Bible Dictionary: Taxation

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes, as on the subjects of a state, by government, or on the members of a corporation or company, by the proper authority; the raising of revenue; also, a system of raising revenue.

2. (n.) The act of taxing, or assessing a bill of cost.

3. (n.) Tax; sum imposed.

4. (n.) Charge; accusation.

Strong's Hebrew

6187. erek -- an order, row, estimate
... belongs (1). equal, estimation, things that are set in order, price, proportion,
set at, suit, taxation,. From arak; a pile, equipment ...
/hebrew/6187.htm - 6k

Library

How Cyrenius was Sent by Caesar to Make a Taxation Of
... From The Banishment Of Archelus To The Departure From Babylon. CHAPTER
1. How Cyrenius Was Sent By Caesar To Make A Taxation Of. ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 1 how cyrenius was.htm

Travelling in Palestine --Roads, Inns, Hospitality, Custom-House ...
... Chapter 4 Travelling in Palestine"Roads, Inns, Hospitality, Custom-House
Officers, Taxation, Publicans. It was the very busiest ...
/.../sketches of jewish social life/chapter 4 travelling in palestineroads.htm

A Fifth Century Tract for the Times
... had ended Rome's claim to rule the world, while at the same time the fiscal
difficulties of the central administration had increased taxation beyond endurance. ...
/.../salvian/on the government of god/i a fifth century tract.htm

The Secular Clergy
... claims. These touched the two important matters of taxation and jurisdiction.
The ... [Sidenote: Immunity from lay taxation.]. In seeking ...
/.../medley/the church and the empire/chapter iv the secular clergy.htm

Enrollment by Households in Egypt
... 27. The latter operation was intended to form the basis on which the taxation
of the provinces of the empire should be regulated. ...
/.../ramsay/was christ born in bethlehem/chapter 7 enrollment by households.htm

The Gathering Storm
... The ignorant impatience of taxation' is inherent in human nature, and there is no
monopoly of it either in modern times or in the British nation. ...
/.../chapter i the gathering storm.htm

A Sermon on a Text not Found in the Bible.
... PUBLIC- HOUSE. How can a man love his country, who supports that which is
increasing taxation and demoralising his countrymen? Should ...
//christianbookshelf.org/champness/broken bread/xli a sermon on a.htm

The Birth of Jesus.
... be enrolled. [This enrollment or census was the first step in the process
of taxation.] 2 This was the first enrolment. [Publius ...
//christianbookshelf.org/mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/x the birth of jesus.htm

To Constantius the Prefect.
... the moneys demanded of them. Who indeed is ignorant of the severity of
the taxation of the acres among us? On this account most ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/xlii to constantius the prefect.htm

Letter cxlii. To the Prefects' Accountant.
... I am sure you will consent to look favourably upon the hospital of the poor which
is in his district, and exempt it altogether from taxation. ...
/.../basil/basil letters and select works/letter cxlii to the prefects.htm

Thesaurus

Taxation (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) The act of taxing, or assessing a bill of cost. 3. (n.) Tax; sum imposed.
4. (n.) Charge; accusation. Multi-Version Concordance Taxation (1 Occurrence). ...
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Taxing (3 Occurrences)
... (Luke 2:2; RV, "enrolment"), "when Cyrenius was governor of Syria," is simply a
census of the people, or an enrolment of them with a view to their taxation. ...
/t/taxing.htm - 35k

Tax (43 Occurrences)
... 1. General Considerations: Taxation, in the sense of regular, graduated imposts
levied by authority upon wealth, whether in the form of flocks and herds ...
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Taxed (4 Occurrences)
... the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the
gold of the people of the land, of everyone according to his taxation, to give ...
/t/taxed.htm - 7k

Jehoiakim (37 Occurrences)
... Oriental. He raised the immense fine that Necoh imposed upon him by a direct
taxation, which he farmed out to unscrupulous officials. ...
/j/jehoiakim.htm - 33k

Valuation (22 Occurrences)
... The act of valuing, or of estimating value or worth; the act of setting a price;
estimation; appraisement; as, a valuation of lands for the purpose of taxation...
/v/valuation.htm - 14k

Zealot (4 Occurrences)
... headed by Judas of Galilee, who "in the days of the enrollment" (compare Acts
5:37 Luke 2:1, 2) bitterly opposed the threatened increase of taxation at the ...
/z/zealot.htm - 12k

Neco (9 Occurrences)
... the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the
gold of the people of the land, of everyone according to his taxation, to give ...
/n/neco.htm - 11k

Israel (27466 Occurrences)
... broke out anew, and Jeroboam was sent for from Egypt by the malcontents (12:2, 3).
Rehoboam insolently refused to lighten the burdensome taxation and services ...
/i/israel.htm - 101k

Tyrant (2 Occurrences)
... uses power to oppress his subjects; a person who exercises unlawful authority, or
lawful authority in an unlawful manner; one who by taxation, injustice, or ...
/t/tyrant.htm - 7k

Bible Concordance

Taxation (1 Occurrence)

2 Kings 23:35 Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of everyone according to his taxation, to give it to Pharaoh Necoh.
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Subtopics

Taxation

Related Terms

Taxing (3 Occurrences)

Tax (43 Occurrences)

Taxed (4 Occurrences)

Jehoiakim (37 Occurrences)

Valuation (22 Occurrences)

Zealot (4 Occurrences)

Neco (9 Occurrences)

Israel (27466 Occurrences)

Tyrant (2 Occurrences)