Bible Dictionary
Explore biblical people, places, events, objects, ideas, and other terms. Search the dictionary directly, browse alphabetically, or narrow the list by category or Testament.
191 entries found
Iddo
Iddo is the name of several biblical men, including Levites, military officers, a royal ancestor, a priest, and a prophet or seer whose writings recorded events in the reigns of Solomon, Rehoboam, and Abijah.
Idol
An idol is an image or created object treated as a god or worshiped in place of the true God. Scripture uses the term for carved, molded, painted, or household images and repeatedly exposes their powerlessness.
Idolatry
Idolatry is giving worship, trust, or devotion belonging to God to a created thing, false deity, image, or human desire. Scripture condemns it as unfaithfulness to God; the New Testament also applies the idea to covetousness.
Igal
Igal is the name of three men: a spy from Issachar, one of David’s warriors from Zobah, and a descendant of David’s royal line.
Igdaliah
Igdaliah was the father or ancestor of Hanan, whose family had a chamber in the temple during Jeremiah’s time.
Igeal
Igeal, also written Igal, was a descendant of David through the royal line and a son of Shemaiah.
IGNORANCE
Ignorance is lack of knowledge or understanding and may include unwitting error. Scripture distinguishes excusable ignorance from willful rejection of known truth, while teaching that increased light brings increased responsibility.
Iim
Iim was the name of a city in southern Judah and also a station where the Israelites camped during their wilderness journey. The name means “ruins.”
Ije-abarim
Ije-abarim was a wilderness station of the Israelites, located on the border of Moab during their journey from Egypt to Canaan.
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