BAAL #530
1 An idol of the Phoenicians, god of the sun
1.1 The Israelites wickedly worshiped in the time of the judges
2Ki 17:16; Jer 23:13; Ho 1; 2; 13:1
2Ki 21:3; 2Ch 22:2-4; 24:7; 28:2; 33:3
1.6 Jeremiah expostulates against the worship of
1.7 Altars of, destroyed by Gideon
1.10 Prophets of, slain by Elijah
1.11 All worshipers of, destroyed by Jehu
2 A Benjamite
3 A Reubenite
4 A city in the tribe of Simeon
4.1 Called BAALATH-BEER
BAAL-BERITH #531
1 A god of the Shechemites
2 Worshiped by Israelites
BAAL-GAD #532
1 A city of the Canaanites
2 Probably identical with BAAL-HERMON
BAAL-GUR #533
BAAL-HAMON #534
BAAL-HANAN #535
BAAL-HAZOR #536
1 The place where Amnon was killed
BAAL-HERMON #537
1.1 Identical with BAAL-GAD, which see
BAAL-MEON #538
1 A city of the Reubenites
3 BETH-BAAL-MEON
4 BEON
BAAL-PEOR #539
Nu 25:3,5; De 4:3; Ps 106:28; Ho 9:10
BAAL-PERAZIM #540
1 A place in the valley of Rephaim
BAAL-SHALISHA #541
BAAL-TAMAR #542
BAAL-ZEBUB #543
1 A god of the Philistines
BAAL-ZEPHON #544
1 An Egyptian city on the Red Sea
BAALAH #545
1 A city in the south of Judah
1.1 Apparently identical with BALAH
1.2 And BILHAH
2 A city in the north of Judah also called KIRJATH-JEARIM , which see
3 A mountain in the territory of the tribe of Judah
3.1 Probably identical with MOUNT JEARIM
BAALATH #546
BAALATH-BEER #547
BAALE #548
2 See KIRJATH-JEARIM �T0002944
BAALI #549
1 An appellation of JEHOVAH
BAALIM #550
1 Plural form of BAAL
Jud 2:11; 1Sa 7:4; Ho 2:13,17; 11:2
BAALIS #551
BAANA #552
BAANAH #553
1 A captain of Ish-bosheth's army
4 The name is spelled BAANA (R. V.). Son of Hushai
BAARA #554
BAASEIAH #555
1 A Levite
BAASHA #556
1Ki 15:16-22,27-34; 16:1-7; 21:22; 2Ki 9:9; 2Ch 16:1-6; Jer 41:9
BABBLER #557
1 A sarcastic epithet applied to Paul
BABEL #558
1 A city in the plain of Shinar. Tower built, and tongues confused at
BABES #559
1 In the mouths of, is praise perfected
2 A symbol of the guileless
3 A symbol of the children of the kingdom of heaven
4 FIGURATIVE
4.1 Of weak Christians
Ro 2:20; 1Co 3:1; Heb 5:13; 1Pe 2:2
BABYLON #560
1 CITY OF
1.3 Tower of
1.4 Capital of the kingdom of Babylon
Da 4:30; 2Ki 25:13; 2Ch 36:6,7,10,18,20
1.5 Gates of
1.6 Walled
1.7 Splendor of
1.8 Peter writes from
1.9 Prophecies concerning
Ps 87:4; 137:8,9; Isa 13; 14:4-26; 21:1-10; 46:1,2; 47; 48:14,20; Jer 21:4-10; 25:12-14; 27:1-11; 28:14; 32:28; 34:2,3; 42:11,12; 43; 46:13-26; 49:28-30; 50; 51; Eze 21:19; 26; 29:17-20; 30:10; 32:11; Da 2:21-38; 4:10-26; 5:25-29; 7; Hab 1:5-11; Zec 2:7-9
2 FIGURATIVE
3 EMPIRE OF
3.2 Called LAND OF SHINAR
Ge 10:10; 11:2; 14:1,9; Isa 11:11; Da 1:2; Zec 5:11
3.3 SHESHACH
3.4 MERATHAIM
3.5 Called also CHALDEA , which see
3.6 Divisions of
2Ki 17:24; 24:7; Isa 23:12,13; Da 3:1; Ac 7:4
3.7 Extent of, at the time of Nebuchadnezzar
3.9 Armies of, invade ancient Canaan
3.10 Samaria
3.11 Judah
3.12 Jews carried to
2Ki 25; 1Ch 9:1; 2Ch 33:11; 36:17-21; Jer 32:2; 39; 52
3.13 Colonists from, sent to Samaria
Ezr 4:9,10; with 2Ki 17:29-32
3.15 Prophecies of conquests by
2Ki 20:16-19; Jer 20:4-7; 21; 22; 25:1-11; 27; 28; 29; 32:28,29; 34; 36:29; 38:17,18; 43:8-13; 46:13-26; Eze 12; 17; 19; 21; 24; 26; 29:18-20; 30; 32
3.16 Prophetic denunciations against
Ps 137:8,9; Isa 13; 14:21; 43:14-17; 47; Jer 50; 51
3.17 GOVERNMENT OF
3.17.1 A limited monarchy
Es 1:13-19; 8:8; Da 6:8,14,17
3.17.2 Tyrannical
3.18 Sovereigns of
3.19 See BELSHAZZAR
3.22 See EVIL-MERODACH
3.23 See NEBUCHADNEZZAR
BACA #561
1 Valley of
BACKBITING #562
1 General scriptures concerning
Ps 15:1-3; Pr 25:23; Ro 1:28,30; 2Co 12:20
2 See ACCUSATION , FALSE
BACKSLIDERS #563
1 General scriptures concerning
Le 26:14-42; De 4:9; 8:11-14; 28:15-68; 29:18-28; 32:15-30; Jos 24:20-27; 1Ki 9:6-9; 2Ch 15:2-4; Ezr 8:22; Job 34:26,27; Ps 44:20,21; 73:27; 85:8; 125:5; Pr 2:17; 14:14; 24:16; 26:11; Jer 17:13; Eze 3:20; 18:24,26; 23:35; 33:12,13,18; Ho 11:7,8; Jon 2:4; Mt 5:13; 12:45; 24:12; 26:31; Mr 4:7,15-19; 8:38; 9:50; Lu 9:62; 11:21-26; 17:32; Joh 6:67; 15:6; 1Co 10:1-13; 2Co 12:20,21; Ga 1:6,7; 3:1; 4:9,11; 5:7; 1Ti 1:19; 5:15; 6:10,20,21; 2Ti 1:8; 2:12; 4:10; Heb 3:12,13; 4:1,11; 5:11,12; 6:4-8; 10:26-29,38,39; 11:14,15; 12:15; 2Pe 1:9; 2:20,21; 2Jo 1:9; Re 2:4,5,21; 3:2,3; 21:8
3 See BACKSLIDING OF ISRAEL , below
6 INSTANCES OF
6.1 Saul
6.2 Solomon
6.3 Amon
6.4 Rehoboam
6.5 Asa
6.6 Joash
6.7 Amaziah
6.8 Syrians
6.9 Jonah
6.10 The disciples
6.11 Peter
6.12 Corinthian Christians
6.13 Galatians
6.15 Phygellus and Hermogenes
6.16 Demas
1Ti 5:15; Re 2:4,14,15,20; 3:2,3,15-18
7 PROMISES TO
Le 26:40-42; De 4:29,30; 30:1-10; 32:26,28,29; 1Ki 8:33-53; 2Ch 30:9; Job 22:23-30; Ps 17:5; 56:13; 81:13,14; Isa 42:3; 57:18,19; Jer 3:4-7,12-22; 4:1,2,14; 6:16; Ho 14:4; Zec 10:6; Mal 3:7; Mt 23:37; Re 3:8,15-21
8 RETURN OF
Ps 80:3-7,14-19; Isa 17:7; 29:24; 31:6,7; Jer 50:4-6; Ho 3:5; 6:1-3
9 INSTANCES OF
9.1 Jews
9.2 Jonah
Jon 2; 3
9.3 Peter
9.4 Thomas
10 BACKSLIDING OF ISRAEL
Ex 17:7; Nu 14:43; De 4:25-31; 31:16-30; 32:5,6,15,18; Jud 2:12; 10:12-14; 2Ch 24:20; 2Ki 18:1,12; 2Ch 13:11; 27:2; 29:6,8; Ezr 9:10,13,14; Ne 9:26; Ps 78:10,11,40-43,56-64; 106:13,14; Isa 1:4-7,21,22; 2:6; 5:12-30; 9:13-21; 17:10,11; 24:5,6; 30:9,15; 31:6; 43:22,24; 50:1; 51:17-20; 63:17; 65:2,3; Jer 2:5,11-13,17,19,21,27,31,32; 3:1-25; 5:1-31; 6:30; 7:12-34; 8:1-22; 10:17-22; 11:9-17; 12:7; 13:24,25; 14:7,10; 15:1-14; 18:13-15; 19; 32:30,31; 50:6; Eze 2:3-8; 5:1-17; 11:1-21; 15; 16:43; 22:18; 23; Ho 1:1-9; 2; 3; 4:6,10,16; 5:1-15; 6:4-11; 8:14; 9:1-17; 11:2,7; 13:16; 14:1; Am 2:4; Zep 1:6; Mal 1:6; 3:7; Heb 3:16-18
11 INSTANCES OF ISRAEL'S BACKSLIDING
11.2 When Aaron made the golden calf
11.5 Hezekiah's reign
BAD COMPANY #564
BADGER #565
1 (R. V., SEAL or PORPOISE.)
2 Skins of, used for covering of the tabernacle
Ex 25:5; 26:14; 35:7,23; 36:19; 39:34; Nu 4:6,8,10,11,12,14,25
3 For shoes
4 (R. V., SEALSKIN.)
BAG #566
BAGPIPE #567
1 (R. V.,)
BAHURIM #568
1 A village between the fords of the Jordan River and Jerusalem
2Sa 3:16; 16:5; 17:18; 19:16; 1Ki 2:8
BAIL #569
BAJITH #570
1 A place of idolatrous worship in Moab
BAKBAKKAR #571
1 A Levite
BAKBUK #572
BAKBUKIAH #573
1 A Levite
BAKER #574
1 General scriptures concerning
2 Pharaoh's chief baker
BALAAM #575
2 From Mesopotamia
3 A soothsayer
4 A prophet
5 Balak sends for, to curse Israel
Nu 22:5-7; Jos 24:9; Ne 13:2; Mic 6:5
6 Anger of, rebuked by his ass
7 Counsel of, an occasion of Israel's corruption with the Midianites
8 Covetousness of
9 Death of
BALAC #576
BALAH #577
1 A city of the territory of the tribe of Simeon
BALAK #578
Nu 22:4; Jos 24:9; Jud 11:25; Mic 6:5
2 Tries to bribe Balaam to curse Israel
BALANCES #579
1 Used for weighing
Job 31:6; Isa 40:12,15; Eze 5:1
2 Money weighed with
3 Must be just
4 False balance used
5 An abomination
6 FIGURATIVE
BALDNESS #580
1 General scriptures concerning
2 A judgment
Isa 3:24; Jer 47:5; 48:37; Eze 7:18
3 Artificial, a sign of mourning
Isa 22:12; Jer 16:6; Eze 27:31; 29:18; Am 8:10; Mic 1:16
4 Artificial, as an idolatrous practice, forbidden
5 INSTANCES OF
5.1 Elisha
BALL #581
1 Playing at
BALM #582
1 A medicinal balsam
Ge 37:25; 43:11; Jer 8:22; 46:11; 51:8; Eze 27:17
BAMAH #583
1 A high place
BAMOTH #584
1 A camping place of the Israelites
2 Called BAMOTH-BAAL , a city of Reuben
BANI #585
1 A Gadite
2 A Levite
4 Father of returned exiles
5 A Levite of the returned exiles
Ne 3:17; 8:7; 9:4,5; 10:13; 11:22
BANISHMENT #586
1 General scriptures concerning
3 Of Cain, to be "a fugitive and vagabond,"
BANNER #587
1 FIGURATIVE
BANQUET #588
BAPTISM #589
1 JOHN'S
Mt 3:5-8,11,13-16; 21:25; Mr 1:4,5,8-10; 11:30; Lu 3:7,8,12,21; 7:29,30; 20:4; Joh 1:25,26,28,31,33; 3:23; 10:40; Ac 1:5,22; 10:37; 11:16; 19:3,4
2 CHRISTIAN
Mt 28:19; Mr 16:16; Joh 3:5,22; 4:1,2; Ac 1:5,22; 2:38,41; 8:12,13,16,36-38; 9:18; 10:46-48; 16:14,15,33; 18:8,25; 19:4,5; 22:16; Ro 6:3,4; 1Co 1:13-17; 10:1,2; 12:13; 15:29; Ga 3:27; Eph 4:5; 5:26; Col 2:12; Heb 6:2; 1Pe 3:18,21
3 OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Isa 44:3; Joe 2:28,29; Zec 12:10; Mt 3:11,16; Mr 1:8; Lu 3:16,22; 24:49; Joh 1:32,33; 3:5; Ac 1:5; 2:1-4,38,41; 8:15-17; 10:38,44,45,47; 11:15,16; 19:2,6; 1Co 12:13; Tit 3:5,6; 1Pe 3:20,21
3.1 See HOLY SPIRIT
BAR-JESUS #590
1 A false prophet
BAR-JONA #591
BARABBAS #592
1 A prisoner released by Pilate
Mt 27:16-26; Mr 15:7-15; Lu 23:18-25; Joh 18:40; Ac 3:14
BARACHEL #593
BARACHIAH #594
1 Also called BERECHIAH , father of Zechariah
BARAK #595
BARBARIAN #596
1 A foreigner
Ac 28:2-4; Ro 1:14; 1Co 14:11; Col 3:11
BARBER #597
1 General scriptures concerning
BARIAH #598
1 Son of Shechaniah
BARKOS #599
1 A Jew whose descendants returned from exile
BARLEY #600
2 Palestine
3 Fed to horses
4 Used in offerings
5 Traffic in
6 Tribute in
7 Priests estimated value of
8 Absalom burns Joab's field of
9 Loaves of
BARN #601
1 General scriptures concerning
2Ki 6:27; Job 39:12; Pr 3:10; Joe 1:17; Hag 2:19; Mt 6:26; 13:30; Lu 12:18,24
BARNABAS #602
2 A prophet
3 An apostle
4 A Levite who gave his possessions to be owned in common with other disciples
5 Brings him to the apostles
6 Accompanies Paul to Jerusalem
7 Returns with Paul to Antioch (of Syria)
12 Is sent as an emissary to Jerusalem
15 Piety of
BARREL #603
1 An earthen jar
BARRENNESS #604
1 (Sterility of women)
2 A reproach
Ge 30:22,23; 1Sa 1:6,7; 2:1-11; Isa 4:1; Lu 1:25
3 Miraculously removed, instances of
3.1 Sarai
3.2 Rebecca
3.3 Manoah's wife
3.4 Hannah
3.5 Elisabeth
4 Sent as a judgment
5 See CHILDLESSNESS
BARSABAS #605
2 Judas
BARTER #606
BARTHOLOMEW #607
1 One of the apostles
Mt 10:3; Mr 3:18; Lu 6:14; Ac 1:13
1 A blind man
Mr 10:46-52; Mt 20:29-34; Lu 18:35-43
BARUCH #609
1 An amanuensis (copyist) of Jeremiah
Jer 32:12-16; 36:4-32; 43:3-6; 45:1,2
BARZILLAI #610
2Sa 17:27-29; 19:31-39; 1Ki 2:7; Ezr 2:61; Ne 7:63
3 A priest
BASHAN #611
1 A region east of the Jordan River and north of the Arnon River
2 Og, king of
3 Allotted to the two and one half tribes, which had their possession east of the Jordan River
Nu 32:33; De 3:10-14; Jos 12:4-6; 13:29-31; 17:1
4 Invaded and taken by Hazael, king of Syria
6 Fertility and productiveness of
7 Forests of, famous
8 Distinguished for its fine cattle
De 32:14; Ps 22:12; Eze 39:8; Am 4:1; Mic 7:14
BASHAN-HAVOTH-JAIR #612
1 A name given to the Argob region
BASHEMATH #613
BASIN #614
1 Made of gold
1Ki 7:50; 1Ch 28:17; 2Ch 4:8,22; Ezr 1:10; 8:27
2 Made of brass (bronze)
3 See TABERNACLE , FURNITURE OF
BASKET #615
1 General scriptures concerning
Ge 40:16,17; Ex 29:3,23,32; Le 8:2; Nu 6:15; De 26:2; 28:5,17; 2Ki 10:7
2 Received the fragments after the miracles of the loaves
3 Paul lowered from the wall in
BASMATH #616
BASON #617
BASTARD #618
1 (An illegitimate child)
2 Excluded from the congregation
3 INSTANCES OF
3.1 Ishmael
3.3 Jephthah
3.4 David's child by Bath-sheba
4 FIGURATIVE
BAT #619
1 General scriptures concerning
BATH #620
1 A Hebrew measure for liquids containing about eight gallons, three quarts
1Ki 7:26,38; Ezr 7:22; Isa 5:10; Eze 45:10,11,14
BATH-RABBIM #621
1 A gate in the city of Heshbon
1 Wife of Uriah and later one of the wives of David
3 Adultery of
4 Solomon's mother
BATHING #623
2 See PURIFICATION
BATTERING-RAM #624
1 General scriptures concerning
BATTERY #625
1 See ASSAULT AND BATTERY
BATTLE #626
1 Shouting in
2 Priests in
3 Prayer before
3.2 By Jehoshaphat
BATTLE-AX #627
1 General scriptures concerning
BATTLEMENTS #628
1 On the roofs of houses
2 On the walls
BAVAI #629
1 Builds the wall of Jerusalem
BAY TREE #630
1 General scriptures concerning
BAZLITH #631
1 Also called BAZLUTH , one of the Nethinim