Definition of Bible Names.
Elijah the Tishbite—Signification—God the Lord, that turns back. Ahab—The brother of the father. Gilead—The heap, or mass of testimony. Cherith—Cutting, piercing, slaying. Jordan—River of judgment. Zarephath—Ambush, or crucible. Samaria—His lees, his prison, his throne. Obadiah—Servant of the Lord. Jezebel—Island or dung-hill of habitation. Carmel—Harvest or vineyard of God. Baal—He that rules or subdues. Jezreel—Seed of God, God spreads the evil. Beer-sheba—The well-fountain of the oath, or well of satiety. Horeb—Desert, solitude, destruction, dryness. Damascus—A sack full of blood. John—He that is, or exists. Shaphat—Judge, or judging. Ben-hadad—Son of noise, clamor, or cry. Gilgal—Wreck, revolution, or heap. Jericho—His moon, or month.