Our Daily Devotional

MOABITES (a) The descendants of Moab son of Lot. They were very closely related to the Ammonites (Gen. 19:37, 38). Already very numerous by the time of the Israelites’ crossing of the Red Sea (Ex.

MOAB “coming out of one father” (a) Son of Lot and his firstborn daughter (Gen. 19:37)

MNASON One of the first Cypriot Christians. He accompanied Paul from Caesarea to Jerusalem during his final journey and offered him hospitality (Acts 21:16).

MIZRAIM (a) Son of Ham and father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naftuhim, Patrusim, Casluhim, from whom descended the Philistines, and the Caphtorim (Gen. 10:6, 13-44; 1 Chron. 1:8, 11- 12). (b) The term Mizraim (prob.

MIZPAH “Vigilance tower”. (a) Name of a stone mound north of the Jabbok. He was given the name Gilead (heap of testimony), to remember that God was the guarantor of the covenant made between Laban

MIZAR “smallness”. Eminence on the eastern slope of the Jordan, probably within sight of the peaks of Hermon (Ps. 42:6). Uncertain location.

MISSA Chief of an Edomite chief; descendant of Esau and Ishmael (Gen. 36:3, 4, 13, 17; 1 Chron. 1:37).

MITHRIDATES (Old Persian: “gift of Mithras”; see MITRA, (b)). (a) Treasurer under Cyrus king of Persia; He was the one who returned the sacred vessels to the Jews (Ezra 1:8). (b) One of those who,

MITER (a) Garment of the head of the high priest. It was made of a long band of fine linen; Using a blue ribbon, a plate of pure gold was attached to it on which

MYTH Regarding the use of the word “myth” (Greek, “myths”) in the Bible, it rejects absolutely all myth. Indeed, for the biblical authors, myth, according to a later meaning, is an “invented narrative.” The pastoral