English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
BABYLO`NIA — the name given by the Greeks to that country called in the Old Testament, Shinar, Babel, and the land of the Chaldees ; it occupied the rich, fertile plain through which the lower waters of the Euphrates and the Tigris flow, now the Turkish… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Accadia — Infobox CityIT official name = Comune di Accadia img coa = Accadia Stemma.png img coa small = image caption = region = RegioneIT|sigla=PUG province = ProvinciaIT (short form)|sigla=FG (FG) mayor = mayor party = elevation footnotes = elevation m … Wikipedia
Accad — The high land or mountains, a city in the land of Shinar. It has been identified with the mounds of Akker Kuf, some 50 miles to the north of Babylon; but this is doubtful. It was one of the cities of Nimrod s kingdom (Ge 10:10). It stood close … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Ashtoreth — The moon goddess of the Phoenicians, representing the passive principle in nature, their principal female deity; frequently associated with the name of Baal, the sun god, their chief male deity (Judg. 10:6; 1 Sam. 7:4; 12:10). These names… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Creation — In the beginning God created, i.e., called into being, all things out of nothing. This creative act on the part of God was absolutely free, and for infinitely wise reasons. The cause of all things exists only in the will of God. The work of… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Cush — Black. 1) A son, probably the eldest, of Ham, and the father of Nimrod (Gen. 10:8; 1 Chr. 1:10). From him the land of Cush seems to have derived its name. The question of the precise locality of the land of Cush has given rise to not a… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Furnace — 1) Chald. attun, a large furnace with a wide open mouth, at the top of which materials were cast in (Dan. 3:22, 23; comp. Jer. 29:22). This furnace would be in constant requisition, for the Babylonians disposed of their dead by cremation, as… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Hiddekel — Called by the Accadians id Idikla; i.e., the river of Idikla , the third of the four rivers of Paradise (Gen. 2:14). Gesenius interprets the word as meaning the rapid Tigris. The Tigris rises in the mountains of Armenia, 15 miles south of the… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
