Search for: Joseph

10681 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Mary Magdalene.2 (William Smith)

… of Joseph of Arimathæa, Matthew 27:61; Mark 15:47; Luke 23:55, when she, with Salome and Mary the mother of James, “bought sweet spices that they might come and anoint …

10682 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Mary the virgin.2 (William Smith)

… , like Joseph, of the tribe of Judah and of the lineage of David. Psalm 132:11; Luke 1:32; Romans 1:3. She had a sister, named, like herself, Mary, John 19:25, and she was connected …

10683 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Matthan.2 (William Smith)

Mat’than ( gift ), grandfather of Joseph the husband of the Virgin Mary. Matthew 1:15 .

10684 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Melchi.3 (William Smith)

1. The son of Janna, and ancestor of Joseph in the genealogy of Jesus Christ. Luke 3:24 .

10685 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Melea.2 (William Smith)

Mele’a, the son of Menan, and ancestor of Joseph in the genealogy of Jesus Christ. Luke 3:31 .

10686 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Menan.2 (William Smith)

Me’nan (called Menna in the Revised Version), one of the ancestors of Joseph in the genealogy of Jesus Christ. Luke 3:31 .

10687 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Money.3 (William Smith)

… which Joseph was sold to the Ishmaelites, Genesis 37:28, were probably rings such as we see on the Egyptian monuments in the act of being weighed. In the first …

10688 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Nicodemus.2 (William Smith)

… with Joseph of Arimathæa to take down and embalm the body of Jesus.

10689 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Nile.2 (William Smith)

… of Joseph, Mr. Osburn, in his “Monumental History of Egypt,” thinks that the cause of the seven years of plenty was the bursting of the barriers (and gradually wearing …

10690 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Noah.4 (William Smith)

… to Joseph to buy corn”; and that “a decree went out from Cæsar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.” The truth of the biblical narrative is confirmed by …

10691 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Nuts.2 (William Smith)

… to Joseph in Egypt. Genesis 43:11. There can scarcely be a doubt that the Hebrew word, here translated “nuts,” denotes the fruit of the pistachio tree ( Pistacia …

10692 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Old Testament.3 (William Smith)

… of Joseph Athias, a learned rabbi and printer at Amsterdam. His text was based on a comparison of the previous editions with two MSS; one bearing date 1299, the …

10693 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. On.2 (William Smith)

… of Joseph, to whom we read Pharaoh gave “to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On.” Genesis 41:45, comp. ver. Genesis 41:50, and Genesis 46:20. (On is to …

10694 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Pharaoh.4 (William Smith)

… of Joseph. Genesis 41 .—One of the Shepherd kings, perhaps Apophis, who belonged to the fifteenth dynasty. He appears to have reigned from Joseph’s appointment …

10695 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Pharisees.9 (William Smith)

… , Gamaliel, Joseph of Arimathæa, and Paul.

10696 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Pithom.2 (William Smith)

… not Joseph.” Exodus 1:11. It is probably the Patumus of Herodotus (ii. 159), a town on the borders of Egypt, near which Necho constructed a canal from the Nile to the …

10697 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Potiphar.2 (William Smith)

Joseph was accused, his master contented himself with casting him into prison. Genesis 39:19, Genesis 39:20. After this we hear no more of Potiphar. [ JOSEPH .]

10698 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Potipherah.2 (William Smith)

Potiph’erah, or Potiphe’rah, was priest or prince of On, and his daughter Asenath was given Joseph to wife by Pharaoh. Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50; Genesis 46:20. (b.c. 1715.)

10699 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Rachel.2 (William Smith)

… of Joseph and Benjamin. The incidents of her life may be found in Genesis 29-33, Genesis 35. The story of Jacob and Rachel has always had a peculiar interest. The …

10700 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Reuben.2 (William Smith)

… of Joseph’s life appears to have been due, and afterward he becomes responsible for his safety. Genesis 37:18-30; Genesis 42:37. Of the repulsive crime which …