Biblical Place • Athens • 37.983°N, 23.733°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Acts 17:19 , Acts 17:22 (identified with Athens ).
The Second Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 6 (31 verses)
And not long after this the king sent forth an old man of Athens to compel the Jews to depart from the laws of their fathers, and not to live after the laws of God; and also to pollute the sanctuary in Jerusalem , and to call it by the name of Jupiter Olympius, and to call the ... Mentions: Eleazar , Athens , Jerusalem .
New Testament • 5 Chapters
1 Thessalonians (New Testament, 5 chapters). Key figures: Yeshua the Messiah . Key places: Macedonia , Achaia , Philippi , Athens . Opens with: "Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto..."
1 Thessalonians • Chapter 3 (13 verses)
Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone; And sent Timothy, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ , to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith: That no man should be moved by... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Athens .
Acts • Chapter 18 (28 verses)
After these things Paul departed from Athens , and came to Corinth ; And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus , lately come from Italy , with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome :) and came unto them. And because he was of ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Athens , Corinth , Pontus , Italy , Rome .
Acts • Chapter 17 (34 verses)
Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia , they came to Thessalonica , where was a synagogue of the Jews: And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs h... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Amphipolis , Apollonia , Thessalonica , Berea , Athens .
Wiki Article • New Testament & Messiah
Following the ascension of Yeshua and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in Acts 1 –2, the apostolic community spread from Jerusalem and Judea to Samaria , Antioch , Corinth , Ephesus , and Rome , documented across Acts and the twenty-one New Testament Epistles.
The Second Book of the Maccabees • Chapter 9 (29 verses)
Now about that time it befell that Antiochus had returned in disorder from the region of Persia . For he had entered into the city called Persepolis, and he assayed to rob a temple and to hold down the city. Whereupon there was an onset of the multitudes, and Antiochus and his ... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Persia , Ecbatana , Jerusalem , Athens , Egypt .
Generation 42 • Child of Azel
Hanan is a biblical figure in Generation 42, child of Azel . ( 1 Chronicles 9:44 )
Biblical Place • 31.853°N, 35.109°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Kgs 4:9 .
Biblical Place • 31.800°N, 35.250°E
~. Referenced in Isa 10:31 .
Generation 21 • Child of Nahor
Chesed is a biblical figure in Generation 21, child of Nahor . ( Genesis 22:22 )
Biblical Place • Gilead • 32.043°N, 35.724°E
region. Referenced in Josh 13:30 .
Biblical Place • Hamath • 35.136°N, 36.749°E
?. Referenced in Ezra 8:17 .
Generation 27 • Child of Segub
Jair is a biblical figure in Generation 27, child of Segub . ( 1 Chronicles 2:22 )
Biblical Place • Mamre • 31.549°N, 35.094°E
?. Referenced in Gen 37:14 .
to show grace, be gracious, bestow favor
To bend down, show unmerited favor, pity; heartfelt petition of psalmist ('Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness', Psalm 51:1).
Derivation: Primitive root.
to be a witness, bear witness, testify
Primary meaning: to be a witness, bear witness, testify, to witness favourably. Strong's: to be a witness, i.e. testify (literally or figuratively). Lexical nuances: prop., to be a witness , bear witness , testify : absol. (Pind., al.), Jo 15:27 , Ac 26:5 ; parenthetical (Bl., § 79, 7; MM, xvi), II Co 8:3 ; c. dat. pers. (comm. et incomm.; Bl., § 37, 2), Ac 22:5 , He 10:15 ; id. seq. ὅτι , Mt 23:31 , Ro 10:2 , al.; acc. et inf., Ac 10:43 ; c. acc. rei (cl.), Jo 3:11 , Re 22:16 , 20 ; c. acc. cogn., seq. περί , Jo 5:32 , I Jo 5:10 ; c. dat. rei, Jo 5:33 , Ac...
Derivation: from G3144 (μάρτυς);
patience, longsuffering
Primary meaning: patience, longsuffering. Strong's: longanimity, i.e. (objectively) forbearance or (subjectively) fortitude. Lexical nuances: patience , longsuffering : of men, esp. in experiencing troubles and difficulties, Col 1:11 , II Ti 3:10 , He 6:12 , Ja 5:10 ; of God's forbearance, Ro 2:4 9:22 , II Co 6:6 , Ga 5:22 , Eph 4:2 , Col 3:12 , I Ti 1:16 , II Ti 4:2 , I Pe 3:20 , II Pe 3:15 .†
Derivation: from the same as G3116 (μακροθυμώς);
needy, destitute, dependent on God
Destitute, longing for deliverance; one who has no earthly resource and depends wholly on God for justice and bread.
Derivation: From אָבָה (H14) in sense of wanting, desiring.
Isaiah • Chapter 23 (18 verses)
The burden of Tyre . Howl, ye ships of Tarshish ; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Kittim it is revealed to them. Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. And b... Mentions: Tyre , Tarshish , Kittim , Egypt .
that which is laid by, a votive offering, devoted, a thing devoted to God
Primary meaning: that which is laid by, a votive offering, devoted, a thing devoted to God, a curse. Strong's: a (religious) ban or (concretely) excommunicated (thing or person). Lexical nuances: prop. = τὸ ἀνατιθέμένον , that which is laid by to be kept, a votive offering (as ἀνάθημα in II Mac 2:13 , Lk 21:5 —where LT read -θεμα , v. M, Pr. , 46).
Derivation: from G394 (ἀνατίθεμαι);
care, anxiety
Primary meaning: care, anxiety. Strong's: solicitude. Lexical nuances: care , anxiety : I Pe 5:7 ; pl., Lk 8:14 21:34 ; c. gen. obj., Mt 13:22 , Mk 4:19 , II Co 11:28 .†
Derivation: from G3307 (μερίζω) (through the idea of distraction);
love of strangers, hospitality
Primary meaning: love of strangers, hospitality. Strong's: hospitableness. Lexical nuances: love of strangers, hospitality : Ro 12:13 , He 13:2 .†
Derivation: from G5382 (φιλόξενος);
Numbers • Chapter 31 (54 verses)
And the Lord spake unto Moses , saying, Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people. And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge the Lord of M... Mentions: Moses, Jacob/Israel , Midian , Phinehas , Eleazar , Rekem , Moab , Jordan , Jericho .
to purify, cleanse from defilement
Primary meaning: to purify, cleanse from defilement. Strong's: to make clean, i.e. (figuratively) sanctify (ceremonially or morally). Lexical nuances: to purify , cleanse from defilement ; ceremonially: Jo 11:55 , Ac 21:24 , 26 24:18 ; morally: Ja 4:8 , I Pe 1:22 , I Jo 3:3 .†
Derivation: from G53 (ἁγνός);
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 .
Judges • Chapter 16 (31 verses)
Then went Samson to Gaza , and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her. And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it i... Mentions: Hebron , Jacob/Israel , Gaza , Zorah , Eshtaol .
Psalms • Chapter 142 (7 verses)
I cried unto the Lord with my voice; with my voice unto the Lord did I make my supplication. I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble. When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily la...
