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== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70476" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70476" /> == | ||
<p> Mars' [[Hill]] (märz hĭll), or [[Areopagus]] (ăr'e-ŏp'a-gŭs or â're-ŏp'a-gŭs). Acts 17:19; Acts 17:34. This was a rocky height in Athens, opposite the western end of the Acropolis. From this spot [[Paul]] delivered his address to the men of Athens. Acts 17:22-31. He also "disputed" in the "market," or agora, "daily," 17:17, which was south of the Areopagus, in the valley lying between this hill and those of the Acropolis, the Pnyx, and the Museum. </p> | <p> Mars' [[Hill]] (märz hĭll), or [[Areopagus]] (ăr'e-ŏp'a-gŭs or â're-ŏp'a-gŭs). Acts 17:19; Acts 17:34. This was a rocky height in Athens, opposite the western end of the Acropolis. From this spot [[Paul]] delivered his address to the men of Athens. Acts 17:22-31. He also "disputed" in the "market," or agora, "daily," 17:17, which was south of the Areopagus, in the valley lying between this hill and those of the Acropolis, the Pnyx, and the Museum. </p> | ||
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_142007" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_142007" /> == | ||
<p> (1): </p> <p> (n.) The metallic element iron, the symbol of which / was the same as that of the planet Mars. </p> <p> (2): </p> <p> (n.) One of the planets of the solar system, the fourth in order from the sun, or the next beyond the earth, having a diameter of about 4,200 miles, a period of 687 days, and a mean distance of 141,000,000 miles. It is conspicuous for the redness of its light. </p> <p> (3): </p> <p> (n.) The god of war and husbandry. </p> | <p> (1): </p> <p> (n.) The metallic element iron, the symbol of which / was the same as that of the planet Mars. </p> <p> (2): </p> <p> (n.) One of the planets of the solar system, the fourth in order from the sun, or the next beyond the earth, having a diameter of about 4,200 miles, a period of 687 days, and a mean distance of 141,000,000 miles. It is conspicuous for the redness of its light. </p> <p> (3): </p> <p> (n.) The god of war and husbandry. </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_61565" /> == | |||
<p> M`ARS, n. In mythology, the god of war in modern usage, a planet and in the old chimistry, a term for iron. </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_49759" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_49759" /> == | ||
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<ref name="term_142007"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/mars Mars from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_142007"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/mars Mars from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_61565"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/mars Mars from King James Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_49759"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/mars Mars from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_49759"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/mars Mars from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> |