Dead Sea to Dimonah
Dictionary of Bible Names

Debir
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Deborah
Bee
Strong's #H1683

At the behest of Deborah, a prophetess, a man named Barak leads a successful attack on Jabin's forces and is victorious. Both Deborah and Barak serve as Judges in Israel from 1192 to 1152 B.C.

Dedan
Low country
Strong's #H1719

Dekar
Son of stabbing, son of Dekar, son of piercing
Strong's #H1128

Delaiah
Jah has delivered, Jehovah has drawn
Strong's #H1806

Delilah
Languishing, feeble
Strong's #H1807

Philistine harlot who was bribed to entice Samson, who was under a Nazarite vow, to reveal the secret of his strength.

Demas
Governor of the people
Strong's #G1214

Demas was one of several people who knew the Apostle Paul and aided him in spreading the gospel. Toward the end of Paul's life, however, he abandoned him due to his love of what the world had to offer.

Demetrius
Belonging to Ceres
Strong's #G1216

Demetrius was an important Ephesian silversmith. Fearing the gospel would greatly impact his business which centered on the pagan deity Diana, he stirred up those in Ephesus against Paul. His opposition motivated the apostle to leave the city.

Derbe
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Deuel
They know God, known of God
Strong's #H1845

Diana
Artemis, prompt, complete light
Strong's #G735

Diana was the Roman name for the pagan Greek Goddess Artemis. The seat of her worship was a huge temple in Ephesus, the capital of the Roman province of Asia.

Ephesus' temple to Diana, funded entirely by the residents of the city, is considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. In its greatest manifestation, it measured 450 feet long (137 meters) by 225 feet wide (69 meters) and 60 feet (18 meters) high. The upper part of this architectural wonder was held up by more than 127 columns.

Those who worshipped Diana, and profited from her temple, came in direct conflict with Christianity when the Apostle Paul preached the gospel in the city (Acts 19).

Diblath
Place of the fig cake
Strong's #H1689

The wilderness area near Diblath, possibly in northern Israel, was used by God as an example of the desolate land he will cause Israel to experience due to her many sins.

Dibon (Dibongad)
Wasting, pining
Strong's #H1769

Dibongad is possibly another name for Dibon. It was a major Moabite city that was controlled, at the time of Moses, by the Amorites (Numbers 21:25 - 26). It was located on the major north-south trading route, east of the Jordan River, called the King's Highway.

Dibon is one of the places where Israel camped while they roamed the wilderness forty years after leaving Egypt. It was ultimately conquered by God's people, under Moses' leadership, and given to the tribe of Gad.

Another city named Dibon, within Judah's territory, was populated during the time of the prophet Nehemiah (Nehemiah 11:25).

Didymus
Double, twin, two-fold
Strong's #G1324

Didymus was another name the Apostle John used for the disciple named Thomas (also known as "doubting Thomas").

Diklah
Palm grove
Strong's #H1853

Dilean
Gourd
Strong's #H1810

Dilean was a city given to the tribe of Judah as an inheritance in the Promised Land.

Dimnah
Dung heap, dunghill
Strong's #H1829

Dimnah was a city given to the tribe of Zebulun as an inheritance in the Promised Land.

Dimon
River bed, silence
Strong's #H1775

Dimon was a city located in Moabite territory which was prophecied to receive God's judgment.

Dimonah
River bed, silence
Strong's #H1776

Dimonah was a city given to the tribe of Judah as an inheritance in the Promised Land.