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Horonaim <ref name="term_4688" /> | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_31841" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' hor ''''' - ''''' ō̇ ''''' - ''''' nā´im ''''' ( חרנים , חרונים , <i> ''''' ḥōrōnayim ''''' </i> ; Ἀρωνιείμ , <i> ''''' Arōnieı́m ''''' </i> ; in Jeremiah Ὀρωναίμ , <i> ''''' Orōnaı́m ''''' </i> , "the two hollows"): an unidentified place in the South of Moab. It is named in Jeremiah 48:5 . Isaiah ( Isaiah 15:5 ) and Jeremiah ( Jeremiah 48:3 ) speak of "the way to Horanaim"; and Jeremiah ( Jeremiah 48:5 ) of the , "descent," or "going down" of Horonaim. [[Mesha]] (MS) says he was bidden by [[Chemosh]] to "go down" and fight against '''''Ḥoronēm''''' . Probably, therefore, it lay on one of the roads leading down from the [[Moabite]] plateau to the Arabah. It is mentioned by [[Josephus]] as having been taken by [[Alexander]] Janneus ( <i> Ant. </i> , Xiii , xv, 4). [[Hyrcanus]] promised to restore it and the rest to [[Aretas]] (XIV, i, 4). There is no indication that in early times it was ever possessed by Israel. Buhl ( <i> GAP </i> 272 f) thinks it may be represented by some significant ruins near <i> '''''Wādy ed''''' </i> - <i> '''''Derā‛a''''' </i> ( <i> '''''Wādy Kerak''''' </i> ). </p> | Isaiah 15:5Jeremiah 48:3,5,34 | ||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35702" /> == | |||
<p> ("two caverns".) [[Gave]] their name to a town of [[Moab]] (Isaiah 15:5; Jeremiah 48:3; Jeremiah 48:5; Jeremiah 48:34). On an eminence from which there was a "descent." Ptolemy's "Avara" is identified with [[Horonaim]] Sanballet, the opponent of the rebuilding of the [[Jerusalem]] wall (Nehemiah 4:7; Nehemiah 2:10), was an Horonite. </p> | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_41062" /> == | |||
Isaiah 15:5Jeremiah 48:348:548:34 | |||
== Hitchcock's Bible Names <ref name="term_45840" /> == | |||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_51563" /> == | |||
<p> <strong> HORONAIM </strong> (perh. ‘the two bollows’). A city of Moab, whose site has not been recovered with certainty. It is mentioned in Isaiah 15:5 , Jeremiah 48:3; Jeremiah 48:5; Jeremiah 48:34 , and also on the [[Moabite]] [[Stone]] (11. 31, 32). It may have lain to the south of the Arnon, in the neighbourhood of the <em> [[Wady]] ed-Derâ‘a </em> . </p> | |||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_66438" /> == | |||
<p> Place in Moab, mentioned by the prophets, with [[Zoar]] and Luhith. Isaiah 15:5; Jeremiah 48:3,5,34 . The name of [[Horonaim]] is found on the [[Moabite]] stone: it was taken by King Mesha. </p> | |||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72948" /> == | |||
<p> Horona'im. (two caverns). A town of Moab, possibly a sanctuary, named with [[Zoar]] and Luhith. Isaiah 15:5; Jeremiah 48:3; Jeremiah 48:5; Jeremiah 48:34. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_4688" /> == | |||
<p> ''''' hor ''''' - ''''' ō̇ ''''' - ''''' nā´im ''''' ( חרנים , חרונים , <i> ''''' ḥōrōnayim ''''' </i> ; Ἀρωνιείμ , <i> ''''' Arōnieı́m ''''' </i> ; in Jeremiah Ὀρωναίμ , <i> ''''' Orōnaı́m ''''' </i> , "the two hollows"): an unidentified place in the South of Moab. It is named in Jeremiah 48:5 . Isaiah (Isaiah 15:5 ) and Jeremiah (Jeremiah 48:3 ) speak of "the way to Horanaim"; and Jeremiah (Jeremiah 48:5 ) of the , "descent," or "going down" of Horonaim. [[Mesha]] (MS) says he was bidden by [[Chemosh]] to "go down" and fight against '''''Ḥoronēm''''' . Probably, therefore, it lay on one of the roads leading down from the [[Moabite]] plateau to the Arabah. It is mentioned by [[Josephus]] as having been taken by [[Alexander]] Janneus ( <i> Ant. </i> , Xiii , xv, 4). [[Hyrcanus]] promised to restore it and the rest to [[Aretas]] (XIV, i, 4). There is no indication that in early times it was ever possessed by Israel. [[Buhl]] ( <i> GAP </i> 272 f) thinks it may be represented by some significant ruins near <i> '''''Wādy ed''''' </i> - <i> '''''Derā‛a''''' </i> ( <i> '''''Wādy Kerak''''' </i> ). </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_44182" /> == | |||
<p> (Heb. Chorona'yim, חֹרֹנִיַם, two caverns; Sept. Ἀρωνιείμ and ᾿Ωρωναϊ v μ), a Moabitish city near Zoar, Luhith, Nimrim, etc., on a declivity along the route of the invading [[Assyrians]] (Isaiah 15:5; Jeremiah 48:3; Jeremiah 48:5; Jeremiah 48:34); probably the same called HOLON (חֹלוֹן, perhaps by an error for חֹרוֹן, Horon, which would appear to be the original form of the word Horonaim; from חֹר, a hole) in Jeremiah 48:22 (Sept. Χελών,Vulg. Helon). The associated names only afford a conjectural locality east of the north end of the [[Dead]] Sea, probably on some one of the great roads (דֶּרֶךְ ) leading down from the plateau of [[Moab]] to the [[Jordan]] valley. It is doubtless the Oronse (᾿Ωρῶναι) of [[Josephus]] (Ant. 13, 15, 4; 14, 1, 4). [[Sanballat]] "the Horonite" (חֹרֹנַי, Nehemiah 2:10; Nehemiah 2:19; Nehemiah 13:28) was probably a native of this place, and not (as stated by Schwarz, Palestine, p. 147) of Beth- horon, which was entirely different. </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="term_31841"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/horonaim Horonaim from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_35702"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/horonaim Horonaim from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_41062"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/horonaim Horonaim from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_45840"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hitchcock-s-bible-names/horonaim Horonaim from Hitchcock's Bible Names]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_51563"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hastings-dictionary-of-the-bible/horonaim Horonaim from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_66438"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/horonaim Horonaim from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_72948"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/horonaim Horonaim from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_4688"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/horonaim Horonaim from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_4688"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/horonaim Horonaim from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_44182"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/horonaim Horonaim from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
</references> | </references> | ||
Revision as of 09:02, 12 October 2021
Easton's Bible Dictionary [1]
Isaiah 15:5Jeremiah 48:3,5,34
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [2]
("two caverns".) Gave their name to a town of Moab (Isaiah 15:5; Jeremiah 48:3; Jeremiah 48:5; Jeremiah 48:34). On an eminence from which there was a "descent." Ptolemy's "Avara" is identified with Horonaim Sanballet, the opponent of the rebuilding of the Jerusalem wall (Nehemiah 4:7; Nehemiah 2:10), was an Horonite.
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
Isaiah 15:5Jeremiah 48:348:548:34
Hitchcock's Bible Names [4]
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [5]
HORONAIM (perh. ‘the two bollows’). A city of Moab, whose site has not been recovered with certainty. It is mentioned in Isaiah 15:5 , Jeremiah 48:3; Jeremiah 48:5; Jeremiah 48:34 , and also on the Moabite Stone (11. 31, 32). It may have lain to the south of the Arnon, in the neighbourhood of the Wady ed-Derâ‘a .
Morrish Bible Dictionary [6]
Place in Moab, mentioned by the prophets, with Zoar and Luhith. Isaiah 15:5; Jeremiah 48:3,5,34 . The name of Horonaim is found on the Moabite stone: it was taken by King Mesha.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [7]
Horona'im. (two caverns). A town of Moab, possibly a sanctuary, named with Zoar and Luhith. Isaiah 15:5; Jeremiah 48:3; Jeremiah 48:5; Jeremiah 48:34.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [8]
hor - ō̇ - nā´im ( חרנים , חרונים , ḥōrōnayim ; Ἀρωνιείμ , Arōnieı́m ; in Jeremiah Ὀρωναίμ , Orōnaı́m , "the two hollows"): an unidentified place in the South of Moab. It is named in Jeremiah 48:5 . Isaiah (Isaiah 15:5 ) and Jeremiah (Jeremiah 48:3 ) speak of "the way to Horanaim"; and Jeremiah (Jeremiah 48:5 ) of the , "descent," or "going down" of Horonaim. Mesha (MS) says he was bidden by Chemosh to "go down" and fight against Ḥoronēm . Probably, therefore, it lay on one of the roads leading down from the Moabite plateau to the Arabah. It is mentioned by Josephus as having been taken by Alexander Janneus ( Ant. , Xiii , xv, 4). Hyrcanus promised to restore it and the rest to Aretas (XIV, i, 4). There is no indication that in early times it was ever possessed by Israel. Buhl ( GAP 272 f) thinks it may be represented by some significant ruins near Wādy ed - Derā‛a ( Wādy Kerak ).
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [9]
(Heb. Chorona'yim, חֹרֹנִיַם, two caverns; Sept. Ἀρωνιείμ and ᾿Ωρωναϊ v μ), a Moabitish city near Zoar, Luhith, Nimrim, etc., on a declivity along the route of the invading Assyrians (Isaiah 15:5; Jeremiah 48:3; Jeremiah 48:5; Jeremiah 48:34); probably the same called HOLON (חֹלוֹן, perhaps by an error for חֹרוֹן, Horon, which would appear to be the original form of the word Horonaim; from חֹר, a hole) in Jeremiah 48:22 (Sept. Χελών,Vulg. Helon). The associated names only afford a conjectural locality east of the north end of the Dead Sea, probably on some one of the great roads (דֶּרֶךְ ) leading down from the plateau of Moab to the Jordan valley. It is doubtless the Oronse (᾿Ωρῶναι) of Josephus (Ant. 13, 15, 4; 14, 1, 4). Sanballat "the Horonite" (חֹרֹנַי, Nehemiah 2:10; Nehemiah 2:19; Nehemiah 13:28) was probably a native of this place, and not (as stated by Schwarz, Palestine, p. 147) of Beth- horon, which was entirely different.
References
- ↑ Horonaim from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Horonaim from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Horonaim from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Horonaim from Hitchcock's Bible Names
- ↑ Horonaim from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Horonaim from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Horonaim from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Horonaim from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ↑ Horonaim from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
