Maachah – Military Instruction

Maachah

– 1. Son of Nahor Ge 22:24

– 2. Also called MAACAH

.Mother of Absalom 2Sa 3:3; 1Ch 3:2

– 3. Also called MAOCH

.Father of Achish 1Sa 27:2; 1Ki 2:39

– 4. Also called MICHAIAH

.Mother of Abijam and grandmother of Asa 1Ki 15:2,10-13; 2Ch 11:20-23; 13:2; 15:16

– 5. Wife of Machir 1Ch 7:15,16

– 6. Concubine of Caleb 1Ch 2:48

– 7. Wife of Jehiel 1Ch 8:29; 9:35

– 8. Father of Hanan 1Ch 11:43

– 9. Father of Shephatiah 1Ch 27:16

– 10. Also called MAACAH and MAACHATHI

.A small kingdom east of Bashan De 3:14; Jos 12:5; 2Sa 10:6,8; 1Ch 19:6,7

Maadai

– A returned exile Ezr 10:34

Maadiah

– A priest Ne 12:5

Maai

– A priest Ne 12:36

Maaleh-acrabbim

– An acclivity on the southern border of the territory of the tribe of Judah Jos 15:3

– See [2624]AKRABBIM

Maarath

– A city of the tribe of Judah Jos 15:59

Maaseiah

– 1. A Levite musician 1Ch 15:18,20

– 2. A captain of hundreds 2Ch 23:1

– 3. An officer of Uzziah 2Ch 26:11

– 4. Son of Ahaz. killed by Zichri 2Ch 28:7

– 5. Govenor of Jerusalem 2Ch 34:8

– 6. The name of a number of priests of the exile Ezr 10:18,21,22; Ne 8:4,7; 12:41,42; Jer 21:1; 29:25; 37:3

– 7. A returned exile Ezr 10:30

– 8. Father of Azariah Ne 3:23

– 9. One who sealed the covenant Ne 10:25

– 10. A descendant of Pharez Ne 11:5

– 11. A Benjamite Ne 11:7

– 12. Father of a false prophet Jer 29:21

– 13. An officer of the temple Jer 35:4

– 14. Grandfather of Baruch Jer 32:12; 51:59

Maasiai

– A priest 1Ch 9:12

Maath

– An ancestor of Jesus Lu 3:26

Maaz

– A son of Ram 1Ch 2:27

Maaziah

– 1. A priest 1Ch 24:18

– 2. A priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah Ne 10:8

Macedonia

– (A country in southeastern Europe)

– Paul has a vision concerning Ac 16:9

– Preaches in, at Philippi Ac 16:12

– Revisits Ac 20:1-6; 2Co 2:13; 7:5

– The congregation in, sends contributions to the poor saints in Jerusalem Ro 15:26; 2Co 8:1-5

– Timothy visits Ac 19:22

– Disciples in Ac 19:23; 27:2

Machbanai

– A Gadite warrior 1Ch 12:13

Machi

– A Gadite Nu 13:15

Machir

– 1. One of the sons of Manasseh Ge 50:23

.Father of the Machirites Nu 26:29; 36:1

.The land of Gilead allotted to Nu 32:39,40; De 3:15; Jos 13:31

.Certain cities of Bashan given to Jos 13:31; 17:1

– 2. A man of Lo-debar who took care of Jonathan's lame son, Mephibosheth 2Sa 9:4,5; 17:27

Machnadebai

– A Jew Ezr 10:40

Machpelah

– The burying place of Sarah, Abraham, Isaac, Rebekah, Leah, and Jacob Ge 23:9,17-20; 25:9; 49:30,31; 50:13; Ac 7:16

Madai

– Son of Japheth Ge 10:2; 1Ch 1:5

Madmannah

– A city of the tribe of Judah Jos 15:31

Madmenah

– A city of the tribe of Benjamin Isa 10:31

Madness

– See [2625]INSANITY

Madon

– A Canaanite city Jos 11:1; 12:19

Magdala

– A city of Galilee

– Christ visits Mt 15:39

Magi

– The wise men from the east who visited Jesus as an infant Mt 2:1-12

Magic

– See [2626]ASTROLOGY

– See [2627]MAGICIAN

– See [2628]NECROMANCY

– See [2629]SORCERY

– See [2630]WITCHCRAFT

Magician

– A person who claims to understand and explain mysteries by magic Da 1:20

– Failed to interpret Pharaoh's dreams Ge 41:8,24

– Nebuchadnezzars Da 2:2-13; 4:7

– Wrought apparent miracles Ex 7:11,12,22; 8:7,18

Magistrate

– An officer of civil law Jud 18:7; Ezr 7:25; Lu 12:11,58; Ac 16:20,22,35,38

– Obedience to, enjoined Tit 3:1

– See [2631]GOVERNMENT

– See [2632]RULERS

Magna Charta

– Of the Israelites

– See [2633]CONSTITUTION

Magnanimity

– INSTANCES OF

.Joshua and the elders of Israel to the Gibeonites who had deceived the Israelites Jos 9:3-27

.Of Moses

.See [2634]MOSES

.David to Saul 1Sa 24:3-11

.Ahab to Benhadad 1Ki 20:32-34

.See [2635]CHARITABLENESS

Magnificat

– Of Mary Lu 1:46-55

Magog

– Son of Japheth Ge 10:2; 1Ch 1:5

– Prophecy concerning Eze 38:2; 39:6

– Symbolical of the enemies of God Re 20:8

Magor-missabib

– A symbolical name given by Jeremiah to Pashur Jer 20:3-6

Magpiash

– A person or family Ne 10:20

Mahalah

– Grandson of Manasseh 1Ch 7:18

Mahalaleel

– 1. Also called MALELEEL

.Son of Cainan Ge 5:12-17; 1Ch 1:2; Lu 3:37

– 2. A man of Judah Ne 11:4

Mahalath

– 1. Also called BASHEMATH

.Daughter of Ishmael Ge 28:9; 36:3

– 2. A granddaughter of David 2Ch 11:18

– 3. MAHALATH

.See [2636]MUSIC

Mahanaim

– The place where Jacob had the vision of angels Ge 32:2

– The town of, allotted to Gad Jos 13:26,30

– One of the Levitical cities Jos 21:38

– Ish-bosheth establishes himself at, when made king over Israel 2Sa 2:8-12

– David lodges at, at the time of Absalom's rebellion 2Sa 17:27-29; 1Ki 2:8

Mahaneh-dan

– An encampment of the Danites Jud 13:25; 18:12

Maharai

– One of David's warriors 2Sa 23:28; 1Ch 11:30; 27:13

Mahath

– Name of two descendants of Kohath 1Ch 6:35; 2Ch 29:12; 31:13

Mahazioth

– Son of Heman 1Ch 25:4,30

Maher-shalal-hash-baz

– A symbolical name Isa 8:1-4

Mahlah

– One of the daughters of Zelophehad -Special legislation in regard to the inheritance of Nu 26:33; 27:1-7

Mahli

– 1. Son of Merari Ex 6:19; 1Ch 6:19; Ezr 8:18

– 2. Son of Mushi 1Ch 6:47; 23:23; 24:30

Mahlon

– A son of Naomi, and the first husband of Ruth Ru 1:2,5; 4:9,10

Mahol

– Father of Heman, Chalcol, and Darda 1Ki 4:31

Maiden

– See [2637]VIRGIN

– See [2638]SERVANT

Mail

– 1. Information, public or private

.Carried by a courier Es 3:13; 8:10

– 2. Armor 1Sa 17:5

.See [2639]ARMOR

Majesty

– Name of God Heb 1:3; 8:1

– See [2640]GOD

Majority and Minority Reports

– Of the spies Nu 13:26-33; 14:6-10

Makaz

– A place in the territory of the tribe of Judah 1Ki 4:9

Makheloth

– An encampment of Israel Nu 33:25,26

Makkedah

– A city in the territory of the tribe of Judah, conquered by Joshua Jos 10:28; 12:16

– Five kings of the Amorites hide in a cave of, and are killed by Joshua Jos 10:5,16-27

Maktesh

– A district where merchants traded Zep 1:11

Malachi

– Last of the minor prophets Mal 1:1

– Reproves God's people for their impiety Mal 1; 2; 3:7-15

– Fortells the coming of the Messiah Mal 3:1-6

– The judgments on the wicked and consolations of the righteous Mal 4:1-3

– The coming of the forerunner of the Messiah Mal 4:4-6

Malcham

– 1. A Benjamite 1Ch 8:9

– 2. An idol Zep 1:5

Malchiah

– Also called MALCHIJAH

– 1. A Gershonite 1Ch 6:40

– 2. Also called MELCHIAH

.An Aaronite 1Ch 9:12; Ne 11:12; Jer 21:1; 38:1

– 3. Head of a division of priests 1Ch 24:9

– 4. Name of three exiles Ezr 10:25,31

– 5. A son of Rechab who repaired the dung gate of Jerusalem Ne 3:14

– 6. A Jew who helped repair the walls of Jerusalem Ne 3:31

– 7. A Jew who stood by Ezra when he read the book of the law to the people Ne 8:4

– 8. A priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah Ne 10:3

– 9. A priest appointed to assist in dedicating the walls of Jerusalem Ne 12:42

Malchiel

– Son of Beriah Ge 46:17; Nu 26:45; 1Ch 7:31

Malchiram

– Son of Jeconiah 1Ch 3:18

Malchus

– Servant of the high priest

– Peter assaults in Gethsemane -Healed by Jesus Mt 26:51; Mr 14:47; Lu 22:50,51; Joh 18:10

Malefactors (Criminals)

– Crucified with Jesus Mt 27:38-44; Lu 23:32-39

Malfeasance in Office

– INSTANCES OF

.The leasees of the vineyard, in one of the parables of Jesus Mr 12:1-8; Lu 20:9-15

.The steward mentioned in one of the parables of Jesus Lu 16:1-7

Malice

– General scriptures concerning Ge 3:15; Le 19:14,17,18; De 27:17,18; 32:32,33; 2Ki 6:21,22; Job 15:35; 31:29,30; Ps 4:2; 7:14-16; 10:7-10,14; 21:11; 22:7,8; 35:15,16,19-21; 38:16,19; 41:5-8; 55:3,10,11; 56:5,6; 57:4,6; 59:3,4,6,7; 62:3,4; 64:2-6; 69:4,10-12,26; 70:2,3; 71:10,11,13,24; 74:20; 86:14; 102:8; 109:2-5,16-18; 119:78,150; 140:1-4; Pr 4:16,17; 6:14-16,18,19; 10:6,12; 11:17; 12:10; 14:17,22; 15:17; 16:30; 17:5; 20:22; 21:10; 24:8,17,18,29; 26:2,27; 28:10; 30:14; Isa 29:20,21; 32:6; 59:4-7; Jer 20:10; La 4:3,4; Eze 18:18; 25:3,6,7,12,15,17; 26:2,3; Am 1:11; Mic 2:1; Zec 7:10; 8:17; Mt 5:38-41; 6:15; 18:28-35; 26:52; Mr 15:10; Lu 6:29; Joh 8:44; 18:22,23; Ac 23:12-14; Ro 1:29-32; 12:19; 1Co 5:8; 14:20; Ga 5:19-21; Eph 4:31; Php 1:15,16; Col 3:8; 1Th 5:15; Tit 3:3; Jas 1:21; 2:13; 1Pe 2:1; 3:9; 1Jo 2:9,11; 3:10,13-15; 4:20; 3Jo 1:10

– See [2641]CONSPIRACY

– See [2642]HATRED

– See [2643]HOMICIDE

– See [2644]JEALOUSY

– See [2645]REVENGE

– INSTANCES OF

.Cain toward Abel Ge 4:8

.Ishmael toward Sarah Ge 21:9

.Sarah toward Hagar Ge 21:10

.Philistines toward Isaac Ge 26

.Esau toward Jacob Ge 27:41

.Joseph's brothers toward Joseph Ge 37; 42:21

.Potiphar's wife toward Joseph Ge 39:14-20

.Ammonites toward the Israelites De 23:3,4

.Saul toward David 1Sa 18:8-29; 19; 20:30-33; 22:6-18; 23:7-23; 26:18

.David toward Michal 2Sa 6:21-23

.David toward Joab 1Ki 2:5,6

.Shimei 1Ki 2:8,9

.Shimei toward David 2Sa 16:5-8

.Ahithophel toward David 2Sa 17:1-3

.Jezebel toward Elijah 1Ki 19:1,2

.Ahaziah toward Elijah 2Ki 1

.Jehoram toward Elisha 2Ki 6:31

.Samaritans toward the Jews Ezr 4; Ne 2:10; 4; 6

.Haman toward Mordecai Es 3:5-15; 5:9-14

.Jeremiah's enemies Jer 26:8-11; 38

.Nebuchadrezzar toward Zedekiah Jer 52:10,11

.Daniel's enemies Da 6:4-9

.Herodias toward John Mt 14:3-10; Mr 6:24-28

.Herod Antipas toward Jesus Lu 23:11

.The Jewish leaders toward Jesus Mt 27:18; Mr 12:12; 15:10; Lu 11:53,54

.James and John toward the Samaritans Lu 9:54

.Jews toward Paul Ac 17:5; 23:12; 25:3

.Masters of the sorcerous damsel toward Paul Ac 16:19-24

Malingering

– INSTANCE OF

.David feigning madness 1Sa 21:13-15

Mallothi

– Son of Heman, a singer 1Ch 25:4,26

Mallows

– A plant Job 30:4

Malluch

– 1. A Merarite Levite 1Ch 6:44

– 2. Son of Bani, who divorced his Gentile wife after the captivity Ezr 10:29

– 3. One of the family of Harim, who divorced his Gentile wife after the captivity Ezr 10:32

– 4. A priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah Ne 10:4; 12:2

– 5. A chief of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah Ne 10:27

Mammon

– Wealth Mt 6:24; Lu 16:9,11,13

– See [2646]RICH

– See [2647]RICHES

Mamre

– 1. A plain near Hebron .Abraham resides in Ge 13:18; 14:13

.Entertains three angels, and is promised a son Ge 18:1-15

.Isaac lives in Ge 35:27

– 2. An Amorite and confederate of Abraham Ge 14:13,24

Man

– CREATED Ge 1:26,27; 2:7; 5:1,2; De 4:32; Job 4:17; 10:2,3,8,9; 31:15; 33:4; 35:10; Ps 8:5; 100:3; 119:73; 138:8; 139:14; Ec 7:29; Isa 17:7; 42:5; 43:7; 45:12; 64:8; Jer 27:5; Zec 12:1; Mal 2:10; Mr 10:6; Heb 2:7

.See CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD, below

– CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD Ge 1:26,27; 9:6; Ec 7:29; 1Co 11:7; 15:48,49; Jas 3:9

– DESIGN OF THE CREATION OF Ps 8:6-8; Pr 16:4; Isa 43:7

– DOMINION OF Ge 1:26,28; 2:19,20; 9:2,3; Jer 27:6; 28:14; Da 2:38; Heb 2:7,8

– DUTY OF

.See [2648]DUTY

.See [2649]NEIGHBOR

– EQUALITY OF Job 31:13-15; Ps 33:13-15; Pr 22:2; Mt 20:25-28; 23:8,11; Mr 10:42-44; Ac 10:28; 17:26; Ga 3:28

.See [2650]RACE, UNITY OF

– IGNORANCE OF

.See [2651]IGNORANCE

– IMMORTAL

.See [2652]IMMORTALITY

– INSIGNIFICANCE OF Job 4:18,19; 15:14; 22:2-5; 25:4-6; 35:2-8; 38:4,12,13; Ps 8:3,4; 144:3,4

– LITTLE LOWER THAN THE ANGELS Job 4:18-21; Ps 8:5; Heb 2:7,8

– MORTAL Job 4:17; Ec 2:14,15; 3:20; 1Co 15:21,22; Heb 9:27

.See [2653]DEATH

– SPIRIT Job 4:19; 32:8; Ps 31:5; Pr 20:27; Ec 1:8; 3:21; 12:7; Isa 26:9; Zec 12:1; Mt 4:4; 10:28; 26:41; Mr 14:38; Lu 22:40; 23:46; 24:39; Joh 3:3-8; 4:24; Ac 7:59; Ro 1:9; 2:29; 7:14-25; 1Co 2:11; 6:20; 7:34; 14:14; 2Co 4:6,7,16; 5:1-9; Eph 3:16; 4:4; 1Th 5:23; Heb 4:12; Jas 2:26

– STATE OF, AFTER THE FALL

.See [2654]DEPRAVITY

– STATE OF, BEFORE THE FALL

.See above, CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD

– YOUNG MEN

.See [2655]YOUNG MEN

Manaen

– An associate of Herod in his youth, and a Christian teacher Ac 13:1

Manahath

– 1. Son of Shobal Ge 36:23; 1Ch 1:40

– 2. A city in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin 1Ch 8:6

Manasseh

– 1. Son of Joseph and Asenath Ge 41:50,51; 46:20

.Adopted by Jacob on his deathbed Ge 48:1,5-20

.Called MANASSES Re 7:6

– 2. Tribe of

.Descendants of Joseph

– (The two sons of Joseph, Ephraim and Manasseh, were reckoned equally among the primogenitors of the twelve tribes (taking the places of Joseph and Levi))

.Adopted by Jacob Ge 48:5

.Prophecy concerning Ge 49:25,26

.Enumeration of Nu 1:34,35; 26:29-34

.Place of, in camp and march Nu 2:18,20; 10:22,23

.Blessing or Moses on De 33:13-17

.Inheritance of

.One-half of tribe east of the Jordan River Nu 32:33,39-42

.One-half of tribe west of Jordan River Jos 16:9; 17:5-11

.The eastern half assists in the conquest of the country west of the Jordan River De 3:18-20; Jos 1:12-15; 4:12,13

.Join the other eastern tribes in erecting a monument to testify to the unity of all Israel

.Misunderstood

.Make satisfactory explanation Jos 22

.Join Gideon in war with the Midianites Jud 6; 7

.Malcontents of, join David 1Ch 12:19,31

.Struck down by Hazael 2Ki 10:33

.Return from captivity 1Ch 9:3

.Reallotment of the territory to, by Hazael 2Ki 10:33

.Return from captivity 1Ch 9:3

.Reallotment of territory to, by Ezekiel Eze 48:4

.Affiliate with the Jews in the reign of Hezekiah 2Ch 30

.Incorporated into kingdom of Judah 2Ch 15:9; 34:6,7

.See [2656]ISRAEL, TRIBES OF

– 3. (MOSES, R. V.) Father of Gershom Jud 18:30

– 4. King of Judah

.History of 2Ki 21:1-18; 2Ch 33:1-20

– 5. Two Jews who put away (divorced) their Gentile wives after the captivity Ezr 10:30,33

Mandrake

– General scriptures concerning Ge 30:14-16; So 7:13

Maneh

– (A weight)

– Rendered pound 1Ki 10:17; Ezr 2:69; Ne 7

– Equal to one-hundred shekels 1Ki 10:17; with 2Ch 9:16

– See [2657]WEIGHTS

Manger

– (A feeding box for cattle) Lu 2:7,12,16

– Rendered "stall" in Lu 13:15

Manna

– General scriptures concerning Ex 16:4-35; Nu 11:6-10; De 8:3,16; Jos 5:12; Ne 9:20; Ps 78:24; Joh 6:31,49,58

– Preserved in the ark of the testimony Ex 16:33; Heb 9:4

– FIGURATIVE Joh 6:48-51; 1Co 10:3; Re 2:17

Manners

– (Social customs)

– Obeisance to strangers Ge 18:2; 19:1

– Standing while guests eat Ge 18:8

– In presence of

.Superiors Ge 31:35; Job 29:8

.The aged Le 19:32

– Courteousness enjoined 1Pe 3:8

– Rules for guests Pr 23:1,2; 1Co 10:27

– See [2658]SALUTATIONS

Manoah

– A Danite of Zorah and the father of Samson Jud 13:2-24

Manservant

– See [2659]SERVANT

Mansion

– FIGURATIVE Joh 14:2

Manslaughter

– See [2660]FRATRICIDE

– See [2661]HOMICIDE

– See [2662]REGICIDE

Manslayer

– See [2663]HOMICIDE

– See [2664]CITIES OF REFUGE

Mantle

– Ripped as a token of grief Ezr 9:3; Job 1:20; 2:12

– Of Elijah 1Ki 19:19; 2Ki 2:8,13,14

– See [2665]DRESS

Manure

– Used as fertilizer Isa 25:10; Lu 13:8; 14:34,35

Maon

– A city allotted to the tribe of Judah Jos 15:55

– The place where Nabal lived 1Sa 25:2

– David (with his insurgents) encamps near 1Sa 23:24,25

– Uzziah engages in war against the people of (called Mehunims) 2Ch 26:7

Marah

– The first station of the Israelites, where Moses made the bitter waters sweet Ex 15:22-25; Nu 33:8,9

Maralah

– A landmark on the boundary of the tribe of Zebulun Jos 19:11

Marble

– In the temple 1Ch 29:2

– Pillars of Es 1:6; So 5:15

– Merchandise of Re 18:12

– Mosaics of Es 1:6

Mareshah

– 1. A city of the tribe of Judah Jos 15:44; 2Ch 11:8; 14:9,10

.Birthplace of Eliezer the prophet 2Ch 20:37

.Prophecy concerning Mic 1:15

– 2. Father of Hebron 1Ch 2:42

– 3. A son of (or possibly a city) founded by, Laadah 1Ch 4:21

Mariners (Sailors)

– General scriptures concerning 1Ki 9:27; 2Ch 8:18; Isa 42:10; Eze 27:27

– Perils of Ps 107:23-30; Jon 1:5; Ac 27:17-44

– Cowardice of Ac 27:30

– See [2666]SHIP

– See [2667]COMMERCE

Mark

– A nephew of Barnabas Col 4:10

– A disciple of Jesus Ac 12:12,25; 13:5,13

– Paul and Barnabas contend concerning Ac 15:36-39

– A convert of Peter 1Pe 5:13

– Fellow-worker with Paul at Rome Col 4:10,11; 2Ti 4:11; Phm 1:24

Market

– (A place for general merchandise)

– Held at gates

– See [2668]GATES

– Judgment seat at Ac 16:19

– Traffic of, in Tyre

.Consisted of horses, horsemen, horns, ivory, and ebony, emeralds, purple, embroidered wares, linen, coral, agate, honey, balm, wine, wool, oil, cassia, calamus, lambs, rams, goats, precious stones, and gold, spices, and costly apparel Eze 27:13-25

– See [2669]GATES

Maroth

– A city of the tribe of Judah Mic 1:12

Marriage

– Consanguinous, Abraham and Sarah Ge 11:29; 12:13; 20:3,9-16

– Isaac and Rebekah Ge 24:3,4,67; 28:2

– Jacob and his wives Ge 29:15-30

– See below, in the elaborated text

– Levirate (the brother required to marry a brother's widow) Ge 38:8,11; De 25:5-10; Ru 4:5; Mt 22:24; Mr 12:19-23; Lu 20:28

– Parents contract for their children

.Hagar selects a wife for Ishmael Ge 21:21

.Abraham for Isaac Ge 24

.Laban arranges for his daughters' marriage Ge 29

.Samson asks his parents to procure him a wife Jud 14:2

– Parents' consent requires in the Mosaic law Ex 22:17

– Presents given to parents to secure their favor Ge 24:53; 34:12; De 22:29; 1Sa 18:25; Ho 3:2

– Nuptial feasts Ge 29:22; Jud 14:12; Es 2:18; Mt 22:11,12

– Jesus present at Joh 2:1-5

– Ceremony attested by witnesses Ru 4:1-11; Isa 8:1-3

– The groom exempt one year from military duty De 24:5

– Bridal ornaments Isa 49:18; Jer 2:32

– Bridal presents Ge 24:53; Ps 45:12

– A herald preceded the bridegroom Mt 25:6

– Wedding robes adorned with jewels Isa 61:10

– Wives obtained

.By purchase Ge 29:20; Ru 4:10; Ho 3:2; 12:12

.By kidnapping Jud 21:21-23

– Given by Kings 1Sa 17:25; 18:17,21

– Daughters given in, as rewards of valor Jud 1:12; 1Sa 17:25; 18:27

– Wives taken by edict Es 2:2-4,8-14

– David gave one hundred Philistine foreskins for a wife 2Sa 3:14

– Wives among the Israelites must be Israelites Ex 34:16; De 7:3,4; 1Ch 23:22; Ezr 9:1,2,12; Ne 10:30; 13:26,27; Mal 2:11; 1Co 7:39; 2Co 6:14

– Betrothal a quasi-marriage Mt 1:18; Lu 1:27

– Betrothal made with the spirit Eze 16:8

– Celibacy deplored Jud 11:38; Isa 4:1; Jer 16:9

– Advised 1Co 7:7,8,24-40

– Obligations under, inferior to duty to God De 13:6-10; Mt 19:29; Lu 14:26

– Not binding after death Mt 22:29,30; Mr 12:24,25

– See [2670]BRIDE

– See [2671]BRIDEGROOM

– UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Ge 2:23,24; Ex 22:16,17; Le 18:6-18; 20:14,17,19-21; 21:1,7,13-15; Nu 36:8; De 21:10-14; 24:1-5; Pr 18:22; 21:9,19; Jer 29:6; Ho 2:19,20; Mal 2:13-16; Mt 5:31,32; Mr 6:17,18; 10:2-12; Mt 19:2-9; Lu 16:18; Ro 7:1-3; 1Co 6:16; 7:1-40; 9:5; 11:11,12; 1Ti 3:2,12; 4:1,3; 5:14; Heb 13:4

– FIGURATIVE Isa 54:5; 62:4,5; Jer 3:14; 31:32; Ho 1:2; 2:19,20; Eph 5:30-32; Re 19:7-9

.Parables from Mt 22:2; 25:1-10

.See [2672]DIVORCE

.See [2673]HUSBAND

.See [2674]WIFE

Mars' Hill

– (The same as Areopagus)

– A hill in Athens Ac 17:19-34

Martha

– Sister of Mary and Lazarus Joh 11:1

– Ministers to Jesus Lu 10:38-42; Joh 12:2

– Beloved by Jesus Joh 11:5

– See [2675]LAZARUS

– See [2676]MARY

Martyrdom

– General scriptures concerning Ps 44:22; Mt 10:21,22,39; 16:25; 23:34,35; 24:9; Mr 13:12; Lu 9:24; 11:50; 21:16,17; Joh 12:25; Ro 8:36; 1Co 13:3; Re 6:9-11; 11:7-12; 12:11; 16:6; 17:6

– See [2677]PERSECUTION

– INSTANCES OF

.Abel Ge 4:3-8

.Prophets killed by Jezebel 1Ki 18:4,13

.Zechariah 2Ch 24:21,22

.John the Baptist Mr 6:18-28

.Jesus

.See [2678]JESUS

.Stephen Ac 7:58-60

.James the apostle Ac 12:2

.The prophets Mt 22:6; 23:35; Ro 11:3; 1Th 2:15; Heb 11:32-37

Mary

– 1. The mother of Jesus Mt 1:16; Lu 1:26-38; 2:5-19

.Visits her cousin, Elisabeth Lu 1:39-56

.Attends the feast at Jerusalem with her husband and her son, starts back on the return, misses Jesus, seeks and finds him in the temple area Lu 2:48-51

.Is present with Jesus at a marriage feast in Cana of Galilee Joh 2:1-10

.Seeks Jesus when he is teaching in a house Mt 12:46,47; Mr 3:31; Lu 8:19

.Present at the cross Joh 19:25-27

.Is committed to the care of John Joh 19:27

.Lives with the disciples in Jerusalem Ac 1:14

.Prophecies concerning Isa 7:14; Lu 2:35

– 2. Magdalene

.Possessed of devils, delivered by Jesus Mr 16:9; Lu 8:2,3

.Present at the crucifixion Mt 27:56; Mr 15:40; Joh 20:1,11-13

.Recognizes Jesus after the resurrection Mt 28:8-10; Mr 16:9; Joh 20:14-18

– 3. Sister of Mary the mother of Jesus, and wife of Cleophas Joh 19:25

.Mother of James and Joses Mt 27:56; Mr 15:40; Joh 19:25

.At the gravesite of Jesus Mt 27:61; Mr 15:47

.Assists in preparing the corpse of Jesus for burial Mt 28:1; Mr 16:1

.A witness of the resurrection Lu 24:10

– 4. Sister of Lazarus

.Sits at Jesus' feet for instruction Lu 10:38-42

.Beloved of Jesus Joh 11:1,5

.Anoints Jesus Mt 26:7-13; Mr 14:3-9; Joh 11:2; 12:3

– 5. Mother of Mark and sister of Barnabas Ac 12:12; Col 4:10

– 6. A Christian woman in Rome Ro 16:6

Maschil

– See [2679]MUSIC

Mash

– Son of Aram Ge 10:23

Mashal

– Also called MISHAL and MISHEAL -A Levitical city in the territory of the tribe of Asher Jos 19:26; 21:30; 1Ch 6:74

Masking

– By Tamar Ge 38:14

Mason

– A trade

.In the time of David 2Sa 5:11

.Of later times 2Ki 12:12; 22:6; 1Ch 14:1; Ezr 3:7

Masrekah

– A place in Edom Ge 36:36; 1Ch 1:47

Massa

– Son of Ishmael Ge 25:14; 1Ch 1:30

Massacre

– Authorized by Moses De 20:13,16

– Decree to destroy the Jews Es 3

– INSTANCES OF

.Inhabitants

.Of Heshbon De 2:34

.Of Bashan De 3:6

.Of Ai Jos 8:24-26

.Of Hazor Jos 11:11,12

.Of the cities of the seven kings Jos 10:28-40

.Midianites Nu 31:7,8

.Prophets of Baal 1Ki 18:40

.Worshipers of Baal 2Ki 10:18-28

.Sons of Ahab 2Ki 10:1-8

.Royal seed of Athaliah 2Ki 11:1

.Inhabitants of Tiphsah 2Ki 15:16

.Edomites 2Ki 14:7

.See [2680]CAPTIVE

Massah

– An encampment of the Israelites Ex 17:7

– See [2681]MERIBAH

Master

– Jesus called Mt 8:19; 10:25; 23:8; 26:18,25,49; Mr 14:45; Lu 8:24; Joh 13:13,14

– Jesus prohibited the appellation Mt 23:8

– SCRIPTURES RELATING TO MASTERS OF SERVANTS Ex 21:20,21,26,27; Le 19:13; 25:43; De 5:14; 24:14,15; Job 31:13-15; Pr 22:16; 29:12,21; Jer 22:13; Mal 3:5; Ro 4:4; Eph 6:9; Col 4:1; 1Ti 5:18; Phm 1:10-16; Jas 5:4

.See [2682]SERVANT

– GOOD MASTER, INSTANCES OF

.Abraham Ge 18:19

.Job Job 31:13-15

.The centurion Lu 7:2

– UNJUST MASTER, INSTANCES OF

.Sarah to Hagar Ge 16:6

.Laban to Jacob Ge 31:7

.Potiphar's wife to Joseph Ge 39:7-20

Master Workman

– General scriptures concerning Pr 8:30; 1Co 3:10

– INSTANCES OF

.Tubal-cain Ge 4:22

.Bezaleel Ex 31:2-11; 35:30-35

.Hiram 1Ki 7:13-50; 2Ch 2:13,14; 4:11-18

.See [2683]ART

Materialism

– General scriptures concerning Ac 23:8

– See [2684]INFIDELITY

Matred

– Mother of Mehetabel Ge 36:39; 1Ch 1:50

Matri

– A Benjamite 1Sa 10:21

Mattan

– 1. A priest of Baal killed in the idol's temple at Jerusalem 2Ki 11:18; 2Ch 23:17

– 2. Father of Shephatiah Jer 38:1

Mattanah

– A station of Israel Nu 21:18,19

Mattaniah

– 1. Original name of Zedekiah, king of Judah 2Ki 24:17

.See [2685]ZEDEKIAH

– 2. A Levite of the sons of Asaph 2Ch 20:14; Ne 12:8

– 3. Son of Heman, who had charge of the ninth division of musicians 1Ch 25:4,16

– 4. Descendant of Asaph, who assisted in purifying the temple 2Ch 29:13

– 5. Four Israelites who divorced their Gentile wives after the captivity Ezr 10:26,27,30,37

– 6. A Levite, father of Zaccur Ne 13:13

Mattatha

– An ancestor of Jesus Lu 3:31

Mattathah

– One of the family of Hashum Ezr 10:33

Mattathias

– An ancestor of Jesus Lu 3:25,26

Mattenai

– 1. Two Israelites who put away (divorced) their Gentile wives after the captivity Ezr 10:33,37

– 2. A priest in the time of Joiakim Ne 12:19

Matthan

– An ancestor of Jesus Mt 1:15

Matthat

– 1. Father of Heli, and ancestor of Joseph Lu 3:24

– 2. Father of Jorim, and ancestor of Joseph Lu 3:29

Matthew

– Also called LEVI

– (A receiver of customs (taxes for the Romans))

– Becomes a disciple of Jesus Mt 9:9,10; 10:3; Mr 2:14,15; 3:18; Lu 5:27-29; 6:15; Ac 1:13

Matthias

– Surnamed JUSTUS

– Chosen as an apostle in the place of Judas Ac 1:15-26

Mattithiah

– 1, A Levite who had charge of the baked offerings 1Ch 9:31

– 2. A Levite musician 1Ch 15:18,21; 16:5

– 3. A chief of the fourteenth division (shift) of temple musicians 1Ch 25:3,21

– 4. An Israelite who divorced his Gentile wife after the captivity Ezr 10:43

– 5. A prince who stood beside Ezra when he read the law aloud to the people Ne 8:4

Mattock

– General scriptures concerning 1Sa 13:20,21; Isa 7:25

Maul

– General scriptures concerning Pr 25:18

Mazzaroth

– Probably signs of the zodiac, see Job 38:32

– See [2686]MUSIC

Meah

– A tower in Jerusalem Ne 3:1; 12:39

Meal

– See

– See [2687]FOOD

Measure

– (The following modern equivalents of ancient measurements are based upon the latest research, and are as correct as is possible at this time)

– DRY

– 1. A bushel, about a peck Mt 5:15; Mr 4:21; Lu 11:33

– 2. A cab, or kab, about two quarts 2Ki 6:25

– 3. A cor, equal to one homer or ten ephahs, equal to about eleven and one-ninth bushels 1Ki 4:22; 5:11; 2Ch 2:10; 27:5; Ezr 7:22

– 4. An ephah, equal to three seah, and in liquid, to a bath, containing about a bushel and a half Ex 16:36; Le 5:11; 6:20; 19:36; Nu 5:15; 28:5; Jud 6:19; Ru 2:17; 1Sa 1:24; 17:17; Isa 5:10; Eze 45:10,11,13,24; 46:5,7,11,14; Am 8:5; Zec 5:6-10

– 5. A half-homer, about five and a half bushels Ho 3:2

– 6. A homer, about eleven bushels, equal to a cor or ten ephahs Le 27:16; Nu 11:32; Isa 5:10; Eze 45:11-14; Ho 3:2

– 7. An omer, about one bushel Ex 16:16,18

– 8. A seah, about a peck and a half Ge 18:6; 1Sa 25:18; 1Ki 18:32; 2Ki 7:1,16,18

– 9. A tenth deal, about a gallon, equal to one-tenth of an ephah Ex 29:40; Le 14:10,21; 23:13,17; 24:5; Nu 15:4,6,9; 28:9,12,13,20,21,29; 29:3,4,9,10,14,15

– LIQUID

– 1. A bath, about eight gallons and a half 1Ki 7:26,38; 2Ch 2:10; 4:5; Ezr 7:22; Isa 5:10; Eze 45:10,11,14; Lu 16:6

– 2. A firkin, nearly nine gallons Joh 2:6

– 3. A hin, about a gallon and a half Ex 29:40; 30:24; Le 19:36; 23:13; Nu 15:4-10; 28:5,7,14; Eze 4:11

– 4. A log, about a pint, one-twelfth of a hin Le 14:10,12,15,21,24

.See [2688]WEIGHTS

– LINEAR

– 1. A finger Jer 52:21

– 2. A handbreadth Ex 25:25; 37:12; 1Ki 7:26; 2Ch 4:5; Ps 39:5; Eze 40:5,43; 43:13

– 3. A span Ex 28:16; 1Sa 17:4; Isa 40:12; 48:13; La 2:20; Eze 43:13

– 4. A cubit, the length of a man's forearm

.See [2689]CUBIT

– 5. A reed, probably six cubits Eze 40:5

– 6. A fathom Ac 27:28

– 7. A pace 2Sa 6:13

– 8. A furlong Lu 24:13

– 9. A mile, probably nine-tenths of an English mile Mt 5:41

– 10. A Sabbath day's journey, two thousand paces Ac 1:12

– MUST BE JUST Le 19:35,36; De 25:13-16; Pr 11:1; 16:11; 20:10,23; Ho 12:7-9; Mic 6:10-12

.See [2690]DISHONESTY

.See [2691]INTEGRITY

Meat Offering

– See [2692]OFFERINGS, MEAT

Mebunnai

– One of David's guards 2Sa 23:27

Mechanic

– General scriptures concerning Pr 8:30; 1Co 3:10

– INSTANCES OF

.Tubal-cain Ge 4:22

.Bezaleel Ex 31:2-11; 35:30-35

.Hiram 1Ki 7:13-50; 2Ch 2:13,14; 4:11-18

.See [2693]ART

Medad

– One of the seventy elders who did not go to the tabernacle with Moses, but prophesied in the camp Nu 11:26-29

Medan

– Son of Abraham and Keturah Ge 25:2; 1Ch 1:32

Meddling

– See [2694]BUSYBODY

– See [2695]TALE-BEARER

Medeba

– A city of Moab Nu 21:30

– An idolatrous "high place," Isa 15:2

– Allotted to Reuben Jos 13:9,16

– David defeats an army and the Ammonites at 1Ch 19:7-15

Medes

– Inhabitants of Media

– Israelites distributed among, when carried to Assyria 2Ki 17:6; 18:11

– Palace in the Bablonian province of Ezr 6:2

– An essential part of the Medo-Persian Empire Es 1:1,19

– Supremacy of, in the Chaldean Empire Da 5:28,31; 9:1; 11:1

Media

– See [2696]MEDES

Mediation

– See [2697]INTERCESSION

– JESUS, MEDIATOR

Medicine

– General scriptures concerning Pr 17:22; Isa 1:6; 38:21; Jer 8:22; 30:13; 46:11; 51:8,9; Eze 47:12; Lu 10:34; Re 22:2

– See [2698]DISEASES

– See [2699]PHYSICIAN

Meditation

– General scriptures concerning Jos 1:8; Ps 1:2; 4:4; 19:14; 39:3; 49:3; 63:5,6; 73:12-22; 77:10-12; 104:34; 119:11,15,16,23,48,55,59,78,97-99,148; 139:17,18; 143:5; 1Ti 4:13-15

– INSTANCE OF

.Isaac Ge 24:63

Mediterranean Sea

– Mentioned in Scripture as "the Great Sea," Nu 34:6,7; Jos 1:4; 9:1; 15:12,47; 23:4; Eze 47:10,15,20; 48:28

– Sea of the Philistines Ex 23:31

– Sea of Joppa Ezr 3:7

– The hinder sea Zec 14:8

– The uttermost sea De 11:24

– The utmost sea Joe 2:20

Meekness

– General scriptures concerning Ps 22:26; 25:9; 37:11; 76:8,9; 147:6; 149:4; Pr 14:29; 15:1,18; 16:32; 17:1; 19:11; 20:3; 25:15; 29:8; Ec 7:8; 10:4; Isa 11:4; 29:19; La 3:28-30; Am 3:3; Zep 2:3; Mt 5:5,9,38-42; 11:29; 27:13,14; Mr 9:50; Lu 6:29; Ro 12:14,18; 14:19; 1Co 6:7; 7:15; 10:32; 13:4,5,7; 2Co 10:1; 13:11; Ga 5:22,23,26; 6:1; Eph 4:1,2; Php 2:14,15; Col 3:12,13; 1Th 5:14,15; 2Th 3:5; 1Ti 3:2,3; 6:11,12; 2Ti 2:24,25; Tit 2:2,9; 3:2; Heb 10:36; 12:14; Jas 1:4,19,21; 3:13,17,18; 1Pe 2:18-23; 3:4,11,15; 2Pe 1:5-7; Jude 1:9

– INSTANCES OF .Abraham Ge 13:8

.Isaac Ge 26:20-22

.Moses Ex 2:13; 14:13,14; 15:24; 16:7,8; 17:2; Nu 12:3; 16:4-11

.Gideon Jud 8:2,3

.Hannah 1Sa 1:13-16

.Saul 1Sa 10:27

.David 1Sa 17:29; 2Sa 16:9-14; Ps 38:13,14; 120:5-7

.Paul Ac 21:20-26; 1Th 2:7; 2Ti 4:16

.The Thessalonians 2Th 1:4

.Job Jas 5:11

.The angel Jude 1:9

.For the meekness of Jesus, see below

.See [2700]HUMILITY

.See [2701]KINDNESS

.See [2702]PATIENCE

– OF JESUS Isa 42:1-4; 53:7; Mt 12:19,20; 26:47-54

.See [2703]JESUS, HUMILITY OF

Megiddo

– Also called MEGIDDON, and probably ARMAGEDDON

– A city in the territory of Issachar situated on the southern edge of the plain of Esdraelon Jos 17:11; 1Ch 7:29

– Conquest of, by Joshua Jos 12:21

– Walled by Solomon 1Ki 9:15

– Included in one or Solomon's commissary districts 1Ki 4:12

– Ahaziah dies at 2Ki 9:27

– Valley of, Deborah defeats Sisera in Jud 5:19

– Josiah killed at, by Pharaoh-nechoh 2Ki 23:29,30; 2Ch 35:22-24

– Prophecy concerning Zec 12:11

Mehetabeel

– A person whose grandson tried to intimidate Nehemiah Ne 6:10

Mehetabel

– Wife of Hadar Ge 36:39; 1Ch 1:50

Mehida

– A person whose descendants returned from Babylon Ezr 2:52; Ne 7:54

Mehir

– Son of Chelub 1Ch 4:11

Meholathite

– An inhabitant of a city in the territory of Issachar 1Sa 18:19; 2Sa 21:8

Mehujael

– Son of Irad Ge 4:18

Mehuman

– A chamberlain of Ahasuerus Es 1:10

Mehunim

– Also called MEUNIM

– A person whose descendants returned from exile Ezr 2:50; Ne 7:52

Me-jarkon

– A city in the territory of the tribe of Dan Jos 19:46

Mekonah

– A city in the territory of the tribe of Judah Ne 11:28

Melatiah

– A Gibeonite who assisted in repairing the wall of Jerusalem Ne 3:7

Melchi

– 1. Ancestor of Jesus Lu 3:24

.2. Remote ancestor of Jesus Lu 3:28

Melchesedec

– See [2704]MELCHIZEDEK

Melchishua

– Also called MALCHISHUA

– Son of King Saul 1Sa 14:49; 31:2; 1Ch 8:33; 9:39; 10:2

Melchizedek

– King of Salem Ge 14:18-20; Ps 110:4

– A priest and type of Christ Heb 5:6,10; 6:20; 7:1-21

Melech

– Son of Micah 1Ch 8:35; 9:41

Melicu

– A priest Ne 12:14

Melita (Malta)

– (An important island in the Mediterranean Sea)

– Paul shipwrecked on the coast of Ac 28:1-10

Melon

– General scriptures concerning Nu 11:5

Melzar

– The steward whom the prince of the eunuchs set over Daniel and the three Hebrew young men Da 1:11-16

Memorial

– The Passover Ex 12:14

– See [2705]PASSOVER

– Firstborn set apart as a Ex 13:12-16

– The pot of manna Ex 16:32-34

– The Feast of Tabernacles Le 23:43

– Shoulder stones of the ephod Ex 28:12

– The Lord's Supper Lu 22:19; 1Co 11:24-26

– See [2706]PILLAR

Memphis

– Also called NOPH

– A celebrated city of Egypt Ho 9:6

– Prophecies concerning Isa 19:13; Jer 2:16; 46:14,19; Eze 30:16

Memucan

– One of the seven princes of Ahasuerus who counsels the king to divorce Queen Vashti Es 1:14-21

Menahem

– King of Israel 2Ki 15:13-22

Menan

– An ancestor of Jesus Lu 3:31

Mene

– General scriptures concerning Da 5:25,26

Menses

– See [2707]MENSTRUATION

Menstruation

– Law relating to Le 15:19-30; 20:18; Eze 18:6

– Cessation of, in old age Ge 18:11

– Immunities of women during Ge 31:35

– Of animals Jer 2:24

– Uncleanness of Isa 30:22

– FIGURATIVE Isa 30:22; La 1:17; Eze 36:17

Meonenim

– A place in Ephraim Jud 9:37

Meonothai

– Father of Ophrah 1Ch 4:14

Mephaath

– A Levitical city in the territory of the tribe of Reuben Jos 13:18; 21:37; 1Ch 6:79; Jer 48:21

Mephibosheth

– 1. Son of Saul by Rizpah, whom David surrendered to the Gibeonites to be killed 2Sa 21:8,9

– 2. Son of Jonathan 2Sa 4:4

.Called MERIB-BAAL 1Ch 8:34; 9:40

.Was lame 2Sa 4:4

.David entertains him at his table 2Sa 9:1-7; 21:7

.Property restored to 2Sa 9:9,10

.His ingratitude to David at the time of Absolom's usurpation 2Sa 16:1-4; 19:24-30

.Property of, confiscated 2Sa 16:4; 19:29,30

Merab

– Daughter of King Saul 1Sa 14:49

– Betrothed to David by Saul 1Sa 18:17,18

– But given to Adriel for a wife 1Sa 18:19

Meraiah

– A priest Ne 12:12

Meraioth

– 1. A high priest of the line of Eleazar 1Ch 6:6,7,52; Ezr 7:3

.Probably identical with the priest of same name in 1Ch 9:11; Ne 11:11

– 2. A priest in the time of Joiakim Ne 12:15

Merari

– Son of Levi Ge 46:11

– Head the Merarite Levites Nu 3:17,33-35

– See [2708]LEVITES

Merathaim

– Probably a poetical name for Chaldea Jer 50:21

Mercenaries

– See [2709]SOLDIERS

Merchandise

– See [2710]COMMERCE

Merchant

– General scriptures concerning Ge 23:16; 37:28; 1Ki 10:15,28; 2Ch 9:14; Ne 3:32; 13:20; Job 41:6; So 3:6; Isa 23:2; 47:15; Eze 17:4; 27:13,17,21-36; 38:13; Ho 12:7; Na 3:16; Mt 13:45; Re 18:3,11,23

– See [2711]COMMERCE

Mercurius

– (A pagan god; Mercury (to the Romans); Hermes (to the Greeks))

– Paul taken for, in Lycaonia Ac 14:11,12

Mercy

– General scriptures concerning 2Sa 22:26; Ps 18:25; 37:25,26; 85:10; Pr 3:3,4; 11:17; 12:10; 14:21,22,31; 20:28; 21:21; Ho 4:1; 12:6; Mic 6:8; Mt 5:7; 23:23; Lu 6:36; Ro 12:8; Col 3:12,13; Jas 2:13

– See [2712]GOD, MERCY OF

– See [2713]KINDNESS

– INSTANCES OF

.The prison keeper, to Joseph Ge 39:21-23

.Joshua to Rahab Jos 6:25

.The Israelites to the man of Beth-el Jud 1:23-26

.David to Saul 1Sa 24:10-13,17

Mercy-seat

– Description of Ex 25:17-22

– Placed on the ark of the testimony Ex 26:34; 30:6; 31:7; 40:20; Heb 9:5

– Materials of, to be a freewill offering Ex 35:4-12

– Made by Bezaleel Ex 37:1,6-9

– Sprinkled with blood Le 16:14,15

– The shekinah upon Ex 25:22; 30:6,36; Le 16:2; Nu 7:89; 17:4; 1Sa 4:4; 2Sa 6:2; 2Ki 19:15; 1Ch 13:6; Ps 80:1; 99:1; Isa 37:16; Heb 4:16

– In Solomon's temple 1Ch 28:11

– See [2714]TABERNACLE

Mered

– Son of Ezra 1Ch 4:17,18

Meremoth

– 1. A priest who was appointed to weigh and register gold and silver vessels brought to Jerusalem Ezr 8:33; Ne 3:4,21

– 2. A Jew who divorced his Gentile wife after the captivity Ezr 10:36

– 3. A priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah Ne 10:5; 12:3

Meres

– One of the princes of Persia Es 1:14

Meribah

– 1. A place in Rephidim, where Moses struck a rock and brought forth water Ex 17:1-7

– 2. Meribah-kadesh, fountain in the desert of Zin Nu 20:13,24

Merib-baal

– See [2715]MEPHIBOSHETH

Merit

– (Personal)

– See [2716]GRACE

Merodach

– A Babylonian idol Jer 50:2

Merodach-baladan

– Called BERODACH-BALADAN, King of Persia

– Sends congratulatory letters and a present to Hezekiah 2Ki 20:12; Isa 39:1

Merom

– The district near the springs of the Jordan River -Joshua conquered the confederacy of kings under Jabin, king of Hazor, near Jos 11:5-7

Meroz

– A place north of Mount Tabor

– Deborah and Barak curse the inhabitants of, in their song of triumph Jud 5:23

Mesha

– 1. King of Moab

.Tributary to Ahab 2Ki 3:4,5

– 2. Son of Caleb 1Ch 2:42

– 3. A place in possession of the Joktanites Ge 10:30

– 4. A Benjamite 1Ch 8:9

Meshach

– A name given by the chief eunuch to Mishael, one of the three Hebrew young men Da 1:7; 2:49; 3:12-30

Meshech

– 1. Also called MESECH

.Son of Japheth Ge 10:2; 1Ch 1:5

– 2. Son of Shem 1Ch 1:17

– 3. A tribe Ps 120:5

– 4. The Moschi Eze 27:13; 32:26; 38:2,3

Meshelemiah

– A gatekeeper of the temple 1Ch 9:21; 26:1,2,9

Meshezabeel

– 1. Ancestor of Meshullam Ne 3:4

– 2. A person who sealed the covenant Ne 10:21; 11:24

Meshillemith

– A priest 1Ch 9:12

Meshillemoth

– 1. Father of an Ephramite who protested against the attempt of the Israelites to ensalve their captive brethren 2Ch 28:12,13

– 2. A priest Ne 11:13

Meshobab

– A Simeonite 1Ch 4:34

Meshullam

– 1. Grandfather of Shaphan 2Ki 22:3

– 2. A son of Zerubbabel 1Ch 3:19

– 3. A Gadite of Bashan 1Ch 5:13

– 4. Three Benjamites 1Ch 8:17; 9:7,8

– 5. An Aaronite 1Ch 9:11; Ne 11:11

– 6. A priest 1Ch 9:12

– 7. A Kohathite and overseer of the temple repairs 2Ch 34:12

– 8. A chief who returned with Ezra Ezr 8:16

– 9. A returned exile Ezr 10:15

– 10. Son of Bani who divorced his Gentile wife Ezr 10:29

– 11. Two persons who rebuilt portions of the wall Ne 3:4,6,30

– 12. A prince who stood by Ezra when he read the law to the people Ne 8:4

– 13. Two priests who signed the covenant Ne 10:7,20

– 14. A Benjamite Ne 11:7

– 15. Two priests who returned with Zerubbabel from Babylon Ne 12:13,16,33

– 16. A Levite Ne 12:25

Meshullemeth

– Wife of Manasseh and mother of Amon 2Ki 21:19

Mesopotamia

– (The country between the Tigris River and the Euphrates River)

– Abraham a native of Ac 7:2

– Nahor lived in Ge 24:10

– People who lived in, called Syrians Ge 25:20

– Balaam from De 23:4

– The people of Israel subjected to, eight years under the judgments of Gog Jud 3:8

– Delivered from, by Othniel Jud 3:9,10

– Chariots hired from, by the Ammonites 1Ch 19:6,7

– People of, present at Pentecost Ac 2:9

– See [2717]BABYLON

– See [2718]CHALDEA

Messenger

– FIGURATIVE Hag 1:13; Mal 2:7; 3:1; 4:5,6; Mt 11:10; Mr 1:2; Lu 7:27

.Of Satan 2Co 12:7

Messiah

– See [2719]JESUS

Metal

– See [2720]BRASS (copper)

– See [2721]GOLD

– See [2722]IRON

– See [2723]LEAD

– See [2724]SILVER

– See [2725]TIN

Metaphor

– Jesus spoke in Mr 4:11

– See [2726]PARABLES

Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena

– General scriptures concerning Ge 2:5,6; 27:39; Job 9:7; 26:7,8,11; 27:20,21; 28:24-27; 29:19; 36:27-33; 37:6-22; 38:8-11,22,24-29,31-35,37; Ps 18:8-15; 19:2-6; 29:3-10; 65:8-12; 104:2,3,7,13,19,20; 147:7,8; 148:7,8; Pr 25:23; 26:1; 30:4; Ec 1:6,7; 11:3; Isa 5:5,6; 13:13; 24:18; 50:3; Jer 4:11,12; 10:13; 51:16; Da 2:21; Ho 6:4; 8:7; 13:15; Joe 2:30,31; Am 9:6; Na 1:3; Mt 8:24-27; 16:2,3; 24:27,29; 27:45; Lu 8:24,25; 12:54-56; 21:25; 23:44,45; Joh 3:8; Ac 2:19,20; Jas 5:17,18; 2Pe 2:17; Jude 1:12; Re 6:12-14; 7:1; 8:5,7,10,12; 9:1,2; 11:6; 16:21

– PHENOMENA OF

.The deluge Ge 7:8

.Fire from heaven upon the cities of the plain Ge 19:24,25

.Plagues of hail, and thunder, and lightning in Egypt Ex 9:22-29; Ps 78:17-23

.The plague of darkness Ex 10:22,23

.The east wind that divided the Red Sea Ex 14:21

.That brought the quails Nu 11:31,32; Ps 78:26-28

.Pillar of cloud and fire

.See [2727]PILLAR

.Sun stood still Jos 10:12,13

.Dew on Gideon's fleece Jud 6:36-40

.Stars in their courses fought against Sisera Jud 5:20

.Stones from heaven Jos 10:11

.Fire from heaven at Elijah's command 2Ki 1:10-14

.The whirlwind which carried Elijah to heaven 2Ki 2:1,11

.The wind under God's control Ps 107:25

.The east wind Ps 48:7

.Rain, The formation of Ps 135:6,7

.Dew, copious Ps 133:3

.Rain in answer to Samuel's prayer 1Sa 12:16-18

.Elijah's prayer 1Ki 18:41-45

.Rain confuses the Philistine army 1Sa 7:10

.Wind destroyed Job's children Job 1:18,19

.Darkness at the crucifixion Mt 27:45; Lu 23:44,45

.The autumnal weather on the Mediterranean Ac 27:9-14,20

.See [2728]ASTRONOMY

.See [2729]DEW

.See [2730]HAIL

.See [2731]RAIN

– SYMBOLICAL

.Used in the Revelation of John Re 6:12-14; 7:1; 8:3-12; 9:1,2,17-19; 10:1-6; 11:6; 12:1-4,7-9; 14; 15:1-4; 16:8,17-21; 19:11-18; 20:11; 21:1

Metheg-ammah

– A place in Philistia 2Sa 8:1

Methusael

– Father of Lamech Ge 4:18

Methuselah

– Son of Enoch and grandfather of Noah Ge 5:21-27; 1Ch 1:3

Mezahab

– Grandfather of Mehetabel Ge 36:39; 1Ch 1:50

Miamin

– 1. A Jew who divorced his Gentile wife after the captivity Ezr 10:25

– 2. A priest who returned with Zerubbabel from Babylon Ne 12:5

Mibhar

– One of David's valiant men 1Ch 11:38

Mibsam

– 1. Son of Ishmael Ge 25:13; 1Ch 1:29

– 2. Son of Shallum 1Ch 4:25

Mibzar

– Chief of Edom Ge 36:42; 1Ch 1:53

Micah

– 1. An Ephraimite .His robbery and idolatry Jud 17; 18

– 2. Head of a family of Reuben 1Ch 5:5

– 3. Also called MICHA

.Son of Mephibosheth 2Sa 9:12; 1Ch 8:34,35; 9:40,41

– 4. Also called MICHAH

.A Kohathite 1Ch 23:20; 24:24,25

– 5. Father of Abdon 2Ch 34:20

– 6. One of the minor prophets Jer 26:18,19; Mic 1:1,14,15

.Denounces the idolatry of his times Mic 1

.The oppressions of the covetous Mic 2:1-11

.Foretells the restoration of Israel Mic 2:12,13

.The injustice of judges and falsehoods of false prophets Mic 3

.Prophesies the coming of the Messiah Mic 4; 5

.Denounces the oppressions

Micaiah

– A prophet who reproved King Ahab 1Ki 22:8-28; 2Ch 18:4-27

Mice

– See [2732]MOUSE

Micha

– See [2733]MICAH, number three

– 2. A Levite Ne 10:11; 11:17,22

Michael

– 1. An Asherite Nu 13:13

– 2. Two Gadites 1Ch 5:13,14

– 3. A Gershonite Levite 1Ch 6:40

– 4. A descendant of Issachar 1Ch 7:3

– 5. A Benjamite 1Ch 8:16

– 6. A captain of the thousands of Manasseh who joined David at Ziklag 1Ch 12:20

– 7. Father of Omri 1Ch 27:18

– 8. Son of Jehoshaphat

.Killed by his brother, Jehoram 2Ch 21:2-4

– 9. Father of Zebadiah Ezr 8:8

– 10. The Archangel

.His message to Daniel Da 10:13,21; 12:1

.Contention with the devil Jude 1:9

.Fights with the dragon Re 12:7

Michaiah

– 1. Father of Achbor 2Ki 22:12

– 2. MICHAIAH

.See [2734]MAACHAH, number four

– 3. A prince sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the law in the cities of Judah 2Ch 17:7

– 4. A priest of the family of Asaph Ne 12:35,41

– 5. Son of Gemariah .Who expounds to the prophecies of Jeremiah read by to the people Jer 36:11-14

Michal

– (Daughter of Saul)

– Given to David as a reward for killing Goliath 1Sa 18:22-28

– Rescues David from death 1Sa 19:9-17

– Saul forcibly separates them and she is given in marriage to Phalti 1Sa 25:44

– David recovers, to himself 2Sa 3:13-16

– Ridicules David on account of his religious zeal 2Sa 6:16,20-23

Michmas

– See [2735]MICHMASH

Michmash

– A city of the tribe of Benjamin 1Sa 13:5

– People of the captivity return to, and dwell in Ezr 2:27; Ne 11:31

– Prophesy concerning the king of Assyria storing his baggage at Isa 10:28

– Is garrisoned by Saul 1Sa 13:2

– Philistines killed at, by Jonathan 1Sa 14:31

Michmethah

– A city between the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh Jos 16:6; 17:7

Michri

– A Benjamite 1Ch 9:8

Michtam

– See [2736]MUSIC

Middin

– A city of the tribe of Judah Jos 15:61

Midian

– Son of Abraham by Keturah Ge 25:2,4; 1Ch 1:32,33

Midianites

– Descendants of Midian, son of Abraham by Keturah Ge 25:1,2,4; 1Ch 1:32,33

– Called ISHMAELITES Ge 37:25,28; Jud 8:24

– Were merchantmen Ge 37:28

– Buy Joseph and sell him to Potiphar Ge 37:28,36

– Defeated by the Israelites under Phineas

– Five of their kings killed

– The women taken captive

– Cities burned;

– And rich spoil taken Nu 31

– Defeated by Gideon Jud 6; 7; 8

– Owned multitudes of camels, and dromedaries, and large quantities of gold Isa 60:6

– A snare to the Israelites Nu 25:16-18

– Prophecies concerning Isa 60:6; Hab 3:7

Midwifery

– General scriptures concerning Ge 35:17; Ex 1:15-21; Eze 16:4

Migdal-el

– A city of the tribe of Naphtali Jos 19:38

Migdal-gad

– A city of the tribe of Judah Jos 15:37

Migdol

– 1. A place near the Red Sea where the Israelites encamped Ex 14:2; Nu 33:7,8

– 2. A city on the northeastern border of lower Egypt Jer 44:1; 46:14

Migron

– (A city in territory of the tribe of Benjamin)

– Saul encamps near, under a pomegranate tree 1Sa 14:2

– Prophecy concerning Isa 10:28

Mijamin

– 1. A priest during the time of David 1Ch 24:9

– 2. A priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah Ne 10:7

Mikloth

– 1. A Benjamite of Jerusalem 1Ch 8:32; 9:37,38

– 2. A leader during the reign of David 1Ch 27:4

Mikneiah

– A doorkeeper of the temple, and musician 1Ch 15:18,21

Milalai

– A priest who took part in the dedication of the walls of Jerusalem Ne 12:36

Milcah

– 1. The wife of Nahor and the mother of Bethuel Ge 11:29; 22:20-23; 24:15,24,47

– 2. Daughter of Zelophehad

.Special legislation in regard to the inheritance of Nu 26:33; 27:1-7; 36:1-12; Jos 17:3,4

Milcom

– See [2737]MOLECH

Mildew

– General scriptures concerning De 28:22; Am 4:9; Hag 2:17

Mile

– General scriptures concerning Mt 5:41

Miletus

– Also called MILETUM

– A seaport in Asia Minor

– Paul visits Ac 20:15

– And sends to Ephesus for the elders of the congregation, and addresses them at Ac 20:17-38

– Trophimus left sick at 2Ti 4:20

Military Instruction

– Of children 2Sa 1:18

– See [2738]ARMIES