-General scriptures concerning Psalms 7:4, 5; 35:12; 109:5; Proverbs 17:13

-INSTANCES OF .Joseph accuses his brothers of rendering Genesis 44:4 .Israelites, to Moses Exodus 5:21; 14:11; 15:24; 16:2, 3; 17:3, 4 .Nabal returns, to David 1Samuel 25:21 .Saul returns, to David 1Samuel 19:1, 4, 5, 10 .David, to Uriah 2Samuel 11 .To Joab 1Kings 2:4, 5, 6
.See ENEMIES
.See GOOD FOR EVIL

-(Son and successor of King Nebuchadnezzar) -Released Jehoiachin from prison 2Kings 25:27-30; Jeremiah 52:31-34

-See SPEAKING, EVIL

-OF CHRIST .See JESUS, EXALTATION OF

-OF SELF .See SELF-EXALTATION

-BAD, ADMONITIONS AGAINST Leviticus 18:2; 20:23; Deuteronomy 18:9; 2Chronicles 30:7; Proverbs 22:24, 25; Isaiah 8:11; Jeremiah 16:12; 17:1, 2; Ezekiel 20:18; Hosea 4:9, 15; 5:5; Zechariah 1:4; Matthew 23:1-3; 1Corinthians 8:9-13; 10:6; Ephesians 4:17; 3John 1:11
.See INFLUENCE

-GOOD Nehemiah 5:8-19; Psalms 101:2; 1Thessalonians 1:6-8; 1Timothy 4:12; Titus 2:7, 8; Hebrews 13:7; James 5:10, 11; 1Peter 2:11-25; 3:5, 6; 5:3
.See INFLUENCE

-GOD, OUR Leviticus 11:44; 19:2; Matthew 5:48; Luke 6:36; Ephesians 6:9

-CHRIST, OUR Matthew 20:28; Mark 10:43-45; Luke 22:27; John 13:13-17, 34; Romans 15:2-7; 2Corinthians 8:9; 10:1; Ephesians 5:1, 2; Philippians 2:5-8; Colossians 3:13; Hebrews 12:2, 3; 1Peter 2:21; 3:17, 18; 4:1; 1John 2:6; 3:16; Revelation 3:21

-PAUL, OUR Acts 20:35; 1Corinthians 4:16; 7:7, 8; 11:1; Philippians 3:17; 4:9; 2Thessalonians 3:7-10; 1Timothy 1:16; 2Timothy 1:13
.See INFLUENCE

-See MONEY CHANGERS

-See CHURCH, GOVERNMENT OF

-See CHURCH, RULES OF DISCIPLINE IN

-General scriptures concerning Genesis 3:12, 13; Exodus 4:1, 10-14; 32:22-24; Deuteronomy 30:11-14; Judges 6:12-17; 1Kings 19:19-21; 2Kings 5:10-14; Jeremiah 1:1, 4-10; Matthew 8:21; Luke 9:59-62; 14:18-20; Acts 24:25; Romans 1:20; 2:1

-General scriptures concerning Genesis 37:36; Proverbs 16:14; Jeremiah 39:9

-(Margin) Daniel 2:14

-(Margin) Matthew 14:10

-See PUNISHMENT

-Absalom 2Samuel 14:13, 14, 24

-Ittai 2Samuel 15:19

-Of early tribes Genesis 11:2

-Of Israel from Egypt
.See ISRAEL

-Casting out evil spirits by Sorcery .See SORCERY

-General scriptures concerning Romans 14:14-22; 1Corinthians 6:12; 8:8-13; 9:19-23; 10:23-33

-See EVIL, APPEARANCE OF, TO BE AVOIDED

-See PRUDENCE

-Solomon's Ecclesiastes 1:2

-RELIGIOUS, RELATING OF
.See TESTIMONY, RELIGIOUS

-In worldly pleasure, Solomon's Ecclesiastes 1; 2

-See ATONEMENT

-From Egypt .Of horses and chariots, and linen yarn 1Kings 10:28, 29; 2Chronicles 1:16, 17 .Of corn (grain) Genesis 42; 43

-From Gilead .Of spices Genesis 37:25

-From Ophir .Of gold 1Kings 10:11; 22:48; 1Chronicles 29:4

-From Tarshish .Of gold 1Kings 10:22 .Ivory, apes, and peacocks 1Kings 10:22 .Silver, iron, tin, lead, brass, slaves Ezekiel 27:12, 13

-From Arabia .Of sheep and goats Ezekiel 27:21

-From Palestine .Honey Ezekiel 27:17

-See IMPORTS

-See COMMERCE

-See REPROOF

-See WAR OF

-General scriptures concerning Psalms 109:11; Isaiah 16:4; Ezekiel 22:12; Micah 3:2, 3; Matthew 23:25; Luke 18:11; 1Corinthians 5:10, 11; 6:10

-See USURY

-INSTANCES OF .Jacob in demanding Esau's birthright for a mess of pottage Genesis 25:31 .Pharaoh in exacting of the Egyptians lands and persons, for corn (grain) Genesis 47:13-26

-General scriptures concerning 1Kings 18:7, 10; Jeremiah 26:21-23; Acts 9:2, 14; 22:5

-General scriptures concerning Proverbs 21:17, 20; Luke 16:19

-See GLUTTONY

-ANTHROPOMORPHIC USES OF Psalms 33:18, 19; 34:15; 121:3-5; Isaiah 1:15; 3:8; Amos 9:8; Habakkuk 1:13; 1Peter 3:12 .For additional anthropomorphic uses of
.See ANTHROPOMORPHISMS

-FIGURATIVE .Of evil desire, never satisfied Proverbs 27:20; Ecclesiastes 1:8; 1John 2:16 .The offending Matthew 5:29

-See RETALIATION

-Painted Ezekiel 23:40

-Father of Naarai 1Chronicles 11:37

-Possibly identical with PAARAI in 2Samuel 23:35

-1. A son of Gad Genesis 46:16 .Called OZNI in Numbers 26:16

-2. Son of Bela 1Chronicles 7:7

-See HEZEKIAH

-(A priest) -Time of his prophecy Ezekiel 1:1-3

-Persecution of Ezekiel 3:25

-Visions of .Of God's glory Ezekiel 1; 8; 10; 11:22 .Of Jews' abominations Ezekiel 8:5, 6 .Of their punishment Ezekiel 9:10 .Of the valley of dry bones Ezekiel 37:1-14 .Of a man with measuring line Ezekiel 40; 41; 42; 43; 44; 45; 46; 47; 48

-Of the river Ezekiel 47:1-14

-Teaches by pantomime .Feigns dumbness Ezekiel 3:26; 24:27; 33:22 .Symbolizes the siege of Jerusalem by drawings on a tile Ezekiel 4 .Shaves himself Ezekiel 5:1-4 .Removes his belongings to illustrate the approaching Jewish captivity Ezekiel 12:3-7 .Sighs Ezekiel 21:6, 7 .Employs a boiling pot to symbolize the destruction of Jerusalem Ezekiel 24:1-14 .Does not show mourning upon the death of his wife Ezekiel 24:16-27 .Prophesies by parable of an eagle Ezekiel 17:2-10

-Other parables Ezekiel 15; 16; 19; 23

-His popularity Ezekiel 33:31, 32

-(A stone near Saul's residence) -David and Jonathan meet at 1Samuel 20:19

-Also called AZEM, a city of the tribe of Simeon Joshua 15:29; 19:3; 1Chronicles 4:29

-1. Also called EZAR, a Horite duke Genesis 36:21, 27, 30; 1Chronicles 1:38, 42

-2. A son of Ephraim 1Chronicles 7:21

-3. A priest Nehemiah 12:42

-4. A man of Judah 1Chronicles 4:4 .Perhaps identical with the EZRA of 1Chronicles 4:17

-5. A Gadite warrior 1Chronicles 12:9

-6. A Levite Nehemiah 3:1, 9

-Last encampment of Israel before coming to the "wilderness of Zin," Numbers 33:35, 36; Deuteronomy 2:8

-Solomon built a navy at 1Kings 9:26

-Solomon visits 2Chronicles 8:17

-Jehoshaphat built a navy at 2Chronicles 20:36

-Ships of Jehoshaphat wrecked at 1Kings 22:48

-1. A famous scribe and priest Ezra 7:1-5, 6, 10, 21; Nehemiah 12:36 .Appoints a fast Ezra 8:21 .Commissioned by Artaxerxes, returns to Jerusalem with a large group of Jews Ezra 7:8 .His charge to the priests Ezra 8:29 .Exhorts people to put away their heathen wives Ezra 9; 10:1-17 .Reads the law Nehemiah 8 .Reforms corruptions Ezra 10; Nehemiah 13 .Dedicates the wall of Jerusalem Nehemiah 12:27-43

-2. A leading priest among the colonists under Zerubbabel Nehemiah 12:1 .Probably identical with AZARIAH in Nehemiah 10:2 .And Ezra 7:1

-3. A descendant of Judah 1Chronicles 4:17

-An overseer of king David 1Chronicles 27:26