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- DabbeshethDabbesheth (camel's hump) (Нав. Нав XIX, 11) — a city on the boundary of the tribe of Zebulun.
- DaberathDaberath (to pasture, to drive to pasture, hence a pasture, enclosure) (Нав.
- DacubiDacubi. See (II Ездр. 2Ездр V, 28). In I Ездр. 1Ездр II, 42 the name reads: Akkub.
- DagonDagon (some think this word derives from dagan — corn, others from dag — large fish) (Суд. Суд XVI, 23, I Цар. 1Цар V…
- DalanDalan. See (II Ездр. 2Ездр V, 37). The same name in I Ездр. 1Ездр II, 60 reads Delaiah, and in Неем. VII, 62, Delaiah.
- DalmanuthaDalmanutha (Мар. Мк VIII, 10) — the name of a village near Magdala, as is evident from a comparison of Мар. Мк VIII, 10…
- DalmatiaDalmatia (II Тим. 2Тим IV, 10) — a mountainous region on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea; formerly part of the…
- DalphonDalphon (a Persian word) (Есф. Эсф X, 7) — the second of the ten sons of Haman, put to death by the Jews on the…
- DamarisDamaris (young heifer) (Деян. Деян XVII, 34) — an Athenian woman converted to Christ by the holy Apostle Paul.
- DamascusDamascus (from Serbian: place of activity, bustle) (Быт. Быт XV, 2) — the capital of ancient Syria, for three centuries…
- Dan (city)Dan (city) (Быт. Быт XIV, 14, Нав. Нав XIX, 47, Суд. Суд XVIII, 29) — the city of Dan was rebuilt from Laish.
- Dan (merchant city)Dan (city) (Иез. Иез XXXVII, 19) traded with Tyre and Joppa, dealing in iron, cassia, and fragrant calamus; its precise…
- Dan (patriarch)Dan (judge). He was so named because Rachel at his birth said: God hath judged me, and hath also heard my voice, and…
- Dan-jaanDan-jaan (II Цар. 2Цар XXIV, 6) is mentioned only in the cited passage.
- DanielDaniel (judge of God, that is, one who reveals God's will):
- DannahDannah (low country) (Нав. Нав XV, 49) — a city in the mountains of the tribe of Judah. Its precise location has not…
- DaphneDaphne (laurel tree) (II Мак. 2Мак IV, 33) — a celebrated grove and shrine of Apollo and Artemis near Syrian Antioch…
- DaraDara (pearl of wisdom) (I Пар. 1Пар II, 6) — one of the sons of Zerah.
- DardaDarda (pearl of wisdom) (III Цар. 3Цар IV, 31) — a sage, contemporary with Solomon.
- DaricsDarics. A Persian oval gold coin, bearing on it the image of the king in a crown, kneeling and holding a bow in his…
- DariusDarius (Persian: king, sovereign; on ancient monuments: Dariavush) — the name of several kings mentioned in Holy…
- DarkonDarkon (bearer) (I Ездр. 1Ездр II, 56, Неем. Неем VII, 58) — a servant of Solomon; his descendants returned from…
- DathanDathan (spring) (Числ. Чис XVI, 1–26, Втор. Втор XI, 6, Пс. Пс CV, 17) — a Reubenite, son of Eliab, who together with…
- DathemaDathema (I Мак. 1Мак V, 9) — a fortress in Gilead in which Jews persecuted by the pagans took refuge in the days of…
- DavidDavid (beloved) (I Цар. 1Цар XVI, 13) — was the youngest son of Jesse, of the tribe of Judah, great-grandson of the…
- DayDay (see Biblical Chronology). Holy Scripture mentions various hours of the day, namely:
- Day of AtonementDay of Atonement (Лев. Лев XVI, 2–34, Лев XXIII, 26–32) — the tenth day of the seventh month (by our reckoning…
- DeaconDeacon (a Greek word meaning: servant) (Флп. Флп I, 1, I Тим. 1Тим III, 8–12) — so called because the deacon's duty is…
- DeaconessDeaconess. The institution of deaconesses goes back to Apostolic times: I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a…
- DebirDebir, or Kirjath-sepher, otherwise Kirjath-sannah (Нав. Нав X, 38, 39, Нав XI, 21, Суд. Суд I, 14; I Пар. 1Пар VI, 58…
- Debir (king)Debir (scribe) (Нав. Нав X, 3) — the name of the king of Eglon, hanged by Joshua together with four other Canaanite…
- DeborahDeborah (bee) — the names of two women:
- Deborah (grandmother of Tobit)Deborah (bee) (Тов. Тов I, 8) — the grandmother of Tobit, in whose home he was raised and to whose influence he…
- DecapolisDecapolis (Мф. Мф IV, 25, Мар. Мк V, 20) — generally described as a region of the half-tribe of Manasseh, east of the…
- DedanDedan (low-lying) — the names of two localities:
- DehavitesDehavites (in Syriac: the wise) (I Ездр. 1Ездр IV, 9) — the name of a people who originally lived in the Assyrian…
- DelaiahDelaiah (the Lord is deliverer) — the name of the following five persons:
- DelilahDelilah (wretched, poor, miserable) (Суд. Суд XVI, 4) — a Philistine woman of loose morals, living in the valley of…
- DelosDelos (I Мак. 1Мак XV, 23) — the smallest of the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea, considered by mythology to be the…
- DemonDemon (Тов. Тов VI, 8) — an evil spirit by which Sara, daughter of Raguel, who lived in Ecbatana of Media, was…
- Demon, demonsDemon, demons — evil spirits who serve the devil and together with him constitute the kingdom of darkness, at the head…
- Demoniac, demoniacsDemoniac, demoniacs (Мф. Мф IV, 24, Мар. Мк 1, 23, Лук. Лк VI, 35, Иоан. Ин X, 20, 21 и др.) — persons said to be…
- DemophonDemophon (II Мак. 2Мак XII, 2) — a Syrian military commander in Palestine under Antiochus Eupator V.
- DerbeDerbe (meaning of the word unknown) (Деян. Деян XX, 4) — a city in Lycaonia, Asia Minor. Its exact location is unknown.
- DesanDesan. See (II Ездр. 2Ездр 31). In the parallel passages I Ездр. 1Ездр II, 48 and Неем. Неем VII, 50 the name reads…
- DessauDessau (II Мак. 2Мак XIV, 16) — the site of a battle in Judea between Judas Maccabeus and Nicanor, general of the…
- DeuteronomyDeuteronomy . See Moses , Pentateuch of Moses.
- DevilDevil (from the Greek: slanderer, deceiver) — evil angels are called devils on account of their cunning and their…
- DiamondDiamond (adamant) (Исх. Исх XXVIII, 18, Иез. Иез III, 9) — the third precious stone in the second row of the stones of…
- DianaDiana. See Artemis.
- DiblaimDiblaim (softness and pleasantness of the taste of fruits) (Осии Ос I, 3) — the name of the father or mother of Gomer…
- DibriDibri (my word) (Лев. Лев XXIV, 14):
- Dishes, Cups, FlagonsDishes, cups, flagons, and the like (deep cups, vessels with flat bottoms and low rims) (Исх. Исх XXV, 29, Исх XXXVII…
- DivinationDivination (Иез. Иез XII, 24, Иез XIII, 6, Ис. Ис VIII, 10; Иер. Иер XXIX, 8, Лев. Лев XIX, 26; Числ. Чис XXIII, 23…
- Diviner, SoothsayerDiviner, soothsayer (Втор. Втор XVIII, 10) — a person who guesses or foretells the future.
- DoveDove (Быт. Быт VIII, 9) — a clean bird by Mosaic law, frequently mentioned in Holy Scripture.
- Drink OfferingDrink offering (Числ. Чис XV, 5, Чис XXVIII, 7, 8, 10 и пр. IV Цар.
- DuraDura (circle, circumference) (Дан. Дан III, 1) — a broad plain in the land of Babylon on which Nebuchadnezzar set up…