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• Carchemish

  [Bible]

  Carchemish was an ancient city on the west bank of the upper Euphrates River. It appears in Scripture as the place where Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon defeated the army of Pharaoh Necho of Egypt around 605 BC.

• Ephrath

  [Bible]

  Ephrath (Ephratah) is an ancient name for Bethlehem of Judah or its surrounding region. Scripture mentions it as the burial place of Rachel and the hometown of David's family, and the Book of Micah names it as the place from which a ruler would come forth.

• Hamath

  [Bible]

  Hamath was an ancient city and kingdom on the Orontes River in what is now western Syria. The Old Testament frequently uses it as a reference point for the northern boundary of the land of Israel.

• Annihilationism

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Annihilationism is an eschatological view holding that, after the Last Judgment, the unsaved do not undergo endless punishment but instead cease to exist altogether.

• Talent Market

  [Christian Life]

  A talent market is an event held in the Sunday schools of Korean churches at which children spend "talents," a play currency earned through attendance, Scripture memorization, evangelism, and similar activities, on snacks or school supplies.

• Olive Tree

  [Bible]

  The olive tree is an evergreen fruit tree of the Mediterranean world and the land of Canaan. In Scripture it serves as an image of anointing, of the flourishing of God's people, and of the relationship between Israel and the Gentiles.

• Sling

  [Bible]

  The sling is an ancient stone-throwing device in which a stone is placed in a pouch of leather or cord, whirled, and released. In the Bible it is best known as the weapon with which David struck down Goliath.

• Jabesh-gilead

  [Bible]

  Jabesh-gilead was an Israelite town in the region of Gilead, east of the Jordan River. It appears in the account of a punishment at the close of the period of the judges, in the siege by the Ammonite king Nahash and Saul's rescue of the town, and in the account of Saul's burial.

• Masada

  [History]

  Masada is an ancient fortress on a rocky plateau in the Judean Desert west of the Dead Sea. Near the end of the First Jewish–Roman War, Jewish rebels held out there against the Roman army until the fortress fell.

• Tobiah

  [People]

  Tobiah is an Ammonite official in the Book of Nehemiah. Together with Sanballat and Geshem, he opposed the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. He later occupied a chamber in the temple and was expelled by Nehemiah.

• Negev

  [Bible]

  The Negev is an Old Testament place name for the arid region south of the hill country of Judah, extending around Beersheba and Arad. In Hebrew the word can also denote the compass direction "south."

• Higher Criticism

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Higher criticism is an approach to biblical study that uses historical and literary methods to investigate the authorship, date of composition, sources, and editorial process of each book of the Bible. It is distinguished from textual criticism, which compares manuscripts to reconstruct the original text.

• Korah's Rebellion

  [Bible]

  Korah's rebellion is an event recorded in Numbers 16 in which Korah the Levite and Dathan and Abiram of the tribe of Reuben, together with 250 leaders, challenged the authority of Moses and Aaron and were judged.

• Asenath

  [People]

  Asenath was an Egyptian woman in Genesis, the daughter of Potipherah, priest of On. Pharaoh gave her to Joseph as his wife, and she became the mother of Manasseh and Ephraim.

• Gleaning

  [Bible]

  Gleaning was an Old Testament legal institution requiring that fallen ears of grain and leftover fruit be left at harvest for the poor and the stranger to gather. It is best known from the Book of Ruth, where Ruth gleans in the field of Boaz.

• Elim

  [Bible]

  Elim was an oasis where the Israelites encamped after leaving Marah during the Exodus. Scripture records that it had twelve wells of water and seventy palm trees, and it served as a stopping point on the wilderness journey.

• Gibbethon

  [Bible]

  Gibbethon was an Old Testament town in the territory of the tribe of Dan and a Levitical city, but by the period recounted in the books of Kings it belonged to the Philistines. King Nadab of Israel was assassinated while besieging it, and Omri was proclaimed king in the camp there.

• Andronicus

  [People]

  Andronicus was an early Christian who appears in the New Testament only in Romans 16:7, where Paul sends greetings to him together with Junia. Paul describes him as his "kinsman" and fellow prisoner, and as one who was in Christ before Paul.

• Levirate Marriage

  [Bible]

  Levirate marriage was an ancient Israelite institution in which, when a husband died without a son, his brother married the widow so that the firstborn son would carry on the line of the deceased. It is prescribed in Deuteronomy 25.

• Incense Offering

  [Bible]

  The incense offering was an Old Testament institution of worship in which incense was burned so that its fragrance and smoke ascended to God. In the tabernacle and the temple, only priests descended from Aaron could perform it, and Scripture at times compares it to the prayers of the saints.