Bible Dictionary

AFEC (a) Name of several cities in Canaan, mainly a Canaanite royal city, on the plain of Sharon, conquered by Joshua (Josh. 12:18), camp of the Philistines (1 Sam. 4:1ff.). (b) A city of Asher

AGABUS (a) Christian prophet who arrived in Antioch from Jerusalem, announcing a great famine “in all the inhabited land” (Acts 11:27), which gave rise to the solidarity of the brothers of Antioch with those of

AGAG Apparently, the generic title of the kings of Amalek, like Pharaoh was that of the Egyptians and probably Abimelech was that of the Philistines. Two are mentioned: Nm. 24:7 and 1 Sam. 15:9-33. Others

AGAPE One of the four words that in biblical Greek express the word that in Spanish Bibles is translated as “love.” In the New Testament it is used to designate the love that believers should

AGARENOS Nomadic tribe of Arabia, against which the two and a half tribes east of the Jordan waged war. The large spoils captured show that it was a very rich tribe (1 Chron. 5:10, 19-22;

AGATE Precious stone, probably named after the Agates River, where it was abundant. They are semi-transparent and veined stones. They were in the third row of the breastplate of the high priests (Ex. 28:19; 39:12).

AGRICULTURE Agriculture was and still is the main occupation of the Hebrews and, therefore, the basis of their economic life.

(a) Agrippa I. Grandson of Herod the Great, he is called Herod in the NT. His full name was Marcus Julius Agrippa Herod. Josephus informs us that he was the son of Aristobulus (Ant. 18:5,

AGUR Son of Jaqué, and author of a collection of proverbs (Proverbs 30:1-14). Jerome and many other fathers believed that it was a symbolic name for Solomon. This is highly unlikely, since a paternal name

AHAB Hebrew, “brother of the father.” (a) Seventh king of Israel, who succeeded his father Omri in 918 BC. and he reigned twenty-two years. He married Jezebel, daughter of Ed-Baal, king of Tyre, an ambitious