1 Kings 17:1 And Elijah the Tishbite, [who] was of the inhabitants of Gilead Which belonged partly to the Reubenites and Gadites, and partly to the ha...
Poetry [N] [B]has been well defined as the measured language of emotion. Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man's relat...
Appear, Appearance The Old Testament. The Hebrew word most commonly used for appearance in the Old Testament is raa [h'a'r]. The seeing of God leads t...
Jordan [N] [E] [H](the descender ), the one river of Palestine, has a course of little more than 200 miles, from the roots of Anti-Lebanon to the hea...
Circumcision [N] [T] [B] [S]cutting around. This rite, practised before, as some think, by divers races, was appointed by God to be the special badge ...
Phenicia [N]( Acts 21:2 ) = Phenice ( 11:19 ; 15:3 ; RSV, Phoenicia), Gr. phoinix, a palm, the land of palm-trees; a strip of land of an average brea...
Vengeance [N]An injured party's desire for retribution or repayment from those who harmed him or to demonstrate his innocence against false accusation...
Agriculture. [N] [E]This was little cared for by the patriarchs. The pastoral life, however, was the means of keeping the sacred race, whilst yet a f...
2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have, this treasure in earthen vessels This is a further commendation of the Gospel; and by which the apostle removes an obje...
CHAPTER 2 Isaiah 2:1-22 . 1. The inscription. The word--the revelation. 2. Same as Micah 4:1 . As Micah prophesied in Jotham's reign, and ...
Chapter 3333:1 And this [is] the a blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. (a) This blessing contain...
Altar [N] [E] [S]Structure on which offerings are made to a deity. The Hebrew word for altar is mizbeah [;eBzim], from a verbal root meaning to slaugh...
Miracle [E]Although English speakers regularly use miracle to refer to a broad range of wondrous events, the biblical concept is limited to those not ...
Having seen the Father and His glorious throne, John?s attention is now drawn to a scroll held in the Father?s hand. The redeeming Lamb takes the scro...
Philistines [N] [E] [H](immigrants ), The origin of the Philistines is nowhere expressly stated in the Bible; but as the prophets describe them as th...
Chapter 1111:2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, 1 Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, a...
CHAPTER 14 Revelation 14:1-20 . THE LAMB SEEN ON ZION WITH THE 144,000. THEIR SONG. THE GOSPEL PROCLAIMED BEFORE THE END BY ONE ANGEL: THE FA...
Abstain, Abstinence Forbearance of certain activities as a matter of command and voluntary practice for moral and religious purposes. The word-group t...
Suffering [N]The experience of physical pain and/or mental distress. The words and phrases in the Bible expressing this concept are too numerous to li...
HEART AND HEAD. Sec. XII. Quid sine capite est homo, cries Ambrose, cum totus in capite sit! According to thorough investigation and evidence of ...