Concubine [E] [S]Female slave who functioned as a secondary wife and surrogate mother. The Hebrew word for concubine (pileges [v,g,lyiP]) is a non-Sem...
fell at His feet as dead This is the unrehearsed response of all who have been privileged to see the glory of the Lord (Isa. Isa. 6:4; Eze. Eze. 1:28...
Chapter 2525:1 Then again Abraham a took a wife, and her name [was] Keturah. (a) While Sarah was yet alive. 25:6 But unto the b sons of the c concubin...
He who has an ear ?Every man ?hath an ear? naturally, but he alone will be able to hear spiritually to whom God has given ?the hearing ear?; whose ?e...
Servant, Service The words servant, service, and serve, in various forms, occur well over 1, 100 times in the New International Version. People are...
Firstborn [N] [S]Frequently employed in the Bible in the literal sense of offspring, firstborn acquired metaphorical applications over time. Two such ...
Chapter 2222:3 1 I am verily a man [which am] a Jew, born in Tarsus, [a city] in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the a feet of Gamaliel, [and]...
Chapter 2222:1 If a man shall steal an a ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. (a...
Chapter 2222:2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only [son] Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of a Moriah; and b offer him there ...
In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life The Greek lacks the article: the tree. There are several trees, ea...
Chapter 2222:1 A [good] name [is] rather to be chosen than great riches, [and] a loving favour rather than silver and gold. (a) Which comes by well do...
Worship [B] [E]To be rendered only to God Exodus 20:3 ; Deuteronomy 5:7 ; 6:13 ; Matthew 4:10 ; Luke 4:8 ; Acts 10:26 ; 14:15 ; Colossians 2:...
Hand, Right Hand Hand most frequently represents the ownership, power, or control that its possessor (either an individual or a people) exercises. Thi...
Chapter 1616:3 Shall a vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest? (a) Which serve for vain ostentation and for no true comf...
Chapter 1818:4 And the vessel that he made of a clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as it seemed good to th...
Chapter 1111:1? And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. one language The history of Babel (confusion) strikingly parallels that o...
Anger [N] [T] [E]Strong emotional reaction of displeasure, often leading to plans for revenge or punishment. There are many words for anger in Hebrew;...
Chapter 2222:2 Now, thou son of man, wilt thou a judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt show her all her abominations. (a) Are you re...
OPHIR o'-fer, o'-fir ('owphiyr (Genesis 10:29), 'owphir (1?Kings 10:11), 'ophir): 1. Scriptural References: The 11th in order of the sons of Joktan ...
Chapter 2222:2 Can a man be a profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself? (a) Though man was just, yet God could not profi...