TARSUStar'-sus (Tarsos, ethnic Tarseus):1. Situation2. Foundation Legends3. Tarsus under Oriental Power4. Tarsus under Greek Sway5. Tarsus in the Roman Empire6. The University7. The Tarsian Constitution 8. Paul of Tarsus9. Later HistoryLITERATURE1. Situation:The chief city of Cilicia, the southeastern portion of Asia Minor. It lay on both banks of the river... View Details
Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered. Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in Exodus 6:3 ; Psalms 83:18 ; Isaiah 12:2 ; 26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details
Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for. A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37 Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in 1 Chronicles 1:48. The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in 1 ... View Details