From Letter XXXIX. (for 367.)From Letter XXXIX. (for 367.) Of the particular books and their number, which are accepted by the Church. From the thirty...
John This simple statement identifying the writer as ?John? is evidence for the traditional view of John the Apostle as author. For what other John w...
DEBORAH deb'-o-ra (debhorah, signifying bee): (1) Rebekah's nurse, who died near Bethel and was buried under the oak of weeping (Genesis 35:8 margin)...
RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY re-la'-shun-ships: I. CONSANGUINITY 1. In General 2. Parents and Children 3. Brothers and Sisters 4. Uncles, Aunts, Cousins...
DOG kelebh; (compare Arabic kelb, dog); kuon; (and diminutive kunarion): References to the dog, both in the Old Testament and in the New Testament, a...
TITHE tith (ma`aser; dekate): The custom of giving a 10th part of the products of the land and of the spoils of war to priests and kings (1 Macc 10:3...
Amen [N] [E] [S]In current usage, the term amen has become little more than a ritualized conclusion to prayers. Yet the Hebrew and Greek words for ame...
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...
LIFE lif (chayyim, nephesh, ruach, chayah; zoe, psuche, bios, pneuma): I. THE TERMS II. THE OLD TESTAMENT TEACHING 1. Popular Use of the Term 2. C...
STONES, PRECIOUS || 1. Ancient and Modern Names 2. Change of Signification of Names 3. Three Important Lists of Stones 4. Interpretation of Greek ...
MANASSES, THE PRAYER OF 1. Name 2. Canonicity and Position 3. Contents 4. Original Language 5. Authenticity 6. Author and Motive 7. Date 8. Tex...
SARAH; SARAI sa'-ra, sa'-ri: (1) In Genesis 17:15 the woman who up to that time has been known as Sarai (Saray; Sara) receives by divine command the ...
Weights and Measures. A. WEIGHTS. --The general principle of the present inquiry is to give the evidence of the monuments the preference on all doubt...
1 Timothy 5:21 I charge thee before God Who sees and knows all things, and is a righteous and most impartial Judge; with whom there is no respect of p...
GAMES gamz: I. ISRAELITISH GAMES 1. Children's Games Mimicry 2. Sports 3. Games of Chance and Skill 4. Story-Telling 5. Dancing 6. Proverbs 7...
PALESTINE, 3 IV. Palestine in the Poetic Books of the Old Testament. 1. Book of Job: In Job the scene is distinctively Edomite. Uz (Job 1:1; compare...
APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE INTRODUCTION a-pok-a-lip'-tik lit'-er-a-tur: _INTRODUCTORY_ _I. BACKGROUND OF APOCALYPTIC_ 1. Judaism and Hellenism 2. Poli...
ZOROASTRIANISM zo-ro-as'-tri-an-iz'-m: I. HISTORY SOURCES II. RELATION TO ISRAEL 1. Influence on Occident 2. Popular Judaism 3. Possible Theologi...
APOCRYPHA a-pok'-ri-fa: _I. DEFINITION_ _II. THE NAME APOCRYPHA_ 1. Original Meanings (1) Classical (2) Hellenistic (3) In the New Testament (4...
MATEO 7DIVISIONES DE P?RRAFOS DE LAS TRADUCCIONES MODERNAS UBS4NKJVNRSVTEVNJBJuzgar a otros7:1-6Pedir, buscar y llamar7:7-12La puerta angosta7:13-14El...