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.

• Oak

  There are six Hebrew words rendered "oak." (1.) El occurs only in the word El-paran (Gen.

• Oath

  A solemn appeal to God, permitted on fitting occasions (Deut.

• Obadiah

  Servant of the Lord.

• Obadiah, Book of

  Consists of one chapter, "concerning Edom," its impending doom (1:1-16), and the restoration of Israel (1:17-21).

• Obal

  Stripped, the eight son of Joktan (Gen.

• Obed

  Serving;

• Obed-Edom

  Servant of Edom.

• Obeisance

  Homage or reverence to any one (Gen.

• Obil

  A keeper of camels, an Ishmaelite who was "over the camels" in the time of David (1 Chr.

• Oboth

  Bottles, an encampment of the Israelites during the wanderings in the wilderness (Num.

• Oded

  Restoring, or setting up.

• Offence

  (1.) An injury or wrong done to one (1 Sam.

• Offering

  An oblation, dedicated to God.

• Og

  Gigantic, the king of Bashan, who was defeated by Moses in a pitched battle at Edrei, and was slain along with his sons (Deut.

• Ohad

  United, or power, the third son of Simeon (Gen.

• Ohel

  A house;

• Oil

  Only olive oil seems to have been used among the Hebrews.

• Oil-tree

  (Isa.

• Ointment

  Various fragrant preparations, also compounds for medical purposes, are so called (Ex.

• Old gate

  One of the gates in the north wall of Jerusalem, so called because built by the Jebusites (Neh.

• Olive

  The fruit of the olive-tree.

• Olive-tree

  Is frequently mentioned in Scripture.

• Olves, Mount of

  So called from the olive trees with which its sides are clothed, is a mountain ridge on the east of Jerusalem (1 Kings 11:7;

• Olympas

  A Roman Christian whom Paul salutes (Rom.

• Omar

  Eloquent, the son of Eliphaz, who was Esau's eldest son (Gen.

• Omega

  (Rev.

• Omer

  A handful, one-tenth of an ephah=half a gallon dry measure (Ex.

• Omri

  Servant of Jehovah.

• On

  Light;

• Onan

  Strong, the second son of Judah (Gen.

• Onesimus

  Useful, a slave who, after robbing his master Philemon (q.v.) at Colosse, fled to Rome, where he was converted by the apostle Paul, who sent

• Onesiphorus

  Bringing profit, an Ephesian Christian who showed great kindness to Paul at Rome.

• Onion

  The Israelites in the wilderness longed for the "onions and garlick of Egypt" (Num.

• Ono

  A town of Benjamin, in the "plain of Ono" (1 Chr.

• Onycha

  A nail;

• Onyx

  A hail;

• Open place

  Gen.

• Ophel

  Hill;

• Ophir

  (1.) One of the sons of Joktan (Gen.

• Ophni

  Mouldy, a city of Benjamin (Josh.

• Ophrah

  A fawn.

• Oracle

  In the Old Testament used in every case, except 2 Sam.

• Oreb

  Raven, a prince of Midian, who, being defeated by Gideon and put to straits, was slain along with Zeeb (Judg.

• Oreb, The rock of

  The place where Gideon slew Oreb after the defeat of the Midianites (Judg.

• Oren

  Ash or pine, the son of Jerahmeel (1 Chr.

• Organ

  Some kind of wind instrument, probably a kind of Pan's pipes (Gen.

• Orion

  Heb.

• Ornan

  1 Chr.

• Orpah

  Forelock or fawn, a Moabitess, the wife of Chilion (Ruth 1:4;

• Orphans

  (Lam.

• Osprey

  Heb.

• Ossifrage

  Heb.

• Ostrich

  (Lam.

• Othni

  A lion of Jehovah, a son of Shemaiah, and one of the temple porters in the time of David (1 Chr.

• Othniel

  Lion of God, the first of the judges.

• Ouches

  An Old English word denoting cavities or sockets in which gems were set (Ex.

• Oven

  Heb.

• Owl

  (1.) Heb.

• Ox

  Heb.

• Ox goad

  Mentioned only in Judg.

• Ozem

  Strong.

• Ozias

  Son of Joram (Matt.

• Ozni

  Hearing, one of the sons of Gad;