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.
Moab
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Moab was the son of Lot and the ancestor of the Moabites. Moab also refers to their land east of the Dead Sea, where Israel camped before entering Canaan and where Moses died.
Moabite
People & Groups - Old Testament
A Moabite was a member of the people descended from Moab, Lot’s son. The Moabites lived east of the Dead Sea and had both hostile and friendly relations with Israel, as shown by the histories of David and Ruth.
Moabite Stone
Objects & Symbols - Old Testament
The Moabite Stone is a basalt monument erected by Mesha, king of Moab, to record his revolt against Israel and his building projects. Its inscription, written in an early alphabetic script, is closely related to biblical history.
Moabite Stone, The
Objects & Symbols - Old Testament
The Moabite Stone was a basalt inscription found at Dibon that records the victories of Mesha, king of Moab, over Israel. It mentions biblical kings and places and belongs to the period of Israelite and Moabite conflict.
Moadiah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Moadiah was a priestly name mentioned among the families of priests after the exile. It is another form of Maadiah.
MODERATELY
Christian Life - Both
“Moderately” in older English Bible usage may mean in just measure. Related New Testament language describes a spirit of gentleness, forbearance, considerateness, and restraint rather than insistence on one’s strict rights.
MODERATION
Christian Life - New Testament
Moderation, in the biblical sense, is a gentle and forbearing spirit that does not insist on every strict right. Believers are to make this considerate conduct evident to everyone.
Modin
Places & Geography - Inter-testament
Modin was the ancestral home of the Maccabean family during the period between the Old and New Testaments. Mattathias and his sons began their resistance there, and the family tomb was established there.
Moladah
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Moladah was a city in the southern territory of Judah, assigned to Simeon. It was later repopulated by Jews after the Babylonian exile.
Mole
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
The biblical term “mole” may refer to a mole-rat, chameleon, or another burrowing creature, depending on the Hebrew word and passage. Such animals appear in lists of unclean creatures and in imagery about hiding from idols.
Molech
Sin & Judgment - Old Testament
Molech was a foreign deity associated especially with the Ammonites and with the offering of children by fire. Israel was strictly forbidden to practice this cruel form of idolatry.
Moli
People & Groups - Inter-testament
Moli is another form of Mahli, a son of Merari and ancestor of a Levitical family. The name appears in the postexilic account of 1 Esdras.
Molid
People & Groups - Old Testament
Molid was a descendant of Jerahmeel in the tribe of Judah. He was the son of Abishur and Abihail.
Moloch
Sin & Judgment - Old Testament
Moloch was the name of the Ammonite god associated with child sacrifice. His worship was condemned by God and was suppressed in Judah under reforming kings.
MOMENT
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
A moment is an instant or very short period of time, like a blink or twinkling of the eye. Scripture also uses it for a brief season in contrast with what is lasting or eternal.
Money
Measures & Money - Both
Money in biblical times consisted first of weighed pieces of gold or silver and later of officially minted coins. The Bible mentions shekels, talents, darics, drachmas, and other forms used in trade, taxation, worship, and ordinary transactions.
Money-changer
Worship & Prayer - New Testament
Money-changers exchanged foreign currency for the half-shekel required for temple offerings. Jesus drove them from the temple because their commercial activity had profaned the place of worship.
MONEY-CHANGERS
Measures & Money - New Testament
Money-changers exchanged foreign coins for the Jewish half-shekel used in temple payments and likely charged a fee for the service. Jesus drove them from the temple courts because their commercial activity had corrupted a place of worship.
MONEY, CURRENT
Measures & Money - Old Testament
Current money refers to money accepted by an established standard of weight or value. In biblical times precious metals could be weighed as payment, and stamped pieces or ingots may also have circulated.
MONEY, LOVE OF
Sin & Judgment - New Testament
The love of money is an excessive desire to acquire, retain, or hoard wealth. Scripture identifies this love of silver as a root of many kinds of evil and associates it with covetousness.
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