Search for: Choice
4661 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 …
4662 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 …
4663 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 …
4664 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 …
4665 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 …
4666 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 …
4667 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Text of the Old Testament.141
… a choice of readings ( Psalms 62:4; 68:3, and often).
4668 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 …
4669 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 …
4670 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 …
4671 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Uzziah; (Azariah).3
… glad choice of the people ( 2 Chronicles 26:1 ).
4672 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Vine.4
… :11, "choice vine"; compare SOREK, VALLEY OF (which see). The Hebrew is supposed to indicate dark grapes and, according to rabbinical tradition, they were unusually …
4673 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Vulgate.33
… pope’s choice could not have fallen upon a more competent scholar--a man who had been providentially gifted and prepared for the task. Jerome--his Latin name …
4674 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Way.2
… human choice, without reference to either God or good ( Judges 2:19; Job 22:15; 34:21; Psalms 119:9; Proverbs 12:15; 16:2 ). Such a course is evil ( 2 Chronicles 7:14; Psalms …
4675 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Will, Volition.3
… active choice or purpose, boulomai, "passive inclination or willingness, or the inward predisposition from which the active choice proceeds" (compare Mark …
4676 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Woman.31
… , the choice inheritance of Hebrew womanhood, were foreign to the Greek conception of morality, and disappeared from Rome when Greek culture and frivolity …
4677 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, p. Zebah and Zalmunna.4
… the choice of young men or lads as sacrificers in Exodus 24:5, and says that the Saracens also charged lads with the execution of their captives.
4678 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. First-fruits.3 (William Smith)
… God’s choice, and there presented to the priest, who was to set the basket down before the altar. Deuteronomy 26:2-11. The offerings were the perequisite of the …
4679 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Israel Kingdom of.4 (William Smith)
… , the choice of half the people. ( b ) b.c. 929–884. For forty-five years Israel was governed by the house of Omri. The princes of his house cultivated an alliance with …
4680 Smith’s Bible Dictionary, p. Jezre-el.3 (William Smith)
… his choice. In the neighborhood, or within the town probably, were a temple and grove of Astarte, with an establishment of 400 priests supported by Jezebel …