"International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". At the same time, God revealed His plan for the ages, beginning with the present world powerBabylon, led by Nebuchadnezzar. God revealed the hidden things to Daniel and saved the lives of Daniel, his three friends, and the other wise men of Babylon. There’s only one God as revealed in the Bible. God’s kingdom would be eternal and fill the whole earth. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable. "Jackals" is a perfectly possible translation of 'iyim (the King James Version "wild beasts of the islands," the Revised Version (British and American) "wolves," the Revised Version margin "howling creatures"). God is GREAT He is the one and only God who is the awe-inspiring Creator. Cyprus, Crete, Lesbos, Samos, Samothrace, Chios, Melita, Sicily (Syracuse, Acts 28:12). In the New Testament, besides the passages noted above, and Patmos ( Revelation 1:9), various islands are mentioned by name in connection with the voyages of Paul, e.g. Of 32 Old Testament passages referring to "island" or "isle," 25 are in Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel. The Jews were not a maritime people, and in early times their geographical knowledge was very limited. Communication with these islands or distant coasts is kept up by the Tyrians ( Ezekiel 27:3,15). We find references to Kittim or Chittim, Cyprus ( Genesis 10:4 Numbers 24:24 1 Chronicles 1:7 Isaiah 23:1,12 Jeremiah 2:10 Ezekiel 27:6 Daniel 11:30) to Elisha, perhaps Carthage ( Genesis 10:4 1 Chronicles 1:7 Ezekiel 27:7) to "isles of the nations" ( Genesis 10:5 Zechariah 2:11) to "isles of the sea" (Es 10:1 11:11 24:15 Eze 26:18) to "Tarshish and the isles" ( Psalms 72:10 compare Isaiah 66:19) to "isle (the Revised Version margin "sea-coast") of Caphtor" ( Jeremiah 47:4). This and Tyre were the only important islands on the coast, both of them very small. (4) nesos, "island" ( Acts 13:6 27:26 28:1,7,9,11 Revelation 1:9 6:14 16:20):Įxcept as noted above, 'i in the Revised Version (British and American) is translated "isle" or "island." ARVAD (which see), a Phoenician island-city North of Tripoli, Syria, is mentioned in Genesis 10:18 1 Chronicles 1:16 Ezekiel 27:8,11. (2) plural 'iyim, the King James Version "wild beasts of the islands," the Revised Version (British and American) "wolves," the Revised Version margin "howling creatures" ( Isaiah 13:22 34:14 Jeremiah 50:39). Isaiah 41:56 New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV) 5 The people on the islands have seen that king coming. (1) 'i, "island" or "isle" the American Standard Revised Version has "coast" or "coast-land" in Isaiah 20:6 23:2,6 the Revised Version margin has "coast-lands" in Genesis 10:5 Isaiah 11:11 24:15 59:18 Jeremiah 25:22 Ezekiel 39:6 Daniel 11:18 Zec 2:11 the Revised Version margin has "sea-coast" in Jeremiah 47:4.
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