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Mercy
[Bible]Mercy is compassionate care for those in need. In the Bible it refers to God's compassionate heart and action toward those who suffer, and to the mercy people show one another in imitation of him.
Lake of Fire
[Bible]The lake of fire is the place of final judgment described in the Book of Revelation. The beast, the false prophet, the devil, death and Hades, and all whose names are not found written in the book of life are cast into it, and the text calls it "the second death."
Rufus
[People]Rufus appears in the Gospel of Mark as a son of Simon of Cyrene, the man compelled to carry the cross of Jesus. Scholars differ on whether he is the same Rufus whom Paul greets in Romans 16.
Galatia
[Bible]Galatia was a region in the central interior of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and also the name of a Roman province. It was home to the churches to which Paul preached the gospel and later sent the Epistle to the Galatians.
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.
Aretas
[People]Aretas was a king of Nabataea (northern Arabia) whose name appears in the passage where the apostle Paul recalls a crisis he faced in Damascus. Scholars usually identify him as Aretas IV.
Crispus
[People]Crispus was the ruler of the synagogue in Corinth who, together with his entire household, believed in Jesus during the apostle Paul's ministry there. He is recorded as one of the few people whom Paul personally baptized.
Thyatira
[Bible]Thyatira was a city in the region of Lydia in western Asia Minor. In the Acts of the Apostles it appears as the hometown of Lydia, and in the Book of Revelation it is the site of the fourth of the seven churches.
Mesopotamia
[Bible]Mesopotamia is a biblical place name for the region between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers and the homeland of Abraham's family. In the Old Testament it refers mainly to the northern Aramean territory around Haran.
Branch (Messianic Title)
[Bible]"Branch" translates the Hebrew word tsemach, which the Old Testament prophets used as a title for a righteous ruler who would arise from the line of David. Christianity has read it as a messianic prophecy of Jesus Christ.
Silvanus
[People]Silvanus was a first-century coworker who preached the gospel alongside the apostle Paul. He is named in the Pauline Epistles and in 1 Peter and is generally identified with the Silas of the Book of Acts.
Bithynia
[Bible]Bithynia was a region in northwestern Asia Minor bordering the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara. In Acts, it is the region the Holy Spirit prevented Paul and his companions from entering. In 1 Peter, it is one of the regions where the letter's recipients lived.
Pamphylia
[Bible]Pamphylia was a region on the southern coast of Asia Minor (modern Türkiye). In the Book of Acts, it appears in the list of nations at Pentecost, in the account of Paul's first missionary journey, and in the narrative of his voyage to Rome. It is known as the place where Mark left Paul and his companions.
Church in Rome
[History]The church in Rome was the Christian community in Rome, the capital of the Roman Empire, during the first century. It was the church to which the apostle Paul addressed his Epistle to the Romans, and it appears to have consisted of several house congregations.
Rabbinic Judaism
[History]Rabbinic Judaism is the form of Judaism that was reconstituted after the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple in AD 70, centered on the study of the Law, prayer, and the synagogue in place of sacrifice. Most of contemporary Judaism derives from this tradition.
Holiness
[Bible]Holiness is a central biblical concept denoting that which belongs to God and is set apart for Him. It refers first to the nature of God and extends to the people, places, times, and objects dedicated to Him, as well as to the life of His people.
Lamp (Bible)
[Bible]In the Bible, the lamp is a vessel that burns oil to give light; the term also refers to its flame. It symbolizes the light kept burning continually in the tabernacle, the guidance of God's word, life and the continuance of the Davidic dynasty, and the witness of the disciples.
Oil (Bible)
[Bible]In the Bible, "oil" refers chiefly to olive oil pressed from the fruit of the olive tree. It was used for food, for lamps, and as medicine, and in sacrifices and anointing rites it signified consecration to God and blessing.
Proverbs 25
[Bible]Proverbs 25 opens the collection of "proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out." Through brief images, it teaches about conduct before the king, disputes with neighbors, fitting speech, and self-restraint, and it instructs the reader to feed one's enemy.
Bethphage
[Bible]Bethphage was a village near the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem. The Synoptic Gospels present it as the place where Jesus Christ, just before entering Jerusalem, sent his disciples to bring him a donkey.