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| Pavillion:
[pa-vil'-yun] A temporary movable tent, habitation, tabernacle or booth.
Also a canopy suspended over the... |
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| Pentateuch:
[pen'-ta-tuk] The first five books of the Old Testament written by Moses,
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers... |
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| Peraea:
[pe-re'-a] The district to which rabbis refered to as 'the land beyond Jordan'.
The capital of the province was Gadara... |
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| Pestilence:
[pes'-ti-lens] A sudden, fatal epidemic, such as the plague. Generally of
divine origin and often sent as judgment... |
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| Peter:
[pe'-ter] Originally named Simon, Peter was a disciple of John the Baptist
and brother of Andrew. Trained to be a... |
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| Peter, The Book of 1 (First Epistle of): [pe'-ter] addressed to "the
strangers scattered abroad", i.e., to the Jews of the... |
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| Peter, The Book of 2 (Second Epistle of): [pe'-ter] This epistle contains
eleven references to the Old Testament. It also... |
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| Pharaoh:
[fa'-ro] The common title of the native kings of Egypt in the Bible. Pharaohs
include Salatis, the Pharaoh of Abraham... |
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| Pharisees:
[far'-i-sez] A religious party or school among the Jews. Denounced by Jesus,
they placed ritual law and tradition... |
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| Philemon:
[fi-le'-mon] A Christian to whom Paul addressed his epistle in behalf of
Onesimus. A man of property and influence... |
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| Philemon, The Book of (Epistle to): [fi-le'-mon] written from Rome at the
same time as the epistles to the Colossians and... |
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| Philip:
[fil'-ip] One of the twelve apostles and a native of Bethsaida. Philip brought
Nathanael to Jesus and is said to have... |
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| Philippians, The Book of (Epistle to the): [fi-lip'-i-anz] written by Paul
during the two years when he was "in bonds" in Rome... |
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| Philistine(s):
[fi-lis'-tinz] A branch of the primitive race which spread over Lebanon,
the valley of the Jordan, Crete and other... |
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| Phinehas:
[fin'-e-as] 1. High priest, Son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron, 2. Second
son of Eli who was killed in battle with... |
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| Phut:
[fut] 1. Son of Ham, 2. An African country or people some identify with
Libya or perhaps Nubia... |
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| Pilate, Pontius: [pi'-lat, pon'-shi-us] The sixth Roman procurator of
Judea and under him Jesus Christ worked, suffered and... |
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| Pontius Pilate: [pon'-shi-us pi'-lat] The sixth Roman procurator of Judea
and under him Jesus Christ worked, suffered and... |
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| Porcius Festus: [por'-shi-us fes'-tus] The Roman governor or procurator
who succeeded Felix in the province of Judea... |
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| Priest(s):
[prest] One who is duly authorized to minister in sacred things, particularly
to offer sacrifices at the altar, and act... |
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| Prophecy:
[prof'-e-si] A declaration, description or prediction of something future,
beyond the power of human judgment to... |
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| Prophet(s):
[prof'-et] One who announces or pours forth the declarations of God, especially
one who speaks for a god and... |
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| Proverb:
[prov'-erb] A familiar expression of general truth, a parable or similitude.
The formal unit or vehicle for teaching a... |
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| Proverbs, The Book of: [prov'-erbz] a collection of moral and philosophical
maxims of a wide range of subjects presented in... |
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| Psalm(s), The Book of: The psalms are the production of various authors. "Only
a portion of the Book of Psalms claims David... |
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| Psaltery, Psalteries: [sol'-ter-i] A stringed musical instrument to accompany
the voice. It resembled the guitar, but was... |
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| Publius:
[pub'-li-us] The chief man or the governor of Malta, who received and lodged
Apostle Paul and his companions... |
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