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Selah
Selah is a Hebrew word that appears in the Old Testament book of Psalms and in Habakkuk 3. Many interpreters regard it as a marker related to singing or recitation, but its exact meaning remains unknown.
Articles 23, showing 6
- Sela-hammahlekothBible
Sela-hammahlekoth is the name of a rock in the wilderness of Maon where David, pursued by Saul, narrowly escaped capture. It appears only once, in 1 Samuel 23:28.
- HiggaionBible
Higgaion is a Hebrew word that appears together with "Selah" in Psalm 9:16. It is thought to be either a musical term or a word indicating meditation, but its precise meaning is uncertain.
- Psalm 85Bible
Psalm 85 is a psalm of the sons of Korah that recalls God's past grace in bringing back the captives, pleads with Him to revive His people again, and portrays a restoration in which mercy and truth, righteousness and peace meet together.
- Psalm 46:8–11Bible Verses
Psalm 46:8–11 is the final stanza of Psalm 46. It proclaims that God makes wars to cease unto the end of the earth and will be exalted among the nations. Its words "Be still, and know that I am God" are often cited to encourage trust and meditation in times of crisis.
- Shelah (Son of Arphaxad)People
Shelah is a descendant of Shem named in the genealogies of Genesis. He was the son of Arphaxad and the father of Eber, and he forms one link in the line from Noah to Abraham.
Verses in the King James Version 81, showing 6
- Genesis 5:21
And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
- Genesis 5:22
And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
- Genesis 5:25
And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:
- Genesis 5:26
And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
- Genesis 5:27
And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.
- 2 Kings 14:7
He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.
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