Easton’s dictionary

Nearly 4,000 clear, readable entries on the people, places, words and ideas of the Bible, by a Scottish minister. A good first place to look.

• JaakanHe twists, one of the sons of Ezer, the son of Seir the Horite (1 Chr. 1:42).
• JaakobahHeel-catcher, a form of the name Jacob, one of the descendants of Simeon (1 Chr. 4:36).
• JaalaA wild she-goat, one of the Nethinim, whose descendants returned from the Captivity...
• JaalamConcealer, the second of Esau’s three sons by Aholibamah (Gen. 36:5, 14).
• JaanaiMourner, one of the chief Gadites (1 Chr. 5:12).
• Jaare-OregimForests of the weavers, a Bethlehemite (2 Sam. 21:19), and the father of Elhanan, who...
• JaasauFabricator, an Israelite who renounced his Gentile wife after the Return (Ezra 10:37).
• JaasielMade by God, one of David’s body-guard, the son of Abner (1 Chr. 27:21), called Jasiel...
• Jaaz-AniahHeard by Jehovah. (1.) The son of Jeremiah, and one of the chief Rechabites (Jer....
• JaazerHe (God) helps, a city of the Amorites on the east of Jordan, and assigned, with...
• JaaziahComforted by Jehovah, a descendant of Merari the Levite (1 Chr. 24:26,27).
• JaazielComforted by God, a Levitical musician (1 Chr. 15:18).
• JabalA stream, a descendant of Cain, and brother of Jubal; “the father of such as dwell in...
• JabbokA pouring out, or a wrestling, one of the streams on the east of Jordan, into which it...
• JabeshDry. (1.) For Jabesh-Gilead (1 Sam. 11:3,9,10). (2.) The father of Shallum (2 Kings...
• Jabesh-GileadA town on the east of Jordan, on the top of one of the green hills of Gilead, within...
• JabezAffiction. (1.) A descendant of Judah, of whom it is recorded that “God granted him...
• JabinDiscerner; the wise. (1.) A king of Hazor, at the time of the entrance of Israel into...
• JabneelBuilt by God. (1.) A town in the north boundary of Judah (Josh. 15:11), called...
• JabnehBuilding, (2 Chr. 26:6), identical with Jabneel (Josh. 15:11).
• JachanMourner, one of the chief Gadite “brothers” in Bashan (1 Chr. 5:13).
• JachinFirm. (1.) The fourth son of Simeon (Gen. 46:10), called also Jarib (1 Chr. 4:24)....
• Jachin and BoazThe names of two brazen columns set up in Solomon’s temple (1 Kings 7:15-22). Each was...
• JacinthProperly a flower of a reddish blue or deep purple (hyacinth), and hence a precious...
• JacobOne who follows on another’s heels; supplanter, (Gen. 25:26; 27:36; Hos. 12:2-4), the...
• Jacob’s Well(John 4:5, 6). This is one of the few sites in Palestine about which there is no...
• JadduaKnown. (1.) One of the chiefs who subscribed the covenant (Neh. 10:21). (2.) The last...
• JadonJudge, a Meronothite who assisted in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem (Neh. 3:7).
• JaelMountain-goat, the wife of Heber the Kenite (Judg. 4:17-22). When the Canaanites were...
• JagurPlace of sojourn, a city on the southern border of Judah (Josh. 15:21).
• JahA contraction for Jehovah (Ps. 68:4).
• JahathUnion. (1.) A son of Shimei, and grandson of Gershom (1 Chr. 23:10). (2.) One of the...
• JahazTrodden down (called also Jahaza, Josh. 13:18; Jahazah, 21:36; Jahzah, 1 Chr. 6:78), a...
• JahazielBeheld by God. (1.) The third son of Hebron (1 Chr. 23:19). (2.) A Benjamite chief who...
• JahdaiGrasper, a descendant of Caleb, of the family of Hezron (1 Chr. 2:47).
• JahzeelAllotted by God, the first of the sons of Naphtali (Gen. 46:24).
• JahzerahReturner, the son of Meshullam, and father of Adiel (1 Chr. 9:12).
• Jailer(of Philippi), Acts 16:23. The conversion of the Roman jailer, a man belonging to a...
• JairEnlightener. (1.) The son of Segub. He was brought up with his mother in Gilead, where...
• JairusA ruler of the synagogue at Capernaum, whose only daughter Jesus restored to life...
• JakehPious, the father of Agur (Prov. 30:1). Nothing is known of him.
• JakimEstablisher. (1.) Chief of the twelfth priestly order (1 Chr. 24:12). (2.) A Benjamite...
• JalonLodger, the last of the four sons of Ezra, of the tribe of Judah (1 Chr. 4:17).
• JambresOne of those who opposed Moses in Egypt (2 Tim. 3:8). (See JANNES.)
• James(1.) The son of Zebedee and Salome; an elder brother of John the apostle. He was one...
• James, Epistle of(1.) Author of, was James the Less, the Lord’s brother, one of the twelve apostles. He...
• JannesOne of the Egyptians who “withstood Moses” (2 Tim. 3:8).
• JanoahOr Jano’hah, rest. (1.) A town on the north-eastern border of Ephraim, in the Jordan...
• JanumSlumber, a town in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:53).
• JaphethWide spreading: “God shall enlarge Japheth” (Heb. Yaphat Elohim le-Yephet, Gen. 9:27....
• JaphiaSplendid. (1.) The king of Lachish, who joined in the confederacy against Joshua...
• JaphoBeauty, a sea-port in Dan (Josh. 19:46); called Joppa (q.v.) in 2 Chr. 2:16; Ezra 3:7;...
• JaredDescent. (1.) The fourth antediluvian patriarch in descent from Seth (Gen. 5:15-20;...
• JaribAn adversary. (1.) A son of Simeon (1 Chr. 4:24). (2.) One of the chiefs sent by Ezra...
• JarmuthHeight. (1.) A town in the plain of Judah (Josh. 15:35), originally the residence of...
• JashenSleeping, called also Hashem (1 Chr. 11:34); a person, several of whose sons were in...
• JasherUpright. “The Book of Jasher,” rendered in the LXX. “the Book of the Upright One,” by...
• JashobeamDweller among the people; or to whom the people turn, the Hachmonite (1 Chr. 11:11),...
• JashubReturner. (1.) The third of Issachar’s four sons (1 Chr. 7:1); called also Job (Gen....
• JasonHe that will cure, the host of Paul and Silas in Thessalonica. The Jews assaulted his...
• Jasper(Heb. yashpheh, “glittering”), a gem of various colours, one of the twelve inserted in...
• JattirPre-eminent, a city in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:48; 21:14).
• Javan(1.) The fourth “son” of Japheth (Gen. 10:2), whose descendants settled in Greece,...
• Javelin(1.) Heb. hanith, a lance, from its flexibility (1 Sam. 18:10, 11; 19:9, 10; 20:33)....
• Jaw-BoneOf an ass afforded Samson a weapon for the great slaughter of the Philistines (Judg....
• JealousySuspicion of a wife’s purity, one of the strongest passions (Num. 5:14; Prov. 6:34;...
• Jealousy OfferingThe name of the offering the husband was to bring when he charged his wife with...
• Jealousy, Image ofAn idolatrous object, seen in vision by Ezekiel (Ezek. 8:3, 5), which stood in the...
• Jealousy, Waters ofWater which the suspected wife was required to drink, so that the result might prove...
• JearimForests, a mountain on the border of Judah (Josh. 15:10).
• JebusTrodden hard, or fastness, or “the waterless hill”, the name of the Canaanitish city...
• JebusitesThe name of the original inhabitants of Jebus, mentioned frequently among the seven...
• JecoliahAble through Jehovah, the wife of King Amaziah, and mother of King Uzziah (2 Chr. 26:3).
• Jedaiah(1.) Invoker of Jehovah. The son of Shimri, a chief Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:37). (2.) One...
• JediaelKnown by God. (1.) One of the sons of Benjamin, whose descendants numbered 17,200...
• JedidiahBeloved by Jehovah, the name which, by the mouth of Nathan, the Lord gave to Solomon...
• JeduthunLauder; praising, a Levite of the family of Merari, and one of the three masters of...
• Jegar-SahaduthaPile of testimony, the Aramaic or Syriac name which Laban gave to the pile of stones...
• JehaleleelPraiser of God. (1.) A descendant of Judah (1 Chr. 4:16). (2.) A Levite of the family...
• JehdeiahRejoicer in Jehovah. (1.) One of the Levitical attendants at the temple, a descendant...
• JehielGod’s living one. (1.) The father of Gibeon (1 Chr. 9:35). (2.) One of David’s guard...
• JehizkiahJehovah strengthens, one of the chiefs of Ephraim (2 Chr. 28:12).
• JehoaddanJehovah his ornament, the wife of King Jehoash, and mother of King Amaziah (2 Kings 14:2).
• JehoahazJehovah his sustainer, or he whom Jehovah holdeth. (1.) The youngest son of Jehoram,...
• JehoashJehovah-given. (1.) The son of King Ahaziah. While yet an infant, he was saved from...
• JehohananJehovah-granted, Jeroboam II. (1.) A Korhite, the head of one of the divisions of the...
• JehoiachinSucceeded his father Jehoiakin (B.C. 599) when only eight years of age, and reigned...
• JehoiadaJehovah-known. (1.) The father of Benaiah, who was one of David’s chief warriors (2...
• JehoiakimHe whom Jehovah has set up, the second son of Josiah, and eighteenth king of Judah,...
• JehoiaribJehovah defends, a priest at Jerusalem, head of one of the sacerdotal courses (1 Chr....
• JehonadabJehovah is liberal; or, whom Jehovah impels. (1.) A son of Shimeah, and nephew of...
• JehonathanWhom Jehovah gave. (1.) One of the stewards of David’s store-houses (1 Chr. 27:25)....
• JehoramJehovah-exalted. (1.) Son of Toi, king of Hamath, sent by his father to congratulate...
• JehoshaphatJehovah-judged. (1.) One of David’s body-guard (1 Chr. 11:43). (2.) One of the priests...
• Jehoshaphat, Valley ofMentioned in Scripture only in Joel 3:2, 12. This is the name given in modern times to...
• JehoshebaJehovah-swearing, the daughter of Jehoram, the king of Israel. She is called...
• JehovahThe special and significant name (not merely an appellative title such as Lord...
• Jehovah-JirehJehovah will see; i.e., will provide, the name given by Abraham to the scene of his...
• Jehovah-NissiJehovah my banner, the title given by Moses to the altar which he erected on the hill...
• Jehovah-ShalomJehovah send peace, the name which Gideon gave to the altar he erected on the spot at...
• Jehovah-ShammahJehovah is there, the symbolical title given by Ezekiel to Jerusalem, which was seen...
• Jehovah-TsidkenuJehovah our rightousness, rendered in the Authorized Version, “The LORD our...
• JehozabadJehovah-given. (1.) The son of Obed-edom (1 Chr. 26:4), one of the Levite porters....
• JehozadakJehovah-justified, the son of the high priest Seraiah at the time of the Babylonian...
• JehuJehovah is he. (1.) The son of Obed, and father of Azariah (1 Chr. 2:38). (2.) One of...
• JehucalAble, the son of Shelemiah. He is also called Jucal (Jer. 38:1). He was one of the two...
• JehudiA Jew, son of Nethaniah. He was sent by the princes to invite Baruch to read...
• JeielSnatched away by God. (1.) A descendant of Benjamin (1 Chr. 9:35; 8:29). (2.) One of...
• JemimaDove, the eldest of Job’s three daughters born after his time of trial (Job 42:14).
• JephthahWhom God sets free, or the breaker through, a “mighty man of valour” who delivered...
• Jephthah’s Vow(Judg. 11:30, 31). After a crushing defeat of the Ammonites, Jephthah returned to his...
• JephunnehNimble, or a beholder. (1.) The father of Caleb, who was Joshua’s companion in...
• JerahmeelLoving God. (1.) The son of Hezron, the brother of Caleb (1 Chr. 2:9, 25, 26, etc.)....
• JeremiahRaised up or appointed by Jehovah. (1.) A Gadite who joined David in the wilderness (1...
• Jeremiah, Book ofConsists of twenty-three separate and independent sections, arranged in five books. I....
• JerichoPlace of fragrance, a fenced city in the midst of a vast grove of palm trees, in the...
• JerimothHeights. (1.) One of the sons of Bela (1 Chr. 7:7). (2.) 1 Chr. 24:30, a Merarite...
• JeroboamIncrease of the people. (1.) The son of Nebat (1 Kings 11:26-39), “an Ephrathite,” the...
• JerohamCherished; who finds mercy. (1.) Father of Elkanah, and grandfather of the prophet...
• JerubbaalContender with Baal; or, let Baal plead, a surname of Gideon; a name given to him...
• JerubbeshethContender with the shame; i.e., idol, a surname also of Gideon (2 Sam. 11:21).
• JeruelFounded by God, a “desert” on the ascent from the valley of the Dead Sea towards...
• JerusalemCalled also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern...
• JerushaPossession, or possessed; i.e., “by a husband”, the wife of Uzziah, and mother of king...
• JeshaiahDeliverance of Jehovah. (1.) A Kohathite Levite, the father of Joram, of the family of...
• JeshanahA city of the kingdom of Israel (2 Chr. 13:19).
• JesharelahUpright towards God, the head of the seventh division of Levitical musicians (1 Chr. 25:14).
• JeshebeabSeat of his father, the head of the fourteenth division of priests (1 Chr. 24:13).
• JesherUprightness, the first of the three sons of Caleb by Azubah (1 Chr. 2:18).
• JeshimonThe waste, probably some high waste land to the south of the Dead Sea (Num. 21:20;...
• Jeshua(1.) Head of the ninth priestly order (Ezra 2:36); called also Jeshuah (1 Chr. 24:11)....
• JeshurunA poetical name for the people of Israel, used in token of affection, meaning, “the...
• JesseFirm, or a gift, a son of Obed, the son of Boaz and Ruth (Ruth 4:17, 22; Matt. 1:5, 6;...
• Jesus(1.) Joshua, the son of Nun (Acts 7:45; Heb. 4:8; R.V., “Joshua”). (2.) A Jewish...
• JetherSurplus; excellence. (1.) Father-in-law of Moses (Ex. 4:18 marg.), called elsewhere...
• JethethA peg, or a prince, one of the Edomitish kings of Mount Seir (Gen. 36:40).
• JethlahSuspended; high, a city on the borders of Dan (Josh. 19:42).
• JethroHis excellence, or gain, a prince or priest of Midian, who succeeded his father Reuel....
• JeturAn enclosure, one of the twelve sons of Ishmael (Gen. 25:15).
• JeuelSnatched away by God, a descendant of Zerah (1 Chr. 9:6).
• JeushAssembler. (1.) The oldest of Esau’s three sons by Aholibamah (Gen. 36:5, 14, 18)....
• JewThe name derived from the patriarch Judah, at first given to one belonging to the...
• JewessA woman of Hebrew birth, as Eunice, the mother of Timothy (Acts 16:1; 2 Tim. 1:5), and...
• JezebelChaste, the daughter of Ethbaal, the king of the Zidonians, and the wife of Ahab, the...
• JezielAssembled by God, a son of Azmaveth. He was one of the Benjamite archers who joined...
• JezreelGod scatters. (1.) A town of Issachar (Josh. 19:18), where the kings of Israel often...
• Jezreel, Blood ofThe murder perpetrated here by Ahab and Jehu (Hos. 1:4; comp. 1 Kings 18:4; 2 Kings 9:6-10).
• Jezreel, Day ofThe time predicted for the execution of vengeance for the deeds of blood committed...
• Jezreel, Ditch of(1 Kings 21:23; comp. 13), the fortification surrounding the city, outside of which...
• Jezreel, Fountain ofWhere Saul encamped before the battle of Gilboa (1 Sam. 29:1). In the valley under...
• Jezreel, Portion ofThe field adjoining the city (2 Kings 9:10, 21, 36, 37). Here Naboth was stoned to...
• Jezreel, Tower ofOne of the turrets which guarded the entrance to the city (2 Kings 9:17).
• Jezreel, Valley ofLying on the northern side of the city, between the ridges of Gilboa and Moreh, an...
• JoabJehovah is his father. (1.) One of the three sons of Zeruiah, David’s sister, and...
• JoahJehovah his brother; i.e., helper. (1.) One of the sons of Obed-edom (1 Chr. 26:4), a...
• Joahaz(2 Chr. 34:8), a contracted form of Jehoahaz (q.v.).
• JoannaWhom Jehovah has graciously given. (1.) The grandson of Zerubbabel, in the lineage of...
• JoashWhom Jehovah bestowed. (1.) A contracted form of Jehoash, the father of Gideon (Judg....
• JobPersecuted, an Arabian patriarch who resided in the land of Uz (q.v.). While living in...
• Job, Book ofA great diversity of opinion exists as to the authorship of this book. From internal...
• JobabDweller in the desert. (1.) One of the sons of Joktan, and founder of an Arabian tribe...
• JochebedJehovah is her glory, the wife of Amram, and the mother of Miriam, Aaron, and Moses...
• JoelJehovah is his God. (1.) The oldest of Samuel’s two sons appointed by him as judges in...
• Joel, Book ofJoel was probably a resident in Judah, as his commission was to that people. He makes...
• JoelahA Benjamite who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:7).
• JoezerJehovah is his help, one of the Korhites who became part of David’s body-guard (1 Chr. 12:6).
• JohananWhom Jehovah graciously bestows. (1.) One of the Gadite heroes who joined David in the...
• John(1.) One who, with Annas and Caiaphas, sat in judgment on the apostles Peter and John...
• John the BaptistThe “forerunner of our Lord.” We have but fragmentary and imperfect accounts of him in...
• John, First Epistle ofThe fourth of the catholic or “general” epistles. It was evidently written by John the...
• John, Gospel ofThe genuineness of this Gospel, i.e., the fact that the apostle John was its author,...
• John, Second Epistle ofIs addressed to “the elect lady,” and closes with the words, “The children of thy...
• John, Third Epistle ofIs addressed to Caius, or Gaius, but whether to the Christian of that name in...
• Joiada(whom Jehovah favours) = Jehoiada. (1.) Neh. 3:6. (2.) One of the high priests (12:10, 11, 22).
• Joiakim(whom Jehovah has set up) = Jehoiakim, a high priest, the son and successor of Jeshua...
• Joiarib(whom Jehovah defends) = Jehoiarib. (1.) The founder of one of the courses of the...
• JokdeamA city in the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:56).
• JokimWhom Jehovah has set up, one of the descendants of Shelah (1 Chr. 4:22).
• JokmeamGathering of the people, a city of Ephraim, which was given with its suburbs to the...
• JokneamGathered by the people, (Josh. 19:11; 21:34), a city “of Carmel” (12:22), i.e., on...
• JokshanSnarer, the second son of Abraham and Keturah (Gen. 25:2, 3; 1 Chr. 1:32).
• JoktanLittle, the second of the two sons of Eber (Gen. 10:25; 1 Chr. 1:19). There is an Arab...
• JoktheelSubdued by God. (1.) A city of Judah near Lachish (Josh. 15, 38). Perhaps the ruin...
• Jonadab=Jehon’adab. (1.) The son of Rechab, and founder of the Rechabites (q.v.), 2 Kings...
• JonahA dove, the son of Amittai of Gath-hepher. He was a prophet of Israel, and predicted...
• Jonah, Book ofThis book professes to give an account of what actually took place in the experience...
• Jonas(1.) Greek form of Jonah (Matt. 12:39, 40, 41, etc.). (2.) The father of the apostles...
• Jonath-Elem-RechokimDove of the dumbness of the distance; i.e., “the silent dove in distant places”, title...
• JonathanWhom Jehovah gave, the name of fifteen or more persons that are mentioned in...
• JoppaBeauty, a town in the portion of Dan (Josh. 19:46; A.V., “Japho”), on a sandy...
• Joram=Jeho’ram. (1.) One of the kings of Israel (2 Kings 8:16, 25, 28). He was the son of...
• JordanHeb. Yarden, “the descender;” Arab. Nahr-esh-Sheriah, “the watering-place” the chief...
• JosephRemover or increaser. (1.) The elder of the two sons of Jacob by Rachel (Gen. 30:23,...
• JoshuaJehovah is his help, or Jehovah the Saviour. The son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim,...
• Joshua, the Book ofContains a history of the Israelites from the death of Moses to that of Joshua. It...
• JosiahHealed by Jehovah, or Jehovah will support. The son of Amon, and his successor on the...
• JotOr Iota, the smallest letter of the Greek alphabet, used metaphorically or...
• JothamJehovah is perfect. (1.) The youngest of Gideon’s seventy sons. He escaped when the...
• Journey(1.) A day’s journey in the East is from 16 to 20 miles (Num. 11:31). (2.) A...
• JozabadWhom Jehovah bestows. (1.) One of the Benjamite archers who joined David at Ziklag (1...
• JozacharJehovah-remembered, one of the two servants who assassinated Jehoash, the king of...
• JubalJubilee, music, Lamech’s second son by Adah, of the line of Cain. He was the inventor...
• JubileeA joyful shout or clangour of trumpets, the name of the great semi-centennial festival...
• Juda(1.) The patriarch Judah, son of Jacob (Luke 3:33; Heb. 7:14). In Luke 1:39; Heb....
• JudahPraise, the fourth son of Jacob by Leah. The name originated in Leah’s words of praise...
• Judah Upon JordanThe Authorized Version, following the Vulgate, has this rendering in Josh. 19:34. It...
• Judah, Kingdom ofWhen the disruption took place at Shechem, at first only the tribe of Judah followed...
• Judah, Tribe ofJudah and his three surviving sons went down with Jacob into Egypt (Gen. 46:12; Ex....
• JudasThe Graecized form of Judah. (1.) The patriarch (Matt. 1:2, 3). (2.) Son of Simon...
• Jude= Judas. Among the apostles there were two who bore this name, (1) Judas (Jude 1:1;...
• Jude, Epistle ofThe author was “Judas, the brother of James” the Less (Jude 1:1), called also Lebbaeus...
• JudeaAfter the Captivity this name was applied to the whole of the country west of the...
• Judge(Heb. shophet, pl. shophetim), properly a magistrate or ruler, rather than one who...
• Judges, Book ofIs so called because it contains the history of the deliverance and government of...
• Judgment HallGr. praitorion (John 18:28, 33; 19:9; Matt. 27:27), “common hall.” In all these...
• Judgment Seat(Matt. 27:19), a portable tribunal (Gr. bema) which was placed according as the...
• Judgment, the FinalThe sentence that will be passed on our actions at the last day (Matt. 25; Rom. 14:10,...
• Judgments of God(1.) The secret decisions of God’s will (Ps. 110:5; 36:6). (2.) The revelations of his...
• JudithJewess, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and one of Esau’s wives (Gen. 26:34),...
• JuliaA Christian woman at Rome to whom Paul sent his salutations (Rom. 16:15), supposed to...
• JuliusThe centurion of the Augustan cohort, or the emperor’s body-guard, in whose charge...
• Junia(Rom. 16:7), a Christian at Rome to whom Paul sends salutations along with Andronicus.
• Juniper(Heb. rothem), called by the Arabs retem, and known as Spanish broom; ranked under the...
• JupiterThe principal deity of the ancient Greeks and Romans. He was worshipped by them under...
• JusticeIs rendering to every one that which is his due. It has been distinguished from equity...
• Justice of GodThat perfection of his nature whereby he is infinitely righteous in himself and in all...
• JustificationA forensic term, opposed to condemnation. As regards its nature, it is the judicial...
• Justus(1.) Another name for Joseph, surnamed Barsabas. He and Matthias are mentioned only in...
• JuttahExtended, a Levitical city in the mountains or hill-country of Judah (Josh. 15:55;...