Peacocks (Heb. tuccyyim ). Among the natural products which Solomons fleet brought home to Jerusalem, mention is made of peacocks, ( 1?Kings 10:22 ; ...
Heb. 1 Heb. 1:2 5 - 3.1.1, 3.1.5, 3.3.14, 3.19.13, 3.22.16 Heb. 1:3 7 - 3.4.112, 2.13.8, 3.1.5, 3.3.21, 3.5.1, 4.16.2 Heb. 1:4 - 3.8.3 Heb. 1:5 ...
Apes (Heb. kophim ) are mentioned in ( 1?Kings 10:22 ) and 2Chr 9:21 There can be little doubt that the apes were brought from the same country which...
Peacock [N](Heb. tuk, apparently borrowed from the Tamil tokei). This bird is indigenous to India. It was brought to Solomon by his ships from Tarshis...
Ivory [N] [S](Heb. pl. shenhabbim, the tusks of elephants) was early used in decorations by the Egyptians, and a great trade in it was carried on by t...
Dragon [N] [B] [S] Heb. tannim, plural of tan. The name of some unknown creature inhabiting desert places and ruins ( Job 30:29 ; Psalms 44:19 ; Is...
Lydia [N] [S] Ezekiel 30:5 (Heb. Lud), a province in the west of Asia Minor, which derived its name from the fourth son of Shem ( Genesis 10:22 ). I...
Chapter 6363:3? I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in...
Assurance [N] [T] [E]In the midst of a world filled with uneasiness and insecurity, assurance of a person's security in God is one of the hallmarks of...
Ecclesiastes 2:8 I gathered me also silver and gold In great quantities: the weight of gold which came to him in one year was six hundred threescore a...
Mouth In the Old Testament, mouth (Heb. peh [h,P]) often refers to inanimate openings: the entrance of a cave ( Joshua 10:18 Joshua 10:22 ), a well (...
CHAPTER 1 - Of the Holy Scriptures1. The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedi...
His eyes were like a flame of fire His eyes match the description which John saw in his first vision of the glorified Christ (Rev. Rev. 1:14+ cf. Rev...
Chapter 1313:1? The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see. burden A burden, Heb. massa= a heavy, weighty thing, is a message, or ora...
Chapter?25At this chapter begins an account of the orders and instructions God gave to Moses upon the mount for the erecting and furnishing of a taber...
Water [N] [T]The word water is used in a variety of metaphorical ways in Scripture. It is used to symbolize the troublesome times in life that can and...
Ark [N] [E]Gold-covered acacia wood box measuring 2.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cubits that for the Israelite people symbolized the presence of God. It is first men...
Tracing Key Redemptive Themes Another way of reading each passage of Scripture in light of the whole biblical story is finding and tracing...
John 10:22 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication That is, of the temple; not as built by Solomon, as Nonnus in his paraphrase suggests; ...
STRANGER AND SOJOURNER (IN THE OLD TESTAMENT) stranj'-er: I. THE GER 1. Legal provisions (1) Principles (2) Rules 2. Relation to Sacrifice and Ri...