BEACON
- - General scriptures concerning: ... Isa 30:17; Jer
6:1|
- - See ENSIGN
- - See STANDARD
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BEAM
- - Weaver's: ... 1Sa 17:7; 2Sa 21:19|
- - FIGURATIVE
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BEAN
- - General scriptures concerning: ... 2Sa 17:28; Eze
4:9|
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BEAR
- - Inhabits woods: ... 2Ki 2:24|
- - DESCRIBED AS
...... Voracious: ... Da 7:5|
...... Cunning: ... La 3:10|
...... Cruel: ... Am 5:19|
- - Often attacks men: ... 2Ki 2:24; Am 5:19|
- - Attacks the flock in the presence of the shepherd: ...
1Sa 17:34|
- - Particularly fierce when deprived of its young: ...
2Sa 17:8; Pr 17:12|
- - Growls when annoyed: ... Isa 59:11|
- - Miraculously killed by David: ... 1Sa 17:36,37|
- - ILLUSTRATIVE OF
...... God in his judgments: ... La 3:10;
Ho 13:8|
...... The natural man: ... Isa 11:7|
...... Wicked rulers: ... Pr 28:15|
...... The kingdom of the Medes: ... Da
7:5|
...... The kingdom of Antichrist: ... Re
13:2|
- - Ferocity of: ... 2Sa 17:8; Pr 17:12; 28:15; Isa
11:7; 59:11; La 3:10; Ho 3:3|
- - Two destroy the young men of Beth-el who mocked Elisha:
... 2Ki 2:24|
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BEARD
- - The Jews never appeared without: ... 2Sa 10:5|
- - Worn even by the priests: ... Ps 133:2|
- - Laying hold of, a token of respect: ... 1Sa
20:9|
- - Shaving of, a great offence: ... 2Sa 10:4,6,7|
- - Plucking of, a sign of scorn: ... Isa 50:6|
- - Dribbling on, a sign of derangement: ... 1Sa
21:13|
- - Corners of, not to be marred for the dead: ...
Le 19:27; 21:5|
- - Subject to leprosy: ... Le 13:29,30|
- - Of the healed leper to be shaved: ... Le 14:9|
- - Shaving, illustrative of severe judgments: ...
Isa 7:20; 15:2; Eze 5:1|
- - Worn long by Aaron: ... Ps 133:2|
- - Samson: ... Jud 16:17|
- - David: ... 1Sa 21:13; Eze 5:1|
- - Shaven by Egyptians: ... Ge 41:14|
- - Untrimmed in mourning: ... 2Sa 19:24|
- - Plucked: ... Ezr 9:3|
- - Cut: ... Isa 7:20; 15:2; Jer 11:5; 48:37|
- - Lepers required to shave: ... Le 13:29-33; 14:9|
- - Idolatrous practice of marring, forbidden: ... Le
19:27; 21:5|
- - Beards of David's ambassadors half shaven by the king
of the Amorites: ... 2Sa 10:4|
- - IN AFFLICTION
...... Was neglected and untrimmed: ...
2Sa 19:24|
...... Was clipped: ... Jer 48:37|
...... Was shorn: ... Jer 41:5|
...... Sometimes plucked out: ... Ezr 9:3|
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BEASTS
- - See ANIMALS
- - Created by God: ... Ge 1:24,25; 2:19|
- - Creation of, exhibits God's power: ... Jer
27:5|
- - Made for the praise and glory of God: ...
Ps 148:10|
- - Differ in flesh from birds and fishes: ...
1Cor 15:39|
- - Herb of the field given to, for food: ...
Ge 1:30|
- - Power over, given to man: ... Ge 1:26,28;
Ps 8:7|
- - Instinctively fear man: ... Ge 9:2|
- - Received their names from Adam: ... Ge 2:19,20|
- - Given to man for food after the flood: ...
Ge 9:3|
- - Not to be eaten alive or with blood: ... Ge
9:4; De 12:16,23|
- - That died naturally or were torn, not to be eaten: ...
Ex 22:31; Le 17:15; 22:8|
- - Supply clothing to man: ... Ge 3:21; Job 31:20|
- - The property of God: ... Ps 50:10|
- - Subjects of God's care: ... Ps 36:6; 104:10,11|
- - DESCRIBED AS
...... Devoid of speech: ... 2Pe 2:16|
...... Devoid of understanding: ... Ps 32:9;
73:22|
...... Devoid of immortality: ... Ps 49:12-15|
...... Possessed of instinct: ... Isa 1:3|
...... Being four-footed: ... Acts 10:12|
...... By nature wild, &c: ... Ps 50:11;
Mark 1:13|
...... Capable of being tamed: ... James
3:7|
- - Many kinds of, noisome and destructive: ...
Le 26:6; Eze 5:17|
- - Many kinds of, domestic: ... Ge 36:6; 45:17|
- - Lessons of wisdom to be learned from: ...
Job 12:7|
- - FOUND IN
...... Deserts: ... Isa 13:21|
...... Fields: ... De 7:22; Joe 2:22|
...... Mountains: ... So 4:8|
...... Forests: ... Isa 56:9; Mic 5:8|
- - HABITATIONS OF
...... Dens and caves: ... Job 37:8; 38:40|
...... Under spreading trees: ... Da 4:12|
...... Deserted cities: ... Isa 13:21,22;
Zep 2:15|
- - Liable to diseases: ... Ex 9:3|
- - Frequently suffered on account of the sins of men: ...
Joe 1:18,20; Hag 1:11|
- - Often cut off for the sins of men: ... Ge
6:7; 7:23; Ex 11:5; Ho 4:3|
- - Early distinguished into clean and unclean: ...
Ge 7:2|
- - CLEAN
...... Ox: ... Ex 21:28; De 14:4|
...... Wild ox: ... De 14:5|
...... Sheep: ... De 7:13; 14:4|
...... Goat: ... De 14:4|
...... Hart: ... De 14:5; Job 39:1|
...... Roebuck: ... De 14:5; 2Sa 2:18|
...... Wild goat: ... De 14:5|
...... Fallow deer: ... De 14:5|
...... Chamois: ... De 14:5|
...... Pygarg: ... De 14:5|
...... How distinguished: ... Le 11:3; De
14:6|
...... Used for food: ... Le 11:2; De 12:15|
...... Used for sacrifice: ... Ge 8:20|
...... First born of, not redeemed: ...
Nu 18:17|
- - UNCLEAN
...... Camel: ... Ge 24:64; Le 11:4|
...... Dromedary: ... 1Ki 4:28; Es 8:10|
...... Horse: ... Job 39:19-25|
...... Ass: ... Ge 22:3; Mt 21:2|
...... Wild Ass: ... Job 6:5; 39:5-8|
...... Mule: ... 2Sa 13:29; 1Ki 10:25|
...... Lion: ... Jud 14:5,6|
...... Leopard: ... So 4:8|
...... Bear: ... 2Sa 17:8|
...... Wolf: ... Ge 49:27; John 10:12|
...... Unicorn: ... Nu 23:22|
...... Behemoth: ... Job 40:15|
...... Ape: ... 1Ki 10:22|
...... Fox: ... Ps 63:10; So 2:15|
...... Dog: ... Ex 22:31; Luke 16:2|
...... Swine: ... Le 11:7; Isa 66:17|
...... Hare: ... Le 11:6; De 14:7|
...... Coney: ... Le 11:5; Ps 104:18|
...... Mouse: ... Le 11:29; Isa 66:17|
...... Mole: ... Le 11:30; Isa 2:20|
...... Weasel: ... Le 11:29|
...... Ferret: ... Le 11:30|
...... Badger: ... Ex 25:5; Eze 16:10|
...... How distinguished: ... Le 11:26|
...... Not eaten: ... Le 11:4-8; De 1:7,8|
...... Not offered in sacrifice: ... Le
27:11|
...... First born of, redeemed: ... Nu 18:15|
...... Caused uncleanness when dead: ...
Le 5:2|
- - DOMESTIC
...... To enjoy the sabbath: ... Ex 20:10;
De 5:14|
...... To be taken care of: ... Le 25:7;
De 25:4|
...... Not to be cruelly used: ... Nu 22:27-32;
Pr 12:10|
- - No likeness of, to be worshipped: ... De 4:17|
- - Representations of, worshipped by the heathen: ...
Ro 1:23|
- - History of, written by Solomon: ... 1Ki 4:33|
- - Often used as instruments of punishment: ...
Le 26:22; De 32:24; Jer 15:3; Eze 5:17|
- - Man by nature no better than: ... Ec 3:18,19|
- - ILLUSTRATIVE OF
...... The wicked: ... Ps 49:20; Tit 1:12|
...... Ungodly professors: ... 2Pe 2:12;
Jude 1:10|
...... Persecutors: ... 1Cor 15:32; 2Ti
4:17|
...... Kingdoms: ... Da 7:11,17; 8:4|
...... People of different nations: ...
Da 4:12,21,22|
...... Antichrist: ... Re 13:2; 20:4|
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BEATEN WORK
- - Of metals: ... Ex 25:18; 30:36; 37:17,22; Nu 8:4|
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BEATING
- - As a punishment: ... Ex 5:14; De 25:3; Mark 13:9;
Acts 5:40; 16:22,37|
- - See ASSAULT
- - See PUNISHMENT
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BEAUTY AND BANDS
- - The staves, broken: ... Zec 11:7|
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BEAUTY
- - Vanity of: ... Ps 39:11; Pr 6:25; 31:30; Isa 3:24;
Eze 16:14; 28:17|
- - Wastes away: ... Ps 39:11; 49:14|
- - INSTANCES OF
...... Sarah: ... Ge 12:11|
...... Rebekah: ... Ge 24:16|
...... Rachel: ... Ge 29:17|
...... Joseph: ... Ge 39:6|
...... Moses: ... Ex 2:2; Heb 11:23|
...... David: ... 1Sa 16:12,18|
...... Bath-sheba: ... 2Sa 11:2|
...... Tamar: ... 2Sa 13:1|
...... Absalom: ... 2Sa 14:25|
...... Abishag: ... 1Ki 1:4|
...... Vashti: ... Es 1:11|
...... Esther: ... Es 2:7|
- - SPIRITUAL: ... 1Ch 16:29; Ps 27:4; 29:2; 45:11;
90:17; 110:3; Isa 52:7; Eze 16:14; Zec 9:17|
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BED
- - Exempt from execution for debt: ... Pr 22:27|
- - Perfumed: ... Pr 7:17|
- - Antiquity of: ... Ge 47:31; Ex 8:3|
- - Couches or divans used as: ... Job 7:13; Ps
6:6|
- - A small pallet or mattress used as: ... 1Sa
19:15|
- - Considered necessary: ... 2Ki 4:10|
- - MADE OF
...... Iron: ... De 3:11|
...... Ivory: ... Am 6:4|
...... Gold and Silver: ... Es 1:6|
….. Wood: ... So 3:7-9|
- - Supplied with pillows: ... 1Sa 19:13; 26:7|
- - Covered with tapestry and linen: ... Pr 7:16|
- - Often perfumed: ... Pr 7:17; Eze 23:41|
- - Of the poor covered with upper garment: ...
Ex 22:26,27; De 24:12,13|
- - USED FOR
...... Sleeping on: ... Job 33:15; Luke
11:7|
...... Reclining on by day: ... 2Sa 4:5;
11:2|
...... Reclining on at meals: ... 1Sa 28:23-25;
Am 6:4-6; Luke 7:36-38; John 13:23|
- - Not used in affliction: ... 2Sa 12:16; 13:31|
- - Persons sometimes took to, in grief: ... 1Ki
21:4; Ho 7:14|
- - Saints meditate and praise God while on: ...
Ps 4:4; 149:5; So 3:1|
- - The wicked devise mischief while on: ... Ps
36:4; Mic 2:1|
- - The slothful too fond of: ... Pr 26:14|
- - Of the poor often sold for debt: ... Pr 22:27|
- - Subject to ceremonial defilement: ... Le 15:4|
- - Purification of: ... Mark 7:4|
- - ILLUSTRATIVE
...... Of the grave: ... Isa 57:2|
...... (Made in darkness,) of extreme misery: ...
Job 17:13|
...... (Made in sickness,) of divine support and comfort:
... Ps 41:3|
...... (Made on high,) of carnal security: ...
Isa 57:7|
...... (Too short,) of plans which afford no rest or
peace: ... Isa 28:20|
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BEE
- - In Palestine: ... De 1:44; Jud 14:8; Ps 118:12;
Isa 7:18|
- - Called by hissing: ... Isa 7:18|
- - See HONEY
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BEER
- - See Alcohol
- - See Wine
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BEETLE
- - Authorized as food: ... Le 11:22|
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BEGGARS
- - Set among princes: ... 1Sa 2:8|
- - Not the seed of the righteous: ... Ps 37:25|
- - The children of the wicked: ... Ps 109:10; Pr 20:4;
Luke 16:3|
- - INSTANCES OF
...... Bartimaeus: ... Mark 10:46|
...... Lazarus: ... Luke 16:20-22|
...... The blind man: ... John 9:8|
...... The lame man: ... Acts 3:2-5|
- - See POOR
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BEHEADING
- - Execution by
...... Of John: ... Mt 14:10; Mark 6:27|
...... Of James: ... Acts 12:2|
...... Of the martyrs: ... Re 20:4|
- - See PUNISHMENT
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BEHEMOTH, beasts
- - An amphibious animal: ... Job 40:15|
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BELIEVER
- - See RIGHTEOUS
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BELIEVING
- - See FAITH
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BELL
- - Attached to the hem of the priest's robe: ... Ex
28:33,34; 39:25,26|
- - On horses: ... Zec 14:20|
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BELLOWS
- - Used with the furnace of the founder: ... Jer 6:29|
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BELLY
- - Used figuratively for the seat of the affections: ...
Job 15:2,35; 20:20; Ps 44:25; Pr 18:20; 20:27,30; Hab 3:16;
John 7:38; Tit 1:12|
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BENCH
- - Of ivory: ... Eze 27:6|
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BENEDICTIONS
- - Divinely appointed: ... De 10:8; 21:5; Nu 6:23-26|
- - By God
...... Upon creatures he had made: ... Ge 1:22|
...... Upon man: ... Ge 1:28|
...... Upon Noah: ... Ge 9:1,2|
- - INSTANCES OF
...... By Melchizedek. upon Abraham: ... Ge 14:19,20;
Heb 7:7|
...... By Bethuel's household, upon Rebekah: ...
Ge 24:60|
...... By Isaac
...... Upon Jacob: ... Ge 27:23-29,37; 28:1-4|
...... Upon Esau: ... Ge 27:39,40|
...... By Jacob
...... Upon Pharaoh: ... Ge 47:7-10|
...... Upon Joseph's sons: ... Ge 48|
...... Upon his own sons: ... Ge 49|
...... By Moses, upon the tribes of Israel: ...
De 33|
...... By Aaron: ... Le 9:22,23|
...... By half the tribes, who stood on Mount Gerizim:
... De 11:29,30; 27:11-13; Jos 8:33|
...... By Joshua
...... Upon Caleb: ... Jos 14:13|
...... Upon the Reubenites and Gadites, and the half
tribe of Manasseh: ... Jos 22:6,7|
...... By Naomi, upon Ruth and Orpah: ... Ru 1:8,9|
...... By the people, upon Ruth: ... Ru 4:11,12|
...... By Eli, upon Elkanah: ... 1Sa 2:20|
...... By David
...... Upon the people: ... 2Sa 6:18|
...... Upon Barzillai: ... 2Sa 19:39|
...... By Araunah, upon David: ... 2Sa 24:23|
...... By Solomon, upon the people: ... 1Ki 8:14,55-58;
2Ch 6:3|
...... By Simeon, upon Jesus: ... Luke 2:34|
...... By Jesus, upon his followers: ... Luke
24:50|
- - LEVITICAL, FORMS OF: ... Nu 6:23-26|
- - APOSTOLIC, FORMS OF: ... 1Cor 1:3; 2Co 1:2; Ga 1:3;
Eph 1:2; Php 1:2; Col 1:2; 1Th 1:1; 2Th 1:2; 2Ti 1:2;
Phm 1:3; Ro 1:7; 15:5,6,13,33; 16:20,24; 1Cor 16:23;
2Co 13:14; Ga 6:16,18; Eph 6:23,24; Php 4:23; 1Th 5:28;
2Th 3:16,18; 1Ti 1:2; 6:21; 2Ti 4:22; Tit 3:15; Phm 1:25;
Heb 13:20,21,25; 1Pet 1:2; 5:10,11,14; 2Pe 1:2-4; 2Jo
1:3; Jude 1:2; Re 22:21|
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BENEFACTOR
- - General scriptures concerning: ... Luke 22:25|
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BENEFICENCE
- - General scriptures concerning: ... De 15:7-18; Le
25:35-43; Ps 41:1; 112:9; Pr 3:27,28; 11:25; 22:9; 25:21,22;
28:27; Isa 58:6,7,10,11; Eze 18:5,7-9; Mt 5:42; 19:21;
25:35-45; Mark 9:41; 10:21; Luke 3:11; 11:41; Acts 6:1-4;
11:29,30; Ro 15:25-27; 1Cor 13:3; 16:1-3; 2Co 8:1-15,24;
9:1-15; Ga 2:10; Php 4:10-18; 1Ti 5:8,16; 6:18; Heb 6:10;
13:16; James 2:15,16; 1Jo 3:17|
- - See ALMS
- - See LIBERALITY
- - See POOR, DUTIES TO
- - See RICH
- - See RICHES
- - INSTANCES OF
...... The old man of Gibeah: ... Jud 19:16-21|
...... Boaz: ... Ru 2|
...... The Jews who returned from the exile: ...
Ne 5:8-12; 8:10,11|
...... Job: ... Job 29:11-17; 31:16-23|
...... The Temanites: ... Isa 21:14|
...... The Good Samaritan: ... Luke 10:33-35|
...... Zacchaeus: ... Luke 19:8|
...... The first Christians: ... Acts 2:44-46;
4:32-37|
...... Cornelius: ... Acts 10:2,4|
...... Onesiphorus: ... 2Ti 1:16-18|
- - See ALMS
- - See POOR, DUTY TO
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BENEVOLENCE
- - See ALMS
- - See CHARITABLENESS
- - See LIBERALITY
- - See LOVE
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BEQUESTS
- - See WILLS
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BEREAVEMENT
- - From God: ... Ex 12:29; Ho 9:12|
- - Mourning in, forbidden to Aaron, on account of his sons'
wickedness: ... Le 10:6|
- - And to Ezekiel, for his wife: ... Eze 24:16-18|
- - INSTANCES OF
...... Abraham, of Sarah: ... Ge 23:2|
...... Jacob, of Joseph: ... Ge 37:34,35|
...... Joseph, of his father: ... Ge 50:1,4|
...... The Egyptians, of their firstborn: ...
Ex 12:29-33|
...... Naomi, of her husband: ... Ru 1:3,5,20,21|
...... David
...... Of his child by Bath-sheba: ... 2Sa
12:15-23|
...... Of Absalom: ... 2Sa 18:33; 19:4|
- - RESIGNATION IN: ... 2Sa 12:22,23; Job 1:18-21; Ec
7:2-4; 1Th 4:13-18|
- - See AFFLICTION, COMFORT IN
- - See RESIGNATION IN
- - See also RESIGNATION
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BERYL
- - A precious stone: ... So 5:14; Eze 1:16; 10:9|
- - Set in the breastplate: ... Ex 28:20; 39:13|
- - John saw, in the foundation of the new Jerusalem: ...
Re 21:20|
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BESTIALITY
- - General scriptures concerning: ... Ex 22:19; Le
18:23; 20:16|
- - See SODOMY
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BETRAYAL
- - Of Jesus: ... Mt 26:14-16,45-50; Mark 14:10,11;
Luke 22:3-6,47,48; John 13:21|
- - Of others, foretold: ... Mt 20:18; 24:10|
- - Of David, by Doeg: ... 1Sa 22:9,10; with 21:1-10|
- - Of cities: ... Jud 1:24,25|
- - See CONFIDENCE BETRAYED »T0001188
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BETROTHAL
- - Of Jacob: ... Ge 29:18-30|
- - Exempts from military duty: ... De 20:7|
- - A quasi-marriage: ... Mt 1:18; Luke 1:27|
- - FIGURATIVE
- - See MARRIAGE »T0003212
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BETTING
- - By Samson: ... Jud 14:12-19|
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