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.
Paltiel
People & Groups - Old Testament
Paltiel was a prince of Issachar appointed to help divide the land of Canaan among the tribes west of the Jordan. The name is also associated with Palti in the account of Michal.
Paltite
People & Groups - Old Testament
Paltite was a designation applied to Helez, one of David’s mighty men. The parallel account calls him a Pelonite, so the precise meaning of the designation is uncertain.
Pamphylia
Places & Geography - New Testament
Pamphylia was a coastal province in southern Asia Minor, between Lycia and Cilicia. Paul and Barnabas passed through it during missionary travel, and Paul later sailed near its coast.
Pan
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
A pan was a metal or earthen vessel used for cooking, baking, boiling, carrying coals, or preparing offerings. Biblical references include baking pans, pots, fire pans, and censers.
Pannag
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
Pannag was an article of commerce exported from Judah and Israel to Tyre. Its exact nature is unknown, though it may have been a confection, spice, or produce such as grape honey.
PAP
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
An old English word for the breast or chest. In biblical translations it refers to the female breast and, in Greek usage, more broadly to the chest of either sex.
Paper
Scripture - New Testament
Paper in the New Testament refers to writing material, probably made from papyrus. Papyrus was produced from a reedlike plant and used for documents, letters, and books.
PAPER REEDS
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
A phrase in Isaiah 19:7 referring to the reed-covered or meadow lands along the Nile. The Revised Version renders the expression “meadows.”
Paphos
Places & Geography - New Testament
Paphos was a city and Roman administrative center on Cyprus. Paul and Barnabas preached there, and the proconsul Sergius Paulus believed after witnessing God’s judgment on Elymas.
Parable
Doctrine & Theology - Both
A parable is a comparison or story drawn from familiar earthly circumstances to communicate spiritual truth. Jesus frequently used parables to reveal the truths of God’s kingdom to receptive hearers.
PARACLETE
Holy Spirit - New Testament
Paraclete means one called alongside as a helper, advocate, intercessor, or comforter. In John’s Gospel it refers chiefly to the Holy Spirit, while in 1 John 2:1 Jesus Christ is called the believer’s Advocate with the Father.
Paradise
Death & Afterlife - Both
Paradise originally meant a garden, park, or pleasure ground. In Scripture it becomes a figure for the blessed dwelling of the righteous and is associated with Eden, Christ’s promise to the repentant thief, and the tree of life.
Parah
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Parah was a town allotted to the tribe of Benjamin. It was probably located near the modern Wady Farah, northeast of Jerusalem.
PARAMOUR
Sin & Judgment - Old Testament
A paramour is a lover, especially an illicit or immoral sexual partner. In Ezekiel 23:20 the term refers specifically to a male lover; elsewhere the underlying word is generally translated “concubine.”
Paran
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Paran was a large wilderness region south of Canaan and east of the Sinai wilderness. The Israelites traveled through it, spies were sent from Kadesh in Paran, and David later found refuge there.
PARAN, EL-PARAN
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Paran denotes a wilderness region south of Canaan, associated with Israel’s wanderings and with Ishmael and David. El-paran and Mount Paran are related place-names, probably connected with the southern wilderness and the region near the Gulf of Aqaba.
Paran, Elparan
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Paran, also called El-paran in one passage, was a broad desert region between Sinai, the Arabah, Palestine, and the wilderness of Shur. Israel wandered through this region, and Mount Paran is mentioned in poetic passages.
Paran, Mount
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Mount Paran was a hilly region associated with the wilderness of Paran, probably near the northern part of the Sinai mountain group and the southern boundary of the Promised Land.
Parbar
Temple & Tabernacle - Old Testament
Parbar was a place or open colonnade connected with the temple precincts, probably on the west side. It appears in the assignments of the temple gatekeepers.
PARCEL
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
A parcel is a small portion or plot of land. In several biblical passages it translates Hebrew or Greek terms meaning a piece, share, or tract of land.
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