Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Libni (Heb. Libni’, , white; Sept. , ), the first-named of the two sons of Gershon, the son of Levi (Exo 6:17; Num 3:18; Num 3:21; 1Ch 6:17; comp. Num 26:58); elsewhere called LAADAN (1Ch 23:7; 1Ch 26:21). B.C. post. 1856. His son is called Jahath (1Ch 6:20; 1Ch 6:43), and his descendants were named … Continue reading “Libni”

Libneh SEE POPLAR. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Libnath SEE SHIHOR-LIBNATH. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Libnath Libnath, or, more fully, Shihor-Libnath, a stream near Carmel, on the borders of Asher (Jos 19:26). Michaelis conceives this to be the ‘glass-river,’ i.e. the Belus, from whose sands the first glass was made by the Phoenicians. Fuente: Popular Cyclopedia Biblical Literature

LIBNAH A city in the western part of Judah, not far from Lachish, conquered by Joshua from the Canaanites, and assigned to the priests, Jos 10:29,30 15:42 21:13 1Ch 6:57 . Its inhabitants revolted against the idolatrous and cruel Jehoram, 2Ch 21:10 . It was a strongly fortified place, and under its walls the Assyrian … Continue reading “Libnah”

Liberum Arbitrium The freedom of indifference (liberum arbitrium indifferentiae) is the ability of the will to choose independently of antecedent determination. See Free-Will. — L.W. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

LIBERTY, LIMITATIONS OF 1Co 6:12; 1Co 9:19; 1Co 10:23 Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible

liberty in scripture In the Old Testament the idea of liberty was almost entirely absent, religion meant the “fear of the Lord” (Psalm 33), servant was the name of the good (Psalm 18; Hebrews 3). Christianity brought freedom (“ascending on high, he led captivity captive.” Ephesians 4) from the ceremonial restrictions of the Mosaic law, … Continue reading “liberty in scripture”

LIBERTY-BONDAGE (A) LIBERTY(1) General references to Civil Lev 25:10; Isa 9:4; Isa 10:27; Isa 14:25; Jer 34:8; 1Co 7:21 –SEE Emancipation, LIBERTY Year of Jubilee, JUBILEE, YEAR OF (2) Spiritual, a Mark of the New Dispensation Isa 42:7 The Mission of Christ to Proclaim Isa 61:1; Luk 4:18 The Truth the Instrumentality Joh 8:32; Rom … Continue reading “LIBERTY-BONDAGE”

Liberty Liberty () occupies a prominent place in the thought of NT writers and appears in a variety of significations.- 1. In the political sense.-As denoting the status of a free citizen and in direct contrast with the state of slavery, the word figures in one of the great dichotomies used by the apostolic writers … Continue reading “Liberty”

LIBERTINES Mal 6:9 . This word is from the Latin libertinus, which signifies a freedman, that is, one who, having been a slave, either by birth or capture, has obtained his freedom; or one born of a parent who was a freedman. The “synagogue of the Libertines” stands connected with the Cyrenians and Alexandrians, both … Continue reading “Libertines”