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681 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Ethics of Jesus.48
… the firmament of ethics, to shine forever as the sun and moon of duty.
683 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Firmament.2
Firmament - fur’-ma-ment.
684 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Glory.44
… the firmament showeth his handiwork," the difference being that in the psalm Yahweh’s glory is manifested in the ordinary rather than in the extraordinary …
685 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Libraries.21
… whole firmament was a library of "celestial tablets." The mythological ideas often have important bearing on Biblical doctrines, e.g. the Creation, the Word …
686 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Light.18
… the firmament" ( Genesis 1:14 - 18; Psalms 74:16; 136:7; 148:3; Ecclesiastes 12:2; Revelation 22:5 ). Its characteristics are beauty, radiance, utility. It "rejoiceth the …
687 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Psychology.53
… the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever." In one word, the Old Testament saint based all his hope and fellowship …
688 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Purity.12
… the firmament showeth his handiwork. .... In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong …
689 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Set.4
… the firmament." (i) Cause to stand: Genesis 47:7, "Joseph brought in Jacob .... and set him before Pharaoh"; Numbers 8:13; 2 Chronicles 29:25. (j) Sitting: Matthew 5:1, the King …
690 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Teach; Teacher; Teaching.34
… the firmament."
691 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. World, Cosmological.12
… the `firmament,’ above which the waters of a heavenly ocean are spread" (Skinner). The matter is carried farther when elaborate resemblances are sought between …
692 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. World, Cosmological.25
See articles "Earth" in Smith’sDB and inEB. The other works mentioned above may be consulted. A valuable extended discussion of the word "Firmament" may be seen in Essay V of the older work, Aids to Faith (London, Murray), 220-30.
693 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Writing, 2.51
… . The firmament is a series of heavenly tablets, the hand writing of God, as conceived by the tablet-using Babylonians, or a scroll in the thought of prophets …
694 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Firmament.1 (William Smith)
Firmament
695 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Firmament.2 (William Smith)
Firmament. In Scripture the word denotes an expanse, a wide extent; for such is the signification of the Hebrew word. The original, therefore, does not convey …
696 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Heaven.3 (William Smith)
… Version, firmament. [ FIRMAMENT .] 2. Shâmayim. This is the word used in the expression “the heaven and the earth,” or “the upper and lower regions.” Genesis 1:1. 3. Mârôm …
697 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Heaven.4 (William Smith)
1. The air or atmosphere, where clouds gather; 2. The firmament, in which the sun, moon, and stars are fixed; 3. The upper heaven, the abode of God and his angels, the invisible realm of holiness and happiness, the home of the children of God.
698 Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary (KJV), p. RAQIYA`.2 (James Strong)
from ’raqa`’ ( raqa` ); properly, an expanse, i.e. the firmament or (apparently) visible arch of the sky:--firmament.
699 Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary (KJV), p. SHACHAQ.2 (James Strong)
from ’shachaq’ ( shachaq ); a powder (as beaten small): by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament:--cloud, small dust, heaven, sky.
700 Thayer’s Greek Lexicon, p. στερέωμα.3
… ) the firmament; so the Sept. for רָקִיעַ, the arch of the sky, which in early times was thought to be solid, Genesis 1:6 - 8; Ezekiel 1:22 - 26; Sir. 43:1 (cf. B. D. (especially American …