Biblical Place • 32.928°N, 35.082°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 1:31 .
Biblical Place • Acco • 32.928°N, 35.082°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 21:7 (identified with Acco ).
c. 1259 BC earliest recorded international peace treaty between Ramesses II and Hattusili III
The earliest surviving parity peace treaty in human history, negotiated between Pharaoh Ramesses II and Great King Hattusili III of Hatti following decades of war over Syrian hegemony, preserved on clay cuneiform tablets in Akkadian and carved in hieroglyphs in Egypt .
Key frontier evangelist who unified the Stone and Campbell movements at Lexington in 1832
John Smith, affectionately known as 'Raccoon' John Smith from the wild Cumberland Mountains, was a former Baptist frontier preacher who embraced Campbell's restoration plea. His colorful wit, rustic eloquence, and deep scriptural mastery made him the primary instrument of reconciliation uniting Barton Stone's 'Christians' with Alexander Campbell's 'Disciples'.
Antiquities of the Jews 18.5.2 account of John the Baptist's preaching, immersion, and execution at Machaerus
Josephus's detailed and universally accepted historical record of John , called the Baptist, describing his moral righteousness, baptism for bodily purification, imprisonment by Herod Antipas at Machaerus, and execution out of fear of rebellion.
to reckon, account, devise, impute
To think, calculate, invent, devise, account; centrally in Genesis 15:6, God reckoned (imputed) Abram's faith to him as righteousness.
Derivation: Primitive root.
to make, do, fashion, accomplish
To make, produce, fashion, perform; broad verb of creative and historical action, describing God making the cosmos and fulfilling covenant.
Derivation: Primitive root.
psalm, melody with instrumental accompaniment
Psalm, musical ode; title of 57 individual psalms in the Psalter designed for stringed liturgical accompaniment.
Derivation: From זָמַר (H2167) to sing, make music.
a word, a saying, statement
Primary meaning: a word, a saying, statement, declaration. Strong's: something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ). Lexical nuances: Of that by which the inward thought is expressed, Lat. oratio , sermo , vox , verbum . a word , not in the grammatical sense of a mere name ( ἔπος , ὄνομα , ῥῆμα ), but a word as embodying a conception or idea: Mt 8:8 , Lk 7:7 , I Co 14:9 , 19 , He 12:19 , al. a saying , statement , declaration : Mt 19:22 (T om.), Mk 5:36 7:29 , Lk 1:29 , Jo 2:22 6:60 , Ac 7:29 , al.; c. gen. attrib., Ac 13:15 ...
Derivation: from G3004 (λέγω);
to come, to go
Primary meaning: to come, to go. Strong's: to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively). Lexical nuances: to come ; of persons, either as arriving or returning from elsewhere: Mt 8:9 , Mk 6:31 , Lk 7:8 , Jo 4:27 , Ro 9:9 , al.; seq. ἀπό , Mk 5:35 7:1 , Jo 3:2 , al.; ἐκ , Lk 5:17 , Jo 3:31 , al.; εἰς , Mk 1:29 , al.; διά seq. εἰς , Mk 7:31 ; ἐν (Cremer, 263 f., but v.s. ἐν ), Ro 15:29 , I Co 4:21 ; ἐπί , c. acc., Mk 6:53 11:13 , Jo 19:33 , al.; κατά , c. acc., Lk 10:33 Ac 16:7 ; παρά , c. gen., Lk 8...
Derivation: middle voice of a primary verb (used only in the present and imperfect tenses, the others being supplied by a kindred (middle voice) , or (active) , which do not otherwise occur);
to fill, make full, fill to the full
Primary meaning: to fill, make full, fill to the full, to fill. Strong's: to make replete, i.e. (literally) to cram (a net), level up (a hollow), or (figuratively) to furnish (or imbue, diffuse, influence), satisfy, execute (an office), finish (a period or task), verify (or coincide with a prediction), etc.. Lexical nuances: to fill , make full , fill to the full , c. acc.; of things: pass. ( σαψήνη , φάραγξ ), Mt 13:48 , Lk 3:5 (LXX) ; fig., Mt 23:32 ; but chiefly of immaterial things: πᾶσαν χρείαν , Phl 4:19 ; ἦχος ἐπλήρωσε τ. οἶκον , Ac 2:2 ; c. gen. rei (cl.), Ac 5:28 ; pass., seq. ἐκ , Jo 12:3 (cf. B1., § 36, 4); π. τ. καρδίαν , Jo 16:6 , Ac 5:3 ; metaph., of the all-pervading activity of Christ, Eph 4:10 ; mi...
Derivation: from G4134 (πλήρης);
to gather or bring together, having sold off all, to be gathered
Primary meaning: to gather or bring together, having sold off all, to be gathered, come together. Strong's: to lead together, i.e. collect or convene; specially, to entertain (hospitably). Lexical nuances: to gather or bring together : of things, Jo 6:12, 13 ; seq. εἰς , Mt 3:12 , al.; ἐκεῖ , Lk 12:18 ; ποῦ , Lk 12:17 ; συναγαγὼν πάντα (sc. εἰς ἀργύριον ; v. Field, Notes , 68, MM, xxiv), having sold off all : Lk 15:13 ; of persons, Jo 11:52 ; esp. of assemblies, Mt 2:4 , Jo 11:47 , Ac 14:27 , al. Pass., to be gathered or come together : Mt 22:41 , Mk 2:2 , Lk 22:66 , al.; seq. ἐπί Mk 5:21 , Ac 4:...
Derivation: from G4862 (σύν) and G71 (ἄγω);
to "fill" (literally or figuratively (imbue, influence, supply)); specially
Primary meaning: to "fill" (literally or figuratively (imbue, influence, supply)); specially, to fulfil (time). Strong's: to "fill" (literally or figuratively (imbue, influence, supply)); specially, to fulfil (time).
Derivation: a prolonged form of a primary (which appears only as an alternate in certain tenses and in the reduplicated form pimplemi);
natural, produced by nature, innate, according to nature
Primary meaning: natural, produced by nature, innate, according to nature, governed by mere natural instinct. Strong's: "physical", i.e. (by implication) instinctive. Lexical nuances: natural
Derivation: from G5449 (φύσις);
bring to an end, finish, accomplish, fulfil, to bring to maturity, completeness, to complete, perfect
Primary meaning: bring to an end, finish, accomplish, fulfil, to bring to maturity, completeness, to complete, perfect. Strong's: to complete, i.e. (literally) accomplish, or (figuratively) consummate (in character). Lexical nuances: bring to an end, finish, accomplish, fulfil : Jo 4:34 , Ac 20:24 ; of time, Lk 2:43 , Jo 5:36 17:4 ; pass., ἡ γραφή , Jo 19:28 .
Derivation: from G5046 (τέλειος);
Acts • Chapter 2 (47 verses)
And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and... Mentions: Joel , Jacob/Israel , Yeshua the Messiah , David , Jerusalem , Mesopotamia , Cappadocia , Pontus , Asia .
Christological dogma defining two complete natures united in one divine hypostasis
The Chalcedonian Definition is the definitive Christological confession issued by the Council of Chalcedon in 451 AD, affirming that Jesus Christ is 'perfect in Godhead and also perfect in manhood; truly God and truly man, of a rational soul and body; consubstantial with the Father according to the Godhead, and consubstantial with us according to the Manhood... acknowledged in two natures, inconfusedly, unchangeably, indivisibly, inseparably (en dyo physesin asynchytos, atreptos, adiairetos, achoristos)'.
Neo-Assyrian cuneiform stele documenting the 853 BC Battle of Qarqar and Ahab the Israelite
A 2.2-meter rounded limestone stele containing an annalistic account of the western campaigns of Shalmaneser III, culminating in the titanic Battle of Qarqar against a twelve-king anti-Assyrian coalition.
Acts • Chapter 21 (40 verses)
And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes , and from thence unto Patara : And finding a ship sailing over unto Phoenicia , we went aboard, and set forth. Now when we had dis... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , James ( Jacob ), Moses , Jacob/Israel , Rhodes , Patara , Phoenicia , Cyprus , Syria .
Contemporary 1st-century Jewish philosophical account of Caligula's crisis and the ruthlessness of Pontius Pilate
A primary historical account by Hellenistic Jewish philosopher Philo of Alexandria , who led a Jewish delegation to Rome in 39/40 AD to protest pogroms and Caligula's order to erect a colossal golden statue of himself inside the Holy of Holies in Jerusalem .
Hosea • Chapter 12 (14 verses)
Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt . The Lord hath also a controversy with Judah , and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according ... Mentions: Ephraim , Judah , Jacob/Israel , Egypt , Gilead , Gilgal 1 , Syria .
Antiquities of the Jews 20.9.1 account of the stoning of 'the brother of Jesus, who was called Christ, whose name was James'
Josephus's account of the illegal trial and execution of James , the leader of the Jerusalem church, orchestrated by the Sadducean High Priest Ananus ben Ananus during the interregnum between Roman governors Festus and Albinus in 62 AD.
1 Corinthians • Chapter 4 (21 verses)
Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ , and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .
First official Christian nation in world history (301 AD), centered at Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
The Armenian Apostolic Church was established according to tradition by the Apostles Thaddeus and Bartholomew, and became the world's first national state church when King Tiridates III was baptized by Gregory the Illuminator in 301 AD.
Luke • Chapter 16 (31 verses)
And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be... Mentions: Abram/Abraham , Moses .
Hosea • Chapter 3 (5 verses)
Then said the Lord unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the Lord toward the children of Israel , who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine. So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of ba... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , David .
Definitive 19-article confession defining evangelical biblical inerrancy
The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy was produced by the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy (ICBI) in 1978, signed by nearly 300 evangelical scholars. Across 19 Articles of Affirmation and Denial, it articulated that Scripture is without error or fault in all its teachings, no less in what it states about God's acts in creation and the events of world history than in its witness to God's saving grace in individual lives.
Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant
The biblical account of Creation opens in Genesis 1:1 as God brings order, light, and life out of chaos over six days, culminating in the creation of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
Ezekiel • Chapter 7 (27 verses)
Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God unto the land of Israel ; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of the land. Now is the end come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee accordin... Mentions: Jacob/Israel .
Vocal A Cappella Praise vs. Instrumental Accompaniment in Ephesians 5:19 & Colossians 3:16
Evaluates whether New Testament public assemblies are authorized to utilize mechanical musical instruments or are restricted by the Regulative Principle of Worship to vocal singing ('a cappella').
Isaiah • Chapter 40 (31 verses)
Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem , and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness... Mentions: Judah , Jacob/Israel , Jerusalem , Zion , Lebanon .
