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Anat (A-Z entry)
a Canaanite goddess often depicted as a warrior.
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
aretalogy (A-Z entry)
A narrative which is a recital of the qualities or virtues (Greek, aretai ) of a worker of miracles , such as Jesus and ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Artemis (A-Z entry)
Diana of AV, NJB, the goddess worshipped in Ephesus in a great temple made of marble. Miniatures of her were sold by silversmiths ( ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Artemis of the Ephesians (A-Z entry)
Artemis was the Greek goddess of the woods and hunting, as well as the patron of women in childbirth, identified with the Roman goddess ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Asherah (A-Z entry)
The Canaanite mother goddess, associated with lions, serpents, and sacred trees. The word “asherah” in the Bible most often refers to a stylized wooden ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Ashtoreth (A-Z entry)
A goddess of love and motherhood worshipped among the Canaanites ( Judg. 2: 13 ) and called Astarte among the Phoenicians , Aphrodite in ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
assurance (A-Z entry)
On the basis of Rom. 8: 16 some theologians of the Protestant tradition have held the doctrine that believers can be assured of their ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Astarte (A-Z entry)
(AV: Ashtoreth , Ashtaroth ). The Greek form of Ashtart, one of the three great Canaanite goddesses. Astarte was primarily a goddess of fertility ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Astarte (A-Z entry)
(as‐star′‐tee) (also Ishtar) the spouse of Baal (see); a symbol of fertility. The biblical writers denounced worship of “Astartes” (Judg 2.13), which translates ...
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Atrahasis (A-Z entry)
hero of the Mesopotamian epic of Atrahasis, who survives the god Enlil's efforts to destroy humankind by, among other means, a flood (with ...
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Baal (A-Z entry)
A common Semitic word meaning “owner, lord, husband.” As “lord” it is applied to various Canaanite gods, such as the Baal of Peor ( ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Baal‐zebub (A-Z entry)
The Phoenician god at Ekron consulted by King Ahaziah ( 2 Kings 1.2–18 ). The name in Hebrew means “Lord of Flies,” but no ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Bel (A-Z entry)
Akkadian “master,” (cognate to Baal) alternative name for Marduk, head of the Babylonian pantheon.
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
calf, golden (A-Z entry)
The archetypal image of apostasy, in Hebrew tradition. There is much evidence of the worship of cattle in the Near East, certainly from the ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Castor and Pollux (A-Z entry)
The name (REB) of the ship of Alexandria in which Paul sailed from Malta ( Acts 28: 11 ) with these twin brothers (NRSV) ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
chaff (A-Z entry)
the husks of grain. See thresh, winnow.
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Chemosh (A-Z entry)
The god of Moab for whom Solomon built a high place ( 1 Kgs. 11: 7 ) which Josiah later destroyed ( 2 Kgs. ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
cherubim (A-Z entry)
Winged creatures (‘cherubim’ is the Hebrew plural of ‘cherub’) which were frequently represented in the art of ancient Assyria. Two may be seen in ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
cultural relativism (A-Z entry)
The view that perception of the world is inevitably determined by the writer's background and environment. It is held by some modern scholars that ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Dagon (A-Z entry)
The national god of the Philistines , according to the Bible. Judges 16.23 identifies a temple of Dagon at Gaza, which Samson pulls down; ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
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