BOANERGES, [g] (sons of thunder),
a new title given to James and John by
Jesus Christ, on account, as is supposed,
of their ardour and energy in preaching
the gospel, and their future success in
promoting the kingdom of Christ, Mark
3:17; Luke 9:54.
BOAR, the male swine: our engraving
represents the Abyssinian species, pro-
bably the same as that of Palestine.
The [people] of God is represented by the
prophet as destroyed by enemies with
the fierceness of a wild boar in a vine-
yard, Psal. 80:13.
BOARD, a flat piece of wood, Exod.
26:29; Acts 27:44.
BOAST, a glorying speech, Psa. 34:
2; Rom. 2:17, 23.
BOAST, to glory, as with a proud
speech, 1 Kings 20:11, or with pious
joy, Psal. 44:8; 2 Cor. 9:2.
BOASTERS, vain talkers, Rom. 1:3;
2 Tim. 3:2.
BOASTING, the act of glorying, whether
in good, 2 Cor. 9:3, 4; or evil, Rom. 3:
27; Jam. 4:16.
BOASTING, vainly pretending, Acts 5:
36.
BOAT, a small vessel to pass the water
in, Acts 28:30-32.
BO'CHIM [h] (weepers), a place
where
the Israelites assembled, probably for
idolatry, after the death of Joshua, and
wept on being reproved by an angel
for making alliances with the wicked
Canaanites, Judg. 2:1-5.
BODILY, personal, Luke 3:22; 1 Tim.
4:8.
BODILY, substantially, Col. 2:9.
BODY, the material part of man, 1 Sam.
31:12; in the resurrection it will
be
changed to a spiritual body, being glori-
fied and made immortal, 1 Cor. 15:42-44;
Phil. 3:21: the whole man, Rom. 6:12;
12:1: the members collectively of the church, Eph. 2:16; Col. 1:18 [local]:
the natural passions, 1 Cor. 9:27: the
material heavens, Exod. 24:10.
BODY, human. It alone goes to the
grave after death.
BOIL, a sore angry swelling, Exod. 9:
9-11; Job 2:17.
BOIL, to agitate with heat, as waters
in a pot, Isa. 64:2: to prepare food by
heated water, Lev. 8:31: to agitate
greatly, Job 41:31.
BOOK, a written record, Gen. 5:1;
Est. 6:1; Luke 4:17-20. The Bible
contains sixty-six books, most of which
were separately published. The history
of books is very curious, as the materials
for writing have been various in different
ages, consisting of stone, wood, plates of
lead, iron, and copper. God's law
was
written on stone; Hesiod's poems on
tables of lead; and Solon's laws on
wooden planks. Palm-leaves, the inner
bark of trees, the Egyptian reed papyrus,
whence the name paper, have been much
used. Parchment was afterwards in-
vented, and a book of this, consisting of
one, two, or more skins, being rolled on
a stick, was called a volume, from the
Latin word volumen. Printing of books
was invented about A.D. 1450. Our
engraving represents a group of papyri,
sealed and loose, table-books, ink-horn,
and writing-reed, selected from the
paintings of Herculaneum and Pompeii.
See PAPER, WRITING, and the
Intro-
duction to this work.
BOOK OF LIFE, God's perfect and
eternal recognition of all His servants,
in allusion to city registers, Phil. 4:3.
Disorderly vagabond citizens had their
worthless names erased, Rev. 3:5.
BORROW, to take goods or money on
loan, 2 Kings 4:3; Nah. 5:4: to ask or
request, Exod. 3:22; 11:2.
BORROWED, received on loan, 2 Kings
6:5; Neh. 5:4. The Israelites asked or
requested, as the Hebrew word rendered
borrowed, Exod. 12:35, signifies, from
the Egyptians.
BORROWER, he who takes money on
loan, a dependant, Prov. 22:7.
BOSOM, the fore part of the body
enclosing the heart, Exod. 4:6: the
folding of the arms, Psal. 129:7: the
embrace, 1 Kings 17:19; Isa. 40:11:
intimate knowledge and affection, John
1:16. Abraham's bosom denotes fellow-
ship with that patriarch in Heaven in the
presence of God, Luke 16:23.
BOSSES, studs or thick offensive parts,
Job 15:36.
BOTCH, a disease, indicated by erup-
tions in the skin, Deut. 28:27.
BOTH, the two, the one and the other,
Gen. 2:25; Num. 12:5; Acts 23:8.
BOTTLE, a vessel to contain liquids,
Gen. 21:14; Judg. 4:19. Bottles were
anciently leathern bags, made of the
skins of goats taken off the animal whole,
Josh. 9:4, 13. New wine fermentation,
therefore, required new bottles, Matt.
9:17; Luke 5:37, 38. Some earthen
bottles were made in the time of Jere-
miah, when the art of pottery had been
advanced greatly towards perfection,
Jer. 19:1, 10. Clouds are called bottles
of heaven, Job 38:37. Our engrav-
ing represents a modern oriental vessel
of leather, which is believed to be iden-
tical with the ancient bottle of Scripture.
BOTTOM, the lowest part, Matt. 27:
51: the ground under the sea, Exod. 15:
5: the floor, as of a den, Dan. 6:24: a
valley, Zech. 1:8.
BOTTOMLESS, without a bottom, un-
fathomable, Rev. 9:1; 20:1-3.
BOUGH, a branch of a tree, Judg. 9:
48, 49: a chief member of a family, as
Joseph was of Jacob's, Gen. 49:22.
BOUGHT, purchased, as corn or land,
Gen. 47:14-20: redeemed,
as Chris-
tians have been bought with the price of
the Saviour's blood, 1 Cor. 6:20.
BOUND, the end or boundary, Gen.
49:26: the sea-shore, John 14:5; Jer.
5:22: the limits of our habitation, Acts
17:26.
BOUND, did chain or make fast, Gen.
42:24: afflicted, Luke 13:16: engaged,
as by a solemn obligation, Acts 23:12.
BOUND, bandaged, Judg. 16:6-13:
fastened, as with chains, Acts 12:6:
imprisoned, Gen. 40:3: obliged by law,
Rom. 7:2: restrained, 2 Tim. 2:9.
BOUNTIFUL, liberal or generous, Isa.
32:5.
BOUNTIFULLY, liberally, Psal. 13:6;
2 Cor. 9:6.
BOUNTIFULNESS, liberality or genero-
sity, 2 Cor. 9:6.
BOW, a warlike instrument for shoot-
ing arrows, 2 Kings 9:24: furniture of
war, Psal. 44:6: military power, Hos.
1:5-7: strength, Job 29:20: the rain-
bow, God's token of his covenant of
safety, Gen. 9:13, 14.
BOW, to stoop, as an act of homage,
Gen. 23:12, or worship, Josh. 23:7,
or through infirmity, Eccles. 12:3.
BOWED, stooped, with weakness, Luke
13:11: in homage, Gen. 43:26; or in
divine worship, Exod. 34:8.
BOWELS, the entrails, 2 Sam. 20:10;
Acts 1:18: the womb, Gen. 25:23:
the heart, 2 Cor. 6:12: pity, or com-
passion, Isa. 63:15: affectionate regard,
Phil. 1:8: a person beloved, Phil. 12.
BOWL, a large drinking vessel, Num.
7:85; Amos 6:6: a vessel to supply
oil in a lamp, Zech. 4:2, 3.
BOX, a small vessel for oil or ointment,
2 Kings 9:1; Mark 14:3. See ALA-
BASTER.
BOX-TREE, a well-known evergreen.
Dr. Harris and others suppose that the
prophet Isaiah means a more stately tree
than that known as the box, Isa. 41:19;
60:13.
BRACELET, a ring or clasp, usually
made of gold or silver, worn on the wrist
or arm, especially by ladies, Gen. 24:
30; 38:18; Ezek. 16:11. Some
were richly jewelled and indicated
royalty, 2 Sam. 1:10. Our engraving
represents a group of bracelets selected
from Egyptian antiquities.
BRAKE, did break, Exod. 32:1, 19;
John 19:32, 33.
BRAMBLE, a weak prickly shrub, Judg.
9:14; Luke 6:44.
BRANCH, the bough of a tree, Num.
13:23: a projecting part, Exod. 25:
32, 33: part of a family, Mal. 4:1.
BRANCH, a title of Christ as the pro-
mised Messiah, rising from the root of
Jesse, and of the royal family of David,
Isa. 11:1; Jer. 23:5; Zech. 3:8.
BRAND, a burning stick, or one ready
for the fire, Judg. 15:15: a sinner for-
given and sanctified is called a "brand
plucked out of the fire[,]" as Joshua and
every saint, Zech. 3:2; Eph. 2:1-3.
BRANDISH, to shake with threatening,
as a sword, Ezek. 32:10.
BRASEN, made of brass or copper,
Exod. 27:4; 2 Chron. 6:13.
BREADTH, the measure across from
side to side, Gen. 6:15; 1 Kings 6:2.
BREAK, to part or burst by violence,
Gen. 19:9: to dash in pieces, Lev. 11:
33: to disunite or separate, Zech. 11:14:
to overthrow an oppressive power, Isa.
14:25: to weaken, Psal. 10:15: to
violate an engagement, as a vow, Num.
30:2; or a treaty of peace, 1 Kings 15:
19: to transgress, as the covenant or
law of God, Lev. 26:15; Matt. 5:19.
BREAKER, he that breaks, a violator,
Rom. 1:31; 2:25: an avenger or vindi-
cator, Mic. 2:13.
BREAST, the part of the body con-
taining the heart, Luke 18:13; Rev.
15:6: the teats, Job 3:12; 24:9:
riches, Isa. 60:16.
BRIDE, a woman
newly married, Isa.
62:5: the collective church of Christ
espoused in an everlasting covenant, and
prepared for the honour and felicity of
heaven by his perfect righteousness and
the grace of his Spirit, Rev. 19:8, 9;
21:9.
BRIDE of Christ, The. All
faithful Christians to
the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
the Book (KJV, Greek TR, Hebrew MT, and the like),
and the N. T. churches (e.g. Baptist).
BRIDE-CHAMBER, the apartment for
the entertainment of friends at a wed-
ding, Matt. 9:15.
BRIDLE, the headstall and reins by
which the rider governs his horse, Psal.
32:9: the restraints of the Divine
power and providence, 2 Kings 19:28;
Isa. 30:28: the restraints of law or
custom, Job 30:11.
BRIDLE, to restrain or govern, as the
tongue, Jam. 1:26; 3:2.
BRIEFLY, concisely, in a few words,
Rom. 13:9; 1 Pet. 5:12.
BRIER, a prickly bush, Isa. 5:6; 55:
13: a hurtful person, or enemy, Ezek.
28:24.
BRIGANDINE, a warrior's coat of
armour, made of iron rings, Jer. 46:4;
51:3.
BRIGHT, shining, 1 Kings 7:45:
luminous or white, Matt. 17:5.
BRIGHTNESS, light or lustre, Job 31:
26; Acts 26:23: royal dignity and
glory, Dan. 4:36: spiritual holiness and
zeal, Isa. 60:3: excellence, Heb. 1:3.
BRIM, the edge, as of a river, Josh.
3:15: the top of a vessel, John 2:7.
BUILDING, a fabric, an edifice, 1 Chron.
28:2; Ezra 5:4: a community, as
the whole church of God, 1 Cor. 3:9;
Eph. 2:21.
BUILDING, erecting as in the progress
of being built, 1 Kings 6:7; 7:1.
BUILT, erected, as a city, Exod. 1:11:
a house, Deut. 8:12, or an altar, Exod.
17:15.
BULL, the male of black cattle, or of
the beeve kind, Job 21:10; Gen. 32:
15: the figure of an ox, Jer. 52:20: a
furious enemy, Psal. 22:12. Our en-
graving represents the common bull of Palestine.
BULL, THE WILD: this animal is be-
lieved to have been the buffalo, a fierce
animal of the ox kind, found in the
Syrian and Arabian deserts, and in
Egypt, Isa. 51:20.
BULLOCK, a young bull, Exod. 29:
3, 36.
BULRUSH, a kind of reed growing
very large on the marshy banks of the
river Nile, Exod. 2:3; it grows upwards
of twelve feet high, and is used for
many valuable purposes, Isa. 18:2,
especially for paper, and the inner part
of it sometimes for food, Ezek. 3:1-3.
See PAPER.
BULWARKS, fortifications of cities,
Deut. 20:20; Eccles. 9:14. God's word,
perfections and providence, are the bul-
warks of the church and of every be-
liever, Psal. 48:13; Isa. 25:1.
BUNCH, a small cluster, 2 Sam. 16:1:
a handful, Exod. 12:22: the hairy lump
on the back of a camel, Isa. 30:6.
BUNDLE, things bound together, as
pieces of money, Gen. 42:39: tares,
Matt. 13:30, or sticks, Acts 28:3.
The bundle of life denotes the assembly
of the blessed in heaven, 1 Sam. 25:29.
BURST, to break, as bonds, Jer. 2:20;
5:5: to rupture, as bottles, Mark 2:22,
or the body, Acts 1:18: to overflow,
Prov. 3:30.
BURY, to inter a dead body, Gen. 25:
4-6; Matt. 27:7.
BUSH, a thick shrub, Exod. 3:2-4;
Acts 7:35; Luke 6:44.
BUSHEL, a measure of eight gallons,
Matt. 5:15. Our Saviour's expression of
a light not being put under a bushel,
teaches us the necessity of every one
using the abilities which God has given
to him, for the public welfare or advan-
tage, Matt. 5:14-16.
BUSHY, thick, as an abundance of
hair, Song 5:11.
BUSINESS, ordinary duties in life, Gen.
39:11; 1 Thess. 4:11: particular
employment, Neh. 13:30: a special
commission, 1 Sam. 21:2-8.
BUTLER, a servant employed in fur-
nishing the table, Gen. 40:1-21; espe-
cially to supply wine to the king, as a
cup-bearer, Neh. 1:11.
BUTTER, an unctuous delicious sub-
stance made from cream, Gen. 18:8;
Isa. 7:15. Butter among the ancients
was merely thick cream, Judg. 4:19;
but it was shaken or churned in a goat
skin to remove part of the water, Prov.
30:33.
BUTTOCKS, the thighs, 2 Sam. 10:4;
Isa. 20:4.
BUY, to purchase by paying a price,
Gen. 42:2; 2 Kings 12:12. To buy the
truth, is to embrace divine doctrine
whatever trouble or sacrifice may be
required, Prov. 23:23: to buy from
Christ, is to seek the rich gifts of his
grace, and the blessings of his salvation
with humble zeal, whatever may arise in
opposition, Isa. 55:1; Rev. 3:18.
BUYER, a purchaser, a dealer, Prov.
20:14; Isa. 24:2.
BUZ, [h] (despised), a son of
Nahor,
Abraham's brother, Gen. 11:27-29; 22:
20, 21.
BY, near, Mark 10:46.
BY-AND-BY, in short time, Matt. 13:
21; Mark 6:25.