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2 Samuel 21
[Bible]2 Samuel 21 records a three-year famine brought on by Saul's killing of the Gibeonites, the execution of seven of Saul's descendants, Rizpah's vigil over the bodies and the burial of Saul's family, and four battles against the Philistine giants.
Nicodemus
[People]Nicodemus is a Pharisee and a ruler of the Jews who appears only in the Gospel of John. He came to Jesus by night and spoke with him about being born again, and after Jesus' death he joined Joseph of Arimathea in burying him.
Ahiman
[People]Ahiman was a descendant of Anak who lived in Hebron before the conquest of Canaan. He is named in the Bible together with Sheshai and Talmai and was driven out by Caleb and the people of Judah.
Temptation of Christ
[Bible]The temptation of Christ is the event in which Jesus Christ, after his baptism, fasted for forty days in the wilderness and was tempted by the devil. It is recorded in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
Covenant of Salt
[Bible]The covenant of salt is an Old Testament expression that uses salt as an image of the eternal, unchanging nature of a covenant made with God. It appears in Numbers 18:19 and 2 Chronicles 13:5, and Leviticus 2:13 contains the related phrase "the salt of the covenant."
Phrygia
[Bible]Phrygia is the name of an inland region of west-central Asia Minor (modern Türkiye). It is mentioned three times in the Acts of the Apostles, and Paul passed through it on two occasions.
Joiakim (High Priest)
[People]Joiakim succeeded to the office of high priest in Jerusalem after the return from the Babylonian exile. He was the son of the high priest Jeshua and the father of Eliashib, and he appears only in Nehemiah 12.
German Church Struggle
[History]The German Church Struggle refers to the conflicts experienced by the churches in Germany during the Nazi era (1933–1945). In the narrower sense, it denotes the struggle between the pro-Nazi "German Christian" movement and the opposing Confessing Church over control of German Protestantism and its confession of faith.
1 Samuel 31
[Bible]The final chapter of 1 Samuel recounts how Saul and three of his sons die after their defeat by the Philistines at Mount Gilboa, and how the men of Jabesh-gilead recover and bury their bodies.
Haggai 2
[Bible]Haggai 2 records three messages that Haggai received while the rebuilding of the temple was underway. It presents the promise of the latter glory of the new temple, a question-and-answer exchange on the law concerning holiness and uncleanness, and God's promise to make Zerubbabel as a signet.
Simon of Cyrene
[People]Simon of Cyrene was the man whom Roman soldiers seized and compelled to carry the cross for Jesus as Jesus was being led away to be crucified. He appears in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
Diaspora
[Bible]Diaspora is a Greek word meaning "scattering." It refers to the Jews who lived in various regions outside Palestine and to their communities. In the New Testament the term was also applied to Christians living scattered throughout the world.
Trophimus
[People]Trophimus was a Gentile Christian from Ephesus who appears in Acts and 2 Timothy. He accompanied Paul on his final journey to Jerusalem, and a mistaken assumption about him led to Paul's arrest.
Proverbs 15
[Bible]Proverbs 15 is a chapter of thirty-three short sayings within the collection of the proverbs of Solomon. Through contrasts between the two halves of each verse, it teaches about gentle and timely speech, a teachable response to instruction, and a life lived in the fear of the LORD.
Jeriah
[People]Jeriah was a chief of the Hebronite clan of the tribe of Levi in the time of David. At David's command he led a family that oversaw the work of God and the affairs of the king among the tribes east of the Jordan.
Son of God
[Bible]"Son of God" is a biblical expression denoting a special relationship with God. In the Old Testament it refers to angels, Israel, and the king. In the New Testament it refers chiefly to Jesus Christ, and it is also applied to believers.
Abba, Father
[Bible]"Abba" is an Aramaic word meaning "father." It appears three times in the New Testament, each time followed by the Greek word for "father" as "Abba, Father": once in the prayer of Jesus in Gethsemane and twice in the letters of Paul.
Fourth Lateran Council
[History]The largest council of the Middle Ages, convened by Pope Innocent III in 1215 at the Lateran Basilica in Rome. It enacted seventy-one canons, including a confession of faith affirming creation from nothing and the transubstantiation of the Eucharist, and a requirement that the faithful confess at least once a year.
Genesis 18
[Bible]Genesis 18 recounts Abraham's hospitality to three visitors at Mamre, where Sarah again hears the promise that she will bear a son. The chapter continues with Abraham interceding with the LORD before the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, asking whether the cities would be spared for fifty righteous people, and then for fewer, down to ten.
Deuteronomy 16
[Bible]Deuteronomy 16 sets out the laws for keeping Israel's three pilgrimage feasts: Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. It also commands the appointment of judges who are to judge justly and forbids setting up Asherah poles or sacred pillars.