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.
Aholibah
Prophecy - Old Testament
Aholibah was Ezekiel’s symbolic name for Jerusalem, portrayed as an unfaithful woman because she abandoned God for idolatry and foreign powers.
Aholibamah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Aholibamah was the wife of Esau, also called Judith in Genesis. Her three sons became founders of Edomite clans.
Aholibamah Or Abolibamah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Aholibamah, or Abolibamah, was one of Esau’s wives and the daughter of Anah. She was also called Judith in the earlier account.
Ahumai
People & Groups - Old Testament
Ahumai was a descendant of Judah and head of a family of the Zorathites.
Ahuzam
People & Groups - Old Testament
Ahuzam was the son of Ashur and Naarah and is associated with the founding family of Tekoa.
Ahuzzath
People & Groups - Old Testament
Ahuzzath was a friend or official of Abimelech, king of Gerar. He accompanied Abimelech and Phicol when they made a covenant with Isaac at Beersheba.
AHZAI
People & Groups - Old Testament
Ahzai was a priest who lived in Jerusalem after the exile. The name may be the same as Jahzevah in the parallel genealogical list.
Ai
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Ai was a Canaanite city east of Bethel, where Israel was first defeated because of Achan’s sin and later gained victory. It was subsequently rebuilt; another Ai is mentioned in Ammonite territory.
Aiah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Aiah was a Horite, son of Zibeon, and brother of Anah. The name was also borne by the father of Rizpah, Saul’s concubine.
Aiath
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Aiath is the feminine form of Ai, the city mentioned by Isaiah in connection with Migron and Michmash.
AID
Other - Old Testament
Aid means support or strengthening. In Judges, the men of Shechem strengthened Abimelech by giving him money to hire men for violence.
Aija
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Aija is another form of the name Ai, referring to the city associated with Bethel and mentioned in the settlement of Benjamin.
AIJALON
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Aijalon was a town and valley allotted to Dan and assigned to the Levites. It was the scene of Joshua’s battle and later belonged at various times to Dan, Benjamin, Judah’s kingdom, and the Philistines.
Aijalon, Or Ajalon
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Aijalon, or Ajalon, means “place of gazelles.” It is another form of the name Ajalon, a town and valley in the land of Israel.
Aijeleth Shahar
Worship & Prayer - Old Testament
Aijeleth Shahar means “hind of the dawn.” It appears in the title of Psalm 22 and probably designated the melody to which the psalm was sung.
Ain
Places & Geography - Both
Ain means “spring” or “well.” It is also used in biblical place names and geographical descriptions.
Air
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
Air refers to the atmosphere or space between the earth and the heavens. In Scripture, “speaking into the air” means speaking without effect, while “beating the air” describes labor that misses its aim.
Aj Alon
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Aj Alon is a variant form of Aijalon, a biblical town and valley whose name means “place of gazelles.”
Ajah = A Iah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Ajah is another form of Aiah, a name borne by two Old Testament men.
Ajalon
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Ajalon, also called Aijalon, was a town and valley assigned to Dan and later associated with the Levites. Another Ajalon lay in Zebulun; its valley was named in Joshua’s command concerning the sun and moon.
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