Biblical Place • Nineveh • 36.359°N, 43.153°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 10:12 (identified with Nineveh ).
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).
ark, chest, Ark of the Covenant
Chest, ark; specifically Ark of the Covenant (Aron Ha-Berit) located in Holy of Holies, topped by Mercy Seat (Kapporet) and cherubim.
Derivation: From אָרָה (H717) to gather.
Upper Room Institution, Patristic Liturgies, and Historical Theories of Real Presence
Instituted directly by Jesus on the night He was betrayed during the Passover meal ( Matt 26:26-28 , 1 Cor 11:23-26 ) as the covenant communion in His blood and body. The exact nature of Christ 's presence (Transubstantiation, Consubstantiation, Spiritual Presence, Memorialism) is a primary historic theological debate.
inward part, midst, innermost being
Inward part, entrails, midst of body or community; where God renews a steadfast spirit and writes Torah.
Derivation: From קָרַב (H7126) to approach.
Interactive 3D Model • Exodus 25:23–30
Gold-overlaid acacia table placed on the north side of the Holy Place , holding the twelve loaves of the Bread of the Presence (Showbread) in two rows of six before the Lord every Sabbath.
blessing, benediction, prosperity
Blessing, gift, invoked divine favor; foundational promise to Abraham ('in you all families of the earth shall be blessed', Genesis 12:3).
Derivation: From בָּרַךְ (H1288) to bless.
grain offering, tribute, gift, oblation
Grain offering, tribute presented to sovereign; bloodless offering of flour, oil, and frankincense salted with covenant salt.
Derivation: From an unused root meaning to apportion.
before, in the presence of (God/King)
Before, in the immediate presence of; standing before the Ancient of Days or earthly monarch.
Derivation: Aramaic corresponding to קֶדֶם (H6924).
glory, weight, honor, majesty
Weight, substance, honor, splendor, glory; specifically the radiant manifesting presence of God (the Shekinah glory) appearing in the cloud and fire, filling the Tabernacle and Temple.
Derivation: From כָּבַד (H3513) to be heavy, weighty.
a being present, presence, a coming
Primary meaning: a being present, presence, a coming, arrival. Strong's: a being near, i.e. advent (often, return; specially, of Christ to punish Jerusalem, or finally the wicked); (by implication) physically, aspect. Lexical nuances: usually in cl., a being present , presence : I Co 16:17 , II Co 10:10 ; opp. to ἀπουσία , Phl 2:12 (cf. II Mac 15:21 ).
Derivation: from the present participle of G3918 (πάρειμι);
appointed time, festival, solemn assembly
Appointed time, sacred festival; holy feasts of liturgical calendar (Leviticus 23) and Tent of Meeting (Ohel Mo'ed).
Derivation: From יָעַד (H3259) to appoint.
sanctuary, holy place, sacred precinct
Sanctuary, consecrated sacred space set apart for dwelling of holy God ('make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them', Exodus 25:8).
Derivation: From קָדַשׁ (H6942) to be holy.
Immanuel, God with us
Prophetic sign-name (Isaiah 7:14; 8:8), declaring God dwelling in the midst of His vulnerable people to deliver them.
Derivation: From עִם (H5973), נָה (H5168), and אֵל (H410).
tabernacle, dwelling place, tent
Dwelling place, tabernacle, portable tent-sanctuary constructed at Sinai; God condescending to pitch His tent among His redeemed pilgrim people.
Derivation: From שָׁכַן (H7931) to dwell, abide.
to come near, approach, present offering
To come near, draw close, approach; in cultic usage (Hiphil: hiqriv), to present a sacrifice at altar, bridging gap between sinners and holy God.
Derivation: Primitive root.
a bringing to, offering, a present
Primary meaning: a bringing to, offering, a present, an offering. Strong's: presentation; concretely, an oblation (bloodless) or sacrifice. Lexical nuances: a bringing to , offering (Plat., al.).
Derivation: from G4374 (προσφέρω);
to dwell, abide, tabernacle
To dwell, settle down, abide, pitch tent; verbal root of post-biblical 'Shekinah' (divine indwelling glory); God's transcendent presence making home among mortals.
Derivation: Primitive root.
to stay, abide, remain
Primary meaning: to stay, abide, remain. Strong's: to stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy). Lexical nuances: to stay , abide , remain . Intrans.; of place: seq. ἐν , Lk 8:27 , al.; παρά , c. dat. pers., Jo 1:40 , al; σύν , Lk 1:56 ; καθ’ ἑαυτόν , Ac 28:16 ; c. adv., ἐκεῖ , Mt 10:11 ; ὧδε , Mt 26:38 ; metaph., I Jo 2:18 ; of the Holy Spirit, Jo 1:32 , 33 14:17 ; of Christ, Jo 6:56 15:4 , al.; ὁ θεός , I Jo 4:15 , conversely, of Christians, Jo 6:56 15:4 , I Jo 4:15 , al.; ὁ λόγος τ. θεοῦ , I Jo 2:14 ; ἡ...
Derivation: a primary verb;
2 Corinthians • Chapter 13 (14 verses)
This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established. I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .
Exodus • Chapter 34 (35 verses)
And the Lord said unto Moses , Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest. And be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai , and present thyself there to m... Mentions: Moses , Jacob/Israel , Aaron , Sinai , Jebusite , Egypt .
Interactive 3D Assyrian Monument • 2 Kings 9–10
Four-sided black limestone monument erected at Nimrud (biblical Calah ) in 825 BC by King Shalmaneser III of Assyria . Its second register preserves the earliest surviving visual depiction of a biblical figure: King Jehu of Israel ('Jehu, son of Omri') bowing to present tribute in 841 BC.
Aseity, Simplicity, Immutability, Omnipresence, Omniscience, and Holiness
Direct biblical revelation uniformly attributes self-existence ( Exod 3:14 ), unchangeableness ( Mal 3:6 ), eternal presence ( Ps 139 ), exhaustive omniscience ( Isa 46:10 ), and transcendent holiness ( Isa 6:3 ) to YHWH.
Isaiah • Chapter 39 (8 verses)
At that time Merodach–baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon , sent letters and a present to Hezekiah : for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered. And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and th... Mentions: Hezekiah, Jeshaiah ( Isaiah ), Babylon .
2 Corinthians • Chapter 10 (18 verses)
Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ , who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you: But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .
Isaiah • Chapter 64 (12 verses)
Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence, As when the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presen... Mentions: Zion , Jerusalem .
Romans • Chapter 12 (21 verses)
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah .
Acts • Chapter 28 (31 verses)
And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita. And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. And when Paul had gathered a bundle of st... Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Yeshua the Messiah , Moses , Alexandria , Syracuse , Rhegium , Puteoli , Rome .
goodness
Primary meaning: goodness. Strong's: goodness, i.e. virtue or beneficence. Lexical nuances: goodness (representing "the kindlier, as δικαιοσύνη , the sterner element in the ideal character," AR, Eph., 5:9 ; on its relation to χρηστότης , v. Tr., Syn ., §lxiii): Ro 15:14 , Ga 5:22 , II Th 1:11 .†
Derivation: from G18 (ἀγαθός);
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).
continually, perpetual offering, regular
Continuity, regularity, daily continual offering (tamid); represents uninterrupted communion and devotion before God.
Derivation: From an unused root meaning to stretch.
Daniel 12, Second Temple Sectarian Views, The Bema Seat, and The Great White Throne
Direct biblical certainty on the bodily resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous ( Dan 12:2 , John 5:28-29 , Acts 24:15 ) and universal divine judgment according to truth ( Rom 2:5-11 , Rev 20:11-15 ). Theories on the intermediate state (conscious rest/torment vs soul sleep vs purgatorial cleansing) represent scholarly debate.
2 Corinthians • Chapter 11 (33 verses)
Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me. For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ . But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Abram/Abraham , Macedonia , Achaia , Damascus .
Luke • Chapter 13 (35 verses)
There were present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they suffered such things? I tell you,... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Jacob/Israel , Siloam , Jerusalem .
The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus • Chapter 24 (32 verses)
Wisdom shall praise herself, And shall glory in the midst of her people. In the congregation of the Most High shall she open her mouth, And glory in the presence of his power. I came forth from the mouth of the Most High, And covered the earth as a mist. Mentions: Jacob/Israel , Moses , Jerusalem , Hermon , Jericho , Pishon , Tigris .
Jeremiah • Chapter 28 (17 verses)
And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah , in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon , spake unto me in the house of the Lord, in the presence of the priests and of al... Mentions: Zedekiah (or Matteniah), Judah , Jacob/Israel , Jehoiachin (or Jeconiah ), Jehoiakim (or Eliakim ), Gibeon , Babylon .