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lachish.htm - 22k

Rock (176 Occurrences)

... Many a traveler in Palestine has felt the refreshment of "the shade of a great rock in a weary land" (Isaiah 32:2). A very different idea is expressed in ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rock.htm - 49k

Semites

... and Euphrates beds, so the Semitic tribes followed the same natural ways into their future homes: Elam, Babylonia, Assyria, Mesopotamia, Arabia, Palestine. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/semites.htm - 27k

Aqueduct (4 Occurrences)

... areas, before as well as after the Conquest, are clearly seen in the innumerable cisterns, wells and pools which abound throughout Palestine The rainy season ... biblethesaurus.org/a/aqueduct.htm - 23k

Semitic

... and Euphrates beds, so the Semitic tribes followed the same natural ways into their future homes: Elam, Babylonia, Assyria, Mesopotamia, Arabia, Palestine. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/semitic.htm - 28k

Thorn (30 Occurrences)

... (4.) Hebrews atad (Psalm 58:9) is rendered in the LXX. and Vulgate by Rhamnus, or Lycium Europoeum, a thorny shrub, which is common all over Palestine. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/thorn.htm - 35k

Vulture (16 Occurrences)

... The habits of the bird bear out the allusion in Isaiah 34:15, for it is, excepting during the winter three months, so numerous everywhere in Palestine as to be ... biblethesaurus.org/v/vulture.htm - 14k

Nuts (2 Occurrences)

... the walnut tree, Juglans regia, a native of Persia and the Himalayas which flourishes under favorable conditions in all parts of Palestine; particularly in the ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nuts.htm - 8k

Lizard (3 Occurrences)

... Version margin to "gecko" (Leviticus 11:30) has "Words of uncertain meaning, but probably denoting four kinds of lizards." 2. Lizards of Palestine: Among the ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lizard.htm - 16k

Goshen (16 Occurrences)

... It has been identified with the modern Wady Tumilat, lying between the eastern part of the Delta and the west border of Palestine. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/goshen.htm - 19k

Gold (429 Occurrences)

... Chronicles 1:15). It was found in Arabia, Sheba, and Ophir (1 Kings 9:28; 10:1; Job 28:16), but not in Palestine. In Dan. 2:38, the ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gold.htm - 57k

Weasel (1 Occurrence)

... Some think that this Hebrew word rather denotes the mole (Spalax typhlus) common in Palestine. ... The weasel tribe are common also in Palestine. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/weasel.htm - 9k

Willows (5 Occurrences)

... tree of this species over a pond in the plain of Acre, and others on the Phoenician plain." There are several species of the salix in Palestine, but it is not ... biblethesaurus.org/w/willows.htm - 11k

Wolf (4 Occurrences)

... Wolves are still sometimes found in Palestine, and are the dread of shepherds, as of old. ... In Palestine it is the special enemy of the sheep and goats. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wolf.htm - 13k

Irrigation

... As streams were few in Palestine, water was generally stored up in winter in reservoirs, and distributed through gardens in numerous rills, which could easily ... biblethesaurus.org/i/irrigation.htm - 9k

Fountain (57 Occurrences)

...Palestine was a "land of brooks of water, of fountains, and depths that spring out of valleys and hills" (Deuteronomy 8:7; 11:11). ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fountain.htm - 30k

Terebinth (15 Occurrences)

... (RV marg. of Deuteronomy 11:30, etc.), the Pistacia terebinthus of botanists; a tree very common in the south and east of Palestine. (see OAK.). ... biblethesaurus.org/t/terebinth.htm - 15k

Trees (179 Occurrences)

... to Arabic writers the Baca tree is similar to the balsam (Balsamodendron opobalsamum), and grows near Mecca; no such tree is, however, known in Palestine. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/trees.htm - 45k

Tahpanhes (7 Occurrences)

... Pelusium (Biblical "Sin") and a little North of the modern Al-Kantarah ("the bridge"), marking the old caravan route from Egypt to Palestine, Mesopotamia and ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tahpanhes.htm - 14k

Tamarisk (5 Occurrences)

... Hebrews `eshel (Genesis 21:33; 1 Samuel 22:6; 31:13, in the RV; but in AV, "grove, " "tree"); Arab. asal. Seven species of this tree are found in Palestine. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tamarisk.htm - 10k

Riblah (12 Occurrences)

... Fruitful, an ancient town on the northern frontier of Palestine, 35 miles north-east of Baalbec, and 10 or 12 south of Lake Homs, on the eastern bank of the ... biblethesaurus.org/r/riblah.htm - 14k

Esdraelon

... the name of the great plain (called by the natives Merj Ibn Amer; ie, "the meadow of the son of Amer") which stretches across Central Palestine from the Jordan ... biblethesaurus.org/e/esdraelon.htm - 15k

Eyes (6285 Occurrences)

... It is probable that in the period covered by the Bible, ophthalmia was as common in Palestine and Egypt as it is now. See BLINDNESS. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eyes.htm - 11k

Dove (27 Occurrences)

... time. It was especially marked in Palestine, because doves migrated, but pigeons remained in their chosen haunts all the year. Yet ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dove.htm - 28k

Mandrakes (4 Occurrences)

... It has been called the "love-apple." The Arabs call it "Satan's apple." It still grows near Jerusalem, and in other parts of Palestine. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mandrakes.htm - 9k

Metals (1 Occurrence)

... Some writers point to Deuteronomy 8:9, "a land whose stones are iron," etc., as referring to Palestine. Palestine can be disregarded ... biblethesaurus.org/m/metals.htm - 10k

Makkedah (8 Occurrences)

... The Palestine Exploration surveyors have, however, identified it with el-Mughar, or "the caves," 3 miles from Jabneh and 2 1/2 southwest of Ekron, because ... biblethesaurus.org/m/makkedah.htm - 12k

Pomegranate (11 Occurrences)

... Common in Egypt (Numbers 20:5) and Palestine (13:23; Deuteronomy 8:8). The Romans called it Punicum malum, ie, Carthaginian apple, because they received it ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pomegranate.htm - 15k

Poplar (4 Occurrences)

... Other species of the poplar are found in Palestine, such as the white poplar (P. alba) of our own country, the black poplar (P. nigra), and the aspen (P ... biblethesaurus.org/p/poplar.htm - 10k

Cornelius (10 Occurrences)

... Legions were never permanently quartered in Palestine until the great war which ended in the destruction of Jerusalem, 70 AD From the year 6 AD, when Palestine... biblethesaurus.org/c/cornelius.htm - 16k

Coins (13 Occurrences)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia COINS. koinz: There were no coins in use in Palestine until after the Captivity. It is not quite ... biblethesaurus.org/c/coins.htm - 13k

Coney (2 Occurrences)

... or "hedge-hog," but is now universally considered to refer to the Syrian hyrax, Procavia (or Hyrax) Syriaca, which in southern Palestine and Sinai is called in ... biblethesaurus.org/c/coney.htm - 12k