Nearly 5,000 entries plus 650 cross-reference entriessome 1,150,000 wordsidentify every person, place, and object named in the Bible. Extensively revised and updated, this English edition - more than 40 percent larger than the prior edition - features 286 entries on topics not previously treated. Entries reflect recent archaeological discoveries and the breadth of current American scholarship. Evangelical in focus, the dictionary displays sensitivity to the broad spectrum of interpretation, presenting divergent viewpoints as objectively as possible. Articles feature pronunciations and, in transliteration, the relevant terms in Hebrew, Greek, and other ancient languages.