Biblical Place • On • 30.108°N, 31.338°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Jer 43:13 (identified with On).
Biblical Place • Anim • 31.374°N, 35.075°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:50 (identified with Anim ).
Generation 30 • Child of Naaman
Ahoah (or Ahiah) is a biblical figure in Generation 30, child of Naaman , parent of Gera . ( 1 Chronicles 8:3 , 8:7 )
Generation 44 • Messianic Line • Child of Levi
Matthat is a biblical figure in Generation 44 of the Messianic Line , child of Levi , parent of Jorim . ( Luke 3:29 )
Biblical Place • 32.155°N, 35.318°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 9:41 .
Biblical Place • Gederah • 31.823°N, 34.778°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:40 (identified with Gederah ).
Biblical Place • Gederah • 31.823°N, 34.778°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Chr 4:23 (identified with Gederah ).
Biblical Place • Gederah • 31.823°N, 34.778°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:36 (identified with Gederah ).
the office and work of a
Primary meaning: the office and work of a. Strong's: attendance (as a servant, etc.); figuratively (eleemosynary) aid, (official) service (especially of the Christian teacher, or technically of the diaconate). Lexical nuances: the office and work of a διάκονος , service, ministry ;
Derivation: from G1249 (διάκονος);
face, presence, countenance
Face, presence, countenance; used of the immediate relational presence of God turned toward humanity in blessing or turned away in judgment, and intimate communion.
Derivation: Plural of obsolete noun פָּנֶה from פָּנָה (H6437).
statute, ordinance, fixed custom
Feminine of choq; permanent statute, solemn enactment, especially ceremonial ordinances governing sacred festivals, purity, and sacrifices.
Derivation: From חָקַק (H2710) to engrave.
Exodus • Chapter 36 (38 verses)
Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the Lord put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the Lord had commanded. And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wis... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel .
anger, wrath, nostril, face
Nostril, nose; flaring of nostrils in anger; divine wrath aroused by sin and injustice, yet restrained by patience ('erek appayim').
Derivation: From אָנַף (H599) to breathe hard, be angry.
ground, soil, agricultural earth
Ground, soil, arable land; material source of human physical existence, cursed on account of human transgression, yielding fruit under blessing.
Derivation: From אָדֹם (H122) to be red.
Psalms • Chapter 107 (43 verses)
O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.
pestilence, fatal epidemic, plague
Pestilence; part of prophetic triad of covenant curses (sword, famine, pestilence) sent to punish apostasy (Jeremiah 24:10).
Derivation: From דָּבַר (H1696) in sense of destruction.
a watcher, a superintendent, guardian, overseer, a bishop
Primary meaning: a watcher, a superintendent, guardian, overseer, a bishop. Strong's: a superintendent, i.e. Christian officer in genitive case charge of a (or the) church (literally or figuratively). Lexical nuances: a superintendent, guardian, overseer (cl.; for exx. v. LS, s.v.): Ac 20:28 , I Pe 2:25 ( ICC , in l.); as technical term for a religious office (Deiss., BS , 230 f.), in later Paul. epp. of the head of a church (Vg. episcopus ), a bishop : Phl 1:1 , I Ti 3:2 , Tit 1:7 (v. reff. s.v. ἐπισκοπή ).†
Derivation: from G1909 (ἐπί) and G4649 (σκοπός) (in the sense of G1983 (ἐπισκοπέω));
pale, stake, the Cross
Primary meaning: pale, stake, the Cross. Strong's: a stake or post (as set upright), i.e. (specially), a pole or cross (as an instrument of capital punishment); figuratively, exposure to death, i.e. self-denial; by implication, the atonement of Christ. Lexical nuances: an upright pale or stake (Hom., Hdt., Thuc., al.)
Derivation: from the base of G2476 (ἵστημι);
The Essene Community, 1QS, 1QM, 4QMMT, and Messianic Matrix of the New Testament
The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls at Khirbet Qumran (1947–1956) revolutionized understanding of the Hebrew Bible text, sectarian Jewish theology, messianism, and the historical matrix out of which Christianity emerged.
Revelation • Chapter 12 (17 verses)
And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and beh... Mentions: Michael , Yeshua the Messiah .
Jewish Mikva'ot Roots, John's Baptism, Apostolic Practice, and the Paedobaptist vs Credobaptist Debate
Instituted by the risen Lord in the Great Commission ( Matt 28:19 ) as the initiatory sacrament/ordinance of union with Christ 's death and resurrection ( Rom 6:3-4 ). The subjects (Credobaptism vs Paedobaptism) and efficacy (Regeneration vs Covenant Sign vs Symbolic Badge) are cataloged under scholarly-debate.
deceit, treachery, guile, fraud
Deceit, craftiness, fraud, false balances; moral treachery condemned in wisdom literature and absent from the Suffering Servant (Isaiah 53:9).
Derivation: From רָמָה (H7411) to beguile, deceive.
Biblical Place • Carmel • 31.433°N, 35.133°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 30:29 (identified with Carmel ).
The Biblical Antinomy, Second Temple Philosophical Sects, and Monergism vs Synergism
Scripture uncompromisingly affirms both God's unconditional sovereign decree ( Eph 1:11 , Rom 9 ) and genuine human moral accountability ( Josh 24:15 , Ezek 18:32 ). Harmonizing this biblical tension represents the definitive theological debate between Monergism (Augustinian/Reformed) and Synergism (Cassian/Arminian/Molinist).
Biblical Place • Mount Tabor • 32.687°N, 35.391°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 5:23 (identified with Mount Tabor ).
Psalms • Chapter 52 (9 verses)
Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually. Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.