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99781 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Punishments.39
(12) Mutilation ( Judges 1:6 - 7; Ezekiel 23:25; 2 Maccabees 7 ).
99782 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Punishments.49
(17) Scorpions, Chastising with. Probably the use of thongs armed with pointed pieces of lead or other metal ( 1 Kings 12:11; 2 Chronicles 10:14 ).
99783 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Pure; Purely; Purity.2
… 4:12; 5:2; in the Revised Version (British and American) in 2 Corinthians 11:3 (as the translation of tes hagnotelos).
99784 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Purge.5
… 3:12; Mark 7:19; Luke 3:17; John 15:2; Hebrews 9:14, 22; 10:2 ). In Hebrews 1:3 "when he had by himself purged our sins" is changed to "had made purification of." But in the case of …
99785 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Purim; Pur.4
… ; 8:1,2). A second decree was issued on the 23rd day of the 3rd month that on the 13th day of the 12th month (8:9,12), the day appointed in the first decree for their extermination …
99786 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Purple.4
… 18:12, 16 were arrayed in purple. In Song of Solomon 7:5 the bride has hair like purple. Purple is in the merchandise of Babylon ( Revelation 18:12 ). It is surprising …
99787 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Purtenance.2
… Exodus 12:9 as the translation of qerebh, "within" "inward," "roast .... with the purtenance thereof," the Revised Version (British and American) "inwards" (compare Leviticus …
99788 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Puteoli.3
… . 7, 12, 13). A Roman colony was established here in 194 BC, and Puteoli thus became the first Roman port on the Gulf of Naples (Livy xxxiv. 45; Strabo v.245; Velleius, i …
99789 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Quail.2
… from 12 to 20 eggs. The quail are more friendly birds and live in the open, brooding along roads and around fields. They have a longer, fuller wing than the partridge …
99790 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Quarter.2
… 18:12, 14, 20 for pe'ah, usually rendered "side." The result is very obscure. Elsewhere in the Revised Version (British and American) only in the phrase "from every …
99791 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Quaternion.2
… ( Acts 12:4 ). To four such companies Peter had been handed over, who would take their turn of acting as guard over the prisoner, each of the four watches of the night …
99792 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Queen.2
… :1 - 12 ) and of Candace, the queen (basilissa) of the Ethiopians ( Acts 8:27 ). In Matthew 12:42 (compare Luke 11:31 ) Christ refers to the queen of the south (basilissa notou …
99793 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Queen Mother.2
… 22:12 ). This was, of course, a revolutionary undertaking, being a radical departure from the usual traditions.
99794 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Queen Mother.3
… Chronicles 12:13 ); Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom ( 1 Kings 15:2 ) or Absalom ( 2 Chronicles 11:20 ) the mother of Abijah; Maacah, the daughter of Abishalom, the mother …
99795 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Queen of Sheba.2
Queen of Sheba - she'-ba ( 1 Kings 10:1 - 13; 2 Chronicles 9:1 - 12, called in Matthew 12:42; Luke 11:31, "the queen of the south" (basilissa notou)):
99796 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Queen of Sheba.3
… 9:12 says that Solomon gave to the queen all her desire, "besides that which she had brought unto the king." i.e. according to some, besides the equivalent of what …
99797 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Queen of Sheba.4
… 14:12 ). She brought presents to the king, and interviewed him: "And when the queen of Sheba had seen all the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built" (i.e …
99798 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Queen of Sheba.6
… Matthew 12:42; Luke 11:31, where He refuses to accede to the request of the scribes and Pharisees for a sign from Him. He tells them that no sign will be given them …
99799 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Quench.2
… ; 21:12 ). Quenching the coal or the light of Israel may mean slaying a dear one or a brilliant leader. In the New Testament it is also used figuratively, as in Ephesians …
99800 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Quiver.2
… 26:12 )): A case or sheath for carrying arrows, a part of the ordinary equipment of the warrior, both foot-soldier and charioteer ( Job 39:23; Isaiah 22:6 ), and also of …