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  • BaalBaal . See Vaal .
  • Baal (persons and places)Baal — the name and designation of the following persons and localities:
  • Baal (the deity)Baal or Bel (lord) (III Цар. 3Цар XVIII, 9, Ис. Ис XLVI, 1, Иер. Иер IX, 14) — the nam
  • Baal-BerithBaal-Berith (Baal of the covenant) (Суд. Суд VIII, 33, Суд IX, 4, 46). — Under this name the inhabitant
  • Baal-GadBaal-Gad (lord of fortune) (Нав. Нав XI, 17, Нав XII, 7, Суд. Суд III, 3) — a city in the valley of Leb
  • Baal-HamonBaal-Hamon (lord of the multitude) (Пес. Пес. Песн VIII, 11) — a place where Solomon had a great vineya
  • Baal-HananBaal-Hanan (Baal is gracious) — the name of two persons:
  • Baal-HazorBaal-Hazor (lord of the village) (II Цар. 2Цар XIII, 23) — a city or village near the town of Ephron or
  • Baal-MeonBaal-Meon (dwelling of Baal) (Числ. Чис XXXII, 38, Иез. Иез XXV, 9) — a city in the tribe of Reuben, al
  • Baal-PeorBaal-Peor (Peor, or Phagor: opening, mouth, etc.) (Пс. Пс CV, 28, Числ. Чис XXV, 3, 5) — the name of a
  • Baal-PerazimBaal-Perazim (lord of breaches, of strikes) (II Цар. 2Цар V, 20) — a place in the valley of Rephaim, a
  • Baal-ShalishahBaal-Shalishah (triple region or land) (IV Цар. 4Цар IV, 42) — a place near Mount Ephraim, believed acc
  • Baal-TamarBaal-Tamar (place of palms) (Суд. Суд XX, 33) — a city of the tribe of Benjamin that lay near Gibeah of
  • Baal-ZephonBaal-Zephon (place sacred to Typhon) (Исх. Исх XIV, 2, 9, Числ. Чис XXXIII, 7) — an encampment of the I
  • BaalahBaalah (mistress) (Нав. Нав XV, 29, Нав XIX, 1, 9) — a city in the tribe of Judah, in the south of Jude
  • BaaliBaali (my lord) (Осии Ос II, 16). — In one of the prophecies relating to the Jewish church it is said:
  • BaalisBaalis (son of joy, exultation) (Иер. Иер XL, 14) — king of the Ammonites at the time when Jerusalem wa
  • BaalothBaaloth (heights, hills; perhaps — places dedicated to the worship of Baal) (III Цар. 3Цар IV, 16) — th
  • BaalsamBaalsam. See (II Ездр. 2Ездр IX, 43). In Neh. Неем VIII, 4 the name Maaseiah stands in place of Baalsam
  • BaanahBaanah (son of affliction) — the name of six persons:
  • BaanahBaanah. See Baana .
  • BaaraBaara (foolish, senseless) (I Пар. 1Пар VIII, 8) — one of the two wives of Shaharaim, of the tribe of B
  • BaaseiahBaaseiah (work of Jehovah) (I Пар. 1Пар VI, 40) — the same name as Maaseiah; one of the sons of the Koh
  • BaashaBaasha (according to Fürst, courage, boldness) (III Цар. 3Цар XV, 16) — king of Israel. He was of the t
  • BabylonBabylon (confusion) (Быт. Быт X, 10, IV Цар. 4Цар XVII, 24; II Пар. 2Пар XXXII, 31 и др.) was the capit
  • BabyloniaBabylonia , also known as the land of Babylon, called also the land of Nimrod (Мих. Мих V, 6), from the
  • BacchidesBacchides (I Мак. 1Мак VII, 8–12) — an official of Antiochus Eupator, held in particular confidence by
  • BacenorBacenor (II Мак. 2Мак XII, 35) — a military commander in the time of Judas Maccabeus.
  • BagoiBagoi — the name of three persons mentioned in Holy Scripture:
  • BahurimBahurim (young men) (II Цар. 2Цар III, 16, 2Цар XVI, 5, 2Цар XVII, 21, III Цар. 3Цар II, 8) — a city or
  • BakbakkarBakbakkar (according to Gesenius, devastation of the mountain) (I Пар. 1Пар IX, 15) — a Levite, one of
  • BakbukBakbuk (I Ездр. 1Ездр II, 51) — one of the captives of the exile whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken to Babyl
  • BakbukBakbuk (outpouring) (Неем. Неем VII, 53) — one of the Nethinim who returned from captivity with Zerubba
  • BakbukiahBakbukiah (the devastation of Jehovah) — the name of two persons:
  • BakkurBakkur. See (II Ездр. 2Ездр IX, 24) — a temple singer in the time of King Artaxerxes, who returned from
  • BalaamBalaam (not belonging to my people) (Числ. Чис XXII, 5) — the son of Beor or Bosor, a native of the cit
  • BaladanBaladan (from Sanskrit: possessing power and wealth) (Ис. Ис XXXIX, 1, II Цар. 2Цар XX, 12) — the prope
  • BalahBalah (from a root meaning: to fall away) (Нав. Нав XV, 29) — a city in the tribe of Simeon; also calle
  • BalakBalak (empty, vain) (Числ. Чис XXII-, Чис XXIV, Нав. Нав XXIV, 9; Суд. Суд XI, 25) — the son of Zippor,
  • BalamonBalamon , or Velman (Иуд. Иудф IV, 4) — a locality mentioned among the Samaritan cities
  • Balm of GileadBalm of Gilead . See Balm .
  • BalsamBalsam (Быт. Быт XXXVII, 25) — a resinous liquid obtained from the balsam tree, which commonly grows in
  • BamahBamah (summit) (Иез. Иез XX, 29) — a word frequently occurring in the Hebrew text, meaning in its gener
  • BaniBani (from a root meaning: passion, or according to others, progeny) — the name of two persons:
  • BaniBani (from a root meaning to build) — the name of several persons:
  • BaniasBanias . See Caesarea Philippi .
  • Bar-JesusBar-Jesus (son of Jesus) (Деян. Деян XIII, 6) — a magician and false teacher who lived with Sergius Pau
  • BarabbasBarabbas (Мф. Мф XXVII, 16) — son of Abba, a notorious criminal in Jerusalem, held in prison for insurr
  • BarachelBarachel (blessed by God) (Иов. Иов XXXII, 2, 6 и др.) — a Buzite, the father of Elihu, one of the frie
  • BaradBarad (Быт. Быт XXXVI, 29) — the father of Hadad, who was king of Edom.
  • BaradaBarada . See Chrysorrhoas and Syria .
  • BarakBarak (lightning, flash) (Суд. Суд IV, 5, Евр. Евр XI, 32) — a notable Israelite mentioned by the holy
  • BarbariansBarbarians (Рим. Рим I, 14, Кол. Кол III, 11) — this word originally denoted all peoples of the earth e
  • Barhumite, BaharumiteBarhumite (II Цар. 2Цар XXIII, 31) and Baharumite (I Пар. 1Пар XI, 33) — a demonymic o
  • BariachBariach (fugitive) (I Пар. 1Пар III, 22) — one of the sons of Shemaiah, a descendant of the royal line
  • BarkosBarkos (painter) (I Ездр. 1Ездр II, 53, Неем. Неем VII, 55) — a person whose descendants were among the
  • BarkosBarkos (painter) (Неем. Неем VII, 55). — The sons of Barkos were among the Nethinim who returned from c
  • BarnabasBarnabas (son of consolation) (Деян. Деян IV, 36) — a Levite, a native of Cyprus, an apostolic man, the
  • BarsabasBarsabas (son of Saba) — two persons mentioned in the Acts of the Holy Apostles:
  • BartholomewBartholomew (from the Hebrew: son of Talmai) (Мф. Мф X, 3, Мар. Мк III, 18, Лук. Лк VI, 14, Деян. Деян
  • BartimaeusBartimaeus (son of Timaeus) (Мар. Мк X, 46–52, Лук. Лк XVIII, 35, 43; Мф. Мф XX, 29, 34) — a blind begg
  • BaruchBaruch (blessed) (Иер. Иер XXXVI, 10, Иер XXXII, 12, Вар. Вар I, 1) — a prophet, one of the sons of Ner
  • BarzillaiBarzillai (made of iron) — the name of three persons:
  • BasaraBasara (I Мак. 1Мак V, 26) — one of the cities of Gilead.
  • BascaBasca (I Мак. 1Мак XIII, 23). According to Josephus, Basca is a locality in Gilead. It is believed that
  • BasemathBasemath (balsamic, fragrant, pleasant) — the names of two wives mentioned in Genesis and one in III Ki
  • BashanBashan (from Arabic: sandy, soft; or, according to others, basalt land) (Числ. Чис XXI, 33) — a hilly r
  • BasiliskBasilisk (Пс. Пс 90, 13) (Heb. peten , shephapon , tsepha , tsipthoni )
  • BathBath — a Hebrew measure of liquid capacity (III Цар. 3Цар VII, 28–38). In Russian measure, a bath conta
  • Bath-rabbimBath-rabbim (daughter of many) (Пес. Пес. Песн VII, 5) — a gate of the city of Heshbon. According to cu
  • Baths, pools, bathing, and washingBaths, pools, bathing, and washing (Исх. Исх II, 5). — Bathing and washing were especially common among
  • Bathsheba (person)Bathsheba (daughter of an oath) (II Цар. 2Цар XI, 3) — daughter of Eliam and wife of Uriah the Hittite.
  • Bathuel (father of Joel)Bathuel (sincerity of God) (Иоил. Иоил I, 1) — the father of the prophet Joel, who, according to tradit
  • BavvaiBavvai (son of desire) (Неем. Неем III, 18) (a word probably of Persian origin) — son of Henadad, ruler
  • BayithBayith (Ис. Ис XV, 2) — a place in the land of Moab. The word bayith means house or shrine of Moabite i
  • BazlithBazlith (Неем. Неем VII, 54). In I Esdras (I Ездр. 1Ездр II, 52) the name is Bazluth , and in I
  • BazluthBazluth (onion, or according to others, son) (I Ездр. 1Ездр II, 52) — one of the Nethinim whose sons re
  • BdelliumBdellium (Быт. Быт II, 12) — according to the opinion of the Jews, a pearl or some other precious stone
  • BealiahBealiah (God is Lord) (I Пар. 1Пар XII, 5). This word is composed of two words: Baal-Iah — one of the p
  • BeanBean (I Мак. 1Мак V, 4) — the sons or descendants of Bean appear to have formed a band of brigands who
  • BeansBeans (II Цар. 2Цар XVII, 38) — a garden plant mentioned in Holy Scripture among other nourishing provi
  • BeardBeard (Лев. Лев XIII, 29, 30) — the Jews showed considerable regard for the beard (Пс. Пс CXXXII, 2). I
  • Bebai and BevaiBebai and Bevai (paternal) — the names of persons mentioned in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah:
  • BecherBecher (young camel) — the name of two persons:
  • BechorathBechorath (firstborn) (I Цар. 1Цар IX, 1) — one of the ancestors of Saul.
  • BectilethBectileth (Иудиф. Иудиф II, 21) — a plain lying between Nineveh and Cilicia, three days' journey from N
  • BedadBedad (separation, a part of...) (Быт. Быт XXXVI, 35, I Пар.1Пар 1, 46) — the name of the father of one
  • BedanBedan (son of Dan) (I Пар. 1Пар VII, 17) — a person mentioned in the genealogy of Manasseh.
  • BeechBeech (Ис. Ис XLI, 19) — a tree of the oak family, very heavy and beautiful when worked, used for turni
  • BeeliadaBeeliada (whom the Lord knows) (I Пар. 1Пар XIV, 1) — one of the sons of David born in Jerusalem. In I
  • BeelsarBeelsar (II Ездр. 2Ездр V, 8). In I Ездр. 1Ездр II, 2 and in Nehemiah (Неем. Неем VII, 7) the name is <
  • BeeltephmBeeltephm (II Ездр. 2Ездр II, 16, 26). In I Esdras (I Ездр. 1Ездр IV, 8) the word counselor st
  • BeelzebubBeelzebub (god of flies) (IV Цар. 4Цар I, 2, 3, 6, 16, Мф. Мф X, 25; Мар. Мк III, 22, Лук. Лк XI, 15, 1
  • BeerBeer (well) — the name of two localities:
  • Beer-ElimBeer-Elim (well of the mighty ones) — a name found only in the prophet Isaiah (Ис. Ис XV, 8). A localit
  • Beer-Lahai-RoiBeer-Lahai-Roi (well of the Living One who sees me) (Быт. Быт XVI, 14) — a spring located between Kades
  • BeeraBeera (well, spring) — the name of two persons:
  • BeeriBeeri (belonging to a spring) (Осии Ос I, 1) — father of the prophet Hosea; but who he was is unknown.
  • BeerothBeeroth (springs) — the name of two localities:
  • BeerothBeeroth (II Ездр. 2Ездр V, 19) — one of the cities of Israel. In I Ездр. 1Ездр II, 25 and in Неем. Неем
  • BeerothiteBeerothite (II Цар. 2Цар IV, 2–9, 2Цар XXIII, 37) — an inhabitant of the city of Beeroth of the tribe o
  • BeershebaBeersheba (well of the oath) ( Beersheba : for there both of them , i.e. Abraham
  • Beersheba (city)Beersheba (well of the oath), for there both of them , that is Abraham and Abimelech the Philis
  • BeeshterahBeeshterah (house of Astarte) (Нав. Нав XXI, 27) — a city of refuge in the half-tribe of Manasseh east
  • BehemothBehemoth (large amphibious animal) (III Ездр. 3Ездр VI, 51, Иов. Иов XL, 10–19). Under this designation
  • BelBel . See Vile .
  • BelBel (supreme lord) (Ис. Ис XLVI, 1, Иер. Иер L, 2, Иер LI, 44; Дан. Дан XIV, 14–22) — the name of the s
  • Bela (city)Bela (swallowing, destruction) (Быт. Быт XIV, 2, 8) — one of the five cities situated in the Valley of
  • Bela (name of men)Bela (swallowing, destruction) — the name of three men:
  • BelialBelial (worthless, good-for-nothing; a Hebrew word) — a word frequently encountered in the Old Testamen
  • BelshazzarBelshazzar (the meaning of the word is not yet determined):
  • Ben-AbinadabBen-Abinadab (son of the noble one) (III Цар. 3Цар IV, 11) — Solomon's officer over Israel, who married
  • Ben-AdadBen-Adad . See Ben-hadad .
  • Ben-AmmiBen-Ammi (son of my people) (Быт. Быт XIX, 38) — son of Lot by his younger daughter, the ancestor of th
  • Ben-DekerBen-Deker (the piercing one) (III Цар. 3Цар IV, 9) — one of the officers over Israel under Solomon.
  • Ben-GeberBen-Geber (son of the valiant one) (III Цар. 3Цар IV, 13) — one of Solomon's officers at Ramoth-gilead,
  • Ben-GeberGidda (timely) (III Цар. 3Цар IV, 14) — the father of Ahinadab, one of the district officers of Solomon
  • Ben-HadadBen-Hadad (son of Hadad or Ghadad) — a general title of the kings of Syria, just as the name Pharaoh wa
  • Ben-hailBen-hail (son of strength) (II Пар. 2Пар XVII, 7) — one of the princes under Jehoshaphat, sent together
  • Ben-HananBen-Hanan (son of the gracious one) (I Пар. 1Пар IV, 20) — a person of the posterity of Shimon, of the
  • Ben-HesedBen-Hesed (son of the good one) (III Цар. 3Цар IV, 10) — father of one of the officers appointed by Sol
  • Ben-HurBen-Hur (white, bright) (III Цар. 3Цар IV, 8) — also one of Solomon's officers, on the hill country of
  • Ben-ZohethBen-Zoheth (strong, healthy) (I Пар. 1Пар IV, 20) — one of the sons of Ishi, mentioned in the genealogy
  • BenaiahBenaiah (God builds, creates) — the name of the following persons:
  • Benaiah (post-exilic)Benaiah (see Benaiah and Bani ) — the name of two persons:
  • Benaiah (son of Jehoiada — see Venaias)Benaiah (God builds, raises up) — the name of the following persons:
  • BenaniahBenaniah (II Пар. 2Пар XXXI, 13) — a Levite, one of the overseers at the temple during the reign of Hez
  • Bene-berakBene-berak (sons of Berak) (Нав. Нав XIX, 45) — a city in the tribe of Dan. This name does not appear e
  • Bene-jaakanBene-jaakan . See Beeroth .
  • BenjaminBenjamin (son of the right hand, i.e. of strength, of good fortune) — the name of the following persons
  • BenoBeno (his son) (I Пар. 1Пар XXIV, 26, 27) — one of the descendants of Merari, a Levite mentioned in the
  • BenoniBenoni (son of my sorrow) (Быт. Быт XXXV, 18) — the younger son of Jacob by Rachel. So his mother named
  • BeonBeon (house, dwelling) — a city on the eastern side of the Jordan (Числ. Чис XXXII, 3), probably the sa
  • BeorBeor (lamp, light) — the name of the following persons:
  • Beor (father of Balaam)Beor (II Пет. 2Пет II, 15) — this is the name given in the said passage to the father of Balaam, Beor.
  • BeraBera (gift, present) (Быт. Быт XIV, 2) — king of Sodom, who reigned in the days of Abraham.
  • BerachahBerachah (blessing of God) (I Пар. 1Пар XII, 3) — a Benjaminite, one of the valiant men who joined Davi
  • Berea (Maccabean)Berea (I Мак. 1Мак IX, 4) — a locality at no great distance from Jerusalem, where the Syrian commander
  • Berea (Macedonian city)Berea (Деян. Деян XVII, 10, 13, Деян XX, 4) — now Verria , a Macedonian city twenty English mil
  • Berea (Syrian city)Berea (II Мак. 2Мак XIII, 4) — a Syrian city between Hieropolis and Antioch, in which the unworthy high
  • BerechiahBerechiah (God is blessing) — the name of six persons:
  • BerechiahBerechiah (blessed by God) — the name of three persons:
  • BeredBered (according to Gesenius, hail; according to Fürst, a place of sowing) (Быт. Быт XVI, 14) — a local
  • Bered (son of Ephraim)Bered (hail) (I Пар. 1Пар VII, 20) — son of Ephraim, slain together with his brothers by the men of Gat
  • BereniceBerenice (bearer of victory) (Деян. Деян XXV, 13, 23, Деян XXVI, 30) — the daughter of Agrippa I, calle
  • Beriah (name of men)Beriah (son of misfortune, unfortunate) — the name of three persons:
  • BerimBerim (II Цар. 2Цар XX, 14) — a tribe or people mentioned in connection with the story of Joab's pursui
  • Berodach-BaladanBerodach-Baladan (IV Цар. 4Цар XX, 12) — son of Baladan, king of Babylon, with whom Hezekiah, king of J
  • BerothahBerothah , or Berothai (cypress) (II Цар. 2Цар VIII, 8, Иезек. Иез XLVII, 16) — a city
  • BerylBeryl (Тов. Тов XIII, 17) — a precious stone originally found in Tarshish (Spain) and now in Siberia, B
  • BesaiBesai (Неем. Неем VII, 52) (perhaps from Sanskrit: bigaya [victory], and according to Gesenius, con
  • BethBeth , or Bet (house, dwelling). — This word in the sense of a place of habitation is very frequently en
  • Beth-AnathBeth-Anath (house of a response) (Нав. Нав XIX, 38, Суд. Суд I, 33) — a city in the tribe of Naphtali,
  • Beth-AnothBeth-Anoth (the meaning is the same as Beth-Anath ) (Нав. Нав XV, 59) — a city of the tribe of
  • Beth-ArabahBeth-Arabah (house of the desert) (Нав. Нав XV, 6, Нав XVIII, 22) — a city that, according to the first
  • Beth-ArbelBeth-Arbel (place of ambush, treachery) (Осии Ос X, 14) — a city mentioned by the prophet as destroyed
  • Beth-AvenBeth-Aven (house of vanity, falsehood, nothingness, probably of idolatry) (Нав. Нав VII, 2) — a city in
  • Beth-AzmavethBeth-Azmaveth . See Azmaveth .
  • Beth-Baal-MeonBeth-Baal-Meon (dwelling of Baal) (Нав. Нав XIII, 17) — called by Jeremiah Beth-Meon (Иер. Иер
  • Beth-BasiBeth-Basi (I Мак. 1Мак IX, 62–64) — a city or village in the desert, whose location is not precisely kn
  • Beth-BiriBeth-Biri (house of my creation) (I Пар. 1Пар IV, 31) — a city in the tribe of Simeon, thought to be th
  • Beth-carBeth-car (house of lambs) (I Цар. 1Цар VII, 11) — a city of the tribe of Judah on the Philistine border
  • Beth-DagonBeth-Dagon (house of Dagon) — the name of two cities and a shrine:
  • Beth-DiblathaimBeth-Diblathaim (house of two fig-cake regions) (Иер. Иер XLVIII, 22) — a Moabite city, probably the sa
  • Beth-EkedBeth-Eked (gathering house, shepherd's house) (IV Цар. 4Цар X, 12, 14) — a city near Samaria, between I
  • Beth-EmekBeth-Emek (house of the valley) (Нав. Нав XIX, 27) — a city in the tribe of Asher. Its location is unkn
  • Beth-GaderBeth-Gader (house of the wall) (I Пар. 1Пар II, 51) — a city of the tribe of Judah, whose father or fou
  • Beth-GamulBeth-Gamul (house of the camel) (Иер. Иер XLVIII, 23) — a Moabite city on the eastern side of the Jorda
  • Beth-HacceremBeth-Haccerem (house of the vineyard) (Иер. Иер VI, 1, Неем. Неем III, 14) — a city in the tribe of Jud
  • Beth-HaggilgalBeth-Haggilgal (Неем. Неем XII, 29) or, more precisely, Beth-Gilgal — one of the villa
  • Beth-HananBeth-Hanan (house of grace) (III Цар. 3Цар IV, 9) — a city that was probably situated in the tribe of D
  • Beth-Haram and Beth-HaranBeth-Haram and Beth-Haran (elevated, mountainous place) (Числ. Чис XXXII, 36, Нав. Нав
  • Beth-HoglahBeth-Hoglah (house of the partridge) — a city of the tribe of Benjamin (Нав. Нав XV, 6). According to J
  • Beth-horonBeth-horon (house of pits or caves) (Нав. Нав X, 10–11, I Цар. 1Цар XIII, 18) — the name of two cities
  • Beth-JeshimothBeth-Jeshimoth (house of the desert) (Числ. Чис XXXIII, 49, Нав. Нав XII, 3) — a city situated on the p
  • Beth-LebaothBeth-Lebaoth (house of lionesses) (Нав. Нав XIX, 6) — perhaps another name for the cities of Beth-B
  • Beth-MarcabothBeth-Marcaboth (house of chariots) (Нав. Нав XIX, 5, I Пар. 1Пар IV, 31, ср. Нав. Нав XV, 31) — a city
  • Beth-MerhatBeth-Merhat (house of separation) (II Цар. 2Цар XV, 17) — a village near Jerusalem, by the Kidron.
  • Beth-NimrahBeth-Nimrah (house of leopards, or of sweet waters) (Числ. Чис XXXII, 36, Нав. Нав XIII, 27) — a city o
  • Beth-PazzezBeth-Pazzez (house of destruction) (Нав. Нав XIX, 21) — a city of the tribe of Issachar.
  • Beth-peletBeth-pelet (house of refuge) (Нав. Нав XV, 27) — a city in the south of the tribe of Judah. The Paltite
  • Beth-PeorBeth-Peor (house of Peor) (Втор. Втор III, 29, Втор IV, 46) — a Moabite city, notorious for the worship
  • Beth-RaphaBeth-Rapha (house of healing, or house of Rapha) (I Пар. 1Пар IV, 12) — among the sons of Eshton, of th
  • Beth-rechabBeth-rechab (house or clan of Rechab) (I Пар. 1Пар II, 55). — According to the book of Chronicles, the
  • Beth-RehobBeth-Rehob (house of breadth) (Суд. Суд XVIII, 28, II Цар. 2Цар X, 68) — a city or region belonging to
  • Beth-ShanBeth-Shan (house of rest) (I Цар. 1Цар XXXI, 10, Нав. Нав XVII, 11) — a city on the western side of the
  • Beth-shemeshBeth-shemesh (house of the sun). — The most ancient form of idol worship has left traces of its prevale
  • Beth-ShittahBeth-Shittah (place of the acacias) (Суд. Суд VII, 22) — a city in the tribe of Issachar, to which the
  • Beth-TappuahBeth-Tappuah (house of the apple) (Нав. Нав XV, 53) — a city of the tribe of Judah, near Hebron, to the
  • Beth-zachariasBeth-zacharias (I Мак. 1Мак VI, 32, 33) — a city of the tribe of Judah. Today it consists of the ruins
  • Beth-ZurBeth-Zur (house of the rock) (Нав. Нав XV, 58) — a city of the tribe of Judah, with the villages depend
  • BethabaraBethabara (place of the ford, the crossing) (Суд. Суд VII, 24); called Bethabara in the Gospel
  • BethabaraBethabara (Иоан. Ин I, 28) — a locality beyond the Jordan where there was a ford across the river, whic
  • BethanyBethany (house of dates, or house of affliction) (Мрк. Мк XI, 1) — a village on the south-east side of
  • BetharahBetharah (II Цар. 2Цар XV, 24) — a locality from which the Ark of the Covenant was borne after David du
  • BethasmothBethasmoth (II Ездр. 2Ездр V, 18) — one of the Israelite cities. In I Ездр. 1Ездр II, 24 the name is Az
  • BethelBethel (house of God) (Быт. Быт XXVIII, 19). During the journey of Jacob, who was fleeing from the wrat
  • BethesdaBethesda (house of mercy) (Иоан. Ин V, 2) — a pool or basin located near the so-called Sheep Gate, with
  • BethlehemBethlehem (house of bread) (Быт. Быт XXXV, 19, Мих. Мих V, 1; Мф. Мф II, 1, Руф. Руф I, 2), also called
  • Bethlehem of ZebulunBethlehem of Zebulun (Нав. Нав XIX, 15) — a city of uncertain location. It is thought to be the present
  • BethphageBethphage (place of figs) (Мф. Мф XII, 1) — a small village on the south-west side of the Mount of Oliv
  • BethsaidaBethsaida (house of fishing) (Мф. Мф XI, 21, Мар. Мк VI, 45; Лук. Лк IX, 10, Иоан. Ин I, 44). — Under t
  • Bethuel (father of Rebekah)Bethuel (according to some: man of God ; according to Fürst: dwelling of God ) (Быт. Бы
  • BethulBethul (Нав. Нав XIX, 4) — one of the cities of the southern part of the tribe of Judah, mentioned unde
  • BethuliaBethulia (house of Jehovah, or house of ascent) (Иудиф. Иудиф IV, 6, Иудиф VI, 10) — a city mentioned o
  • BetonimBetonim (pistachio nuts) (Нав. Нав XIII, 26) — a city in the tribe of Gad, mentioned together with Rama
  • BezaiBezai (shining) — the name of two persons:
  • BezalelBezalel (son of God's shadow or protection) — the name of two persons:
  • BezekBezek (lightning, brightness; by others gold , precious metal) — the name of two localities in
  • BezerBezer (stronghold) — the name of a city and of a person:
  • Bezer (cities)Bezer — the name of several cities:
  • BibleBible. See Holy Scripture .
  • Biblical ChronologyBiblical chronology begins with the creation of the world and of man. The units serving to determine an
  • BichriBichri (young man) (II Цар. 2Цар XX, 1–2) — the father of Sheba, of the tribe of Benjamin, who instigat
  • BiddiahBiddiah (under the shelter of Jehovah, or his servant) (I Ездр. 1Ездр X, 35) — probably an abbreviated
  • BidkarBidkar (piercing, stabbing) (IV Цар. 4Цар IX, 25) — one of the officers of Jehu, king of Israel, who at
  • BigthaBigtha (a Persian word of uncertain meaning) (Есф. Эсф I, 10) — one of the courtiers of the Persian kin
  • BigthaBigtha (a Persian word meaning garden, gardener) (Есф. Эсф I, 1, Эсф II, 21) — one of the eunuchs who g
  • BigvaiBigvai (the meaning of the word is uncertain, but it may signify: prosperous or fortunate) (I Ездр. 1Ез
  • BildadBildad. See Bildad .
  • BildadBildad (son of contention, from Bel-Adad — the national deity of the Idumeans) (Иов. Иов II, 11, Иов VI
  • BileamBileam (stranger, foreigner) (I Пар. 1Пар VI, 70) — a city of the half-tribe of Manasseh, beyond the Jo
  • BilgahBilgah (cheerfulness, good disposition) — the name of two persons:
  • BilhahBilhah (terror, timidity; according to Gesenius, modesty) (Быт. Быт XXIX, 29) — the handmaid of Rachel
  • BilhanBilhan (servile, bashful) — the name of two persons:
  • BilshanBilshan (son of the tongue, i.e. eloquent) (I Ездр. 1Ездр II, 2, Неем. Неем VII, 7) — one of the person
  • BimhalBimhal (son of circumcision, circumcised) (I Пар. 1Пар VII, 33) — one of the sons of Japhlet, of the tr
  • BineaBinea (spring, fountain) (I Пар. 1Пар VIII, 37) — a descendant of Saul.
  • BinnuiBinnui (building) — the name of six persons:
  • BinnuiBinnui (I Езд. 1Ездр VIII, 33). See Binnui .
  • BirshaBirsha (son of wickedness) (Быт. Быт XIV, 2) — king of Gomorrah at the time of the attack on the Valley
  • BirzavithBirzavith (spring of olives) (I Пар. 1Пар VII, 31) — the name of a person whose father is mentioned amo
  • BishlamBishlam (I Ездр. 1Ездр IV, 7) — a Persian official who lived in Palestine during the reign of Artaxerxe
  • BithiahBithiah (daughter of Jehovah) (I Пар. 1Пар IV, 18) — a daughter of Pharaoh and the wife of Mered. The q
  • BithronBithron (divided place) (II Цар. 2Цар II, 29) — a district or region near the Jabbok, between the Jorda
  • BithyniaBithynia (Деян. Деян XVI, 7) — a region of Asia Minor, bordering on the east by Paphlagonia, on the nor
  • Bitter HerbsBitter Herbs (Исх. Исх XII, 8). The Israelites were commanded to eat the Passover lamb with bitter herb
  • BiziothiahBiziothiah (Нав. Нав XV, 28) — a city in the south of the tribe of Judah, bordering on Idumea, whose pr
  • BizthaBiztha (from a Persian word meaning: eunuch) (Есф. Эсф I, 10) — one of the eunuchs of the Persian king
  • BizzethahBizzethah (place of olives) (I Мак. 1Мак VII, 19) — according to Josephus, a village whose exact locati
  • BlasphemyBlasphemy (Лев. Лев XXIV, 11, 15, 16) — one of the gravest sins, consisting in the utterance of insolen
  • BlastusBlastus (flourishing) (Деян. Деян XII, 20) — the chamberlain of King Herod Agrippa I. Sent by Herod to
  • Blessed, BlessednessBlessed, blessedness (I Тим. 1Тим I, 11, 1Тим VI, 15, Мф. Мф V, 1–12). — In Holy Scripture the words <e
  • BoanergesBoanerges (sons of thunder) (Мар. Мк III, 17) — the name given by the Lord to James and John, the two s
  • Boaz (person)Boaz (strength, might) (Руф. Руф II, 13, Мф. Мф I, 5, Лук. Лк III, 32) — a descendant of Judah, father
  • Boaz (pillar)Boaz (strength) (III Цар. 3Цар VII, 21, II Пар. 2Пар III, 17) — the name of one of the two bronze pilla
  • BocheruBocheru (his firstborn) (I Пар. 1Пар VIII, 38, 1Пар IX, 44) — one of the sons of Azel, of the tribe of
  • BochimBochim (the weeping ones) (Суд. Суд II, 5) — a locality near Gilgal, so named because the sons of Israe
  • Book of GenesisSee Moses , Pentateuch of Moses .
  • Book of the Prophet BaruchBook of the Prophet Baruch — does not exist in Hebrew; it was translated from the Greek and contains fi
  • Book of the Prophet DanielThe Book of the Prophet Daniel, consisting of fourteen chapters and written by the prophet Daniel himse
  • BorithBorith (III Езд. 3Ездр I, 2) — one of the ancestors of Ezra. In I Езд. (1Ездр VII, 4) the name reads <e
  • BozezBozez (white, shining) (I Цар. 1Цар XIV, 4) — the name of one of the two sharp crags through which Jona
  • BozkathBozkath (IV Цар. 4Цар XXII, 1), or Vozkath (Нав. Нав XV, 39) — a city of the tribe of
  • BozkathBozkath (hill, eminence) (Нав. Нав XV, 39) — a city of the tribe of Judah in the Shephelah, which was t
  • BozrahBozrah (fortified place) (Иер. Иер XLVIII, 24) — the principal city of Edom. See Bosor
  • BozrahBozrah (sheepfold) (Быт. Быт XXXVI, 33) — a celebrated Edomite city, 24 English miles to the south-east
  • BranchBranch (Псал. Пс CIII, 12). The word branch is frequently used by the sacred writers in a figurative se
  • BrigandageBrigandage, or the seizure of another's goods and property by open violence. Not only do the Bedouins o
  • BrotherBrother — a word properly denoting the closest blood relation, i.e. male children of the same parents,
  • Brothers of Our Lord Jesus ChristBrothers of our Lord Jesus Christ are directly named in Holy Scripture as the following persons: Ja
  • BubastisBubastis (place of Bastet) (Иез. Иез XXX, 17) — a city of Lower Egypt, so named after the goddess Bubas
  • BuffaloBuffalo (Втор. Втор XIV, 5) — a cloven-hoofed, ruminant animal permitted to the Israelites as food and
  • BugeanBugean (of the tribe of Agag — an Agagite) (Есф. Эсф I, 1, Эсф III, 1) — thus in the Septuagint is the
  • BukkiBukki (desolation) — the name of two persons:
  • BukkiBukki . See (II Ездр. 2Ездр VIII, 2). In I Ездр. 1Ездр VII, 4 the name reads Bukki , and
  • BulBul (stream, produce, growth; according to Fürst, the rainy month) (III Цар. 3Цар VI, 38) — the proper
  • BunahBunah (understanding, mind) (I Пар. 1Пар II, 25) — a son of Jerahmeel, of the family of Perez, mentione
  • BunniBunni (intelligent, discerning) — the name of two men:
  • Burnt OfferingBurnt offering . See Sacrifice of burnt offering .
  • BuzBuz (despised, contempt) — the name of two persons:
  • BuziBuzi (Иез. Иез I, 3) — the father of the prophet Ezekiel.
  • BuziteBuzite (Иов. Иов XXXII, 2, 6) — thus is called Elihu, one of the friends of Job, perhaps by his descent
  • ByblosByblos. See Gebal .
  • ByssusByssus (Быт. Быт XLI, 42, Исх. Исх XXV, 4; Лук. Лк XVI, 19, Апок. Откр XIX, 8) — the name of the finest
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