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Laban, lā′-băn, “white.”
Laborers, parable of. Matt. 20.
Laish, lā′-ĭsh, “lion.”
Lakes and Seas of Scripture.
 
Name
Situation
References
Modern Name
 
Galilee, Sea of
 
Matt. 15:29
Bahr Tubarî-yeh
 
Called also Chinnereth
Jordan Valley
Num. 34:11
 
Chinneroth
 
Josh. 11:2
 
 
Gennesaret
 
Luke 5:1
 
 
Tiberias
 
John 6:1
 
 
Great Sea
 
Ezek. 47:15,19-20
Mediterranean
 
Merom, Waters of
Upper Jordan
Josh. 11:5
Huleh
 
Salt Sea
Palestine, S. of the Jordan
Gen. 14:3
Dead Sea or Bahr-Lût
 
Called also Sea of the Arabah or Plain
 
Deut. 4:49
 
 
East Sea
 
Joel 2:20
 
 
The Sea
 
Ezek. 47:8
 
for Pharaoh. Ezek. 32.
Lamentations; the title of a book by Jeremiah. See SUMMARIES.
Landmarks; were usually a single block or small pile of stones laid upon the ground, and are still so in Palestine.
They might easily be shifted by a dishonest landowner; hence the severe curse upon their removal. See examples in the British Museum.
Languages, (Babel). Gen. 11.
Lanterns; are still commonly used in the East; anyone going through the streets at night without a light is liable to be arrested as a dangerous character. A servant holds the lantern close to the ground, immediately in front of his master’s feet—a practice rendered necessary by the entire absence of pavement, and by the numerous obstructions in the streets of Eastern cities; hence the force of the language, “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path” (Psa. 119:105105NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. (Psalm 119:105)).
Lapwing. Lev. 11:1919And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. (Leviticus 11:19). Heb. Dûkîphath; Gk. ἔποψ. R.V. “hoopoe.” Doubtless the hoopoe, since the Arabic term is the same; in size similar to the thrush, but crested.
(of MOSES) ordained. Ex. 21; Lev. 1; Num. 3; Deut. 12.
by Ezra, Neh. 8.
Lazarus, lăz′-ă-rŭs; Greek form of Eleazar.
Lead (n.). Ex. 15:1010Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters. (Exodus 15:10). Heb. Bedîl; Gk. μόλιβος. Found in the Sinaitic rocks before the time of Moses.
Lebanon, lĕb′-ă-no̲n, “white”; from its snow-clad peaks. A double range of mountains north of Palestine. The two highest series of peaks vary in height from 9800 to 10,225 feet. Famous for its huge cedar trees. Deut. 1:77Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates. (Deuteronomy 1:7).
Leeks. Num. 11:55We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick: (Numbers 11:5). Heb. Hâtzîr; Gk. τἁ πράσα; Bot. N. Allium porrum. Usually translated “grass” or “hay,” but here “leeks” in both A.V. and R.V. It is eaten raw as a salad.
Some modern writers prefer fenugreek (Trigonella Faenum-græcum), a strong-scented plant allied to clover, and a common article of food in Egypt.
Lemuel, lĕm′-ū-ĕl, “(devoted) to God” (?); king, his lesson. Prov. 31:11The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. (Proverbs 31:1).
of Naaman and Gehazi. 2 Kings 5.
symptoms of. Lev. 13.
Lepton; A.V. mite. Mark 12:4242And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. (Mark 12:42), the smallest Jewish bronze coin = ¼ farthing = 1/8 cent.
Levi, lē′-vī, “joined” (?)
Levi and the Priesthood.
 
 
 
 
Levi
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kohath
Gershon
Merari
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amram
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Miriam
Aaron
Moses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nadab
Abihu
Eleazar
Ithamar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16 courses
8 courses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
of priests
 
Leviathan, lē-vī′-ă-thăn. Psa. 74:1414Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness. (Psalm 74:14); Job 41:11Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? (Job 41:1). Heb. Livyâthân; Gk. δράκων; Zool. S. Crocodilus vulgaris. R.V. marg. “crocodile.” The word occurs five times, and every case but one (Psa. 104:2626There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein. (Psalm 104:26)) denotes the crocodile; there it denotes the whale. In Job 3:88Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning. (Job 3:8), “their mourning” in A.V., but “leviathan” in R.V. and A.V. marg. probably refers to the “dragon.”
their divisions, Gershonites, Kohathites, Merarites. Num. 3.
inheritance of. Num. 35; Deut. 18; Josh. 21.
Their geneologies. 1 Chron. 6; 9.
charged with the temple service. 1 Chron. 23-27.
Leviticus, lē-vĭt′-ĭ-cŭs; the third book of the Pentateuch, which treats of the regulations of the Levitical law.
Libertines, lĭb′-ĕr-tĭnes; enfranchised slaves and their descendants. The synagogue of the libertines at Jerusalem (Acts 6:99Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen. (Acts 6:9)) may have been founded by some of the 30,000 Jews whom Pompey took as slaves to Rome in B.C. 63; but perhaps the right reading there is Libyatines, in which case they would, like the Cyrenians in the same verse, be Jews of N. Africa.
Libnah, lĭb′-năh, “whiteness.”
Libni, lĭb′-nī, “white.”
Lice. Ex. 8:1616And the Lord said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become lice throughout all the land of Egypt. (Exodus 8:16); Psa. 105:3131He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their coasts. (Psalm 105:31). Heb. Kinnîm; Gk. σκνȋφες. R.V. marg. “sand-flies or fleas.” Parasitic insects abound in the East, and through the summer the Mohammedan men keep their heads shorn to avoid them.
Life, Gen. 2:7; 6:17; 7:227And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. (Genesis 2:7)
17And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. (Genesis 6:17)
22All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died. (Genesis 7:22)
, the breath of l. Gen. 2:9; 3:249And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. (Genesis 2:9)
24So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. (Genesis 3:24)
; Rev. 2:77He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. (Revelation 2:7), the tree of l. Deut. 30:1515See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; (Deuteronomy 30:15); Jer. 21:88And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death. (Jeremiah 21:8), I have set before thee l. Josh. 2:1414And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the Lord hath given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee. (Joshua 2:14), our l. for yours. 1 Sam. 25:2929Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the Lord thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling. (1 Samuel 25:29), bound in the bundle of l. Psa. 16:1111Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. (Psalm 16:11), show me the path of l. Psa. 17:1414From men which are thy hand, O Lord, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes. (Psalm 17:14); Eccl. 9:99Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labor which thou takest under the sun. (Ecclesiastes 9:9), their portion in this l. Psa. 26:99Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men: (Psalm 26:9), gather not my l. with bloody men. Psa. 27:11<<A Psalm of David.>> The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27:1), the strength of my l. Psa. 30:55For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. (Psalm 30:5), in his favor is l. Psa. 34:1212What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? (Psalm 34:12), what man is he that desireth l.?, Psa. 36:99For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light. (Psalm 36:9), the fountain of l. Psa. 91:1616With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation. (Psalm 91:16), with long l. will. l. satisfy him. Psa. 133:33As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. (Psalm 133:3), even l. for evermore. Prov. 3:2222So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. (Proverbs 3:22), so shall they be l. to thy soul. Prov. 8:3535For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favor of the Lord. (Proverbs 8:35), whoso findeth me findeth l. Prov. 15:2424The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath. (Proverbs 15:24), the way of l. is above to the wise. Matt. 6:2525Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? (Matthew 6:25); Luke 12:2222And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. (Luke 12:22), take no thought for your l. Matt. 18:8; 19:178Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire. (Matthew 18:8)
17And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. (Matthew 19:17)
; Mark 9:4343And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: (Mark 9:43), to enter into l. Luke 12:1515And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. (Luke 12:15), a man’s l. consisteth not.
its vanity and uncertainty. Job 7:1; 9:25; 14:11Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling? (Job 7:1)
25Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good. (Job 9:25)
1Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. (Job 14:1)
; Psa. 39:5; 73:19; 89:47; 90:5,95Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah. (Psalm 39:5)
19How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors. (Psalm 73:19)
47Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain? (Psalm 89:47)
5Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up. (Psalm 90:5)
9For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told. (Psalm 90:9)
; Eccl. 6:1212For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun? (Ecclesiastes 6:12); James 4:1414Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. (James 4:14); 1 Peter 1:2424For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: (1 Peter 1:24).
ETERNAL, the gift of God through Jesus Christ (Psa. 133:33As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. (Psalm 133:3)); Matt. 20:2828Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. (Matthew 20:28); John 6:27,54; 10:28; 17:327Labor not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. (John 6:27)
54Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. (John 6:54)
28And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. (John 10:28)
3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. (John 17:3)
; Rom. 2:7; 6:237To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life: (Romans 2:7)
23For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 6:23)
; 1 John 1:2; 2:252(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and show unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;) (1 John 1:2)
25And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life. (1 John 2:25)
; Jude 2121Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. (Jude 21); Rev. 2:7; 21:67He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God. (Revelation 2:7)
6And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. (Revelation 21:6)
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Lighten, to enlighten, illuminate.
Lightly, easily, carelessly.
Lightness, fickleness, levity.
Ligure. Ex. 28:19; 39:1219And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. (Exodus 28:19)
12And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. (Exodus 39:12)
. Heb. Léshem; Gk. λιγύριον. R.V. “jacinth,” marg. “amber.” Probably the jacinth of modern jewelry.
parable of young. Ezek. 19.
Lizard. Lev. 11:3030And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole. (Leviticus 11:30). Heb. Lĕtâah; Gk. χαλαβώτης; Zool. S. generic term (?). Lizards abound everywhere, but they swarm in desert places.
Locust; The “locust” includes the insects called in our version by the different names “beetle,” “cankerworm,” “caterpillar,” “grasshopper,” “locust,” “bald locust” and “palmerworm.” The Rabbis say there were 800 species; but only about forty have yet been identified in Palestine. In all stages of growth they are largely eaten by natives, and are a palatable food. Nine Hebrew words are used to express the locust species.
(5) (Joel 1:44That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten. (Joel 1:4)). Heb. Gâzâm, “shearer”; Gk. κάμπη; Zool. S. a lepidopterous larva. H.; Œdipoda migratoria. The “palmerworm” of A.V., consuming what the locust left. The larvæ of locusts and moths, before developing their wings; caterpillars.
(7) (Deut. 28:4242All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume. (Deuteronomy 28:42)). Heb. Tzĕlâtzal; Gk. ἐρυσίβη: the “tinkler,” referring to the “whirring” sound the locusts make.
(9) (Psa. 78:4646He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labor unto the locust. (Psalm 78:46)). Heb. Ḥâsîl, “finisher’; Gk. ἐρωσίβη. Translated “caterpillar” in all passages; a destroying locust in some of its forms.
Log; a dry and also liquid measure = .54 litres, nearly a pint (.96). See MEASURES.
Lord’s Supper. See COMMUNION.
captured by four kings, and rescued by Abram. Gen. 14.
Deut. 6:5; 10:12; 11:1; 19:9; 30:65And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. (Deuteronomy 6:5)
12And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, (Deuteronomy 10:12)
1Therefore thou shalt love the Lord thy God, and keep his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments, alway. (Deuteronomy 11:1)
9If thou shalt keep all these commandments to do them, which I command thee this day, to love the Lord thy God, and to walk ever in his ways; then shalt thou add three cities more for thee, beside these three: (Deuteronomy 19:9)
6And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live. (Deuteronomy 30:6)
; Matt. 22:3737Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. (Matthew 22:37); Mark 12:3030And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. (Mark 12:30); Luke 10:2727And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself. (Luke 10:27): l. the Lord thy God.
Lucre, profit; “filthy lucre” = base gain.
Lud, lŭd, “strife” (?)
Lust; desire, wish, pleasure.
Lute; Heb. Nébel, a kind of harp, usually translated “psaltery.”
Luz, lŭz, “almond tree.”