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2661 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Amraphel.5

… in Sodom. A fugitive, having escaped, went and announced the result of the engagement to Abram, who was at that time living by Mamre's oak plantation. The patriarch …

2662 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Amraphel.8

… against Sodom, as the ally of Chedorlaomer, before he became king, and was simply crown prince. In that case, like Belshazzar, he was called "king" by anticipation …

2663 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Angel.19

… destroy Sodom ( Genesis 19:13 ); when David numbers the people, an angel destroys them by pestilence ( 2 Samuel 24:16 ); it is by an angel that the Assyrian army is destroyed …

2664 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Angel.21

… for Sodom; Genesis 22:11 ff--the angel interposes to prevent the sacrifice of Isaac; Genesis 24:7, 40 --Abraham sends Eliezer and promises the angel's protection …

2665 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Apocalyptic Literature, 1.28

… Jerusalem, Sodom, and its rulers, those of Gomorrah. For Berial (Belial) had great wrath against Isaiah because he had revealed the coming of Christ and the mission …

2667 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Apples of Sodom.2

… , article "Sodom," col. 4669, note 2). This colocynth is supposed to be the "wild vine" mentioned 2 Kings 4:39. The "vine of Sodom" of Deuteronomy 32:32 has been supposed …

2669 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Archaeology; Archaeology and Criticism.97

… of Sodom and Gomorrah, the three Amorites, Melchizedek; in my view, also, Abram and Lot, and probably the four overwhelmed cities). (2) The expedition of the kings …

2670 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Arioch.3

… against Sodom, Gomorrah and other states ( Genesis 14:1, 9 ). Assyriologists generally, and probably rightly, identify Arioch with Eri-Aku (which see), king of Larsa …

2671 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Attitudes.10

… at Sodom ( Genesis 19:1 ). Joshua fell on his face before the prince of the host of Yahweh ( Joshua 5:14 ). This attitude was a common one to Ezekiel as he saw his wonderful …

2672 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Ben-ammi.2

… of Sodom. The account of his birth as well as that of Moab was commonly regarded as an expression of Israel's intense hatred and contempt toward these two …

2673 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Bera.2

Bera - be'-ra (bera`, "gift"(?); compare HPN, 74 note): King of Sodom ( Genesis 14:2 ) who in the battle of Siddim was subdued by Chedorlaomer.

2674 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Botany.39

… of Sodom of Josephus, which he describes as looking like tempting fruit but which on examination prove to contain but dust. A much more likely theory is that …

2675 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Botany.41

Another abundant herb is the Solanum coagulans (Arabic khadak), whose apple-like fruit has also received (without serious claim) the name of "apple of Sodom."

2676 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Captain.3

… of Sodom" the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American), "judges of Sodom" the Revised Version, margin ( Isaiah 1:10 ), used of Jephthah in sense …

2677 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Chedorlaomer.11

… against Sodom and Gomorrah, and the other cities of the plain ( Genesis 14:1 ff). The Greek (Septuagint) form of the name is Chodollogomor, implying a different …

2678 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Cities of the Plain; Ciccar.2

… of Sodom is preserved in Jebel Usdum--Usdum having the same consonants with Sodom; moreover, the name is known to have referred to a place in that region as early …

2679 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Cities of the Plain; Ciccar.3

… reaching Sodom, and Hazezon-tamar is to be identified with Engedi. On the other hand, it is possible that it is to be identified with the Tamar of Ezekiel 47:19 …

2680 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Cities of the Plain; Ciccar.5

… of Sodom," Bibliotheca Sacra,XXV, 112-51. Favoring the north end: Sir George Grove in various articles in Smith, Dictionary of the Bible; Canon Tristram, Land of …