Bible Dictionary
Explore biblical people, places, events, objects, ideas, and other terms. Search the dictionary directly, browse alphabetically, or narrow the list by category or Testament.
Assos
Places & Geography - New Testament
Assos was a seaport in Mysia in the Roman province of Asia. Paul traveled there overland from Troas and met his companions before sailing onward.
Assos, Or Assus
Places & Geography - New Testament
Assos, or Assus, was a seaport of Mysia on the Gulf of Adramyttium. Paul visited it during his journey from Troas toward Mitylene.
ASSUAGE
Other - Old Testament
To assuage means to soften, lessen, restrain, or cause something to subside. Scripture uses it of the waters of the Flood and of the restraint or mitigation of grief; the word is not used in the New Testament.
Assur
People & Groups - Old Testament
Assur is another form of Ashur or Assyria, referring either to the ancient Assyrian deity, people, or land.
Assurance
Salvation - New Testament
Biblical assurance is confident trust in God’s promises through faith. Believers may receive assurance of God’s truth, hope of eternal glory, and acceptance through Christ, though this confidence may be strengthened or temporarily shaken.
Assyria
Government & Society - Old Testament
Assyria was the powerful kingdom centered east of the Tigris, with capitals including Ashur and Nineveh. It conquered and deported the northern kingdom of Israel and repeatedly threatened Judah before its eventual fall.
Assyria, Asshur
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Assyria, also called Asshur, was the great country east of the Euphrates and along the Tigris, with Nineveh as its later capital. Its name was associated with Ashur, son of Shem, and with the Assyrian national god.
Astaroth
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Astaroth is another form of Ashtaroth, the name of a city in Bashan and also a designation connected with the worship of Ashtoreth.
Astarte
Sin & Judgment - Old Testament
Astarte is the Greek name commonly associated with Ashtoreth, the female deity worshiped among the Phoenicians and other ancient peoples.
ASTONISHMENT
Sin & Judgment - Old Testament
Astonishment is amazement, wonder, or startled surprise. In Scripture it may describe the response to God’s works, the greatness of the temple, or the calamities brought upon a people under judgment.
ASTRAY
Sin & Judgment - Both
To go astray means to wander, err, or become lost. Scripture uses it especially as a picture of moral sin, like sheep leaving the shepherd, while Christ is presented as the One who seeks the lost.
Astrologer
Sin & Judgment - Old Testament
An astrologer was one who claimed to discern or predict events by observing the stars. Such divination was practiced among the Chaldeans but was forbidden to Israel.
ASTROLOGY
Sin & Judgment - Both
Astrology is the attempt to foretell events or determine divine purposes through stars, planets, omens, or related forms of divination. Scripture condemns such practices as false guidance and as connected with idolatry, directing God’s people to seek Him instead.
Astronomy
God - Both
Astronomy is the observation of the sun, moon, stars, seasons, and constellations. Scripture presents the heavens as created and ordered by God, useful for marking times, and a testimony to his wisdom and power rather than objects of worship.
ASUNDER
Other - Both
Asunder means apart, into separate pieces, or into separate parties. Biblical expressions describe things being broken, divided, cut, torn, separated, or parted from one another.
Asuppim
Temple & Tabernacle - Old Testament
Asuppim refers to storehouses or treasury chambers associated with the temple. The term may also denote thresholds or gathering places in related passages.
Asuppim, And House Of
Temple & Tabernacle - Old Testament
The house of Asuppim was a temple-area structure understood as a house of gatherings, storehouse, or treasury. It was associated with the service and administration of the temple.
ASYLUM
Jewish Life & Customs - Old Testament
In ancient Israel, asylum was protection sought at the altar or in designated cities of refuge. These places protected a person from immediate vengeance until a homicide case could be properly judged, though deliberate murderers were not protected.
Asyncritus
People & Groups - New Testament
Asyncritus was a Christian in Rome whom Paul greeted in his letter to the Romans.
AT ONE
Doctrine & Theology - New Testament
To set people “at one” means to reconcile persons who are in conflict and restore them to peace. The expression is related to the later words “atone” and “atonement.”
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