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4481 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Salvation.50
… individual choice, yet the individual who accepted it entered into social relations with the others who had so chosen. So salvation involved admission …
4482 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Samaria, City of.4
… the choice he made.
4483 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Samuel.9
… the choice of David the son of Jesse, the Bethlehemite. And, in a later chapter (19:18-24), a second occasion is named on which the compelling spirit of prophecy …
4484 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sanctuary.39
… the choice lay between interpreting the Law in this way or abandoning public worship altogether; for the synagogue with its non-sacrificial form of public …
4485 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Scribes.10
… , of choice, and of conduct. (2) By reducing the practice of religion to the form of law, all acts are placed on a paragraph with each other. The motives are no longer …
4486 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sect.2
… ," i.e. "choice"); compare Septuagint Leviticus 22:18, 21 .
4487 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sermon on the Mount.35
… , the choice of the twelve apostles, the descent with them into the presence of the multitude of His disciples and a great number of people from Judea, Jerusalem …
4488 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Shavsha.2
… David's choice of a foreigner for this post. Shavsha's two sons, Elihoreph and Ahijah, were secretaries of state under Solomon; they are called "sons of Shisha …
4489 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sidon (2).3
… these choice articles are found in Homer, both in the Iliad and the Odyssey. Sidon had a monarchical form of government, as did all the Phoenician towns, but …
4490 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Slave; Slavery.20
… willing choice of indefinite slavery. The ceremony at such a time is interesting: "Then his master shall bring him unto the judges (margin), and shall bring him …
4491 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Solomon.37
… famous choice of a "hearing heart," i.e. an obedient heart, in preference to riches or long life. The vision took place at Gibeon ( 2 Chronicles 1:7, but in 1 Kings 3 …
4492 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Son of God, The.16
… gracious choice. Fourthly, it is applied to the kings of Israel, as representatives of the chosen nation. Thus, in 2 Samuel 7:14, Yahweh says of Solomon, "I will be …
4493 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Song of Songs.18
… Yahweh's choice of Israel to be His spouse. The Targum interprets Canticles as an allegory of the marital love of Yahweh and Israel. Origen made the allegorical …
4494 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Sorek, Valley of.2
… the choice (soreq) vine" (see VINE ); sorech): "(Samson) loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah" ( Judges 16:4 ). Jerome (OS, 153 f, 6) mentions a Capharsorec …
4495 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Tax; Taxing.40
… ). The choice of Levi as a disciple ( Matthew 10:3, etc.) and the conversion of Zaccheus ( Luke 19:8 f), of whom Jesus speaks so beautifully as a son of Abraham ( Luke 19:9 ), justified …
4496 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Text and Manuscripts of the New Testament.94
… manuscripts choice must be made and a standard set, and in view of the material at hand it is remarkable how ably the work was done. It began in Spain under Cardinal …
4497 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Text of the Old Testament.141
… a choice of readings ( Psalms 62:4; 68:3, and often).
4498 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Thigh.4
… its choice as a sacrificial potion ( Exodus 29:22, etc.; on the "heave thigh" see SACRIFICE). Consequently, it is natural to find the thigh classed as forbidden ("sacred …
4499 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Timothy.13
… the choice of Timothy as assistant of Paul and Silvanus, and his consecration to this work with prayer and the laying on of hands (compare Acts 13:2 f). The laying …
4500 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Tongue.4
… a choice morsel around in his mouth so as to extract the utmost flavor. In Psalms 10:7; 66:17 (Revised Version margin), however "under the tongue" means "in readiness …