Oil [N] [T] [E] [S]The most common word for oil in the Old Testament is the Hebrew word shemen [,m,v]. It occurs 192 times, and in the large majority ...
Funeral [E]In ancient Israel burial occurred soon after death. In a hot climate, internment took place as quickly as possible after a person had expir...
Idol, Idolatry The most prevalent form of idolatry in biblical times was the worship of images or idolsthat represented or were thought to embody vari...
Violence Old Testament terms that particularly explicate the concept are chamac [s'm'j], gazal [l;zG], and asaq [q;f'[], (and their derivatives). Prim...
Exodus 1:8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt Stephen calls him another king, ( Acts 7:18 ) one of another family, according to Josephus F7; who...
1 Kings 6:1 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt The Tyrian writ...
Numbers 17:10 And the Lord said unto Moses After the rods had been viewed, and every prince took his rod, and full satisfaction was given that the pri...
Call, Calling This prominent biblical term is used with particular theological significance in three ways: in connection with worship, with election, ...
Randall Bates was a most holy man, an excellent preacher, and a zealous nonconformist, for which he was prosecuted in the ecclesiastical courts, and ...
Greatness Something or someone that is larger in size, quality, or quantity may be called great. It is a term used for something beyond the ordinary. ...
Counselor Old Testament Significance. The Old Testament counselor served to advise the king on such matters as national defense and plans for war ( 1 ...
FIFTH PERIOD. FROM REHOBOAM AND JEROBOAM I. UNTIL THE END OF THE DIVIDED KINGDOM. THE PERIOD OF ISRAEL'S CONFLICTS WITH THE WORLD - EMPIRES, AND OF P...
Matthew 6:12 And forgive us our debts Nothing is more frequent in the Jewish writings than to call sins (ybwx) , debts; and the phrase, of forgiving, ...
Acts 13:9 Then Saul (who also is called Paul) He was called by both these names; as he was a Jew by birth, his parents called him Saul, that was his J...
Day [N] [T] [E] [S]Segment of time that includes the night ( Gen 1:8 ) as in a twenty-four hour day. Day also stands in contrast to night ( Num 11:32...
Mercy [N] [T] [E]Mercy is a concept integral to an understanding of God's dealings with humankind. In English translations of the Bible, it comes to e...
Hell [N] [T] [E] [S]Place of God's final retributive punishment. Scripture progressively develops this destiny of the wicked: the Old Testament outli...
Mission Basic Definition. Mission is the divine activity of sending intermediaries, whether supernatural or human, to speak or do God's will so that h...
Glory [N] [T] [E]Natural Objects. When used in reference to natural objects glory may refer to the brightness of heavenly bodies ( Acts 22:11 ; 1 Col...
Tithe, Tithing Giving a portion of one's profit or the spoils of war was known in the ancient world from Greece to China. Gifts were made as religious...