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DI-ZAHAB

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Di-zahab was a place named in Moses’ description of Israel’s camp in the plains of Moab. Its exact location has not been established.

Diadem

Objects & Symbols • Both
A diadem is a royal headpiece or turban signifying sovereignty and honor. Biblical usage distinguishes it from an ordinary crown by emphasizing its connection with kingship and ruling authority.

Dial

Measures & Money • Old Testament
The dial of Ahaz was a device or series of steps used to indicate time by the movement of a shadow. God gave Hezekiah a sign when the shadow moved backward on the dial.

DIAL OF AHAZ

Prophecy • Old Testament
The dial of Ahaz refers to the steps or structure where the shadow moved backward as a sign of Hezekiah’s recovery. Scripture presents this event as a miraculous answer to prayer.

Diamond

Objects & Symbols • Old Testament
Diamond refers in Scripture to a very hard precious stone or cutting material, though the exact identity of the Hebrew stones is uncertain. One such stone was associated with the high priest’s breastplate.

Diana

People & Groups • New Testament
Diana was the Roman name for Artemis, the goddess worshiped especially at Ephesus. Her magnificent temple and the trade in her images caused a major disturbance when Paul’s preaching turned many people from idolatry.

DIBLAH

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Diblah is a place mentioned in Ezekiel 6:14, though its location is uncertain. It may represent a village in Upper Galilee, or possibly a scribal form of Riblah.

Diblaim

People & Groups • Old Testament
Diblaim was the mother or father of Gomer, the woman whom Hosea married as part of his prophetic sign. The name is associated with “double cakes.”

Diblath

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Diblath was a place mentioned in Ezekiel’s prophecy. Its location is uncertain, and it may be another form of the name Riblah or Diblathaim.

Diblathaim

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Diblathaim was a town or station in the land of Moab, mentioned in Israel’s wilderness itinerary and in Jeremiah’s prophecy against Moab. The name is associated with “two cakes.”

Dibon

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Dibon was chiefly a Moabite city east of the Dead Sea, also called Dibon-gad after Israel’s settlement there. Another Dibon, or Dimonah, was a town in Judah inhabited after the exile.

Dibongan

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Dibongan is another form or reference for Dibon, a city associated with Moab and, in another listing, with Judah. The name is not treated as a separate biblical place in the supplied sources.
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