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Jehoram
[People]Jehoram is the name of two kings who reigned in the same period in the Old Testament: the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, and the son of Ahab, king of Israel. Both are also referred to by the shorter form "Joram."
Kingdom of Judah
[Bible]The Kingdom of Judah, usually called simply "Judah" in the Bible, was the southern kingdom, with Jerusalem as its capital, that remained when the kingdom of Israel divided after Solomon's death. Descendants of David held its throne until its fall to Babylon.
Ner
[People]Ner was a Benjamite of the house of King Saul and the father of Abner, the commander of Saul's army. First Samuel identifies him as Saul's uncle, while 1 Chronicles records him as the father of Kish.
Passion Predictions
[Bible]The passion predictions are the occasions on which Jesus told his disciples in advance that he would suffer and be put to death in Jerusalem and would rise again after three days (on the third day). They are recorded three times in the Synoptic Gospels.
Genesis 21
[Bible]Genesis 21 recounts the birth of Isaac in fulfillment of God's promise, the sending away of Hagar and her son and their rescue in the wilderness, and Abraham's covenant with Abimelech at Beersheba.
Genesis 24
[Bible]Genesis 24 recounts how Abraham sends his aged servant to his kindred in his homeland to find a wife for his son Isaac, and how the servant meets Rebekah at a well and brings her back to marry Isaac.
1 Kings 12
[Bible]1 Kings 12 is the chapter in which Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, rejects the people's request, causing Israel to divide into the southern kingdom of Judah and the northern kingdom of Israel, and in which Jeroboam sets up golden calves at Bethel and Dan.
2 Samuel 7:12–16
[Bible Verses]The passage in which God, speaking through the prophet Nathan, promises David that He will establish the throne and kingdom of his offspring forever. It is the central text of the Davidic covenant, and the New Testament frequently cites it as a basis for confessing Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of David.
Jeremiah 19
[Bible]Jeremiah 19 is the chapter in which Jeremiah buys a potter's earthen bottle and breaks it in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, proclaiming that Jerusalem will be destroyed beyond repair because of its idolatry and child sacrifice.
Daniel 7
[Bible]The first chapter of the visions in the second half of the Book of Daniel. It records the vision of four beasts rising from the sea, the little horn, the judgment of the Ancient of Days, and one like the Son of Man receiving an everlasting kingdom, together with the vision's interpretation.
Rehob
[People]Rehob was the father of Hadadezer, the Aramean king of Zobah who fought against David. He appears only by name, twice, in 2 Samuel 8.
Zohar
[People]Zohar was a Hittite mentioned in the Book of Genesis, the father of Ephron, who sold Abraham the field containing the cave of Machpelah. Scripture names him only as the patronymic attached to Ephron's name.
Jakeh
[People]Jakeh was the father of Agur, whose words are recorded in Proverbs 30 of the Old Testament. His name appears only once in the Bible, in Proverbs 30:1.
Hoglah
[People]Hoglah was one of the five daughters of Zelophehad of the tribe of Manasseh, who appear in the Old Testament books of Numbers and Joshua. Together with her sisters, she asked that daughters be allowed to inherit the land of their father, who had died without sons.
Miriam
[People]Miriam was the sister of Moses and Aaron and a prophetess who, according to Exodus, took up a timbrel and sang with the women after the crossing of the Red Sea. Numbers records that she was struck with a skin disease after speaking against Moses, and that she died at Kadesh.
Hannah
[People]Hannah is a woman in the Old Testament book of 1 Samuel, the wife of Elkanah and the mother of the prophet Samuel. She is known for the prayer and vow she made at the sanctuary in Shiloh while she was childless, and for the "Song of Hannah."
Mark 10:38–39
[Bible Verses]In this passage, James and John ask for places of glory, and Jesus asks whether they are able to drink the "cup" that he drinks and to be baptized with the "baptism" that he is baptized with. He then tells them that they will indeed receive both. The text is frequently cited in discussions of suffering, martyrdom, and discipleship as service.
Satan
[Bible]Satan is the name the Bible gives to an evil spiritual being who opposes and accuses God and His people. The Hebrew word means "adversary," and the New Testament uses it interchangeably with "the devil."
Book of Jasher
[Bible]The Book of Jasher is an ancient Israelite record cited in the Old Testament. It is named in Joshua 10:13 and 2 Samuel 1:18, and the original has not survived.
Winepress
[Bible]A winepress is an installation in which grapes are trodden by foot to extract their juice. In the Bible it can signify the blessing of harvest, and it also serves as a symbol of God's judgment.