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== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70292" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_70292" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> [[Jupiter]] (''jû'pt-ter'' ). The heathen god worshipped by the [[Greeks]] under the name of Zeus. He was supposed to exercise supreme power; but the actions attributed to him were frequently in the highest degree sensual and abominable. [[Antiochus]] [[Epiphanes]] dedicated the temple at [[Jerusalem]] to this deity as Zeus Olympius, that on [[Gerizim]] to him as Zeus Xenius, the "defender of strangers." 2 [[Maccabees]] 6:2. He is two or three times mentioned in the New Testament. Acts 14:12-13; Acts 19:35. </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_73371" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_73371" /> == | ||
<p> '''Ju'piter.''' ''(a father that helps).'' The Greek Zeus. The Olympian Zeus was the national god of the Hellenic race, as well as the supreme ruler of the heathen world, and as such formed the true opposite to | <p> '''Ju'piter.''' ''(a father that helps).'' The Greek Zeus. The Olympian Zeus was the national god of the Hellenic race, as well as the supreme ruler of the heathen world, and as such formed the true opposite to [[Jehovah]] . Jupiter or Zeus is mentioned in two passages of the New Testament, on the occasion of St. Paul's visit to Lystra, Acts 14:12-13, where the expression "Jupiter, which was before their city," means that his temple was outside the city. Also in Acts 19:35. </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_135654" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_135654" /> == | ||
