Biblical Place • Beersheba • 31.245°N, 34.841°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 26:33 (identified with Beersheba ).
Biblical Place • Shechem • 32.214°N, 35.282°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Judg 9:37 (identified with Shechem ).
Biblical Place • Dimnah • 32.782°N, 35.321°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Chr 6:77 (identified with Dimnah ).
Biblical Place • Jerusalem • 31.777°N, 35.235°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Zeph 1:11 (identified with Jerusalem ).
Generation 33 • Child of Jesse
Abigail is a biblical figure in Generation 33, child of Jesse . ( 1 Chronicles 2:16 )
Biblical Place • Magadan • 32.847°N, 35.523°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Mark 8:10 (identified with Magadan ).
Biblical Place • Bozrah 1 • 30.735°N, 35.606°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Mark 3:8 (identified with Bozrah 1 ).
Biblical Place • 40.600°N, 44.600°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Jer 51:27 .
Biblical Place • 35.100°N, 42.000°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Ps 60:1 .
Interactive 3D Architectural Model • Luke 2, John 2 & Acts 3
Reconstruction of the expanded Second Temple Mount complex in Jerusalem during the life and ministry of Jesus and the early Church—featuring the towering white-stone and gold Sanctuary facade, the Court of the Women, Court of the Gentiles, Solomon's Portico , the Royal Stoa, and the Antonia Fortress.
to beget again
Primary meaning: to beget again. Strong's: to beget or (by extension) bear (again). Lexical nuances: to beget again : metaph., of spiritual birth, I Pe 1:3 1:23 (cf. Cremer, 147; MM, VGT , s.v.).†
Derivation: from G303 (ἀνά) and G1080 (γεννάω);
acquaintance, discernment, recognition
Primary meaning: acquaintance, discernment, recognition. Strong's: recognition, i.e. (by implication) full discernment, acknowledgement. Lexical nuances: acquaintance, discernment, recognition (Plut., al.): Phl 1:9 , Col 3:10 ; c. gen. rei, Col 1:9 2:2 , Phm 6 ; τ. ἀληθείας , I Ti 2:4 , II Ti 2:25 3:7 , Tit 1:1 , He 10:26 ; τ. ἁμαρτίας , Ro 3:20 ; c. gen. pers., of God: Eph 1:17 , Col 1:10 , II Pe 1:2 , 3 ; of Christ: Eph 4:13 , II Pe 1:8 2:20 ; of God and Christ: II Pe 1:2 ; κατ ̓ ἐ. , Ro 10:2 ; ἔχειν ἐν ἐ. , Ro 1:28 (v. AR, Eph. , 248 ff.; and...
Derivation: from G1921 (ἐπιγινώσκω);
to atone, expiate, cover, propitiate
To atone, make propitiation, purge, ransom; central action in Leviticus whereby blood expiates guilt, cleanses defilement, and turns away wrath.
Derivation: Perhaps from pitch/covering (H3724), or Akkadian kuppuru (to wipe clean).
faithfulness, steadfastness, fidelity
Firmness, fidelity, steadfastness, trust; the unwavering reliability of God in keeping His word, and the steadfast fidelity required of the righteous.
Derivation: From אָמַן (H539) to be firm.
Biblical Metaphors, Nicene Attributes, and the Reformation Notae Ecclesiae
The Church is divinely instituted by Christ ( Matt 16:18 ) and revealed as the Spirit-baptized Body of Christ , Bride of Christ, and spiritual Temple ( 1 Cor 12 , Eph 2 , 1 Pet 2 ). The institutional marks (Notae Ecclesiae) and polity forms (episcopal, presbyterian, congregational) represent long-standing scholarly debate.
evil, bad, calamity, harmful
Bad, injurious, evil, adversity; spans moral wickedness and physical calamity, contrasted with good (tov) in the knowledge of good and evil.
Derivation: From רָעַע (H7489) to spoil, break.
Acts • Chapter 3 (26 verses)
Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; ... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah , Jacob/Israel , Abram/Abraham , Isaac , Moses , Nazareth , Solomon's .
vision, revelatory manifestation
Prophetic nocturnal vision through which God communicated with patriarchs and prophets ('God spoke to Israel in visions of the night', Genesis 46:2).
Derivation: From רָאָה (H7200).
Exodus Chapter 21, Verse 1
Scripture passage in Exodus 21:1
consciousness, conscience
Primary meaning: consciousness, conscience. Strong's: co-perception, i.e. moral consciousness. Lexical nuances: consciousness : c. gen. obj., He 10:2 , I Pe 2:19 .
Derivation: from a prolonged form of G4894 (συνείδω);
of weight, worth, befitting
Primary meaning: of weight, worth, befitting, meet. Strong's: deserving, comparable or suitable (as if drawing praise). Lexical nuances: of weight , worth (often c. gen., cf. Pr 3:15 8:11 ), seq. πρός : Ro 8:18 (v. Field, Notes , 157);
Derivation: probably from G71 (ἄγω);
Rebellion in Eden, Universal Guilt, Total Depravity, and Federal vs Realist Transmission
Biblical-primary certainty on the historical rebellion in Eden ( Gen 3 ), resulting in universal sinfulness, guilt, spiritual death, and condemnation ( Rom 3:23 , 5:12-21 ). Theories on the transmission of original sin (Federal Headship vs Realism vs Ancestral Sin ) are cataloged under scholarly-debate.
The Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus • Chapter 22 (25 verses)
A slothful man is compared to a stone that is defiled; And every one will hiss him out in his disgrace. A slothful man is compared to the filth of a dunghill: Every man that takes it up will shake out his hand. A father has shame in having begotten an uninstructed son; And a fool...
The Apostolic Kerygma, The Empty Tomb, and Exaltation to the Right Hand of the Father
The historical and bodily resurrection of Jesus on the third day is the irreducible bedrock of apostolic proclamation ( 1 Cor 15:3-8 , Acts 2:24-36 ), attested in pre-Pauline creeds dating within years of the crucifixion.
Generation 23 • Child of Moab
Moabites is a biblical figure in Generation 23, child of Moab . ( Genesis 19:37 )
Generation 25 • Child of Amalek
There is a commandment to remember what Amalek did to Israel and to blot out their name from under heaven. ( Deuteronomy 25:17-19 )
