Reference

Bible dictionary

3,964 entries on the people, places and words of the Bible, each linked to the passages it cites.

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 3rd edition (1897). Public domain; text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library. A nineteenth-century Protestant reference: its dates, archaeology and judgements reflect the scholarship of its time and are not Imago Dei's editorial position.

• Ibhar

  Chosen, one of David's sons (1 Chr.

• Ibleam

  People-waster, a city assigned to Manasseh (Josh.

• Ibzan

  Illustrious, the tenth judge of Israel (Judg.

• Ice

  Frequently mentioned (Job 6:16;

• Ichabod

  When the tidings of the disastrous defeat of the Israelites in the battle against the Philistines near to Mizpeh were carried to Shiloh, the

• Iconium

  The capital of ancient Lycaonia.

• Idalah

  Snares(?), a city near the west border of Zebulun (Josh.

• Iddo

  (1.) Timely (1 Chr.

• Idol

  (1.) Heb.

• Idolatry

  Image-worship or divine honour paid to any created object.

• Idumaea

  The Greek form of Edom (Isa.

• Igal

  Avengers.

• Iim

  Ruins.

• Ije-abarim

  Ruins of Abarim, the forty-seventh station of the Israelites in the wilderness, "in the border of Moab" (Num.

• Ijon

  A ruin, a city of Naphtali, captured by Ben-hadad of Syria at the instance of Asa (1 Kings 15:20), and afterwards by Tiglath-pileser of Assy

• Ilai

  An Ahohite, one of David's chief warriors (1 Chr.

• Illyricum

  A country to the north-west of Macedonia, on the eastern shores of the Adriatic, now almost wholly comprehended in Dalmatia, a name formerly

• Imagery

  Only in the phrase "chambers of his imagery" (Ezek.

• Imla

  Replenisher, the father of Micaiah the prophet (2 Chr.

• Immanuel

  God with us.

• Immer

  Talkative.

• Immortality

  Perpetuity of existence.

• Imputation

  Is used to designate any action or word or thing as reckoned to a person.

• Incarnation

  That act of grace whereby Christ took our human nature into union with his Divine Person, became man.

• Incense

  A fragrant composition prepared by the "art of the apothecary." It consisted of four ingredients "beaten small" (Ex.

• India

  Occurs only in Esther 1:1 and 8:9, where the extent of the dominion of the Persian king is described.

• Inkhorn

  The Hebrew word so rendered means simply a round vessel or cup for containing ink, which was generally worn by writers in the girdle (Ezek.

• Inn

  In the modern sense, unknown in the East.

• Inspiration

  That extraordinary or supernatural divine influence vouchsafed to those who wrote the Holy Scriptures, rendering their writings infallible.

• Intercession of Christ

  Christ's priestly office consists of these two parts, (1) the offering up of himself as a sacrifice, and (2) making continual intercession f

• Intercession of the Spirit

  (Rom.

• Iphedeiah

  Set free by Jehovah, a chief of the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chr.

• Ira

  Citizen;

• Irad

  Runner;

• Iram

  Citizen, chief of an Edomite tribe in Mount Seir (Gen.

• Irha-heres

  According to some MSS., meaning "city of destruction." Other MSS.

• Iron

  Tubal-Cain is the first-mentioned worker in iron (Gen.

• Irrigation

  As streams were few in Palestine, water was generally stored up in winter in reservoirs, and distributed through gardens in numerous rills,

• Isaac

  Laughter.

• Isaiah

  (Heb.

• Isaiah, The Book of

  Consists of prophecies delivered (Isa.

• Iscah

  Spy, the daughter of Haran and sister of Milcah and Lot (Gen.

• Iscariot

  (See [297]JUDAS.)

• Ishbak

  Leaving, one of Abraham's sons by Keturah (Gen.

• Ishbi-benob

  My seat at Nob, one of the Rephaim, whose spear was three hundred shekels in weight.

• Ish-bosheth

  Man of shame or humiliation, the youngest of Saul's four sons, and the only one who survived him (2 Sam.

• Ishi

  My husband, a symbolical name used in Hos.

• Ishmael

  God hears.

• Ishmaiah

  Heard by Jehovah.

• Ishmeelites

  (Gen.

• Ishtob

  Man of Tob, one of the small Syrian kingdoms which together constituted Aram (2 Sam.

• Island

  (Heb.

• Israel

  The name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen.

• Israel, Kingdom of

  (B.C.

• Issachar

  Hired (Gen.

• Italian band

  The name of the Roman cohort to which Cornelius belonged (Acts 10:1), so called probably because it consisted of men recruited in Italy.

• Italy

  Acts 18:2;

• Ithamar

  Palm isle, the fourth and youngest son of Aaron (1 Chr.

• Ithrite

  Two of David's warriors so designated (2 Sam.

• Ittai

  Near;

• Ituraea

  A district in the north-east of Palestine, forming, along with the adjacent territory of Trachonitis, the tetrarchy of Philip (Luke 3:1).

• Ivah

  Overturning, a city of the Assyrians, whence colonists were brought to Samaria (2 Kings 18:34;

• Ivory

  (Heb.

• Izhar

  Oil, one of the sons of Kohath, and grandson of Levi (Ex.

• Izrahite

  The designation of one of David's officers (1 Chr.