Bible History
Bible History
Choose a Category

Bible Names A-G

Araunah in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

ARAUNAH or OMAN. A Jebusite, at whose threshing floor the plague sent for numbering the people was, at David's intercession, stayed. Be offered the area as a site for Jehovah's altar, and only by constraint accepted David's pay (50 shekels of silver, 2 Samuel 24:18-24; 600 shekels of gold, 1 Chronicles 21:25. As 50 silver shekels is far too l...

Read More

Arbathite in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

ar'-bath-it (ha-`arbhathi): Perhaps "a native of the Arabah." Klostermann suggests "a native of Beth-arabah." The Arbathite is Abi-albon (2 Sam 23:31), also named Abiel (1 Ch 11:32), one of David's heroes....

Read More

Archelaus in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Son of Herod the Great by Malthake, a Samaritan. Brought up at Rome with his brother Antipas. Originally Herod excluded him from any share in his dominions, because of his elder brother Antipater's accusations. But at Herod's death the kingdom, by a change in the will, was divided between his three sons, Antipus, Archelaus, and Philip. Archela...

Read More

Ara in Hitchcock's Bible Names

cursing; seeing...

Read More

Aram in Naves Topical Bible

(The name of various regions, and of several men. The word signifies highlands, and is applied in its compounds to various highland districts of Syria) -1. The region whence Balaam came at Balak's command Nu 23:7 -2. A region north of Canaan 1Ch 2:23 -3. Son of Shem Ge 10:22,23; 1Ch 1:17 -4. Son of Kemuel Ge 22:21 -5. Son of Shamer 1Ch...

Read More

Aran in Easton's Bible Dictionary

wild goat, a descendant of Seir the Horite (Gen. 36:28)....

Read More

Araunah in Hitchcock's Bible Names

ark; song; joyful cry...

Read More

Arbathite in Smiths Bible Dictionary

a native of the Arabah or Ghor. [ARABAH] Abi-albon the Arbathite was one of David's mighty men. 2Sa 23:31; 1Ch 11:32...

Read More

Apollos in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

a-pol'-os (Apollos, the short form of Apollonius): Apollos was a Jew of Alexandrian race (Acts 18:24) who reached Ephesus in the summer of 54 AD, while Paul was on his third missionary journey, and there he "spake and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus" (Acts 18:25). That he was eminently fitted for the task is indicated by the fac...

Read More

Aquila in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(an eagle), a Jew whom St. Paul found at Corinth on his arrival from Athens. Ac 18:2 (A.D, 52,) He was a native of Pontus, but had fled with his wife Priscilla, from Rome, in consequence of an order of Claudius commanding all Jews to leave the city. He became acquainted with St. Paul, and they abode together, and wrought at their common trade ...

Read More

61 Bible Translations

Popular Articles

Explore the Bible Like Never Before!

Bible History Online

Bible Study Tools

Top Tags