Abihail [ÔöÇ├®bihÔöÇ├╝’il]-father of might. A Levite, father of Zuriel, the chief of the Merarites in the time of Moses (Num. 3:35). The head of a family of the tribe of Gad (1 Chron. 5:14). The father of Esther, the niece of Mordecai who became Queen of Persia in the place of Vashti (Esther 2:159:29). Abihail […]

Abiel[ÔöÇ├®bÔöÇ┬¢’el] –father of strength. Son of Zeror and father of Ner and of Kish and grandfather of Saul, Israel's first king (1 Sam. 9:114:51). One of David's heroes from Beth-arabah (1 Chron. 11:32). Called Abi-albon in 2 Sam. 23:31.

Abel  MEADOW, VANITY or VAPOR. The second son of Adam and Eve slain by his brother Cain (Gen. 4:1-15; Matt. 23:35; Heb. 11:4; 12:24). The Man Who Was First to Die Abel’s name, meaning breath or vapour, is associated with the shortness of his life. What was his life but a vapour? (Ps. 90:6; Jas. […]

Adonijah [ÔöÇ├®donÔöÇ┬¢’jah] –jehovah is lord. The fourth son of David and Haggith, born in Hebron (2 Sam 3:4). Adonijah was the victim of Oriental intrigue. After the death of Absalom, he became the rightful heir to the throne (1 Kings 2:15), but Bathsheba had other designs for her son Solomon who, when secure on the […]

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 […]