Bible Dictionary
Explore biblical people, places, events, objects, ideas, and other terms. Search the dictionary directly, browse alphabetically, or narrow the list by category or Testament.
Leasing
Sin & Judgment - Old Testament
“Leasing” is an old English word meaning lies, falsehood, or deceit. In the Psalms it describes the treachery and false speech of wicked people.
Leather
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
Leather was used for clothing, girdles, sandals, thongs, containers, and possibly writing materials. Elijah and John the Baptist are both described as wearing leather girdles, and the New Testament mentions the trade of tanning.
Leaven
Law & Covenant - Both
Leaven was fermented dough kept from an earlier baking and mixed into new dough. It was excluded from most offerings and from Passover, and Jesus and Paul used it as a picture of both pervasive influence and corrupting doctrine or sin.
Lebana
People & Groups - Old Testament
Lebana was a Nethinim whose descendants returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. The name is also written Lebanah.
Lebanah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Lebanah was a family or individual among the returning exiles listed after the Babylonian captivity. The name means “white.”
Lebanon
Places & Geography - Both
Lebanon is the mountain range north of Israel, famous in Scripture for its snow, forests, cedars, vineyards, and waters. The name means “white,” likely referring to its pale peaks or snow-covered summits.
Lebaoth
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Lebaoth was a town in the southern part of Judah. It is probably the same place called Beth-lebaoth in the territory later assigned to Simeon.
Lebbaeus
People & Groups - New Testament
Lebbaeus was a surname of Judas, one of the twelve apostles. He is also called Thaddaeus and should be distinguished from Judas Iscariot and from Judas, the brother of Jesus.
Lebonah
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Lebonah was a place near Shiloh on the road toward Shechem. It is commonly identified with modern el-Lubban, west of the road north of Bethel.
Lecah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Lecah was a descendant of Judah in the family of Shelah. He is mentioned only in the genealogical record of 1 Chronicles.
LEDGE
Temple & Tabernacle - Old Testament
A ledge is a projecting shelf or supporting rim. In Scripture it describes parts of the bases of Solomon’s temple furnishings and ledges around the altar and visionary temple structures.
Leech
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
The leech is a bloodsucking creature. The dictionary source refers this entry to the horse-leech, mentioned in biblical discussions of creatures that are never satisfied.
Leek
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
The word translated “leeks” in Numbers 11:5 may refer broadly to green herbs or kitchen vegetables. Leeks were common and valued in Egypt and the lands around Palestine.
Leeks
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
Leeks were a green bulbous vegetable associated with the food of Egypt. The Israelites remembered them, along with onions and garlic, when they complained in the wilderness.
Lees
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
Lees are the sediment or dregs that settle at the bottom of wine. Scripture uses them figuratively for settled ease that hardens people in complacency and for the bitter suffering of judgment.
LEFT
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
Left refers to the left hand or side, often contrasted with the right. In biblical geographical orientation, the left side commonly corresponds to the north when facing east.
Left hand
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
Among the Hebrews, the left hand indicated the north when a person faced east. This directional usage appears in descriptions of locations and boundaries.
Left-handed
People & Groups - Old Testament
A left-handed person used the left hand in preference to the right or could use both hands. Left-handed warriors were notably found among the tribe of Benjamin.
LEFTHANDED
People & Groups - Old Testament
Lefthanded describes a person who uses the left hand, whether by nature or habit. Scripture highlights Ehud and a group of Benjamite warriors who were skilled with the left hand.
LEG
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
The leg is the limb used for walking and standing, and it can symbolize strength or weakness. In sacrificial law it was part of certain offerings; in the crucifixion account, the legs of the condemned were broken, but not Jesus’ legs.
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