Bible Encyclopedias

Welcome to the 'International Standard Bible Encyclopedia', one of the encyclopedias resources FREELY available on StudyLight.org!

Containing 9,448 entries cross-referenced and cross-linked to other resources on StudyLight.org, this resource can be classified as a required reference book for any good study library.

This encyclopedia, written in 1915, was published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. Hailed for its authoritative explanation of every significant word, person and place, it is the standard by which all other biblical encyclopedias are measured.

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