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| Jaalam, Ja-alam: [ja'-a-lam] The second of Esau's three sons by Aholibamah... |
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| Jaanai:
[ja'-a-ni] A chief man in the tribe of Gad. A translation for Janai
in the... |
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| Ja-aziah, Jaaziah: [ja-a-zi'-a] A third son, a descendant, or Merari the
Levite... |
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| Ja-az-iel, Jaaziel: [ja-a'-zi-el] A Levite appointed by King David to perform
the... |
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| Jabbok:
[jab'-ok] A stream in Eastern Palestine about midway between the... |
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| Jabin:
[ja'-bin] 1. King of Hazor, who organized a confederacy of the northern... |
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| Jachin:
[ja'-kin] 1. One of two pillars set up in the porch or before the
temple of... |
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| Jacinth:
[ja'-sinth] A precious stone forming one of the foundations of the
walls... |
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| Jackal:
[jak'-ol] A translation of tannim, meaning jackal or perhaps wolf.
Found... |
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| Jacob:
[ja'-kub] Second son of Isaac and Rebekah. He bought the birthright... |
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| Jael:
[ja'-el] Wife of Heber the Kenite who would kill Sisera in his sleep.
As the... |
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| James:
[jamz] 1. The son of Zebedee, one of the twelve apostles. He was... |
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| James, The Book of (Epistle of): [jamz] Author was James the Less, brother... |
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| Japheth:
[ja'-feth] One of three sons of Noah. The descendants of Japheth occupied
the coast lands of the Mediterranean... |
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| Jebus:
[je'-bus] The name of the Canaanitish city which stood on Mount Zion.
It is identified with Jerusalem and with the... |
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| Jehoash:
[je-ho'-ash] 1. The eighth king of Judah, son of Ahaziah. He escaped
the massacre of Athaliah, restored the... |
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| Jehoiada:
[je-hoi'-a-da] 1. Father of Benaiah and one of David's chief warriors,
2. High Priest of Judah. He would hide the... |
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| Jehoram:
[je-ho'-ram] 1. King of Israel and Son of Ahab, who succeeded his
brother Ahaziah, 2. King of Judah and son of... |
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| Jehoshaphat:
[je-hosh'-a-fat] 1. King of Judah, a pious, prosperous king and son
of Asa, 2. One of David's body-guard, 3... |
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| Jehovah:
[je-ho'-va] The special name by which God revealed himself to the
ancient Hebrews and the Scripture's name of... |
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| Jehu:
[je'-hu] 1. The son of Obed, 2. One of the Benjamite slingers, 3.
A prophet of Judah, 4. King of Israel, the son of... |
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| Jekabzeel,
Jekabzel: [je-kab'-ze-el] A fuller form of the name of KABZEEL,
the most remote city of Judah on the southern... |
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| Jeremiah:
[jer-e-mi'-a] 1. One of the greater prophets, 2. A Gadite who joined
David in the wilderness, 3. A Gadite warrior... |
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| Jeremiah, The Book of: [jer-e-mi'-a] "There can be little doubt
that the book of Jeremiah grew out of the roll which Baruch... |
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| Jericho:
[jer'-i-ko] A city of high antiquity situated in a plain traversed
by the Jordan river. Taken by the Israelites, it was also... |
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| Jeroboam:
[jer-o-bo'-am] 1. The first king of the divided kingdom of Israel
who reigned for 22 years. 2. Son of Joash, 13th... |
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| Jeroham:
[je-ro'-ham] 1. Grandfather of the prophet Samuel, 2. Father of Azareel,
3. One whose son assisted in placing... |
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| Jerubbaal:
[jer-u-ba'-al] The given name or surname of Gideon, fifth recorded
judge of Israel, acquired in consequence of... |
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| Jerusalem:
[je-roo'-sa-lem] A mountain city on the edge of one of the highest
table-lands in Palestine. First mentioned in... |
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| Jeshaiah:
[je-sha'-ya] 1. A Kohathite Levite, the father of Joram, 2. A son
of Jeduthum, 3. One of the three sons of Hananiah... |
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| Jesus Christ: [je'-zus krist] (saviour), The proper name of our
Lord, as Christ (anointed) is the official name. In the New... |
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| Jesus, Temptation of: [temp-tey-shuhn uhv krist] Following His baptism, Jesus
would be tempted by the devil three times... |
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| Jesus, The Transfiguration of: [trans-fig-o-ra'-shun] The event in the earthly
life of Christ which marks the culminating point... |
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| Jezebel:
[jez'-e-bel] Daughter of Ethbaal, King of the Zidonians, and wife
of Ahab, King of Israel. She was the first great... |
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| Jezreel, Jezre-el: jez'-re-el] 1. A town of Issachar, 2. A town in Judah,
3. The eldest son of the prophet Hosea, 4. A... |
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| Joab:
[jo'-ab] 1. The nephew of King David and captain and prince of his
army. He would kill Abner, Absalom and Amasa. 2... |
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| Joash:
[jo'-ash] 1. Son of Ahaziah and King of the Kingdom of Judah, 2. Son
of Jehoahaz and King of the Kingdom of Israel... |
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| Job:
[job] An Arabian patriarch who resided in the land of Uz. While living
in the midst of great prosperity, he was suddenly... |
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| Job, The Book of: [job] A great diversity of opinion exists as to the
authorship of this book. From internal evidence, such as... |
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| Joel:
[jo'-el] 1. The second of the twelve minor prophets, 2. The oldest
of Samuel's two sons appointed by him as judges in... |
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| Joel,
The Book of: [jo'-el] Joel was probably a resident in Judah,
as his commission was to that people. He makes frequent... |
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| Johanan:
[jo-ha'-nan] 1. Son of Kareah who warned Gedaliah, governor of Judah,
of Ishmael's plan of murder. 2. The eldest... |
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| John:
[jon] 1. One who sat in judgment on the apostles Peter and John, 2.
The Hebrew name of Mark, 3. THE APOSTLE... |
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| John the Baptist: [jon thuh 'bap-tist] A preacher of priestly descent
who denounced the Sadducees and Pharisees. His birth... |
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| John, The Book of (the Gospel of): [jon] This Gospel was probably
written at Ephesus about A.D. 78. The Gospel was... |
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| John, The Book of 1 (First Epistle of): [jon] the fourth of the catholic
or "general" epistles. It was evidently written by John the... |
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| John, The Book of 2 (Second Epistle of): [jon] addressed to an individual
woman. One who had children, and a sister and... |
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| John, The Book of 3 (Third Epistle of): [jon] written for the purpose
of commending to the kindness and hospitality of Caius... |
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| Joktan:
[jok'-tan] The second of the two sons of Eber and the father of the
Joktanite Arabs... |
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| Jonah:
[jo'-na] A prophet who predicted the restoration of the kingdom of
Israel. Sent to the city of Nineveh he tried to avoid... |
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| Jonah, The Book of: [jo'-na] This book professes to give an account of
what actually took place in the experience of the... |
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| Jonathan:
[jon'-a-than] The name of 15 or more persons mentioned in the Bible.
The chief of these are, 1. A Levite... |
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| Jordan (River): [jor'-dan] The one river of Palestine, a little more
than 200 miles in length. It is mentioned over 190 times in... |
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| Joseph:
[jo'-zef] 1. The elder of the two sons of Jacob by Rachel, 2. Two
tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, 3. One of the... |
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| Joses:
[jo'-sez] 1. Son of Eliezer, in the genealogy of Christ. 2. The brother
of Jesus, 3. A name of Barnabas... |
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| Joshua:
[josh'-u-a] 1. The son of Nun and successor of Moses as the leader
of Israel, 2. An inhabitant of Beth-shemesh... |
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| Joshua, The Book of: [josh'-u-a] contains a history of the Israelites
from the death of Moses to that of Joshua. It consists of... |
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| Josiah:
[jo-si'-a] 1. The son of Amon, and his successor on the throne of
Judah. Known for his loyalty to God, he repaired the... |
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| Jubilee, Year of: [yeer uhv joo-buh-lee] The name jubilee is derived from
the Hebrew jobel and celebrated every fiftieth year... |
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| Judah:
[joo'-da] 1. The fourth son of Jacob by Leah. It was Judah who spared
his brother Joseph, and would take the lead in... |
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| Judah, Kingdom of: [joo'-da, king-duhm uhv] The kingdom created following
the rebellion against King Rehoboam. A large... |
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| Judas:
[joo'-das] 1. The patriarch in Book of Matthew, 2. An apostle of Jesus
who would betray him, then in guilt kill himself... |
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| Judas Iscariot: [joo'-das is-kar'-i-ot] Son of Simon and one of the
twelve apostles. Judas betrayed Jesus with unfaithfulness... |
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| Jude:
[jood] 1. Judas the brother of James, one of the twelve apostles and
also called Lebbaeus or Thaddaeus, 2. Judas... |
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| Jude, The Book of (Epistle of): [jood] author was probably Jude, one
of the brethren of Jesus, the subject of the preceding... |
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| Judges, The Book of: [juj'-iz] is so called because it contains the history
of the deliverance and government of Israel by the... |
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