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Ezekiel 28
[Bible]Ezekiel 28 contains a prophecy rebuking the pride of the king of Tyre, a lament over him, a prophecy of judgment against Sidon, and a promise to regather scattered Israel.
Acts 26
[Bible]Acts 26 records the defense Paul made before King Agrippa and the governor Festus while imprisoned in Caesarea, recounting his life and his encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus. Those who hear him conclude that he has done nothing deserving of death.
Hebrews 7
[Bible]Hebrews 7 describes Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest, and teaches that the priesthood of Jesus after the order of Melchizedek is superior to the Levitical priesthood and is eternal.
Gedaliah (son of Pashur)
[People]Gedaliah was an official of Judah during the reign of King Zedekiah. In Jeremiah 38, he and other officials asked the king to put the prophet Jeremiah to death, and Jeremiah was then lowered into a muddy pit.
Eliezer (son of Dodavah)
[People]Eliezer was a prophet in the reign of King Jehoshaphat of Judah and the son of Dodavah of Mareshah. He rebuked Jehoshaphat for joining with King Ahaziah of the northern kingdom of Israel to build ships, and he prophesied that the ships would be wrecked (2 Chronicles 20:37).
Jehudi
[People]Jehudi was an official in the reign of King Jehoiakim of Judah. Sent by the princes, he summoned Baruch, and he later read aloud before the king the scroll containing Jeremiah's prophecies. He appears only in Jeremiah 36.
Harbona
[People]Harbona was a chamberlain who served the Persian king Ahasuerus. He told the king about the gallows Haman had set up to hang Mordecai, and Haman himself was then hanged on it (Esther 7:9).
Kingdom of God
[Doctrine & Theology]The kingdom of God is a Christian term for God's reign as king and for the realm over which that reign extends. It is the central theme of Jesus' proclamation. In Korean Protestant usage, it is also widely called cheonguk ("heaven").
1 Samuel 16:7
[Bible Verses]1 Samuel 16:7 records the words God spoke to Samuel before David was anointed king: "For the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart." The verse is widely cited as a lesson against judging people by their appearance or circumstances.
Nehemiah (person)
[People]Nehemiah was an Old Testament figure who served as cupbearer to the Persian king Artaxerxes and later became governor of Judah. Together with the community that had returned from exile, he rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem and restored order within the community.
Joab
[People]Joab was the son of Zeruiah, King David's sister, and served as commander of the army during David's reign. Though an outstanding military leader, he committed murders for personal ends and was executed when Solomon came to the throne.
Contest on Mount Carmel
[Bible]The contest on Mount Carmel was an event during the reign of King Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel in which the prophet Elijah confronted the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel and demonstrated that the God who answers by fire is the true God. It is recorded in 1 Kings 18.
Elhanan
[People]Elhanan was an Israelite warrior who killed a Philistine giant during the wars of King David's reign. He appears briefly in 2 Samuel and 1 Chronicles and is often discussed in connection with a textual question about who killed Goliath.
Maachah
[People]Maachah was the wife of Rehoboam, king of Judah, and the mother of Abijah (Abijam). During the reign of King Asa, she was removed from her position as queen mother for making an abominable image for Asherah.
Zechariah son of Jehoiada
[People]Zechariah son of Jehoiada was a member of a priestly family during the reign of King Joash of Judah. After rebuking the people for idolatry, he was stoned to death in the temple court at the king's command (2 Chronicles 24).
Naboth
[People]Naboth was a Jezreelite who appears in 1 Kings 21. He refused to sell his ancestral vineyard to King Ahab and, through a scheme devised by Jezebel, was falsely accused and stoned to death.
Rabshakeh
[People]Rabshakeh was a high-ranking official whom Sennacherib, king of Assyria, sent to Hezekiah, king of Judah. He is known for a speech before the walls of Jerusalem in which he demanded that the people of Judah surrender and mocked the LORD.
Judas Maccabeus
[People]Judas Maccabeus was the leader of the Jewish revolt against the Seleucid king Antiochus IV in the second century BC. He recaptured the Temple in Jerusalem and rededicated it.
Kish
[People]Kish was the father of Saul, the first king of Israel, and the son of Abiel of the tribe of Benjamin. Several other individuals of the same name also appear in the Bible.
Mount Zemaraim
[Bible]Mount Zemaraim is the mountain on which Abijah, king of Judah, stood and addressed the army of Israel before his battle with Jeroboam, king of the northern kingdom of Israel (2 Chronicles 13:4). It appears to have been located in the hill country of Ephraim, near Bethel.