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3281 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sabbath.14
… which the king, the priest and the physician must be careful not to stir up the anger of the deity. On these days the king was not to eat food prepared by fire, not …
3282 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sanctuary.39
… . On the alternative view this phenomenon will have been the result of an interpretation of the Law to suit the needs of an age some 800 years subsequent to …
3283 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sarah; Sarai.6
… the mother of Abram. The language of Genesis 20:12 would indeed admit of her being Abram’s niece, but the fact that there was but Genesis 10:1 - 32 years’ difference …
3284 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sarah; Sarai.7
… 60 years of age according to the chronology of the sacred historian, made the impression on the Egyptians by her beauty that Abraham had anticipated, and …
3285 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sardis.2
… BC, the capital of the kingdom of Lydia. It stood on the northern slope of Mt. Tmolus; its acropolis occupied one of the spurs of the mountain. At the base flowed …
3286 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Satan.18
… , in the seduction and ruin of mankind. The balance and sanity of the Bible is nowhere more strikingly exhibited than in its treatment of the work of Satan. Not …
3287 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Septuagint, 1.64
… under Euergetes the king." The words have been the subject of controversy, but, with the majority of critics, we may interpret this to mean the 38th year of …
3288 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Servant of Jehovah; Servant of the Lord; Servant of Yahweh.17
The more one studies the problem of the authorship of these chapters, the more unlikely does it seem that their author penned them 150 years before the time …
3289 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Seventy Weeks.2
… years), 62 weeks (434 years), and one week (7 years). The 69 weeks extend to the appearance of "an anointed one (Hebrew "Messiah"), the prince" ( Daniel 9:25 ), who, after the 62 …
3290 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Shem.4
… called "the father of all the children of Eber," was born when Noah had attained the age of 500 years ( Genesis 5:32 ). Though married at the time of the Flood, Shem was …
3291 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sirach, Book of.76
… 20 years after the composition of the Hebrew, a conclusion which the evidence opposes. The teaching of the book belongs to 200 BC, or slightly earlier. The doctrine …
3292 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Slave; Slavery.29
… among the Hebrews. The slave’s freedom might be bought, the price depending on (a) the nearness to the seventh year or the Jubilee year, (b) the first purchase price …
3293 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Smyrna.3
… the years 178-80 AD, from earthquakes, but it always escaped entire destruction. During the Middle Ages the city was the scene of many struggles, the most …
3294 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Tarsus.21
… 8 years. Thither Barnabas went to seek him when he felt the need of a helper in dealing with the new problems involved in the growth of the Antiochene church …
3295 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Tax; Taxing.22
… of the community above 20 years of age. The proceeds of this tax were to be used for the service of the Tent of Meeting (see TABERNACLE ). It seems to have been levied …
3296 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Teach; Teacher; Teaching.51
… 10 years of age, the first lessons being taken from Lev (Taylor, Sayings of the Jewish Fathers, 111). From 10 to 15 years of age the pupil was taught the substance …
3297 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Teach; Teacher; Teaching.54
… the age of 12 years He revealed His wisdom and affinity in the midst of the rabbis or Jewish teachers of the Law in the temple ( Luke 2:41 f). In the power of the Spirit …
3298 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Teach; Teacher; Teaching.55
… : The emphasis laid upon teaching in the Apostolic age is a natural consequence of the need of the people and the commands of Jesus. The practice of the apostles …
3299 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Temple, A2.40
… of the events of which it was the scene. It was here, before the incense altar, that the aged Zacharias had the vision which assured him that he should not die …
3300 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Temple, B.31
… the building of the Temple--all the more that according to the narrative he was assisted by "the princes of the fathers’ houses, and the princes of the tribes …