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VAIL
-(Veil, curtain)
-1. Hangings used in the tabernacle to separate the Holy of Holies (the Most Holy Place) from the Holy Place
.Called the second veil Heb 6:19; 9:3
.Ordinances prescribing Ex 26:31-33
.Made by Bezaleel and Aholiab Ex 36:35,36
.See [4124]VEIL
-2. A covering for the ark of the covenant Ex 35:12; 39:34; 40:21; Nu 4:5
-3. Of the temple 2Ch 3:14
.Torn from the top to the bottom at the time of the crucifixion of Jesus Mt 27:51; Mr 15:38; Lu 23:45
-FIGURATIVE Heb 10:20
VAJEZATHA
-Son of Haman Es 9:9
VALOR
-See [4125]COURAGE
VANIAH
-(An Israelite)
-Puts away (divorces) his Gentile wife Ezr 10:36
VANITY
-A consequence of the fall Ro 8:20
-Every man has Ps 39:11
-Every state of man is Ps 62:9
-Man, at his best estate, is Ps 39:5
-Man is similar to Ps 144:4
-The thoughts of man are Ps 94:11
-The days of man are Job 7:16; Ec 6:12
-Childhood and youth are Ec 11:10
-The beauty of man is Ps 39:11; Pr 31:30
-The help of man is Ps 60:11; La 4:17
-Man' s own righteousness is Isa 57:12
-Worldly wisdom is Ec 2:15,21; 1Co 3:20
-Worldly pleasure is Ec 2:1
-Worldy anxiety is Ps 39:6; 127:2
-Worldly labor is Ec 2:11; 4:4
-Worldly enjoyment is Ec 2:3,10,11
-Worldly possessions are Ec 2:4-11
-Treasures of wickedness are Pr 10:2
-Heaping up riches is Ec 2:26; 4:8
-Love of riches is Ec 5:10
-Unblessed riches are Ec 6:2
-Riches gotten by falsehood are Pr 21:6
-All earthly things are Ec 1:2
-Foolish questions are 1Ti 1:6,7; 6:20; 2Ti 2:14,16; Tit 3:9
-The conduct of the ungodly is 1Pe 1:18
-The religion of hypocrites is Jas 1:26
-The worship of the wicked is Isa 1:13; Mt 6:7
-Lying words are Jer 7:8
-False teaching is but Jer 23:32
-Mere external religion is 1Ti 4:8; Heb 13:9
-Almsgiving without love is 1Co 13:3
-Faith without works is Jas 2:14
-Idolatry is 2Ki 17:15; Ps 31:6; Isa 44:9,10; Jer 10:8; 18:15
-Wealth gotten by, diminishes Pr 13:11
-Saints hate the thoughts of Ps 119:113
-Pray to be kept from Ps 119:37; Pr 30:8
-Avoid Ps 24:4
-Avoid those given to Ps 26:4
-Evil people
.Especially characterized by Job 11:11
.Though full of, affect to be wise Job 11:12
.Love Ps 4:2
.Imagine Ps 2:1; Ac 4:25; Ro 1:21
.Devise Ps 36:4
.Speak Ps 10:7; 12:2; 41:6
.Regard God' s service as Job 21:15; Mal 3:14
.Allure others through the words of 2Pe 2:18
.Live by Jer 2:5
.Live in Ps 39:6; Eph 4:17
.Inherit Jer 16:19
.Reap Pr 22:8; Jer 12:13
.Judicially given up to Ps 78:33; Isa 57:13
-Fools follow those given to Pr 12:11
-Following those given to, leads to poverty Pr 28:19
-All should know and acknowledge De 4:35
-See [4126]PRIDE
VASHNI
-See [4127]JOEL, Number one
VASHTI
-(The wife of King Ahasuerus)
-Put away (divorced) for refusing to exhibit herself at a royal banquet Es 1:9-22; 2:1,4,17
VEDAN -A place whose merchants traded with Tyre Eze 27:19
-In A. V., called DAN
VEGETARIANS
-Persons who refrain from eating meat Ro 14:2
VEGETATION
-Created on the third day Ge 1:11; 2:5
-For food Ge 1:29,30
VEIL
-Worn
.By Rebekah Ge 24:65
.By Tamar Ge 38:14,19
.By Moses, to screen his face when he descended from Mount Sinai Ex 34:33,35; 2Co 3:13-16
-See [4128]DRESS
-See [4129]WIMPLE
VENERATION
-For parents Ge 48:15,16
-See [4130]OLD AGE
-See [4131]PARENTS
-See [4132]REVERENCE
VENGEANCE
-Belongs to God Ps 94:1; Ro 12:19
-INSTANCE OF
.Sons of Jacob on Hamor and Shechem Ge 34:20-31
.See [4133]JUDGMENTS
.See [4134]REVENGE
.See [4135]RETALIATION
VENTRILOQUISM
-General scriptures concerning Isa 29:4
-Divination by Ac 16:16
VERDICT -Against Jesus Mt 26:66; 27:24-26; Mr 15:15; Lu 23:24; Joh 19:16
-See [4136]COURTS
VERMILION
-A color Jer 22:14; Eze 23:14
-See [4137]COLOR
VESTMENTS
-Of priests
.See [4138]PRIESTS
VICARIOUS
-DEATH
.The ram for Isaac Ge 22:13
.Jesus for sinners
.See, JESUS, DEATH OF
.See [4139]JESUS, MISSION OF
.See [4140]JESUS, SUFFERINGS OF
.See [4141]ATONEMENT
.See [4142]SUFFERINGS, VICARIOUS
.See [4143]JESUS, SAVIOUR
VICEGERENCY
-(Exercising the powers of another)
-Of Elisha
.In miraculously rewarding the Shunammite woman 2Ki 4:16,17
.In condemning Gehazi 2Ki 5:27
-Of the apostles Mt 16:19; 18:18; Joh 20:23
VIGILANCE
-INSTANCE OF
.King of Jericho Jos 2:1-3
.See [4144]WATCHMAN
VICTORIES
-In battle, from God Ps 55:18; 76:5,6
-Celebrated in song Jud 5; 2Sa 22
-By women 1Sa 18:6,7; 2Sa 1:20
-See [4145]ARMIES
-See [4146]WAR, GOD IN
VINE
-Degeneracy of Jer 2:21
-Fable of Jud 9:12,13
-Pruned Isa 5:6; Joh 15:1-5
-Parables of Ps 80:8-14; Eze 17:6-10; 19:10-14
-SYMBOLICAL Joh 15:1-5
.See [4147]VINEYARD
VINEGAR
-(A sour wine)
-Forbidden to Nazarites Nu 6:3
-Used with food Ru 2:14; Ps 69:21; Pr 10:26; 25:20
-Offered to Christ while on the cross Mt 27:34,48; Joh 19:29; with Mr 15:23
VINEYARD
-Huts (R. V., booths) in Isa 1:8
-Towers in Isa 5:2; Mt 21:33; Mr 12:1
-Winepress in Isa 5:2
-Pools in Ec 2:4,6
-Leased So 8:11,12; Isa 7:23; Mt 21:33-39
-Of kings 1Ch 27:26-28
-Neglected Pr 24:30,31
-Plain of the Jud 11:33
-Parables of Isa 5:1-7; 27:2,3; Jer 12:10; Mt 20:1-16; 21:28-31,33-41; Lu 13:6-9
-See [4148]VINE
-See [4149]WINE
-Also see [4150]ABSTINENCE
VIOL
-An instrument of music Isa 5:12
-See [4151]MUSIC, INSTRUMENTS OF
-See [4152]PSALTERY
VIPER
-A serpent Job 20:16; Isa 30:6; 59:5
-Fastens on Paul' s hand Ac 28:3
-See [4153]SERPENT
-FIGURATIVE Mt 3:7; 23:33; Lu 3:7
VIRGIN
-Proofs of De 22:13-21
-Dowry of Ex 22:17
-Character of, to be protected De 22:17-21,23,24
-Betrothal of, a quasi-marriage De 22:23,24
-Distinguishing apparel of 2Sa 13:18
-A priest could marry only a Le 21:14
-Mourn in the temple La 1:4; 2:10
-Virginity of, bewailed Jud 11:37-39
-Parable of the wise and foolish Mt 25:1-13
-Mother of Jesus was a Isa 7:14; Mt 1:23; Lu 1:27
-Advised by Paul not to marry 1Co 7
-FIGURATIVE
.Of the body of Christ (the ekklesia) Isa 62:5; Jer 14:17; 31:4,13; 2Co 11:2
.Of personal purity 1Co 7:25,37; Re 14:4
VIRGINITY
-See [4154]VIRGIN
VIRTUE
-(From the Latin "vir," manliness)
-Power (R. V.) Lu 6:19; 8:46
-Excellence Php 4:8; 2Pe 1:5
-See [4155]CHASTITY
-See [4156]CONTINENCE (self-control)
-See [4157]COURAGE
VISION -A mode of revelation Nu 12:6; 1Sa 3:1; 2Ch 26:5; Ps 89:19; Pr 29:18; Jer 14:14; 23:16; Da 1:17; Ho 12:10; Joe 2:28; Ob 1:1; Hab 2:2; Ac 2:17
-Of Abraham
.Concerning his descendants Ge 15:1-17
-Of Jacob
.Of the ladder with ascending and descending angels Ge 28:12
.At Beer-sheba Ge 46:2
-Of Joshua
.Of the captain of the Lord' s army Jos 5:13-15
-Of Moses
.Of the burning bush Ex 3:2
.Of the glory of God Ex 24:9-11; 33:18-23
-Of the Israelites
.Of the manifestation of the glory of God Ex 24:10,17; Heb 12:18-21
-Of Balaam
.In a trance Ac 22:17-21
.See [4158]BALAAM
-Of Elisha
.At the transporting of Elijah 2Ki 2:11
-Of Elisha' s servant
.Of the chariots of the Lord 2Ki 6:17
-Of Micaiah
.Of the defeat of the Israelites; of the Lord on his throne; and of a lying spirit 1Ki 22:17-23; 2Ch 18:16-22
-Of David
.Of the angel of the Lord beside the threshing-floor of Ornan 1Ch 21:15-18
-Of Job
.Of a spirit Job 4:12-16
-Of Isaiah
.Of the Lord and his glory in the temple Isa 6
.Of the valley of vision Isa 22
-Of Jeremiah
.Of an almond rod Jer 1:11
.Of the seething pot Jer 1:13
-Of Ezekiel
.Of the glory of God Eze 1:3,12-14; 23
.Of the roll Eze 2:9
.Of the man of fire Eze 8; 9
.Of the coals of fire Eze 10:1-7
.Of the dry bones Eze 37:1-14
.Of the city and temple Eze 40:48
.Of the waters Eze 47:1-12
-Of Daniel
.Of the four beasts Da 7
.Of the Ancient of Days Da 7:9-27
.Of the ram and the he-goat Da 8
.Of the angel Da 10
-Of Amos
.Of grasshoppers Am 7:1,2
.Of fire Am 7:4
.Of a plumb-line Am 7:7,8
.Of summer fruit Am 8:1,2
.Of the temple Am 9:1
-Of Zechariah
.Of horses Zec 1:8-11
.Of horns and carpenters Zec 1:18-21
.Of the high priest Zec 3:1-5
.Of the golden lampstand Zec 4
.Of the flying roll Zec 5:1-4
.Of the mountains and chariots Zec 6:1-8
-Of Zacharias
.In the temple Lu 1:13-22
-Of John the Baptist
.At the immersion of Jesus Mt 3:16; Mr 1:10; Lu 3:22; Joh 1:32-34
-Peter, James, and John
.Of the transfiguration of Jesus and the appearance of Moses and Elijah Mt 17:1-9; Lu 9:28-36
-Of the people
.Of the tongues of fire at Pentecost Ac 2:2,3
-Of Stephen
.Of Christ Ac 7:55,56
-Of Paul
.Of Christ, on the way to Damascus Ac 9:3-6; 1Co 9:1
.Of Ananias Ac 9:12
.Of a man of Macedonia, saying, "Come over into Macedonia, and help us," Ac 16:9
.In Corinth Ac 18:9,10
.In a trance Ac 22:17-21
.Of Paradise 2Co 12:1-4
-Of Ananias
.Of Christ Ac 9:10-12
-Of Cornelius, the centurion
.Of an angel Ac 10:3
-Of Peter
.Of the sheet which was lowered from the sky Ac 10:9-18
-Of John on the island of Patmos
.The Book of Revelation
.Of Christ and the golden lampstands Re 1:10-20
.The open door Re 4:1
.A rainbow and the throne Re 4:2,3
.The twenty-four elders Re 4:4
.The seven lamps Re 4:5
.The sea of glass Re 4:6
.The four living creatures Re 4:6-8
.The book with seven seals Re 5:1-5
.The golden vials Re 5:8
.The six seals Re 6
.The four horses Re 6:2-8
.The earthquake and the celestial phenomena Re 6:12; 14
.The four angels Re 7:1
.The sealing of the one hundred and forty four thousand Re 7:2-8
.The seventh seal and the seven angels Re 8:11
.The censer Re 8:5
.The hail and fire Re 8:7
.The mountain that was thrown into the sea Re 8:8,9
.The falling star Re 8:10,11; 9:1
.One-third of the sun, the moon, and the stars were darkened Re 8:12
.The bottomless pit Re 9:2
.The locusts Re 9:3-11
.The four angels released from the Euphrates River Re 9:14
.The army of horsemen Re 9:16-19
.The angel that had a book Re 10:1-10
.The seven thunders Re 10:3,4
.The measurement of the temple Re 11:1,2
.The two witnesses Re 11:3-12
.The court of the Gentiles Re 11:2
.The two olive trees and the two lampstands Re 11:4
.The beast that came up out of the bottomless pit Re 11:7
.The fall of the city Re 11:13
.The second and third woes Re 11:14
.The woman clothed with the sun; the birth of the male infant Re 12
.The red dragon Re 12:3-17
.The war in heaven Re 12:7-9
.The beast rising out of the sea Re 13:1-10
.The beast coming out of the earth Re 13:11-18
.The Lamb on Mount Zion Re 14:1-5
.The angel having the everlasting gospel Re 14:6,7
.The angel proclaiming the fall of Babylon Re 14:8-13
.A son of man with a sickle Re 14:14-16
.The angel reaping the harvest Re 14:14-20
.The angel coming out of the temple Re 14:17-19
.The angel having power over fire Re 14:18
.The vine and the winepress Re 14:18-20
.The angels with the seven last plagues Re 15
.The sea of glass Re 15:2
.The temple opened Re 15:5
.The plague upon the men who had the mark of the beast Re 16:2
.The sea turned into blood Re 16:3
.The seven angels with the seven vials of the wrath of God Re 16; 17
.The destruction of Babylon Re 18
.The multitude praising Re 19:1-9
.The one who is faithful and true, riding a white horse Re 19:11-16
.The angel in the sun Re 19:17-21
.Satan bound for one-thousand years Re 20:1-3
.The thrones of judgment, and the resurrection, and the release of Satan Re 20:1-10
.The great white throne Re 20:11
.The opening of the Book of Life Re 20:12
.Death and hell (gehenna) Re 20:14
.The New Jerusalem Re 21
.The River of Life Re 22:1
.The Tree of Life Re 22:2
-See [4159]DREAM
VISITORS
-See [4160]GUESTS
VOICE
-OF GOD Eze 1:24,28; 10:5; Joh 5:37; 12:28-30; Ac 7:31; 9:4,7;
26:14,15
.See [4161]ANTHROPOMORPHISMS
VOLCANOES -General scriptures concerning De 4:11; 5:23; Jud 5:5; Ps 97:5; 104:32; 144:5; Isa 34:9,10; 64:1-3; Jer 51:25; Mic 1:4; Na 1:5,6
-See [4162]EARTHQUAKE
-See [4163]MOUNTAIN
VOLUPTUOUSNESS
-See [4164]LASCIVIOUSNESS
-See [4165]SENSUALITY
VOPHSI
-Father of Nahbi Nu 13:14
VOWS
-Mosaic laws concerning Le 23:37,38; Nu 29:39
-Must be voluntary, see below
-Must be performed, see below
-Estimation of the redemption price of things offered in vows, to be made by the priest, according to age and sex of the person making the offering Le 27:1-13
-The redemption price of the offering of real estate, to be valued by the priest Le 27:14,15
-Of a field Le 27:16-25
-Edible things offered in, to be eaten the same day they were offered Le 7:16-18
-Things offered in, to be brought to the tabernacle or temple De 12:6,11,17,18,26
-Belonged to the priests Nu 18:14
-Rash
.By Jephthah, in consecration of his daughter as a sacrafice, if his campaign against the Ammonites were successful Jud 11:29-40
.The Israelites, to destroy the Benjamites Jud 21:5,6; with 20:21
-Things forbidden to be offered in: Receipts of the whore and the price of a "dog" (male prostitute of a pagan shrine) De 23:18
-A minor, of himself Mr 7:11-13
-UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Ge 28:20,21; 31:13; Le 5:4-13; 22:18-25; Nu 15:2-16; 30:1-16; De 23:18,21-23; Job 22:27; Ps 22:25; 50:14,15; 56:12; 61:5,8; 65:1; 66:13,14; 76:11; 116:14-19; Pr 20:25; Ec 5:4-6; Jon 2:9; Na 1:15
.See [4166]CONTRACT
.See [4167]COVENANT
-INSTANCES OF
.Of Jacob, see above Ge 28:20-22
.Of the mother of Micah, in the dedication of silver for the making of an idol Jud 17:2,3
.Of Hannah, to consecrate to the Lord the child for which she prayed 1Sa 1:11; with 1:27,28
.Of Elkanah 1Sa 1:21
.Of Absalom 2Sa 15:7,8
.Of Job, not to entertain thoughts of fornication Job 31:1
.Of David Ps 132:2
.Of Ananias and Sapphira, in the dedication of the proceeds of the sale of their land Ac 5:1-11
.Of the Jews, to kill Paul Ac 23:12-15
.Of Jephthah, and of the Israelites
.See RASH VOWS, above
.See [4168]NAZARITE
VULTURE
-A carnivorous bird Le 11:14; De 14:13
-In R. V., translated "falcon," Job 28:7
-And "kite," Isa 34:15