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Isaiah 53:4–6
[Bible Verses]Isaiah 53:4–6 is a passage in which the speakers confess that the "Suffering Servant" suffered because of the transgressions and iniquities of others. Because the New Testament quotes it in reference to the sufferings of Jesus, it figures prominently in discussions of the doctrine of the atonement and of divine healing.
Bethlehem
[Bible]Bethlehem is a biblical town in the hill country of Judah, south of Jerusalem. It was the hometown of David, and the New Testament records it as the birthplace of Jesus. Its name is commonly interpreted as "house of bread."
Jerusalem
[Bible]Jerusalem is a city in the hill country of Judah. David made it his capital and Solomon built the temple there, making it the center of Israel's faith. Jesus was crucified and rose again there, and at the close of the Bible it becomes the symbol of the "New Jerusalem."
Jordan River
[Bible]The Jordan River flows through the Sea of Galilee into the Dead Sea. In the Bible it is the boundary Israel crossed to enter Canaan and the place where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist.
Cana
[Bible]Cana was a village in Galilee. In the Gospel of John, it is the site of Jesus' first sign, turning water into wine, and of his second sign, healing a royal official's son.
Galilee
[Bible]Galilee is a biblical place name referring to the northern region of Israel and to the lake on its eastern side, the Sea of Galilee. Jesus grew up there and carried out most of his public ministry in the region, making it a principal setting of the Gospels.
Bethany
[Bible]Bethany was a village on the slope of the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem. In the Gospels it appears as the home of Lazarus and his sisters Martha and Mary, and as the place where Jesus stayed during Holy Week.
Matthew 7:22–27
[Bible Verses]The closing section of the Sermon on the Mount, which compares those who hear and do the words of Jesus to a house built upon a rock, and those who only hear them to a house built upon the sand. It is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship between faith and works and between spiritual gifts and salvation.
Deuteronomy 24:1-4
[Bible Verses]A provision of the Mosaic Law forbidding a first husband to take back his divorced wife after she has married another man. Because Jesus referred to it when addressing divorce, it is frequently cited in discussions of divorce and remarriage.
Mount of Olives
[Bible]The Mount of Olives is a mountain east of Jerusalem, across the Kidron Valley. It is the setting for David's flight from Absalom, Jesus' entry into Jerusalem and his discourse on the end times, his prayer in Gethsemane, and the account of his ascension.
Gethsemane
[Bible]Gethsemane was a place at the foot of the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem. It is where Jesus Christ prayed and was arrested on the night before his crucifixion. Its name is generally understood to mean "oil press."
1 Corinthians 3:11
[Bible Verses]In this verse Paul tells the church at Corinth that its only foundation is the one already laid, Jesus Christ. The statement comes in the context of correcting divisions formed around particular leaders, and the verse is frequently cited as a text on the nature of the church.
Pool of Siloam
[Bible]The Pool of Siloam was a reservoir at the southern end of the City of David in Jerusalem. In John 9, Jesus sent a man who had been blind from birth to wash there.
Exodus 24:8
[Bible Verses]The verse in which Moses, at Mount Sinai, sprinkles the blood of the sacrifices on the people and declares it "the blood of the covenant," completing the ratification of the covenant between God and Israel. Because Jesus' words instituting the Lord's Supper and the Epistle to the Hebrews take up this expression, these passages are frequently read together.
Pool of Bethesda
[Bible]The Pool of Bethesda was a pool beside the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem. In John 5, it is the place where Jesus healed, on the Sabbath, a man who had been ill for thirty-eight years.
Genesis 2:20–24
[Bible Verses]This passage depicts God making the woman from the rib taken from Adam and bringing her to him. The phrase "they shall be one flesh" in verse 24, quoted by Jesus and Paul, is widely used as a foundation for the Christian understanding of marriage. The passage also figures frequently in interpretive debates over the relationship between men and women and the status of women.
Intertestamental Period
[Bible]The intertestamental period is the era between Malachi, the last prophetic book of the Old Testament, and the time of John the Baptist and the birth of Jesus in the New Testament. It is commonly described as lasting about four hundred years.
Isaiah 43:10–11
[Bible Verses]In this passage God appoints Israel as his "witnesses" and his "servant" and declares that there is no other god and no savior besides him. It is a classic text of monotheistic faith and is frequently cited both as the basis for the name of Jehovah's Witnesses and in discussions of the deity of Jesus.
Flight into Egypt
[Bible]The Flight into Egypt is the event in which Joseph, instructed in a dream after Herod the Great sought to kill the infant Jesus, took Mary and the child and fled to Egypt. After Herod's death the family returned and settled in Nazareth. The account appears only in Matthew 2.
Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
[Bible]The descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost is the event in which the Holy Spirit came upon the disciples gathered in Jerusalem on the first Pentecost after Jesus' ascension, enabling them to speak in other languages. It is recorded in Acts 2.