The Scripture lexicon, or, A dictionary of above three thousand proper names of persons and places mentioned in the Bible. By P. Oliver - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1810 Excerpt: ...The inhabitants of Laodicea. LAP-ID'-OTH, A«ip»MS, i. e. lightnings, or lamps. The husband of Deborah the prophetess. LAP-WING. A bird about the size of a common pigeon, with a piercing eye, a small beautiful head,'elegantly variegated, and ornamented with a beautiful crest, hanging over the hinder part of the neck--it is a bird almost continually on the wing, and feeds upon insects. LA-SE'-A, Aiur»U, i. e. thick, or wise. A city near to the Pair Havens, on the isle of Crete. LA'-SHAH, Axrx, i. e. to call, or to anoint.' A city not far from Sodom. LA-SHA'-RON, 'ATM. A city of Canaan, on the west side of Jordan. LAS'-THEN-ES, A«&»«, i. e. the strength of a stone. The name of a prince of the isle of Crete. LAZ'-A-RUS, A«'£«g.f, i. e. the help of God. The brother of Martha and Mary, whom our Saviour raised from the dead--also another mentioned with Dives, in a parable of our Saviour. L before E. LE'-AH, Au'x, i. e. painful, or wearied. The wife of the patriarch Jacob, and eldest daughter of Laban. LEB'-A-NAH, A«£«»is, i. e. the moon, whiteness, frankincense, brittle. One whose children were of the order of Nethi nims. LEB'-A-NON, AiCiMs, i. e. the same as Lebanah. A place of Syria, so called from the great store of frankincense there. LEB'-A-OTH, A«£s, i. e. a lioness, or sign of the heart. A town of Palestine, in the tribe of Judah. LEB-BE'-US, Ai££«iW, i. e. praising, or confessing. One of the twelve disciples of our Saviour, surnamed Thaddeus: St. Luke calls him Judas or Jude. LEB-O'-NAH, AiZmS., i. e. the moon, frankincense, brittle. A place mentioned in the book of Judges, supposed by some to be six miles from Bethel. LE'-CHAH, An«£. A«i«, i. ...

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