Annas [ÔöÇ├®n’nas]…–grace of jehovah.… A Jewish high priest, the son of Seth, appointed to office in his thirty-seventh year by Quirinus, and who was in office when John the Baptist began his ministry ……(Luke 3:2John 18:13, 24Acts 4:6). …Annas was an astute and powerful ecclesiastical statesman, who took part not only in the trial of […]
Ahimaaz[ÔöÇ├®hÔöÇ┬ím’aÔöÇ├óz] a rascal, powerful brother or my brother is counselor. Father of Ahinoam, Saul's wife (1 Sam. 14:50). A son of Zadok the priest, who kept David informed of Absalom's revolt (2 Sam. 15:27, 3617:17, 20). One of Solomon's officers, responsible for the monthly supply of victuals for the royal household (1 Kings 4:15).
Amariah[ÔöÇ├®marÔöÇ┬¢’ah]……jehovah hath said or promised. A son of Meraioth, a priest descended from Phinehas (1 Chron. 6:7, 52). The son of Azariah, a high priest in Solomon's time (1 Chron. 6:11). A descendant of Kohath, son of Levi (1 Chron. 23:1924:23). Chief priest of Jehoshaphat's time (2 Chron. 19:11). A Levite appointed by Hezekiah to […]
“Why did God kill Ananias and Sapphira for lying?”……The story of Ananias and Sapphira is found in Acts 5, and it is a sad story indeed. It actually begins at the end of chapter 4 with the description of the early church in Jerusalem, a group of believers so filled with the Holy Spirit that […]
“Who was Apollos?”……Apollos was an evangelist, apologist, church leader, and friend of the apostle Paul. Apollos was a Jew from Alexandria, Egypt, described as "eloquent," "mighty in the Scriptures," "fervent in the spirit" and "instructed in the way of the Lord" (Acts 18:24). In A.D. 54, he traveled to Ephesus, where he taught boldly in […]
The Hebrew prophet Amos, whose writings are included in the Tanakh’s(Old Testament)TreiAsar(The Twelve / minor prophets), also lived in such an age. His warnings to Israel and the surrounding nations still ring true and carry the same urgency in our time. Just as Israel, Judah and the surrounding nations were not able to escape the […]
Amasai [ÔöÇ├®mÔöÇ├ós’aÔöÇ┬¢] –burdensome. A descendant of Kohath, son of Levi (1 Chron. 6:252 Chron. 29:12). A chieftain who joined David at Ziklag and became one of his captains (1 Chron. 12:18). Perhaps the same as Amasa, No. 1. A Levite who helped in the return of the Ark from the house of Obed-edom (1 Chron. […]