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Greece in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

gres, gre'-sha; 1. Name: In the earliest times there was no single name universally and exclusively in use either of the people or of the land of Greece. In Homer, three appellations, (Achaioi), (Danaoi), (Argeioi), were with no apparent discrimination applied to all the Greeks. By the Orientals they were called Ionians. See JAVAN. The ...

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Hades in Naves Topical Bible

1. The unseen world, translated "hell" in A. V., but in the R. V. the word "Hades" is retained Mt 10:28; 11:23; 16:18; Lu 10:15; 16:23; Ac 2:27,31; Re 1:18; 6:8; 20:13,14 See HELL -2. The realm (state) of the dead 2Sa 22:6; Job 26:5; Ps 6:5; 17:15; 30:9; 49:15; 86:13; 88:10-12; 115:17; 116:3; Pr 15:24; 21:16; 27:20; Ec 9:4-6; Isa 5:14; Jo...

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Haran Scripture - Genesis 11:29

And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife [was] Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah....

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Haran Scripture - Genesis 27:43

Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;...

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Hebron Scripture - 2 Samuel 3:19

And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin....

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Goshen Scripture - Genesis 46:34

That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, [and] also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd [is] an abomination unto the Egyptians....

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Greece in Naves Topical Bible

Inhabitants of Called "Gentiles" (non-Jews) Mr 7:26; Joh 7:35; Ro 2:10; 3:9; 1Co 10:32; 12:13 Desire to see Jesus Joh 12:20-23 Marry among the Jews Ac 16:1 Accept the Messiah Ac 17:2-4,12,34 Persecute the early Christians Ac 6:9-14; 9:29; 18:17 -Gentiles called "Greeks," Ro 10:12; Ga 3:28; Col 3:11 -Schools of philosophy in Athens Ac ...

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Hebron in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

he'-brun (chebhron, "league" or "confederacy"; Chebron): One of the most ancient and important cities in Southern Israel, now known to the Moslems as el Khalil (i.e. Khalil er Rahman, "the friend of the Merciful," i.e. of God, a favorite name for Abraham; compare Jas 2:23). The city is some 20 miles South of Jerusalem, situated in an open val...

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Hell in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

hel (see SHEOL; HADES; GEHENNA): 1. The Word in the King James Version: The English word, from a Teutonic root meaning "to hide" or "cover," had originally the significance of the world of the dead generally, and in this sense is used by Chaucer, Spenser, etc., and in the Creed ("He descended into hell"); compare the English Revised Version Pre...

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Hades in Easton's Bible Dictionary

that which is out of sight, a Greek word used to denote the state or place of the dead. All the dead alike go into this place. To be buried, to go down to the grave, to descend into hades, are equivalent expressions. In the LXX. this word is the usual rendering of the Hebrew sheol, the common receptacle of the departed (Gen. 42:38; Ps. 139...

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