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Tiberius in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

ti-be'-ri-us (Tiberios): 1. Name and Parentage: The 2nd Roman emperor; full name Tiberius Claudius Nero, and official name as emperor Tiberius Caesar Augustus; born November 16, 42 BC. His father--of the same name--had been an officer under Julius Caesar and had later joined Antony against Octavian (Augustus). His mother was Livia, who became ...

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Tibni in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(intelligent). After Zimri had burnt himself in his palace, there was a division in the northern kingdom, half of the people following Tibni the son of Ginath, and half following Omri. 1Ki 16:21,22 Omri was the choice of the army Tibni was probably put forward by the people of Tirzah, which was then besieged by Omri and his host. The struggle ...

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Tiglath-Pileser in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Related to Atargatis (Syriac), Dargeto, "great fish," tutelary god of the first Assyrian dynasty. 2 Kings 16:7; less correctly in 1 Chronicles 5:26, and 2 Chronicles 28:20, Tilgath Pilneser. G. Rawlinson identifies Tiglath Pileser with Tiglathi-nin, "be worship given to Nin" or Hercules (the same as Pal-zira, i.e. son of Zira, from whom Calah ...

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Tiberius Caesar in Naves Topical Bible

-An important emperor of Rome Lu 3:1...

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Tibni in Easton's Bible Dictionary

building of Jehovah, the son of Ginath, a man of some position, whom a considerable number of the people chose as monarch. For the period of four years he contended for the throne with Omri (1 Kings 16:21, 22), who at length gained the mastery, and became sole monarch of Israel....

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Tiglath-Pileser in Hitchcock's Bible Names

that binds or takes away captivity...

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Thahash in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(badger), son of Nahor by his concubine Reumah. Ge 22:24 (B.C. 1880.)...

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Thahash in Easton's Bible Dictionary

a badger, a son of Nahor, Abraham's brother (Gen. 22:24)....

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Theophilus in Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Called "most excellent" or "noble" (kratiste), a magisterial designation (Luke 1:3; Acts 1; compare Acts 23:26; Acts 24:3; Acts 26:25). Luke addressed both his works, forming one whole in two parts, to him, in order to give a more orderly written narrative, from the very beginning clown to the journey of Paul to Rome, of those truths in which ...

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Thomas in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

tom'-as (Thomas; ta'om, "a twin" (in plural only): 1. In the New Testament: One of the Twelve Apostles. Thomas, who was also called "Didymus" or "the Twin" (compare Jn 11:16; 20:24; 21:2), is referred to in detail by the Gospel of John alone. His election to the Twelve is recorded in Mt 10:3; Mk 3:18; Lk 6:15; Acts 1:13. In Jn 11:1-54, when Jes...

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