Bible Helps Dictionary

Bible Dictionary: Mn. 1840

MNA'SON, [g] (a diligent seeker), an
aged Christian Jew of the isle of Cyprus,
settled at Jerusalem, Acts 21:16.
MO'AB, [h] (of the father), the son of
Lot by his eldest daughter, Gen. 19:37.
MOAB, the nation founded by Moab,
the son of Lot, dwelling on the east side
of the sea of Sodom, bordering on Arabia,
Exod. 15:15; Deut. 2:18.
MOABITES, the people of Moab, who
were bitter enemies of Israel, and ruinous
to thousands of them by their idolatries
and incentiousness, Num. 25:1; 1 Kings
11:7-33.
MOCK, to deride, Prov. 1:26: to abuse,
Gen. 39:17.
MOCKED, did mock or ridicule, 1 Kings
18:27: did insult, Num. 4:1.
MOCKED, insulted, Num. 22:29; Luke
18:32: scorned, Gal. 6:7.
MOCKERS, profane scoffers at religion,
Jude 18.
MOCKING, an object of contempt, Ezek.
22:4: insult, Heb. 11:36.
MOCKING, insulting ridiculing, Gen.
21:9; Matt. 27:41.
MODERATELY, in the necessary de-
gree, Joel 2:23.
MODERATION, calmness of mind, in
relation to worldly things, Phil. 4:5.
MODEST, becoming and decent, indi-
cating purity of mind, 1 Tim. 2:9.

MODEST. Tract.

MOIST, mellow, not dried, Num. 6:3.
MOISTENED, well tempered in health,
Job 21:24.
MOISTURE, wetness in a small degree,
Luke 8:6.
MOLE, a small animal that burrows in
the earth, Lev. 11:30; Isa. 2:20.
MO'LECH, [h] or MOLOCH (king), the
chief idol god of the Ammonites, 1 Kings
11:5, 33. The idol was made of brass,
seated on a throne of the same, with the
head of a calf, and a crown on it: human
sacrifices were offered to this abomina-
tion, especially children by their own
parents, Lev. 18:21; 20:2. The child
was put into the arms of the heated
brazen divinity, and falling into the hol-
low image, was devoured by fire, Psal.
106:37; Jer. 19:4-6; Ezek. 23:37, 38.
Practising these horrible customs, brought
destruction upon Jerusalem, 2 Chron.
36:14-20. Infanticide is still prac-
tised in heathen countries, and the burn-
ing of widows is only a kindred cruelty.
MOLLIFIED, softened, Isa. 1:6.
MOLTEN, melted, as metal, Job 28:2;
1 Kings 7:16-33: molten gods were idols
made of melted metal, Exod. 32:4.
MOMENT, a point of time, Exod. 33:
5; 1 Cor. 15:62; 2 Cor. 4:17.
MONEY, metal, cut or coined in pieces,
or in small wedges, for the convenience
of trade: this medium of traffic existed
at a very early period, as we see by the
payment of money in weight by Abra-
ham, Gen. 23:9-16. Gold, as well as
silver, was used for money, Josh. 7:
21-24: and the practice of weighing
money, as remarked by travellers, is still
general among the merchants of Syria,
Egypt, and all the Turkish empire, as in
the days of Abraham. The shekel ap-
pears to have been the earliest standard
piece of money, which is reckoned about
half an ounce, and in silver, worth about
two shillings and sixpence: but for many
ages it was not coined in stamped pieces.
Our engraving represents various Egyp-
tian coins: those in the form of rings are
the more ancient; the stamped coins
belong to the Ptolemean sovereigns.
Perfect accuracy cannot perhaps be at-
tained in relation to the Hebrew, Greek,
and Roman coins: but the following is
taken from the most respectable autho-
rities, reckoning standard silver at 5s.
per oz., and standard gold at £3 10s.
per oz.
COPPER MONEY.

£ s. d.

1. Mite, Mark 12:42; it weighed half a
barley corn, and was in value,
about . . . . .
0 0 0{5/8}

2. Farthing, a Quadrans, Mark 12:42,
two mites . . . . .
0 0 0¾

3. Assarium, or Ass, Matt. 10:29, the
tenth part of a Roman penny .
0 0 0

SILVER MONEY.

£ s. d.

1. Gerah, Exod. 30:13, about
0 0 1½

2. Penny, Matt. 20:2, the Greek
Drachma, ten Roman Asses, or the
fourth part of a Hebrew Shekel .
0 0 7½

3. Bekah, Exod. 38:26, half a
Shekel . . . . .
0 1 3

4. Shekel, Exod. 30:13; or Silverling,
Isa. 7:23; or Stater, Matt. 17:
27; stamped on one side with
Aaron's rod, and on the other with
a pot of manna . . . .
0 2 6

5. Maneh, Ezek. 45:12: Greek Mina,
or Pound, Luke 19:13, fifty
Shekels . . . . .
6 5 0

6. Talent, sixty Manehs . . . 375 0 0

GOLD MONEY.

£ s. d.

1. Solidus Aureus, or Sextula, about .
0 12 2

2. Shekel of gold, fourteen times the
value of silver . . . .
1 15 0

3. Talent of gold, 3000 Shekels . .
5250 0 0

MONEY-CHANGERS, a sort of bankers,
who exchanged foreign coins for those
current, Matt. 21:12. The number of
foreign Jews who visited Jerusalem at the
Passover and other festivals, rendered
such a business very lucrative, Deut. 14:
23-26; Neh. 10:32-39; Acts 2:5, 9, 11.
MONSTERS, huge animals, Lam. 4:3.

HEBREW MONTHS. Nearly corre-
sponding with
our Months of Months
Sacred
Year. of the
Civil
Year. Sea-
sons. SACRED FESTIVALS
and Memorable Days.

Abib, or Nisan,
Exod. 12:2-18; 13:
4; Est. 3:7. March. 1st. 7th. Harvest. 14. Paschal Lamb killed.
15. PASSOVER.
16. First fruits of barley har-
vest presented to the LORD.
21. Last day of the Passover.

Zif, or Iyar,
1 Kings 6:1. April. 2nd. 8th. Harvest.

Sivan,
Est. 8:9. May. 3rd. 9th. Harvest.
Summer. 6. PENTECOST.
First fruits of wheat offered
to the LORD.

Tammuz,
Ezek. 8:14. June. 4th. 10th. Summer.

Ab. July. 5th. 11th. Summer.

Elul,
Neh. 6:15. August. 6th. 12th. Hot Season. 9. Solomon's Temple taken by
the Chaldeans; and the
second Temple afterwards
by the Romans.

Ethanim, or Tisri,
1 Kings 8:2. September. 7th. 1st. Hot Season.
Seed Time. 1. Feast of Trumpets.
10. Day of Atonement.
15. FEAST OF TABERNACLES.
22. Last day of the feast.

Marchesvan, or Bul,
1 Kings 6:38. October. 8th. 2nd. Seed Time.

Chisleu,
Zech. 7:1. November. 9th. 3rd. Seed Time.
Winter. 25. Feast of the Dedication of
the second Temple.

Tebeth,
Est. 2:16. December. 10th. 4th. Winter.

Sebat,
Zech. 1:7. January. 11th. 5th. Winter.
Cold Season.

Adar,
Est. 3:7. Ve-Adar, or Second Adar,
is here added when
necessary. February. 12th. 6th. Cold Season. 14 and 15. Feast of Purim.
   Est. 9:18-21.

MONTH, a space of four weeks, or the
period of the revolution of the moon,
Gen. 29:14. The Israelites reckoned
their time by months, of which they had
two series; one for civil purposes, com-
mencing the year in their month, Etha-
nim, the seventh of the sacred year,
1 Kings 8:2, computing from the crea-
tion of the world, and answering to our
September; the other for their sacred
purposes in their festivals, commencing
the year in their month Abib, the seventh
of the civil year, computing from the
redemption from Egypt, Exod. 12:2-18;
13:4, and answering to our March. The
preceding table exhibits the order of the
Jewish months, with the principal religi-
ous festivals of the Israelites and Jews.
MONTHLY, every month, Isa. 47:13.
MONUMENTS, tombs for memorials,
Isa. 65:4.
MOON, the glorious luminary that at-
tends our earth, reflecting the light of
the sun at night, Gen. 1:16; Psal. 8:3.
This magnificent planet has a diameter
of 2175 miles; her surface is estimated at
14,000,000 of square miles; and her dis-
tance from the earth 240,000 miles: she
revolves on her own axis in the same
time that she takes to move round the
earth, and from one conjunction with the
sun to another, the period is 29 days,
12 hours, 44 minutes, and 3 seconds.
The moon is an opaque body, deriving
her light from the sun, and reflecting it
for our benefit upon the earth; and with
the united influences of the sun and
moon, the regular motion of the tides is
produced in the sea. The moon has
been an object of religious worship in
most heathen nations, under various
names, as Ashtaroth, Diana, the Queen
of heaven, &c., Jer. 44:17-25.

MOON god cult. List: Religion: Eastern.

MOR'DECAI, [h] (contrition, or bitter
burning), the uncle of queen Esther, a
Jew, descended from the royal house of
king Saul, and who rose to great honour
in the palace of Ahasuerus, after the fall
of Haman, Est. 2:5; 8:1-3; 9:4.
MORE, greater, in degree, Gen. 29:
30: in number, Exod. 1:9: in quantity,
16:17: in duration, Lev. 13:5.
MOREOVER, besides, Psal. 19:11.
MORIAH, [h] (bitterness of the Lord, or
doctrine of the Lord), a hill on the north-
east side of Jerusalem, supposed to be
that on which Abraham offered Isaac by
the Divine direction, Gen. 22:2: it was
under cultivation in the time of David,
who purchased it of Araunah, 2 Sam.
24:16-25, as the site of the temple of
Solomon, 2 Chron. 3:1.
MORNING, the fore part of the day,
Gen. 19:15; Mark 13:35: early, Psal.
5:3: speedily, 30:5: daily, 73:14:
the resurrection to eternal day, 49:14.
MORNING-STAR, an expressive title
assumed by Christ, Rev. 22:16.
MORNING-STARS, angels, Job 38:7.
MORROW, the ensuing day, Exod. 9:
5, 6; Josh. 5:12; Jam. 4:14.
MORSEL, a small piece, Psal. 147:
17: a supply of food, Gen. 18:5: a
meal, Heb. 12:16.
MORTAL, subject to death, Rom. 6:12.
MORTALITY, the state of being liable
to death, 2 Cor. 5:4.
MORTALLY, deathly, irrecoverably,
Deut. 19:11.
MORTAR, a vessel to pound or grind
in, Num. 11:8.
MORTER, cement for building with
bricks, Gen. 11:3; Exod. 1:14.
MORTGAGED, pledged or secured, as
lands and houses are for the repayment
of money which rich persons have lent
to the owners, Neh. 5:3.
MORTIFY, to subdue by discipline,
Rom. 8:13; Col. 3:5.
MOSE'ROTH, [h] (erudition, or disci-
pline), a place near mount Hor, where
Aaron died, Num. 33:0; Deut. 10:6:
it is called also Mosera.
MO'SES, משה (taken out of the water), the
most eminent of the prophets of God,
honoured as the deliverer of the people
of Israel from Egypt. His preservation
when an infant; his adoption by the
daughter of Pharoah; his education in
all the wisdom of the Egyptians as for
the throne; his exile forty years in the
land of Midian; his commission to redeem
Israel; his leading them out of Egypt
and establishing a new dispensation of
religion, as recorded in his writings; and
his death in the vigour of life, at the age
of one hundred and twenty years, are all
remarkable and peculiarly instructive.
As a legislator and ruler of a nation, no
one has ever exhibited such wisdom,
justice, and moral worth, proving him to
have been, as he declared that he was,
divinely inspired and supported by God,
Exod. 2:10; 3:10; Deut. 34:5-10.

MOSES, wrote the Pentateuch (1st five books of the O. T.)

MOST, the greater number, Prov. 20:
6: in the greatest degree, Acts 20:38.
MOTE, a small particle, Matt. 15:2-5.
MOTH, a kind of fly, proverbially feeble,
Job 4:19, which feeds on cloth, 13:28:
that which wastes, Psal. 39:11.
MOTHER, a woman that has borne a
child, Exod. 2:8: the dam of a beast,
23:19: a woman acting as parent or
teacher, 20:12: a matron of superior
wisdom and courage, Judg. 5:7. Mother
is applied to a chief city of a tribe or
country, 2 Sam. 20:19: the heavenly
Jerusalem, as the metropolis of the church
of God, Gal. 4:26. Rome is called
MOTHER OF HARLOTS, as the seat of
ecclesiastical corruptions, Rev. 17:5.
MOTIONS, acts or tendencies, Rom. 7:5.
MOULDLY, overgrown with cryptogamic
vegetation, Josh. 9:5.
MOUNT, to ascend as a bird, Job
39:27: as a lofty building, Jer. 51:53.
MOUNT, a mountain, of which there
were many in Canaan, Exod. 18:5.
MOUNTAIN, a vast hill formed by the
Creator, Psal. 90:2. Asia has a moun-
tain 26,462 feet above the level of the
sea; the highest mountain in America
is 21,441 feet; the highest in Europe is
15,662 feet; the highest in Africa is
13,000 feet; and Lebanon, on the north
of Canaan, rises 9526 feet. Divine in-
spiration employs the grand similitude
of a mountain, to represent many things
for our instruction; as the church of God,
of which mount Zion with the temple
was a type, Isa. 2:2: great obstacles to
the progress of the gospel, 40:4: places
of power and authority, Amos 4:1:
powerful enemies, Isa. 41:15: high
places, on which idols were worshipped,
57:7: idol worshippers, Ezek. 6:23.
PRINCIPAL MOUNTAINS OF CANAAN.

Seir in Idumea, Gen. 14:6; Deut. 2:1.
Gilead beyond, or east of, Jordan,
  Gen. 31:21.
Sinai in Arabia, Exod. 19:1, 2;
  Gal. 4:25.
Horeb near to Sinai, Exod. 3:1;
  33:6; 34:4.
Paran, Gen. 14:6; Deut. 33:1.
Hor in Idumea, Num. 20:22-28.
Lebanon, north of Canaan in Syria,
  Deut. 3:25; 1 Kings 5:14.
Hermon, the southernmost point of
  Lebanon, Deut. 3:8, 9; 4:48.
Engedi in Judah, near the Dead Sea,
  Josh. 15:62; 1 Sam. 23:25-29.
Nebo, part of the Abarim, Deut.
  32:49.
Pisgah, the highest point of the
  Abarim, Deut. 34:1-6.
Tabor in Galilee, parallel with Her-
  mon, Judg. 4:6-12.
Amalek in Ephraim, Judg. 3:27;
  12:15.
Carmel, near Ptolemais, on the Medi-
  terranean, 1 Kings 18:19, 42.

Ebal in Ephraim, Deut. 27:4-13;
  Josh. 8:30-33.
Gerizim, near Ebal, Judg. 9:7.
Ephraim or Gaash, in Galilee, Judg.
  3:9.
Gilboa, near Samaria, 1 Sam. 31:1.
Moriah, north-east of Jerusalem, the
  site of the temple, 2 Chron. 3:1.
Sion or Zion, near Moriah, 2 Sam. 5:7.
Calvary, north-west of Jerusalem,
  Luke 23:33.
Olives or Olivet, near Jerusalem,
  Luke 19:29-37; Acts 1:12.

MOUNT OF CORRUPTION, a name given
to Olivet on account of the idol abomi-
nations of king Solomon, 2 Kings 23:
13.
MOURN, to lament or bewail, especially
for the dead, Gen. 23:2; 2 Sam. 3:
31: to sympathise with those bereaved
and afflicted, Job 2:11. When we read
that Lebanon, Ezek. 31:5, the land,
Hos. 4:3, the ways of Zion, and all her
gates, mourn, Isa. 3:26, we are to un-
derstand public calamities.
MOURNED, did mourn, as Jacob mourn-
ed for Joseph, as if dead, Gen. 37:
34, as the Egyptians mourned for Jacob
at his death, 50:3; and the congregation
of Israel for Aaron, Num. 20:29.
MOURNER, a person affected with grief,
2 Sam. 14:21; Eccles. 12:5.
MOURNFULLY, sorrowfully, Mal. 3:14.
MOURNING, sorrow, Est. 4:3: this
may be natural, as the consequence of
calamity, 2 Sam. 19:2: or evangelical
as the fruit of repentance, Isa. 61:3.
mourning for the dead, in the East, was
very expressive, Job 1:20; 2:11-13. The
Egyptians mourned seventy days for
Jacob, Gen. 50:3: the mourning for Aaron,
Num. 20:29, and Moses, Deut. 34:8,
was each thirty days. Funereal mourn-
ing was carried on upon a system among
the Jews, and women were hired for the
purpose, some of them accompanying
their lamentations with instrumental
music, Jer. 9:17; Matt. 9:23: this cus-
tom is still observed in the East, espe-
cially in Turkey. See MINSTREL.
MOUSE, a small, well-known, destruc-
tive animal, found in dwelling-houses,
Lev. 11:29; and among corn, 2 Sam.
6:5.
MOUTH, the aperture in the face by
which food is received, and which is the
instrument of speech, Psal. 115:5: the
palate, Job 12:11: speech or words,
19:16; Psal. 73:9: just desires, 1
Kings 11:1-7: necessities, Psal. 103:5:
boasting, Judg. 9:18: calumnies or
reproaches, Job 5:1: verbal testimony,
Deut. 17:6: the memory and speech,
Deut. 31:19: the opening of a well,
Gen. 29:2, 3: the entrance of a sack,
42:27. Mouth, ascribed to God, signi-
fies His will and word delivered by His
inspired servants, Josh. 9:14; Isa. 1:20.
MOVE, to stir from a place, 2 Sam.
7:10: to touch, Matt. 23:4: to ex-
cite, Judg. 13:25: to provoke, Deut.
32:21: to discourage, Acts 20:24.
MOVEABLE, changeable, deceitful, Prov.
5:6.
MOVED, did move, 1 Sam. 1:13: did
prompt or persuade, Josh. 15:18.
MOVED, excited, Ruth 1:19: agitated,
2 Sam. 18:33: influenced, Heb. 11:7;
2 Pet. 1:22.
MOVER, a proposer, an exciter, Acts
24:5.
MOVING, a motion, Job 16:5; John 5:3.
MOVING, acting with life, Gen. 9:3.
MOWER, one who cuts grass with a
scythe, Psal. 127:7.
MOWINGS, cuttings of the grass, its
gathering in for hay, Acts 7:1.
MOWN, cut as grass, Psal. 72:6.
MUCH, great in degree, Gen. 36:
16; Exod. 12:42.
MUFFLERS, women's veils, Isa. 3:19:
they are still worn by the women in
Egypt, covering the whole face except
the eyes.
MULBERRY, a rich fruit, somewhat
resembling the strawberry, and about its
size, growing on a large tree, 2 Sam. 5:
23.
MULE, the offspring of two animals of
different species, as a horse and [a donkey],
1 Kings 1:33.
MULTIPLIED, increased in number,
Exod. 1:7-12.
MULTIPLY, to increase, Gen. 1:22;
6:1.
MULTIPLYING, increasing greatly, Gen.
22:17.
MULTITUDE, a great number, Gen.
16:10: as the common people, Exod.
23:2; Matt. 9:33-36: the whole as-
sembly, senators and people, Acts 23:
7: the Christian congregation, Acts 15:
12-22: great store, Jer. 10:13.
MUNITION, a fortification, Isa. 29:
7; Nah. 2:1.
MURDER, the unlawful taking away of
human life, Mark 15:7; 2 Kings 14:5:
cruelty in thought, word, or deed, Matt.
19:18; 1 John 3:15.

MURDER, e.g., an unforgiven abortion.

MURDERER, a person guilty of murder:
how criminal such a person is regarded
may be learned from the case of Cain,
the first murderer, Gen. 4:9-15; from
the solemn ceremony of the Israelites on
finding a slain body, Deut. 21:1-9: and
from the declaration of God against mur-
derers, 1 John 3:15; Rev. 21:8.

MURDERER, e.g., an unforgiven abortionist.

MURMUR, to repine, and complain of
some pretended wrong, Exod. 16:2, 7,
8; John 6:43.
MURMURED, Exod. 15:
24; Josh. 9:18.
MURMURERS, dissatisfied complainers,
Jude 16.
MURMURINGS, wicked complaints,
Num. 14:27; Phil. 2:14.
MURRAIN, a destructive disease in
cattle, Exod. 9:3.
MUSE, to think seriously, Psal. 142:5.
MUSED, did muse or consider, Luke
3:15.
MUSING, considering, Psal. 39:3.
MUSIC, the harmony of sounds, instru-
mental or vocal, Dan. 3:3. Music has
been cultivated as a science by the most
ancient and remote nations, Gen. 4:21:
it formed part of the Levitical service by
bells and trumpets, Exod. 28:33; Num.
10:1-10: David and Solomon engaged
numbers of musicians in the service of
God, 1 Chron. 15:16-29; 25:1-6; 2 Chron.
7:6. Nebuchadnezzar and Darius had
a large body of musicians, Dan. 3:5.
Music will form a part of the blessedness
of heavenly enjoyments, Rev. 5:8-14.

MUSIC, Good. List: Christian Music / Song.

MUSICAL, adapted for music, Neh. 12:
36; Eccles. 2:8.
MUSICIANS, professors of music, espe-
cially on instruments, Rev. 18:22.
MU'SHI, [h] (he that touches), the son of
Merari, and chief of a family of the
Levites, Num. 3:33; 1 Chron. 6:19.
MUST, denotes necessity, Deut. 4:22,
as to appear in judgment, 2 Cor. 5:10:
certain accomplishment, as by the decree
of God, Matt. 26:54: duty, as by the
command of God, Rom. 13:5: the exist-
ence of evils, as by the Divine permission,
Matt. 18:7.

MUST. You must be born again, John 3.

MUSTARD, a well-known plant, bearing
small seeds: that of Syria was the Phy-
tolacca decandra, growing very large as
a tree, Matt. 13:31.
MUSTERED, called together, as soldiers
for battle, 2 Kings 25:19.
MUTTER, to speak unintelligibly, as
wizards or false prophets, Isa. 8:19.
MUTTERED, spoken in the way of pro-
faneness or complaint, Isa. 59:3.
MUTUAL, belonging to both, Rom. 1:
12.
MUZZLE, to bind the mouth, Deut.
25:4; 1 Cor. 9:9.
MY'RA, Μυρα (to flow, pour out, or weep),
a city of Syria, in Asia Minor, Acts
27:5.
MYRRH, a precious aromatic gum or
resin, issuing from the myrrh tree, which
is common in Arabia and Egypt, Gen.
37:25. Myrrh was used for the holy
oil, Exod. 30:23: for perfume, Prov. 7:
17: and for embalming, John 19:39.
MYRTLE, a beautiful, fragrant ever-
green tree, Neh. 8:15; Isa. 55:13.
MYS'IA, Μυσια (criminal or abominable),
the north-western province of Asia Minor,
Acts 16:7, 8.
MYSTERY, a thing or purpose imper-
fectly made known: the economy of
human redemption by the incarnate Son
of God, was a mystery to former ages,
having been but imperfectly revealed in
the Old Testament, but taught to the
apostles and published in their writings,
Mark 4:11; Matt. 13:11. The calling of
the Gentiles to form part of the [first loc-
al] church of God, with the converted
Israelites, was a mystery to the Jews,
but which was fully revealed to the
apostles, Eph. 1:9, 10; 3:1-6; Col. 1:
25-27. The mystery of the resurrection
is more fully and clearly declared in the
apostolic writings, 1 Cor. 15:51. "[T]he
mystery of God, and of the Father,
and of Christ[,]" Col. 2:2, including the
Divine existence, Personality, Trinity,
and the incarnation of the Son of God,
must ever remain greatly mysterious to
the minds of finite creatures, 1 Tim. 3:
9-16; Rom. 11:33.

MYSTERY. Tract.

See Glossary

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