Bible Dictionary
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Chushan-rishathaim
People & Groups - Old Testament
Chushan-rishathaim was king of Mesopotamia who oppressed Israel during the generation after Joshua. Israel was delivered from his rule through Othniel.
Chushanrishathaim
People & Groups - Old Testament
Chushanrishathaim was the Mesopotamian king who oppressed Israel for eight years after Joshua’s death. Othniel defeated him and brought deliverance to Israel.
Chuza
People & Groups - New Testament
Chuza was the household steward of Herod Antipas. His wife Joanna was among the women who supported Jesus and His disciples.
Ciccar
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Ciccar means circle or surrounding plain and is used of the broad plain around the Jordan, especially the area associated with the cities of the plain.
Cilicia
Places & Geography - New Testament
Cilicia was a province in southeastern Asia Minor and the homeland of Paul. Paul visited the region after his conversion and later strengthened the churches there.
Cinnamon
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
Cinnamon was a fragrant spice used in perfumes and the holy anointing oil. It was also a valuable article of commerce and is listed among the merchandise of Babylon.
Cinnereth
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Cinnereth was a fortified city of Naphtali and a name associated with the nearby district and lake. The lake was later known as the Sea of Galilee or Lake Gennesaret.
Cinneroth
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Cinneroth was a district near the Sea of Galilee, probably the fertile plain later called the plain of Gennesaret. The name is a form of Chinnereth.
Circuit
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
Circuit means a going around or surrounding route. Scripture uses it for the sun’s apparent course, the vault of heaven, the movement of winds, and the journeys of people such as Samuel.
Circumcision
Law & Covenant - Both
Circumcision was the covenant sign given to Abraham and his male descendants. It marked membership among God’s covenant people, while Scripture also used it figuratively for the cleansing and obedience of the heart.
Cis
People & Groups - New Testament
Cis is the form of Kish used in Acts. Kish was the father of Saul, Israel’s first king.
Cistern
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
A cistern was a reservoir, usually cut into rock, for storing rainwater or water brought from a spring. Empty cisterns could also be used as prisons or places of confinement.
Cities
Places & Geography - Both
Cities in Scripture were settled communities that could include villages, gates, markets, towers, and defensive walls. Israel’s cities served residential, agricultural, commercial, governmental, and religious purposes.
Cities Of Refuge
Law & Covenant - Old Testament
The cities of refuge were six Levitical cities where a person who had killed someone unintentionally could flee for protection from the avenger of blood. Three stood west of the Jordan and three east of it.
Citims
People & Groups - Inter-testament
Citims is an alternate form of Chittim or Kittim, the name applied in Scripture to Cyprus and, more broadly, to Mediterranean islands and coastal peoples.
Citizenship
Government & Society - New Testament
Citizenship means the rights and privileges belonging to a citizen. In the New Testament, Roman citizenship provided legal protections, including exemption from certain punishments and the right of appeal to Caesar; believers are also described as citizens of heaven.
Citron
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
Citron is identified in the supplied sources with the apple tree. The precise identity of several biblical fruit trees is uncertain.
City
Places & Geography - Both
A city is an established settlement, often protected by walls and containing gates, towers, markets, streets, and public places. Biblical cities ranged from small fortified towns to important centers such as Jerusalem.
CITY OF CONFUSION
Places & Geography - Old Testament
“City of Confusion” is a name applied to Jerusalem in Isaiah 24:10, portraying the city as broken down and disturbed under judgment.
CITY OF DESTRUCTION
Places & Geography - Old Testament
“City of Destruction” is a name used in Isaiah 19:18 for one of the Egyptian cities that would turn to the worship of the LORD. The name appears to involve a wordplay on Heliopolis, the “city of the sun.”
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