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741 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Kiss.2
… , the beard, the hands, the feet, but not (in Pal) the lips (Cheyne, E B, under the word "Salutations"). In the Bible there is no sure instance of the kiss in ordinary salutation …
742 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Lip.2
… ," "moustache," "beard"; cheilos, "lip" (also once, "shore" in the quotation Hebrews 11:12 = Genesis 22:17 )): (1) Lips stand in oriental idiom for speech or language, like "mouth …
743 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Mephibosheth.5
… his beard nor washed his clothes since the hour of David's departure ( 2 Samuel 19:24 ). At David's anxious request Mephibosheth told his story: his servant had …
744 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Myrrh.6
… the beards of the goats that browse on these shrubs, as was done in the days of Herodotus iii.112).
745 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Nazirite.19
… the beard untouched by a razor; (3) the prohibition to touch a dead body; and (4) prohibition of unclean food ( Judges 13:5 - 7; Numbers 6:1 - 27 ).
746 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Nero.24
… ("Brazen-beard"), a man sprung from an illustrious family and of vicious character. His mother was Agrippina the younger, the daughter of Germanicus and the elder …
747 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Ointment.2
… Aaron's beard and on the collar of his outer garment. Anyone attempting to make the holy anointing oil would be cut off from his people ( Exodus 30:33 ). The scented …
748 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Ossifrage.2
… great bearded vulture known as the lammer-geier ( Leviticus 11:13; Deuteronomy 14:12 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "gier …
749 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Palestine Exploration, 2a.16
… black beards, carrying shields (?). A most interesting discovery was that of the little copper (bronze?) tripods supporting lamps, on one of which is the figure …
750 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Pare, (the Nails).2
… the beard.
751 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Philistines.25
… a bearded god (as in Babylonia) with a fish tail (see DAGON ). As to Ashtoreth, who was adored in Philistia itself, her name is derived from the Akkadian Ishtar ("light …
752 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Philistines.39
… black beards and Semitic features. Moreover, on the bilingual inscription called the Decree of Canopus (238 BC), the Keft region is said to be "Phoenicia," and …
753 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Shaving.2
… their beard" ( Leviticus 21:5 ). It was an unpardonable insult when Hanun, king of the Ammonites, cut off the half of the beards of the Israelites whom David had sent …
754 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sheep.4
… chin beard and strong odor of male goats. The pelage of all wild sheep consists of hair, not wool, and this indeed is true of some domestic sheep as the fat-rumped …
755 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Shinar.24
… and beard, implying that they came from a different, though possibly related, stock. These deities were very numerous, and it is noteworthy that, though those …
756 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Spit; Spittle.2
… his beard, it was his purpose to behave like a lunatic ( 1 Samuel 21:13 ). "Till I swallow down my spittle" ( Job 7:19 ) has the same import as the English "in the twinkling …
757 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Tares.2
… , the "bearded darnel," is the one most resembling wheat, and has been supposed to be degenerated wheat. On the near approach of harvest it is carefully weeded …
758 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Wheat.2
… the bearded variety, is cultivated all over Palestine, though less so than barley. The great plain of the Hauran is a vast expanse of wheat fields in the spring …
760 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Beard.2 (William Smith)
… . The beard was the object of salutation. 2 Samuel 20:9. The dressing, trimming, anointing, etc., of the beard was performed with much ceremony by persons of wealth …