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Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Theology This is a modern evangelical dictionary of major theological terms and historical ideas.
Holman Bible Dictionary This is a recent Baptist Bible dictionary.
Dictionary of Bible Names This site is an older dictionary giving the possible meanings of all the names in the Bible.
Collected Older Dictionaries

Hastings, James, John A. Selbie, A. B. Davidson, S. R. Driver, and Henry Barclay Swete, eds. A Dictionary of the Bible: Dealing with Its Language, Literature, and Contents, Including the Biblical Theology. New York: C. Scribner’s Sons, 1898.

Smith, William, Horatio B. Hackett, and Ezra Abbot. Dr. William Smith's Dictionary of the Bible Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography, and Natural History. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1881. (American edition)

Smith, William, and J. M. Fuller. A Dictionary of the Bible Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography, and Natural History. London: J. Murray, 1893. (British edition)

Smith, William, and Samuel Cheetham.Dictionary of Christian Antiquities. London : John Murray, 1880 .

Fairbairn, Patrick, ed. Imperial Bible Dictionary, Historical, Biographical, Geographical, and Doctrinal. London: Blackie & Son, 1890.

A New and Concise Bible Dictionary: Embracing Some Special Features : to Which Are Added Some New Testament Synonyms. London: G. Morrish, 1897.

Hastings, James, John A. Selbie, and John Chisholm Lambert. Dictionary of the Apostolic Church. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1915.

Hastings, James, John A. Selbie, and John C. Lambert. A Dictionary of Christ and the Gospels. New York: C. Scribner’s Sons, 1906.

A Dictionary of the Bible: Including Biography, Natural History, Geography, Topography, Archaeology, and Literature Schaff, Philip. A Dictionary of the Bible: Including Biography, Natural History, Geography, Topography, Archaeology, and Literature. Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, 1885.
The Treasury of Bible Knowledge Ayre, John. The Treasury of Bible Knowledge: Being a Dictionary of the Books, Persons, Places, Events, and Other Matters of Which Mention Is Made in the Holy Scripture, Intended to Establish Its Authority and Illustrate Its Contents. New York: D. Appleton & Co, 1866
A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Bible Barnes, Charles Randall. The People's Bible Encyclopedia. New York: Eaton & Mains, 1900.
Complete Index & Concise Dictionary of the Holy Bible In Which the Various Persons, Places, & Subjects Mentioned in It Are Accurately Referred to; & Difficult Words Briefly Explained Barr, John. Complete Index & Concise Dictionary of the Holy Bible In Which the Various Persons, Places, & Subjects Mentioned in It Are Accurately Referred to; & Difficult Words Briefly Explained. New York: T. Mason & G. Lane, 1837.
A Biblical Dictionary: Being a Comprehensive Digest of the History and Antiquities of the Jews and Neighbouring Nations: The Natural History, Geography, and Literature of the Sacred Writings Bastow, James Austin. A Biblical Dictionary: Being a Comprehensive Digest of the History and Antiquities of the Jews and Neighbouring Nations: The Natural History, Geography, and Literature of the Sacred Writings. Bradford: Yorks, Walter and Scarlett, 1845.
Holman Bible Dictionary Butler, Trent C., ed. Holman Bible Dictionary. Nashville, Tennessee: Broadman & Holman, 1991.

Brown, John. A Dictionary of the Holy Bible: Containing, an Historical Account of the Persons: a Geographical and Historical Account of the Places: a Literal, Critical, and Systematical Description of Other Objects, Whether Natural, Artificial, Civil, Religious, or Military: and the Explication of the Appellative Terms, Mentioned in the Writings of the Old and New Testament. Edinburgh: Printed for W. Anderson, Bookseller, Stirling, 1789.

A Dictionary of the Holy Bible Brown, John. A Dictionary of the Holy Bible: Containing an Historical Account of the Persons, a Geographical and Historical Account of the Places, a Literal, Critical, and Systematical Description of Other Objects, Whether Natural, Artificial, Civil, Religious, or Military, and an Explanation of the Appellative Terms Mentioned in the Old and New Testaments. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1839.

The Bible Dictionary, Illustrated with Nearly Six Hundred Engravings. London: Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1875.

A Dictionary of the Bible With Many New and Original Maps and Plans Amplly Illustrated Davis, John D. A Dictionary of the Bible With Many New and Original Maps and Plans Amplly Illustrated. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1898.
A Biblical and Theological Dictionary: Illustrative of the Old and New Testaments Farrar, John. A Biblical and Theological Dictionary: Illustrative of the Old and New Testaments. London: John Mason, 1852.

Goodhugh, William The Pictorial Dictionary of the Holy Bible, Or A Cyclopaedia of Illustrations, Graphic, Historical, and Descriptive, of the Sacred Writings, by Reference to the Manners, Customs, Rites, Traditions, Antiquities, and Literature of Eastern Nations. London: H.G. Bohn, 1845.

A Bible Dictionary for Sunday Schools and Families Granbery, John C. A Bible Dictionary for Sunday Schools and Families. Nashville, Tenn: Pub. House M.E. Church, South, 1914.
A Biblical and Theological Dictionary, Designed As an Illustrative Commentary on the Sacred Scriptures Green, Samuel M. A Biblical and Theological Dictionary, Designed As an Illustrative Commentary on the Sacred Scriptures. Lond: Stock, 1867.
A Standard Bible Dictionary Jacobus, Melancthon Williams, Edward Everett Nourse, and Andrew C. Zenos. A Standard Bible Dictionary; Designed As a Comprehensive Guide to the Scriptures, Embracing Their Languages, Literature, History, Biography, Manners and Customs, and Their Theology. New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1909.
The New Bible Dictionary Douglas, J. D. The New Bible Dictionary. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1962.
The Universal Bible Dictionary Buckland, A. R., and A. Lukyn Williams. The Universal Bible Dictionary. London: Religious Tract Society, 1915.
A Dictionary of the Most Important Names, Objects, and Terms Found in the Holy Scriptures Malcolm, Howard. A Dictionary of the Most Important Names, Objects, and Terms Found in the Holy Scriptures: Intended Principally for Sunday Schools and Bible Classes, and As an Aid to Family Instruction. New York: Sheldon, 1874.
Dictionary of the Holy Bible, For General Use in the Study of the Scriptures; with Engravings, Maps, and Tables Rand, W. W. Dictionary of the Holy Bible, For General Use in the Study of the Scriptures; with Engravings, Maps, and Tables. New York: American Tract Society, 1886.
People's Dictionary of the Bible Rice. Edwin. People's Dictionary of the Bible. Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, 1893.
A Dictionary of the Bible Robinson Edward. A Dictionary of the Bible. New York: R. Worthington, 1879.
A Theological Biblical, and Ecclesiastical Dictionary Robinson, John A Theological Biblical, and Ecclesiastical Dictionary. London: Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper, 1835.
A Dictionary of the Bible Schaff, Phillip. A Dictionary of the Bible. Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, 1881.
A Biblical and Theological Dictionary Watson, Richard. A Biblical and Theological Dictionary. New York: Lane & Scott, 1851.
The Temple Dictionary of the Bible Ewing, W., and J. E. H. Thomson. The Temple Dictionary of the Bible. London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1910.
Murray's Illustrated Bible Dictionary Piercy, William C. Murray's Illustrated Bible Dictionary. London: J. Murray, 1908.
A New Comprehensive Dictionary of the Bible Merrill, Selah, ed. A New Comprehensive Dictionary of the Bible. New York: James Pott & Co., 1922.

Smith, William. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Boston: Little, Brown, 1870.

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities Smith, William. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1870.

Smith, William. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. London: J. Walton, 1869.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia This is one of the best older Encyclopedia sets. It is written from an evangelical perspective.
A Catholic Encyclopedia This is a Catholic website with an Encyclopedia. It is particularly helpful in the history of interpretation of ideas with many quotations and references to the early church fathers.
Encyclopedia Judaica A standard resource on all things Jewish

Herbermann, Charles George, Edward A. Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas J. Shahan, John J. Wynne, and Andrew Alphonsus MacErlean. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church. New York: Robert Appleton Co, 1907.

Singer, Isidore, ed. The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Ktav, 1901.

Hastings, James, John A. Selbie, and Louis H. Gray. Encyclopædia of Religion and Ethics. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1908.

Cheyne, T. K., and J. Sutherland Black, eds. Encyclopædia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political and Religious History, the Archæology, Geography, and Natural History of the Bible. New York: Macmillan Co, 1899.

Fallows, Samuel. The Popular and Critical Bible Encyclopaedia and Scriptural Dictionary, Fully Defining and Explaining All Religious Terms, Including Biographical, Geographical, Historical, Archaeological and Doctrinal Themes. Chicago: Howard-Severance Co, 1922.

Jackson, Samuel Macauley, ed. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing Biblical, Historical, Doctrinal, and Practical Theology and Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Biography from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. New York: Funk and Wagnalls, 1908.

Loetscher, Lefferts A. Twentieth Century Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge. Grand Rapids, Mich: Baker Book House, 1955.

McClintock, John, and James Strong. Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. New York: Harper, 1867.

Orr, James, ed. The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Chicago: Howard-Severance Company, 1915.

A Biblical Cyclopaedia Eadie, John. A Biblical Cyclopaedia: Or, Dictionary of Eastern Antiquities, Geography, Natural History, Sacred Annals and Biography, Theology, and Biblical Literature, Illustrative of the Old and New Testaments. London: C. Griffin, 1872.
The People's Bible Encyclopedia Barnes, Charles Randall. The People's Bible Encyclopedia. New York: Eaton & Mains, 1900.

Goodhugh, W., and W. C. Taylor. The Bible Cyclopaedia: Or, Illustrations of the Civil and Natural History of the Sacred Writings. London: J.W. Parker, 1841.

A Handbook to the Bible Conder, F. R., and C. R. Conder. A Handbook to the Bible: Being a Guide to the Study of the Holy Scriptures; Derived from Ancient Monuments and Modern Exploration. New York: A.D.F. Randolph & Co, 1880.
A Biblical Cyclopaedia Eadie, John. A Biblical Cyclopaedia: Or, Dictionary of Eastern Antiquities, Geography, Natural History, Sacred Annals and Biography, Theology, and Biblical Literature, Illustrative of the Old and New Testaments. London: Charles Griffin, 1870.
The Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia Faussett, Andrew Robert. The Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1893.
The Sunday School Teacher's Bible Manual Hunter, Robert. The Sunday School Teacher's Bible Manual. London: Cassell and Co, 1894.
The Bible Text Cyclopedia: A Complete Classification of Scripture Texts in the Form of an Alphabetical List of Subjects Inglis, James. The Bible Text Cyclopedia: A Complete Classification of Scripture Texts in the Form of an Alphabetical List of Subjects. London: Religious Tract Society, 1880.

Horne, Thomas Hartwell, Samuel Prideaux Tregelles, and John Ayre. An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures. London: Longmans, Green, 1872.

Kitto, John, and William Lindsay Alexander. A Cyclopædia of Biblical Literature. Edinburgh: Black, 1876.

Kitto, John. The Pictorial Bible: Being the Old and New Testaments According to the Authorized Version Illustrated with Steel Engravings and Many Hundred Wood-Cuts Representing Landscape Scenes, and Subjects of Natural History, Costume and Antiquities, with Original Notes Explanatory of Passages Connected with the History, Geography, Natural History, Literature and Antiquities of the Sacred Scriptures. London: W. & R. Chambers, 1855.

Lawson, John Parker, and John M. Wilson. A Cyclopaedia of Biblical Geography, Biography, Natural History, and General Knowledge. Edinburgh: A. Fullarton, 1866.

The Bible Handbook for Sunday Schools and Bible Readers Rawson, Albert Leighton. The Bible Handbook for Sunday Schools and Bible Readers. New York: R.B. Thompson, 1870.
The Bible Hand-Book: An Introduction to the Study of Sacred Scripture Angus, Joseph, and Samuel G. Green. The Bible Hand-Book: An Introduction to the Study of Sacred Scripture. London: Religious Tract Soc, 1904.
Butler's Lives of the Saints Butler, Alban, Herbert Thurston, and Donald Attwater. Butler's Lives of the Saints. Westminster, Md: Christian Classics, 1990.Westminster, Maryland: Christian Classics, 1990.