Sea, The molten the great laver made by Solomon for the use of the priests in the temple, described in 1 Kings 7:23-26; 2 Chr. 4:2-5. It stood in the south-eastern corner of the inner court. It was 5 cubits high, 10 in diameter from brim to brim, and 30 in circumference. It was placed … Continue reading “Sea, The Molten”
Sea, The Great
Sea, The Great ( , ha-yam ha-gadhol): 1. Names of the Sea: This is the name given to the Mediterranean, which formed the western boundary of Palestine (Num 34:6 f; Jos 15:12, Jos 15:47; Eze 47:19 f; Eze 48:28). It is also called the hinder sea (Hebrew ha-yam ha-‘aharon), i.e. the western sea (Deu 11:24; … Continue reading “Sea, The Great”
Sea, The
Sea, The (Heb. yam), signifies (1) “the gathering together of the waters,” the ocean (Gen. 1:10); (2) a river, as the Nile (Isa. 19:5), the Euphrates (Isa. 21:1; Jer. 51:36); (3) the Red Sea (Ex. 14:16, 27; 15:4, etc.); (4) the Mediterranean (Ex. 23:31; Num. 34:6, 7; Josh. 15:47; Ps. 80:11, etc.); (5) the “sea … Continue reading “Sea, The”
Sea, Salt
Sea, Salt See DEAD SEA. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Sea, Red
Sea, Red The northwest arm of the Indian Ocean, about 1400 miles long and 200 miles wide, lying between Arabia on the east, and Africa on the west, connected with the Mediterranean Sea by the Gulf of Suez and the Suez Canal, and with the Indian Ocean by the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb. No important river … Continue reading “Sea, Red”
Sea of Tiberias
Sea of Tiberias t-beri-as. See GALILEE, SEA OF. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Sea of the Plain (Arabah)
Sea of the Plain (Arabah) ara-ba). See DEAD SEA. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Sea of the Philistines
Sea of the Philistines See MEDITERRANEAN SEA. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Sea of the Arabah
Sea of the Arabah See DEAD SEA. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Sea of Sodom (Sodomitish)
Sea of Sodom (Sodomitish) sod-om-tish. See DEAD SEA. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia