Ribai – Rye (Spelt, R. V.)

Ribai

– (A Benjamite)

– Father of Ittai 2Sa 23:29; 1Ch 11:31

Ribband

– General scriptures concerning Nu 15:38

Riblah

– A border town of the promised land Nu 34:10,11

– King Jehoahaz overthrown in, by Pharaoh 2Ki 23:33

– Headquarters of Nebuchadnezzar during the siege of Jerusalem 2Ki 25:6,20,21; Jer 39:5,6; 52:9,26

Rich, the

– General scriptures concerning Ne 5:1-13; Job 21:7-15; 27:13-23; 31:24,25,28; Ps 49:16,17; 52:1-7; 73:3-22; Pr 14:20; 18:11,23; 28:11; Ec 5:13,14,19,20; Jer 5:7-9,27-29; 9:23; 17:11; 22:13-19; Eze 7:19; 28:5; Am 6:1-6; Mic 6:12; Zep 1:18; Mt 19:23,24; Mr 10:17-27; Lu 6:24,25; 12:15-21; 16:13,14,19-26; 18:22-26; 1Ti 6:17-19; Jas 1:9-11; 5:1-3

– See [3392]RICHES

– INSTANCES OF

.Abraham Ge 13:2; 24:35

.Solomon 1Ki 10:23

.Hezekiah 2Ki 20:12-18

.Job Job 1:3

.Joseph of Arimathaea Mt 27:57

.Zacchaeus Lu 19:2

Riches

– General scriptures concerning De 6:10-12; 8:10-18; 31:20; 32:15; 1Sa 2:7; Ps 37:16; Pr 10:2,22; 11:4,28; 13:7,8; 14:24; 15:6,16,17; 16:8; 19:4; 21:6; 23:4,5; 27:23,24; 28:8,20,22; 30:8,9; Ec 5:9-20; 6:1,2; 7:11,12; 10:19; Isa 5:8; Jer 48:36; Ho 12:8; Mt 6:19-21; 13:22; 19:16-29; Mr 4:19; 10:17-25; Lu 12:15; 18:18-25; 1Ti 6:4-11,17-19; Jas 2:6,7; 5:1-5; 1Jo 3:17

– FIGURATIVE Re 3:18

.See [3393]COVETOUSNESS

.See [3394]RICH

Riddle

– Used as a test of wit: at Samson' s feast Jud 14:12-18

– By Agur Pr 30:15,16,18-31

– See [3395]PARABLE

– See [3396]PROVERBS

Righteous

– MISCELLANY OF MINOR SUB-TOPICS

.Compared with

.The sun Jud 5:31; Mt 13:43

.Stars Da 12:3

.Lights Mt 5:14; Php 2:15

.Mount Zion Ps 125:1,2

.Lebanon Ho 14:5-7

.Treasure Ex 19:5; Ps 135:4

.Jewels Mal 3:17

.Gold Job 23:10; La 4:2

.Vessels of gold and silver 2Ti 2:20

.Stones of a crown Zec 9:16

.Living stones 1Pe 2:5

.Babies Mt 11:25; 1Pe 2:2

.Little children Mt 18:3; 1Co 14:20

.Obedient children 1Pe 1:14

.Members of the body 1Co 12:20,27

.Soldiers 2Ti 2:3,4

.Runners in a race 1Co 9:24; Heb 12:1

.Wrestlers 2Ti 2:5

.Good servants Mt 25:21

.Strangers and pilgrims 1Pe 2:11

.Sheep Ps 78:52; Mt 25:33; Joh 10

.Lambs Isa 40:11; Joh 21:15

.Calves of the stall Mal 4:2

.Lions Pr 28:1; Mic 5:8

.Eagles Ps 103:5; Isa 40:31

.Doves Ps 68:13; Isa 60:8

.Thirsting deer Ps 42:1

.Good fish Mt 13:48

.Dew and showers Mic 5:7

.Watered gardens Isa 58:11

.Unfailing springs Isa 58:11

.Vines So 6:11; Ho 14:7

.Branches of a vine Joh 15:2,4,5

.Pomegranates So 4:13

.Good figs Jer 24:2-7

.Lilies So 2:2; Ho 14:5

.Willows by the water courses Isa 44:4

.Trees planted beside rivers Ps 1:3

.Cedars in Lebanon Ps 92:12

.Palm trees Ps 92:12

.Green olive trees Ps 52:8; Ho 14:6

.Fruitful trees Ps 1:3; Jer 17:8

.Corn (grain) Ho 14:7

.Wheat Mt 3:12; 13:29,30

.Salt Mt 5:13

.Access of, to God Ps 31:19,20; Isa 12:6

.Few Mt 7:14; 22:14

.Relation of, to God Le 20:24-26

.Righteous and wicked, circumstances of, contrasted Job 8; Ps 17:14,15

.At the judgment

.See [3397]JUDGMENT, THE

.Fellowship of

.See [3398]FELLOWSHIP

.Hatred toward

.See [3399]PERSECUTIONS

.Joy of

.See [3400]JOY

.Perseverance of

.See [3401]PERSEVERANCE

– CONTRASTED WITH THE WICKED

.See [3402]WICKED, DESCRIBED

.See [3403]WICKED, CONTRASTED WITH THE RIGHTEOUS

– DESCRIBED Ex 33:16; 1Sa 13:14; Ezr 10:3; Ps 1:1,2; 4:3; 15:1-5; 24:3-5; 37:26,30,31; 64:10; 84:7; 87:5,6; 112:1-10; 119:1-3; Pr 2:9-12; 4:18; 13:5; 25:26; Isa 33:15,16; 51:1; 54:13; 60:21; 62:12; 63:8; Jer 31:12-14,33,34; Eze 18:5-9; 44:9; Zec 3:2,7,8; Mt 5:3-10,13-16; 7:16-20,24-27; 12:50; 13:23,38; 19:14; Mr 10:14,15; Lu 6:45; 18:16,17; Joh 3:21; 8:31,32,39,42,47; 10:4,5,27; 13:35; 15:14; Ac 2:38,47; 8:36,37; 10:47; 11:23,24; 18:7,8; Ro 1:6,7; 6:1-23; 8:5,6,9,14-16,29,35-39; 9:8; 15:14; 16:19; 1Co 1:2,26,27,30; 2:12,13; 6:9-11; 15:48,49; 2Co 1:12; 4:1,2; 5:17,21; Ga 5:22-26; Eph 1:1,4-7; 2:1,4-6,10,13,14,19-22; 3:17-19; 4:13-16,22-32; 5:8; Php 2:15; 3:3,7-11; 4:8; Col 1:9-13; 2:7; 3:3; 1Th 1:3; 5:4,5,27; 2Ti 2:19,21-25; Phm 1:5,6; Heb 3:1,6; 1Pe 2:5,9,10; 4:1,2; 2Pe 1:1; 1Jo 2:3,5,6,12-15; 3:2,3,6,7,9,14,18,19; 4:7; 5:1; 2Jo 1:9; Re 1:6; 14:4,5; 17:14

.See [3404]WICKED, DESCRIBED

– PROMISES TO, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED Ge 15:1; 22:17; Ex 23:22; Le 26:5,6,10; De 28:1-13; 33:27; 1Sa 2:9; 2Ch 16:9; Ezr 8:22; Job 5:11-27; 8:4-7,20,21; 11:15-20; 22:21-30; 36:7-12; Ps 4:3; 5:12; 15:2-5; 23:6; 25:10-14; 28:8; 29:11; 32:6-8,10; 33:18,19; 34:9,10,15,17; 37:3-5,9,18,23-29,34; 41:1,2; 50:15; 55:22; 58:11; 62:8; 65:4; 73:24; 81:10; 84:11; 85:9; 91:1,3-7,9-12; 94:17,18; 97:10,11; 111:5; 112:6; 121:3-8; 125:1-3; 128:1-6; 145:18-21; Pr 1:33; 2:21; 3:1-10,25,26; 10:3; 12:2; 14:26; 15:29; 16:7; 21:21; 28:25; 29:25; Ec 7:18; 8:5; Isa 4:5,6; 11:6-9; 25:8; 26:3; 33:16,21,22,24; 35:10; 40:10,11,29,31; 41:10,11,13; 43:2; 44:2,3; 49:9-12; 50:7-9; 51:11; 54:1-17; 56:2-8; 57:1,2; 58:8-14; 59:20,21; 64:4; 65:13,14,17-25; 66:13,14; Jer 17:7,8; Eze 18:5-9,19,20; 34:11-17,22-31; Da 12:1-3; Ho 6:3; Na 1:7; Hag 1:13; 2:4,5; Zec 3:7; Mal 3:12,16-18; 4:2,3; Mt 5:3-12; 7:7,8; 8:11; 10:28-32; 13:43; 18:10,19,20; 19:29; 24:21,22; 25:21,33,34,46; 28:20; Mr 3:35; 8:35; 9:41; 10:21,29,30; 11:23,24; 13:13,27; Lu 3:17; 6:20-23; 10:20; 11:9,10; 12:7,32; 16:22-25; 18:29,30; 20:35,36; 21:18,27,28; 22:29,30; 23:43; Joh 3:15-18,36; 4:14; 5:24,29; 6:39,40; 8:12,51; 9:31; 10:27-29; 12:25,26; 13:36; 14:1-3,12-21,23; 16:33; 17:2,22,24; Ac 10:4,31; 20:32; 26:18; Ro 2:7,10; 5:9-11,17; 6:22,23; 8:14-18,28,32-39; 9:33; 10:9,11-13; 13:11; 1Co 1:8,9; 2:9; 3:21-23; 6:2,3; 8:3; 13:10-12; 15:48-57; 2Co 1:20-22; 4:14,15,17; 7:1; Ga 3:29; 6:8,9; Eph 1:18; 2:7; 6:8; Php 4:7,19; Col 1:5,12; 3:4,24; 1Th 2:12; 3:12,13; 4:15-18; 5:9-11; 2Th 1:5-7; 2:13,14; 1Ti 1:16; 4:8; 2Ti 1:12; 2:10-12,19; 4:8; Tit 2:11-14; 3:7; Heb 1:14; 2:10,15; 4:9,15,16; 6:10,16-20; 9:15,28; 10:34-36; 11:16; 12:22,23,28; 13:5,6; Jas 1:5,12,25; 2:5; 4:8; 1Pe 1:2-5; 2:5,6,9,10; 3:9-12; 4:13; 5:4,6,7,10; 2Pe 1:4,10,11; 2:9; 1Jo 1:7,9; 2:17,25,28; 3:2,22; 5:13; Re 1:6; 2:7,10,11,17,26-28; 3:4,5,10,12,21; 7:3,4,9-17; 11:12,18; 14:1-5,13; 16:15; 20:4-6; 21:3-7,24; 22:4,5,7,12,14

.See [3405]ADOPTION

.See [3406]AFFLICTION, COMFORT IN

.See [3407]GOD, PRESERVER

.See [3408]GOD, PROVIDENCE OF

.See [3409]BACKSLIDER

.See [3410]OBEDIENCE

.See [3411]PENITENT, PROMISES TO

– UNITY OF, WITH CHRIST Joh 6:51-57; 14:20; 15:1-11,19; 17:21-23,26; Ro 8:1,10; 12:5; 1Co 6:13-20; 10:16,17; 12:12,13,27; 2Co 5:17,21; 11:2; 13:5; Ga 2:20; Eph 5:30,32; Col 1:27; 2:6,7; 1Pe 4:13; 1Jo 2:6,24,28; 3:6,24; 4:13; 5:12,20; 2Jo 1:9; Re 19:7-9; 21:9

.See [3412]ADOPTION

.See [3413]COMMUNION

.See [3414]FELLOWSHIP

Righteousness

– By faith Ge 15:6; Ro 4:3,5,9,11,13,20,22,24

– Garment of Job 29:14; Mt 22:11-14

– Counted (regarded) for the sake of obedience De 6:25; Job 33:26

– FRUITS OF De 6:25; Jos 22:31; Ps 1:3; 15:1-5; 24:3-5; 101:3,4; 106:3; 112:4-8; Pr 2:5-20; 10:2,16; 11:5,6,18,19,30; 12:28; 13:6; 14:34; 21:3; 29:7; Isa 28:17; 32:16-18; 33:15-17; 55:12,13; 58:6-14; 62:1; Eze 18:5-9; 33:15; Da 12:3; Ho 10:12; Mal 3:3; 4:2; Mt 5:20; 12:35,50; Mr 3:33-35; Lu 3:10-14; 8:15; Joh 3:21,33; 8:47,49; 13:35; 14:21-24; 15:4,5,8,12; Ac 9:36; 11:29,30; 19:19; Ro 5:1-5; 6:19-22; 7:4-6; 8:4-6; 14:17-19; 15:1-7; 1Co 4:19,20; 12:3; 13:1-13; 2Co 2:17; 7:10,11; 9:10; 10:5; 13:5; Ga 4:6; 5:22,23; 6:7,8; Eph 1:13,14; 5:9; Php 1:11,27-29; 2:13; 3:12-14; 4:11-13; Col 1:12,13; 3:3,5,9-17; 1Th 1:3,9,10; 2Th 1:3-5; 1Ti 2:9,10; 5:9,10; 2Ti 2:22; 4:6-8; Tit 2:2,11,12; 3:14; Phm 1:5,6; Jas 1:27; 2:14-26; 3:11-18; 1Pe 3:1-11,14; 4:2; 2Pe 1:5-9; 1Jo 2:3-6,10,11,24,29; 3:3,6,7,9-11,14,17-24; 4:4-21; 5:1-5,10,13,18; 2Jo 1:9; 3Jo 1:11; Re 2:2,3,19

– SYMBOLIZED Eze 47:12; Re 22:2

.See [3415]SIN, FRUITS OF

.See [3416]WORKS, GOOD

Rimmon

– 1. Father of the murderers of Ish-bosheth 2Sa 4:2,5,9

– 2. A city south of Jerusalem Zec 14:10

.Allotted to the tribe of Judah Jos 15:32; Ne 11:29

.Later alloted to the tribe of Simeon Jos 19:7; 1Ch 4:32

.Called REMMON Jos 19:7

.Also called EN-RIMMON Ne 11:29

– 3. A city of the tribe of Zebulun 1Ch 6:77

.Called REMMON-METHOAR Jos 19:13

– 4. A rock in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin Jud 20:45,47; 21:13

– 5. A Syrian idol 2Ki 5:18

Rimmon-parez

– A camping place of the Israelites Nu 33:19,20

Ring

– Of gold Nu 31:50

– Worn as a badge of office Ge 41:42

– Given as a token Es 3:10,12; 8:2-10

– Worn in the nose Pr 11:22; Isa 3:21

– Offerings of, to the tabernacle Ex 35:22; Nu 31:50

Rinnah

– A son of Shimon 1Ch 4:20

Riphath

– A son of Gomer Ge 10:3; 1Ch 1:6

Rising

– EARLY Pr 31:15

.For devotions Ps 5:3; 59:16; 63:1; 88:13; So 7:12; Isa 26:9

.Practiced

.By the wicked Pr 27:14; Mic 2:1; Zep 3:7

.By drunkards Isa 5:11

.Illustrates spiritual diligence Ro 13:11,12

– INSTANCES OF

.Lot Ge 19:23

.Abraham Ge 19:27; 21:14; 22:3

.Isaac Ge 26:31

.Abimelech Ge 20:8

.Jacob Ge 28:18; 32:31

.Laban Ge 31:55

.Moses Ex 8:20; 9:13

.Joshua Jos 3:1; 6:12,15; 7:16

.Gideon Jud 6:38

.Elkanah 1Sa 1:19

.Samuel 1Sa 15:12

.David 1Sa 17:20

.Mary Mr 16:2; Lu 24:1

.The apostles Ac 5:21

.See [3417]INDUSTRY

– LATE

.Consequences of Pr 6:9-11; 24:33,34

.See [3418]IDLENESS

.See [3419]SLOTHFULNESS

Rissah

– A camping place of the Israelites Nu 33:21,22

Rithmah

– A camping place of the Israelites Nu 33:18,19

River

– FIGURATIVE

.Of salvation Ps 36:8; 46:4; Isa 32:2; Eze 47:1-12; Re 22:1,2

.Of grief Ps 119:136; La 3:48

Rizpah

– Concubine of Saul 2Sa 3:7

– Guards the bodies of her sons who were hanged by the command of David 2Sa 21:8-11

Roads

– Public highways De 2:27

– From Gibeon to Beth-horon Jos 10:10

– From Beth-el to Shechem Jud 21:19

– From Judaea to Galilee, by way of Samaria Joh 4:3-5,43

– To the house of God Jud 20:31

– To cities of refuge De 19:3

– Built by rulers Nu 20:17; 21:22

– FIGURATIVE

.See [3420]HIGHWAYS

Robbers

– General scriptures concerning Pr 1:11-16

– Dens of Jer 7:11

– Bands of Ho 6:9; 7:1

– See [3421]ROBBERY

– See [3422]THEFT

Robbery

– Forbidden Le 19:13; Isa 61:8

– Punished with death Eze 18:10,13

– Forgiven Eze 33:15

– INSTANCES OF Jud 9:25; Lu 10:30

.See [3423]ROBBERS

.See [3424]THEFT

Robe

– Of righteousness 2Ch 6:41; Isa 61:10; Re 6:11; 7:9,13

– The parable of the man who was not dressed in a wedding garment Mt 22:11

– See [3425]DRESS

Rock

– Struck by Moses for water De 8:15; Ps 78:15,16,20

– Houses in Jer 49:16; Ob 1:3; Mt 7:24,25

– Oil from Job 29:6; De 32:13

– A name of God De 32:4

– FIGURATIVE 2Sa 22:32,47; 23:3; Ps 18:2; 31:2; 40:2; Isa 17:10; 32:2; Mt 16:18; 1Co 10:4

Roe

– See [3426]DEER

Rogelim

– The home of Barzillai 2Sa 17:27; 19:31

Rohgah

– Son of Shamer 1Ch 7:34

Roll

– Metallic table Isa 8:1

– See [3427]BOOK

Romamti-ezer

– Son of Heman 1Ch 25:4,31

Roman Empire

– Ruled by

.Augustus Caesar Lu 2:1

.Tiberius Caesar Lu 3:1

.Claudius Caesar Ac 18:2

.Nero Php 4:22

– Citizenship in

.By birth Ac 22:28

.By purchase Ac 22:28

– The rights of citizens Ac 16:37; 22:25-29

– The right of trial Ac 25:16

– The right of appeal Ac 25:10,21

Rome

– (The capital of the Roman Empire)

– Jews excluded from, by Claudius Caesar Ac 18:2

– Paul' s visit to

.See [3428]PAUL

– Visited by Onesiphorus 2Ti 1:16,17

– Paul desires to preach in Ro 1:15

– Abominations in Ro 1:18-32

– Christians in Ro 16:5-17; Php 1:12-18; 4:22; 2Ti 4:21

– Paul' s letter to the Christians in Ro 1:7

– Paul testifies the gospel of Christ to them Ro 1:16

– The condemnation of the Gentiles Ro 1:18

– The condemnation of the Jews Ro 2

– God' s judgment against all sin Ro 2:6; 3

– Justification by faith in Jesus Christ Ro 3:24; 4; 5

– The faith of Abraham Ro 4

– The fruits of faith Ro 5:7

– The works of the flesh and the Spirit Ro 8

– God' s supreme power over everyone Ro 9; 11

– The righteousness the law and of faith Ro 10

– Exhorted humility, love, and good works Ro 12

– To obey magistrates Ro 13

– For mutual forbearance Ro 14:15

– Requested to greet various brethren Ro 16

Roof

– See [3429]HOUSE, ROOF OF

Rope

– Threefold Ec 4:12

– Worn on the head as an emblem of servitude 1Ki 20:31,32

– Used in casting lots Mic 2:5

– FIGURATIVE

.Of love Ho 11:4

.Of affliction Job 36:8

.Of temptations Ps 140:5; Pr 5:22

Rose

– General scriptures concerning So 2:1; Isa 35:1

Rosh

– 1. Son of Benjamin Ge 46:21

– 2. An ancient people Eze 38:2,3

.R. V.) Eze 39:1

Ruby

– General scriptures concerning Job 28:18; Pr 20:15; 31:10; La 4:7

Rue

– General scriptures concerning Lu 11:42

Rufus

– Son of Simon Mr 15:21

– Probably identical with the RUFUS in Ro 16:13

Ruhamah

– A symbolic name of Israel Ho 2:1

Rulers

– (Appointed and removed by God)

– See [3430]GOVERNMENT, GOD IN

– Chastised Da 4

– See [3431]NATION

– Monarchical

.See [3432]KINGS

– Patriarchal Ge 27:29,37

– INSTANCES OF

.Nimrod Ge 10:8-10

.Abraham Ge 14:13-24; 17:6; 21:21-32

.Melchizedek Ge 14:18

.Isaac Ge 26:26-31

.Judah Ge 38:24

.Heads of families Ex 6:14

.Ishmael Ge 17:20

.Esau, and the dukes of Edom Ge 36

.Theocratic

.See [3433]GOVERNMENT

– CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF Ge 41:33; Ex 18:21,22; 23:8; De 1:13; 16:18-20; 27:19; 2Sa 23:3,4; Ezr 7:25; Ps 2:10,11; 72:1-17; Pr 16:10,12; 17:7; 19:12; 20:8,26,28; 21:1; 24:23-26; 25:2,3,5; 28:2,16; 29:2,4,14; 31:4,5,8,9; Ec 8:4; 10:16,17; Isa 5:22,23; 16:5; 28:6; 60:17; Jer 13:18; Ro 12:8; 13:1-7; 1Ti 2:1,2; 1Pe 2:13,14

– DUTIES OF Ex 18:16,20,21; 23:3,6,7,9; Le 19:15; 24:22; Nu 27:16,17; De 1:16,17; 16:18-20; 17:16-20; 19:18,19; 24:16; 25:1; Jos 1:7,8; 2Ch 9:8; 19:6,7; Ezr 7:25,26; Ps 82:2-4; 148:11,13; Isa 58:6; Jer 21:12; 22:1-3; Zec 7:9,10; 8:16; Ro 13:3; 1Ti 2:2; 1Pe 2:14

– RIGHTEOUS

.INSTANCES OF

.Pharaoh, in his treatment of Abraham Ge 12:15-20

.Abimelech, in his treatment of Isaac Ge 26:6-11

.Joseph, in how he conducted the affairs of Egypt Ge 41:37-57

.Pharaoh, in his treatment of Jacob and his family Ge 47:5-10; 50:1-6

.Moses, in his administration of the affairs of the people of Israel Nu 16:15

.See [3434]GOVERNMENT, MOSAIC

.Samuel, in not receiving compensation for judgment 1Sa 12:3,4

.Saul, after the defeat of the Ammonites 1Sa 11:12,13

.Solomon, in his judgment between the two women who claimed the same child 1Ki 3:16-28

.Solomon, according to the testimony of the queen of Sheba 1Ki 10:6-9

.Asa, in abolishing sodomy and other abominations of idolatry 1Ki 15:11-15; 2Ch 14:2-5

.Jehoshaphat, in walking in the ways of the Lord 1Ki 22:41-46; 2Ch 17:3-10; 19; 20:3-30

.Hezekiah, in his fear of the Lord 2Ki 18:3; 20:1-11; 2Ch 30; 31

.Josiah, in repairing the temple and in other good works 2Ki 22; 23; 2Ch 34; 35

.Cyrus, in emancipating the Jews Ezr 1

.Darius, in advancing the rebuilding of the temple Ezr 6:1-12

.Artaxerxes, in commissioning Ezra to restore the forms of worship at Jerusalem Ezr 7; Ne 2; 5:14

.Nehemiah Ne 4; 5

.Daniel

.See [3435]DANIEL

.King of Nineveh, in repenting, and proclaimimg a fast Jon 3:6-9

– WICKED Ge 15:13,14; Ex 3:9; De 27:19; 1Sa 8:10-18; 2Ch 28:19; Ne 5:7-9; 9:34-37; Job 24:22,24; 35:9; Ps 10:17,18; 12:5,8; 49:20; 58:1,2; 82:2; 94:20,21; 110:5; Pr 17:15,26; 28:15,16,28; 29:2,4,12; 30:21,22; Ec 3:16,17; 4:1,13,14; 5:8; 8:9; 10:5-7,16,17; Isa 1:23; 3:12,14,15; 5:7; 10:1-3; 14:4-20; 28:14,15; 29:20,21; 30:33; 33:1; 40:23; 52:5; 59:14,15; Jer 5:28,29; Eze 21:25,26; 22:6,27; 28:2; 34:2-4,7-10; 45:9; Ho 5:10; 7:3; 10:7; Am 3:10,11; 4:1,2; 5:11,12; 6:12,13; Mic 3:1-3,9-11; 7:3,4; Hab 1:4; 2:5-13; Zep 1:8; 3:3; Ac 23:3; Jas 2:6,9

.INSTANCES OF

.Potiphar, putting Joseph into prison Ge 39:20; with 40:15

.Pharaoh, oppressing the Israelites Ex 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11

.Adoni-bezek, torturing seventy kings Jud 1:7

.Abimelech, killing his seventy brothers Jud 9:1-5

.Eli' s sons, desecrating the sacrifices 1Sa 2:12-17

.Debauching themselves and the worshipers 1Sa 2:22

.Samuel' s sons, taking bribes 1Sa 8:1-5

.Saul, sparing Agag and the best of the booty 1Sa 15:8-35

.Saul, jealously plotting against David 1Sa 19

.Saul, killing Ahimelech and the priests 1Sa 22:7-19

.Hanun, maltreating David' s servants 2Sa 10:4; 1Ch 19:2-5

.David, numbering Israel and Judah 2Sa 24:1-9; 1Ch 21:1-7; 27:23,24

.Solomon, luxurious, and idolatrous 1Ki 11:1-13

.Solomon, oppressing the people 1Ki 12:4; 4:7-23

.Rehoboam, making the yoke heavy 1Ki 12:8-11; 2Ch 10:1-15

.Jeroboam, perverting the true worship 1Ki 12:26-33; 13:1-5; 14:16

.Exalting debased persons to the priesthood 1Ki 12:31; 13:33; 2Ki 17:32; 2Ch 11:14,15; Eze 44:7; with Nu 3:10

.Abijam, walking in the sins of Rehoboam 1Ki 15:3

.Nadab, walking in the ways of Jeroboam 1Ki 15:26

.Baasha, walking in the ways of Jeroboam 1Ki 15:33,34

.Asa, imprisoning the seer, and oppressing the people 2Ch 16:10

.Zimri, walking in the ways of Jeroboam 1Ki 16:19

.Omri, walking in the ways of Jeroboam 1Ki 16:25-29

.Ahab, serving Baal 1Ki 16:30-33; 21:21-26

.Confiscating Naboth' s vineyard 1Ki 21; with 1Sa 8:14; 1Ki 22:38; 2Ki 9:26

.Jehoram, cleaving to the sins of Jeroboam 2Ki 3:2,3

.Hazael, committing pillage (plundering) 2Ki 8:12; 10:32; 12:17; 13:3-7

.Jehoram, walking in the ways of the kings of Israel 2Ki 8:18; 2Ch 21:13

.Jehu, departing not from the sins of Jeroboam 2Ki 10:29

.Jehoahaz, in following the sins of Jeroboam 2Ki 13:1,2

.Jehoash, in following the wicked example of Jeroboam 2Ki 13:10,11

.Jeroboam II, not departing from the sins of Jeroboam 2Ki 14:23,24

.Zachariah, Menahem, Pekahiah, and Pekah, following the sins of Jeroboam 2Ki 15:9,18,24,28

.Conspiring against Pekahiah and assassinating him 2Ki 15:25

.Hoshea, who conspired against Pekah 2Ki 15:30

.In permitting Baal-worship 2Ki 17:1,2,7-18

.Ahaz, burning his own children in idolatrous sacrifice 2Ki 16:3; 2Ch 28:2-4

.Manasseh, who committed the abominations of the heathen 2Ki 21:1-17; 2Ch 33:2-7

.Amon, who followed the evil example of Manasseh 2Ki 21:19-22

.Jehoahaz, who followed in the ways of his forefathers 2Ki 23:32

.Jehoiakim, in walking in the ways of his forefathers 2Ki 23:37

.Jehoiachin, in walking in the ways of his forefathers 2Ki 24:9

.Zedekiah, following the evil example of Jehoiakim 2Ki 24:19; 2Ch 36:12,13

.And persecuting Jeremiah Jer 38:5,6

.Joash, killing Zechariah 2Ch 24:2,17-25

.Ahaziah, doing evil like the household of Ahab 2Ch 22:1-9

.Amaziah, worshiping the gods of Seir 2Ch 25:14

.Uzziah, invading the priest' s office 2Ch 26:16

.Ahasuerus and Haman, decreeing the death of all Jews (genocide) Es 3

.Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men Da 2:1-13

.Nebuchadnezzar, committing the three Hebrews to the furnace Da 3:1-23

.Belshazzar, in drunkenness and committing sacrilege Da 5:22

.Darius, in deifying himself Da 6:7,9

.The princes, conspiring against Daniel Da 6:1-9

.Herod the Great, killing the infants in Bethlehem Mt 2:16-18

.Herod Antipas, in beheading John the Baptist Mt 14:1-11

.Herod Antipas, in craftiness and tyranny Lu 13:31,32; 23:6-15

.Herod Agrippa I, persecuting the congregation in Jerusalem Ac 12:1-19

.Pilate, delivering up Jesus for crucifixion Mt 27:11-26; Mr 15:15

.The chief priests, elders, and the Sanhedrin, seeking false witness against Jesus Mt 26:59

.Ananias, the high priest, commanding to strike Paul Ac 23:2

.See [3436]GOVERNMENT

.See [3437]JUDGES

.See [3438]KINGS

Rumah

– (A city whose location has not been ascertained)

– The home of Jehoiakim' s mother 2Ki 23:36

Ruth

– The daughter-in-law of Naomi Ru 1:4

– Her devotion to Naomi Ru 1:16,17; with 1:6-18

– Goes to Bethlehem Ru 1:19,22

– Gleaned in the field of Boaz Ru 2:3

– Receives kindness from Boaz Ru 2:4-17; 3:15

– Under Naomi' s instructions claims from Boaz the duty of a kinsman Ru 3:1-9

– Marries Boaz Ru 4:9-13

– Becomes an ancestor of Jesus Ru 4:13,21,22

Rye (Spelt, R. V.)

– A small grain grown in Egypt Ex 9:32

– Cultivated in Canaan Isa 28:25

– Used to make bread Eze 4:9