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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Cab
Cabbon
Cabin
Cabul
Caesar
Caesarea
Caesarea Philippi
Morrish Bible Dictionary
Caesarea Philippi. [Caesare'a Philip'pi] The former name of this city was Panium, but Herod Philip, the tetrarch, enlarged it and named it after Caesar and himself. It is situated in the north of Palestine, near one of the sources of the Jordan. The Lord visited the villages in its district. Matt. 16:13; Mark 8:27. It is now called Banias, 33 15' N, 35 41' E, a small village, with the remains of an ancient castle and other ruins, amid beautiful scenery.
Cage
Caiaphas
Caiaphas, Joseph
Caiaphas, Joseph. [Ca'iaphas]Appointed high priest by the governor Valerius Gratus, A.D. 26, he remained in office until A.D. 36, when he was deposed by the proconsul Vitellius. He prophesied that it was expedient that one man should die for the nation, that the whole nation might not perish. John 11:50-51. He presided at the trial of the Lord, Matt. 26:3, 57; Luke 3:2; John 11:49; John 18:13, 28; and was present when Peter and John were brought before the Sanhedrim. Acts 4:6.
Cain
Cainan
Cake
Cakes
Cakes. Several Hebrew words are used for 'cakes,' and they are often said to be mingled with oil. Those presented as a meat offering were to be unleavened, as typifying the Lord Jesus in His perfect humanity begotten of the Holy Spirit. Lev. 2:4; Lev. 7:12; etc. Ephraim (that is Israel) is compared to 'a cake not turned,' Hosea 7:8, as unpalatable, like the lukewarm, 'neither hot nor cold,' of Rev. 3:16.
Calah
Calamolalus
Calamus
Calcol
Caldron
Caleb
Caleb-Ephrathah
Calebephratah
Calebephratah. [Ca'leb-ephra'tah]This is mentioned only in 1 Chr. 2:24, as the name of a place where Hezron died. That Hezron could have died there (though it is not at all known where the place was) has been thought an impossibility, for was he not with the Israelites living in Egypt? Yes, but at least in the time of Joseph, he and others may have visited Canaan, and on one of his visits have died there, and thus the place have come to be named after his son and his son's wife ? 1 Chr. 2:19. The LXX has the improbable reading of 'Caleb came to Ephratha,' perhaps so framed to remove the supposed difficulty.
Calendar
Calf
Calf. The young of cattle whether male or female. A calf was offered for a sin-offering for Aaron, and a calf and a lamb for a burnt-offering for the people, at the commencement of Aaron's service. Lev. 9:2, 8. A calf was kept by the affluent, ready for any special meal, such as was presented tender and good to the angels by Abraham, Gen. 18:7; which is also described as 'the fatted calf' in the parable of the Prodigal Son. Luke 15:23. The calf or ox is used typically to represent one of the attributes of God in governmental power, namely, firm endurance. Rev. 4:7: cf. Ezek. 1:10.
Calf, Golden
Calf, Golden. This is described as being fashioned with a graving tool after it had been made a molten image. The ear-rings of the women, of the sons and daughters, and probably of the men, were given up for the object. The Israelites on their leaving had been amply supplied with jewels by the Egyptians and no doubt more trinkets were given to Aaron than those actually being worn. Nothing is said about the size of the calf, but a comparatively small image when on a pedestal would have been seen by the multitude. It is probable that the calf was intended as a representation of God, and would come under the second commandment rather than the first. Aaron said, "This is thy god, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt" (as it should read); and "To-morrow is a feast to Jehovah." Ex. 32:1-6. This form of idolatry is more specious than that of disowning God altogether and setting up an idol instead, but it is as really idolatry, and it was signally punished by God. There was the same worship in Egypt with the bull Apis, which was said to represent the god Osiris; this may have suggested the idea to the Israelites of making a calf. The same sin was repeated by Jeroboam who was afraid of his people going up to Jerusalem to worship: he set up two calves, one in Bethel and one in Dan, and proclaimed, "Behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt." 1 Kings 12:28-33. Idolatry did not stop here with Israel, for they went on to worship 'all the host of heaven, and served Baal.' 2 Kings 17:16. The above specious form of idolatry is perpetuated in Christendom in the images in the churches, and on the road-side in any Roman Catholic country. The fact that the golden calf was burnt by Moses before it was ground to powder has given rise to a great deal of discussion. It has been suggested that the image was really formed of wood and merely covered with gold; but the account will not allow this, for it says it was 'molten,' and then shaped more perfectly by the graver. It sufficiently meets the case if we suppose that the calf was at least softened by fire, if not melted, then beaten into thin plates, before being pounded into dust and strewn into the brook. Ex. 32:20.
Calitas
Calkers
Calkers. Those who stop up the seams between the boards of a ship, the modern way of doing which is generally by driving in oakum with a mallet and a calking-iron or blunt chisel. Ezek. 27:9, 27.
Calling
Calling. The words καλέω, κλῆσις, κλητός, have various applications in scripture. There is: 1. the usual position or occupation of a person, as slave or freeman: the Christian is exhorted to continue in his calling if he can do so with God. 1 Cor. 7:20-24. 2. The general 'call' or invitation by the gospel, in contradistinction from those that are 'chosen.' Matt. 20:16; Matt. 22:14. 3. God's call to individuals, when he also makes them willing to obey: as when Abraham was called to leave his country and kindred. Heb. 11:8. 4. In an absolute sense for salvation: 'whom he did predestinate, them he also called: whom he called, them he also justified.' Rom. 8:30; Rom. 11:29. The saints are saints by calling; the apostles were apostles by calling. Rom. 1:1, 7. The Christian is exhorted to use diligence to make his 'calling and election' sure, 2 Peter 1:10, evidently not in the mind of God, but in his own mind. 5. We read of the 'high' calling, the 'holy' calling, and the 'heavenly' calling. Phil. 3:14; 2 Tim. 1:9; Heb. 3:1. The 'vocation' in Eph. 4:1 is the same word.
Callisthenes
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