PHLEGON

• A disciple in Rome Rom. 16:14

PHOEBE (PHEBE)

• A servant of the congregation at Cenchrea Rom. 16:1

PHRYGIA

• (An inland province of Asia Minor)
  • People from, in Jerusalem Acts 2:10
  • Paul in Acts 16:6; 18:23

PHURAH

• A servant of Gideon Judg. 7:10,11

PHUT

• Also called PUT
  1. Son of Ham Gen. 10:6; 1 Chr. 1:8
  2. The descendants of Phut, or the country inhabited by them Ezek. 27:10; Nah. 3:9
     • (Margin) Jer. 46:9; Ezek. 30:5; 38:5

PHUVAH

• Also called PUA and PUAH
  • Son of Issachar Gen. 46:13; Num. 26:23; 1 Chr. 7:1
  • Descendants of Num. 26:23

PHYGELLUS

• (A Christian in Asia Minor)
  • Turns away from Paul 2 Tim. 1:15

PHYLACTERY

• A small box containing slips of parchment on which there were written portions of the law Ex. 13:9, 16; Dt. 6:4-9; 11:18
• Worn ostentatiously by the Jews upon the head and left arm Mt. 23:5

PHYSICIAN

• General scriptures concerning 2 Chr. 16:12; Mt. 9:12; Mk. 5:26; Lk. 8:43
• Proverbs about Mk. 2:17; Lk. 4:23
• Luke, a physician Col. 4:14
• FIGURATIVE Job 13:4; Jer. 8:22; Lk. 5:31

PHYSIOGNOMY

• (External aspect))
  • Character revealed in Isa. 3:9
• See FACE

PHYSIOLOGY

• General scriptures concerning Job 10:11; Ps. 139:14-16; Pr. 14:30
• FIGURATIVE Eph. 4:16; Col. 2:19
• See ANATOMY
• See HYGIENE

PI-BESETH

• (A city in lower Egypt)
  • Prophesied against by Ezekiel Ezek. 30:17

PICTURE

• General scriptures concerning Lev. 26:1; Num. 33:52; Pr. 25:11; Isa. 2:16

PIECE OF SILVER

• See SILVER

PIETY

• See RELIGION

PIGEON

• Used as sacrifice Gen. 15:9; Lev. 1:14; 5:7; 12:8; 14:22; Lk. 2:24
• See DOVE

PI-HAHIROTH

• The place on the west shore of the Red Sea where Pharaoh overtook the Israelites Ex. 14:2, 9; Num. 33:7,8

PILATE, PONTIUS

• Roman governor of Judaea during the time of Jesus' ministry Mt. 27:2; Lk. 3:1
• Causes the slaughter of certain Galileans Lk. 13:1
• Tries Jesus and orders his crucifixion Mt. 27; Mk. 15; Lk. 23; Jn. 18:28-40; 19; Acts 3:13; 4:27; 13:28; 1 Tim. 6:13
• Allows Joseph of Arimathaea to take Jesus' body Mt. 27:57,58; Mk. 15:43-45; Lk. 23:52; Jn. 19:38

PILDASH

• Son of Nahor Gen. 22:22

PILEHA

• One of those who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah Neh. 10:24

PILLAR

• Of Solomon's temple 1 Ki. 7:13-22; 2 Ki. 25:17
  • Broken and carried to Babylon 2 Ki. 25:13; Jer. 52:17, 20,21
• Of Solomon's palaces 1 Ki. 7:6
  • Used to mark roads Jer. 31:21
• Pillar of salt, Lot's wife turned to Gen. 19:26; Lk. 17:32
• Monuments erected to commemorate events
  • By Jacob, his vision of angels Gen. 28:18; with 31:13; 35:14
  • By Jacob, his covenant with Laban Gen. 31:45
  • By Moses, the covenant between Jehovah and Israel Ex. 24:4
  • By Joshua, the crossing of the Jordan River Josh. 4:1-9; with Dt. 27:2-6; Josh. 8:30
  • By Joshua, at Shechem Josh. 24:25-27; with Judg. 9:6
  • By Samuel, the defeat of the Philistines 1 Sam. 7:12
  • By Absalom, to keep his name alive 2 Sam. 18:18
• As a boundary Josh. 15:6; with 18:17
• As a road sign 1 Sam. 20:19
• As a landmark 2 Sam. 20:8; 1 Ki. 1:9
• Prophecy of one in Egypt Isa. 19:19
• Monuments of idolatry, to be destroyed Dt. 12:3
• FIGURATIVE Rev. 3:12
• See CLOUD, PILLAR OF

PILLOW

1. A cushion Gen. 28:11, 18; 1 Sam. 26:7, 11, 16
2. A support for the head
   • Stones used for Gen. 28:11, 18
   • Called bolster 1 Sam. 26:7, 11,12, 16
   • Made of goats' hair 1 Sam. 19:13, 16
   • Jesus sleeps upon Mk. 4:38
   • FIGURATIVE
     • Of false teachers Ezek. 13:18, 20

PILOT

• General scriptures concerning Ezek. 27:8, 27-29

PILTAI

• A priest who returned to Jerusalem from captivity in Babylon Neh. 12:17

PIN

• See NAIL

PINE

• A tree Neh. 8:15; Isa. 41:19; 60:13

PINNACLE (WING)

• Of temple Mt. 4:5

PINON

• A leader of Edom Gen. 36:41; 1 Chr. 1:52

PIPE

• (A wind instrument of music)
  • Used in religious services 1 Sam. 10:5; Isa. 30:29
  • See MUSIC, INSTRUMENTS OF

PIRAM

• (A king of the Amorites)
  • Overcome and killed by Joshua Josh. 10:3, 16-18, 24-27

PIRATHON

• A place in the land of Ephraim Judg. 12:15
• Men of Judg. 12:13; 2 Sam. 23:30; 1 Chr. 11:31; 27:14

PIRATHONITE

• See PIRATHON

PISGAH

• (A ridge or mountain east of the Jordan River, opposite to Jericho)
  • The Israelites come to Num. 21:20
  • A boundary of the country assigned to the Reubenites and Gadites Dt. 3:17; 4:49; Josh. 12:3
  • Balaam prophesies on Num. 23:14-24
  • Moses views Palestine from Dt. 3:27; 34:1-4

PISIDIA

• (A province in Asia Minor)
  • Paul visits Acts 13:14; 14:24

PISON

• One of the rivers of Eden Gen. 2:11

PISPAH

• An Asherite 1 Chr. 7:38

PIT

• Benaiah kills a lion in 2 Sam. 23:20
• FIGURATIVE Ps. 7:15,16; 40:2; 57:6; 69:15; 119:85; Pr. 23:27; 26:27; 28:10; Eccl. 10:8; Jer. 48:44
  • The bottomless pit Rev. 9:1,2, 11; 11:7; 17:8; 20:1, 3

PITCH

• (Something like tar)
  • An opaque mineral used as a plaster and cement Isa. 34:9
  • Used by Noah, in the ark (ship) Gen. 6:14
  • In making the basket in which Moses was hidden Ex. 2:3
  • See BITUMEN

PITCHER

• Earthen Lam. 4:2
• Used by Gideon in his battle with the Midianites Judg. 7:10-20

PITHOM

• A treasure city in lower Egypt Ex. 1:11

PITHON

• Son of Micah 1 Chr. 8:35; 9:41

PITY

• Of God Isa. 63:9; Jas. 5:11
• Of Jesus Mk. 6:34
  • See JESUS, COMPASSION OF
• Not to be shown to offenders Dt. 7:16; 13:8; 19:13, 21; 25:11,12
  • See MERCY
• INSTANCES OF
  • The master of the unforgiving servant Mt. 18:27

PLAGUE

• As a judgment on the Egyptians Ps. 105; 135:8,9; Acts 7:36
• The plague of
  • Blood Ex. 7:14-25
  • Frogs Ex. 8:1-15
  • Lice Ex. 8:16-19
  • Flies Ex. 8:20
  • Murrain on cattle Ex. 9:1-7
  • Boils and open sores Ex. 9:8-12
  • Hail Ex. 9:18-34
  • Locusts Ex. 10:1-20
  • Darkness Ex. 10:21-23
  • Death of the firstborn Ex. 11:4-7; 12:17, 29,30
• On the Israelites
  • After eating the quail meat Num. 11:33
  • After refusing to enter the promised land Num. 14:37
  • After complaining about the destruction of Korah and his family Num. 16:41-50
  • Of serpents Num. 21:6
  • For the sin of Peor Josh. 22:17
  • On account of David's sin 2 Sam. 24:10-25
• On the Philistines 1 Sam. 6:4,5
• Denounced as a judgment Lev. 26:21; Dt. 28:59
• Foretold Rev. 11:6; 15:1, 6-8; 16; 22:18,19
• See JUDGMENTS
• See PESTILENCE

PLAN OF SALVATION

• See JESUS, MISSION OF
• See REDEMPTION
• See SALVATION

PLANE

• A tool Isa. 44:13

PLANET

• See ASTRONOMY
• See STARS

PLANTS

• See BOTANY

PLASTER

• General scriptures concerning Lev. 14:42,43, 48; Dt. 27:2; Dan. 5:5

PLEADING

• General scriptures concerning Dt. 17:8
• Of the guilty Josh. 7:19-21
• Jesus declined to plead Mt. 26:62; Mk. 15:2; Lk. 23:3; Jn. 18:33,34
• Prisoners required to plead Acts 7:1
• See DEFENSE

PLEASURE

• WORLDLY Job 20:12-16; 21:12,13; Pr. 9:17; 15:21; 21:17; Eccl. 1:17; 2:1-13; Isa. 5:11,12; 22:12,13; 47:8,9; Amos 6:1; Lk. 8:14; Rom. 1:32; 2 Th. 2:12; 1 Tim. 5:6; 2 Tim. 3:4; Tit. 3:3; Heb. 11:25,26; 2 Pet. 2:13
• See HAPPINESS
• See JOY
• See WORLDLINESS