Heavens
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia · James Orr and contributors
hev'-'nz (shamayim; ouranoi): On the physical heavens see ASTRONOMY; WORLD. Above these, in popular conception, were the celestial heavens, the abode of God and of the hosts of angels (Ps 11:4; 103:19-21; Isa 66:1; Re 4:2; 5:11; compare Da 7:10), though it was recognized that Yahweh's presence was not confined to any region (1Ki 8:27). Later Judaism reckoned seven heavens. The apostle Paul speaks of himself as caught up into "the third heaven," which he evidently identifies with Paradise (2Co 12:2).
See HEAVENLY.
In other dictionaries
Read “Heaven” in the 9 dictionaries- HeavenEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- HeavenlyEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- SkyEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- HeavenInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- HeavenlyInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- SkyInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- HeavenSmith’s Bible Dictionary
- heaven, sky, heavens, heavenlyTranslation Words
Source of the article
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2
Bible Strong digital edition from CrossWire module 2.2; historical scholarship originally published in 1915