Bible Software

Search:

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Online

Previous: BREAD Next: BREAK

BREADTH

bredth (rochabh, the root idea being to make wide, spacious): A term of expanse or measurement used of the ark (Genesis 6:15); of the tabernacle (Exodus 27:13); of Solomon's temple (1 Kings 6:2). platos, "breadth," as of the celestial city (Revelation 21:16). Figuratively, of the comprehensiveness of God's law (Psalms 119:96); of the heart (1 Kings 4:29, rendered "largeness of heart" English Versions); of God's immeasurable love (Ephesians 3:18).

 

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.

Website HTML © 2008.