B
BAAL
-1. An idol of the Phoenicians, god of the sun
.The Israelites wickedly worshiped in the time of the judges Jud 2:10-23; 1Sa 7:3,4
.By the kingdom of Israel 2Ki 17:16; Jer 23:13; Ho 1; 2; 13:1
.Under Ahab 1Ki 16:31-33; 18:18; 19:18
.Under Jehoram 2Ki 3:2
.By the Jews 2Ki 21:3; 2Ch 22:2-4; 24:7; 28:2; 33:3
.Jeremiah expostulates against the worship of Jer 2:8,23; 7:9
.Altars of, destroyed by Gideon Jud 6:25-32
.Destroyed by Jehoiada 2Ki 11:18
.Destroyed by Josiah 2Ki 23:4,5
.Prophets of, slain by Elijah 1Ki 18:40
.All worshipers of, destroyed by Jehu 2Ki 10:18-25
-2. A Benjamite 1Ch 8:30; 9:36
-3. A Reubenite 1Ch 5:5
-4. A city in the tribe of Simeon 1Ch 4:33
.Called BAALATH-BEER Jos 19:8
BAALAH
-1. A city in the south of Judah Jos 15:29
.Apparently identical with BALAH Jos 19:3
.And BILHAH 1Ch 4:29
-2. A city in the north of Judah also called
[438]KIRJATH-JEARIM, which see
-3. A mountain in the territory of the tribe of Judah Jos 15:11
.Probably identical with MOUNT JEARIM Jos 15:10
BAALATH -A city of the tribe of Dan Jos 19:44; 1Ki 9:18; 2Ch 8:6
BAALATH-BEER
-See [439]BAAL, number four
BAAL-BERITH
-A god of the Shechemites Jud 9:4
-Worshiped by Israelites Jud 8:33
-Called BERITH Jud 9:46
BAALE
-A city of Judah 2Sa 6:2
-See [440]KIRJATH-JEARIM
BAAL-GAD
-A city of the Canaanites Jos 11:17; 12:7; 13:5
-Probably identical with BAAL-HERMON Jud 3:3; 1Ch 5:23
BAAL-GUR
-See [441]GUR-BAAL
BAAL-HAMON
-A place in Mount Ephraim So 8:11
-Called HAMMON Jos 19:28
BAAL-HANAN
-1. A king of Edom Ge 36:38,39; 1Ch 1:49,50
-2. One of David's overseers 1Ch 27:28
BAAL-HAZOR
-The place where Amnon was killed 2Sa 13:23
BAAL-HERMON
-1. A city near Mount Hermon 1Ch 5:23
.Identical with [442]BAAL-GAD, which see
-2. A mountain of Lebanon Jud 3:3
BAALIM -Plural form of BAAL Jud 2:11; 1Sa 7:4; Ho 2:13,17; 11:2
-See [443]BAAL
BAALI
-An appellation of JEHOVAH Ho 2:16
BAALIS
-King of the Ammonites Jer 40:14
BAAL-MEON -A city of the Reubenites Nu 32:38; 1Ch 5:8; Eze 25:9
-Called BETH-MEON Jer 48:23
-BETH-BAAL-MEON Jos 13:17
-BEON Nu 32:3
BAAL-PEOR -An idol of Moab Nu 25:3,5; De 4:3; Ps 106:28; Ho 9:10
BAAL-PERAZIM -A place in the valley of Rephaim 2Sa 5:20; 1Ch 14:11
-Called PERAZIM Isa 28:21
BAAL-SHALISHA
-A place near Gilgal 1Sa 9:4; 2Ki 4:42
BAAL-TAMAR
-A place near Gibeah Jud 20:33
BAAL-ZEBUB
-A god of the Philistines 2Ki 1:2,3,6,16
BAAL-ZEPHON -An Egyptian city on the Red Sea Ex 14:2,9; Nu 33:7
BAANA
-1. Son of Ahilud 1Ki 4:12
-2. Father of Zadok Ne 3:4
BAANAH -1. A captain of Ish-bosheth's army 2Sa 4:2,5,6,9
-2. Father of Heleb 2Sa 23:29; 1Ch 11:30
-3. A chief Jew of the exfle Ezr 2:2; Ne 7:7; 10:27
-4. The name is spelled BAANA (R. V.). Son of Hushai 1Ki 4:16
BAARA
-Wife of Shaharaim 1Ch 8:8
-Called HODESH 1Ch 8:9
BAASEIAH
-A Levite 1Ch 6:40
BAASHA
-King of Israel 1Ki 15:16-22,27-34; 16:1-7; 21:22; 2Ki 9:9; 2Ch
16:1-6; Jer 41:9
BABBLER
-A sarcastic epithet applied to Paul Ac 17:18
BABEL
-A city in the plain of Shinar. Tower built, and tongues
confused at Ge 11:1-9
-See [444]BABYLON
BABES
-In the mouths of, is praise perfected Mt 21:16
-A symbol of the guileless Ps 8:2; Mt 11:25; Lu 10:21
-A symbol of the children of the kingdom of heaven Mt 18:2-6; Mr 10:15; Lu 18:17
-FIGURATIVE
.Of weak Christians Ro 2:20; 1Co 3:1; Heb 5:13; 1Pe 2:2
.See [445]CHILDREN
.See [446]PARENTS
BABYLON
-1. CITY OF
Built by Nimrod Ge 10:10
.In the land of Shinar Ge 10:10; 11:2
.Tower of Ge 11:1-9
.Capital of the kingdom of Babylon Da 4:30; 2Ki 25:13; 2Ch 36:6,7,10,18,20
.Gates of Isa 45:1,2; Jer 51:58
.Walled Jer 51:44,58
.Splendor of Isa 14:4
.Peter writes from 1Pe 5:13
.Prophecies concerning Ps 87:4; 137:8,9; Isa 13; 14:4-26; 21:1-10; 46:1,2; 47; 48:14,20; Jer 21:4-10; 25:12-14; 27:1-11; 28:14; 32:28; 34:2,3; 42:11,12; 43; 46:13-26; 49:28-30; 50; 51; Eze 21:19; 26; 29:17-20; 30:10; 32:11; Da 2:21-38; 4:10-26; 5:25-29; 7; Hab 1:5-11; Zec 2:7-9
-FIGURATIVE Re 14:8; 16:19; 17; 18
-2. EMPIRE OF
Founded by Nimrod Ge 10:10
.Called LAND OF SHINAR Ge 10:10; 11:2; 14:1,9; Isa 11:11; Da 1:2; Zec 5:11
.SHESHACH Jer 25:26; 51:41
.MERATHAIM Jer 50:21
.Called also [447]CHALDEA, which see
.Divisions of 2Ki 17:24; 24:7; Isa 23:12,13; Da 3:1; Ac 7:4
.Extent of, at the time of Nebuchadnezzar Da 2:37,38; 4:1; 6:1
.At the time of Ahasuerus Es 1:1; 8:9; 9:30
.Armies of, invade ancient Canaan Ge 14
.Samaria 2Ki 17:5-24
.Judah 2Ki 24:1-16
.Jews carried to 2Ki 25; 1Ch 9:1; 2Ch 33:11; 36:17-21; Jer 32:2; 39; 52
.Colonists from, sent to Samaria Ezr 4:9,10; with 2Ki 17:29-32
.Conquest of Egypt by 2Ki 24:7
.Prophecies of conquests by 2Ki 20:16-19; Jer 20:4-7; 21; 22; 25:1-11; 27; 28; 29; 32:28,29; 34; 36:29; 38:17,18; 43:8-13; 46:13-26; Eze 12; 17; 19; 21; 24; 26; 29:18-20; 30; 32
.Prophetic denunciations against Ps 137:8,9; Isa 13; 14:21; 43:14-17; 47; Jer 50; 51
.GOVERNMENT OF
A limited monarchy Es 1:13-19; 8:8; Da 6:8,14,17
.Tyrannical Es 3:7-15; Da 3
.Sovereigns of
.See [448]BELSHAZZAR
.See [449]CYRUS
.See [450]DARIUS
.See [451]EVIL-MERODACH
.See [452]NEBUCHADNEZZAR
.See [453]CHALDEA
BACA
-Valley of Ps 84:6
BACKBITING
-General scriptures concerning Ps 15:1-3; Pr 25:23; Ro 1:28,30;
2Co 12:20
-See [454]ACCUSATION, FALSE
-See [455]SLANDER
-See [456]SPEAKING, EVIL
BACKSLIDERS -General scriptures concerning Le 26:14-42; De 4:9; 8:11-14; 28:15-68; 29:18-28; 32:15-30; Jos 24:20-27; 1Ki 9:6-9; 2Ch 15:2-4; Ezr 8:22; Job 34:26,27; Ps 44:20,21; 73:27; 85:8; 125:5; Pr 2:17; 14:14; 24:16; 26:11; Jer 17:13; Eze 3:20; 18:24,26; 23:35; 33:12,13,18; Ho 11:7,8; Jon 2:4; Mt 5:13; 12:45; 24:12; 26:31; Mr 4:7,15-19; 8:38; 9:50; Lu 9:62; 11:21-26; 17:32; Joh 6:67; 15:6; 1Co 10:1-13; 2Co 12:20,21; Ga 1:6,7; 3:1; 4:9,11; 5:7; 1Ti 1:19; 5:15; 6:10,20,21; 2Ti 1:8; 2:12; 4:10; Heb 3:12,13; 4:1,11; 5:11,12; 6:4-8; 10:26-29,38,39; 11:14,15; 12:15; 2Pe 1:9; 2:20,21; 2Jo 1:9; Re 2:4,5,21; 3:2,3; 21:8
-See [457]APOSTASY
-See BACKSLIDING OF ISRAEL, below
-See [458]CHURCH, BACKSLIDDEN
-See [459]REPROBACY
-INSTANCES OF
.Saul 1Sa 15:11,26-28
.Solomon 1Ki 11:4-40; Ne 13:26
.Amon 2Ki 21:22,23
.Rehoboam 2Ch 12:1,2
.Asa 2Ch 16:7-9
.Joash 2Ch 24:24
.Amaziah 2Ch 25:27
.Syrians Isa 17:10,11
.Jonah Jon 1:3
.The disciples Mt 26:56; Joh 6:66
.Peter Mt 26:69-75
.Corinthian Christians 1Co 5:1-8; 2Co 12:20,21
.Galatians Ga 1:6; 3:1; 4:9-11; 5:6,7
.Hymenaeus and Alexander 1Ti 1:19,20
.Phygellus and Hermogenes 2Ti 1:15
.Demas 2Ti 4:10
.Churches of Asia 1Ti 5:15; Re 2:4,14,15,20; 3:2,3,15-18
-PROMISES TO Le 26:40-42; De 4:29,30; 30:1-10; 32:26,28,29; 1Ki 8:33-53; 2Ch 30:9; Job 22:23-30; Ps 17:5; 56:13; 81:13,14; Isa 42:3; 57:18,19; Jer 3:4-7,12-22; 4:1,2,14; 6:16; Ho 14:4; Zec 10:6; Mal 3:7; Mt 23:37; Re 3:8,15-21
.See [460]PENITENCE
.See [461]PENITENT
.See [462]SEEKERS
-RETURN OF Ps 80:3-7,14-19; Isa 17:7; 29:24; 31:6,7; Jer 50:4-6; Ho 3:5; 6:1-3
-INSTANCES OF
.Jews Ezr 6:16-21; 10
.Jonah Jon 2; 3
.Peter Mt 26:75; Mr 14:72; Lu 22:62
.Thomas Joh 20:27-29
-BACKSLIDING OF ISRAEL Ex 17:7; Nu 14:43; De 4:25-31; 31:16-30; 32:5,6,15,18; Jud 2:12; 10:12-14; 2Ch 24:20; 2Ki 18:1,12; 2Ch 13:11; 27:2; 29:6,8; Ezr 9:10,13,14; Ne 9:26; Ps 78:10,11,40-43,56-64; 106:13,14; Isa 1:4-7,21,22; 2:6; 5:12-30; 9:13-21; 17:10,11; 24:5,6; 30:9,15; 31:6; 43:22,24; 50:1; 51:17-20; 63:17; 65:2,3; Jer 2:5,11-13,17,19,21,27,31,32; 3:1-25; 5:1-31; 6:30; 7:12-34; 8:1-22; 10:17-22; 11:9-17; 12:7; 13:24,25; 14:7,10; 15:1-14; 18:13-15; 19; 32:30,31; 50:6; Eze 2:3-8; 5:1-17; 11:1-21; 15; 16:43; 22:18; 23; Ho 1:1-9; 2; 3; 4:6,10,16; 5:1-15; 6:4-11; 8:14; 9:1-17; 11:2,7; 13:16; 14:1; Am 2:4; Zep 1:6; Mal 1:6; 3:7; Heb 3:16-18
-INSTANCES OF ISRAEL'S BACKSLIDING
.At Meribah Ex 17:1-7
.When Aaron made the golden calf Ex 32
.After Joshua's death Jud 2
.During Asa's reign 2Ch 15
.Hezekiah's reign 2Ch 30:2-12
BAD COMPANY
-See [463]COMPANY, EVIL
BADGER
-(R. V., SEAL or PORPOISE.)
-Skins of, used for covering of the tabernacle Ex 25:5; 26:14; 35:7,23; 36:19; 39:34; Nu 4:6,8,10,11,12,14,25
-For shoes Eze 16:10
-(R. V., SEALSKIN.)
BAG
-See PURSE
BAGPIPE
-(R. V.,) Da 3:5
BAHURIM
-A village between the fords of the Jordan River and Jerusalem
2Sa 3:16; 16:5; 17:18; 19:16; 1Ki 2:8
BAIL
-See [464]SURETY
-See [465]CREDITOR
-See [466]DEBT
-See [467]DEBTOR
BAJITH
-A place of idolatrous worship in Moab Isa 15:2
BAKBAKKAR
-A Levite 1Ch 9:15
BAKBUK
-An ancestor of the Nethinim Ezr 2:51; Ne 7:53
BAKBUKIAH
-A Levite Ne 11:17; 12:9,25
BAKER -General scriptures concerning 1Sa 8:13; Jer 37:21; Ho 7:4,6
-Pharaoh's chief baker Ge 40
-See [468]BREAD
BALAAM
-(Son of Beor)
-From Mesopotamia De 23:4
-A soothsayer Jos 13:22
-A prophet Nu 24:2-9; 2Pe 2:15,16
-Balak sends for, to curse Israel Nu 22:5-7; Jos 24:9; Ne 13:2; Mic 6:5
-Anger of, rebuked by his ass Nu 22:22-35; 2Pe 2:16
-Counsel of, an occasion of Israel's corruption with the Midianites Nu 31:16; Re 2:14,15
-Covetousness of 2Pe 2:15; Jude 1:11
-Death of Nu 31:8; Jos 13:22
BALAC
-See [469]BALAK
BALAH -A city of the territory of the tribe of Simeon Jos 19:3
-Called BILHAH 1Ch 4:29
BALAK -King of Moab Nu 22:4; Jos 24:9; Jud 11:25; Mic 6:5
-Tries to bribe Balaam to curse Israel Nu 22:5-7,15-17
-See [470]BALAAM
BALANCES -Used for weighing Job 31:6; Isa 40:12,15; Eze 5:1
-Money weighed with Isa 46:6; Jer 32:10
-Must be just Le 19:36; Pr 16:11
-False balance used Ho 12:7; Am 8:5; Mic 6:11
-An abomination Pr 11:1; 20:23
-FIGURATIVE
BALDNESS
-General scriptures concerning Le 13:40,41
-A judgment Isa 3:24; Jer 47:5; 48:37; Eze 7:18
-Artificial, a sign of mourning Isa 22:12; Jer 16:6; Eze 27:31; 29:18; Am 8:10; Mic 1:16
-Artificial, as an idolatrous practice, forbidden Le 21:5; De 14:1
-INSTANCES OF
.Elisha 2Ki 2:23
BALL
-Playing at Isa 22:18
BALM
-A medicinal balsam Ge 37:25; 43:11; Jer 8:22; 46:11; 51:8; Eze
27:17
BAMAH
-A high place Eze 20:29
BAMOTH
-A camping place of the Israelites Nu 21:19,20
-Called BAMOTH-BAAL, a city of Reuben Jos 13:17
BANI
-1. A Gadite 2Sa 23:36
-2. A Levite 1Ch 6:46
-3. A descendant of Pharez 1Ch 9:4
-4. Father of returned exiles Ezr 2:10; 10:29
.Called BINNUI Ne 7:15
-5. A Levite of the returned exiles Ne 3:17; 8:7; 9:4,5; 10:13; 11:22
BANISHMENT
-General scriptures concerning Ezr 7:26
-Of Adam and Eve, from Eden Ge 3:22-24
-Of Cain, to be "a fugitive and vagabond," Ge 4:14
-Of Jews, from Rome Ac 18:2
-Of John, to Patmos Re 1:9
-See [471]EXILE
BANNER
-FIGURATIVE
.See [472]ENSIGN
.See [473]STANDARD
BANQUET
-See [474]FEASTS
BAPTISM -JOHN'S Mt 3:5-8,11,13-16; 21:25; Mr 1:4,5,8-10; 11:30; Lu 3:7,8,12,21; 7:29,30; 20:4; Joh 1:25,26,28,31,33; 3:23; 10:40; Ac 1:5,22; 10:37; 11:16; 19:3,4
-CHRISTIAN Mt 28:19; Mr 16:16; Joh 3:5,22; 4:1,2; Ac 1:5,22; 2:38,41; 8:12,13,16,36-38; 9:18; 10:46-48; 16:14,15,33; 18:8,25; 19:4,5; 22:16; Ro 6:3,4; 1Co 1:13-17; 10:1,2; 12:13; 15:29; Ga 3:27; Eph 4:5; 5:26; Col 2:12; Heb 6:2; 1Pe 3:18,21
-OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Isa 44:3; Joe 2:28,29; Zec 12:10; Mt 3:11,16; Mr 1:8; Lu 3:16,22; 24:49; Joh 1:32,33; 3:5; Ac 1:5; 2:1-4,38,41; 8:15-17; 10:38,44,45,47; 11:15,16; 19:2,6; 1Co 12:13; Tit 3:5,6; 1Pe 3:20,21
.See [475]HOLY SPIRIT
BARABBAS
-A prisoner released by Pilate Mt 27:16-26; Mr 15:7-15; Lu
23:18-25; Joh 18:40; Ac 3:14
BARACHEL
-Father of Elihu Job 32:2,6
BARACHIAH -Also called BERECHIAH, father of Zechariah Zec 1:1,7
-Called BARACHIAS in Mt 23:35
BARAK
-A judge in Israel Jud 4; 5; Heb 11:32
BARBARIAN -A foreigner Ac 28:2-4; Ro 1:14; 1Co 14:11; Col 3:11
-See [476]STRANGER
BARBER
-General scriptures concerning Eze 5:1
BARIAH
-Son of Shechaniah 1Ch 3:22
BAR-JESUS
-A false prophet Ac 13:6
BAR-JONA
-Surname of Peter Mt 16:17
BARKOS -A Jew whose descendants returned from exile Ezr 2:53; Ne 7:55
BARLEY
-A product of Egypt Ex 9:31
-Palestine De 8:8; 1Ch 11:13; Jer 41:8
-Fed to horses 1Ki 4:28
-Used in offerings Nu 5:15; Eze 45:15
-Traffic in 2Ch 2:10; Ho 3:2
-Tribute in 2Ch 27:5
-Priests estimated value of Le 27:16; 2Ki 7:1; Re 6:6
-Absalom burns Joab's field of 2Sa 14:30
-Loaves of Joh 6:9,13
BARN
-General scriptures concerning 2Ki 6:27; Job 39:12; Pr 3:10; Joe
1:17; Hag 2:19; Mt 6:26; 13:30; Lu 12:18,24
-See [477]GARNER
BARNABAS
-Also called JOSES
-A prophet Ac 13:1
-An apostle Ac 14:14
-A Levite who gave his possessions to be owned in common with other disciples Ac 4:36,37
-Brings him to the apostles Ac 9:25-27
-Accompanies Paul to Jerusalem Ac 11:30
-Returns with Paul to Antioch (of Syria) Ac 12:25
-Goes with Paul to Seleucia Ac 13
-Goes with Paul to Iconium Ac 14:1-7
-Called Jupiter (Zeus) Ac 14:12-18
-Goes to Derbe Ac 14:20
-Is sent as an emissary to Jerusalem Ac 15; Ga 2:1-9
-Disaffected toward Paul Ac 15:36-39
-Is reconciled to Paul 1Co 9:6
-Piety of Ac 11:24
-Devotion of, to Jesus Ac 15:26
BARREL
-An earthen jar 1Ki 17:12,14,16; 18:33
BARRENNESS
-(Sterility of women)
-A reproach Ge 30:22,23; 1Sa 1:6,7; 2:1-11; Isa 4:1; Lu 1:25
-Miraculously removed, instances of
.Sarai Ge 17:15-21
.Rebecca Ge 25:21
.Manoah's wife Jud 13
.Hannah 1Sa 1:6-20
.Elisabeth Lu 1:5-25
-Sent as a judgment Ge 20:17,18
-See [478]CHILDLESSNESS
BARSABAS
-1. Surname of Joseph Ac 1:23
-2. Judas Ac 15:22
BARTER
-See [479]COMMERCE
BARTHOLOMEW -One of the apostles Mt 10:3; Mr 3:18; Lu 6:14; Ac 1:13
BARTIMEUS (BARTIMAEUS) -A blind man Mr 10:46-52; Mt 20:29-34; Lu 18:35-43
BARUCH
-1. An amanuensis (copyist) of Jeremiah Jer 32:12-16; 36:4-32;
43:3-6; 45:1,2
-2. Son of Labai Ne 3:20; 10:6
-3. A descendant of Pharez Ne 11:5
BARZILLAI
-1. A friend of David 2Sa 17:27-29; 19:31-39; 1Ki 2:7; Ezr 2:61;
Ne 7:63
-2. Father of Adriel 2Sa 21:8
-3. A priest Ezr 2:61; Ne 7:63
BASHAN
-A region east of the Jordan River and north of the Arnon River
Ge 14:5
-Og, king of Jos 13:12
-Allotted to the two and one half tribes, which had their possession east of the Jordan River Nu 32:33; De 3:10-14; Jos 12:4-6; 13:29-31; 17:1
-Invaded and taken by Hazael, king of Syria 2Ki 10:32,33
-Retaken by Jehoash 2Ki 13:25
-Fertility and productiveness of Isa 33:9; Jer 50:19; Na 1:4
-Forests of, famous Isa 2:13; Eze 27:6; Zec 11:2
-Distinguished for its fine cattle De 32:14; Ps 22:12; Eze 39:8; Am 4:1; Mic 7:14
-See [480]ARGOB
-See [481]ASHTAROTH
-See [482]EDREI
-See [483]JAIR
BASHAN-HAVOTH-JAIR
-A name given to the Argob region De 3:14
BASHEMATH
-Wife of Esau Ge 26:34; 36:3,4,10,13,17
BASIN -Made of gold 1Ki 7:50; 1Ch 28:17; 2Ch 4:8,22; Ezr 1:10; 8:27
-Made of brass (bronze) Ex 27:3; 38:3; 1Ki 7:45
-See [484]TABERNACLE, FURNITURE OF
BASKET
-General scriptures concerning Ge 40:16,17; Ex 29:3,23,32; Le
8:2; Nu 6:15; De 26:2; 28:5,17; 2Ki 10:7
-Received the fragments after the miracles of the loaves Mt 14:20; 15:37; 16:9,10
-Paul lowered from the wall in Ac 9:25; 2Co 11:33
BASMATH
-Daughter of Solomon 1Ki 4:15
BASON
-See [485]BASIN
BASTARD
-(An illegitimate child)
-Excluded from the congregation De 23:2
-INSTANCES OF
.Ishmael Ge 16:3,15; Ga 4:22
.Moab and Ammon Ge 19:36,37
.Jephthah Jud 11:1
.David's child by Bath-sheba 2Sa 11:2-5
-FIGURATIVE Zec 9:6; Heb 12:8
BAT -General scriptures concerning Le 11:19; De 14:18; Isa 2:20
BATH -A Hebrew measure for liquids containing about eight gallons, three quarts 1Ki 7:26,38; Ezr 7:22; Isa 5:10; Eze 45:10,11,14
BATHING
-See [486]ABLUTION
-See [487]PURIFICATION
BATH-RABBIM
-A gate in the city of Heshbon So 7:4
BATH-SHEBA (BATHSHEBA) -Wife of Uriah and later one of the wives of David
-Called BATH-SHUA 1Ch 3:5
-Adultery of 2Sa 11:2-5
-Solomon's mother 1Ki 1:11-31; 2:13-21; 1Ch 3:5
BATTERING-RAM -General scriptures concerning 2Sa 20:15; Eze 4:2; 21:22
BATTERY
-See [488]ASSAULT AND BATTERY
BATTLE
-Shouting in Jud 7:20; 1Sa 17:20
-Priests in 2Ch 13:12
-Prayer before
.By Asa 2Ch 14:11
.By Jehoshaphat 2Ch 20:3-12
-See [489]ARMIES
-See [490]WAR
BATTLE-AX
-General scriptures concerning Jer 51:20
BATTLEMENTS
-On the roofs of houses De 22:8
-On the walls Jer 5:10
BAVAI
-Builds the wall of Jerusalem Ne 3:18
BAY TREE
-General scriptures concerning Ps 37:35
BAZLITH -Also called BAZLUTH, one of the Nethinim Ezr 2:52; Ne 7:54
BDELLIUM
-General scriptures concerning Ge 2:12; Nu 11:7
BEACON
-General scriptures concerning Isa 30:17; Jer 6:1
-See [491]ENSIGN
-See [492]STANDARD
BEALIAH -An Ishmaelite who joined David at Ziklag 1Ch 12:5
BEAM
-Weaver's 1Sa 17:7; 2Sa 21:19
-FIGURATIVE
BEAN
-General scriptures concerning 2Sa 17:28; Eze 4:9
BEAR
-Ferocity of 2Sa 17:8; Pr 17:12; 28:15; Isa 11:7; 59:11; La
3:10; Ho 3:3
-Two destroy the young men of Beth-el who mocked Elisha 2Ki 2:24
-FIGURATIVE
BEARD
-Worn long by Aaron Ps 133:2
-Samson Jud 16:17
-David 1Sa 21:13; Eze 5:1
-Shaven by Egyptians Ge 41:14
-Untrimmed in mourning 2Sa 19:24
-Plucked Ezr 9:3
-Cut Isa 7:20; 15:2; Jer 11:5; 48:37
-Lepers required to shave Le 13:29-33; 14:9
-Idolatrous practice of marring, forbidden Le 19:27; 21:5
-Beards of David's ambassadors half shaven by the king of the Amorites 2Sa 10:4
BEASTS
-See [493]ANIMALS
BEATEN WORK
-Of metals Ex 25:18; 30:36; 37:17,22; Nu 8:4
BEATING -As a punishment Ex 5:14; De 25:3; Mr 13:9; Ac 5:40; 16:22,37
-See [494]ASSAULT
-See [495]PUNISHMENT
BEAUTY -Vanity of Ps 39:11; Pr 6:25; 31:30; Isa 3:24; Eze 16:14; 28:17
-Wastes away Ps 39:11; 49:14
-INSTANCES OF
.Sarah Ge 12:11
.Rebekah Ge 24:16
.Rachel Ge 29:17
.Joseph Ge 39:6
.Moses Ex 2:2; Heb 11:23
.David 1Sa 16:12,18
.Bath-sheba 2Sa 11:2
.Tamar 2Sa 13:1
.Absalom 2Sa 14:25
.Abishag 1Ki 1:4
.Vashti Es 1:11
.Esther Es 2:7
-SPIRITUAL 1Ch 16:29; Ps 27:4; 29:2; 45:11; 90:17; 110:3; Isa 52:7; Eze 16:14; Zec 9:17
BEAUTY AND BANDS
-The staves, broken Zec 11:7
BEBAI
-The name of three Jews whose descendants came from the exile
Ezr 2:11; 8:11; 10:28; Ne 7:16; 10:15
BECHER
-1. Son of Benjamin Ge 46:21; 1Ch 7:6,8
-2. Son of Ephraim Nu 26:35
.Called BERED 1Ch 7:20
BECHORATH
-Son of Aphiah 1Sa 9:1
BED
-Made of wood So 3:7-9
-Made of iron De 3:11
-Made of ivory Am 6:4
-Made of gold and silver Es 1:6
-Used at meals Am 6:4
-Exempt from execution for debt Pr 22:27
-Perfumed Pr 7:17
-FIGURATIVE
BEDAN
-1. One of the deliverers of Israel, possibly identical with
Abdon 1Sa 12:11
-2. Son of Ullam 1Ch 7:17
BEE -In Palestine De 1:44; Jud 14:8; Ps 118:12; Isa 7:18
-Called by hissing Isa 7:18
-See [496]HONEY
BEELIADA
-Son of David 1Ch 14:7
-Called ELIADA 2Sa 5:16; 1Ch 3:8
BEELZEBUB
-The prince of devils Mt 10:25; 12:24,27; Mr 3:22; Lu
11:15,18,19
-Messengers sent to inquire of, by Ahaziah 2Ki 1:2
-See [497]BAAL-ZEBUB
BEER
-1. A station of the Israelites Nu 21:16-18
-2. A town in the territory of the tribe of Judah Jud 9:21
BEERA
-Son of Zophah 1Ch 7:37
BEERAH
-A Reubenite 1Ch 5:6
BEER-ELIM
-A city of Moab Isa 15:8
BEERI
-1. A Hittite Ge 26:34
.See [498]ANAH
-2. Father of Hosea Ho 1:1
BEER-LAHAI-ROI -Also called LAHAI-ROI, a well Ge 16:14; 24:62; 25:11
BEEROTH -1. A station of the Israelites. Aaron died at De 10:6
.See [499]BENE-JAAKAN
-2. A city of the Hivites Jos 9:17; 18:25; 2Sa 4:2; Ezr 2:25; Ne 7:29
BEER-SHEBA
-1. The most southern city of Palestine Jud 20:1
.Named by Abraham, who lived there Ge 21:31-33; 22:19
.The place where Isaac lived Ge 26:23
.Jacob went out from, toward Haran Ge 28:10
.Sacrifices offered at, by Jacob; when journeying to Egypt Ge 46:1
.In the inheritance of Judah Jos 15:20,28; 2Sa 24:7
.Afterward assigned to Simeon Jos 19:2,9; 1Ch 4:28
.Two sons of Samuel were judges at 1Sa 8:2
.Became a seat of idolatrous worship Am 5:5; 8:14
-2. The well of, belonged to Abraham and Isaac Ge 21:25,26
-3. Wilderness of, Hagar miraculously sees a well in Ge 21:14-19
.An angel fed Elijah in 1Ki 19:5,7
BEESH-TERAH
-A Levitical city Jos 21:27
-Called ASHTAROTH 1Ch 6:71
BEETLE
-Authorized as food Le 11:22
BEGGARS
-Set among princes 1Sa 2:8
-Not the seed of the righteous Ps 37:25
-The children of the wicked Ps 109:10; Pr 20:4; Lu 16:3
-INSTANCES OF
.Bartimaeus Mr 10:46
.Lazarus Lu 16:20-22
.The blind man Joh 9:8
.The lame man Ac 3:2-5
.See [500]POOR
BEHEADING
-Execution by
.Of John Mt 14:10; Mr 6:27
.Of James Ac 12:2
.Of the martyrs Re 20:4
-See [501]PUNISHMENT
BEHEMOTH
-An amphibious animal Job 40:15
BEKAH
-A half shekel, about thirty-one cents Ex 38:26
BEL
-A Babylonian god Isa 46:1; Jer 50:2; 51:44
BELA
-1. A city also called Zoar Ge 14:2,8
-2. King of Edom Ge 36:32,33; 1Ch 1:43,44
-3. Son of Benjamin Nu 26:38,40; 1Ch 7:6,7; 8:1,3
.Called BELAH Ge 46:21
-4. Son of Azaz 1Ch 5:8
BELIAL
-Lawlessness De 13:13; 2Co 6:15
BELIEVER
-See [502]RIGHTEOUS
BELIEVING
-See [503]FAITH
BELL -Attached to the hem of the priest's robe Ex 28:33,34; 39:25,26
-On horses Zec 14:20
BELLOWS
-Used with the furnace of the founder Jer 6:29
BELLY -Used figuratively for the seat of the affections Job 15:2,35; 20:20; Ps 44:25; Pr 18:20; 20:27,30; Hab 3:16; Joh 7:38; Tit 1:12
BELSHAZZAR
-King of Babylon Da 5:1-30
BELTESHAZZAR
-A name given Daniel Da 1:7
-See [504]DANIEL
BEN
-A Levite 1Ch 15:18
BEN-ABINADAB
-See [505]ABINADAB
BENAIAH
-1. Son of Jehoiada, commander of the Cherethites and Pelethites
2Sa 8:18; 1Ki 1:38
.A distinguished warrior 2Sa 23:20-23; 1Ch 11:22-25; 27:5,6
.Loyal to Solomon 1Ki 1:2; 4:4
-2. An Ephraimite, and distinguished warrior 2Sa 23:30; 1Ch 11:31; 27:14
-3. A Levitical musician 1Ch 15:18,20; 16:5
-4. A priest 1Ch 15:24; 16:6
-5. Son of Jeiel 2Ch 20:14
-6. A Levite in time of Hezekiah 2Ch 31:13
-7. A chief of the Simeonites 1Ch 4:36
-8. Father of Pelatiah Eze 11:1,13
-9. Son of Parosh Ezr 10:25
-10. Son of Pahath-moab Ezr 10:30
-11. Son of Bani Ezr 10:35
-12. Son of Nebo Ezr 10:43
BEN-AMMI
-Son of Lot Ge 19:38
BENCH
-Of ivory Eze 27:6
BEN-DEKAR (R. V.)
-See [506]DEKAH
BENE-BERAK
-A city of Dan Jos 19:45
BENEDICTIONS
-Divinely appointed De 10:8; 21:5; Nu 6:23-26
-By God
.Upon creatures he had made Ge 1:22
.Upon man Ge 1:28
.Upon Noah Ge 9:1,2
-INSTANCES OF
.By Melchizedek. upon Abraham Ge 14:19,20; Heb 7:7
.By Bethuel's household, upon Rebekah Ge 24:60
.By Isaac
Upon Jacob Ge 27:23-29,37; 28:1-4
Upon Esau Ge 27:39,40
.By Jacob
Upon Pharaoh Ge 47:7-10
Upon Joseph's sons Ge 48
Upon his own sons Ge 49
.By Moses, upon the tribes of Israel De 33
.By Aaron Le 9:22,23
.By half the tribes, who stood on Mount Gerizim De 11:29,30; 27:11-13; Jos 8:33
.By Joshua
Upon Caleb Jos 14:13
Upon the Reubenites and Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh Jos 22:6,7
.By Naomi, upon Ruth and Orpah Ru 1:8,9
.By the people, upon Ruth Ru 4:11,12
.By Eli, upon Elkanah 1Sa 2:20
.By David
Upon the people 2Sa 6:18
Upon Barzillai 2Sa 19:39
.By Araunah, upon David 2Sa 24:23
.By Solomon, upon the people 1Ki 8:14,55-58; 2Ch 6:3
.By Simeon, upon Jesus Lu 2:34
.By Jesus, upon his followers Lu 24:50
-LEVITICAL, FORMS OF Nu 6:23-26
-APOSTOLIC, FORMS OF 1Co 1:3; 2Co 1:2; Ga 1:3; Eph 1:2; Php 1:2; Col 1:2; 1Th 1:1; 2Th 1:2; 2Ti 1:2; Phm 1:3; Ro 1:7; 15:5,6,13,33; 16:20,24; 1Co 16:23; 2Co 13:14; Ga 6:16,18; Eph 6:23,24; Php 4:23; 1Th 5:28; 2Th 3:16,18; 1Ti 1:2; 6:21; 2Ti 4:22; Tit 3:15; Phm 1:25; Heb 13:20,21,25; 1Pe 1:2; 5:10,11,14; 2Pe 1:2-4; 2Jo 1:3; Jude 1:2; Re 22:21
BENEFACTOR
-General scriptures concerning Lu 22:25
BENEFICENCE -General scriptures concerning De 15:7-18; Le 25:35-43; Ps 41:1; 112:9; Pr 3:27,28; 11:25; 22:9; 25:21,22; 28:27; Isa 58:6,7,10,11; Eze 18:5,7-9; Mt 5:42; 19:21; 25:35-45; Mr 9:41; 10:21; Lu 3:11; 11:41; Ac 6:1-4; 11:29,30; Ro 15:25-27; 1Co 13:3; 16:1-3; 2Co 8:1-15,24; 9:1-15; Ga 2:10; Php 4:10-18; 1Ti 5:8,16; 6:18; Heb 6:10; 13:16; Jas 2:15,16; 1Jo 3:17
-See [507]ALMS
-See [508]LIBERALITY
-See [509]POOR, DUTIES TO
-See [510]RICH
-See [511]RICHES
-INSTANCES OF
.The old man of Gibeah Jud 19:16-21
.Boaz Ru 2
.The Jews who returned from the exile Ne 5:8-12; 8:10,11
.Job Job 29:11-17; 31:16-23
.The Temanites Isa 21:14
.The Good Samaritan Lu 10:33-35
.Zacchaeus Lu 19:8
.The first Christians Ac 2:44-46; 4:32-37
.Cornelius Ac 10:2,4
.Onesiphorus 2Ti 1:16-18
.See [512]ALMS
.See [513]POOR, DUTY TO
BEN-GEBER (R. V.)
-In R.V. 1Ki 4:13
-See [514]GEBER
BENE-JAAKAN
-A tribe that gave its name to certain wells in the wilderness
Nu 33:31,32
-Called BEEROTH De 10:6
BENEVOLENCE
-See [515]ALMS
-See [516]BENEVOLENCE
-See [517]CHARITABLENESS
-See [518]LIBERALITY
-See [519]LOVE
BEN-HADAD
-1. King of Syria 1Ki 15:18-20; 2Ch 16:2-4
-2. A king of Syria, who reigned during the time of Ahab, son of Ben-hadad I 1Ki 20; 2Ki 5; 6; 7; 8:7-15
-3. Son of Hazael and king of Syria 2Ki 13:3,24,25; Am 1:4
BEN-HAIL
-A prince of Judah 2Ch 17:7
BEN-HANAN
-A son of Shimon 1Ch 4:20
BEN-HUR (R. V.)
-See [520]HUR
BENINU
-A Levite Ne 10:13
BENJAMIN
-1. Son of Jacob by Rachel Ge 35:18,24; 46:19
.Taken into Egypt Ge 42; 43; 44; 45
.Prophecy concerning Ge 49:27
.Descendants of Ge 46:21; Nu 26:38-41
-2. TRIBE OF
Census of
.At Sinai Nu 1:37
.On the plain of Moab Nu 26:41
.Clans of Nu 26:38-40; 1Ch 7:6-12; 8
.Position of, in camp and march Nu 2:18,22
.Moses' benediction upon De 32:12
.Allotment in the land of Canaan Jos 18:11-28
.Reallotment Eze 48:23
.Did not exterminate the Jebusites Jud 1:21
.Join Deborah in the war against Sisera Jud 5:14
.Territory of, invaded by the Ammonites Jud 10:9
.Did not avenge the crime of the Gibeonites against the Levite's concubine, the war that followed Jud 19; 20
.Saul, the first king of Israel, from 1Sa 9:1,17; 10:20,21
.Its rank during the time of Samuel 1Sa 9:21
.Jerusalem within the territory of Jer 6:1
.A company of, joins David at Ziklag 1Ch 12:1,2,16
.Not enrolled by Joab when he took a census of the military forces of Israel 1Ch 21:6
.Loyal to Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul 2Sa 2:9,15,31; 1Ch 12:29
.Subsequently joins David 2Sa 3:19; 19:16,17
.Loyal to Rehoboam 1Ki 12:21; 2Ch 11:1
.Military forces of
During the reign of Asa 2Ch 14:8
During the reign of Jehoshaphat 2Ch 17:17
.Skill in archery and as slingers of stones Jud 3:15; 20:16; 1Ch 8:40; 12:2
.Return to Palestine from the exile in Babylon Ezr 1:5
.Saints of, seen in John's vision Re 7:8
.Paul, of the tribe of Ro 11:1; Php 3:5
.See [521]ISRAEL
-3. Grandson of Benjamin 1Ch 7:10
-4. A son of Harim Ezr 10:32
.Probably identical with the man mentioned in Ne 3:23
-5. A Jew who assisted in purifying the wall of Jerusalem Ne 12:34
-6. A gate of Jerusalem Jer 20:2; 37:13; 38:7; Zec 14:10
BENO
-A descendant of Merari 1Ch 24:26,27
BEN-ONI
-Name given to Benjamin by Rachel as she was dying (during the
birth process) Ge 35:18
BEN-ZOHETH
-Son of Ishi 1Ch 4:20
BEON
-A place east of the Jordan River, probably same as BAAL-MEON,
which see Nu 32:3,38
BEOR
-1. Father of Bela Ge 36:32; 1Ch 1:43
-2. Father of Balaam Nu 22:5
.Called BOSOR 2Pe 2:15
BEQUESTS
-See [522]WILLS
BERA
-King of Sodom Ge 14:2
BERACHAH -1. An Israelite who joined David at Ziklag 1Ch 12:3
-2. A valley in the south of the territory of the tribe of Judah, where the Israelites blessed the Lord for a victory 2Ch 20:26
BERACHIAH
-See [523]BERECHIAH
BERAIAH
-Son of Shimhi 1Ch 8:21
BEREA -A city in the south of Macedonia Ac 17:10,13; 20:4
BEREAVEMENT
-From God Ex 12:29; Ho 9:12
-Mourning in, forbidden to Aaron, on account of his sons' wickedness Le 10:6
-And to Ezekiel, for his wife Eze 24:16-18
-INSTANCES OF
.Abraham, of Sarah Ge 23:2
.Jacob, of Joseph Ge 37:34,35
.Joseph, of his father Ge 50:1,4
.The Egyptians, of their firstborn Ex 12:29-33
.Naomi, of her husband Ru 1:3,5,20,21
.David
Of his child by Bath-sheba 2Sa 12:15-23
Of Absalom 2Sa 18:33; 19:4
-RESIGNATION IN 2Sa 12:22,23; Job 1:18-21; Ec 7:2-4; 1Th 4:13-18
.See [524]AFFLICTION, COMFORT IN
.See [525]RESIGNATION IN
.See also [526]RESIGNATION
BERECHIAH
-1. Fatber of Asaph 1Ch 15:17,23
.Called BERACHIAH 1Ch 6:39
-2. A warrior of Ephraim 2Ch 28:12
-3. A brother of Zerubbabel 1Ch 3:20
-4. Son of Asa 1Ch 9:16
-5. Son of Iddo Zec 1:1,7
-6. Son of Meshezabeel Ne 3:4,30; 6:18
BERED
-1. A town in the south of Palestine Ge 16:14
-2. A son of Shuthelah 1Ch 7:20
.Probably same as BECHER Nu 26:35
BERI
-Son of Zophah 1Ch 7:36
BERIAH
-1. Son of Asher Ge 46:17; Nu 26:44,45; 1Ch 7:30
-2. Son of Ephraim 1Ch 7:20-23
-3. A Benjamite 1Ch 8:13
-4. Son of Shimei 1Ch 23:10,11
BERITH
-See [527]BAAL-BERITH
BERNICE
-Daughter of Agrippa Ac 2:5,13,23; 26:30
BERODACH-BALADAN
-See [528]MERODACH-BALADAN
BEROTHAH -Part of the northern boundary of Canaan Eze 47:16
BEROTHAI
-A city of Zobah 2Sa 8:8
BERYL
-A precious stone So 5:14; Eze 1:16; 10:9
-Set in the breastplate Ex 28:20; 39:13
-John saw, in the foundation of the new Jerusalem Re 21:20
BESAI
-One of the Nethinim Ezr 2:49; Ne 7:52
BESODEIAH
-Father of Meshullam Ne 3:6
BESOR
-A brook near Gaza 1Sa 30:9,10,21
BESTIALITY -General scriptures concerning Ex 22:19; Le 18:23; 20:16
-See [529]SODOMY
BETAH
-A city belonging to Hadadezer 2Sa 8:8
BETEN -A city of the territory of the tribe of Asher Jos 19:25
BETHABARA
-A city east of the Jordan Jud 7:24
-John testifies to Christ's messiahship, and baptizes at Joh 1:28
-Jesus at Joh 10:39-42
BETH-ANATH
-A fortified city of Naphtali Jos 19:38; Jud 1:33
BETH-ANOTH
-A city in Judah Jos 15:59
BETHANY -A village on the eastem slope of the Mount of Olives Joh 11:18
-Mary, Martha, and Lazarus dwell at Lu 10:38-41
-Lazarus dies and is raised to life at Joh 11
-Jesus attends a feast in Mt 26:6-13; Joh 12:1-9
-The colt of a donkey upon which Jesus made his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, obtained at Mr 11:1-11
-Jesus sojourns at Mt 21:17; Mr 11:11,12,19
BETH-ARABAH -A city in the valley of the Dead Sea Jos 15:6,61; 18:22
-Called ARABAH Jos 18:18
BETH-ARAM
-A fortified city of Gad Jos 13:27
-Probably identical with BETH-HARAN Nu 32:36
BETH-ARBEL
-A city spoiled by Shalman Ho 10:14
BETH-AVEN
-A place on the mountains of Benjamin Jos 7:2; 18:12; 1Sa 13:5;
14:23; Ho 4:15; 5:8; 10:5
BETH-AZMAVETH
-A town of Benjamin Ne 7:28
-Called AZMAVETH Ne 12:29; Ezr 2:24
BETH-BAAL-MEON -A place in the territory of the tribe of Reuben Jos 13:17
-Called BAAL-MEON Nu 32:38; Eze 25:9
-Called BEON Nu 32:3
-Called BETH-MEON Jer 48:23
-Subdued by the Israelites Nu 32:3,4
-Assigned to the Reubenites Jos 13:17
BETH-BARAH
-A place east of the Jordan River Jud 7:24
BETH-BIREI -A town of the territory of the tribe of Simeon 1Ch 4:31
-See [530]BETH-LEBAOTH
BETH-CAR
-A place west of Mizpeh 1Sa 7:11
BETH-DAGON -1. A city of the territory of the tribe of Judah Jos 15:41
-2. A city of the territory of the tribe of Asher Jos 19:27
BETH-DIBLATHAIM
-A city of Moab Jer 48:22
-Called ALMON-DIBLATHAIM Nu 33:46
BETH-EL
-1. A city north of Jerusalem
.The ancient city adjacent to, and finally embraced in, was called Luz Jos 18:13; Jud 1:23-26
.Abraham estblishes an altar at Ge 12:8; 13:3,4
.The place where Jacob saw the vision of the ladder Ge 28:10-22; 31:13; Ho 12:4
.And builds an altar at Ge 35:1-15
.Deborah dies at Ge 35:8
.Conquered by Joshua Jos 8:17; with 12:16
.Conquered by the household of Joseph Jud 1:22-26
.Allotted to Benjamin Jos 18:13,22
.Court of justice held at
By Deborah Jud 4:5
By Samuel 1Sa 7:16
.Tabernacle at, and called HOUSE OF GOD Jud 20:18,31; 21:2
.Jeroboam institutes idolatrous worship at 1Ki 12:25-33; 2Ki 10:29
.Idolatry at Jer 48:13; Am 4:4
.Shalmanezer sends a priest to 2Ki 17:27,28
.Prophecies against the idolatrous altars at 1Ki 13:1-6,32; 2Ki 23:4,15-20; Am 3:14
.The school of prophets at 2Ki 2:3
.The young men of, mock Elisha 2Ki 2:23,24
.People of, return from Babylon Ezr 2:28; Ne 7:32
.Prophecies against Am 5:5
-2. A city in the south of territory of the tribe of Judah 1Sa 30:27
-3. A mountain 1Sa 13:2
BETH-EL-APHRAH (R. V.) APHRAH (A. V.)
-A place in Philistia Mic 1:10
BETH-EMEK -A city of the territory of the tribe of Asher Jos 19:27
BETHER
-Mountains of So 2:17
BETHESDA
-The pool of Joh 5:24
BETH-EZEL -A town of territory of the tribe of Judah Mic 1:11
BETH-GADER -A place in territory of the tribe of Judah 1Ch 2:51
-Probably identical with GEDER Jos 12:13
-And with GEDOR in Jos 15:58
BETH-GAMUL
-A city of Moab Jer 48:23
BETH-HACCEREM
-A mountain in the territory of the tribe of Judah Ne 3:14; Jer
6:1
BETH-HAGGAN
-A garden house 2Ki 9:27
-Probably identical with EN-GANNIM Jos 19:21
BETH-HANAN
-See [531]ELON-BETH-HANAN
BETH-HARAN -A fortified city east of the Jordan River Nu 32:36
-Probably identical with BETH-ARAM Jos 13:27
BETH-HOGLA
-A place on the border of the territory of the tribe of Judah
Jos 15:6; 18:19,21
BETH-HORON -Two ancient cities of Canaan, near which Joshua defeated the Amorites Jos 10:10,11; 16:3,5; 18:13; 1Sa 13:18; 1Ch 7:24
-Solomon builds 1Ki 9:17; 2Ch 8:5
-Taken from the tribe of Judah by the ten tribes 2Ch 25:13
BETH-JESHIMOTH
-A place in Moab Jos 12:3; 13:20; Eze 25:9
-Called BETH-JESIMOTH Nu 33:49
BETH-JOAB
-See [532]ATAROTH
BETH-LEBAOTH
-A town of Simeon Jos 19:6
-Called LEBAOTH Jos 15:32
-And BETH-BIREI 1Ch 4:31
BETHLEHEM
-1. A city southwest of Jerusalem Jud 17:7; 19:18
.Called EPHRATAH and EPHRATH Ge 48:7; Ps 132:6; Mic 5:2
.And BETH-LEHEM-JUDAH Jud 17:7-9; 19:1,18; Ru 1:1; 1Sa 17:12
.Rachel dies and is buried at Ge 35:16,19; 48:7
.The city of Boaz Ru 1:1,19; 2:4; 4
.Taken and held by the Philistines 2Sa 23:14-16
.Jeroboam converts it into a military stronghold 2Ch 11:6
.The city of Joseph Mt 2:5,6; Lu 2:4
.Birthplace of Jesus Mic 5:2; Mt 2; Lu 2:4,15
.Herod murders the infants of Mt 2:16-18
-2. A town of Zebulun, six miles west of Nazareth Jos 19:15
.Israel judged at Jud 12:10
BETH-MAACHAH
-A city of the territory of the tribe of Manasseh 2Sa
20:14,15,18; 2Ki 15:29
BETH-MARCABOTH
-A town of the territory of the tribe of Simeon Jos 19:5; 1Ch
4:31
-Probably identied with MADMANNAH Jos 15:31
BETH-MEON
-See [533]BAAL-MEON
BETH-NIMRAH
-A fenced city east of the Jordan River Jos 13:27
-Called NIMRAH Nu 32:3
BETH-PALET
-A city in Judah Jos 15:27
-Called BETH-PHELET Ne 11:26
BETH-PAZZEZ -A town of the territory of the tribe of Issachar Jos 19:21
BETH-PEOR
-A place in the territory of the tribe of Reuben De 3:29; 4:46;
34:6
-Near the burial place of Moses Jos 13:20
BETHPHAGE -A village on the Mount of Olives Mt 21:1; Mr 11:1; Lu 19:29
BETH-PHELET
-See [534]BETH-PALET
BETH-RAPHA
-Son of Eshton 1Ch 4:12
BETH-REHOB
-A place in Dan Jud 18:28; 2Sa 10:6
-Called REHOB 2Sa 10:8
BETHSAIDA
-1. A city of Galilee
.The city of Philip, Andrew, and Peter Joh 1:44; 12:21
.Jesus visits Mr 6:45
.Jesus cures a blind man in Mr 8:22
.Jesus prophesies against Mt 11:21; Lu 10:13
-2. Desert of, east of the sea of Galilee, Jesus feeds more than five thousand people in Lu 9:10; Mt 14:13; Mr 6:32
BETH-SHAN
-See [535]BETH-SHEAN
BETH-SHEAN -A city of the tribe of Manasseh 1Ch 7:29; Jos 17:11
-Not subdued Jud 1:27
-Bodies of Saul and his sons exposed in 1Sa 31:10,12
-Called BETH-SHAW 1Sa 31:10,12; 2Sa 21:12
-District of, under tribute to Solomon's commissariat 1Ki 4:12
BETH-SHEMESH
-1. A priestly city of the tribe of Dan Jos 21:16; 1Sa 6:15; 1Ch
6:59
.On the northern border of territory of the tribe of Judah Jos 15:10; 1Sa 6:9,12
.In later times transferred to the tribe of Judah 2Ki 14:11
.Mentioned in Solomon's commission districts 1Ki 4:9
.Amaziah taken prisoner at 2Ki 14:11-13; 2Ch 25:21-23
.Retaken by the Philistines 2Ch 28:18
.Called BETH-SHMESH Jos 19:41
-2. A city near Jerusalem Jos 19:22
-3. A fortified city of the territory of the tribe of Naphtali Jos 19:38; Jud 1:33
-4. An idolatrous temple Jer 43:13
BETH-SHITTAH
-A place near the Jordan River Jud 7:22
BETH-TAPPUAH -A town of the territory of the tribe of Judah Jos 15:53
BETHUEL
-Son of Nahor, father of Rebekah Ge 22:22,23; 24:15,24; 25:20;
28:2,5
BETHUL -A city of the territory of the tribe of Simeon Jos 19:4
-Called CHESIL Jos 15:30
-And BETHUEL 1Ch 4:30
BETH-ZUR -A town in Judah Jos 15:58; 1Ch 2:45; 2Ch 11:7; Ne 3:16
BETONIM -A town of territory of the tribe of Gad Jos 13:26
BETRAYAL
-Of Jesus Mt 26:14-16,45-50; Mr 14:10,11; Lu 22:3-6,47,48; Joh
13:21
-Of others, foretold Mt 20:18; 24:10
-Of David, by Doeg 1Sa 22:9,10; with 21:1-10
-Of cities Jud 1:24,25
-See [536]CONFIDENCE BETRAYED
BETROTHAL
-Of Jacob Ge 29:18-30
-Exempts from military duty De 20:7
-A quasi-marriage Mt 1:18; Lu 1:27
-FIGURATIVE
.See [537]MARRIAGE
BETTING
-By Samson Jud 14:12-19
BEULAH
-General scriptures concerning Isa 62:4
BEZAI
-1. Head of a Jewish family, which retumed from Babylon Ezr
2:17; Ne 7:23
-2. A family that sealed the covenant with Nehemiah Ne 10:18
BEZALEL -1. A divinely-inspired mechanic and master workman who built the tabernacle Ex 31:2; 35:30-35; 36:1; 37:1; 38:1-7,22
-2. Son of Pahath-moab Ezr 10:30
BEZEK
-1. Residence of Adoni-bezek Jud 1:5
-2. A rendezvous of Israel under Saul 1Sa 11:8
BEZER
-1. A city of refuge, East of the Jordan De 4:43; Jos 20:8;
21:36; 1Ch 6:78
-2. Son of Zophah 1Ch 7:37
BIBLE
-See [538]LAW OF MOSES
-See [539]WORD OF GOD
BICHRI
-A Benjamite 2Sa 20
BIDKAR
-Jehu's captain 2Ki 9:25
BIER
-(A coffin) 2Sa 3:31; Lu 7:14
BIGAMY
-See [540]POLYGAMY
BIGOTRY
-General scriptures concerning Isa 65:5; Mr 2:16; Lu 9:49,50;
15:2; 18:9-14; Ac 10:28,45; 18:12,13
-PAUL'S ARGUMENT AGAINST Ro 3:1-23; 4:1-16,23-25
-INSTANCES OF
.Joshua, through envy, seeking to suppress Eldad and Medad, who were prophesying Nu 11:27-29
.Jews with regard to the Samaritans Joh 4:9,27
.In rejecting the teachings of Jesus at Nazareth Lu 4:28
.Falsely accusing Jesus of blasphemy Joh 5:18
.Of being a gluttonous man and a winebibber (a wino) Mt 11:18,19
.Of keeping company with sinners Lu 7:39; 15:2; 19:5-7
.Of not conforming to the traditions Lu 11:38,39
.In their treatment of the young man who was born blind, whom Jesus restored to sight Joh 9:28,29,34
.With regard to Paul's preaching Ac 21:28,29; 22:22
.Of the Samaritans in refusing to receive Jesus Lu 9:52,53
.Of the disciples in forbidding children to be brought to Jesus Mt 19:13; Mr 10:13; Lu 18:15
.Of the early Christians
In opposing the preaching of the gospel to the Gentiles Ac 10:45; 11:2,3; 21:20-25
In regard to circumcision Ac 15:1-10,24; Ga 2:3-5
.In zeal Ro 10:2,3
.In persecutions 1Th 2:15,16
.Of John in forbidding the casting out of demons by one who did not follow Jesus Mr 9:38-40; Lu 9:49,50
.James and John in desiring to call down fire upon the Samaritans who would not receive Jesus Lu 9:51-56
.Of Saul, in persecuting the Christians Ac 22:3,4; with 9:1-5; 26:9; Ga 1:13,14; Php 3:6
.See [541]INTOLERANCE, RELIGIOUS
.See [542]PERSECUTION
.See [543]UNCHARITABLENESS
BIGTHAN
-A conspiring Persian courtier Es 2:21-23; 6:2
BIGVAI -Head of Jewish family Ezr 2:2; 8:14; Ne 7:7,19; 10:16
BILDAD -One of Job's friends Job 2:11; 8:1; 18:1; 25:1
BILEAM -A town of the territory of the tribe of Manasseh 1Ch 6:70
-Called IBLEAM Jos 17:11
-GATH-RIMMON Jos 21:25
BILGAH
-1. One of the chiefs of the priestly shifts in the temple 1Ch
24:14
-2. A priest Ne 12:5,18
.Perhaps identical with BILGAI Ne 10:8
BILGAI
-A priest Ne 10:8
BILHAH
-1. Rachael's servant
Bears children by Jacob Ge 29:29; 30:3,4; 37:2
.Mother of Dan and Naphtali Ge 30:1-8; 35:25; 46:23-25
.Reuben's incest with Ge 35:22; 49:4
-2. A place in the land of Simeon 1Ch 4:29
.Called BALAH Jos 19:3
.And BAALAH Jos 15:29
BILHAN
-1. A Horite chief Ge 36:27; 1Ch 1:42
-2. A Benjamite 1Ch 7:10
BILL OF DIVORCE
-(I. e. a certificate)
-See [544]DIVORCE
BILSHAN
-A Jew of the captivity Ezr 2:2; Ne 7:7
BIMHAL
-Son of Japhlet 1Ch 7:33
BINEA
-A descendant of King Saul 1Ch 8:37; 9:43
BINNUI
-1. A Jew of the captivity Ne 7:15
.Called BANI Ezr 2:10
-2. A Levite of the captivity Ne 12:8; 3:24; 10:9
-3. Father of Noadiah Ezr 8:33
-4. Son of Pahath-moab Ezr 10:30
-5. Son of Bani Ezr 10:38
BIRDS -Creation of, on the fifth creative day Ge 1:20-30
-Man's dominion over Ge 1:26,28; 9:2,3; Ps 8:5-8; Jer 27:6; Da 2:38; Jas 3:7
-Appointed for food Ge 9:2,3; De 14:11-20
-What species were unclean Le 11:13-20; De 14:12-19
-Used for sacifice
.See [545]DOVE
-See [546]PIGEON
-Divine care of Job 38:41; Ps 147:9; Mt 10:29; Lu 12:6,24
-Songs of, at the break of day Ps 104:12; Ec 12:4; So 2:12
-Domesticated Job 41:5; Jas 3:7
-Solomon's proverbs of 1Ki 4:33
-Nests of Ps 104:17; Mt 8:20; 13:32
-Instincts of Pr 1:17
-Habits of Job 39:13-18,26-30
-Migrate Jer 8:7
-Moses' law protected the mother from being taken with the young De 22:6,7
-Cages of Jer 5; 27; Re 18:2
-See [547]SNARES
-FIGURATIVE Isa 16:2; 46:11; Jer 12:9; Eze 39:4
.Symbolical Da 7:6
.See [548]BITTERN
.See [549]CHICKEN
.See [550]CORMORANT
.See [551]CRANE
.See [552]CUCKOO
.See [553]DOVE
.See [554]EAGLE
.See [555]FALCON
.See [556]GLEDE
.See [557]HAWK
.See [558]HEN
.See [559]HERON
.See [560]KITE
.See [561]LAPWING
.See [562]NIGHT HAWK
.See [563]OSPREY
.See [564]OSSIFRAGE
.See [565]OSTRICH
.See [566]OWL
.See [567]PARTRIDGE
.See [568]PEACOCK
.See [569]PELICAN
.See [570]PIGEON
.See [571]QUAIL
.See [572]RAVEN
.See [573]SPARROW
.See [574]STORK
.See [575]SWALLOW
.See [576]SWAN
.See [577]VULTURE
BIRSHA
-A king of Gomorrah Ge 14:2-10
BIRTH
-Pangs in giving Ps 48:6; Isa 13:8; 21:3; Jer 4:31; 6:24; 30:6;
31:8
-Giving, ordained to be in sorrow Ge 3:16
-See [578]ABORTION
-See [579]CHILDREN
BIRTHDAY
-Celebrated by feasts Ge 40:20; Mt 14:6
-Cursed Job 3; Jer 20:14,18
BIRTHRIGHT
-Belonged to the first born De 21:15,16
-Entitled the firstborn to a double portion of inheritance De 21:15-17
-Royal succession 2Ch 21:3
-An honorable title Ex 4:22; Ps 89:27; Jer 31:9; Ro 8:29; Col 1:15; Heb 1:6; 12:23; Re 1:5
-Sold by Esau Ge 25:29-34; 27:36; with 25:33; Heb 12:16; Ro 9:12,13
-Forfeited by Reuben 1Ch 5:1,2
-Set aside
.That of Manasseh Ge 48:15-20
.Adonijah 1Ki 2:15
.Hosah's son 1Ch 26:10
-See [580]FIRSTBORN
BIRZAVITH
-A descendant of the tribe of Asher 1Ch 7:31
BISHLAM
-A Samaritan who obstructed the rebuilding of the temple at
Jerusalem Ezr 4:7-24
BISHOP
-(An overseer, a supervisor) Php 1:1; Ac 20:28; 1Ti 3:2-7; Tit
1:5-11
-A TITLE OF JESUS 1Pe 2:25
.See [581]ELDER
BIT
-Part of a bridle Ps 32:9; Jas 3:3
BITHIAH
-Daughter of Pharaoh 1Ch 4:18
BITHRON -A district bordering on the edge of the Jordan River 2Sa 2:29
BITHYNIA
-A Roman province in Asia Minor Ac 16:7; 1Pe 1:1
BITTER HERBS -Eaten symbolically with the Passover meal Ex 12:8; Nu 9:11
BITTER WATER
-At Marah Ex 15:23
-A ceremonial water used by the priest Nu 5:18-27
BITTERN
-A species of heron Isa 14:23; 34:11; Zep 2:14
BITUMEN
-(Margin R. V., slime))
.An inflammable mineral Ge 11:3; 14:10; Ex 2:3
-See [582]PETROLEUM
BIZJOTHJAH
-A town in Judah Jos 15:28
-Called BIMOTHIAH-BAALAH, BAALATH-BEER Jos 19:8
-And BALAH Jos 19:3
BIZTHA
-A Persian chamberlain Es 1:10
BLACKNESS
-FIGURATIVE Job 30:30; Joe 2:6
.Blackness of darkness Jude 1:13
.See [583]COLOR, SYMBOLICAL
BLACKSMITH
-See [584]SMITH
BLAIN
-An inflammatory abscess Ex 9:9,10
BLASPHEMY -General scriptures concerning Ex 20:7; Le 19:12; 22:32; 24:10-16; De 5:11; 2Sa 12:14; 2Ki 19:22; 2Ch 32:19; Job 9:16,17,34,35; 10:2-7; 13:7-9,25-27; 15:13,25,26; 16:9,11,14; 19:6,7,21,22; 21:13,14; 22:12-14,17; 30:21; 33:10,11; 34:5,6,9,16-19,37; 37:20; 40:2; Ps 5:1,2; 10:11,13; 50:21; 73:9,11; 74:18; 78:19,20; 94:7; 139:20; Pr 30:7-9; Isa 8:21,22; 29:15,16; 36:15,18,20,21; 37:10,23; 40:27; 45:9; 52:5; 65:7; Jer 4:10; 17:15; 20:7; 23:10; Eze 8:12; 9:9; 18:25; 20:27; 33:17-20; 35:12,13; Da 7:25; 11:36,37; Ho 7:13; Zep 1:12; Zec 5:3,4; Mal 3:13,14; Mt 10:25; 12:31,32; 15:19; Mr 3:29,30; 7:21-23; Lu 12:10; Joh 19:7; Ro 2:24; 1Co 12:3; Col 3:8; 2Th 2:4; 2Ti 3:2; Heb 10:29; Jas 2:7; 3:10; 5:12; 2Pe 3:3,4; Re 13:1,6; 16:9,11,21; 17:3
-Prophecy of Re 13:1,5,6; 16:9,11,21; 17:3
-INSTANCES OF
.The depraved son of Shelomith, who, in an altercation with an Israelite, cursed God Le 24:10-16
.Of the Israelites, in complaining against God Nu 21:5,6
.Infidels, who used the adultery of David as an occasion to blaspheme 2Sa 12:14
.Shimei, in his malice toward David 2Sa 16:5
.Rabshakeh, in the siege of Jerusalem 2Ki 18:22; 19; Isa 36:15-20; 37:10-33
.Job's wife, when she exhorted Job to curse God and die Job 2:9
.Peter, when accused of being a disciple of Jesus Mt 26:74; Mr 14:71
.The revilers of Jesus, when he was crucified Mt 27:40-44,63
.The early Christians, persecuted by Saul of Tarsus, compelled to blaspheme the name of Jesus Ac 26:11; 1Ti 1:13
.Two disciples, Hymenaeus and Alexander, who were delivered to Satan, so that they could learn not to blaspheme 1Ti 1:20
.The man of sin 2Th 2:3,4
.Backslidden Ephesians Re 2:9
-FALSE INDICTMENTS FOR
.Of Naboth 1Ki 21:13
.Jesus Mt 26:65; Mr 14:58; Lu 22:70,71; Joh 19:7
.Stephen Ac 6:11,13
.Jesus falsely accused of, previously to his trial Mr 2:7; Lu 5:21
BLASTING
-Blight 1Ki 8:37
-Sent as a judgment De 28:22; 2Ki 19:7; Isa 37:7; Am 4:9; Hag 2:17
-FIGURATIVE Ex 15:8; 2Sa 22:16; Job 4:9; Ps 18:15
BLASTUS
-One of Herod's officers Ac 12:20
BLEMISH
-(A physical deformity)
-Debarred sons of Aaron from exercise of priestly offices Le 21:17-23
-Animals with, forbidden to be used for sacrifice Le 22:19-25
-FIGURATIVE Eph 5:27; 1Pe 1:19
BLESSING
-For blessing before eating, see [585]PRAYER
-See [586]THANKSGIVING AND PRAYER BEFORE TAKING FOOD
-See also [587]BENEDICTIONS
-RESPONSIVE BLESSINGS OF THE LAW De 28:1-14
.For the responsive curses of the law, see [588]CURSE
-CONTINGENT UPON OBEDIENCE Ex 15:26; 19:5; 20:6; 23:22; Le 26:3-43; De 4:1,40; 5:10,29; 7:9,12-15; 11:26-28; 12:28; 15:4,5; 28:1-14; 29:9; 30:1-10,15-20; Jos 1:8; 1Ki 2:3,4; 3:14; 8:23; 9:3-9; 1Ch 22:13; 28:7,8; 2Ch 7:17-22; 26:5; 27:6; 30:9; 31:10; Job 36:11; Pr 3:1; 16:7; Isa 1:19; Jer 7:3-7,23; 11:1-5; 12:16; 15:19-21; 17:24-27; 22:4,5,15,16; Zec 3:7; Mal 3:10-12; Mt 10:22; 24:13; Mr 13:13; Col 1:22,23; Heb 3:6,14; 6:11,12; 10:36; Re 2:10
.See [589]FAITHFULNESS
.See [590]CONTINGENCIES
-SPIRITUAL, FROM GOD Ge 49:24; Ex 15:2; 31:13; 33:16; Le 21:8; De 33:25,27; 1Sa 2:4; Ne 8:10; Job 23:6; Ps 1:3; 18:1,2,28,32,35,36; 23:2,3; 27:14; 28:8; 29:11; 30:7; 31:24; 37:6,17,24,39; 52:8; 55:22; 61:5; 63:8; 66:9; 68:18,28,35; 71:16; 72:6,17; 73:23,26; 81:10; 84:5,11; 89:17; 92:12-14; 94:17,18; 105:4; 119:32,102; 132:15; 138:3,8; 144:1,2; 146:5; Pr 10:29; 16:6; Isa 1:25; 4:3,4; 6:6,7; 26:12; 28:6; 33:5,6; 40:11,29,31; 41:10,13,14,17,18; 44:3; 45:8,24; 54:17; 57:19; 58:8,10,11; Jer 31:12,14,33; Eze 16:14; Da 11:32; Ho 6:3; 14:5-8; Hab 3:19; Zec 10:12; 12:8; Mal 3:2,3; 4:2; Joh 1:16; 17:11; Ac 20:32; Ro 9:23; 14:4; 1Co 12:6; 13:10,12; 15:10; 2Co 1:21,22; 3:5; 5:5; 9:8; 10:4; Eph 3:20; Php 1:6; 2:13; 4:7,19; Col 1:11,12; 1Th 5:24; Heb 12:10,11; Jas 1:17,18; 1Pe 1:5; 2Pe 1:2-4; 1Jo 1:9; 4:4; Jude 1:24
.See [591]REGENERATION
.See [592]SANCTIFICATION
-TEMPORAL, FROM GOD Ge 1:30; 8:22; 9:1-3; 22:17; 26:4,5; 28:20,21; 49:11,12,20,24,25; Ex 15:26; 23:22,25,26; 34:24; Le 25:20-22; 26:4-10; Nu 10:29; De 1:10; 2:7; 4:4,40; 5:33; 6:2-25; 7:13-24; 8:1-10,15-18; 10:18; 11:12-15; 12:7,28; 15:4,6; 26:18,19; 28:7,8; 29:5; 32:13,14; Jos 1:8; Ru 1:6; 1Sa 2:7,8; 2Sa 7:8,9; 1Ch 17:7,8; 29:12,14,16; 2Ch 1:12; 31:10; Ezr 8:22; Ne 8:10; Job 5:10; 12:23; 22:18; 37:6,10,13,16,17; 38:1-41; Ps 21:3-5; 23:1,5; 34:10; 36:6; 44:3; 65:8-13; 68:6,9,10,19; 69:35,36; 81:13-16; 85:12; 91:1-16; 103:2-5; 104:1-35; 105:24; 107:35-38; 111:5; 113:9; 115:16; 127:1-5; 135:7; 136:1-26; 145:15,16; 146:5-9; 147:8,9,13,14; Ec 2:24; 3:13; 5:19; Isa 25:4; 30:23-26; 31:1,2; 33:15,16; 43:20; 48:21; 51:2; 55:10; Jer 5:24; 10:13; 14:22; 27:4-6; 30:19; 31:35; 51:16; Eze 36:28-38; Da 5:18; 6:20,22; Ho 2:8; 11:3; Joe 2:21,23,26; Am 4:7; Jon 4:6; Zec 10:1; Mal 3:10-12; Mt 5:45; 6:26,30-33; 10:29; Lu 12:22-31; Joh 6:31; Ac 14:17; 1Co 2:9; 16:2; 2Co 7:6; 9:8-10; Php 4:19; 2Pe 2:7-9
.See [593]GOD, GOODNESS OF
.See [594]GOD, PROVIDENCE OF
-TEMPORAL, FROM GOD, EXEMPLIFIED
.To Noah, at the time of the flood Ge 7:1
.To Abraham Ge 24:1
.To Isaac Ge 26:12-24,28
.To Jacob Ge 35:9-15
.To the Israelites
In Egypt Ex 11:3
In the wilderness, supplying
.Water Ex 17:1-7; Nu 20:10,11; Ps 78:15-20; 105:41
.Manna Ex 16:14,31; Nu 11:7-9; Ne 9:15; Ps 78:23,24
.Quail Nu 11:31-33; Ps 78:23-30; 105:40
.To David 2Sa 5:10; 1Ch 14:17
.To Obed-edom 2Sa 6:11
.To Solomon 1Ki 3:13; 1Ch 29:25; 2Ch 1:1
.To Elijah
Fed by ravens 1Ki 17:2-7
By an angel 1Ki 19:5-8
.To the widow of Zerephath 1Ki 17:12-16
.Hezekiah prospered 2Ki 18:6,7; 2Ch 32:29
.Hezekiah restored to health 2Ki 20:1-7
.To Asa 2Ch 14:6,7
.To Jehoshaphat 2Ch 17:3-5; 20:30
.To Uzziah 2Ch 26:5-15
.To Jotham 2Ch 27:6
.To Job Job 1:10; 42:10,12
.To Daniel Da 1:9
-TEMPORAL, PRAYER FOR Ge 27:28,29; 28:3,4,20,21; 48:16; De 1:11; 26:15; 33:11,13-16,24; 1Ki 8:35-50; 1Ch 4:10; 17:27; Ps 28:9; 36:11; Pr 30:8; Mt 6:11; Ro 1:10; 1Th 3:11; 3Jo 1:2
.See [595]AFFLICTION, PRAYER IN
.See [596]PRAYER
.See [597]PROSPERITY
-TEMPORAL BLESSINGS, PRAYER FOR
.INSTANCES OF
.Abraham Ge 15:2-4
.Abraham's servant Ge 24:12
.Laban Ge 24:60
.Isaac Ge 25:21
.Hannah 1Sa 1:11
.Elijah 1Ki 17:20,21; 18:42,44; Jas 5:17,18
.Ezra Ezr 8:21-23
.Nehemiah Ne 1:11; 2:4; 6:9
BLIND
-Cruelty to, forbidden Le 19:14; De 27:18
-The taunting Jebusites, hated by David 2Sa 5:8
-See [598]BLINDNESS
BLINDNESS
-Disqualified for priestly office Le 21:18
-Of animals, disqualified for a sacrifice Le 22:22; De 15:21; Mal 1:8
-Miraculously inflicted upon the Sodomites Ge 19:11
-Syrians 2Ki 6:18-23
-Saul of Tarsus Ac 9:8,9
-Elymas Ac 13:11
-Sent as a judgment De 28:28
-Miraculous healing of Mt 9:27-30; 11:5; 12:22; 21:14
-The miraculous healing of Bartimaeus Mt 20:30-34; Mr 10:46-52
-The miraculous healing of a man of Bethsaida Mr 8:22-25
-The miraculous healing of a man born blind Joh 9:1-7
-INSTANCES OF
.Isaac Ge 27:1
.Jacob Ge 48:10
.Eli 1Sa 4:15
.Ahijah 1Ki 14:4
-SPIRITUAL Ex 5:2; De 29:4; 32:28,29; Jud 16:20; Job 21:14; 22:13,14; Ps 10:5,6; 14:1,4; 73:2-28; 79:6; 82:5; 92:6; 94:7,8; 95:10; 119:18; Pr 1:7,22,29,30; 4:19; 7:7-23; 10:21; 13:18; 14:12; 17:16; 19:2,3; 28:5; Ec 7:25; Isa 1:3; 5:13,20; 6:9,10; 9:2; 26:10,11; 27:11; 28:13,15; 29:10-12; 40:21,27,28; 42:6,7,18-20; 44:18-20; 48:8; 53:1; 56:10; 60:2; Jer 2:8; 4:22; 5:4,5,21; 8:7-9; 9:3,6; 16:10; 17:9; Eze 12:2; Da 12:10; Ho 4:1,6,14; 5:4; 7:11; Am 9:10; Mic 4:12; Mt 5:15,16; 6:23; 13:13-16,19; 15:14; 16:3; 22:29; 23:16-24,26; Mr 4:11,12,15; 6:52; 7:18; 12:24; Lu 4:18; 8:10,12; 11:52; 12:48,57; 19:42; 23:34; Joh 1:5,10; 3:4,7,9-12,19,20,31; 4:10,11,15,22; 6:52,60; 7:28; 8:12,15,19,27,33,42,43,52,54, 55,57; 9:29-39; 12:38-41; 14:17; 15:21; 16:2,3; 17:25; Ac 3:17; 13:27; 17:23; 19:2; 26:18; Ro 1:19-22; 2:4; 11:25; 1Co 1:18,20,21; 2:8,14,15; 15:34; 2Co 3:14,15; 4:3,4,6; Ga 4:8; Eph 4:18; 5:8; Col 1:13; 1Th 4:4,5; 5:4-7; 2Th 1:8; 2:1,12; 2Ti 3:7; Tit 1:16; Heb 5:11,12; 1Pe 1:14; 2:9; 2Pe 1:9; 3:16; 1Jo 1:6,8; 2:4,9,11; 3:1,6; 4:8; 3Jo 1:11; Jude 1:10; Re 3:17
.See [599]AFFLICTION, OBDURACY IN
.See [600]MAN, IGNORANCE OF
.See [601]GOD, PROVIDENCE OF, MISUNDERSTOOD
-INSTANCES OF
.Israelites Nu 16; 17
.Moab 2Ki 3:27
.Scribes Mt 9:3
.See in the printed text above for other instances
BLOOD -Is the life Ge 9:4; Le 17:11,14; 19:16; De 12:23; Mt 27:4,24
-Forbidden to be used as food Ge 9:4; Le 3:17; 7:26,27; 17:10-14; 19:26; De 12:16,23; 15:23; Eze 33:25; Ac 15:20,29; 21:25
-Plague of Ex 7:17-25; Ps 78:44; 105:29
-SACRIFICIAL
.Without shedding of, no remission Heb 9:22
.Sprinkled on altar and people Ex 24:6-8; Eze 43:18,20
.Sprinkled on door posts Ex 12:7-23; Heb 11:28
.OF SIN OFFERING
Sprinkled seven times before the curtain Le 4:5,6,17
On the horns of the altar of sweet incense, and at the bottom of the altar of burnt offering Ex 30:10; Le 4:7,18,25,30; 5:9; 9:9,12
.Of the bullock of sin offering, put on the horns of the altar Ex 29:12; Le 8:15
.Poured at the bottom of the altar Ex 29:12; Le 8:15
.See [602]OFFERINGS
.OF TRESPASS OFFERING
Sprinkled on the altar Le 7:2
.See [603]OFFERINGS
.OF BURNT OFFERING
Sprinkled all around, and upon the altar Ex 29:16; Le 1:5,11,15; 8:19; De 12:27
.See [604]OFFERINGS
.Used for cleansing of leprosy Le 14:6,7,17,28,51,52
.See [605]OFFERINGS
.OF PEACE OFFERING
Sprinkled about the altar Le 3:2,8,13; 9:18
.Blood of the ram of consecration put on the tip of right ear, thumb, and big toe of, and sprinkled upon, Aaron and his sons Ex 29:2,21; Le 8:23,24,30
.See [606]OFFERINGS
.OF ATONEMENT
Sprinkled on the mercy seat Le 16:14,15,18,19,27; 17:11
.See [607]OFFERINGS
.BLOOD OF THE COVENANT
.See [608]OFFERINGS
-FIGURATIVE
.Of victories Ps 58:10
.Of oppression and cruelty Hab 2:12
.Of destruction Eze 35:6
.Of guilt Le 20:9; 2Sa 1:16; Eze 18:13
.Of judgments Eze 16:38; Re 16:6
-OF SACRIFICES, TYPICAL OF THE ATONING BLOOD OF CHRIST Heb 9:6-28
-OF CHRIST Mt 26:28; Mr 14:24; Lu 22:20; Joh 6:53-56; 19:34; Ac 20:28; Ro 3:24,25; 5:9; 1Co 10:16; 11:25; Eph 1:7; 2:13,16; Col 1:14,20; Heb 9:12-14; 10:19,20,29; 12:24; 13:12,20; 1Pe 1:2,18,19; 1Jo 1:7; 5:6,8; Re 1:5,6; 5:9; 7:14; 12:11
.See [609]ATONEMENT
.See [610]JESUS, MISSION OF, SUFFERINGS OF
BLUE
-See [611]COLOR
BLUSHING
-With shame Ezr 9:6; Jer 6:15; 8:12
BOANERGES
-Surname of the sons of Zebedee Mr 3:17
BOAR, WILD
-General scriptures concerning Ps 80:13
-See [612]SWINE
BOASTING
-General scriptures concerning Pr 20:14; 25:14; 27:1; Isa 10:15;
Jer 9:23; Ro 1:30; Jas 3:5; 4:16
-Of evil Ps 52:1
-INSTANCES OF
.Goliath 1Sa 17
.Ben-hadad 1Ki 20:10
.Sennacherib 2Ki 18:19; Isa 10:8-15
.The disciples Lu 10:17; with 10:20
-SPIRITUAL Ps 49:6-9; 52:1; 94:4; Ro 3:1-31; 11:17-21; 1Co 1:17-31; 4:6,7; 2Co 10:12-18; Eph 2:8,9
BOAT
-See [613]SHIP
BOAZ
-1. An ancestor of Jesus Mt 1:5; Lu 3:32
.History of Ru 2; 3; 4
-2. One of the bronze pillars of the temple 1Ki 7:21; 2Ch 3:17
BOCHERU
-Son of Azel 1Ch 8:38; 9:44
BOCHIM -A place west of the Jordan River, near Gilgal Jud 1:5
BODY
-Called HOUSE 2Co 5:1
-HOUSE OF CLAY Job 4:19
-THE TEMPLE OF GOD 1Co 3:16; 6:3,15,19
-Corruptible Job 17:14; 1Co 15:53,54
-Resurrection of 1Co 15:19-54
-See [614]RESURRECTION
BOHAN
-A Reubenite Jos 15:6; 18:17
BOIL
-(A tumor)
-Plague of Egyptians Ex 9:9,10; De 28:27,35
-Of the Philistines (R. V., tumors) 1Sa 5:6,9; 6:5
-Of Hezekiah, healed 2Ki 20:7; Isa 38:21
-Of Job Job 2:7,8
-Levitical ceremonies prescribed for Le 13:18-23
BOILING POT
-Parable of Eze 24:3-5
BOLDNESS
-Of THE RIGHTEOUS Pr 14:26; 28:1; Eph 3:12; Heb 4:16; 10:19;
13:6; 1Jo 2:28; 4:17
-INSTANCES OF, IN PRAYER
.Abraham Ge 18:23-32
.Moses Ex 33:12-18
.See [615]COURAGE
BOLT
-FIERY Hab 3:5
BOND
-To keep the peace Ac 17:9
BONDAGE
-Of Israelites in Egypt Ex 1:14; 2:23; 6:6
-In PERSIA Ezr 9:9
-See [616]EMANCIPATION
-See [617]SERVANT
BONDMAN
-See [618]SERVANT
BONES
-Vision of the dry Eze 37:1-14
-None of Christ's broken Ps 34:20; Joh 19:36
BONNET
-(A turban)
-Worn by priests Ex 28:40; 29:9; 39:28; Le 8:13; Eze 44:18
-Worn by women Isa 3:20
-See [619]DRESS
BOOK
-Genealogies kept in Ge 5:1
-OF LIFE Ex 32:32,33; Ps 69:28; 87:6; Da 12:1; Lu 10:20; Php 4:3; Re 3:5; 13:8; 17:8; 20:12,15; 21:27; 22:19
-OF REMEMBRANCE Ps 56:8; 139:16; Mal 3:16
BOOTH
-(Temporary hut)
-Made of boughs Jon 4:5
-Made for cattle Ge 33:17
-Watchmen Job 27:18; Isa 1:8; 24:20
-Prescribed for the Israelites to live in, during the Feast of Tabernacles, to celebrate their wanderings in the wilderness Le 23:40-43; Ne 8:15,16
BOOZ
-See [620]BOAZ
BORING THE EAR
-A token of servitude for life Ex 21:6
BORROWING
-General scriptures concerning Ex 22:14,15; Ne 5:1-13; Ps 37:21;
Pr 22:7; Mt 5:42
-See [621]LENDING
-See [622]INTEREST
-INSTANCES OF
.Israelites from the Egyptians Ex 3:22; 11:2; 12:35
.Borrowing trouble
See [623]TROUBLE, BORROWING
BOSCATH
-See [624]BOZKATH
BOSOR
-See [625]BEOR
-See [626]BOZRAH
BOSS
-Of a shield Job 15:26
BOTANY
-Laws of nature in the vegetable kingdom uniform in action Mt
7:16-18,20; Lu 6:43,44; 1Co 15:36-38; Ga 6:7
-Lily, beauty of Mt 6:28,29; 2Co 9:6
-See [627]ALGUM
-See [628]ALMOND
-See [629]ALOE
-See [630]ANISE
-See [631]APPLE
-See [632]ASH
-See [633]BALM
-See [634]BARLEY
-See [635]BAY
-See [636]BEAN
-See [637]BOX
-See [638]BRAMBLE
-See [639]BULRUSH
-See [640]CAMPHIRE
-See [641]CANE
-See [642]CASSIA
-See [643]CEDAR
-See [644]CHESTNUT
-See [645]CINNAMON
-See [646]COCKLE
-See [647]CORIANDER
-See [648]CORN
-See [649]CUCUMBER
-See [650]CUMMIN
-See [651]CYPRESS
-See [652]DATE
-See [653]EBONY
-See [654]ELM
-See [655]FIG TREE
-See [656]FIR TREE
-See [657]FITCH
-See [658]FLAG
-See [659]FLAX
-See [660]FRANKINCENSE
-See [661]GALBANUM
-See [662]GALL
-See [663]GARLIC
-See [664]GOPHERWOOD
-See [665]GOURD
-See [666]GRASS
-See [667]HAZEL
-See [668]HEATH
-See [669]HEMLOCK
-See [670]HUSK
-See [671]HYSSOP
-See [672]JUNIPER
-See [673]LEEKS
-See [674]LENTILE
-See [675]LILY
-See [676]MALLOW
-See [677]MANDRAKE
-See [678]MELON
-See [679]MILLET
-See [680]MINT
-See [681]MULBERRY
-See [682]MUSTARD
-See [683]MYRRH
-See [684]MYRTLE
-See [685]NETTLE
-See [686]NUT
-See [687]OAK
-See [688]OLIVE
-See [689]ONION
-See [690]PALM
-See [691]PINE
-See [692]POMEGRANATE
-See [693]POPLAR
-See [694]REED
-See [695]ROSE
-See [696]RUE
-See [697]RYE
-See SAFFRON
-See [698]SHITTIM
-See [699]SPIKENARD
-See [700]STACTE
-See [701]SYCAMINE
-See [702]SYCAMORE
-See [703]TARE
-See [704]TEIL
-See [705]THISTLE
-See [706]THORN
-See [707]THYINE
-See [708]VINE
-See [709]WHEAT
-See [710]WILLOW
-See [711]WORMWOOD
BOTANICAL GARDENS
-(Park, probably) Ec 2:5,6; with 1Ki 4:33; 10:22
BOTCH
-See [712]BOIL
BOTTLE
-General scriptures concerning Ge 21:14
-Made of animal skins Jos 9:4,13; Job 32:19; Ps 119:83; Mt 9:17; Mr 2:22; Lu 5:37,38
-Made of clay Isa 30:14; Jer 19:1,10; 48:12
-Used as a lachrymatory (a receptacle for tears) Ps 56:8
-See [713]PITCHER
BOW
-1. A WEAPON Ge 21:16,20
.Made of brass (R. V.) 2Sa 22:35; Job 20:24; Ps 18:34
.Of wood Eze 39:9
.Used in war Isa 13:18; La 2:4; Eze 39:3
.Used by the Elamites Jer 49:35
.David instructed the Israelites in the use of, by writing a war song to 2Sa 1:18
.Used in hunting
.See [714]ARCHERY
.See [715]ARROW
-FIGURATIVE Ge 49:24; Job 16:13; 29:20; Ps 78:57; La 3:12; Ho 1:5; Hab 3:9; Re 6:2
-2. A TOKEN IN THE CLOUDS Ge 9:8-17; Eze 1:28; Re 4:3; 10:1
BOWELS
-Diseased 2Ch 21:15-20
-Judas', gushed out Ac 1:18
-FIGURATIVE
.Of the sensibilities Ge 43:30; 1Ki 3:26; Job 30:27; Ps 22:14; So 5:4; Jer 4:19; 31:20; La 1:20; Php 1:8; 2:1; Col 3:12; 1Jo 3:17
.See [716]HEART
BOWING
-In worship 2Ch 7:3
-See [717]WORSHIP, ATTITUDES IN
BOWL
-Made of gold
.For the tabernacle Ex 25:29; 37:16
.Temple 1Ki 7:50; 1Ch 28:17; 2Ch 4:8
.Of silver Nu 4:7; 7:13,19,25,31,37,43,49,55,61,67,73,79,84
-Stamped "Holiness to the Lord," Zec 14:20,21
-See [718]BASIN
-FIGURATIVE Ec 12:6
BOX
-For oil 2Ki 9:1-3
-Made of alabaster Mt 26:7; Mr 14:3; Lu 7:37
BOXING
-FIGURATIVE 1Co 9:26
BOX TREE
-General scriptures concerning Isa 41:19; 60:13
BOZEZ
-A rock near Gibeah 1Sa 14:4
BOZKATH
-A city of Judah Jos 15:39; 2Ki 22:1
BOZRAH
-1. A city of Edom Ge 36:33
.Sheep of Mic 2:12
.Prophecies concerning Isa 34:6; 63:1; Jer 49:13,22; Am 1:12
-2. A town of Moab Jer 48:24
BRACELET
-Present of Ge 24:22
-Worn by women Ge 24:30; Isa 3:19
-By men Ge 38:18,25
-Dedicated to the tabernacle Ex 35:22; Nu 31:50
-Taken as spoils Nu 31:50; 2Sa 1:10
-FIGURATIVE Eze 16:11
BRAMBLE
-General scriptures concerning Isa 34:13; Lu 6:44
-Allegory of Jud 9:14,15
BRANCH -FIGURATIVE Pr 11:28; Ho 14:6; Isa 60:21; Joh 15:2-5
.Pruning of Isa 18:5; Da 4:14; Joh 15:6; Ro 11:17,21
.Fruitless, cut off Joh 15:2,6
.A title of Christ Ps 80:15; Isa 4:2; 11:1; Jer 23:5; 33:15; Zec 3:8; 6:12
.Symbolic name of Joshua Zec 6:12
.See [719]GRAFTING
BRASS
-(Or more probably COPPER)
-Smelted Eze 22:20; Job 28:2
-A mineral of Canaan De 8:9; Jos 22:8
-Of Syria 2Sa 8:8
-Tyrians traded in Eze 27:13
-Abundance of, for the temple 1Ki 7:47; 1Ch 22:14
-Articles made of
.Altar, vessels, and other articles of the tabernacle and temple Ex 38:28-31; 1Ki 7:14-47; Ezr 8:27
.Cymbals 1Ch 15:19
.Trumpets 1Co 13:1
.Armor 1Sa 17:5,6; 2Ch 12:10
.Bows, see Bows
.Fetters Jud 16:21; 2Ki 25:7
.Gates Ps 107:16; Isa 45:2
.Bars 1Ki 4:13
.Idols Da 5:4; Re 9:20
.Mirrors Ex 38:8
.Household vessels Mr 7:4
.Money Mt 10:9; Mr 12:41
-Workers in: Tubal-cain Ge 4:22
-Hiram 1Ki 7:14
-Alexander 2Ti 4:14
-See [720]BRAZIER
-See [721]COPPER
-See [722]MOLDING
-FIGURATIVE Le 26:19; De 33:25; Isa 48:4; Jer 1:18; Eze 1:7; Da 2:32,39; 7:19; 10:6; Zec 6:1; Re 1:15
BRAVERY
-See [723]BOLDNESS
-See [724]COURAGE
BRAY
-To pound Pr 27:22
BRAZEN SEA
-See [725]LAVER
BRAZEN SERPENT -Made by Moses for the healing of the Israelites Nu 21:9
-Worshiped by Israelites 2Ki 18:4
-A symbol of Christ Joh 3:14,15
BRAZIER -1. An artificer in brass and copper Ge 4:22; 2Ti 4:14
-2. A utensil used for warming houses Jer 36:22-24
BREAD
-Called the STAFF OF LIFE Eze 4:16; 5:16; 14:13
-KINDS OF
.Bread of affliction 1Ki 22:27; Ps 127:2; Ho 9:4; Isa 30:20
.Leavened (made with yeast) Le 7:13; 23:17; Ho 7:4; Am 4:5; Mt 13:33
.Unleavened (made without yeast) Ge 19:3; Ex 29:2; Jud 6:19; 1Sa 28:24
-Made of wheat flour Ex 29:2; 1Ki 4:22; 5:11; Ps 81:16
-Manna Nu 11:8
-Meal 1Ki 17:12
-Barley Jud 7:13
-HOW PREPARED
.Mixed with oil Ex 29:2,23
.Honey Ex 16:31
.With leaven, or ferment
.See leavened, in the paragraph above
.Also see [726]LEAVEN
.Kneaded Ge 18:6; Ex 8:3; 12:34; 1Sa 28:24; 2Sa 13:8; Jer 7:18; Ho 7:4
.Made into loaves 1Sa 10:3; 17:17; 25:18; 1Ki 14:3; Mr 8:14
.Cakes 2Sa 6:19; 1Ki 17:12
.Wafers Ex 16:21; 29:23
.Cracknels 1Ki 14:3
.Baked in ovens Ex 8:3; Le 2:4; 7:9; 11:35; 26:26; Ho 7:4
.in pans Le 2:5,7; 2Sa 13:6-9
.on hearths Ge 18:6
.on coals 1Ki 19:6; Isa 44:19; Joh 21:9
.on coals of dung Eze 4:12,15
-Made by men Ge 40:2
-Made by women Le 26:26; 1Sa 8:13; Jer 7:18
-Traffic in Jer 37:21; Mr 6:37
-Sacrificed Le 21:6,8,17,21,22; 22:25; 1Sa 2:36; 2Ki 23:9
-By idolaters Jer 7:18; 44:19
-See [727]SHEWBREAD
-See [728]OFFERINGS
-FIGURATIVE Isa 55:2; 1Co 10:17; 2Co 9:10
.Christ Joh 6:32-35
-SYMBOLICAL
.Of the body of Christ Mt 26:26; Ac 20:7; 1Co 11:23,24
BREASTPLATE
-1. For high priest Ex 25:7
.Directions for the making of Ex 28:15-30
.Made by Bezaleel Ex 39:8,21
.Freewill offering of materials for Ex 35:9,27
.Worn by Aaron Ex 29:5; Le 8:8
-2. Armor for soldiers Re 9:9,17
-FIGURATIVE Isa 59:17; Eph 6:14; 1Th 5:8
BREATH
-Of life Ge 2:7; 7:22; Ac 17:25
-Of God 2Sa 22:16; Job 4:9; 15:30; 33:4; 37:10; Ps 18:15; 33:6; Isa 30:33
-FIGURATIVE Eze 37:9
BREECHES -For the priests Ex 28:42; 39:28; Le 6:10; 16:4; Eze 44:18
BRIBERY -General scriptures concerning Ex 23:8; De 16:18,19; 27:25; 1Sa 8:1,3; Job 15:34; Ps 26:9,10; Pr 15:27; 17:8,23; 18:16; 21:14; 25:14; 28:21; 29:4; Ec 7:7; Isa 1:23; 5:22,23; 33:15,16; Eze 13:19; 22:12,13; Am 2:6; 5:12; Mic 7:3
-INSTANCES OF
.Delilah Jud 16:5
.Samuel's sons
.See above
.The false prophet, Shemaiah Ne 6:10-13
.Ben-hadad 1Ki 15:19
.Haman bribes Ahasuerus to destroy the Jews Es 3:9
.Chief priests bribe Judas Mt 26:15; 27:3-9; Mr 14:11; Lu 22:5
.Soldiers bribed to declare that the disciples stole the body of Jesus Mt 28:12-15
.Governor Felix seeks a bribe from Paul Ac 24:26
BRICK
-Used in building: Babel Ge 11:3
-Cities in Egypt Ex 1:11,14
-Houses Isa 9:10
-Altars Isa 65:3
-Made by Israelites Ex 5:7-19; 2Sa 12:31; Jer 43:9; Na 3:14
BRICK-KILN
-General scriptures concerning Jer 43:9; Na 3:14
-Captives tortured in 2Sa 12:31
BRIDE
-Ornaments of Isa 49:18; 61:10; Jer 2:32; Re 21:2
-Presents to Ge 24:53
-Maids of Ge 24:59,61; 29:24,29
-FIGURATIVE Ps 45:10-17; Eze 16:8-14; Re 19:7,8; 21:2,9; 22:17
BRIDEGROOM
-Ornaments of Isa 61:10
-Exempt from military duty De 24:5
-Companions of Jud 14:11
-Joy with Mt 9:15; Mr 2:19,20; Lu 5:34,35
-Parable of Mt 25:1-13
-Song of So 4:7-16
-FIGURATIVE Eze 16:8-14
BRIDLE -General scriptures concerning Ps 32:9; Pr 26:3; Re 14:20
-FIGURATIVE 2Ki 19:28; Ps 39:1; Jas 1:26
.See [729]BIT
BRIER
-FIGURATIVE Isa 5:6; 55:13; Eze 2:6; 28:24
BRIGANDINE
-A coat of mail Jer 46:4; 51:3
BRIMSTONE
-Fire and, rained upon Sodom Ge 19:24; Lu 17:29
-In Palestine De 29:23
-FIGURATIVE Job 18:15; Ps 11:6; Isa 30:33; Eze 38:22; Re 9:17,18; 14:10; 19:20; 21:8
BROOK
-See [730]RIVER
BROTH -General scriptures concerning Jud 6:19,20; 2Ki 4:38; Isa 65:4
-Symbolical Eze 24:5
BROTHEL
-See [731]HIGH PLACE
BROTHER
-Signifies
.a relative, Ge 14:16; 29:12
.a neighbor De 23:7; Jud 21:6; Neh 5:7
.any Israelite Jer 34:9; Ob 1:10
.mankind Ge 9:5; Mt 18:35; 1Jo 3:15
.a companion 2Sa 1:26; 1Ki 13:30; 20:33
-Love of Pr 17:17; 18:24; So 8:1
-Unfaithful Pr 27:10
-Reuben's love for Joseph Ge 37:21,22
-Joseph's, for his brethren Ge 43:30-34; 45:1-5; 50:19-25
-A fraternal epithet, especially among Christians.
.Instituted by Christ Mt 12:50; 25:40; Heb 2:11,12
.Used by disciples Ac 9:17; 21:20; Ro 16:23; 1Co 7:12; 2Co 2:13
.by Peter 1Pe 1:22
.Used among the Israelites Le 19:17; De 22:1-4
-Brother's widow.
.Law concerning Levirate marriage of De 25:5-10; Mt 22:24; Mr 12:19; Lu 20:28
BROTHERLY KINDNESS
-See [732]BROTHER
-See [733]CHARITABLENESS
-See [734]FELLOWSHIP
-See [735]FRATERNITY
-See [736]FRIENDSHIP
-See [737]LOVE
BUCKET
-General scriptures concerning Nu 24:7; Isa 40:15
BUCKLER
-See [738]SHIELD
BUILDER
-(Of the tabernacle)
-See [739]BE-ZALEEL
-See [740]MASTER WORKMAN
-FIGURATIVE Ps 118:22; Mt 21:42; Ac 4:11; 1Pe 2:7; Heb 11:10
.See [741]CARPENTER
BUILDING
-FIGURATIVE 2Co 5:1
BUKKI
-1. Son of Abishua 1Ch 6:5,51; Ezr 7:4
-2. A prince of Dan Nu 34:22
BUKKIAH
-A Levite 1Ch 25:4,13
BUL
-(The eighth month (November))
-The temple completed in 1Ki 6:38
-Jeroboam institutes an idolatrous feast in, to correspond with the Feast of Tabernacles 1Ki 12:32,33; 1Ch 27:11
BULL
-Wild, caught in nets Isa 51:20
-Blood of, in sacrifice Heb 9:13; 10:4
-See [742]BULLOCK
-See [743]OFFERINGS
BULLOCK
-(Or, OX (Synonymous terms in A. V.))
-Uses of
.For sacrifice Ex 29:3,10-14,36; Le 4:8,16; Nu 7:87,88; 28:11-31; 29
.For plowing 1Sa 14:14; 1Ki 19:19; Pr 14:4; Isa 32:20; Jer 31:18
.For treading out grain De 25:4
.With wagons Nu 7:3-8; 2Sa 6:3-6
-Laws concerning
.Trespass by Ex 21:28-36
.Theft of Ex 22:1-10
.Rest for Ex 23:12
.Not to be muzzled, when treading grain De 25:4; 1Co 9:9; 1Ti 5:18
.Not to be yoked with a donkey De 22:10
-Twelve bronze, under the molten sea in Solomon's temple 1Ki 7:25; 2Ch 4:4; Jer 52:20
-See [744]BULL
-See [745]CATTLE
-SYMBOLICAL Eze 1:10; Re 4:7
BULRUSH
-(Papyrus, R. V.))
.Moses' ark (basket) of Ex 2:3
-Boats made of Isa 18:2
-FIGURATIVE Isa 58:5
BULWARK -General scriptures concerning De 20:20; 2Ch 26:15; Ec 9:14
-FIGURATIVE Ps 48:13; Isa 26:1
BUNAH
-Son of Jerahmeel 1Ch 2:25
BUNNI
-1. A Levite, a teacher with Ezra Ne 9:4
-2. Ancestor of Shemaiah Ne 11:15
-3. A family of Jews Ne 10:15
BURDEN
-FIGURATIVE
.Of oppressions Isa 58:6; Mt 23:4; Lu 11:46; Ga 6:2
.Of the prophetic message Isa 13:1; 15:1; 17:1; 19:1
BURGLARY
-See [746]THEFT
BURIAL
-Rites of Jer 34:5
-Soon after death De 21:23; Jos 8:29; Joh 19:38-42; Ac 5:9,10
-With spices 2Ch 16:14; Mr 16:1; Lu 23:56
-Bier (coffin) used at 2Sa 3:31; Lu 7:14
-Attended by relatives and friends
.Of Jacob Ge 50:5-9
.Abner 2Sa 3:31
.Child of Jeroboam 1Ki 14:13
.The son of the widow of Nain Lu 7:12,13
.Stephen Ac 8:2
-Lack of, a disgrace 2Ki 9:10; Pr 30:17; Jer 16:4; 22:19; Eze 39:15
-Directions given about, before death
.By Jacob Ge 49:29,30
.By Joseph Ge 50:25
-Burial of Gog (multitude) requiring seven months Eze 39:12,13
-BURYING PLACES
.Bought by Abraham Ge 23; 25:9
.Prepared by
Jacob Ge 50:5
Asa 2Ch 16:14
Joseph Mt 27:60
.On hills 2Ki 23:16; Jos 24:33
.In valleys Jer 7:32
.Family Ge 47:30; 49:29; Ac 7:16
.Of kings 1Ki 2:10; 2Ch 32:33
.A place of honor 2Ch 24:16,25; 21:20
.For poor and strangers Jer 26:23; Mt 27:7
.Tombs
In houses 1Sa 25:1; 1Ki 2:34
In gardens 2Ki 21:18,26; Joh 19:41
In caves Ge 23:9
Under trees, Deborah's Ge 35:8
King Saul's 1Sa 31:13
.Closed with stones Mt 27:60,66; Joh 11:38; 20:1
.Sealed Mt 27:66
.Marked with pillars, Rachel's Ge 35:20
.And inscriptions 2Ki 23:17
.Painted and garnished Mt 23:27,29
.With shelves Isa 14:15
.Demoniacs lived in Mt 8:28
.Anyone who touched, were unclean Nu 19:16,18; Isa 65:4
.Refused to the dead Re 11:9
.Robbed Jer 8:1
.See [747]CREMATION
.See [748]DEAD, THE
.See [749]DEATH>
.See [750]ELEGY
.See [751]GRAVE
.See [752]MOURNING
-FIGURATIVE Isa 22:16; Ro 6:4; Col 2:12
BURNING
-As a punishment
-See [753]PUNISHMENT
BURNING BUSH
-General scriptures concerning Ex 3:2-5; Ac 7:30
BURNT OFFERING
-See [754]OFFERINGS, BURNT
BUSH, BURNING
-See [755]BURNING BUSH
BUSHEL
-About one peck Mt 5:15; Mr 4:21; Lu 11:33
BUSYBODY
-General scriptures concerning Le 19:16; Pr 20:3; 2Th 3:11,12;
1Ti 5:13; 1Pe 4:15
-See [756]TALEBEARER
-See [757]SPEAKING, EVIL
BUTLER
-Pharaoh's, imprisoned and released Ge 40; 1Ki 10:5; 2Ch 9:4; Ne
1:11; 2:1
BUTTER
-General scriptures concerning Ge 18:8; De 32:14; Jud 5:25; 2Sa
17:29; Job 20:17; Isa 7:15,22
-Made by churning Pr 30:33
BUZ
-1. Son of Nahor Ge 22:21
-2. Father of Jahdo 1Ch 5:14
BUZZI
-Father of Ezekiel Eze 1:3