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Archelaus in Easton's Bible Dictionary

ruler of the people, son of Herod the Great, by Malthace, a Samaritan woman. He was educated along with his brother Antipas at Rome. He inherited from his father a third part of his kingdom viz., Idumea, Judea, and Samaria, and hence is called "king" (Matt. 2:22). It was for fear of him that Joseph and Mary turned aside on their way back f...

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Apelles in Hitchcock's Bible Names

exclusion; separation...

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Aquila and Priscilla in Naves Topical Bible

Christians at Corinth Ac 18:1-3,18,19,26 -Friendship of, for Paul Ro 16:3,4 -Paul sends salutations to 2Ti 4:19...

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Ara in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

1 Chronicles 7:38....

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Aram in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

a'-ram ('aram): (1) A son of Shem (Gen 10:22; 1 Ch 1:17). See ARAMEANS; SYRIA. (2) A grandson of Nahor (Gen 22:21). (3) A descendant of Asher (1 Ch 7:34). (4) Aram, King James Version: Greek form of Ram (thus the Revised Version (British and American) Mt 13:4; Arni Lk 3:33), grandson of Perez....

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Aran in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(wild goat), a Horite, son of Dishan and brother of Uz. Gene 36:28; 1Chr 1:42...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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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...

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