Bible Names A-G

Bedan in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(son of judgement). 1. Mentioned in 1Sa 12:11 as a judge of Israel between Jerubbaal (Gideon) and Jephthah. The Chaldee Paraphrase reads Samson for Bedan; the LXX., Syriac and Arabic all have Barak. Ewald suggests that it may be a false reading for Abdon. (B.C. about 1150.) 2. The son of Gilead. 1Ch 7:17...

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Belshazzar in Naves Topical Bible

King of Babylon Da 5:1-30...

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Belteshazzar in Easton's Bible Dictionary

Beltis protect the king!, the Chaldee name given to Daniel by Nebuchadnezzar (Dan. 1:7)....

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Ben-hadad in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

ben-ha'-dad (ben-hadhadh; Septuagint huios Hader): The Name I. BENHADAD I 1. The Kingdom of Syria Founded 2. Syria and Judah 3. Shortsightedness of Asa II. BENHADAD II 1. Hadad-'idri of the Monuments 2. Expeditions against Israel 3. Alliance with Ahab 4. Biblical History Confirmed by the Monuments 5. Alliance Broken off 6. Benhadad and Elisha 7. Pa...

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Bedan in Easton's Bible Dictionary

one of the judges of Israel (1 Sam. 12:11). It is uncertain who he was. Some suppose that Barak is meant, others Samson, but most probably this is a contracted form of Abdon (Judg. 12:13)....

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Belshazzar in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(prince of Bel), the last king of Babylon. In Da 5:2 Nebuchadnezzar is called the father of Belshazzar. This, of course, need only mean grandfather or ancestor. According to the well-known narrative Belshazzar gave a splendid feast in his palace during the siege of Babylon (B.C. 538), using the sacred vessels of the temple, which Nebuchadnezze...

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Belteshazzar in Hitchcock's Bible Names

who lays up treasures in secret...

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Bartholomew in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

bar-thol'-o-mu (Bartholomaios, i.e. "son of Tolmai or Tolmai"): One of the Twelve Apostles (Mt 10:3; Mk 3:18; Lk 6:14; Acts 1:13). There is no further reference to him in the New Testament. According to the "Genealogies of the Twelve Apostles" (Budge, Contendings of the Apostles, II, 50) "Bartholomew was of the house of Naphtali. Now his name ...

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