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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

CONSTELLATIONS

kon-ste-la'-shuns (kecilim, literally, "Orions").

See ASTRONOMY, sec. II, 11.

CHERUBIC, FORMS IN THE CONSTELLATIONS

che-roo'-bik.

See ASTRONOMY.

Greek

4756. stratia -- an army
... stars). Cognate: 4756 (from 4754 , "to fight as a soldier") -- properly,
an army, or any (eg of angels, constellations, etc.). Word ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4756.htm - 7k

Strong's Hebrew

4208. mazzaloth -- constellations, perhaps signs of the zodiac
... mazzaloth. 4209 . constellations, perhaps signs of the zodiac. Transliteration:
mazzaloth Phonetic Spelling: (maz-zaw-law') Short Definition: constellations. ...
/hebrew/4208.htm - 6k

3685. Kesil -- a heavenly constellation
... Word Origin probably from kasal Definition a heavenly constellation NASB Word
Usage constellations (1), Orion (3). constellation, Orion. ...
/hebrew/3685.htm - 6k

Library

The Constellations.
... Homily V. Chapter XVII."The Constellations. "For reckon to me how many
mistresses they have rewarded, some of whom they have placed ...
/.../unknown/the clementine homilies/chapter xvii the constellations.htm

The Constellations and the Genii Very Indifferent Gods the Roman ...
... Book II. Chapter XV."The Constellations and the Genii Very Indifferent Gods
The Roman Monopoly of Gods Unsatisfactory. Other Nations ...
/.../tertullian/ad nationes/chapter xv the constellations and the.htm

He Refutes the Divinations of the Astrologers, Deduced from the ...
... Book VII. Chapter VI."He Refutes the Divinations of the Astrologers, Deduced
from the Constellations. 8. Now also had I repudiated ...
/.../the confessions and letters of st/chapter vi he refutes the divinations.htm

Evil by no Means Found in the Stars and Constellations; all the ...
... Chapter XIII."Evil by No Means Found in the Stars and Constellations; All the Evils
of Life Vain in the Manichæan Opinion, Which Bring on the Extinction of ...
/.../alexander/of the manichaeans/chapter xiii evil by no means.htm

But this Time Also had I Rejected the Lying Divinations and ...
... having had a liberal education, and well taught in Rhetoric, consulted me, as one
very dear to him, what, according to his socalled constellations, I thought ...
/.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter vi but this time.htm

Concerning the Choosing of a Day for Marriage, or for Planting, or ...
... If it be said that certain chosen days have an influence on these things, because
the constellations rule over all terrestrial bodies, animate and inanimate ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 7 concerning the choosing of.htm

The Folly of Observing the Stars in Order to Predict the Events of ...
... For the observation is of the position of the stars, which they call constellations,
at the time when the person was born about whom these wretched men are ...
/.../augustine/on christian doctrine in four books /chapter 22 the folly of.htm

In what Manner the Mathematicians are Convicted of Professing a ...
... other things be said to be attached to the time of birth, they ought not to predict
anything concerning health from examination of the constellations of birth ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 5 in what manner the.htm

Whether Heavenly Bodies Can Act on the Demons?
... Therefore the demons are subject to them. Objection 2: Further, necromancers
observe certain constellations in order to invoke the demons. ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether heavenly bodies can act.htm

Appendix
... Further evidence is forthcoming to show that there was design in the figuration
of the Constellations. ... (See Primitive Constellations, Robert Brown, Junr., vol. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bullinger/commentary on revelation/appendix.htm

Thesaurus

Constellations (4 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia CONSTELLATIONS. kon-ste-la'-shuns (kecilim, literally,
"Orions"). ... II, 11. CHERUBIC, FORMS IN THE CONSTELLATIONS. che-roo'-bik. ...
/c/constellations.htm - 8k

Astrology
... of Soothsaying 2. Divination 3. Looking in the Liver 4. The Astrologers, or Dividers
of the Heavens 5. The Stargazers, or See rs of the Constellations 6. The ...
/a/astrology.htm - 38k

Astronomy
... 19). In the Book of Job, which is the oldest book of the Bible in all
probability, the constellations are distinguished and named. ...
/a/astronomy.htm - 40k

Constellation (1 Occurrence)
... Constellation (1 Occurrence). Job 38:32 Can you lead forth the constellations
in their season? Or can you guide the Bear with her cubs? ...
/c/constellation.htm - 7k

Consternation (8 Occurrences)

/c/consternation.htm - 8k

Cosmological
... The 5th tablet narrates the appointing of the constellations. The 6th seems
to have recorded the creation of man from the blood of Marduk. ...
/c/cosmological.htm - 33k

Orion (3 Occurrences)
... contends against God. In Isaiah 13:10 the plural form of the Hebrew word is
rendered "constellations.". Noah Webster's Dictionary. (n.) A ...
/o/orion.htm - 8k

Lyre (32 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients,
as an accompaniment to poetry. 2. (n.) One of the constellations; Lyra. ...
/l/lyre.htm - 15k

Forms (24 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia CHERUBIC, FORMS IN THE CONSTELLATIONS.
che-roo'-bik. See ASTRONOMY. Multi-Version Concordance Forms (24 Occurrences). ...
/f/forms.htm - 13k

Environs (7 Occurrences)
... in the cities of Judah, and the environs of Jerusalem; and them that burned incense
to Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the constellations, and to all ...
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Bible Concordance

Constellations (4 Occurrences)

2 Kings 23:5 And he abolished the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense on the high places in the cities of Judah, and the environs of Jerusalem; and them that burned incense to Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.
(DBY JPS NAS RSV NIV)

Job 9:9 He makes the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
(See NIV)

Job 38:32 Can you lead forth the constellations in their season? Or can you guide the Bear with her cubs?
(WEB DBY NIV)

Isaiah 13:10 For the stars of the sky and its constellations will not give their light. The sun will be darkened in its going forth, and the moon will not cause its light to shine.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Constellations

Constellations: General Scriptures Concerning

Constellations: Orion

Constellations: The Serpent

Related Terms

Astrology

Astronomy

Constellation (1 Occurrence)

Consternation (8 Occurrences)

Cosmological

Orion (3 Occurrences)