ANUB to APHEKAH
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ANUB
Son of Coz 1Ch 4:8
ANVIL
the rendering of the Hebrew word , "beaten," found only in Isa. 41:7.
General scriptures concerning Isa 41:7
ANXIETY
See CARE
APE
an animal of the monkey tribe (1 Kings 10:22; 2 Chr. 9:21).
It was brought from India by the fleets of Solomon and Hiram, and was called by the Hebrews koph_, and by the Greeks _kepos, both words being just the Indian Tamil name of the monkey, kapi, i.e., swift, nimble, active. No species of ape has ever been found in Palestine or the adjacent regions.
In Solomon's zoological collections 1Ki 10:22; 2Ch 9:21
APELLES
a Christian at Rome whom Paul salutes (Rom. 16:10), and styles "approved in Christ."
A disciple in Rome Ro 16:10
APHARSACHITES
a company of the colonists whom the Assyrian king planted in Samaria (Ezra 5:6; 6:6).
General scriptures concerning Ezr 5:6; 6:6; with 2Ki 17
APHARSATHCHITES
General scriptures concerning Ezr 4:9; with 2Ki 17
APHARSITES
another of the tribes removed to Samaria (Ezra 4:9), or perhaps the same as the preceding
General scriptures concerning Ezr 4:9; with 2Ki 17
APHEK
(Judg. 1:31); Aphek (Josh. 13:4; 19:30), stronghold.
(1.) A city of the tribe of Asher. It was the scene of the licentious worship of the Syrian Aphrodite. The ruins of the temple, "magnificent ruins" in a "spot of strange wildness and beauty", are still seen at Afka, on the north-west slopes of Lebanon, near the source of the river Adonis (now Nahr Ibrahim), 12 miles east of Gebal.
(2.) A city of the tribe of Issachar, near to Jezreel (1 Sam. 4:1; 29:1; comp. 28:4).
(3.) A town on the road from Damascus to Palestine, in the level plain east of Jordan, near which Benhadad was defeated by the Israelites (1 Kings 20:26, 30; 2 Kings 13:17). It has been identified with the modern Fik, 6 miles east of the Sea of Galilee, opposite Tiberias.
1. A city of the tribe of Asher Jos 19:30 Called APHIK Jud 1:31
2. A city of the tribe of Issachar .Philistines defeat Israelites at 1Sa 4:1-11 .Saul killed at 1Sa 29:1 .Probably the same city as mentioned in Joshua as a royal city of the Canaanites Jos 12:18
3. A city between Damascus and Palestine .Ben-hadad defeated at 1Ki 20:26-30
APHEKAH
A city in the mountains of Judah Jos 15:53