Shrines (40 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Shrines, Silver. ... The manufacture of these was a very large and profitable business. Multi-Version Concordance Shrines (40 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shrines.htm - 19k

Artemis (5 Occurrences)

... Not only was she worshipped in her temple, but in the minute shrines or naoi which were sometimes modeled after the temple. More ... biblethesaurus.org/a/artemis.htm - 14k

Standing-pillars (9 Occurrences)

... 1 Kings 14:23 And they build -- also they -- for themselves high places, and standing-pillars, and shrines, on every high height, and under every green tree ... biblethesaurus.org/s/standing-pillars.htm - 9k

Diana (5 Occurrences)

... Not only was she worshipped in her temple, but in the minute shrines or naoi which were sometimes modeled after the temple. More ... biblethesaurus.org/d/diana.htm - 15k

Demetrius (3 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary. (1.) A silversmith at Ephesus, whose chief occupation was to make "silver shrines for Diana" (qv), Acts 19:24,ie, models either of ... biblethesaurus.org/d/demetrius.htm - 17k

Greece (15 Occurrences)

... GREECE, RELIGION IN ANCIENT. " I. THE GREEK GODS 1. Greek Myths 2. Mythology Distinguished from Religion 3. Local Shrines 4. Epithets of the Gods 5. Nature of ... biblethesaurus.org/g/greece.htm - 59k

Ancient (64 Occurrences)

... GREECE, RELIGION IN ANCIENT. " I. THE GREEK GODS 1. Greek Myths 2. Mythology Distinguished from Religion 3. Local Shrines 4. Epithets of the Gods 5. Nature of ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ancient.htm - 98k

Shiver (3 Occurrences)

... Shiver (3 Occurrences). Exodus 34:13 for their altars ye break down, and their standing pillars ye shiver, and its shrines ye cut down; (YLT). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shiver.htm - 8k

Breaketh (49 Occurrences)

... 2 Chronicles 14:3 and turneth aside the altars of the stranger, and the high places, and breaketh the standing-pillars, and cutteth down the shrines, (YLT). ... biblethesaurus.org/b/breaketh.htm - 21k

Cutteth (37 Occurrences)

... (YLT). 2 Kings 23:14 And he hath broken in pieces the standing-pillars, and cutteth down the shrines, and filleth their place with bones of men; (YLT). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cutteth.htm - 18k

Hellenism

... princes of the Achaens; while it caught the imagination of the Greeks and dominated their literature, each city-state possessed its own shrines sacred to its ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hellenism.htm - 26k

Hellenist

... princes of the Achaens; while it caught the imagination of the Greeks and dominated their literature, each city-state possessed its own shrines sacred to its ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hellenist.htm - 26k

Tower (74 Occurrences)

... 7. The Chapels and Shrines: Round the base of the Tower were small temples or chapels dedicated to the various gods of the Babylonians. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tower.htm - 52k

Ephesus (20 Occurrences)

... of people apart from the priests and priestesses; among them were the large number of artisans who manufactured images of the goddess Diana, or shrines to sell ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ephesus.htm - 24k

Shrink (10 Occurrences)

biblethesaurus.org/s/shrink.htm - 10k

Plucked (46 Occurrences)

... Israel from off this good ground that He gave to their fathers, and scattered them beyond the River, because that they made their shrines, provoking Jehovah to ... biblethesaurus.org/p/plucked.htm - 21k

Cyrus (20 Occurrences)

... all of it." Gobryas, his vice-regent, then appointed governors in Babylon, and the gods whom Nabonidus had taken down to Babylon, were returned to their shrines... biblethesaurus.org/c/cyrus.htm - 39k

Shrine (34 Occurrences)

biblethesaurus.org/s/shrine.htm - 18k

Jeroboam (96 Occurrences)

... which he set up as symbols of Jehovah, enjoining the people not any more to go up to worship at Jerusalem, but to bring their offerings to the shrines he had ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jeroboam.htm - 62k

Inscribed (20 Occurrences)

... (DBY). Acts 17:23 for, passing through and beholding your shrines, I found also an altar on which was inscribed, To the unknown God. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/inscribed.htm - 12k

Filleth (16 Occurrences)

... (YLT). 2 Kings 23:14 And he hath broken in pieces the standing-pillars, and cutteth down the shrines, and filleth their place with bones of men; (YLT). ... biblethesaurus.org/f/filleth.htm - 10k

Timnath-serah (2 Occurrences)

... The Samaritan tradition points to the tomb of Joshua at Kefr Charis, 9 miles South of Nablus. Outside the village to the East are two shrines. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/timnath-serah.htm - 10k

Timnathserah (2 Occurrences)

... The Samaritan tradition points to the tomb of Joshua at Kefr Charis, 9 miles South of Nablus. Outside the village to the East are two shrines. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/timnathserah.htm - 10k

Raiseth (33 Occurrences)

... 33:3 and he turneth and buildeth the high places that Hezekiah his father hath broken down, and raiseth altars for Baalim, and maketh shrines, and boweth ... biblethesaurus.org/r/raiseth.htm - 15k

Reverence (42 Occurrences)

... (See NIV). Acts 17:23 for, passing through and beholding your shrines, I found also an altar on which was inscribed, To the unknown God. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/reverence.htm - 21k

Entreaty (12 Occurrences)

... 19 and his prayer, and his entreaty, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places in which he had built high places, and established the shrines and the ... biblethesaurus.org/e/entreaty.htm - 10k

Potter (14 Occurrences)

... examples of Babylonian ceramics date from the historical period, and consist of baked clay record tablets, bricks, drainage pipes, household shrines, as well ... biblethesaurus.org/p/potter.htm - 28k

Pottery (11 Occurrences)

... examples of Babylonian ceramics date from the historical period, and consist of baked clay record tablets, bricks, drainage pipes, household shrines, as well ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pottery.htm - 27k

Beersheba (33 Occurrences)

... 26:24), to Jacob (Genesis 46:2), and to Elijah (1 Kings 19:5). By Amos (Amos 5:5) it is classed with Bethel and Gilgal as one of the rival shrines to the pure ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beersheba.htm - 22k

Craftsmen (22 Occurrences)

... Acts 19:24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen, (WEB KJV ASV NAS ... biblethesaurus.org/c/craftsmen.htm - 14k

Calneh (2 Occurrences)

... 3. Its Deities and Their Legends: The city's earlier divine patrons were Enlil and Ninlil, the older Bel and Beltis, whose shrines were at the great temple ... biblethesaurus.org/c/calneh.htm - 11k

Calah (2 Occurrences)

... fallen into ruin, he rebuilt it, and it thereafter became practically the capital of the country, for he not only reerected or restored its shrines and temples ... biblethesaurus.org/c/calah.htm - 14k

Ar'temis (5 Occurrences)

... Acts 19:24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen, (See RSV). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ar'temis.htm - 7k

Artificers (15 Occurrences)

... Acts 19:24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silver-smith, who made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain to the artificers; (WBS YLT). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/artificers.htm - 11k

Serveth (24 Occurrences)

... 33:3 and he turneth and buildeth the high places that Hezekiah his father hath broken down, and raiseth altars for Baalim, and maketh shrines, and boweth ... biblethesaurus.org/s/serveth.htm - 13k

Shivered (5 Occurrences)

... Deuteronomy 12:3 and ye have broken down their altars, and shivered their standing pillars, and their shrines ye burn with fire, and graven images of their ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shivered.htm - 7k

Streweth (1 Occurrence)

... 34:4 And they break down before him the altars of the Baalim, and the images that 'are' on high above them he hath cut down, and the shrines, and the graven ... biblethesaurus.org/s/streweth.htm - 6k

Silversmith (4 Occurrences)

... Acts 19:24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen, (WEB KJV WEY ASV ... biblethesaurus.org/s/silversmith.htm - 8k

Station (78 Occurrences)

... of our Lord's passion which are often placed round the naves of large churches and by the side of the way leading to sacred edifices or shrines, and which are ... biblethesaurus.org/s/station.htm - 33k

Silver-smith (1 Occurrence)

... Acts 19:24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silver-smith, who made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain to the artificers; (WBS). ... biblethesaurus.org/s/silver-smith.htm - 6k

Mamre (10 Occurrences)

... offerings were made to it. Similar customs survive today at several shrines in Palestine. Constantine suppressed these "superstitions ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mamre.htm - 16k

Ashurbanipal (1 Occurrence)

... architectural ingenuity. In many of the cities of Assyria and Babylonia he restored, enlarged or embellished the temples or shrines. In ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ashurbanipal.htm - 12k

Hammurabi

... says, he "established righteousness." After this, the earlier years of his reign were devoted to such peaceful pursuits as constructing the shrines and images ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hammurabi.htm - 47k

Hangings (23 Occurrences)

... for the Asherah. If the text is correct we are to think perhaps of tent shrines for the image of the goddess. Lucian's reading (stolas ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hangings.htm - 17k

Nebuchadrezzar (31 Occurrences)

... Among these buildings special emphasis is placed by Nebuchadnezzar upon his temples and shrines to the gods, particularly to Marduk, Nebo and Zarpinat, but ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nebuchadrezzar.htm - 29k

Botany

... mais) a member of the Urticaceae closely allied to the elm, is an indigenous tree which is widely planted; it is not uncommonly seen beside Moslem shrines. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/botany.htm - 38k

Sacrificing (39 Occurrences)

... 34:4 And they break down before him the altars of the Baalim, and the images that 'are' on high above them he hath cut down, and the shrines, and the graven ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sacrificing.htm - 19k

Completion (40 Occurrences)

... of all this, gone out have all Israel who are found present to the cities of Judah, and break the standing-pillars, and cut down the shrines, and break down ... biblethesaurus.org/c/completion.htm - 19k

Passing (177 Occurrences)

... (WEY). Acts 17:23 for, passing through and beholding your shrines, I found also an altar on which was inscribed, To the unknown God. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/passing.htm - 36k

Shushan (19 Occurrences)

... Assyria. Winged bulls and genii adorned Susa's temples, and figures of wild bulls protected the entrances to their shrines. Other ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shushan.htm - 21k

Beholding (45 Occurrences)

... Acts 17:23 for, passing through and beholding your shrines, I found also an altar on which was inscribed, To the unknown God. Whom ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beholding.htm - 21k

Business (147 Occurrences)

... Acts 19:24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen, (WEB WEY ASV NAS ... biblethesaurus.org/b/business.htm - 42k

Gain (142 Occurrences)

... Acts 19:24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen; (KJV WEY DBY WBS YLT ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gain.htm - 39k

Height (109 Occurrences)

... 1 Kings 14:23 And they build -- also they -- for themselves high places, and standing-pillars, and shrines, on every high height, and under every green tree ... biblethesaurus.org/h/height.htm - 41k

Gods (310 Occurrences)

... 19:37). (16) The coastlands or borders and peninsulas of the Aegean Sea had numerous idol gods, shrines and devotees. Isaiah challenges ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gods.htm - 60k

Attitudes (1 Occurrence)

... The numerous prohibitions in the Hebrew Scriptures against bowing down at the shrines of the nations around Israel prove the prevalence of this method of ... biblethesaurus.org/a/attitudes.htm - 20k

Hair (135 Occurrences)

... It is well known that among the surrounding heathen nations the hair of childhood or youth was often shaved and consecrated at idolatrous shrines (compare Herod ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hair.htm - 60k

Machpelah (6 Occurrences)

... burns in the cave and upon the sepulchre continually, both night and day." The account reminds us of the condition of many Christian tomb-shrines in Palestine ... biblethesaurus.org/m/machpelah.htm - 19k

Begun (50 Occurrences)

... to seek to the God of David his father, and in the twelfth year he hath begun to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the shrines, and the ... biblethesaurus.org/b/begun.htm - 21k

Forsake (88 Occurrences)

... 2 Chronicles 24:18 and they forsake the house of Jehovah, God of their fathers, and serve the shrines and the idols, and there is wrath upon Judah and ... biblethesaurus.org/f/forsake.htm - 34k

Great (10383 Occurrences)

... Hellenistic world. He spent his time visiting shrines, in the intervals of arranging for the government of the country. The most ... biblethesaurus.org/g/great.htm - 35k

Silver (329 Occurrences)

... Acts 19:24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen, (Root in WEB KJV ... biblethesaurus.org/s/silver.htm - 48k

Boweth (53 Occurrences)

... 33:3 and he turneth and buildeth the high places that Hezekiah his father hath broken down, and raiseth altars for Baalim, and maketh shrines, and boweth ... biblethesaurus.org/b/boweth.htm - 22k

Scattered (122 Occurrences)

... Israel from off this good ground that He gave to their fathers, and scattered them beyond the River, because that they made their shrines, provoking Jehovah to ... biblethesaurus.org/s/scattered.htm - 39k

Oil (281 Occurrences)

... One may see burning before the shrines along a Syrian roadside or in the churches, small lamps whose supply of oil is kept renewed by pious adherents. ... biblethesaurus.org/o/oil.htm - 60k

Nebuchadnezzar (90 Occurrences)

... Among these buildings special emphasis is placed by Nebuchadnezzar upon his temples and shrines to the gods, particularly to Marduk, Nebo and Zarpinat, but ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nebuchadnezzar.htm - 57k

Religion (23 Occurrences)

... W. St. Clair Tisdall. GREECE, RELIGION IN ANCIENT. " I. THE GREEK GODS 1. Greek Myths 2. Mythology Distinguished from Religion 3. Local Shrines 4. Epithets of ... biblethesaurus.org/r/religion.htm - 101k

Head (4291 Occurrences)

... 14:1 Amos 8:10), probably refers to the shaving of the side locks or the whole scalp among heathen nations, which was often done in idolatrous shrines or in ... biblethesaurus.org/h/head.htm - 24k

Buildeth (73 Occurrences)

... 33:3 and he turneth and buildeth the high places that Hezekiah his father hath broken down, and raiseth altars for Baalim, and maketh shrines, and boweth ... biblethesaurus.org/b/buildeth.htm - 28k

Beaten (73 Occurrences)

... 34:4 And they break down before him the altars of the Baalim, and the images that 'are' on high above them he hath cut down, and the shrines, and the graven ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beaten.htm - 31k

Crafts (2 Occurrences)

... officials could afford stone houses. Frequently only the temple or shrines or tombs of a city were made of stone. As such buildings were ... biblethesaurus.org/c/crafts.htm - 30k

Josiah (51 Occurrences)

... first reforming step was to break up the high places, the numerous centers of the evil, to destroy the symbols and utensils of the idolatrous shrines and rites ... biblethesaurus.org/j/josiah.htm - 42k

Setting (82 Occurrences)

... this 'is' all the fruit -- To take away his sin, in His setting all the stones of an altar, As chalkstones beaten in pieces, They rise not -- shrines and images ... biblethesaurus.org/s/setting.htm - 32k

Bread (433 Occurrences)

... 1. Sanctity: It would seem that the sanctity of bread remains as unchanged in the Orient as the sanctity of shrines and graves (compare Mackie, DCG, article ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bread.htm - 58k

Cleanse (75 Occurrences)

... to seek to the God of David his father, and in the twelfth year he hath begun to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the shrines, and the ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cleanse.htm - 36k

Sanctuary (250 Occurrences)

... a horned altar side by side with the multiplicity of stone or earthen altars, but give us no hint of a plurality of legitimate houses or shrines or sanctuaries ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sanctuary.htm - 63k

Babel (3 Occurrences)

... 7. The Chapels and Shrines: Round the base of the Tower were small temples or chapels dedicated to the various gods of the Babylonians. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/babel.htm - 63k

Destroyed (377 Occurrences)

... Deuteronomy 12:3 and ye have broken down their altars, and shivered their standing pillars, and their shrines ye burn with fire, and graven images of their ... biblethesaurus.org/d/destroyed.htm - 37k

Alexander (5 Occurrences)

... Hellenistic world. He spent his time visiting shrines, in the intervals of arranging for the government of the country. The most ... biblethesaurus.org/a/alexander.htm - 32k