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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.
emptiness, void, desolation
Emptiness, void, vacancy; occurs in hendiadys with tohu to express uninhabited desolation awaiting divine creative fullness.
Derivation: From an unused root meaning to be empty.
heavens, sky, celestial realm
Heavens, sky, visible vault of stars, and transcendent dwelling place of God and celestial hosts; partnered with earth to encompass the cosmos.
Derivation: From an unused singular meaning aloft.
expanse, firmament, sky
Expanse, canopy, hammered-out vault of heaven; created on Day Two to separate waters above from waters below.
Derivation: From רָקַע (H7554) to beat out, spread.
formlessness, confusion, wasteland
Formlessness, unformed state, wilderness, void, nothingness; primeval condition of cosmos before God's ordering fiat (tohu va-bohu).
Derivation: From an unused root meaning to lie waste.
deep, abyss, primeval ocean
The deep, primordial abyss, surging waters, subterranean reservoirs; bounded by God's sovereign command at creation.
Derivation: From הוּם (H1949) to make uproar.
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.
spirit, wind, breath
Wind, breath, mind, spirit; profoundly the Spirit of God (Ruach Elohim/Ruach YHWH) operating as dynamic creative agent in the cosmos, inspiring prophets, and regenerating the heart.
Derivation: From רוּחַ (H7306) to breathe, blow.
Biblical Place • 31.700°N, 35.000°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:44 , Mic 1:14 .
Ecclesiastes • Chapter 3 (22 verses)
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
Biblical Place • 33.048°N, 35.102°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:29 , Judg 1:31 .
Generation 42 • Child of Azel
Sheariah is a biblical figure in Generation 42, child of Azel . ( 1 Chronicles 9:44 )
Amen, truly, so be it, verified truth
Liturgical confirmation of covenant curses and blessings, ratifying corporate agreement with God's word ('Amen and Amen', Psalm 41:13).
Derivation: From אָמַן (H539) to be firm, faithful.
Biblical Place • Gederah • 31.823°N, 34.778°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Chr 4:23 (identified with Gederah ).
Biblical Place • Mizpah 3 • 31.833°N, 35.180°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 7:11 (identified with Mizpah 3 ).
Biblical Place • Hamath • 35.136°N, 36.749°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Amos 6:14 (identified with Hamath ).
Biblical Place • 31.661°N, 34.995°E
from tyndale. Referenced in Josh 15:59 .
Biblical Place • 35.950°N, 39.017°E
~; from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resafa. Referenced in 2 Kgs 19:12 , Isa 37:12 .
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);
Generation 42 • Child of Azel
Bocheru is a biblical figure in Generation 42, child of Azel . ( 1 Chronicles 9:44 )
Biblical Place • Engedi • 31.462°N, 35.392°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:62 (identified with Engedi ).
Biblical Place • Achzib 1 • 31.700°N, 35.000°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Chr 4:22 (identified with Achzib 1 ).
Biblical Place • Achzib 1 • 31.700°N, 35.000°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 38:5 (identified with Achzib 1 ).
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);
Job • Chapter 2 (13 verses)
Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord. And the Lord said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the ear... Mentions: Eliphaz .
slanderous, accusing falsely, a slanderer, false accuser, Satan, the Accuser, the Devil
Primary meaning: slanderous, accusing falsely, a slanderer, false accuser, Satan, the Accuser, the Devil. Strong's: a traducer; specially, Satan (compare H07854). Lexical nuances: slanderous, accusing falsely . As subst., ὁ, ἡ, δ. ;
Derivation: from G1225 (διαβάλλω);
Biblical Place • Jordan Valley • 32.309°N, 35.560°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Isa 15:7 (identified with Jordan Valley ).
Biblical Place • Zephath • 30.881°N, 34.631°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Num 21:1 (identified with Zephath ).
riddle, dark saying, enigma
Enigma, perplexing puzzle, deep philosophical riddle challenging moral discernment (Samson's riddle; Queen of Sheba; Psalm 49:4).
Derivation: From חוּד (H2330) to tie knots, propound riddle.
