The Scripture lexicon, or, A dictionary of above three thousand proper names of persons and places mentioned in the Bible. By P. Oliver

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1810 Excerpt: ...The inhabitants of Laodicea. LAP-ID'-OTH, A-ip-MS, i. e. lightnings, or lamps. The husband of Deborah the prophetess. LAP-WING. A bird about the size of a common pigeon, with a piercing eye, a small beautiful head, 'elegantly variegated, and ornamented with a beautiful crest, hanging over the hinder part of the neck--it is a bird almost continually on the wing, and feeds upon insects. LA-SE'-A, Aiur-U, i. e. thick, or wise. A city near to the Pair Havens, on the isle of Crete. LA'-SHAH, Axrx, i. e. to call, or to anoint.' A city not far from Sodom. LA-SHA'-RON, 'ATM. A city of Canaan, on the west side of Jordan. LAS'-THEN-ES, A-&--, i. e. the strength of a stone. The name of a prince of the isle of Crete. LAZ'-A-RUS, A-' -g.f, i. e. the help of God. The brother of Martha and Mary, whom our Saviour raised from the dead--also another mentioned with Dives, in a parable of our Saviour. L before E. LE'-AH, Au'x, i. e. painful, or wearied. The wife of the patriarch Jacob, and eldest daughter of Laban. LEB'-A-NAH, A- --is, i. e. the moon, whiteness, frankincense, brittle. One whose children were of the order of Nethi nims. LEB'-A-NON, AiCiMs, i. e. the same as Lebanah. A place of Syria, so called from the great store of frankincense there. LEB'-A-OTH, A- s, i. e. a lioness, or sign of the heart. A town of Palestine, in the tribe of Judah. LEB-BE'-US, Ai -iW, i. e. praising, or confessing. One of the twelve disciples of our Saviour, surnamed Thaddeus: St. Luke calls him Judas or Jude. LEB-O'-NAH, AiZmS., i. e. the moon, frankincense, brittle. A place mentioned in the book of Judges, supposed by some to be six miles from Bethel. LE'-CHAH, An- . A-i-, i. ...