Baal – Blain

Baal

– 1. An idol of the Phoenicians, god of the sun

.The Israelites wickedly worshiped in the time of the judges Jud 2:10-23; 1Sa 7:3,4

.By the kingdom of Israel 2Ki 17:16; Jer 23:13; Ho 1; 2; 13:1

.Under Ahab 1Ki 16:31-33; 18:18; 19:18

.Under Jehoram 2Ki 3:2

.By the Jews 2Ki 21:3; 2Ch 22:2-4; 24:7; 28:2; 33:3

.Jeremiah expostulates against the worship of Jer 2:8,23; 7:9

.Altars of, destroyed by Gideon Jud 6:25-32

.Destroyed by Jehoiada 2Ki 11:18

.Destroyed by Josiah 2Ki 23:4,5

.Prophets of, slain by Elijah 1Ki 18:40

.All worshipers of, destroyed by Jehu 2Ki 10:18-25

– 2. A Benjamite 1Ch 8:30; 9:36

– 3. A Reubenite 1Ch 5:5

– 4. A city in the tribe of Simeon 1Ch 4:33

.Called BAALATH-BEER Jos 19:8

Baalah

– 1. A city in the south of Judah Jos 15:29

.Apparently identical with BALAH Jos 19:3

.And BILHAH 1Ch 4:29

– 2. A city in the north of Judah also called [438]KIRJATH-JEARIM, which see

– 3. A mountain in the territory of the tribe of Judah Jos 15:11

.Probably identical with MOUNT JEARIM Jos 15:10

Baalath

– A city of the tribe of Dan Jos 19:44; 1Ki 9:18; 2Ch 8:6

Baalath-beer

– See [439]BAAL, number four

Baal-berith

– A god of the Shechemites Jud 9:4

– Worshiped by Israelites Jud 8:33

– Called BERITH Jud 9:46

Baale

– A city of Judah 2Sa 6:2

– See [440]KIRJATH-JEARIM

Baal-gad

– A city of the Canaanites Jos 11:17; 12:7; 13:5

– Probably identical with BAAL-HERMON Jud 3:3; 1Ch 5:23

Baal-gur

– See [441]GUR-BAAL

Baal-hamon

– A place in Mount Ephraim So 8:11

– Called HAMMON Jos 19:28

Baal-hanan

– 1. A king of Edom Ge 36:38,39; 1Ch 1:49,50

– 2. One of David's overseers 1Ch 27:28

Baal-hazor

– The place where Amnon was killed 2Sa 13:23

Baal-hermon

– 1. A city near Mount Hermon 1Ch 5:23

.Identical with [442]BAAL-GAD, which see

– 2. A mountain of Lebanon Jud 3:3

Baalim

– Plural form of BAAL Jud 2:11; 1Sa 7:4; Ho 2:13,17; 11:2

– See [443]BAAL

Baali

– An appellation of JEHOVAH Ho 2:16

Baalis

– King of the Ammonites Jer 40:14

Baal-meon

– A city of the Reubenites Nu 32:38; 1Ch 5:8; Eze 25:9

– Called BETH-MEON Jer 48:23

– BETH-BAAL-MEON Jos 13:17

– BEON Nu 32:3

Baal-peor

– An idol of Moab Nu 25:3,5; De 4:3; Ps 106:28; Ho 9:10

Baal-perazim

– A place in the valley of Rephaim 2Sa 5:20; 1Ch 14:11

– Called PERAZIM Isa 28:21

Baal-shalisha

– A place near Gilgal 1Sa 9:4; 2Ki 4:42

Baal-tamar

– A place near Gibeah Jud 20:33

Baal-zebub

– A god of the Philistines 2Ki 1:2,3,6,16

Baal-zephon

– An Egyptian city on the Red Sea Ex 14:2,9; Nu 33:7

Baana

– 1. Son of Ahilud 1Ki 4:12

– 2. Father of Zadok Ne 3:4

Baanah

– 1. A captain of Ish-bosheth's army 2Sa 4:2,5,6,9

– 2. Father of Heleb 2Sa 23:29; 1Ch 11:30

– 3. A chief Jew of the exfle Ezr 2:2; Ne 7:7; 10:27

– 4. The name is spelled BAANA (R. V.). Son of Hushai 1Ki 4:16

Baara

– Wife of Shaharaim 1Ch 8:8

– Called HODESH 1Ch 8:9

Baaseiah

– A Levite 1Ch 6:40

Baasha

– King of Israel 1Ki 15:16-22,27-34; 16:1-7; 21:22; 2Ki 9:9; 2Ch 16:1-6; Jer 41:9

Babbler

– A sarcastic epithet applied to Paul Ac 17:18

Babel

– A city in the plain of Shinar. Tower built, and tongues confused at Ge 11:1-9

– See [444]BABYLON

Babes

– In the mouths of, is praise perfected Mt 21:16

– A symbol of the guileless Ps 8:2; Mt 11:25; Lu 10:21

– A symbol of the children of the kingdom of heaven Mt 18:2-6; Mr 10:15; Lu 18:17

– FIGURATIVE

.Of weak Christians Ro 2:20; 1Co 3:1; Heb 5:13; 1Pe 2:2

.See [445]CHILDREN

.See [446]PARENTS

Babylon

– 1. CITY OF

Built by Nimrod Ge 10:10

.In the land of Shinar Ge 10:10; 11:2

.Tower of Ge 11:1-9

.Capital of the kingdom of Babylon Da 4:30; 2Ki 25:13; 2Ch 36:6,7,10,18,20

.Gates of Isa 45:1,2; Jer 51:58

.Walled Jer 51:44,58

.Splendor of Isa 14:4

.Peter writes from 1Pe 5:13

.Prophecies concerning Ps 87:4; 137:8,9; Isa 13; 14:4-26; 21:1-10; 46:1,2; 47; 48:14,20; Jer 21:4-10; 25:12-14; 27:1-11; 28:14; 32:28; 34:2,3; 42:11,12; 43; 46:13-26; 49:28-30; 50; 51; Eze 21:19; 26; 29:17-20; 30:10; 32:11; Da 2:21-38; 4:10-26; 5:25-29; 7; Hab 1:5-11; Zec 2:7-9

– FIGURATIVE Re 14:8; 16:19; 17; 18

– 2. EMPIRE OF

Founded by Nimrod Ge 10:10

.Called LAND OF SHINAR Ge 10:10; 11:2; 14:1,9; Isa 11:11; Da 1:2; Zec 5:11

.SHESHACH Jer 25:26; 51:41

.MERATHAIM Jer 50:21

.Called also [447]CHALDEA, which see

.Divisions of 2Ki 17:24; 24:7; Isa 23:12,13; Da 3:1; Ac 7:4

.Extent of, at the time of Nebuchadnezzar Da 2:37,38; 4:1; 6:1

.At the time of Ahasuerus Es 1:1; 8:9; 9:30

.Armies of, invade ancient Canaan Ge 14

.Samaria 2Ki 17:5-24

.Judah 2Ki 24:1-16

.Jews carried to 2Ki 25; 1Ch 9:1; 2Ch 33:11; 36:17-21; Jer 32:2; 39; 52

.Colonists from, sent to Samaria Ezr 4:9,10; with 2Ki 17:29-32

.Conquest of Egypt by 2Ki 24:7

.Prophecies of conquests by 2Ki 20:16-19; Jer 20:4-7; 21; 22; 25:1-11; 27; 28; 29; 32:28,29; 34; 36:29; 38:17,18; 43:8-13; 46:13-26; Eze 12; 17; 19; 21; 24; 26; 29:18-20; 30; 32

.Prophetic denunciations against Ps 137:8,9; Isa 13; 14:21; 43:14-17; 47; Jer 50; 51

.GOVERNMENT OF

A limited monarchy Es 1:13-19; 8:8; Da 6:8,14,17

.Tyrannical Es 3:7-15; Da 3

.Sovereigns of

.See [448]BELSHAZZAR

.See [449]CYRUS

.See [450]DARIUS

.See [451]EVIL-MERODACH

.See [452]NEBUCHADNEZZAR

.See [453]CHALDEA

Baca

– Valley of Ps 84:6

Backbiting

– General scriptures concerning Ps 15:1-3; Pr 25:23; Ro 1:28,30; 2Co 12:20

– See [454]ACCUSATION, FALSE

– See [455]SLANDER

– See [456]SPEAKING, EVIL

Backsliders

– General scriptures concerning Le 26:14-42; De 4:9; 8:11-14; 28:15-68; 29:18-28; 32:15-30; Jos 24:20-27; 1Ki 9:6-9; 2Ch 15:2-4; Ezr 8:22; Job 34:26,27; Ps 44:20,21; 73:27; 85:8; 125:5; Pr 2:17; 14:14; 24:16; 26:11; Jer 17:13; Eze 3:20; 18:24,26; 23:35; 33:12,13,18; Ho 11:7,8; Jon 2:4; Mt 5:13; 12:45; 24:12; 26:31; Mr 4:7,15-19; 8:38; 9:50; Lu 9:62; 11:21-26; 17:32; Joh 6:67; 15:6; 1Co 10:1-13; 2Co 12:20,21; Ga 1:6,7; 3:1; 4:9,11; 5:7; 1Ti 1:19; 5:15; 6:10,20,21; 2Ti 1:8; 2:12; 4:10; Heb 3:12,13; 4:1,11; 5:11,12; 6:4-8; 10:26-29,38,39; 11:14,15; 12:15; 2Pe 1:9; 2:20,21; 2Jo 1:9; Re 2:4,5,21; 3:2,3; 21:8

– See [457]APOSTASY

– See BACKSLIDING OF ISRAEL, below

– See [458]CHURCH, BACKSLIDDEN

– See [459]REPROBACY

– INSTANCES OF

.Saul 1Sa 15:11,26-28

.Solomon 1Ki 11:4-40; Ne 13:26

.Amon 2Ki 21:22,23

.Rehoboam 2Ch 12:1,2

.Asa 2Ch 16:7-9

.Joash 2Ch 24:24

.Amaziah 2Ch 25:27

.Syrians Isa 17:10,11

.Jonah Jon 1:3

.The disciples Mt 26:56; Joh 6:66

.Peter Mt 26:69-75

.Corinthian Christians 1Co 5:1-8; 2Co 12:20,21

.Galatians Ga 1:6; 3:1; 4:9-11; 5:6,7

.Hymenaeus and Alexander 1Ti 1:19,20

.Phygellus and Hermogenes 2Ti 1:15

.Demas 2Ti 4:10

.Churches of Asia 1Ti 5:15; Re 2:4,14,15,20; 3:2,3,15-18

– PROMISES TO Le 26:40-42; De 4:29,30; 30:1-10; 32:26,28,29; 1Ki 8:33-53; 2Ch 30:9; Job 22:23-30; Ps 17:5; 56:13; 81:13,14; Isa 42:3; 57:18,19; Jer 3:4-7,12-22; 4:1,2,14; 6:16; Ho 14:4; Zec 10:6; Mal 3:7; Mt 23:37; Re 3:8,15-21

.See [460]PENITENCE

.See [461]PENITENT

.See [462]SEEKERS

– RETURN OF Ps 80:3-7,14-19; Isa 17:7; 29:24; 31:6,7; Jer 50:4-6; Ho 3:5; 6:1-3

– INSTANCES OF

.Jews Ezr 6:16-21; 10

.Jonah Jon 2; 3

.Peter Mt 26:75; Mr 14:72; Lu 22:62

.Thomas Joh 20:27-29

– BACKSLIDING OF ISRAEL Ex 17:7; Nu 14:43; De 4:25-31; 31:16-30; 32:5,6,15,18; Jud 2:12; 10:12-14; 2Ch 24:20; 2Ki 18:1,12; 2Ch 13:11; 27:2; 29:6,8; Ezr 9:10,13,14; Ne 9:26; Ps 78:10,11,40-43,56-64; 106:13,14; Isa 1:4-7,21,22; 2:6; 5:12-30; 9:13-21; 17:10,11; 24:5,6; 30:9,15; 31:6; 43:22,24; 50:1; 51:17-20; 63:17; 65:2,3; Jer 2:5,11-13,17,19,21,27,31,32; 3:1-25; 5:1-31; 6:30; 7:12-34; 8:1-22; 10:17-22; 11:9-17; 12:7; 13:24,25; 14:7,10; 15:1-14; 18:13-15; 19; 32:30,31; 50:6; Eze 2:3-8; 5:1-17; 11:1-21; 15; 16:43; 22:18; 23; Ho 1:1-9; 2; 3; 4:6,10,16; 5:1-15; 6:4-11; 8:14; 9:1-17; 11:2,7; 13:16; 14:1; Am 2:4; Zep 1:6; Mal 1:6; 3:7; Heb 3:16-18

– INSTANCES OF ISRAEL'S BACKSLIDING

.At Meribah Ex 17:1-7

.When Aaron made the golden calf Ex 32

.After Joshua's death Jud 2

.During Asa's reign 2Ch 15

.Hezekiah's reign 2Ch 30:2-12

Bad Company

– See [463]COMPANY, EVIL

Badger

– (R. V., SEAL or PORPOISE.)

– Skins of, used for covering of the tabernacle Ex 25:5; 26:14; 35:7,23; 36:19; 39:34; Nu 4:6,8,10,11,12,14,25

– For shoes Eze 16:10

– (R. V., SEALSKIN.)

Bag

– See PURSE

Bagpipe

– (R. V.,) Da 3:5

Bahurim

– A village between the fords of the Jordan River and Jerusalem 2Sa 3:16; 16:5; 17:18; 19:16; 1Ki 2:8

Bail

– See [464]SURETY

– See [465]CREDITOR

– See [466]DEBT

– See [467]DEBTOR

Bajith

– A place of idolatrous worship in Moab Isa 15:2

Bakbakkar

– A Levite 1Ch 9:15

Bakbuk

– An ancestor of the Nethinim Ezr 2:51; Ne 7:53

Bakbukiah

– A Levite Ne 11:17; 12:9,25

Baker

– General scriptures concerning 1Sa 8:13; Jer 37:21; Ho 7:4,6

– Pharaoh's chief baker Ge 40

– See [468]BREAD

Balaam

– (Son of Beor)

– From Mesopotamia De 23:4

– A soothsayer Jos 13:22

– A prophet Nu 24:2-9; 2Pe 2:15,16

– Balak sends for, to curse Israel Nu 22:5-7; Jos 24:9; Ne 13:2; Mic 6:5

– Anger of, rebuked by his ass Nu 22:22-35; 2Pe 2:16

– Counsel of, an occasion of Israel's corruption with the Midianites Nu 31:16; Re 2:14,15

– Covetousness of 2Pe 2:15; Jude 1:11

– Death of Nu 31:8; Jos 13:22

Balac

– See [469]BALAK

Balah

– A city of the territory of the tribe of Simeon Jos 19:3

– Called BILHAH 1Ch 4:29

Balak

– King of Moab Nu 22:4; Jos 24:9; Jud 11:25; Mic 6:5

– Tries to bribe Balaam to curse Israel Nu 22:5-7,15-17

– See [470]BALAAM

Balances

– Used for weighing Job 31:6; Isa 40:12,15; Eze 5:1

– Money weighed with Isa 46:6; Jer 32:10

– Must be just Le 19:36; Pr 16:11

– False balance used Ho 12:7; Am 8:5; Mic 6:11

– An abomination Pr 11:1; 20:23

– FIGURATIVE

Baldness

– General scriptures concerning Le 13:40,41

– A judgment Isa 3:24; Jer 47:5; 48:37; Eze 7:18

– Artificial, a sign of mourning Isa 22:12; Jer 16:6; Eze 27:31; 29:18; Am 8:10; Mic 1:16

– Artificial, as an idolatrous practice, forbidden Le 21:5; De 14:1

– INSTANCES OF

.Elisha 2Ki 2:23

Ball

– Playing at Isa 22:18

Balm

– A medicinal balsam Ge 37:25; 43:11; Jer 8:22; 46:11; 51:8; Eze 27:17

Bamah

– A high place Eze 20:29

Bamoth

– A camping place of the Israelites Nu 21:19,20

– Called BAMOTH-BAAL, a city of Reuben Jos 13:17

Bani

– 1. A Gadite 2Sa 23:36

– 2. A Levite 1Ch 6:46

– 3. A descendant of Pharez 1Ch 9:4

– 4. Father of returned exiles Ezr 2:10; 10:29

.Called BINNUI Ne 7:15

– 5. A Levite of the returned exiles Ne 3:17; 8:7; 9:4,5; 10:13; 11:22

Banishment

– General scriptures concerning Ezr 7:26

– Of Adam and Eve, from Eden Ge 3:22-24

– Of Cain, to be "a fugitive and vagabond," Ge 4:14

– Of Jews, from Rome Ac 18:2

– Of John, to Patmos Re 1:9

– See [471]EXILE

Banner

– FIGURATIVE

.See [472]ENSIGN

.See [473]STANDARD

Banquet

– See [474]FEASTS

Baptism

– JOHN'S Mt 3:5-8,11,13-16; 21:25; Mr 1:4,5,8-10; 11:30; Lu 3:7,8,12,21; 7:29,30; 20:4; Joh 1:25,26,28,31,33; 3:23; 10:40; Ac 1:5,22; 10:37; 11:16; 19:3,4

– CHRISTIAN Mt 28:19; Mr 16:16; Joh 3:5,22; 4:1,2; Ac 1:5,22; 2:38,41; 8:12,13,16,36-38; 9:18; 10:46-48; 16:14,15,33; 18:8,25; 19:4,5; 22:16; Ro 6:3,4; 1Co 1:13-17; 10:1,2; 12:13; 15:29; Ga 3:27; Eph 4:5; 5:26; Col 2:12; Heb 6:2; 1Pe 3:18,21

– OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Isa 44:3; Joe 2:28,29; Zec 12:10; Mt 3:11,16; Mr 1:8; Lu 3:16,22; 24:49; Joh 1:32,33; 3:5; Ac 1:5; 2:1-4,38,41; 8:15-17; 10:38,44,45,47; 11:15,16; 19:2,6; 1Co 12:13; Tit 3:5,6; 1Pe 3:20,21

.See [475]HOLY SPIRIT

Barabbas

– A prisoner released by Pilate Mt 27:16-26; Mr 15:7-15; Lu 23:18-25; Joh 18:40; Ac 3:14

Barachel

– Father of Elihu Job 32:2,6

Barachiah

– Also called BERECHIAH, father of Zechariah Zec 1:1,7

– Called BARACHIAS in Mt 23:35

Barak

– A judge in Israel Jud 4; 5; Heb 11:32

Barbarian

– A foreigner Ac 28:2-4; Ro 1:14; 1Co 14:11; Col 3:11

– See [476]STRANGER

Barber

– General scriptures concerning Eze 5:1

Bariah

– Son of Shechaniah 1Ch 3:22

Bar-jesus

– A false prophet Ac 13:6

Bar-jona

– Surname of Peter Mt 16:17

Barkos

– A Jew whose descendants returned from exile Ezr 2:53; Ne 7:55

Barley

– A product of Egypt Ex 9:31

– Palestine De 8:8; 1Ch 11:13; Jer 41:8

– Fed to horses 1Ki 4:28

– Used in offerings Nu 5:15; Eze 45:15

– Traffic in 2Ch 2:10; Ho 3:2

– Tribute in 2Ch 27:5

– Priests estimated value of Le 27:16; 2Ki 7:1; Re 6:6

– Absalom burns Joab's field of 2Sa 14:30

– Loaves of Joh 6:9,13

Barn

– General scriptures concerning 2Ki 6:27; Job 39:12; Pr 3:10; Joe 1:17; Hag 2:19; Mt 6:26; 13:30; Lu 12:18,24

– See [477]GARNER

Barnabas

– Also called JOSES

– A prophet Ac 13:1

– An apostle Ac 14:14

– A Levite who gave his possessions to be owned in common with other disciples Ac 4:36,37

– Brings him to the apostles Ac 9:25-27

– Accompanies Paul to Jerusalem Ac 11:30

– Returns with Paul to Antioch (of Syria) Ac 12:25

– Goes with Paul to Seleucia Ac 13

– Goes with Paul to Iconium Ac 14:1-7

– Called Jupiter (Zeus) Ac 14:12-18

– Goes to Derbe Ac 14:20

– Is sent as an emissary to Jerusalem Ac 15; Ga 2:1-9

– Disaffected toward Paul Ac 15:36-39

– Is reconciled to Paul 1Co 9:6

– Piety of Ac 11:24

– Devotion of, to Jesus Ac 15:26

Barrel

– An earthen jar 1Ki 17:12,14,16; 18:33

Barrenness

– (Sterility of women)

– A reproach Ge 30:22,23; 1Sa 1:6,7; 2:1-11; Isa 4:1; Lu 1:25

– Miraculously removed, instances of

.Sarai Ge 17:15-21

.Rebecca Ge 25:21

.Manoah's wife Jud 13

.Hannah 1Sa 1:6-20

.Elisabeth Lu 1:5-25

– Sent as a judgment Ge 20:17,18

– See [478]CHILDLESSNESS

Barsabas

– 1. Surname of Joseph Ac 1:23

– 2. Judas Ac 15:22

Barter

– See [479]COMMERCE

Bartholomew

– One of the apostles Mt 10:3; Mr 3:18; Lu 6:14; Ac 1:13

Bartimeus (Bartimaeus)

– A blind man Mr 10:46-52; Mt 20:29-34; Lu 18:35-43

Baruch

– 1. An amanuensis (copyist) of Jeremiah Jer 32:12-16; 36:4-32; 43:3-6; 45:1,2

– 2. Son of Labai Ne 3:20; 10:6

– 3. A descendant of Pharez Ne 11:5

Barzillai

– 1. A friend of David 2Sa 17:27-29; 19:31-39; 1Ki 2:7; Ezr 2:61; Ne 7:63

– 2. Father of Adriel 2Sa 21:8

– 3. A priest Ezr 2:61; Ne 7:63

Bashan

– A region east of the Jordan River and north of the Arnon River Ge 14:5

– Og, king of Jos 13:12

– Allotted to the two and one half tribes, which had their possession east of the Jordan River Nu 32:33; De 3:10-14; Jos 12:4-6; 13:29-31; 17:1

– Invaded and taken by Hazael, king of Syria 2Ki 10:32,33

– Retaken by Jehoash 2Ki 13:25

– Fertility and productiveness of Isa 33:9; Jer 50:19; Na 1:4

– Forests of, famous Isa 2:13; Eze 27:6; Zec 11:2

– Distinguished for its fine cattle De 32:14; Ps 22:12; Eze 39:8; Am 4:1; Mic 7:14

– See [480]ARGOB

– See [481]ASHTAROTH

– See [482]EDREI

– See [483]JAIR

Bashan-havoth-jair

– A name given to the Argob region De 3:14

Bashemath

– Wife of Esau Ge 26:34; 36:3,4,10,13,17

Basin

– Made of gold 1Ki 7:50; 1Ch 28:17; 2Ch 4:8,22; Ezr 1:10; 8:27

– Made of brass (bronze) Ex 27:3; 38:3; 1Ki 7:45

– See [484]TABERNACLE, FURNITURE OF

Basket

– General scriptures concerning Ge 40:16,17; Ex 29:3,23,32; Le 8:2; Nu 6:15; De 26:2; 28:5,17; 2Ki 10:7

– Received the fragments after the miracles of the loaves Mt 14:20; 15:37; 16:9,10

– Paul lowered from the wall in Ac 9:25; 2Co 11:33

Basmath

– Daughter of Solomon 1Ki 4:15

Bason

– See [485]BASIN

Bastard

– (An illegitimate child)

– Excluded from the congregation De 23:2

– INSTANCES OF

.Ishmael Ge 16:3,15; Ga 4:22

.Moab and Ammon Ge 19:36,37

.Jephthah Jud 11:1

.David's child by Bath-sheba 2Sa 11:2-5

– FIGURATIVE Zec 9:6; Heb 12:8

Bat

– General scriptures concerning Le 11:19; De 14:18; Isa 2:20

Bath

– A Hebrew measure for liquids containing about eight gallons, three quarts 1Ki 7:26,38; Ezr 7:22; Isa 5:10; Eze 45:10,11,14

Bathing

– See [486]ABLUTION

– See [487]PURIFICATION

Bath-rabbim

– A gate in the city of Heshbon So 7:4

Bath-sheba (Bathsheba)

– Wife of Uriah and later one of the wives of David

– Called BATH-SHUA 1Ch 3:5

– Adultery of 2Sa 11:2-5

– Solomon's mother 1Ki 1:11-31; 2:13-21; 1Ch 3:5

Battering-ram

– General scriptures concerning 2Sa 20:15; Eze 4:2; 21:22

Battery

– See [488]ASSAULT AND BATTERY

Battle

– Shouting in Jud 7:20; 1Sa 17:20

– Priests in 2Ch 13:12

– Prayer before

.By Asa 2Ch 14:11

.By Jehoshaphat 2Ch 20:3-12

– See [489]ARMIES

– See [490]WAR

Battle-ax

– General scriptures concerning Jer 51:20

Battlements

– On the roofs of houses De 22:8

– On the walls Jer 5:10

Bavai

– Builds the wall of Jerusalem Ne 3:18

Bay Tree

– General scriptures concerning Ps 37:35

Bazlith

– Also called BAZLUTH, one of the Nethinim Ezr 2:52; Ne 7:54

Bdellium

– General scriptures concerning Ge 2:12; Nu 11:7

Beacon

– General scriptures concerning Isa 30:17; Jer 6:1

– See [491]ENSIGN

– See [492]STANDARD

Bealiah

– An Ishmaelite who joined David at Ziklag 1Ch 12:5

Beam

– Weaver's 1Sa 17:7; 2Sa 21:19

– FIGURATIVE

Bean

– General scriptures concerning 2Sa 17:28; Eze 4:9

Bear

– 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

– FIGURATIVE

Beard

– 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

Beasts

– See [493]ANIMALS

Beaten Work

– Of metals Ex 25:18; 30:36; 37:17,22; Nu 8:4

Beating

– As a punishment Ex 5:14; De 25:3; Mr 13:9; Ac 5:40; 16:22,37

– See [494]ASSAULT

– See [495]PUNISHMENT

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

Beauty and Bands

– The staves, broken Zec 11:7

Bebai

– The name of three Jews whose descendants came from the exile Ezr 2:11; 8:11; 10:28; Ne 7:16; 10:15

Becher

– 1. Son of Benjamin Ge 46:21; 1Ch 7:6,8

– 2. Son of Ephraim Nu 26:35

.Called BERED 1Ch 7:20

Bechorath

– Son of Aphiah 1Sa 9:1

Bed

– Made of wood So 3:7-9

– Made of iron De 3:11

– Made of ivory Am 6:4

– Made of gold and silver Es 1:6

– Used at meals Am 6:4

– Exempt from execution for debt Pr 22:27

– Perfumed Pr 7:17

– FIGURATIVE

Bedan

– 1. One of the deliverers of Israel, possibly identical with Abdon 1Sa 12:11

– 2. Son of Ullam 1Ch 7:17

Bee

– In Palestine De 1:44; Jud 14:8; Ps 118:12; Isa 7:18

– Called by hissing Isa 7:18

– See [496]HONEY

Beeliada

– Son of David 1Ch 14:7

– Called ELIADA 2Sa 5:16; 1Ch 3:8

Beelzebub

– The prince of devils Mt 10:25; 12:24,27; Mr 3:22; Lu 11:15,18,19

– Messengers sent to inquire of, by Ahaziah 2Ki 1:2

– See [497]BAAL-ZEBUB

Beer

– 1. A station of the Israelites Nu 21:16-18

– 2. A town in the territory of the tribe of Judah Jud 9:21

Beera

– Son of Zophah 1Ch 7:37

Beerah

– A Reubenite 1Ch 5:6

Beer-elim

– A city of Moab Isa 15:8

Beeri

– 1. A Hittite Ge 26:34

.See [498]ANAH

– 2. Father of Hosea Ho 1:1

Beer-lahai-roi

– Also called LAHAI-ROI, a well Ge 16:14; 24:62; 25:11

Beeroth

– 1. A station of the Israelites. Aaron died at De 10:6

.See [499]BENE-JAAKAN

– 2. A city of the Hivites Jos 9:17; 18:25; 2Sa 4:2; Ezr 2:25; Ne 7:29

Beer-sheba

– 1. The most southern city of Palestine Jud 20:1

.Named by Abraham, who lived there Ge 21:31-33; 22:19

.The place where Isaac lived Ge 26:23

.Jacob went out from, toward Haran Ge 28:10

.Sacrifices offered at, by Jacob; when journeying to Egypt Ge 46:1

.In the inheritance of Judah Jos 15:20,28; 2Sa 24:7

.Afterward assigned to Simeon Jos 19:2,9; 1Ch 4:28

.Two sons of Samuel were judges at 1Sa 8:2

.Became a seat of idolatrous worship Am 5:5; 8:14

– 2. The well of, belonged to Abraham and Isaac Ge 21:25,26

– 3. Wilderness of, Hagar miraculously sees a well in Ge 21:14-19

.An angel fed Elijah in 1Ki 19:5,7

Beesh-terah

– A Levitical city Jos 21:27

– Called ASHTAROTH 1Ch 6:71

Beetle

– Authorized as food Le 11:22

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; Lu 16:3

– INSTANCES OF

.Bartimaeus Mr 10:46

.Lazarus Lu 16:20-22

.The blind man Joh 9:8

.The lame man Ac 3:2-5

.See [500]POOR

Beheading

– Execution by

.Of John Mt 14:10; Mr 6:27

.Of James Ac 12:2

.Of the martyrs Re 20:4

– See [501]PUNISHMENT

Behemoth

– An amphibious animal Job 40:15

Bekah

– A half shekel, about thirty-one cents Ex 38:26

Bel

– A Babylonian god Isa 46:1; Jer 50:2; 51:44

Bela

– 1. A city also called Zoar Ge 14:2,8

– 2. King of Edom Ge 36:32,33; 1Ch 1:43,44

– 3. Son of Benjamin Nu 26:38,40; 1Ch 7:6,7; 8:1,3

.Called BELAH Ge 46:21

– 4. Son of Azaz 1Ch 5:8

Belial

– Lawlessness De 13:13; 2Co 6:15

Believer

– See [502]RIGHTEOUS

Believing

– See [503]FAITH

Bell

– Attached to the hem of the priest's robe Ex 28:33,34; 39:25,26

– On horses Zec 14:20

Bellows

– Used with the furnace of the founder Jer 6:29

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; Joh 7:38; Tit 1:12

Belshazzar

– King of Babylon Da 5:1-30

Belteshazzar

– A name given Daniel Da 1:7

– See [504]DANIEL

Ben

– A Levite 1Ch 15:18

Ben-abinadab

– See [505]ABINADAB

Benaiah

– 1. Son of Jehoiada, commander of the Cherethites and Pelethites 2Sa 8:18; 1Ki 1:38

.A distinguished warrior 2Sa 23:20-23; 1Ch 11:22-25; 27:5,6

.Loyal to Solomon 1Ki 1:2; 4:4

– 2. An Ephraimite, and distinguished warrior 2Sa 23:30; 1Ch 11:31; 27:14

– 3. A Levitical musician 1Ch 15:18,20; 16:5

– 4. A priest 1Ch 15:24; 16:6

– 5. Son of Jeiel 2Ch 20:14

– 6. A Levite in time of Hezekiah 2Ch 31:13

– 7. A chief of the Simeonites 1Ch 4:36

– 8. Father of Pelatiah Eze 11:1,13

– 9. Son of Parosh Ezr 10:25

– 10. Son of Pahath-moab Ezr 10:30

– 11. Son of Bani Ezr 10:35

– 12. Son of Nebo Ezr 10:43

Ben-ammi

– Son of Lot Ge 19:38

Bench

– Of ivory Eze 27:6

Ben-dekar (R. V.)

– See [506]DEKAH

Bene-berak

– A city of Dan Jos 19:45

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 Lu 2:34

.By Jesus, upon his followers Lu 24:50

– LEVITICAL, FORMS OF Nu 6:23-26

– APOSTOLIC, FORMS OF 1Co 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; 1Co 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; 1Pe 1:2; 5:10,11,14; 2Pe 1:2-4; 2Jo 1:3; Jude 1:2; Re 22:21

Benefactor

– General scriptures concerning Lu 22:25

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; Mr 9:41; 10:21; Lu 3:11; 11:41; Ac 6:1-4; 11:29,30; Ro 15:25-27; 1Co 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; Jas 2:15,16; 1Jo 3:17

– See [507]ALMS

– See [508]LIBERALITY

– See [509]POOR, DUTIES TO

– See [510]RICH

– See [511]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 Lu 10:33-35

.Zacchaeus Lu 19:8

.The first Christians Ac 2:44-46; 4:32-37

.Cornelius Ac 10:2,4

.Onesiphorus 2Ti 1:16-18

.See [512]ALMS

.See [513]POOR, DUTY TO

Ben-geber (R. V.)

– In R.V. 1Ki 4:13

– See [514]GEBER

Bene-jaakan

– A tribe that gave its name to certain wells in the wilderness Nu 33:31,32

– Called BEEROTH De 10:6

Benevolence

– See [515]ALMS

– See [516]BENEVOLENCE

– See [517]CHARITABLENESS

– See [518]LIBERALITY

– See [519]LOVE

Ben-hadad

– 1. King of Syria 1Ki 15:18-20; 2Ch 16:2-4

– 2. A king of Syria, who reigned during the time of Ahab, son of Ben-hadad I 1Ki 20; 2Ki 5; 6; 7; 8:7-15

– 3. Son of Hazael and king of Syria 2Ki 13:3,24,25; Am 1:4

Ben-hail

– A prince of Judah 2Ch 17:7

Ben-hanan

– A son of Shimon 1Ch 4:20

Ben-hur (R. V.)

– See [520]HUR

Beninu

– A Levite Ne 10:13

Benjamin

– 1. Son of Jacob by Rachel Ge 35:18,24; 46:19

.Taken into Egypt Ge 42; 43; 44; 45

.Prophecy concerning Ge 49:27

.Descendants of Ge 46:21; Nu 26:38-41

– 2. TRIBE OF

Census of

.At Sinai Nu 1:37

.On the plain of Moab Nu 26:41

.Clans of Nu 26:38-40; 1Ch 7:6-12; 8

.Position of, in camp and march Nu 2:18,22

.Moses' benediction upon De 32:12

.Allotment in the land of Canaan Jos 18:11-28

.Reallotment Eze 48:23

.Did not exterminate the Jebusites Jud 1:21

.Join Deborah in the war against Sisera Jud 5:14

.Territory of, invaded by the Ammonites Jud 10:9

.Did not avenge the crime of the Gibeonites against the Levite's concubine, the war that followed Jud 19; 20

.Saul, the first king of Israel, from 1Sa 9:1,17; 10:20,21

.Its rank during the time of Samuel 1Sa 9:21

.Jerusalem within the territory of Jer 6:1

.A company of, joins David at Ziklag 1Ch 12:1,2,16

.Not enrolled by Joab when he took a census of the military forces of Israel 1Ch 21:6

.Loyal to Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul 2Sa 2:9,15,31; 1Ch 12:29

.Subsequently joins David 2Sa 3:19; 19:16,17

.Loyal to Rehoboam 1Ki 12:21; 2Ch 11:1

.Military forces of

During the reign of Asa 2Ch 14:8

During the reign of Jehoshaphat 2Ch 17:17

.Skill in archery and as slingers of stones Jud 3:15; 20:16; 1Ch 8:40; 12:2

.Return to Palestine from the exile in Babylon Ezr 1:5

.Saints of, seen in John's vision Re 7:8

.Paul, of the tribe of Ro 11:1; Php 3:5

.See [521]ISRAEL

– 3. Grandson of Benjamin 1Ch 7:10

– 4. A son of Harim Ezr 10:32

.Probably identical with the man mentioned in Ne 3:23

– 5. A Jew who assisted in purifying the wall of Jerusalem Ne 12:34

– 6. A gate of Jerusalem Jer 20:2; 37:13; 38:7; Zec 14:10

Beno

– A descendant of Merari 1Ch 24:26,27

Ben-oni

– Name given to Benjamin by Rachel as she was dying (during the birth process) Ge 35:18

Ben-zoheth

– Son of Ishi 1Ch 4:20

Beon

– A place east of the Jordan River, probably same as BAAL-MEON, which see Nu 32:3,38

Beor

– 1. Father of Bela Ge 36:32; 1Ch 1:43

– 2. Father of Balaam Nu 22:5

.Called BOSOR 2Pe 2:15

Bequests

– See [522]WILLS

Bera

– King of Sodom Ge 14:2

Berachah

– 1. An Israelite who joined David at Ziklag 1Ch 12:3

– 2. A valley in the south of the territory of the tribe of Judah, where the Israelites blessed the Lord for a victory 2Ch 20:26

Berachiah

– See [523]BERECHIAH

Beraiah

– Son of Shimhi 1Ch 8:21

Berea

– A city in the south of Macedonia Ac 17:10,13; 20:4

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 [524]AFFLICTION, COMFORT IN

.See [525]RESIGNATION IN

.See also [526]RESIGNATION

Berechiah

– 1. Fatber of Asaph 1Ch 15:17,23

.Called BERACHIAH 1Ch 6:39

– 2. A warrior of Ephraim 2Ch 28:12

– 3. A brother of Zerubbabel 1Ch 3:20

– 4. Son of Asa 1Ch 9:16

– 5. Son of Iddo Zec 1:1,7

– 6. Son of Meshezabeel Ne 3:4,30; 6:18

Bered

– 1. A town in the south of Palestine Ge 16:14

– 2. A son of Shuthelah 1Ch 7:20

.Probably same as BECHER Nu 26:35

Beri

– Son of Zophah 1Ch 7:36

Beriah

– 1. Son of Asher Ge 46:17; Nu 26:44,45; 1Ch 7:30

– 2. Son of Ephraim 1Ch 7:20-23

– 3. A Benjamite 1Ch 8:13

– 4. Son of Shimei 1Ch 23:10,11

Berith

– See [527]BAAL-BERITH

Bernice

– Daughter of Agrippa Ac 2:5,13,23; 26:30

Berodach-baladan

– See [528]MERODACH-BALADAN

Berothah

– Part of the northern boundary of Canaan Eze 47:16

Berothai

– A city of Zobah 2Sa 8:8

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

Besai

– One of the Nethinim Ezr 2:49; Ne 7:52

Besodeiah

– Father of Meshullam Ne 3:6

Besor

– A brook near Gaza 1Sa 30:9,10,21

Bestiality

– General scriptures concerning Ex 22:19; Le 18:23; 20:16

– See [529]SODOMY

Betah

– A city belonging to Hadadezer 2Sa 8:8

Beten

– A city of the territory of the tribe of Asher Jos 19:25

Bethabara

– A city east of the Jordan Jud 7:24

– John testifies to Christ's messiahship, and baptizes at Joh 1:28

– Jesus at Joh 10:39-42

Beth-anath

– A fortified city of Naphtali Jos 19:38; Jud 1:33

Beth-anoth

– A city in Judah Jos 15:59

Bethany

– A village on the eastem slope of the Mount of Olives Joh 11:18

– Mary, Martha, and Lazarus dwell at Lu 10:38-41

– Lazarus dies and is raised to life at Joh 11

– Jesus attends a feast in Mt 26:6-13; Joh 12:1-9

– The colt of a donkey upon which Jesus made his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, obtained at Mr 11:1-11

– Jesus sojourns at Mt 21:17; Mr 11:11,12,19

Beth-arabah

– A city in the valley of the Dead Sea Jos 15:6,61; 18:22

– Called ARABAH Jos 18:18

Beth-aram

– A fortified city of Gad Jos 13:27

– Probably identical with BETH-HARAN Nu 32:36

Beth-arbel

– A city spoiled by Shalman Ho 10:14

Beth-aven

– A place on the mountains of Benjamin Jos 7:2; 18:12; 1Sa 13:5; 14:23; Ho 4:15; 5:8; 10:5

Beth-azmaveth

– A town of Benjamin Ne 7:28

– Called AZMAVETH Ne 12:29; Ezr 2:24

Beth-baal-meon

– A place in the territory of the tribe of Reuben Jos 13:17

– Called BAAL-MEON Nu 32:38; Eze 25:9

– Called BEON Nu 32:3

– Called BETH-MEON Jer 48:23

– Subdued by the Israelites Nu 32:3,4

– Assigned to the Reubenites Jos 13:17

Beth-barah

– A place east of the Jordan River Jud 7:24

Beth-birei

– A town of the territory of the tribe of Simeon 1Ch 4:31

– See [530]BETH-LEBAOTH

Beth-car

– A place west of Mizpeh 1Sa 7:11

Beth-dagon

– 1. A city of the territory of the tribe of Judah Jos 15:41

– 2. A city of the territory of the tribe of Asher Jos 19:27

Beth-diblathaim

– A city of Moab Jer 48:22

– Called ALMON-DIBLATHAIM Nu 33:46

Beth-el

– 1. A city north of Jerusalem

.The ancient city adjacent to, and finally embraced in, was called Luz Jos 18:13; Jud 1:23-26

.Abraham estblishes an altar at Ge 12:8; 13:3,4

.The place where Jacob saw the vision of the ladder Ge 28:10-22; 31:13; Ho 12:4

.And builds an altar at Ge 35:1-15

.Deborah dies at Ge 35:8

.Conquered by Joshua Jos 8:17; with 12:16

.Conquered by the household of Joseph Jud 1:22-26

.Allotted to Benjamin Jos 18:13,22

.Court of justice held at

By Deborah Jud 4:5

By Samuel 1Sa 7:16

.Tabernacle at, and called HOUSE OF GOD Jud 20:18,31; 21:2

.Jeroboam institutes idolatrous worship at 1Ki 12:25-33; 2Ki 10:29

.Idolatry at Jer 48:13; Am 4:4

.Shalmanezer sends a priest to 2Ki 17:27,28

.Prophecies against the idolatrous altars at 1Ki 13:1-6,32; 2Ki 23:4,15-20; Am 3:14

.The school of prophets at 2Ki 2:3

.The young men of, mock Elisha 2Ki 2:23,24

.People of, return from Babylon Ezr 2:28; Ne 7:32

.Prophecies against Am 5:5

– 2. A city in the south of territory of the tribe of Judah 1Sa 30:27

– 3. A mountain 1Sa 13:2

Beth-el-aphrah (R. V.) Aphrah (A. V.)

– A place in Philistia Mic 1:10

Beth-emek

– A city of the territory of the tribe of Asher Jos 19:27

Bether

– Mountains of So 2:17

Bethesda

– The pool of Joh 5:24

Beth-ezel

– A town of territory of the tribe of Judah Mic 1:11

Beth-gader

– A place in territory of the tribe of Judah 1Ch 2:51

– Probably identical with GEDER Jos 12:13

– And with GEDOR in Jos 15:58

Beth-gamul

– A city of Moab Jer 48:23

Beth-haccerem

– A mountain in the territory of the tribe of Judah Ne 3:14; Jer 6:1

Beth-haggan

– A garden house 2Ki 9:27

– Probably identical with EN-GANNIM Jos 19:21

Beth-hanan

– See [531]ELON-BETH-HANAN

Beth-haran

– A fortified city east of the Jordan River Nu 32:36

– Probably identical with BETH-ARAM Jos 13:27

Beth-hogla

– A place on the border of the territory of the tribe of Judah Jos 15:6; 18:19,21

Beth-horon

– Two ancient cities of Canaan, near which Joshua defeated the Amorites Jos 10:10,11; 16:3,5; 18:13; 1Sa 13:18; 1Ch 7:24

– Solomon builds 1Ki 9:17; 2Ch 8:5

– Taken from the tribe of Judah by the ten tribes 2Ch 25:13

Beth-jeshimoth

– A place in Moab Jos 12:3; 13:20; Eze 25:9

– Called BETH-JESIMOTH Nu 33:49

Beth-joab

– See [532]ATAROTH

Beth-lebaoth

– A town of Simeon Jos 19:6

– Called LEBAOTH Jos 15:32

– And BETH-BIREI 1Ch 4:31

Bethlehem

– 1. A city southwest of Jerusalem Jud 17:7; 19:18

.Called EPHRATAH and EPHRATH Ge 48:7; Ps 132:6; Mic 5:2

.And BETH-LEHEM-JUDAH Jud 17:7-9; 19:1,18; Ru 1:1; 1Sa 17:12

.Rachel dies and is buried at Ge 35:16,19; 48:7

.The city of Boaz Ru 1:1,19; 2:4; 4

.Taken and held by the Philistines 2Sa 23:14-16

.Jeroboam converts it into a military stronghold 2Ch 11:6

.The city of Joseph Mt 2:5,6; Lu 2:4

.Birthplace of Jesus Mic 5:2; Mt 2; Lu 2:4,15

.Herod murders the infants of Mt 2:16-18

– 2. A town of Zebulun, six miles west of Nazareth Jos 19:15

.Israel judged at Jud 12:10

Beth-maachah

– A city of the territory of the tribe of Manasseh 2Sa 20:14,15,18; 2Ki 15:29

Beth-marcaboth

– A town of the territory of the tribe of Simeon Jos 19:5; 1Ch 4:31

– Probably identied with MADMANNAH Jos 15:31

Beth-meon

– See [533]BAAL-MEON

Beth-nimrah

– A fenced city east of the Jordan River Jos 13:27

– Called NIMRAH Nu 32:3

Beth-palet

– A city in Judah Jos 15:27

– Called BETH-PHELET Ne 11:26

Beth-pazzez

– A town of the territory of the tribe of Issachar Jos 19:21

Beth-peor

– A place in the territory of the tribe of Reuben De 3:29; 4:46; 34:6

– Near the burial place of Moses Jos 13:20

Bethphage

– A village on the Mount of Olives Mt 21:1; Mr 11:1; Lu 19:29

Beth-phelet

– See [534]BETH-PALET

Beth-rapha

– Son of Eshton 1Ch 4:12

Beth-rehob

– A place in Dan Jud 18:28; 2Sa 10:6

– Called REHOB 2Sa 10:8

Bethsaida

– 1. A city of Galilee

.The city of Philip, Andrew, and Peter Joh 1:44; 12:21

.Jesus visits Mr 6:45

.Jesus cures a blind man in Mr 8:22

.Jesus prophesies against Mt 11:21; Lu 10:13

– 2. Desert of, east of the sea of Galilee, Jesus feeds more than five thousand people in Lu 9:10; Mt 14:13; Mr 6:32

Beth-shan

– See [535]BETH-SHEAN

Beth-shean

– A city of the tribe of Manasseh 1Ch 7:29; Jos 17:11

– Not subdued Jud 1:27

– Bodies of Saul and his sons exposed in 1Sa 31:10,12

– Called BETH-SHAW 1Sa 31:10,12; 2Sa 21:12

– District of, under tribute to Solomon's commissariat 1Ki 4:12

Beth-shemesh

– 1. A priestly city of the tribe of Dan Jos 21:16; 1Sa 6:15; 1Ch 6:59

.On the northern border of territory of the tribe of Judah Jos 15:10; 1Sa 6:9,12

.In later times transferred to the tribe of Judah 2Ki 14:11

.Mentioned in Solomon's commission districts 1Ki 4:9

.Amaziah taken prisoner at 2Ki 14:11-13; 2Ch 25:21-23

.Retaken by the Philistines 2Ch 28:18

.Called BETH-SHMESH Jos 19:41

– 2. A city near Jerusalem Jos 19:22

– 3. A fortified city of the territory of the tribe of Naphtali Jos 19:38; Jud 1:33

– 4. An idolatrous temple Jer 43:13

Beth-shittah

– A place near the Jordan River Jud 7:22

Beth-tappuah

– A town of the territory of the tribe of Judah Jos 15:53

Bethuel

– Son of Nahor, father of Rebekah Ge 22:22,23; 24:15,24; 25:20; 28:2,5

Bethul

– A city of the territory of the tribe of Simeon Jos 19:4

– Called CHESIL Jos 15:30

– And BETHUEL 1Ch 4:30

Beth-zur

– A town in Judah Jos 15:58; 1Ch 2:45; 2Ch 11:7; Ne 3:16

Betonim

– A town of territory of the tribe of Gad Jos 13:26

Betrayal

– Of Jesus Mt 26:14-16,45-50; Mr 14:10,11; Lu 22:3-6,47,48; Joh 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 [536]CONFIDENCE BETRAYED

Betrothal

– Of Jacob Ge 29:18-30

– Exempts from military duty De 20:7

– A quasi-marriage Mt 1:18; Lu 1:27

– FIGURATIVE

.See [537]MARRIAGE

Betting

– By Samson Jud 14:12-19

Beulah

– General scriptures concerning Isa 62:4

Bezai

– 1. Head of a Jewish family, which retumed from Babylon Ezr 2:17; Ne 7:23

– 2. A family that sealed the covenant with Nehemiah Ne 10:18

Bezalel

– 1. A divinely-inspired mechanic and master workman who built the tabernacle Ex 31:2; 35:30-35; 36:1; 37:1; 38:1-7,22

– 2. Son of Pahath-moab Ezr 10:30

Bezek

– 1. Residence of Adoni-bezek Jud 1:5

– 2. A rendezvous of Israel under Saul 1Sa 11:8

Bezer

– 1. A city of refuge, East of the Jordan De 4:43; Jos 20:8; 21:36; 1Ch 6:78

– 2. Son of Zophah 1Ch 7:37

Bible

– See [538]LAW OF MOSES

– See [539]WORD OF GOD

Bichri

– A Benjamite 2Sa 20

Bidkar

– Jehu's captain 2Ki 9:25

Bier

– (A coffin) 2Sa 3:31; Lu 7:14

Bigamy

– See [540]POLYGAMY

Bigotry

– General scriptures concerning Isa 65:5; Mr 2:16; Lu 9:49,50; 15:2; 18:9-14; Ac 10:28,45; 18:12,13

– PAUL'S ARGUMENT AGAINST Ro 3:1-23; 4:1-16,23-25

– INSTANCES OF

.Joshua, through envy, seeking to suppress Eldad and Medad, who were prophesying Nu 11:27-29

.Jews with regard to the Samaritans Joh 4:9,27

.In rejecting the teachings of Jesus at Nazareth Lu 4:28

.Falsely accusing Jesus of blasphemy Joh 5:18

.Of being a gluttonous man and a winebibber (a wino) Mt 11:18,19

.Of keeping company with sinners Lu 7:39; 15:2; 19:5-7

.Of not conforming to the traditions Lu 11:38,39

.In their treatment of the young man who was born blind, whom Jesus restored to sight Joh 9:28,29,34

.With regard to Paul's preaching Ac 21:28,29; 22:22

.Of the Samaritans in refusing to receive Jesus Lu 9:52,53

.Of the disciples in forbidding children to be brought to Jesus Mt 19:13; Mr 10:13; Lu 18:15

.Of the early Christians

In opposing the preaching of the gospel to the Gentiles Ac 10:45; 11:2,3; 21:20-25

In regard to circumcision Ac 15:1-10,24; Ga 2:3-5

.In zeal Ro 10:2,3

.In persecutions 1Th 2:15,16

.Of John in forbidding the casting out of demons by one who did not follow Jesus Mr 9:38-40; Lu 9:49,50

.James and John in desiring to call down fire upon the Samaritans who would not receive Jesus Lu 9:51-56

.Of Saul, in persecuting the Christians Ac 22:3,4; with 9:1-5; 26:9; Ga 1:13,14; Php 3:6

.See [541]INTOLERANCE, RELIGIOUS

.See [542]PERSECUTION

.See [543]UNCHARITABLENESS

Bigthan

– A conspiring Persian courtier Es 2:21-23; 6:2

Bigvai

– Head of Jewish family Ezr 2:2; 8:14; Ne 7:7,19; 10:16

Bildad

– One of Job's friends Job 2:11; 8:1; 18:1; 25:1

Bileam

– A town of the territory of the tribe of Manasseh 1Ch 6:70

– Called IBLEAM Jos 17:11

– GATH-RIMMON Jos 21:25

Bilgah

– 1. One of the chiefs of the priestly shifts in the temple 1Ch 24:14

– 2. A priest Ne 12:5,18

.Perhaps identical with BILGAI Ne 10:8

Bilgai

– A priest Ne 10:8

Bilhah

– 1. Rachael's servant

Bears children by Jacob Ge 29:29; 30:3,4; 37:2

.Mother of Dan and Naphtali Ge 30:1-8; 35:25; 46:23-25

.Reuben's incest with Ge 35:22; 49:4

– 2. A place in the land of Simeon 1Ch 4:29

.Called BALAH Jos 19:3

.And BAALAH Jos 15:29

Bilhan

– 1. A Horite chief Ge 36:27; 1Ch 1:42

– 2. A Benjamite 1Ch 7:10

Bill of Divorce

– (I. e. a certificate)

– See [544]DIVORCE

Bilshan

– A Jew of the captivity Ezr 2:2; Ne 7:7

Bimhal

– Son of Japhlet 1Ch 7:33

Binea

– A descendant of King Saul 1Ch 8:37; 9:43

Binnui

– 1. A Jew of the captivity Ne 7:15

.Called BANI Ezr 2:10

– 2. A Levite of the captivity Ne 12:8; 3:24; 10:9

– 3. Father of Noadiah Ezr 8:33

– 4. Son of Pahath-moab Ezr 10:30

– 5. Son of Bani Ezr 10:38

Birds

– Creation of, on the fifth creative day Ge 1:20-30

– Man's dominion over Ge 1:26,28; 9:2,3; Ps 8:5-8; Jer 27:6; Da 2:38; Jas 3:7

– Appointed for food Ge 9:2,3; De 14:11-20

– What species were unclean Le 11:13-20; De 14:12-19

– Used for sacifice

.See [545]DOVE

– See [546]PIGEON

– Divine care of Job 38:41; Ps 147:9; Mt 10:29; Lu 12:6,24

– Songs of, at the break of day Ps 104:12; Ec 12:4; So 2:12

– Domesticated Job 41:5; Jas 3:7

– Solomon's proverbs of 1Ki 4:33

– Nests of Ps 104:17; Mt 8:20; 13:32

– Instincts of Pr 1:17

– Habits of Job 39:13-18,26-30

– Migrate Jer 8:7

– Moses' law protected the mother from being taken with the young De 22:6,7

– Cages of Jer 5; 27; Re 18:2

– See [547]SNARES

– FIGURATIVE Isa 16:2; 46:11; Jer 12:9; Eze 39:4

.Symbolical Da 7:6

.See [548]BITTERN

.See [549]CHICKEN

.See [550]CORMORANT

.See [551]CRANE

.See [552]CUCKOO

.See [553]DOVE

.See [554]EAGLE

.See [555]FALCON

.See [556]GLEDE

.See [557]HAWK

.See [558]HEN

.See [559]HERON

.See [560]KITE

.See [561]LAPWING

.See [562]NIGHT HAWK

.See [563]OSPREY

.See [564]OSSIFRAGE

.See [565]OSTRICH

.See [566]OWL

.See [567]PARTRIDGE

.See [568]PEACOCK

.See [569]PELICAN

.See [570]PIGEON

.See [571]QUAIL

.See [572]RAVEN

.See [573]SPARROW

.See [574]STORK

.See [575]SWALLOW

.See [576]SWAN

.See [577]VULTURE

Birsha

– A king of Gomorrah Ge 14:2-10

Birth

– Pangs in giving Ps 48:6; Isa 13:8; 21:3; Jer 4:31; 6:24; 30:6; 31:8

– Giving, ordained to be in sorrow Ge 3:16

– See [578]ABORTION

– See [579]CHILDREN

Birthday

– Celebrated by feasts Ge 40:20; Mt 14:6

– Cursed Job 3; Jer 20:14,18

Birthright

– Belonged to the first born De 21:15,16

– Entitled the firstborn to a double portion of inheritance De 21:15-17

– Royal succession 2Ch 21:3

– An honorable title Ex 4:22; Ps 89:27; Jer 31:9; Ro 8:29; Col 1:15; Heb 1:6; 12:23; Re 1:5

– Sold by Esau Ge 25:29-34; 27:36; with 25:33; Heb 12:16; Ro 9:12,13

– Forfeited by Reuben 1Ch 5:1,2

– Set aside

.That of Manasseh Ge 48:15-20

.Adonijah 1Ki 2:15

.Hosah's son 1Ch 26:10

– See [580]FIRSTBORN

Birzavith

– A descendant of the tribe of Asher 1Ch 7:31

Bishlam

– A Samaritan who obstructed the rebuilding of the temple at Jerusalem Ezr 4:7-24

Bishop

– (An overseer, a supervisor) Php 1:1; Ac 20:28; 1Ti 3:2-7; Tit 1:5-11

– A TITLE OF JESUS 1Pe 2:25

.See [581]ELDER

Bit

– Part of a bridle Ps 32:9; Jas 3:3

Bithiah

– Daughter of Pharaoh 1Ch 4:18

Bithron

– A district bordering on the edge of the Jordan River 2Sa 2:29

Bithynia

– A Roman province in Asia Minor Ac 16:7; 1Pe 1:1

Bitter Herbs

– Eaten symbolically with the Passover meal Ex 12:8; Nu 9:11

Bitter Water

– At Marah Ex 15:23

– A ceremonial water used by the priest Nu 5:18-27

Bittern

– A species of heron Isa 14:23; 34:11; Zep 2:14

Bitumen

– (Margin R. V., slime))

.An inflammable mineral Ge 11:3; 14:10; Ex 2:3

– See [582]PETROLEUM

Bizjothjah

– A town in Judah Jos 15:28

– Called BIMOTHIAH-BAALAH, BAALATH-BEER Jos 19:8

– And BALAH Jos 19:3

Biztha

– A Persian chamberlain Es 1:10

Blackness

– FIGURATIVE Job 30:30; Joe 2:6

.Blackness of darkness Jude 1:13

.See [583]COLOR, SYMBOLICAL

Blacksmith

– See [584]SMITH

Blain

– An inflammatory abscess Ex 9:9,10