Ellen G. White Writings

21 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Jerusalem, 1.153

I. The Name. 1. In Cuneiform: The earliest mention of Jerusalem is in the Tell el-Amarna Letters (1450 BC), where it appears in the form Uru-sa-lim; allied with this we have Ur-sa-li-immu on the Assyrian monuments of the 8th century BC.

22 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Jerusalem, 1.158

… -sa-lim, has been considered by many to mean either the "City of Peace" or the "City of (the god) Salem," but other interpreters, considering the name as of Hebrew origin …

23 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Lime.2

Lime - lim ((1) sidh; compare Arabic shad, "to plaster"; (2) gir; compare Arabic jir, "gypsum" or "quick-lime"; (3) 'abene-ghir): Sidh is translated "lime" in Isaiah 33:12, "And the peoples …

24 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Limit.2

Limit - lim'-it (gebhul, "bound"): Occurs once in Ezekiel 43:12 ("limit" of holy mountain). "Limited" ( Psalms 78:41 ) and "limiteth" (horizo, Hebrews 4:7 ) are changed in the Revised …

25 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Nephilim.2

… '-i-lim (nephilim): This word, translated "giants" in the King James Version, but retained in the Revised Version (British and American), is found in two passages of …

26 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Nephthalim.2

Nephthalim - nef'-tha-lim ( Matthew 4:13 ): The Greek form of NAPHTALI (which see).

27 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Olympas.2

… - o-lim'-pas (Olumpas): The name of a Roman Christian to whom Paul sent greetings ( Romans 16:15 ). Olympas is an abbreviated form of Olympiadorus. The joining in one …

28 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Olympius.2

… - o-lim'-pi-us (Olumpios): An epithet of JUPITER or ZEUS (which see) from Mt. Olympus in Thessaly, where the gods held court presided over by Zeus. Antiochus Epiphanes …

29 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Rogelim.2

Rogelim - ro'-ge-lim, ro-ge'-lim (roghelim; Rhogelleim): The place whence came Barzillai the Gileadite to succor David in his flight from Absalom ( 2 Samuel 17:27; 19:31 ). It probably lay near the path followed by David, but it is not identical.

30 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Salim.2

… - sa'-lim (Saleim): A place evidently well known, since the position of Aenon, the springs where John was baptizing, was defined by reference to it: they were "near …

31 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Shaalim, Land of.2

… '-a-lim ('erets sha`alim; Codex Vaticanus tes ges Easakem; Codex Alexandrinus tes ges Saaleim; the King James Version Shalim): Saul in search of his father's asses …

32 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Shalim.2

Shalim - sha'-lim.

33 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Zion.12

… -sa-lim) is the oldest name we know for this city; it goes back at least 400 years before David. In 2 Samuel 5:6 - 9, "The king and his men went to Jerusalem against the …