Aid to Bible understanding (1971)
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Aid to Bible Understanding
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Contents
Front Endsheets
Title Page/Publishers’ Page
Foreword
Bible Versions Used
Aaron
Aaronites
Ab
Abaddon
Abagtha
Abanah
Abarim
Abba
Abda
Abdeel
Abdi
Abdiel
Abdon
Abednego
Abel
Abel-Beth-Maacah
Abel-Keramim
Abel-Maim
Abel-Meholah
Abel-Mizraim
Abel-Shittim
Abhorrent Thing
Abi
Abi-Albon
Abiasaph
Abiathar
Abib
Abida
Abidan
Abiel
Abi-Ezer
Abi-Ezrite
Abigail
Abihail
Abihu
Abihud
Abijah
Abijam
Abilene
Abimael
Abimelech
Abinadab
Abinoam
Abiram
Abishag
Abishai
Abishalom
Abishua
Abishur
Abital
Abitub
Abiud
Abner
Abomination
Abomination of Desolation
Abortion
Abraham
Abram
Abronah
Absalom
Absalom’s Monument
Abusive Speech
Abyss
Acacia
Accad
Acceptable Time
Accident, Accidental
Acco
Accusation
Achaia
Achaicus
Achan
Achar
Achbor
Achim
Achish
Achor
Achsah
Achshaph
Achzib
Acre
Acts of Apostles
Adadah
Adah
Adaiah
Adalia
Adam
Adamah
Adami-Nekeb
Adar
Adbeel
Addar
Addi
Addon
Adiel
Adin
Adina
Adino
Adithaim
Adjutant
Adlai
Admah
Admatha
Administration
Adna
Adnah
Adon
Adonay
Adoni-Bezek
Adonijah
Adonikam
Adoniram
Adonis
Adoni-Zedek
Adoption
Adoraim
Adoram
Adornment
Adrammelech
Adramyttium
Adria
Adriel
Adullam
Adultery
Adummim
Adversary
Aeneas
Aenon
Agabus
Agag
Agagite
Agate
Age
Agee
Agriculture
Agrippa
Agur
Ahab
Aharah
Aharhel
Ahasbai
Ahasuerus
Ahava
Ahaz
Ahaziah
Ahban
Aher
Ahi
Ahiam
Ahian
Ahiezer
Ahihud
Ahijah
Ahikam
Ahilud
Ahimaaz
Ahiman
Ahimelech
Ahimoth
Ahinadab
Ahinoam
Ahio
Ahira
Ahiram
Ahiramites
Ahisamach
Ahishahar
Ahishar
Ahithophel
Ahitub
Ahlab
Ahlai
Ahoah, Ahohi, Ahohite
Ahumai
Ahuzzam
Ahuzzath
Ahzai
Ai
Aiah
Aiath
Aija
Aijalon
Ain
Akan
Akeldama
Akkub
Akrabbim
Alabaster
Alamoth
Alemeth
ʼAʹleph
Alexander
Alexandria
Alien Resident
Alkali
Allammelech
Alliance
Allon
Allon-Bacuth
Almighty God
Almodad
Almon
Almond
Almon-Diblathaim
Almug
Aloe, Aloeswood
Alpha
Alpha And Omega
Alphabet
Alphaeus
Altar
Alush
Alvah
Alvan
Amad
Amal
Amalek, Amalekites
Amam
Amanah
Amariah
Amasa
Amasai
Amashsai
Amasiah
Amaziah
Ambassador
Ambush
Amen
Amethyst
ʽAm Ha-ʼaʹrets
Ami
Amittai
Ammah
Ammiel
Ammihud
Amminadab
Ammishaddai
Ammizabad
Ammon
Ammonim
Ammonites
Amnesty
Amnon
Amok
Amon
Amorite
Amos
Amos, Book of
Amoz
Amphipolis
Ampliatus
Amram
Amramites
Amraphel
Amulet
Amusements
Amzi
Anab
Anah
Anaharath
Anaiah
Anak
Anakim
Anamim
Anammelech
Anan
Anani
Ananiah
Ananias
Anath
Anathoth
Anathothite
Anchor
Ancient of Days
Andrew
Andronicus
Anem
Aner
Angel
Anger
Anaim
Anim
Animals
Anklet
Anna
Annas
Anointed, Anointing
Anointed One
Ant
Antelope
Anthothijah
Antichrist
Anti-Lebanon
Antioch
Antipas
Antipatris
Antonia, Castle of
Anub
Ape
Apelles
Aphek
Aphekah
Aphiah
Aphik
Aphrah
Apocrypha
Apollonia
Apollos
Apollyon
Apostasy
Apostle
Appaim
Apparition
Apphia
Appius, Market Place of
Apple
Appointed Times of the Nations
Approach to God
Apron
Aqabah, Gulf of
Aquila
Ar
Ara
Arab
Arabah
Arabah, Torrent Valley of
Arabia
Arabian
Arad
Arah
Aram
Aramaean
Aramaic
Aram-Maacah
Aram-Naharaim
Aram-Zobah
Aran
Ararat
Araunah
Arba
Arbathite
Arbel
Arbite
Archaelogy
Archangel
Archelaus
Archer
Archippus
Archite
Architecture
Ard
Ardites
Ardon
Areli, Arelites
Areopagus
Aretas
Argob
Aridai
Aridatha
Arieh
Ariel
Arimathea
Arioch
Arisai
Aristarchus
Aristobulus
Ark
Arkite
Ark of the Covenant
Arm
Armageddon
Armoni
Arms, Armor
Army
Arnan
Arni
Arnon, Torrent Valley of
Arod, Arodi, Arodites
Aroer
Aroerite
Arpachshad
Arpad
Arrow
Arrow Snake
Art
Artaxerxes
Artemas
Artemis
Arubboth
Arumah
Arvad
Arvadite
Arzah
Asa
Asahel
Asaiah
Asaph
Asarel
Ascension
Ascents
Asenappar
Asenath
Ash
Ashan
Asharelah
Ashbea
Ashbel, Ashbelites
Ash Constellation
Ashdod
Ashdodite
Asher
Asherah
Asherite
Ashes
Ash-Heaps, Gate Of The
Ashhur
Ashima
Ashkelon
Ashkelonite
Ashkenaz
Ashnah
Ashpenaz
Ashtaroth
Ashterathite
Ashteroth-Karnaim
Ashtoreth
Ashurbanipal
Ashurite
Ashvath
Asia
Asiel
Asnah
Asp
Aspatha
Asriel
Asrielites
Ass
Assembly
Asshur
Asshurim
Assir
Association
Assos
Assyria
Astrologers
Asyncritus
Atad
Atarah
Ataroth
Ataroth-Addar
Ater
Athach
Athaiah
Athaliah
Atharim
Athens
Athlai
Atonement
Atonement Day
Atroth-Beth-Joab
Atroth-Shophan
Attai
Attalia
Attitudes And Gestures
Augustus
Augustus, Band Of
Aunt
Aven
Avenger Of Blood
Avith
Avrékh
Avva
Avvim
Avvites
Axis Lords
ʽAʹyin
Azaliah
Azaniah
Azarel
Azariah
Azaz
Azazel
Azaziah
Azbuk
Azekah
Azel
Azgad
Aziel
Aziza
Azmaveth
Azmon
Aznoth-tabor
Azor
Azriel
Azrikam
Azubah
Azzan
Azzur
Baal
Baalah
Baalath
Baalath-beer
Baal-berith
Baale-judah
Baal-gad
Baal-hamon
Baal-hanan
Baal-hazor
Baal-hermon
Baalis
Baal-meon
Baal of Peor
Baal-perazim
Baal-shalishah
Baal-tamar
Baal-zebub
Baal-zephon
Baana
Baanah
Baara
Baaseiah
Baasha
Babel
Babylon
Babylonia
Babylon The Great
Baca
Badger
Bag
Baggage
Bagpipe
Baharumite
Bahurim
Bakbakkar
Bakbuk
Bakbukiah
Bake, Baker
Balaam
Baladan
Balah
Balak
Baldness
Balsam, Balsam of Gilead
Bamoth
Bamoth-baal
Ban
Bangle
Bani
Bank, Banker
Baptism
Barabbas
Barachel
Barachiah
Barak
Barbarian
Bar-humite
Bariah
Bar-Jesus
Barkos
Barley
Barnabas
Barrenness
Barsabbas
Bartholomew
Bartimaeus
Baruch
Barzillai
Basemath
Bashan
Basin
Basket
Bat
Bath
Bathing
Bath-rabbim
Bath-sheba
Battering Ram
Battle-Ax
Bavvai
Bazluth
Bdellium Gum
Beads
Bealiah
Bealoth
Bear
Beard
Beasts, Symbolic
Beating
Beautiful Gate
Bebai
Becher
Becherites
Becorath
Bed
Bedad
Bedan
Bedeiah
Bee
Beeliada
Beelzebub
Beer, I
Beer, II
Beera
Beerah
Beer-elim
Beeri
Beer-lachai-roi
Beeroth
Beeroth Bene-jaakan
Beerothite
Beer-sheba
Beeshterah
Beggar, Begging
Beheading
Behemoth
Behth
Bel
Bela
Belaithes
Belial
Bell
Bellows
Belly
Belshazzar
Belt
Belteshazzar
Ben
Benaiah
Ben-Ammi
Bene-Berak
Bene-Jaakan
Ben-Hadad
Ben-Hail
Ben-Hanan
Beninu
Benjamin
Benjamites
Beno
Beno-oni
Ben-zoheth
Beon
Beor
Bera
Beracah
Beraiah
Berechiah
Bered
Beri
Beriah
Beriites
Bernice
Berodach-Baladan
Beroea
Berothah
Berothite
Beryl
Besai
Besodeiah
Besor, Torrent Valley of
Bestiality
Beʹta
Betah
Beten
Bethabara
Beth-anath
Beth-anoth
Bethany
Beth-arabah
Beth-aven
Beth-azmaveth
Beth-baal-meon
Beth-barah
Beth-biri
Beth-car
Beth-dagon
Beth-diblathaim
Beth-eden
Bethel
Beth-emek
Beth-ezel
Beth-gader
Beth-gamul
Beth-gilgal
Beth-haccherem
Beth-haran
Beth-hoglah
Beth-horon
Beth-jeshimoth
Beth-lebaoth
Bethlehem
Bethlehemite
Beth-maacah
Beth-marcaboth
Beth-meon
Beth-merhak
Beth-nimrah
Beth-pazzez
Beth-pelet
Beth-peor
Bethphage
Beth-rapha
Beth-rehob
Bethsaida
Beth-shean
Beth-shemesh
Beth-shemite
Beth-shittah
Beth-tappuah
Bethuel
Bethul
Bethzatha
Beth-zur
Betonim
Beulah
Bezai
Bezalel
Bezek
Bezer
Bible
Bichri
Bichrites
Bidkar
Bigtha
Bigthan, Bigthana
Big Trees
Bigvai
Bikath-Aven
Bildad
Bileam
Bilgah
Bilgai
Bilhah
Bilhan
Billhook
Bilshan
Bimhal
Binding House of the Shepherds
Binea
Binnui
Birdcatcher
Birds
Birsha
Birth
Birthday
Birthright
Birzaith
Bishlam
Bithiah
Bithynia
Bitter Greens
Bitumen
Biziothiah
Biztha
Black
Black Cummin
Black Mulberry Tree
Blasphemy
Blastus
Blemish
Blessing
Blindness
Blood
Bloodguilt
Blue
Boanerges
Boar
Boaz, I
Boaz, II
Bocheru
Bochim
Body
Bodyguard
Bohan
Boil
Bond
Bones
Book
Booth
Borashan
Bosom Position
Bottle
Bottle-Gourd Plant
Boundary
Boundary Mark
Bow
Bowels
Bowing Down
Bowl
Bowman
Boy
Bozez
Bozkath
Bozrah
Bracelet
Bramble
Branch, Sprout
Brand Marks
Brass
Brazier
Bread
Breast, Bosom
Breastband
Breastpiece
Breastplate
Breath
Bribe
Brick
Bride Price
Bridle
Briers, Brier Hedge
Broad Beans
Bronze
Brooch
Broom Tree
Brother
Brother-in-law Marriage
Brown
Builder, Building
Bukki
Bukkiah
Bul
Bulbul
Bull
Bunah
Bunni
Burden
Burial, Burial Places
Burial Places of the Kings, or, of David
Burnt Offering
Bush
Butter
Buz
Buzi
Buzite
Cab
Cabbon
Cabul
Caesar
Caesarea
Caesarea Philippi
Cage
Caiaphas
Cain
Cainan
Cake
Calah
Calamus, Cane
Calcol
Caleb
Caleb-ephrathah
Calebrite
Calendar
Calf
Calf Worship
Calneh
Calno
Calvary
Camel
Camp
Cana
Canaan
Canals
Cananean
Candace
Cane
Canneh
Canon
Caper Berry
Capernaum
Caphtor, Caphtorim
Capital
Cappadocia
Captain Of The Temple
Captive
Captivity
Carchemish
Carian Bodyguard
Carkas
Carmel
Carmelite
Carmi
Carmites
Carob Pod
Carpenter
Carpus
Carshena
Carving
Casiphia
Casluhim
Cassia
Castle
Castor
Caterpillar
Cauda
Cave
Cedar
Cenchreae
Censer
Census
Centurion (Army Officer)
Cephas
Chaff
Chains
Chalcedony
Chaldea
Chalk
Chalkstone
Chameleon
Chamois
Charcoal
Chariot
Chariot Cities
Charm
Chebar
Chedorlaomer
Cheek
Cheese
Chelal
Chelub
Chelubai
Cheluhi
Chemosh
Chenaanah
Chenani
Chenaniah
Chephar-ammoni
Chephirah
Cheran
Cherethites
Cherith, Torrent Valley of
Cherub
Chesalon
Chesed
Chesil
Chesulloth
Chidon
Chieftain
Child, Children
Childbearing
Chileab
Chilion
Chilmad
Chimham
Chinnereth
Chios
Chislev
Chislon
Chisloth-tabor
Chitlish
Chloe
Chorazin
Christ
Christian
Christian Greek Scriptures
Chronicles, The Books Of The
Chronology
Chrysolite
Chrysoprase
Chub
Chuza
Cilicia
Cinnamon
Circumcision
Cistern
Cities of Refuge
Citizen, Citizenship
City
City Recorder
Clan
Claudia
Claudius
Claudius Lysias
Clay
Clean, Cleanness
Clement
Cleopas
Clopas
Cloth
Clothing
Cloud
Cnidus
Coat of Mail
Cobra
Cock
Cockcrow
Cockroach
Codex
Colhozeh
Collection
Colonnade of Solomon
Colors
Colossae
Colossians, Letter To The
Commander’s Staff
Communication
Compass
Compensation
Compulsory Service
Conaniah
Concubine
Congregation
Coniah
Conjurer
Conscience
Constable
Contribution
Convention
Cooking, Cooking Utensils
Copper
Copper Serpent
Copyist
Cor
Coral
Corban
Cord, Rope
Coriander Seed
Corinth
Corinthians, Letters to the
Cormorant
Cornelius
Corner Gate
Cornerstone
Cos
Cosam
Cosmetics
Cotton
Courier
Court, Judicial
Court Official
Cousin
Covenant
Cow
Cozbi
Cozeba
Craftsman
Crag
Creation
Creeping Thing
Crescens
Crete, Cretans
Cricket
Crime And Punishment
Crimson
Crispus
Crocodile
Cross
Crown
Crystal
Cubit
Cuckoo
Cucumber
Cud
Cummin
Cun
Cup
Cupbearer
Curse
Cush
Cushan
Cushan-rishathaim
Cushi
Cushite
Custody
Cuth, Cuthah
Cutting Off
Cuttings
Cymbals
Cypress
Cyprus
Cyrene
Cyrus
Dabbesheth
Daberath
Dagger
Dagger Men
Dagon
Daʹleth
Dalmanutha
Dalmatia
Dalphon
Damaris
Damascenes
Damascus
Dan
Dancing
Daniel
Daniel, Book Of
Danites
Dan-jaan
Dannah
Dara, Darda
Daric
Darius
Darkon
Date
Dathan
Daughter
Daughter-in-law
David
David, City Of
Day
Day of Jehovah
Dead Sea
Deafness
Death
Debir
Deborah
Debt, Debtor
Decalogue
Decapolis
Declare Righteous
Dedan
Dedication
Deed
Deker
Delaiah
Delilah
Delta
Deluge
Demas
Demetrius
Demon
Demon Possession
Denarius
Dependent Towns
Deputy
Derbe
Desert
Detestable Thing
Deuel
Deuteronomy, Book of
Devil
Devote
Dew
Diadem
Diamond
Diblah
Diblaim
Dibon
Didon-gad
Dibri
Didrachma
Diʹgamma
Diklah
Dilean
Dill
Dimnah
Dimon
Dimonah
Dinah
Dinhabah
Dionysius
Diotrephes
Diphath
Dirge
Discharge, Running
Disciple
Diseases And Treatment
Disfellowshiping
Disgusting Thing; Loathsome Thing
Dishan
Dishon
Distaff
District
District of the Jordan
Divan
Divination
Divine
Divorce
Dizahab
Dodai
Dodanim
Dodavahu
Dodo
Doeg
Dog
Doorway
Dophkah
Dor
Dorcas
Dothan
Dove
Dove’s Dung
Drachma
Dragnet
Dragon
Dream
Dregs
Dress
Drink Offering
Drunkenness
Drusilla
Duke
Dumah
Dung
Dungeon
Dura
Dust
Dyes, Dyeing
Eagle
Ear
Eardrop
Earring
Earth
Earthquake
East
Eastern Sea
East Gate
Ebal
Ebal, Mount
Ebed
Ebed-melech
Ebenezer
Eber
Ebez
Ebiasaph
Ebony
Ebron
Ecbatana
Ecclesiastes
Eden
Eder
Edom
Edrei
Education
Eglah
Eglaim
Eglath-shelishiyah
Eglon
Egypt, Egyptian
Egypt, Torrent Valley of
Ehi
Ehud
Eker
Ekron
El
Ela
Elah
Elam
Elamites
Elasah
Elath
El-berith
El-bethel
Eldaah
Eldad
Elead
Eleadah
Elealeh
Eleasah
Eleazar
Eleazer
Electrum
Elhanah
Eli,I
Eli,II
Eliab
Eliada
Eliahba
Eliakim
Eliam
Eliasaph
Eliashib
Eliathah
Elidad
Elieho-enai
Eliel
Elienai
Eliezer
Elihoreph
Elihu
Elijah
Elika
Elim
Elimelech
Elioenai
Eliphal
Eliphaz
Eliphelehu
Eliphelet
Elisha
Elishah
Elishama
Elishaphat
Elisheba
Elishua
Eliud
Elizabeth
Elizaphan, Elzaphan
Elizur
Elkanah
Elkoshite
Ellasar
Elmadam
Elnaam
Elnathan
Elohim
Elon
Elon-beth-hanan
Elonites
Eloth
Elpaal
El-paran
Elpelet
Eltekeh
Eltekon
Eltolad
Elul
Eluzai
Elymas
Elzabad
Elzaphan
Embalming
Embroidery
Emek-keziz
Emerald
Emim
Emmaus
Enaim
Enam
Enan
Enclave Cities
En-Dor
En-eglaim
Enemy
Engagement
En-gannim
En-gedi
Engine
Engraving
En-haddah
En-hakkore
En-hazor
En-mishpat
Enoch
Enosh
En-rimmon
En-rogel
En-shemesh
En-Tappuah
Epaenetus
Epaphras
Epaphroditus
Ephah,I
Ephah,II
Ephai
Epher
Ephesdammim
Ephesians, Letter To The
Ephesus
Ephlal
Ephod, I
Ephod, II
Ephphatha
Ephraim
Ephraim, Gate of
Ephraimites
Ephrain
Ephrath
Ephrathah
Ephrathite
Ephron
Epicureans
Epilepsy
Epsilon
Er
Eran
Erastus
Erech
Eri
Esar-haddon
Esau
Esdraelon
Esek
Eshan
Eshbaal
Eshban
Eshcol
Eshek
Eshtaol
Eshtaolites
Eshtemoa
Eshton
Esli
Esther
Esther, Book of
Eta
Etam
Etham
Ethan
Ethanim
Ethbaal
Ether
Ethiopia
Eth-kazin
Ethnan
Ethni
Eubulus
Eunice
Eunuch
Euodia
Euphrates
Euroaquilo
Eutychus
Evangelist
Eve
Evi
Evil
Evil-merodach
Exclusive Devotion
Execration
Execution, Executioner
Exile
Exodus
Exodus, Book of
Exorcism
Expanse
Expelling
Extinguishers
Extortion
Eye
Ezbai
Ezbon
Ezekiel
Ezekiel, Book of
Ezem
Ezer
Ezion-geber
Eznite
Ezra
Ezra, Book of
Ezrah
Ezrahite
Ezri
Fable
Fabric
Face
Fair Havens
Faith
Faithful And Discreet Slave
Falcon
Falling Away (of woman’s thigh)
False Prophet
Family
Famine
Farming
Farming Implements
Fast
Fat
Father
Father-in-Law
Fatherless Boy
Father’s House
Fathom
Fault, Faultfinding
Fear
Felix
Ferment
Fertile Crescent
Festival
Festival of Booths
Festival of Dedication
Festival of New Moon
Festival of Sabbath
Festival of Trumpets
Festival of Unfermented Cakes
Festus
Fetters
Fever
Field
Field of Blood
Fiery Snake
Fig
Fig-mulberry Tree
Fill Hands With Power
Finger
Fingerbreadth
Fire
Fire Holder
Firstborn, Firstling
Firstfruits
Fish
Fish Gate
Fishing
Flattery
Flax
Flea
Flesh
Flint
Flogging
Flood
Flour
Flute
Fly
Flying Creatures
Food
Food Pouch
Fool
Foot
Footstool
Forced Labor
Forehead
Foreigner
Foreknowledge, Foreordination
Forerunner
Foreskin
Forest
Foreteller of Events
Forgiveness
Fornication
Fortifications
Fortunatus
Forum
Foundation
Fountain Gate
Fountain of the Big Snake
Fountain, Spring
Four
Fowl
Fox
Frankincense
Fraud
Freedman, Freeman
Freedom
Free Woman
Friend
Friend of God
Friend (Companion) of the King
Friend of the Bridegroom
Frog
Frontlet Band
Fuel
Fugitiveness, Land of
Funeral
Furlong
Furnace
Gaal
Gaash
Gabbai
Gabbatha
Gabriel
Gad
Gadarenes
Gaddi
Gaddiel
Gadfly
Gadi
Gadites
Gaham
Gahar
Gaius
Galal
Galatia
Galatians, Letter to the
Galbanum
Galeed
Galilee
Galilee, Sea of
Gall
Galley
Gallim
Gallio
Gamaliel
Games
Gamma
Gamul
Gangrene
Garden
Gareb
Garland
Garlic
Garment
Garmite
Garner
Garrison
Gatam
Gate, Gateway
Gatekeeper
Gath
Gath-hepher
Gath-rimmon
Gaza
Gazelle
Gazez
Gazites
Gazzam
Geba
Gebal
Geber
Gebim
Gecko
Gedaliah
Geder
Gederah
Gederathite
Gederite
Gederoth
Gederothaim
Gedor
Ge-harashim
Gehazi
Gehenna
Geliloth
Gemalli
Gemariah
Genealogy
Genealogy of Jesus Christ
Generation
Generosity
Genesis, Book of
Gennesaret
Gentiles
Gentile Times
Gentleness
Genubath
Gera
Gerah
Gerar
Gerar, Torrent Valley of
Gerasenes
Gerizim, Mount
Gershom
Gershon
Gershonites
Geshan
Geshem
Geshur
Geshurites
Gestures
Gether
Gethsemane
Geuel
Gezer
Giah
Giant
Gibbar
Gibbethon
Gibea
Gibeah
Gibeath-haaraloth
Gibeathite
Gibeon
Giddalti
Giddel
Gideon
Gideoni
Gidom
Gifts, Presents
Gifts From God
Gifts of Mercy
Gihon
Gilalai
Gilboa
Gilead
Gilgal
Giloh
Gilonite
Gimel
Gimzo
Ginath
Ginnethoi
Ginnethon
Girdle
Girgashite(s)
Girzites
Gishpa
Gittaim
Gittite
Gittith
Gizonite
Glass
Gleaning
Glede
Glutton
Gnat
Goad
Goah
Goat
Goat-shaped Demon
Gob
God
Godly Devotion
God of Good Luck; God of Destiny
Gods and Goddesses
God the God of Israel
Gog
Goiim
Golan
Gold
Golgotha
Goliath
Gomer
Gomorrah
Goodness
Good News
Good Will
Goshen
Gossip, Slander
Gourd
Government
Governor
Governor’s Palace
Gozan
Grafting
Grain Offering
Granary
Grandparents
Grape
Grass
Grasshopper
Grave
Gravel
Gray-headedness
Great Crowd
Great Sea
Greece, Greeks
Greed
Greek
Greek Scriptures
Green
Greeting
Greyhound
Grief
Guard
Guard, Gate of the
Gudgodah
Guest
Guilt
Guilt Offering
Gull
Gulloth-maim
Guni
Gunites
Gur
Gurbaal
Haahashtari
Habaiah
Habakkuk
Habakkuk, Book of
Habazziniah
Habor
Hacaliah
Hachilah
Hachmoni
Hachmonite
Hadad
Hadadezer
Hadadrimmon
Hadar
Hadashah
Hadassah
Hades
Hadid
Hadlai
Hadoram
Hadrach
Ha-eleph
Hagab
Hagabah
Hagar
Haggai
Haggai, Book of
Haggi
Haggiah
Haggites
Haggith
Hagri
Hagrite
Hail
Hair
Hakkatan
Hakkoz
Hakupha
Halah
Halak
Halhul
Hali
Hallel
Hallelujah
Hallohesh
Ham
Haman
Hamath
Hamath-zobah
Hammath
Hammedatha
Hammer
Hammolecheth
Hammon
Hammoth-dor
Hammuel
Hamonah
Hamon-Gog
Hamor
Hamstring
Hamul
Hamutal
Hanamel
Hanan
Hananel
Hanani
Hananiah
Hand
Handbreadth
Handcuffs
Hand Mill
Handshake
Hanes
Hanging
Hannah
Hannathon
Hanniel
Hanoch
Hanochites
Hanun
Hapharaim
Happinesses
Happizzez
Hara
Haradah
Haran
Hararite
Harbona
Hare
Hareph
Harhaiah
Harhas
Harhur
Harim
Hariph
Hariphite
Harlot
Har–Magedon
Harmon
Harnepher
Harod
Harodite
Haroeh
Harorite
Harosheth
Harp
Harpoon
Harsha
Harum
Harumaph
Haruz
Harvest
Hasadiah
Hashabiah
Hashabnah
Hashabneiah
Hash-baddanah
Hashem
Hashmonah
Hashubah
Hashum
Hassenaah
Hassenuah
Hasshub
Hasupha
Hate
Hathach
Hathath
Hatipha
Hatita
Hattil
Hattush
Haughtiness
Hauran
Havilah
Havvoth-jair
Hazael
Hazaiah
Hazar-addar
Hazar-enan
Hazar-gaddah
Hazarmaveth
Hazar-shual
Hazar-susah
Hazazon-tamar
Hazer-hatticon
Hazeroth
Haziel
Hazo
Hazor
Hazor-hadattah
Hazzelelponi
Heʼ
Head
Headband
Head Covering
Headdress
Headship
Healing
Heart
Heaven
Heber
Heberites
Hebrew, I
Hebrew, II
Hebrews, Letter to the
Hebrew Scriptures
Hebron
Hebronites
Hedge
Heel
Hegai
Heifer
Heir
Helah
Helam
Helbah
Helbon
Heldai
Heleb
Heled
Helek
Helem
Heleph
Helez
Heli
Helkai
Helkath
Helkath-hazzurim
Hell
Helmet
Helon
Hemam
Heman
Hemdan
Hen, I
Hen, II
Hena
Henadad
Henna
Hepher
Hepherites
Hephzibah
Herald
Heres
Heresh
Hereth, Forest of
Hermas
Hermes
Hermogenes
Hermon
Herod
Herodias
Herodion
Herod, Party Followers of
Heron
Hesed
Heshbon
Heshmon
Heshvan
Heth
Hethlon
Hezekiah
Hezion
Hezir
Hezro
Hezron
Hezronites
Hhehth
Hiddai
Hiddekel
Hiel
Hierapolis
Higgaion
High Places
High Priest
Highway, Road
Hilen
Hilkiah
Hill
Hillel
Hin
Hind
Hinnom, Valley of
Hippopotamus
Hips
Hirah
Hiram
Hiram-abi
Hiram-abiv
Hire, Wages
Hired Laborer
Hittites
Hivites
Hizki
Hizkiah
Hoarfrost
Hobab
Hobah
Hod
Hodaviah
Hodesh
Hodevah
Hodiah
Hoe
Hoglah
Hoham
Holiness
Holon
Holy Contribution
Holy of Holies
Holy Ones
Holy Place
Holy Spirit
Homam
Homer
Honey, Honeycomb
Hook
Hoopoe
Hope
Hophni
Hophra
Hor
Horam
Horeb
Horem
Horesh
Hor-haggidgad
Hori
Horite
Hormah
Horn
Horonaim
Horonite
Horse
Horse Gate
Hosah
Hosea
Hosea, Book of
Hoshaiah
Hoshama
Hoshea
Hospitality
Hotham
Hothir
Hour
House
House of the Forest of Lebanon
Houses of the Soul
Hro
Hukkok
Hukok
Hul
Huldah
Humility
Humtah
Hunting and Fishing
Hupham, Huphamites
Huppah
Huppim
Hur
Hurai
Huram
Huri
Husband
Hushah
Hushai
Husham
Hushathite
Hushim
Hyacinth
Hyksos
Hymenaeus
Hypocrite
Hyssop
Ibhar
Ibleam
Ibneiah
Ibnijah
Ibri
Ibsam
Ibzan
Ice
Ichabod
Iconium
Idalah
Idbash
Iddo
Idol, Idolatry
Idols, Meats Offered to
Idumea
Iezer
Igal
Igdaliah
Iim
Ijon
Ikkesh
Ilai
Illegitimate
Illustrations
Illyricum
Image
Image of the Beast
Imlah
Immanuel
Immer
Immersion
Immortality
Imna
Imnah
Imnites
Impalement
Impartiality
Imrah
Imri
Inauguration
Incense
Incense, Altar of
Incest
Incorruption
India
Industriousness
Ingathering, Festival of
Inheritance
Ink
Inkhorn
Inn
Insects
Inspection Gate
Inspiration
Installation
Instruction
Integrity
Interest
Interpretation
Interpreter
Intestines
Intoxication
Iob
Iota
Iphdeiah
Iphtah
Iphtahel
Ir
Ira
Irad
Iram
Iri
Irijah
Ir-nahash
Iron (Steel)
Irpeel
Ir-shemesh
Iru
Isaac
Isaiah
Isaiah, Book of
Iscah
Iscariot
Ishbah
Ishbak
Ishbi-benob
Ish-bosheth
Ishhod
Ishi
Ishma
Ishmael
Ishmaelite
Ishmaiah
Ishmerai
Ishpah
Ishpan
Ishtob
Ishvah
Ishvi
Ishvites
Island, Isle
Ismachiah
Israel
Israelite
Israel of God
Issachar
Isshiah
Isshijah
Italian Band
Italy
Ithai
Ithamar
Ithiel
Ithlah
Ithmah
Ithnan
Ithra
Ithran
Ithream
Ithrite
Ittai
Ituraea
Ivory
Ivvah
Iye-abarim
Iyim
Izhar
Izharites
Izliah
Izrahiah
Izrahite
Izri
Izziah
Jaakobah
Jaala, Jaalah
Jaare-oregim
Jaareshiah
Jaasiel
Jaasu
Jaazaniah
Jaaziah
Jaaziel
Jabal
Jabbok, Torrent Valley of
Jabesh
Jabesh-gilead
Jabez
Jabin
Jabneel
Jabneh
Jacan
Jachin
Jachinites
Jackal
Jacob
Jacob’s Fountain
Jada
Jaddai
Jaddua
Jade
Jadon
Jael
Jagur
Jah
Jahath
Jahaz
Jahaziel
Jahdai
Jahdiel
Jahdo
Jahleel
Jahleelites
Jahmai
Jahzeel
Jahzeelites
Jahzeiah
Jahzerah
Jahziel
Jail
Jailer
Jair
Jairite
Jairus
Jakeh
Jakim
Jalam
Jalon
Jambres
James
James, Letter of
Jamin
Jaminites
Jamlech
Janai
Janim
Jannai
Jannes
Janoah
Japheth
Japhia
Japhlet
Japhletites
Jar
Jarah
Jared
Jarha
Jarib
Jarmuth
Jaroah
Jashar, Book of
Jashen
Jashobeam
Jashub
Jashubites
Jashubi-lehem
Jason
Jasper
Jathniel
Jattir
Javan
Javelin
Jazer
Jaziz
Jealous, Jealousy
Jearim
Jeatherai
Jeberechiah
Jebus
Jebusi
Jecoliah
Jeconiah
Jedaiah
Jediael
Jedidah
Jedidiah
Jeduthun
Jegar-sahadutha
Jehallelel
Jehdeiah
Jehezkel
Jehiah
Jehiel
Jehieli
Jehizkiah
Jehoaddah
Jehoaddan
Jehoaddin
Jehoahaz
Jehoash
Jehohanan
Jehoiachin
Jehoiada
Jehoiakim
Jehoiarib
Jehonadab
Jehonathan
Jehoram
Jehoshabeath
Jehoshaphat
Jehoshaphat, Low Plain of
Jehosheba
Jehoshua
Jehovah
Jehovah Himself Is There
Jehovah Is Our Righteousness
Jehovah-jireh
Jehovah-nissi
Jehovah of Armies
Jehovah’s Day
Jehovah-shalom
Jehozabad
Jehozadak
Jehu
Jehubbah
Jehucal
Jehud
Jehudi
Jeiel
Jekabzeel
Jekameam
Jekamiah
Jekuthiel
Jemimah
Jemuel
Jephthah
Jephunneh
Jerah
Jerahmeel
Jerahmeelites
Jerboa
Jered
Jeremai
Jeremiah
Jeremiah, Book of
Jeremoth
Jeriah
Jeribai
Jericho
Jeriel
Jerijah
Jerimoth
Jerioth
Jeroboam
Jeroham
Jerubbaal
Jerubbesheth
Jeruel
Jerusalem
Jerusha(h)
Jeshaiah
Jeshanah
Jesharelah
Jeshebeab
Jesher
Jeshimon
Jeshishai
Jeshohaiah
Jeshua
Jeshurun
Jesimiel
Jesse
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Jether
Jetheth
Jethro
Jetur
Jeuel
Jeush
Jeuz
Jew(ess)
Jewelry
Jewels and Precious Stones
Jezaniah
Jezebel
Jezer
Jezerites
Jeziel
Jezreel
Jidlaph
Joab
Joah
Joahaz
Joanan
Joanna
Joash
Job
Job, Book of
Jobab
Jochebed
Joda
Joed
Joel
Joel, Book of
Joelah
Joezer
Jogbehah
Jogli
Joha
Johanan
John
John, The Good News According to
John, The Letters of
Joiada
Joiakim
Joiarib
Jokdeam
Jokim
Jokmeam
Jokneam
Jokshan
Joktan
Joktheel
Jonadab
Jonah
Jonah, Book of
Jonam
Jonathan
Joppa
Jorai
Joram
Jordan
Jorim
Jorkeam
Josech
Joseph
Joshah
Joshaphat
Joshaviah
Joshbekashah
Josheb-basshebeth
Joshibiah
Joshua
Joshua, Book of
Josiah
Josiphiah
Jotbah
Jotbathah
Jotham
Journey
Joy
Jozabad
Jozacar
Jubal
Jubilee
Jucal
Judah
Judah, Wilderness of
Judaism
Judas
Jude
Jude, The Letters of
Judea
Judge
Judges, Book of
Judgment Day
Judgments
Judgment Seat
Judicial Decisions
Judith
Julia
Julius
Junias
Juniper
Jurisdictional District
Jushab-hesed
Justice
Justices
Justification
Justus
Juttah
Kabzeel
Kadesh
Kadmiel
Kadmonites
Kain
Kaiwan
Kallai
Kamon
Kanah
Kaph
Kappa
Kareah
Karka
Karkor
Kartah
Kartan
Kattath
Kedar
Kedemah
Kedemoth
Kedesh
Kehelathah
Keilah
Kelaiah
Kelita
Kemuel
Kenan
Kenath
Kenaz
Kenite
Kenizzite
Keren-happuch
Kerioth
Kerioth-hezron
Keros
Kesil Constellation
Keturah
Key
Keziah
Khi
Kibroth-hattaavah
Kibzaim
Kid
Kidnapping
Kidneys
Kidron, Torrent Valley of
Kiln
Kimah Constellation
Kin, Kinsman
Kinah
Kind
Kindness
King
Kingdom
Kingdom of God
Kings, Books of the
King’s Road
Kinsman
Kir
Kir-hareseth
Kir-heres
Kiriath
Kiriathaim
Kiriath-arba
Kiriath-baal
Kiriath-huzoth
Kiriath-jearim
Kiriath-sannah
Kiriath-sepher
Kir of Moab
Kish
Kishi
Kishion
Kishon, Torrent Valley of
Kiss
Kite
Kitron
Kittim
Kneading Trough
Knee, Kneel
Knife
Knob
Knowledge
Koa
Kohath
Kohathite
Kolaiah
Korah
Korahite
Kore
Koz
Kushaiah
Kyrios
Laadah
Laban
Labdanum
Labor Pains
Lachish
Ladan
Ladder
Lady
Lael
Lahad
Lahmam
Lahmi
Laish
Laishah
Lake of Fire
Lakkum
Lamb
Lambda
Lame, Lameness
Lamech
Lamedh
Lamentations, Book of
Lamp
Lampstand
Lance
Landowner
Language
Laodicea, Laodiceans
Lappidoth
Lasea
Lasha
Lassharon
Last Days
Last Supper
Latin
Lattice
Laughter
Laundryman
Laundryman’s Field
Laurel
Law
Lawgiver
Laying on of Hands
Lazarus
Laziness
Lead
Leader, Noble, Prince
Leah
Leaven
Lebanah
Lebanon
Lebaoth
Leb-kamai
Lebonah
Lecah
Leech
Leek
Leg
Legal Case
Legion
Lehabim
Lehi
Lemuel
Lentil
Leopard
Leprosy
Leshem
Leshem Stone
Letters
Letushim
Leummim
Leveling Instrument
Levi
Leviathan
Levite Cities
Levites
Leviticus, Book of
Liberty
Libnah
Libni
Libnites
Libya
Lie
Life
Life-Span
Ligaments
Light
Lightning
Likhi
Lily
Lime
Linen
Linus
Lion
Lion’s Pit
Lip
Liquor, Intoxicating
Litter
Liver
Lizard
Load
Loaf
Lo-ammi
Loan
Loaves of Presentation
Lock
Locust
Lod
Lo-debar
Log
Loins
Lois
Long-suffering
Loose Conduct
Lord
Lord’s Day
Lord’s Evening Meal
Lo-ruhamah
Lot, I
Lot, II
Lotan
Lots, Festival of
Lotus Tree
Lounge
Love
Love Feasts
Loving-kindness
Loyalty
Lucius
Lud, Ludim
Luggage
Luhith
Luke
Luke, Good News According to
Luminary
Lute
Luz
Lycaonia
Lycia
Lydda
Lydia
Lye
Lysanias
Lysias
Lystra
Maacah
Maacath
Maacathite
Maadai
Maadiah
Maai
Maarath
Maasai
Maaseiah
Maath
Maaz
Maaziah
Macedonia, Macedonian
Machbannai
Machbenah
Machi
Machir
Machirites
Machnadebai
Machpelah
Madai
Madmannah
Madmen
Madmenah
Madness
Madon
Magadan
Magbish
Magdalene, Mary
Magdiel
Maggot
Magic and Sorcery
Magistrate
Magog
Magpiash
Mahalalel
Mahalath, I
Mahalath, II
Mahanaim
Mahaneh-dan
Maharai
Mahath
Mahavite
Mahazioth
Maher-shalal-hash-baz
Mahlah
Mahli
Mahlites
Mahlon
Mahol
Mahseiah
Makaz
Makheloth
Makkedah
Maktesh
Malachi
Malachi, Book of
Malcam
Malcham
Malchiel
Malchielites
Malchijah
Malchiram
Malchi-shua
Malchus
Malediction
Mallothi
Mallow
Malluch
Malluchi
Malta
Mamre
Man
Manaen
Manahath
Manahathites
Manasseh
Manassites
Mandrake
Maneh
Manger, Stall
Manifestation
Manna
Manoah
Man of Lawlessness
Manslayer
Mantle
Manuscripts of the Bible
Maoch
Maon
Mara
Marah
Marble
Mareal
Mareshah
Mariner
Mark, I
Mark, II
Mark, Good News According to
Marketplace
Maroth
Marriage
Marrow
Marsena
Mars Hill
Marshmallow
Martha
Mary
Mash
Mashal
Maskil
Mason
Masrekah
Massa
Massah
Matred
Matrites
Mattan
Mattanah
Mattaniah
Mattatha
Mattathias
Mattattah
Mattenai
Matthan
Matthat
Matthew
Matthew, Good News According to
Matthias
Mattithiah
Maturity
Mazzaroth Constellation
Meah
Meal
Mearah
Measure
Measuring Line
Mebunnai
Mecherathite
Meconah
Medad
Medan
Medeba
Medes, Media
Mediator
Meditation
Meekness
Megiddo
Mehetabel
Mehida
Mehir
Meholathite
Mehujael
Mehuman
Me-jarkon
Melatiah
Melchi
Melchizedek
Melea
Melech
Mem
Memorial
Memorial Tomb
Memphis
Memucan
Menahem
Mene
Menna
Menstruation
Menuhoth
Meonenim, Big Tree of
Meonothai
Mephaath
Mephibosheth
Merab
Meraiah
Meraioth
Merari
Merarites
Merathaim
Merchant
Mercy
Mered
Meremoth
Meres
Meribah
Meribath-kadesh
Merib-baal
Merodach
Merodach-baladan
Merom, Waters of
Meronothite
Meroz
Mesha
Meshach
Meshech
Meshelemiah
Meshezabel
Meshillemith
Meshillemoth
Meshobab
Meshullam
Meshullemeth
Mesopotamia
Messenger
Messiah
Metals
Metalworker
Metheg-ammah
Methuselah
Methushael
Meunim
Mezahab
Mezobaite
Mezuzah
Mibhar
Mibsam
Mibzar
Mica
Micah
Micah, Book of
Micaiah
Michael
Michal
Michmas(h)
Michmethath
Michri
Middin
Midian
Midwife
Migdal-el
Migdal-gad
Migdol
Migron
Mijamin
Mikloth
Mikneiah
Miktam
Milalai
Milcah
Milcom
Mildew
Mildness
Mile
Miletus
Military Commander
Milk
Mill
Millet
Millo
Millstone
Mina
Mind
Mine, Mining
Miniamin
Minister
Ministry
Minni
Minnith
Mint
Miracles
Miriam
Mirmah
Mirror
Miscarriage
Mishael
Mishal
Misham
Mishma
Mishmannah
Mishraites
Mispar
Mispereth
Misrephoth-maim
Mist
Mithkah
Mithnite
Mithredath
Mitylene
Mixed Company
Mizpah, Mizpeh
Mizraim
Mizzah
Mnason
Moab
Moadiah
Modesty
Moladah
Molech
Mole Rat
Molid
Molten Sea
Money
Money Changer
Month
Monument
Moon
Mordecai
Moreh
Moresheth
Moriah
Mortar, I
Mortar, II
Moserah, Moseroth
Moses
Mosquito
Most High
Most Holy
Moth
Mother
Mount, Mountain
Mountain of Meeting
Mourning
Mouth
Moza
Mozah
Mule
Muppim
Murder
Mushi
Mushites
Music
Mustache
Mustard
Muth-labben
Muzzle
My
Myra
Myrrh
Myrtle
Mysia
Mystery
Naam
Naamah
Naaman
Naamathite
Naamites
Naarah
Naarai
Naaran
Nabal
Nabonidus
Naboth
Nacon
Nadab
Naggai
Nahalal
Nahaliel
Nahalol
Naham
Nahamani
Naharai
Nahash
Nahath
Nahbi
Nahor
Nahshon
Nahum
Nahum, Book of
Nail
Nain
Naioth
Name
Naomi
Naphish
Naphtali
Naphtuhim
Narcissus
Nathan
Nathanael
Nathan-melech
Nations
Nature
Nazarene
Nazareth
Nazirite
Neah
Neapolis
Neariah
Nebai
Nebaioth
Neballat
Nebat
Nebo
Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadrezzar
Nebushazban
Nebuzaradan
Necho(h)
Neck
Necklace
Nedabiah
Needle
Needle’s Eye
Negeb
Neglect
Nehelam
Nehemiah
Nehemiah, Book of
Nehiloth
Nehum
Nehushta
Neiel
Neighbor
Nekoda
Nemuel
Nemuelites
Nepheg
Nephilim
Nephtoah
Nephushesim
Ner
Nereus
Nergal
Nergal-sharezer
Neri
Neriah
Nero
Nest
Net
Netaim
Nethanel
Nethaniah
Nethinim
Netophah
Nettle
New Covenant
New Jerusalem
Newly Converted Man
Newt
Neziah
Nezib
Nibhaz
Nibshan
Nicanor
Nicodemus
Nicolaus
Nicopolis
Niger
Night
Nightjar
Nile
Nile Canals
Nimrah
Nimrim
Nimrod
Nimshi
Nineveh
Nisan
Nisroch
No
Noadiah
Noah
Nob
Nobah
Nodab
Nogah
Nohah
Noph
Nophah
North
Nose, nostrils
Nose Ring
Number, Numeral
Numbers, Book of
Nun, I
Nun, II
Nurse
Nut Trees
Ny
Nympha
Oar
Oath
Obadiah
Obadiah, Book of
Obal
Obed
Obed-edom
Obedience
Obeisance
Obil
Oboth
Ochran
Oded
Offerings
Official Garment
Og
Ohad
Ohel
Oholah
Oholiab
Oholibah
Oholibamah
Oil
Oil Tree
Ointment and Perfumes
Older Man
Olive
Olives, Mount of
Olympas
Omar
Omega
Omen
Omer
Omikron
Omri
On
Onam
Onan
Onesimus
Onesiphorus
Onion
Only-begotten
Ono
Onycha
Onyx
Ophel
Ophir
Ophni
Ophrah
Oreb
Oren
Orientals
Ornaments
Ornan
Orpah
Orphan
Osprey
Ostrich
Othni
Othniel
Oven
Overseer
Owl
Ozem
Ozni
Oznites
Paarai
Paddan
Paddan-aram
Padon
Pagiel
Pahath-moab
Pain
Palace
Palal
Palate
Palestine
Pallu
Palluites
Palm Tree
Palti
Paltiel
Paltite
Pamphylia
Paper
Paphos
Papyrus
Paradise
Parah
Paralysis
Paran
Parchment
Park
Parmashta
Parmenas
Parnach
Parosh
Parshandatha
Parsin
Parthians
Partridge
Paruah
Pasach
Pas-dammim
Paseah
Pashhur
Passover
Pasture Grounds
Patara
Pathros
Pathrusim
Patience
Patmos
Patrobas
Pau
Paul
Peʼ
Peace
Peacock
Pearl
Pedahel
Pedahzur
Pedaiah
Pekah
Pekahiah
Pekod
Pelaiah
Pelaliah
Pelatiah
Peleg
Pelet
Peleth
Pelethites
Pelican
Pelonite
Pen
Peninnah
Pentateuch
Pentecost
Penuel
Peor
Perazim, Mount
Peres
Peresh
Perez
Perez-uzzah
Perfection
Perga
Pergamum
Perida
Perizzites
Persecution
Persia, Persians
Persis
Peruda
Pestilence
Peter
Peter, Letters of
Pethahiah
Pethor
Pethuel
Peullethai
Phanuel
Pharaoh
Pharisees
Pharpar
Phi
Phicol
Philadelphia
Philemon
Philemon, Letter to
Philetus
Philip
Philippi
Philippians, Letter to the
Philistia, Philistines
Philologus
Philosophy
Phinehas
Phlegon
Phoebe
Phoenicia
Phoenix
Phrygia
Phygelus
Physician
Pi
Pibeseth
Pig
Pigeon
Pihahiroth
Pilate
Pildash
Piles
Pilha
Pillar
Pillory
Piltai
Pim
Pinon
Pipe
Piram
Pirathon
Pisgah
Pishon
Pisidia
Pispah
Pistachio Nut
Pit
Pitch
Pithom
Pithon
Plague
Plain
Plane Tree
Plaster
Platter
Pledge
Plow
Plowing
Plummet
Pochereth-hazzebaim
Poison
Poisonous Plant
Polygamy
Pomegranate
Pontius
Pontus
Pool
Pool of the Canal
Poor
Poplars
Poplars, Torrent Valley of
Poratha
Porch
Porch of Pillars
Porch of the Throne
Porcupine
Porphyry
Portent
Pot
Potiphar
Potiphera
Potsherd
Potter
Potter’s Field
Pound
Power, Powerful Works
Praetorian Guard
Prayer
Preacher, Preaching
Prefect
Pregnancy
Preparation
Presence
Presents
Presiding Officer
Press
Presumptuousness
Pride
Priest
Priests’ Cities
Prince
Prisca
Prison
Prochorus
Proconsul
Prophecy
Prophet
Prophetess
Propitiatory Cover
Proselyte
Prostitute
Proverbial Saying
Proverbs, Book of
Province
Pruning Shears
Psalms, Book of
Psi
Ptolemais
Puah
Public Instructor
Public Reading
Publius
Pudens
Pul
Punishment
Punites
Punon
Pupil
Pur
Purah
Purchase
Purification
Purim
Purple
Purse
Put
Puteoli
Puthites
Putiel
Puvah
Pyrrhus
Qohph
Quail
Quarantine
Quarrel
Quarry
Quart
Quartermaster
Quartus
Quaternion
Queen
Queen of Heaven
Quirinius
Quiver
Raamah
Raamiah
Raamses
Rabbah
Rabbi
Rabbith
Rabboni
Rabmag
Rabsaris
Rabshakeh
Racal
Race
Rachel
Raddai
Rahab
Raham
Rain
Rainbow
Rakkath
Rakkon
Ram
Ramah
Ramathaim-zophim
Ramathite
Ramath-lehi
Ramath-mizpeh
Rameses
Ramiah
Ramoth
Ramoth-gilead
Ransom
Rape
Rapha
Raphah
Raphu
Raven
Razor
Reading
Reaiah
Reaper, Reaping
Reasonableness
Reba
Rebekah
Rebelliousness
Recah
Rechab
Rechabites
Reconciliation
Recorder
Recorder’s Inkhorn
Red
Redemption
Red Sea
Reed
Reelaiah
Refine, Refiner
Refuge
Regem
Regem-melech
Registration
Rehabiah
Rehob
Rehoboam
Rehoboth
Rehoboth-Ir
Rehsh
Rehum
Rei
Rekem
Relief
Remaliah
Remeth
Remnant
Repentance
Rephael
Rephah
Rephaiah
Rephaim
Rephaim, Low Plain of
Rephan
Rephidim
Reproach
Reptiles
Repurchase, Repurchaser
Resen
Resheph
Resinous Tree
Respect
Restoration
Resurrection
Retirement
Retribution
Reu
Reuben
Reuel
Reumah
Revelation
Revelation to John, A
Revelry
Reviling
Rezeph
Rezin
Rezon
Rhegium
Rhesa
Rhoda
Rhodes
Rib
Ribai
Riblah
Riches
Riddle
Ridicule
Righteousness
Rimmon
Rimmono
Rimmon-perez
Ring
Ring-shaped Cake
Ringworm
Rinnah
Riphath
Ripping of Garments
Rissah
Rithmah
River
River of Egypt
Rizia
Rizpah
Road
Robe
Rock
Rock Badger
Rock-mass
Rod, Staff
Rodanim
Roebuck
Rogelim
Rohgah
Roll
Romamti-ezer
Roman
Romans, Letter to the
Rome
Roof Chamber
Rope
Rosh
Ruby
Rudder
Rue
Rufus
Ruler
Rumah
Runners
Rush
Rust
Ruth
Ruth, Book of
Sabbath Day
Sabbath Day’s Journey
Sabbath Year
Sabeans
Sabtah
Sabteca
Sacar
Sachia
Sack
Sackcloth
Sacred Pillar
Sacred Pole
Sacred Pronouncements
Sacred Secret
Sacred Service
Sacrifice
Saddle
Sadducees
Saffron
Sakkuth
Salamis
Salecah
Salem
Salim
Sallai
Sallu
Salma
Salmai
Salmon
Salmone
Salome
Salt
Salt, City of
Salt Herb
Salt Sea
Salt, Valley of
Salu
Salvation
Salve
Samaria
Samaritan
Samekh
Samgar-nebo
Samlah
Samos
Samothrace
Samson
Samuel
Samuel, Books of
Sanballat
Sanctification
Sanctuary
Sand
Sandal
Sand Lizard
Sanhedrin
Sansannah
Saph
Sapphira
Sapphire
Sarah
Saraph
Sarcophagus
Sardis
Sardius
Sardonyx
Sargon
Sarid
Sarsechim
Satan
Satrap
Saul
Savior
Saw
Scales
Scarecrow
Scarlet
Scented Wood
Scepter
Sceva
School
Scorpion
Scourge
Scribe
Scripture
Scripture-containing Case
Scroll, Roll
Scythian
Sea
Seah
Seal
Sealskin
Sea Monster
Seasons
Seba
Sebam
Secacah
Secretary
Secretary’s Inkhorn
Sect
Secu
Secundus
Sedition
Seed
Seer
Segub
Seir
Seirah
Sela
Selah
Seled
Seleucia
Self-control
Self-will
Semachiah
Semein
Senaah
Seneh
Senir
Sennacherib
Seorim
Sephar
Sepharad
Sepharvaim
Sepharvites
Serah
Seraiah
Seraphs
Sered
Seredites
Sergius Paulus
Serpent, Snake
Serug
Seth
Sethur
Settler
Seven
Seventy Weeks
Sewing
Shaalbim
Shaalbonite
Shaalim
Shaaph
Shaaraim
Shaashgaz
Shabbethai
Shackles
Shadow
Shadrach
Shagee
Shaharaim
Shahazumah
Shalishah
Shallecheth
Shallum
Shallun
Shalman
Shalmaneser
Shamgar
Shamhuth
Shamir
Shamma
Shammah
Shammai
Shammoth
Shammua
Shamsherai
Shank
Shapham
Shaphan
Shaphat
Shaphir
Sharai
Sharar
Sharezer
Sharon
Sharonite
Sharuhen
Shashai
Shashak
Shaul
Shaulites
Shaveh, Low Plain of
Shaveh-kiriathaim
Shaving
Shavsha
Sheal
Shealtiel
Sheariah
Shear-jashub
Sheath
Sheba
Shebaniah
Shebarim
Shebat
Sheber
Shebna(h)
Shebuel
Shecaniah
Shechem
Shechemites
Shedeur
Sheep
Sheepfold
Sheep Gate
Sheerah
Shehariah
Sheik
Shekel
Shelah
Shelanites
Shelemiah
Sheleph
Shelesh
Shelomi
Shelomith
Shelomoth
Shelumiel
Shem
Shema
Shemaah
Shemaiah
Shemariah
Shemeber
Shemed
Shemer
Shemida
Shemidaites
Sheminith
Shemiramoth
Shemuel
Shenazzar
Sheol
Shepham
Shephatiah
Shephelah
Shepher, Mount
Shepherd
Shepherds’ Bag
Shepho
Shephupham
Sherebiah
Sheresh
Sheshach
Sheshai
Sheshan
Sheshbazzar
Shethar
Shethar-bozenai
Sheva
Shibah
Shibboleth
Shield
Shihor
Shihor-libnath
Shikkeron
Shilhi
Shilhim
Shillem
Shiloah
Shiloh
Shilonite
Shilshah
Shimea
Shimeah
Shimeam
Shimeath
Shimeathites
Shimei
Shimeites
Shimeon
Shimon
Shimrath
Shimri
Shimrith
Shimron
Shimronites
Shimron-meron
Shimshai
Shinab
Shinar
Shining One
Shion
Ship
Shiphi
Shiphmite
Shiphrah
Shiphtan
Shisha
Shishak
Shitrai
Shittim
Shiza
Shoa
Shobab
Shobach
Shobai
Shobal
Shobek
Shobi
Shoham
Shomer
Shophach
Shoulder
Shovel
Showbread
Shrewmice
Shua
Shuah
Shual
Shubael
Shuhah
Shuham
Shuhite
Shulammite
Shumathites
Shunammite
Shunem
Shuni
Shuphamites
Shuppim
Shur
Shushan
Shuthelah
Shuthelahites
Sia
Sibbecai
Sibboleth
Sibmah
Sibraim
Sickle
Sickness
Siddim, Low Plain of
Sidon
Sigma
Sign
Signal
Signature
Sihon
Silvas, Silvanus
Silk
Silla
Siloam
Silvanus
Silver
Simeon
Simeonites
Simon
Sin, I
Sin, II
Sin
Sinai
Sinew
Singers, Singing
Singleness
Sinim, Land of
Sinite
Sin Offering
Sion
Siphmoth
Sippai
Sirah, Cistern of
Sirion
Sisera
Sismai
Sister
Sistrum
Sithri
Sitnah
Sivan
Six
Skins
Skull Place
Sky
Slander
Slap
Slave
Sledge
Sleep
Sling
Slinger
Smoke
Smyrna
Snail
Snake
Snare
Snow
Snuffers
So
Soberness
Soco(h)
Sodi
Sodom
Soldier
Solomon
Son
Song
Song of Solomon, The
Son(s) of God
Son of Man
Sopater
Sophereth
Sorcerer
Sorek, Torrent Valley of
Sorrel
Sosipater
Sosthenes
Sotai
Soul
Sour Dough
South
Sovereignty
Sow
Sower, Sowing
Spain
Span
Sparrow
Spear
Spearmen
Spell
Spelt
Spice
Spider
Spies
Spikenard
Spinning
Spirit
Spiritism
Spit
Spoil
Sponge
Stachys
Stacte
Stag
Stake
Star
Starter
Statute
Statute-Giver
Stealing
Steel
Stephanas
Stephen
Steward
Stocks
Stoics
Stomach
Stone
Stonecutter
Stone Pavement
Stoning
Storage Cities
Storax
Storehouse
Stork
Straight
Stranger
Straw
Street
Strife
Stringed Instrument
Strong Drink
Stubble
Stubbornness
Stylus
Suah
Submissiveness
Sucathites
Succoth
Succoth-benoth
Sukkiim
Sulfur
Sun
Sundial
Sunrising, Sunset
Superior Authorities
Suph
Suphah
Surety
Susanna
Susi
Swallow
Swan
Swarming Thing
Swearing
Sweat
Swift
Swimmer
Swine
Sword
Sycamore
Sychar
Syene
Symeon
Synagogue
Syntyche
Syracuse
Syria
Syrophoenician
Syrtis
Systems of Things
Taanach
Taanath-shiloh
Tabbaoth
Tabbath
Tabeel
Taberah
Tabernacle
Tableland
Tabor
Tabrimmon
Tadmor
Tahan
Tahash
Tahath
Tahchemonite
Tahpanes
Tahpenes
Tahrea
Tahtim-hodshi
Talent
Talitha Cumi
Talmai
Talmon
Tamar
Tamarisk
Tambourine
Tammuz, I
Tammuz, II
Tanhumeth
Tanner
Taphath
Tappuah
Tar
Taralah
Tarea
Tarshish
Tarsus
Tartak
Tartan
Tartarus
Tattenai
Tattoo
Tau
Taw
Taxation
Tax Collector
Teacher, Teaching
Tebah
Tebaliah
Tebeth
Teeth
Tehaphnehes
Tehinnah
Tehth
Tekel
Tekoa
Tekoite
Tel-abib
Telah
Telaim
Telam
Tel-assar
Telem
Tel-harsha
Tel-melah
Tema
Temah
Teman
Temanite
Temeni
Temple
Ten
Ten Commandments
Tent
Tenth Part
Tentmaker
Tent of Meeting
Tent of the Testimony
Ten Words
Terah
Teraphim
Teresh
Tertius
Tertullus
Testicles
Thaddaeus
Theater
Thebez
Theophilus
Thessalonians, Letters to the
Thessalonica
Theta
Theudas
Thief
Thigh
Thinking Ability
Thistle
Thomas
Thorn
Three Taverns
Threshing
Throat
Throne
Thumb
Thummim
Thunder
Thunder, Sons of
Thyatira
Tiberias
Tiberius
Tibhath
Tibni
Tidal
Tiglath-pileser (III)
Tikvah
Tilgath-pilneser
Tilon
Timaeus
Time Indefinite
Time of the End
Timna
Timnah
Timnath-heres
Timnath-serah
Timnite
Timon
Timothy
Timothy. Letters to
Tin
Tiphsah
Tiras
Tirathites
Tirhakah
Tirhanah
Tiria
Tirshatha
Tirzah
Tishbite
Tishri
Tithe
Titus
Titus, Letter to
Tizite
Toah
Tob
Tob-adonijah
Tobiah
Tobijah
Tochen
Toe
Togarmah
Tohu
Toi
Tola
Tolad
Tolaites
Tomb
Tongue
Tongues, Speaking in
Topaz
Tophel
Topheth
Torch
Torment
Torrent Valley
Torture Stake
Tow
Tower
Tower of Babel
Town
Trachonitis
Tradition
Traitor
Trance
Transfiguration
Translator
Transportation
Trap
Treasury
Trees
Trial
Tribe
Tribulation
Tribunal
Tribute
Triumphal Procession
Troas
Trophimus
Trumpet
Truth
Tryphaena
Tryphosa
Tsadheh
Tubal
Tubal-Cain
Turban
Turning Around
Turquoise
Turtledove
Tutor
Twelve, The
Tychicus
Tyrannus
Tyre
Tyrian
Ucal
Uel
Ulai
Ulam
Ulcer
Ulla
Ummah
Uncle
Unclean Animals
Uncleanness
Understanding
Undeserved Kindness
Unfermented Cakes, Festival of
Unknown God
Unni
Unrighteous Riches
Uphaz
Upper Room
Ur
Urbanus
Uri
Uriah
Uriel
Urijah
Urim and Thummim
Utensils
Uthai
Uz
Uzai
Uzal
Uzza
Uzzah
Uzzen-sheerah
Uzzi
Uzzia
Uzziah
Uzziel
Uzzielites
Vaheb
Vaizatha
Valley
Valley Gate
Valley of Hinnom
Valley Plain
Vaniah
Vapor
Vashti
Vat
Veadar
Vedan
Vegetation
Veil
Vengeance
Venom
Vermilion
Versions
Vessels
Village
Vine
Vinegar
Vine of Sodom
Vineyard
Viper
Viper, Horned
Virgin
Vision
Visionary
Voice
Vophsi
Vow
Vulture
Wagon
Walls
War
War Club
Warp
Wars of Jehovah, Book of the
Washing of Feet
Washing of Hands
Watch
Watchman
Watchtower
Water
Water Gate
Watermelon
Wave Offering
Waw
Wax
Way, The
Weaning
Weapons
Weaving
Weeds
Week
Weeks, Festival of
Weeping
Weight and Measures
Well
West
Wheat
Wheel
Whip
White
Wickedness
Widow
Wife
Wild Ass
Wild Bull
Wilderness
Wilderness of Judah
Wilderness of the Wandering
Wild Goat
Willow
Wind
Window
Wine and Strong Drink
Winepress
Wineskins
Winnowing
Wisdom
Witness
Wolf
Woman
Womb
Wool
Word, The
Work
World
Worm
Wormwood
Worship
Wrath
Writing
Xi
Yah
Yahweh
Year
Yeast
Yiron
Yohdh
Yoke
Ypsilon
Zaanan
Zaanannim
Zaavan
Zabad
Zabbai
Zabbud
Zabdi
Zabdiel
Zabud
Zaccai
Zacchaeus
Zaccur
Zadok
Zaham
Zair
Zalaph
Zalmon
Zalmonah
Zalmunna
Zamzummim
Zanoah
Zaphenath-paneah
Zaphon
Zarephath
Zarethan
Zattu
Zayin
Zaza
Zealous One, The
Zebadiah
Zebah
Zebedee
Zebidah
Zebina
Zeboiim
Zeboim
Zebra
Zebul
Zebulun
Zebulunite
Zechariah
Zechariah, Book of
Zecher
Zedad
Zedekiah
Zeeb
Zela(h)
Zelek
Zelophehad
Zelzah
Zemaraim
Zemarite
Zemirah
Zenan
Zenas
Zephaniah
Zephaniah, Book of
Zephath
Zephathah
Zepho
Zephon
Zephonites
Zer
Zerah
Zerahiah
Zerahites
Zered, Torrent Valley of
Zeredah
Zererah
Zeresh
Zereth
Zereth-shahar
Zeri
Zeror
Zeruah
Zerubbabel
Zeruiah
Zeta
Zetham
Zethan
Zethar
Zeus
Zeus, Sons of
Zia
Ziba
Zibeon
Zibia
Zibiah
Zichri
Ziddim
Ziha
Ziklag
Zillah
Zillethai
Zilpah
Zimmah
Zimran
Zimri
Zin
Zina
Zion
Zior
Ziph
Ziphah
Ziphites
Ziphron
Zippor
Zipporah
Zither
Ziv
Ziz
Ziza
Zizah
Zoan
Zoar
Zobah
Zobebah
Zodiac
Zohar
Zoheleth
Zoheth
Zophah
Zophai
Zophar
Zophim
Zorah
Zorathites
Zorites
Zuar
Zuph
Zur
Zuriel
Zurishaddai
Zuzim
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Territory of the TRIBES OF ISRAEL
Sidon
Zarephath
Damascus
Tyre
Dan
Kedesh
Mt. Hermon
NAPHTALI
ASHER
ZEBULUN
ISSACHAR
Sea of Chinnereth
MANASSEH
Golan
Mt. Tabor
Mt. Carmel
Mt. Gilboa
Megiddo
En-dor
Shunem
Jezreel
Ramoth
MANASSEH
Dothan
Samaria
Tirzah
Shechem
Mt. Ebal
Mt. Gerizim
GAD
T.V. of Jabbok
Jordan River
AMMON
EPHRAIM
Ramah
Shiloh
Bethel
Gibeon
Ai
Gilgal
Joppa
DAN
BENJAMIN
Gibeah
Kiriath-jearim
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Jericho
Mt. Nebo
Bezer
Ekron
Ashdod
Ashkelon
Low Plain of Elah
Adullam
REUBEN
T.V. of Arnon
Salt Sea
Gaza
JUDAH (SIMEON)
Hebron
En-gedi
Ziklag
Beer-sheba
MOAB
EDOM
T.V. of Egypt
The Great Sea
[Map on front right endsheet]
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ANCIENT KINGDOMS Along the Fertile Crescent
Garden of Eden(?)
Haran
Carchemish
PADDAN-ARAM
Riblah
SYRIA
PHOENICIA
ISRAEL
Damascus
Sidon
Tyre
Samaria
Jerusalem
ASSYRIA
MEDIA
PERSIA
ELAM
CHALDEA
BABYLONIA
Nineveh
Ecbatana
Shushan
Ur
Babylon
Euphrated River
Tigris River
Great Sea
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Major Sites EN ROUTE TO THE PROMISED LAND
Great Sea
Plains of Moab
Heshbon
Mt. Nebo
T.V. of Arnon
Salt Sea
AMMON
MOAB
EDOM
Arad
Mt. Hor
Hormah (?)
Kadesh-barnea
Meribah
Wilderness of Paran
Succoth (?)
EGYPT
Rameses (?)
Pihahiroth (?)
Nile River
Red Sea
Rephidim (?)
Wilderness of Sin
Marah
Mt. Sinai
Hazeroth (?)
Kibroth-hattaavah
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Aid to Bible Understanding
Containing historical, geographical, religious and social facts concerning Bible persons, peoples, places, plant and animal life, activities, and so forth
“Wisdom is the prime thing. Acquire wisdom; and with all that you acquire, acquire understanding.”—Prov. 4:7.
Foreword
Foreword
God’s message for mankind, contained in the Bible, was meant to be understood. Unfortunately, such understanding is notably rare today. The faith of many has been weakened by the pressures of modern times. Nevertheless, a steadily increasing number of persons now feel a definite and urgent need for gaining a clear understanding of the Bible. They want knowledge that is solid and reliable, facts on which to base their convictions and hope. They seek a guide for solving the everyday problems of life and for making right decisions in times of crisis. Above all, they are interested in God’s promise of everlasting life and in knowing his requirements. (John 17:3) This information the Bible will give them, but they need to understand what they read. (Prov. 4:7-9) As a help, this publication Aid to Bible Understanding has been prepared.
The Bible account is made up of many features. People of many races and nations: what they said and did, their customs, emotions and their right or wrong worship; places: including lands, cities and villages, mountains, rivers and torrent valleys, with their native trees and plants, birds and animals; notable events: the rise and fall of empires and kingdoms, political conspiracies and oppressions, major battles; and, most important, the record of God’s dealings with men: his mercy and miraculous saving acts, his judgments, promises and prophecies—all these things and many more have their place in the Bible record. They all have significance, and the more we know about them the clearer God’s overall purpose can become to us.
Aid to Bible Understanding contains thousands of articles on these subjects, prepared over a period of about five years. Some 250 researchers in more than 90 countries contributed to the work. The resulting material was sent to the international headquarters of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society in Brooklyn, New York. In checking and editing the information gathered, the facilities of the Watch Tower Society’s own libraries of thousands of volumes, as well as various large libraries in New York City, were used. Some forty translations of the Bible in many different languages were consulted, and these are cited in the various articles. In this way the best scholarship, including the results of the most recent research, could be brought to bear on each subject.
BASIS FOR MATERIAL
The principal authority on which all the articles are based is the Bible itself. It is in this respect that this work differs from other publications of a similar kind. It is true that knowledge of the original languages of the Bible—Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek—has been greatly increased by the research of lexicographers. Likewise the archaeological investigations in all Bible lands, including Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Assyria, Babylon, Persia and many others, have unearthed ancient writings and records, as well as interesting artifacts from the time that the Bible was being written. Yet, in our considering such material, care was exercised to evaluate properly the views advanced and the conclusions drawn by secular researchers and other scholars, in this way distinguishing between mere theory and clear fact. The superior reliability of the Bible record itself was recognized. The editors of this volume thus were not influenced solely by what is simply the presently “popular view” among lexicographers, archaeologists and religious commentators, especially since such popular views often fail to harmonize with the Bible account. Yet even such contrary views are not entirely ignored, and the reasons for rejecting them are often presented.
In our concern for reliability we have also been careful to sift out what is often presented as archaeological evidence supporting the Bible but which has only a superficial appearance of support and in reality presents no solid claim to any relationship with the Bible. As an example, the layer of silt (in some areas, several feet thick) that a well-known British archaeologist discovered in certain excavations in the Mesopotamian valley has been used in the past as “evidence” of the Noachian flood. But this silt is found only in the region of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and therefore indicates a local flood (or floods) and not a deluge of global proportions as was the case in Noah’s day. Thus, in the article on DELUGE such superficial support is not presented, but other evidence, much weightier and more substantial, is given, pointing to a flood of truly global extent.
In dealing with historical events, we have recognized the difference between true history and reconstructed accounts. We have sought to determine the actual sources for statements regarding ancient events. The conquest of Babylon by Cyrus may be taken as an example. Discussions of this event by modern historians may be found in many publications. Yet the historians are all obliged to draw from the same basic sources for the picture they present, a picture that frequently varies from historian to historian. Instead of the modern historians’ sometimes imaginative description, we have shown what these basic sources themselves say. In this way the reader can see the general agreement of the ancient sources as well as the details on which they disagree.
By such a balanced approach to matters we have endeavored to “keep holding the pattern of healthful words,” staying true to the Bible facts while taking into account other sources of information. (2 Tim. 1:13) We believe the reader will find the information presented to be both factual and thought-provoking.
ITS AIM
Aid to Bible Understanding is not intended to be a doctrinal commentary or an interpretative work. However, many words are employed in the Bible in both a literal and a figurative sense. The figurative usage is often more important to understanding than the literal meaning, as in the prophetic symbolisms of Daniel and Revelation. In its aim to aid understanding, this book shows the sense of the figurative expressions by means of a study of the context, related texts and surrounding circumstances, and endeavors to make clear the doctrinal subjects and the application of prophetic symbolism, not arbitrarily or to conform to a creed, but, rather, on the basis of other Bible texts and the known facts of history. These texts and facts are cited so that the reader may give consideration to their application and reach a satisfying conclusion. In this way, hundreds of Bible texts are clarified to the individual’s understanding and the Bible is seen to be a unified and harmonious book, “beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.”—2 Tim. 3:16, 17.
This does not mean that this publication attempts to resolve all problems or to clarify every detail in the Bible record. While the reader will find satisfactory explanations for many so-called “contradictions” (which are only superficially so), yet there are many points that cannot presently be resolved with certainty. This is so for the simple reason that the Bible does not provide detailed information on the subject or because reliable facts are not available from secular sources. (See, for example, DARIUS NO. 1.) Where this is the case frank acknowledgment is made.
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
The student of the Bible will find Aid to Bible Understanding a very helpful instrument. In private Bible reading and study when coming across a term that is unfamiliar, or about which he is not fully informed, he will find it profitable to look up the term in this publication. With very few exceptions, the subjects contained are words and expressions found in the Bible. In the complete work, we have endeavored to consider every person, place, plant and creature mentioned in the Bible. For the saving of space and in order to give the reader a greater wealth of information, some closely related subjects are not treated separately, but are grouped together under a general heading, such as ARMS, ARMOR; ATTITUDES AND GESTURES; and DRESS.
In giving the present-day location of Biblical sites that are generally not so well known, we have tried to make it easier to find these on the maps by including the distance from other better-known places. Historical background or geographical features that help in forming a mental picture of the place are often given where these will contribute to the understanding of the Bible passage involved.
The dates given may not in all cases coincide with the popularly accepted chronology found in many Bible dictionaries, encyclopedias and commentaries. This is because this publication follows the Bible closely and gives superior weight to the Bible reckoning as compared with the chronology based on ancient secular sources, many of which are clearly unreliable.—See CHRONOLOGY.
In the articles dealing with persons, we have endeavored to draw the reader’s attention to relation or association with well-known individuals, to particular qualities or attitudes displayed; also to underscore any issues involved, and to bring to bear details of time, place and circumstance that throw light on the actions, speech or attitude of the individual—points that might otherwise pass unnoticed. See AARON; ADONIJAH; BARNABAS.
The Bible is the most absorbing and interesting book on earth, and the most profitable to read and study. We have designed Aid to Bible Understanding with the aim of increasing, not only Bible knowledge and understanding, but also heart appreciation for its Author, Jehovah God, to bring praise to his name in the minds and on the lips of all who use this work. It is our earnest prayer that it may serve to help hundreds of thousands of persons to open their hearts more widely toward Jehovah God in full confidence and devotion to him.—Isa. 40:8.
Bible Versions Used
Bible Versions Used
Unless otherwise indicated, Bible quotations are from the modern-English New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, revised edition of 1961. The spelling of Bible names throughout this publication is likewise based on the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, and this spelling is generally the same as is found in the Revised Standard Version and other recent translations.
The renderings of numerous other Bible translations have also been considered and cited in connection with the subjects discussed. To save space, the following abbreviations have been used for the translations most frequently cited:
An - The Anchor Bible (1964), W. F. Albright and D. N. Freedman, general editors.
AS - American Standard Version (1901), American Revision Committee.
AT - The Bible—An American Translation (1935), J. M. Powis Smith and Edgar J. Goodspeed.
AV - Authorized or King James Version (1611).
BC - Versión Crítica (1947), José Maria Bover and Franciso Cantera Burgos.
CBW - A Translation in the Language of the People (1950), Charles B. Williams.
CC - Catholic Confraternity Version (1941, 1952).
CKW - A New Translation in Plain English (1963), Charles K. Williams.
Cr - La Sainte Bible (1923), A. Crampon.
Da - The ‘Holy Scriptures’ (1882), J. N. Darby..
Dr - La Sainte Bible (1884), Drioux.
Dy - Catholic Douay Version (1609).
ED - The Emphatic Diaglott (1942), Benjamin Wilson.
El - Elberfelder Bibel (1905).
ER - English Revised Version (1885).
Fn - The Holy Bible in Modern English (1903), Ferrar Fenton.
JB - The Jerusalem Bible (1966), Alexander Jones, general editor.
JP - The Holy Scriptures (1917), Jewish Publication Society ofAmerica.
Kx - The Holy Bible (1955), Ronald A. Knox.
La - The Holy Bible from Ancient Eastern Manuscripts (1957), George M. Lamsa.
Le - The Twenty-four Books of the Holy Scriptures (1853), Isaac Leeser.
LXX - Greek Septuagint Version.
Mo - A New Translation of the Bible (1935), James Moffatt.
MR - The Modern Reader’s Bible (1907), Richard G. Moulton, editor.
NC - Sagrada Biblia (1944), Eloíno Nácar Fuster and Alberto Colunga.
NE - The New English Bible (1961).
NW - New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (1961).
Ph - The New Testament in Modern English (1958), J. B. Phillips.
Ro - The Emphasised Bible (1897), Joseph B. Rotherham.
RS - Revised Standard Version (1952).
Sam - Samaritan Pentateuch.
Sd - The Authentic New Testament (1958), Hugh J. Schonfield.
Sh - The New Testament (1859), Samuel Sharpe.
Sp - The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ (1937), Francis Aloysius Spencer.
Sy - Syriac Peshitta.
Sym - Greek translation made by Symmachus.
TC - The Twentieth Century New Testament (1898, 1900, 1901).
TEV - Today’s English Version (1966), Robert G. Bratcher.
Vg - Latin Vulgate, Jerome.
VM - Versión Moderna (1893).
We - The New Testament in Modern Speech (1902), Richard Francis Weymouth.
Yg - The Holy Bible (1862), Robert Young.
Directions are also frequently abbreviated: N—north; S—south; E—east; W—west; N-NW—north-northwest: etc.
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Modern-day Jerusalem viewed from the west, with the Jaffa Gate in the foreground. Farther back is the temple area and, beyond it, the Mount of Olives
Aaron
AARON
(Aarʹon) [lofty, enlightened].
Aaron was born in Egypt in 1597 B.C.E. to Amram and Jochebed of the tribe of Levi, Aaron’s great-grandfather. (Ex. 6:13, 16-20) Miriam was his elder sister and Moses was his younger brother by three years. (Ex. 2:1-4; 7:7) Aaron married Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, and had four sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. He died in 1474 B.C.E. at the age of 123 years.—Num. 33:39.
The first mention of Aaron occurs at Exodus 4:14-16. Owing to Moses’ reluctance because he found it difficult to speak fluently, Jehovah assigned Aaron to act as Moses’ spokesman before Pharaoh, saying of Aaron: “I do know that he can really speak.” Aaron went to meet Moses at Mount Sinai and was informed of the far-reaching proportions of the divinely outlined program of action involving Israel and Egypt, and the brothers then journeyed back to Egypt.—Ex. 4:14, 27-30.
Aaron now began serving as “a mouth” to Moses, speaking for him to the older men of Israel and performing miraculous signs as proof of the divine origin of their messages. Came the time for their appearance at Pharaoh’s court, and the eighty-three-year-old Aaron, as Moses’ spokesman, had to face up to that arrogant ruler. As Jehovah thereafter told Moses: “See, I have made you God to Pharaoh, and Aaron your own brother will become your prophet.” (Ex. 7:1, 7) It was Aaron who performed the first miraculous sign before Pharaoh and his magic-practicing priests; and, later, it was Aaron who, at Moses’ order, stretched forth Moses’ rod and signaled the start of the ten plagues. (Ex. 7:9-12, 19, 20) He continued to work in united coordination with Moses and in obedience to God during the succeeding plagues, until liberation finally came. In this he was a good example for Christians who serve as “ambassadors substituting for Christ, as though God were making entreaty through us.”—Ex. 7:6; 2 Cor. 5:20.
Aaron’s activity as spokesman for Moses evidently diminished during the forty years of the exodus travels, since Moses appears to have done more of the speaking himself. (Ex. 32:26-30; 34:31-34; 35:1, 4) The rod also returned to Moses’ hands after the third plague, and at the battle of Amalek Aaron, along with Hur, merely supported Moses’ arms. (Ex. 9:23; 17:9, 12) However, Jehovah generally continued to associate them both when giving instruction, and the two are spoken of as acting and speaking together right up to the time of Aaron’s death.—Num. 20:6-12.
Aaron, in his subordinate position, did not accompany Moses to the top of Mount Sinai to receive the Law covenant, but, together with two of his sons and seventy of the older men of the nation, he was permitted to approach the mountain and behold a magnificent vision of God’s glory. (Ex. 24:9-15) In the Law covenant Aaron and his house received honorable mention, and God designated Aaron for the position of high priest.—Ex. 28:1-3.
HIGH PRIEST
By a seven-day installation ceremony Aaron was invested with his sacred duties by Moses as God’s agent, and his four sons were also installed as underpriests. Moses dressed Aaron in beautiful garments of gold, blue, purple and scarlet materials, including shoulder pieces and a breastpiece that were encrusted with precious gems of varied colors. On his head was placed a turban of fine linen with a plate of pure gold on it engraved with the words “Holiness belongs to Jehovah.” (Lev. 8:7-9; Ex. chap. 28) Aaron was then anointed in the manner described at Psalm 133:2, and could thereafter be called the Ma·shiʹahh or Messiah (LXX, khri·stosʹ), that is, the “anointed one.” (Lev. 4:5, 16; 6:22) He was not only placed over all the priesthood but was also divinely declared to be the one from whose line or house all future high priests must come. Yet Aaron himself had not received the priesthood by inheritance, and so the apostle Paul could say of him: “A man takes this honor, not of his own accord, but only when he is called by God, just as Aaron also was. So too the Christ did not glorify himself by becoming a high priest, but was glorified by him who spoke with reference to him: ‘You are my son; I, today, I have become your father.’” (Heb. 5:4, 5) Paul thereafter demonstrates the way in which the priestly office, first filled by Aaron, was typical of that which Christ Jesus fills as a superior and heavenly high priest. This being so, the priestly functions of Aaron’s high office take on added meaning for us.—Heb. 8:1-6; 9:6-14, 23-28.
As high priest, Aaron was responsible for directing all features of worship at the tabernacle and supervising the work of the thousands of Levites engaged in its service. (Num. 3:5-10) On the annual day of atonement he offered sin-offerings for the priesthood and Levites and for the people of Israel, and he alone was permitted to enter the Most Holy of the tabernacle with the sacrificial blood of the animals. (Lev. chap. 16) The daily offering up of incense, the presentation of the firstfruits of the grain harvest, and many other features of the worship were exclusive prerogatives of Aaron and his sons as priests. (Ex. 30:7, 8; Luke 1:8-11; Lev. 23:4-11) His anointing, however, sanctified him to perform not only sacrificial duties for the nation but other duties as well. He was responsible to teach the nation the Word of God. (Lev. 10:8-11; Deut. 24:8; Mal. 2:7) He and his successors served as the chief officer under Jehovah the King. On high state occasions he wore the costly garments and the “shining plate” of gold on his linen turban. He also wore the breastpiece that contained the Urim and Thummim, enabling him to receive Jehovah’s “Yes” or “No” to national problems; although, for the duration of Moses’ life and mediatorship, this feature appears to have received little use.—Ex. 28:4, 29, 30, 36; see HIGH PRIEST.
Aaron’s devotion to pure worship was early put to the test by the death of his sons Nadab and Abihu, who suffered destruction by God for making profane use of their priestly positions. The record says: “And Aaron kept silent.” When he and his two surviving sons were instructed not to mourn over the dead transgressors, “they did according to Moses’ word.”—Lev. 10:1-11.
During nearly forty years Aaron represented the twelve tribes before Jehovah in his capacity as high priest. While in the wilderness, a serious rebellion broke out against the authority of Moses and Aaron. It was led by a Levite named Korah, together with Dathan and Abiram and On of the tribe of Reuben, who complained against their leadership. Jehovah caused the earth to open beneath the tents of the rebels and their households, swallowing them up, while Korah and 250 of his coconspirators were destroyed by fire. (Num. 16:1-35) Murmuring broke out now on the part of the congregation against Moses and Aaron; and in the divine plague that ensued, Aaron showed great faith and courage in obediently going out with his fire holder and making atonement for the people while “standing between the dead and the living,” until the scourge was stopped. (Num. 16:46-50) God now directed that twelve rods, each representing one of the twelve tribes, be placed in the tabernacle, and the rod for the tribe of Levi was inscribed with Aaron’s name. (Num. 17:1-4) On the following day Moses entered the tent of the Testimony and found that Aaron’s rod had budded, blossomed with flowers and bore ripe almonds. (Num. 17:8) This established beyond denial Jehovah’s choice of the Levite sons of Aaron for priestly service and His authorization of Aaron as high priest. Thereafter, the right of Aaron’s house to the priesthood was never seriously challenged. The budded rod of Aaron was placed in the ark of the covenant as a “sign to the sons of rebelliousness,” though it appears that after the death of these rebellious ones and the entry of the nation into the Land of Promise the rod was removed, having served its purpose.—Num. 17:10; Heb. 9:4; 2 Chron. 5:10; 1 Ki. 8:9.
MAJOR SHORTCOMINGS
Despite his privileged position, Aaron had his shortcomings. During Moses’ first forty-day stay on Mount Sinai, “the people congregated themselves about Aaron and said to him: ‘Get up, make for us a god who will go ahead of us, because as regards this Moses, the man who led us up out of the land of Egypt, we certainly do not know what has happened to him.”’ (Ex. 32:1) Aaron acceded and cooperated with these rebellious ones in making a golden calf statue. (Vss. 2-6) When later confronted by Moses, he gave a weak excuse. (Vss. 22-24) However, Jehovah did not single him out as the prime wrongdoer but told Moses: “So now let me be, that my anger may blaze against them and I may exterminate them.” (Vs. 10) Moses brought the matter to a showdown by crying: “Who is on Jehovah’s side? To me!” (Vs. 26) All the sons of Levi responded, and this undoubtedly included Aaron. Three thousand idolaters, probably the prime movers of the rebellion, were slain by them. Nevertheless, Moses later reminded the rest of the people that they too bore guilt. (Vs. 30) Aaron, therefore, was not alone in receiving God’s mercy. His subsequent actions indicate that he was not in heart harmony with the idolatrous movement but simply gave in to the pressure of the rebels. (Vs. 35) Jehovah showed that Aaron had received his forgiveness by maintaining as valid Aaron’s appointment to become high priest.—Ex. 40:12, 13.
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