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Nelsons Illustrated Bible Dictionary

New and Enhanced Edition

General Editor

Ronald F. Youngblood

General Editor of Original Edition

Herbert Lockyer, Sr.

Consulting Editors

F. F. Bruce

R. K. Harrison

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Visual Survey of the Bible, 1985, 1995 by Thomas Nelson

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Selected maps from Nelsons 3-D Bible Mapbook, North American edition published 1995 by Thomas Nelson. Copyright 1985, The Bible Mapbook, Linn Publishing, Oxford, England.

Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from the New King James Version, copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Verses marked NASB are taken from the New American Standard Bible, copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975 by the Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.

Verses marked NIV are taken from the Holy Bible: New International Version, copyright 1978 by the New York International Bible Society.

Verses marked RSV are taken from the Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version, second edition, copyright 1946, 1951, 1972 by the Division of Christian Education of the NCCCUSA.

The Scripture quotations contained herein from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible are 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America, and are used by permission. All rights reserved.

REB THE REVISED ENGLISH BIBLE, 1989. The delegates of the Oxford University Press and the Syndics of the Cambridge University Press. Used by permission.

ePub edition October 2015: ISBN 978-0-5291-0624-7

The Library of Congress has cataloged the earlier edition of this book as follows:

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Nelsons new illustrated Bible dictionary: an authoritative one-volume reference work on the Bible, with full-color illustrations / general editor, Ronald F. Youngblood; consulting editors, F.F. Bruce... [et al.].

p. cm.

Rev. ed. of: Nelsons illustrated Bible dictionary.

ISBN 0-8407-2071-8 (CB)

1. BibleDictionaries. I. Youngblood, Ronald F. II. Bruce, F.F. (Frederick Fyvie), 1910 . III. Thomas Nelson Publishers. IV. Nelsons illustrated Bible dictionary. V. Title: Nelsons New illustrated Bible dictionary.

BS440.N347 1995

220.3dc20

9444332

CIP

Nelsons Illustrated Bible Dictionary, New and Enhanced Edition is an up-to-date sourcebook of biblical information that is accurate, thorough, dependable, and easy to understand. More than 7,000 entries on the people, places, things, and doctrines of the Bible appear in the book, making it one of the most comprehensive one-volume Bible dictionaries ever published.

Nelsons Illustrated Bible Dictionary, New and Enhanced Edition consists of the most current, dependable findings and insights to enrich ones study and teaching of the Bible. Some of the worlds leading evangelical scholars produced articles for the original editionNelsons Illustrated Bible Dictionary edited by Herbert Lockyer, Sr., and published in 1986. Drawing upon the groundbreaking work of Dr. Lockyer, F.F. Bruce, R.K. Harrison, and others on that project, Ronald F. Youngblood undertook the general editorship of this comprehensive revision in 1995. Every entry in the dictionary was reviewed, revised, corrected, replaced, rewritten, and updated as needed to provide the most comprehensive, current, and dependable Bible dictionary available.

In addition to the complete revision and update, special features include: the largest typeface of any Bible dictionary on the market for easier reading; The ; a new full-color page design throughout to enhance user friendliness; full-color three-dimensional maps that bring Bible events and locations to life; and a fully updated cross-reference system.

Readers of Nelsons Illustrated Bible Dictionary, New and Enhanced Edition will also appreciate many of the features from the original edition, including: more than 500 full-color photographs throughout; the easy-to-use to biblical places.

Users will benefit from the books extensive cross-reference system, which makes it easy to use with most of the popular English translations of the Bible available today. The key words in each article in the book are based on the New King James Version of the Bible (NKJV), but variant names from five additional translationsKJV, NASB, REB, NIV, and NRSVare fully cross-referenced to this list.

Throughout the book, readers are also referred to related articles in the dictionary for further information. The article on the ). This format refers the reader to the article on priests in the Dictionary that contributes to a better understanding of the Levites.

Finally, a selection of preceding these maps helps the reader locate sites of specific cities, rivers, mountains, and nations in biblical times. Articles within the Dictionary referencing selected sites also refer the reader to the actual grid coordinates for these respective places on the maps.

Written in plain language, Nelsons Illustrated Bible Dictionary, New and Enhanced Edition enables Bible readers and teachers to do authoritative research, making their own Bible study and teaching more rewarding. The publisher sends forth this new edition trusting that it will provide a gateway of understanding to the full riches of the Word of God.

What is the difference between an eBook and a print book?

eBook versions contain all the content found in the original print versions and are optimized for navigation in the various apps and devices used for display. eReaders display text as one fluid string in a single column, which differs from the multi-column layout seen in many print version books. Therefore, some content may not match the exact appearance of the original print version, but uses hyperlinks to navigate between related content.

In addition to the full Dictionary materials, this eBook version also contains an of the full text of the New King James Version Bible. All verse references in the Dictionary are linked to that verse in the Bible so that you can easily navigate between the Dictionary and Bible text.