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.
Achan
People & Groups - Old Testament
Achan was an Israelite of Judah who secretly took devoted spoil from Jericho, bringing trouble and defeat upon Israel. After his guilt was discovered, he was executed in the valley of Achor.
Achar = Achan
People & Groups - Old Testament
Achar is another form of the name Achan, the Israelite whose sin in taking devoted spoil brought judgment upon Israel.
ACHAZ
People & Groups - New Testament
Achaz is the Greek form of Ahaz, the name of a king mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus.
Achaz = Ahaz
People & Groups - Both
Achaz is an alternate form of Ahaz, the king of Judah named in the genealogy of Jesus.
Achbor
People & Groups - Old Testament
Achbor was the name of an Edomite king and of an official in Josiah’s reign. Josiah’s official helped inquire of the prophetess Huldah concerning the newly discovered book of the law.
Achim
People & Groups - New Testament
Achim was an ancestor of Jesus in Matthew’s genealogy, listed as the son of Sadoc and father of Eliud.
Achish
People & Groups - Old Testament
Achish was a Philistine king of Gath who gave refuge to David when David fled from Saul. Another king of Gath by this name lived during the early reign of Solomon.
Achmetha
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Achmetha, or Ecbatana, was the ancient capital of Media. The decree of Cyrus permitting the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem was found there in the royal archives.
Achor
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Achor was a valley near Jericho where Achan was executed after his sin brought trouble upon Israel. Later prophecy used the valley as a picture of trouble being turned into blessing and hope.
Achor, Valley Of
Places & Geography - Old Testament
The Valley of Achor was the place near Jericho where Achan was stoned after taking devoted spoil from Jericho. It lay near the northern boundary of Judah.
Achsa
People & Groups - Old Testament
Achsa is an alternate form of Achsah, the daughter of Caleb.
Achsah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Achsah was Caleb’s daughter, given in marriage to Othniel after he captured Debir. She requested, and received from Caleb, additional springs of water for her land.
Achshaph
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Achshaph was a Canaanite royal city in the northern land conquered by Joshua and later a boundary city of Asher. Its exact location is uncertain.
Achzib
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Achzib was the name of two towns: one in the lowlands of Judah and another on the Phoenician coast within Asher’s assigned territory. The coastal town remained in the hands of its inhabitants.
ACKNOWLEDGE
Christian Life - Both
To acknowledge is to recognize fully the claims or reality of someone or something. Scripture speaks of acknowledging God, sin, and the authority of His servants.
Acrabbim
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Acrabbim is an alternate transliteration associated with Maaleh-acrabbim, a boundary landmark in the southern territory of Judah.
Acre
Measures & Money - Old Testament
An acre translates a Hebrew term meaning a yoke, referring to the amount of land that a yoke of oxen could plow in a day. It is approximately an acre in modern measure.
Acts of the Apostles
Scripture - New Testament
The Acts of the Apostles is the New Testament book that continues Luke’s Gospel by recording the coming of the Holy Spirit and the spread of the gospel from Jerusalem to the Gentile world. It especially follows the ministries of Peter and Paul.
Adadah
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Adadah was a city in the southern part of Judah, listed among the settlements of that territory. Its precise location is uncertain.
Adah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Adah was the wife of Lamech and mother of Jabal and Jubal. The name also belonged to Esau’s Hittite wife, who was the mother of Eliphaz.
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