All things in the Bible : an encyclopedia of the biblical world by Tischler, Nancy M instant download

All things in the Bible : an encyclopedia of the biblical world by Tischler, Nancy M instant download

2 volumes (xxvii, 747 pages) : 27 cm, A reference guide designed especially for lay readers of the Bible, featuring nearly three hundred alphabetically arranged entries that offer ideas and facts about people, places, and events mentioned in the Scriptures, each with selected Bible sources and scholarly commentary, and in some cases etymology and archaeological detail. Includes an index, Includes bibliographical references (pages 725-729) and index, v. 1. A-L. Aaron's rod -- Abomination -- Abraham's bosom -- Abyss -- Adoption -- Afterlife -- Agriculture -- Alms, almsgiving -- Alpha and Omega -- Altar -- Amen -- Ammon, Ammonites -- Amorites -- Anathema -- Angels -- Animals -- Annunciation -- Annointing -- Antichrist -- Apocalypse, apolcalyptic literature -- Apocrypha -- Apostle -- Ark -- Ark of the Covenant -- Armageddon -- Art: Christian -- Art: Jewish -- Asherah, Ashtoreth, Ashtaroth -- Assyria, Assyrians -- Atonement, Day of -- Baal, Baalim -- Babel, Tower of -- Babylon, Babylonia -- Baptism -- Bath, bathing -- Beard -- Beatitudes -- Bees, honey -- Behemoth, Leviathan -- Betrothal -- Birds -- Birth -- Birthright -- Blasphemy -- Blessing -- Blood -- Boats and ships -- Bread -- Bricks, bricklayers -- Camel -- Canaan, Canaanites -- Candle, candlestick -- Carpenters, carpentry -- Caves -- Chaff -- Chariots -- Chemosh -- Cherub, Cherubim -- Christian -- Church -- Circumcision -- Cistern -- Cities of refuge -- Clean, unclean -- Climate -- Cloth -- Cloth: Dyeing and fulling -- Cloth: Goat's hair and wool -- Cloth: Linen -- Clothing -- Clothing: Basic -- shift and tunic -- Clothing: Girdle or belt -- Clothing: Headress -- Clothing: Mantle or cloak -- Clothing: Sandals -- Cooking, cooking utensils -- Cosmetics, ornamentation -- Cosmology -- Court officials -- Covenant -- Creation -- Crown -- Crucifixion, cross -- Cures, medicine -- Curse -- Dagon -- Dance -- Day of Judgement, Day of the Lord -- Demons -- Disciples -- Disease -- Divorce -- Dogs -- Donkey, Ass -- Dreams --…