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10501 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Judah (2).3

… slay Joseph, persuading them to sell him to the Midianites at Dothan ( Genesis 37:26 ff). A dark stain is left upon his memory by the disgraceful story told in Genesis …

10502 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Judah, Kingdom of.48

… were Joseph, which was divided into two clans; Ephraim and Manasseh, Benjamin, and, indirectly, Dan and Naphtali. The rivalry between these two great divisions …

10503 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Judas Barsabbas.4

Barsabbas being a patronymic, Judas was probably the brother of Joseph Barsabbas. He cannot be identified with any other Judas, e.g. "Judas not Iscariot" ( John 14:22 ). We hear no more of Judas after his return to Jerusalem ( Acts 15:22 ff).

10504 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Jude, the Epistle of.18

… of Joseph, and as in some true sense related to the Lord Jesus Himself, it seems probable, if not certain, that his Epistle was intended for Christian Hebrews …

10505 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Justus.3

(1) It was the Roman surname of JOSEPH BARSABBAS (which see) ( Acts 1:23 ).

10506 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Kingdom of God (of Heaven), The.31

… and Joseph of Arimathea ( Luke 23:51 ), but it is in the beginning of the Gospel of Luke that we are introduced to its most numerous representatives, in the groups …

10507 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Kiss.2

… :15 (Joseph and his brethren); Genesis 48:10 (Jacob and Joseph's sons); Genesis 50:1 (Joseph and his father); Exodus 4:27 (Aaron and Moses); Exodus 18:7 (Moses and Jethro …

10508 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Knee; Kneel.2

… , not Joseph's) adopts Ephraim and Manasseh, so that they are counted as two of the twelve patriarchs and not as members of a single Joseph tribe. In the same way …

10509 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Leah.4

… son Joseph in the rear, she still cannot have derived much comfort from her position. We may well imagine her feeling of relief when she saw Esau and his 400 …

10510 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Levi (2).3

… to Joseph ( Genesis 37:1 - 36 ), and shared their experiences in Egypt before Joseph made himself known ( Genesis 42:1 - 38 through Genesis 45:1 - 28 ). Three sons, Gershon …

10511 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Lie; Lying.8

… which Joseph's brethren gave to their father when he asked them concerning the welfare of their brother Joseph is an illustration, as well as a revelation …

10512 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Linen.6

… gave Joseph ( Genesis 41:42 ), and those which Mordecai wore ( Esther 8:15; compare also Luke 16:19 ). Even a girdle of fine linen could be used by a prophet as a means of …

10513 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Luke, the Gospel of.20

… of Joseph, and Mary is kept in the background, according to Eastern feeling (Wright). But in Lk the story is told from Mary's point of view. Luke may, indeed, have …

10514 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Luz.4

… of Joseph, went into the land of the Hittites, and there founded a city which he called Luz, after the ancient name of his native place ( Judges 1:26 ). No satisfactory …

10515 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Maath.2

Maath - ma'-ath (Maath): An ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy in the 12th generation before Joseph, the husband of Mary ( Luke 3:26 ).

10516 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Maccabees, Books Of, 3-5.51

… of Joseph ben Gorion (Josippon), the "pseudo-Josephus" (10th century), is but a Hebrew recension of 5 Maccabees (the Arabic 2 Maccabees). On the contrary, Wellhausen …

10517 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Make, Maker.3

… :12 ); Joseph lord of all Egypt ( Genesis 45:9; compare Exodus 2:14; Deuteronomy 1:13; 10:22 ); (4) shith, with same meaning, occurs ( 2 Samuel 22:12, "He made darkness pavilions …

10518 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Manasseh (1).3

(1) The firstborn of Joseph by Asenath, daughter of Poti-phera, priest of On. See next article.

10519 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Manasseh (2).2

… of Joseph's two sons by Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, priest of On ( Genesis 41:51 ). The birth of a son marked the climax of Joseph's happiness after the long …

10520 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Manasseh (2).4

… of Joseph" seems to be used as an alternative). At the census in the plains of Moab, Manasseh is named before Ephraim, and appears as much the stronger tribe ( Numbers …