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Elizaphan
[People]Elizaphan was appointed chief of the Kohathite families of the tribe of Levi during the wilderness period after the Exodus. He was the son of Uzziel. His descendants later formed a Levitical family that is named as a distinct group in the times of David and Hezekiah.
Mark 14
[Bible]Mark 14 covers the events surrounding Jesus' final Passover: the chief priests' plot, the woman who anointed him with ointment at Bethany, the Last Supper, the prayer in Gethsemane, his arrest and examination before the Council, and Peter's threefold denial.
Sanhedrin
[Bible]The Sanhedrin was the supreme council in Jerusalem during the New Testament period. Presided over by the high priest, it dealt with the religious and judicial affairs of the Jewish people.
Shebuel
[People]Shebuel was a Levite in the time of David and the chief among the descendants of Gershom, the son of Moses. First Chronicles records him as the officer in charge of the temple treasuries.
Antonia Fortress
[Bible]The Antonia Fortress was a stronghold built by Herod the Great at the northwest corner of the Temple in Jerusalem. It is generally identified with the "castle" into which the Roman chief captain brought Paul in Acts 21–23.
Merodach
[Bible]Merodach is the Hebrew rendering of Marduk, the chief god of ancient Babylon. It appears in Jeremiah 50:2 in a prophecy of Babylon's fall and also forms part of the names of Babylonian kings.
Luke 19
[Bible]Luke 19 contains the account of Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector who welcomed Jesus in Jericho; the parable of the minas; the entry into Jerusalem; Jesus weeping over Jerusalem; and the cleansing of the temple.
Magi
[People]The Magi were men from the East who, at the time of Jesus' birth, saw a star, came to worship the infant Jesus, and presented him with gold, frankincense, and myrrh. They appear only in Matthew 2.
Michael
[Bible]Michael is an angel named in the Bible. In the book of Daniel he appears as the "great prince" who protects the people of Israel, in Jude as "the archangel," and in Revelation as the angel who fights the dragon.
1 Chronicles 18
[Bible]1 Chronicles 18 records David's successive conquests of the Philistines, Moab, Zobah, Aram, and Edom, his dedication of the spoils to the LORD, and a list of the chief officials of David's kingdom.
Luke 19:10
[Bible Verses]Luke 19:10 records the words Jesus spoke after staying at the house of Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector, in Jericho, declaring that he had come "to seek and to save that which was lost." The verse is regarded as a one-line summary of the theme of the Gospel of Luke and is frequently cited as a basis for evangelism and missions.
Judas Iscariot
[People]Judas Iscariot was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ who handed Jesus over to the chief priests for thirty pieces of silver. His actions and death are recorded in the Gospels and the Book of Acts.
Damascus
[Bible]Damascus, today the capital of Syria, is an ancient city that appears throughout the Bible. In the Old Testament it is the chief city of Aram; in the New Testament it is the city toward which Paul was traveling when he was converted.
Luke 19:8–9
[Bible Verses]Luke 19:8–9 records the declaration of Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector of Jericho, that he would give half of his goods to the poor and restore fourfold whatever he had wrongfully taken, and Jesus' response that salvation had come to his house. The passage is frequently cited in discussions of the fruit of repentance, salvation, and wealth.
Matthew 28
[Bible]Matthew 28 is the final chapter of the Gospel of Matthew. It records the resurrection of Jesus and the empty tomb, the chief priests' bribing of the guards, and the Great Commission given to the eleven disciples on a mountain in Galilee.
John 11
[Bible]John 11 is the chapter of the Gospel of John that records Jesus raising Lazarus at Bethany after he had been dead four days, and how this event led the chief priests and Pharisees to plot Jesus' death.
Hosanna
[Bible]"Hosanna" is a transliteration of a Hebrew expression meaning "save now." It derives from Psalm 118, and the Gospels record it as the acclamation the crowds shouted when Jesus entered Jerusalem.
Baal
[Bible]Baal, a Hebrew word meaning "lord" or "master," is the name of the god whom the Canaanites worshiped as a deity of rain and fertility in the Old Testament. The name appears in Judges, Kings, and the prophetic books as the chief representative of the idolatry into which Israel repeatedly fell.
Psalm Superscriptions
[Bible]Psalm superscriptions are short headings placed before the text of many psalms. They identify the psalm's author or affiliation, the type of song, performance instructions, and the circumstances of its composition.
Jeiel (Father of Gibeon)
[People]Jeiel is a Benjamite recorded in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles as "the father of Gibeon." He is an ancestor of the family that descends through Ner and Kish to King Saul. Several other people with the same name appear in the Bible.