Ahijah[ÔöÇ├®hÔöÇ┬¢’jah] A BROTHER IN JEHOVAH. A prophet belonging to Shiloh, who foretold to Jeroboam the revolt of the ten tribes. This Ahijah was the champion of the rights of the people in the face of the oppression of Solomon and Rehoboam and led the revolt that rent the kingdom of David asunder (1 Kings 11:26-12:20). […]

Agrippa [ÔöÇ├®grÔöÇ┬íp’pÔö£├æ] –one who at his birth causes pain. Great grandson of Herod the Great. Agrippa's father was eaten by worms. See Herod (Acts 25:13-2626). Was Agrippa almost persuaded by Paul's eloquent witness to become a Christian? Bible scholars disagree on the point. There are those who affirm that the original language indicates clearly that […]

Achish [ÔöÇ├ç’chish]…serpent charmer.…Son of Maoch and the king of Gath to whom David fled …1 Sam. 21:10-14…So David escaped from Saul and went to King Achishof Gath. But the officers of Achish were unhappy about his being there. "Isn't this David, the king of the land?" they asked. "Isn't he the one the people honour […]

Apollos [ÔöÇ├®pÔö╝├àl’los] a destroyer or youthful god of music. An eloquent and learned Jew born at Alexandria and deeply versed in Old Testament Scriptures (Acts 18:2419:11 Cor. 1:123:4-6, 224:616:12Titus 3:13). The Man Whose Influence Was Enriched This educated, cultured Alexandrian Jew was an orator and an efficient worker in the Church who knew only the […]

“Who was Asherah?”……Asherah, or Ashtoreth, was the name of the chief female deity worshiped in ancient Syria, Phoenicia, and Canaan. The Phoenicians called her Astarte, the Assyrians worshiped her as Ishtar, and the Philistines had a temple of Asherah (1 Samuel 31:10). Because of Israel's incomplete conquest of the land of Canaan, Asherah-worship survived and […]

Aquila [ÔöÇ├®q’uÔöÇ┬ílÔöÇ├ó]…–eagle. A Jew whom Paul found at Corinth on his arrival from Athens (Acts 18:2, 18, 26Rom. 16:31 Cor. 16:192 Tim. 4:19). The Man Who Is Always Linked with His Wife A characteristic feature of Aquila and Priscilla is that their names are always mentioned together. In the truest sense they were "no more […]

Asa [ÔöÇ├ç'sÔöÇ├ó]-PHYSICIAN. 1. The third king of Judah who succeeded Abijah. He was the great-grandson of Solomon (1 Kings 15; 2 Chron. 14-16). He was an ancestor of Jesus Christ (Matt. 1:7, 8). The Man Who Was Good and Right Asa is a marvel. In spite of the fact that his father was a sinful […]