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BARNABAS

  • Also called JOSES.

  • A prophet
    Acts 13:1

  • An apostle
    Acts 14:14

  • A Levite who gave his possessions to be owned in common with other disciples
    Acts 4:36, 37

  • Brings him to the apostles
    Acts 9:25-27

  • Accompanies Paul to Jerusalem
    Acts 11:30

  • Returns with Paul to Antioch (in Syria)
    Acts 12:25

  • Goes with Paul to Seleucia
    Acts 13

  • Goes with Paul to Iconium
    Acts 14:1-7

  • Called Jupiter
    Acts 14:12-18

BARNABAS

  • Goes to Derbe
    Acts 14:20

  • Is sent as an emissary to Jerusalem
    Acts 15; Galatians 2:1-9

  • Disaffected toward Paul
    Acts 15:36-39

  • Is reconciled to Paul
    1Corinthians 9:6

  • Piety of
    Acts 11:24

  • Devotion of, to Jesus
    Acts 15:26


BARREL

  • An earthen jar
    1Kings 17:12, 14, 16; 18:33


BARRENNESS

  • Sterility of women.

  • A reproach
    Genesis 30:22, 23; 1Samuel 1:6, 7; 2:1-11; Isaiah 4:1; Luke 1:25

  • Miraculously removed, instances of:

    • Sarai
      Genesis 17:15-21

    • Rebecca
      Genesis 25:21

    • Manoah's wife
      Judges 13

    • Hannah
      1Samuel 1:6-20

    • Elizabeth
      Luke 1:5-25

  • Sent as a judgment
    Genesis 20:17, 18

  • See CHILDLESSNESS


BARSABAS

  • Surname of Joseph
    Acts 1:23

  • Judas
    Acts 15:22


BARTER


BARTHOLOMEW

  • One of the apostles
    Matthew 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:14; Acts 1:13


BARTIMEUS

  • A blind man
    Mark 10:46-52; Matthew 20:29-34; Luke 18:35-43


BARUCH

  • An amanuensis (copyist) of Jeremiah
    Jeremiah 32:12-16; 36:4-32; 43:3-6; 45:1, 2

  • Son of Labai
    Nehemiah 3:20; 10:6

  • A descendant of Pharez
    Nehemiah 11:5


BARZILLAI

  • A friend of David
    2Samuel 17:27-29; 19:31-39; 1Kings 2:7; Ezra 2:61; Nehemiah 7:63

  • Father of Adriel
    2Samuel 21:8

  • A priest
    Ezra 2:61; Nehemiah 7:63


BASHAN

  • A region east of the Jordan River and north of the Arnon River
    Genesis 14:5

  • Og, king of
    Joshua 13:12

  • Allotted to the two and one half tribes, which had their possession east of the Jordan River
    Numbers 32:33; Deuteronomy 3:10-14; Joshua 12:4-6; 13:29-31; 17:1

  • Invaded and taken by Hazael, king of Syria
    2Kings 10:32, 33

  • Retaken by Jehoash
    2Kings 13:25

  • Fertility and productiveness of
    Isaiah 33:9; Jeremiah 50:19; Nahum 1:4

  • Forests of, famous
    Isaiah 2:13; Ezekiel 27:6; Zechariah 11:2

  • Distinguished for its fine cattle
    Deuteronomy 32:14; Psalm 22:12; Ezekiel 39:8; Amos 4:1; Micah 7:14

  • See ARGOB,  ASHTAROTH,  EDREI,  JAIR


BASHAN-HAVOTH-JAIR

  • A name given to the Argob region
    Deuteronomy 3:14


BASHEMATH

  • Wife of Esau
    Genesis 26:34; Genesis 36:3-4, 10, 13, 17,


BASIN

  • Made of gold
    1Kings 7:50; 1Chronicles 28:17; 2Chronicles 4:8, 22; Ezra 1:10; 8:27

  • Made of brass
    Exodus 27:3; 38:3; 1Kings 7:45

  • See TABERNACLE, FURNITURE OF


BASKET

  • General references
    Exodus 29:3, Genesis 40:16, 17; 23, 32; Leviticus 8:2; Numbers 6:15; Deuteronomy 26:2; 28:5, 17; 2Kings 10:7

  • Received the fragments after the miracles of the loaves
    Matthew 14:20; 15:37; 16:9, 10

  • Paul lowered from the wall in
    Acts 9:25; 2Corinthians 11:33


BASMATH

  • Daughter of Solomon
    1Kings 4:15


BASON


BASTARD

  • An illegitimate child - Excluded from the congregation
    Deuteronomy 23:2

  • Instances of:

    • Ishmael
      Genesis 16:3, 15; Galatians 4:22

    • Moab and Ammon
      Genesis 19:36, 37

    • Jephthah
      Judges 11:1

    • David's child by Bathsheba
      2Samuel 11:2-5

  • Figurative
    Zechariah 9:6; Hebrews 12:8


BAT

  • General references
    Leviticus 11:19; Deuteronomy 14:18; Isaiah 2:20


BATH

  • A Hebrew measure for liquids containing about eight gallons, three quarts
    1Kings 7:26, 38; Ezra 7:22; Ezekiel 45:10, Isaiah 5:10; 11, 14


BATHING


BATH-RABBIM

  • A gate in the city of Heshbon
    Song of Solomon 7:4


BATHSHEBA

  • Wife of Uriah and later one of the wives of David.

  • Called BATHSHUA
    1Chronicles 3:5

  • Adultery of
    2Samuel 11:2-5

  • Solomon's mother
    1Kings 1:11-31; 2:13-21; 1Chronicles 3:5


BATTERING RAM

  • General references
    2Samuel 20:15; Ezekiel 4:2; 21:22


BATTERY


BATTLE

  • Shouting in
    Judges 7:20; 1Samuel 17:20

  • Priests in
    2Chronicles 13:12

  • Prayer before:

    • By Asa
      2Chronicles 14:11

    • By Jehoshaphat
      2Chronicles 20:3-12

  • See ARMIES,  WAR


BATTLE AX

  • General references
    Jeremiah 51:20


BATTLEMENTS

  • On the roofs of houses
    Deuteronomy 22:8

  • On the walls
    Jeremiah 5:10


BAVAI

  • Builds the wall of Jerusalem
    Nehemiah 3:18


BAY TREE

  • General references
    Psalm 37:35


BAZLITH

  • Also called BAZLUTH, one of the Nethinim
    Ezra 2:52; Nehemiah 7:54


BDELLIUM

  • General references
    Genesis 2:12; Numbers 11:7


BEACON


BEALIAH

  • An Ishmaelite who joined David at Ziklag
    1Chronicles 12:5


BEAM

  • Weaver's
    1Samuel 17:7; 2Samuel 21:19


BEAN

  • General references
    2Samuel 17:28; Ezekiel 4:9


BEAR

  • Ferocity of
    2Samuel 17:8; Proverbs 17:12; 28:15; Isaiah 11:7; 59:11; Lamentations 3:10; Hosea 13:8; Amos 5:19

  • Two destroy the young men of Bethel who mocked
    Elisha 2Kings 2:24

  • Killed by David
    1Samuel 17:34-37

  • Figurative
    Daniel 7:5; Revelation 13:2


BEARD

  • Worn long by:

    • Aaron
      Psalm 133:2

    • Samson
      Judges 16:17

    • David
      1Samuel 21:13; Ezekiel 5:1

  • Shaven by Egyptians
    Genesis 41:14

  • Untrimmed in mourning
    2Samuel 19:24

  • Plucked
    Ezra 9:3

  • Cut
    Isaiah 7:20; 15:2; Jeremiah 11:5; 48:37

  • Lepers required to shave
    Leviticus 13:29-33; 14:9

  • Idolatrous practice of marring, forbidden
    Leviticus 19:27; 21:5

  • Beards of David's ambassadors half shaven by the king of the Amorites
    2Samuel 10:4


BEASTS


BEATEN WORK

  • Of metals
    Exodus 25:18; 30:36; 37:17, 22; Numbers 8:4


BEATING

  • As a punishment
    Exodus 5:14; Deuteronomy 25:3; Mark 13:9; Acts 5:40; 16:22, 37

  • See ASSAULT,  PUNISHMENT


BEAUTY

  • Vanity of
    Psalm 39:11; Proverbs 6:25; 31:30; Isaiah 3:24; Ezekiel 16:14; 28:17

  • Wastes away
    Psalm 39:11; 49:14

  • Instances of:

    • Sarah
      Genesis 12:11

    • Rebekah
      Genesis 24:16

    • Rachel
      Genesis 29:17

    • Joseph
      Genesis 39:6

    • Moses
      Exodus 2:2; Hebrews 11:23

    • David
      1Samuel 16:12, 18

    • Bathsheba
      2Samuel 11:2

    • Tamar
      2Samuel 13:1

    • Absalom
      2Samuel 14:25

    • Abishag
      1Kings 1:4

    • Vashti
      Esther 1:11

    • Esther
      Esther 2:7

  • Spiritual
    1Chronicles 16:29; Psalm 27:4; 29:2; 45:11; 90:17; 110:3; Isaiah 52:7; Ezekiel 16:14; Zechariah 9:17


BEAUTY AND BANDS

  • The staves, broken
    Zechariah 11:7


BEBAI

  • The name of three Jews whose descendants came from the exile
    Ezra 2:11; 8:11; 10:28; Nehemiah 7:16; 10:15


BECHER

  • Son of Benjamin
    Genesis 46:21; 1Chronicles 7:6, 8

  • Son of Ephraim
    Numbers 26:35

    • Called BERED
      1Chronicles 7:20


BECHORATH

  • Son of Aphiah
    1Samuel 9:1


BED

  • Made of wood
    Song of Solomon 3:7-9

  • Made of iron
    Deuteronomy 3:11

  • Made of ivory
    Amos 6:4

  • Made of gold and silver
    Esther 1:6

  • Used at meals
    Amos 6:4

  • Exempt from execution for debt
    Proverbs 22:27

  • Perfumed
    Proverbs 7:17

  • Figurative
    Psalm 139:8


BEDAN

  • One of the deliverers of Israel, possibly identical with Abdon
    1Samuel 12:11

  • Son of Ullam
    1Chronicles 7:17


BEE

  • In Palestine
    Deuteronomy 1:44; Judges 14:8; Psalm 118:12; Isaiah 7:18

  • Called by hissing
    Isaiah 7:18

  • See HONEY


BEELIADA

  • Son of David
    1Chronicles 14:7

  • Called ELIADA
    2Samuel 5:16; 1Chronicles 3:8


BEELZEBUB

  • The prince of devils
    Matthew 10:25; 12:24, 27; Luke 11:15, Mark 3:22; 18, 19

  • Messengers sent to inquire of, by Ahaziah
    2Kings 1:2

  • See BAALZEBUB


BEER

  • A station of the Israelites
    Numbers 21:16-18

  • A town in the territory of the tribe of Judah
    Judges 9:21


BEERA

  • Son of Zophah
    1Chronicles 7:37


BEERAH

  • A Reubenite
    1Chronicles 5:6


BEER-ELIM

  • A city of Moab
    Isaiah 15:8


BEERI

  • A Hittite
    Genesis 26:34

  • Father of Hosea
    Hosea 1:1


BEERLAHAIROI

  • Also called LAHAIROI, a well
    Genesis 16:14; 24:62; 25:11


BEEROTH

  • A station of the Israelites

  • A city of the Hivites
    Joshua 9:17; 18:25; 2Samuel 4:2; Ezra 2:25; Nehemiah 7:29


BEERSHEBA

  • The most southern city of Palestine
    Judges 20:1

    • Named by Abraham, who lived there
      Genesis 21:31-33; 22:19

    • The place where Isaac lived
      Genesis 26:23

    • Jacob went out from, toward Haran
      Genesis 28:10

    • Sacrifices offered at, by Jacob; when journeying to Egypt
      Genesis 46:1

    • In the inheritance of Judah
      Joshua 15:20, 28; 2Samuel 24:7

    • Afterward assigned to Simeon
      Joshua 19:2, 9; 1Chronicles 4:28

    • Two sons of Samuel were judges at
      1Samuel 8:2

    • Became a seat of idolatrous worship
      Amos 5:5; 8:14

  • The well of, belonged to Abraham and Isaac
    Genesis 21:25, 26

  • Wilderness of:

    • Hagar miraculously sees a well in
      Genesis 21:14-19

    • An angel fed Elijah in Wilderness of
      1Kings 19:5, 7


BEESHTERAH

  • A Levitical city
    Joshua 21:27

  • Called ASHTAROTH
    1Chronicles 6:71


BEETLE

  • Authorized as food
    Leviticus 11:22


BEGGARS

  • Set among princes
    1Samuel 2:8

  • Not the seed of the righteous
    Psalm 37:25

  • The children of the wicked
    Psalm 109:10; Proverbs 20:4; Luke 16:3

  • Instances of:

    • Bartimaeus
      Mark 10:46

    • Lazarus
      Luke 16:20-22

    • The blind man
      John 9:8

    • The lame man
      Acts 3:2-5

  • See POOR


BEHEADING

  • Execution by:

    • Of John
      Matthew 14:10; Mark 6:27

    • Of James
      Acts 12:2

    • Of the martyrs
      Revelation 20:4

  • See PUNISHMENT


BEHEMOTH

  • An amphibious animal
    Job 40:15


BEKAH

  • A half shekel, about thirty-one cents
    Exodus 38:26


BEL

  • A Babylonian god
    Isaiah 46:1; Jeremiah 50:2; 51:44


BELA

  • A city also called Zoar
    Genesis 14:2, 8

  • King of Edom
    Genesis 36:32, 33; 1Chronicles 1:43, 44

  • Son of Benjamin
    Numbers 26:38, 40; 1Chronicles 7:6, 7; 8:1, 3

    • Called BELAH
      Genesis 46:21

  • Son of Azaz
    1Chronicles 5:8


BELIAL

  • Lawlessness
    Deuteronomy 13:13; 2Corinthians 6:15


BELIEVER


BELIEVING


BELL

  • Attached to the hem of the priest's robe
    Exodus 28:33, 34; 39:25, 26

  • On horses
    Zechariah 14:20


BELLOWS

  • Used with the furnace of the founder
    Jeremiah 6:29


BELLY

  • Used figuratively for the seat of the affections
    Job 15:2, 35; 20:20; Psalm 44:25; Proverbs 18:20; 20:27, 30; Habakkuk 3:16; John 7:38; Titus 1:12


BELSHAZZAR

  • King of Babylon
    Daniel 5:1-30


BELTESHAZZAR

  • A name given Daniel
    Daniel 1:7

  • See DANIEL


BEN

  • A Levite
    1Chronicles 15:18


BEN-ABINADAB


BENAIAH

  • Son of Jehoiada, commander of the Cherethites and Pelethites
    2Samuel 8:18; 1Kings 1:38

    • A distinguished warrior
      2Samuel 23:20-23; 1Chronicles 11:22-25; 27:5, 6

    • Loyal to Solomon
      1Kings 1:2; 4:4

  • An Ephraimite, and distinguished warrior
    2Samuel 23:30; 1Chronicles 11:31; 27:14

  • A Levitical musician
    1Chronicles 15:18, 20; 16:5

  • A priest
    1Chronicles 15:24; 16:6

  • Son of Jeiel
    2Chronicles 20:14

  • A Levite in time of Hezekiah
    2Chronicles 31:13

  • A chief of the Simeonites
    1Chronicles 4:36

  • Father of Pelatiah
    Ezekiel 11:1, 13

  • Son of Parosh
    Ezra 10:25

  • Son of Pahath-moab
    Ezra 10:30

  • Son of Bani
    Ezra 10:35

  • Son of Nebo
    Ezra 10:43

BENAMMI

  • Son of Lot
    Genesis 19:38


BENCH

  • Of ivory
    Ezekiel 27:6


BEN-DEKAR


BENEBERAK

  • A city of Dan
    Joshua 19:45


BENEDICTIONS

  • Divinely appointed
    Deuteronomy 10:8; 21:5; Numbers 6:23-26

  • By God:

    • Upon creatures he had made
      Genesis 1:22

    • Upon man
      Genesis 1:28

    • Upon Noah
      Genesis 9:1, 2

  • Instances of:

    • By Melchizedek upon Abraham
      Genesis 14:19, 20; Hebrews 7:7

    • By Bethuel's household, upon Rebekah
      Genesis 24:60

    • By Isaac Upon Jacob
      Genesis 27:23-29, 37; 28:1-4

    • By Issac Upon Esau
      Genesis 27:39, 40
    • By Jacob Upon Pharaoh
      Genesis 47:7-10

    • By Jacob Upon Joseph's sons
      Genesis 48

    • By Jacob Upon his own sons
      Genesis 49

    • By Moses, upon the tribes of Israel
      Deuteronomy 33

    • By Aaron
      Leviticus 9:22, 23

    • By half the tribes, who stood on Mount Gerizim
      Deuteronomy 11:29, 30; 27:11-13; Joshua 8:33

    • By Joshua Upon Caleb
      Joshua 14:13

    • Upon the Reubenites and Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh
      Joshua 22:6, 7

    • By Naomi, upon Ruth and Orpah
      Ruth 1:8, 9

    • By the people, upon Ruth
      Ruth 4:11, 12

    • By Eli, upon Elkanah
      1Samuel 2:20

    • By David Upon the people
      2Samuel 6:18

    • By David Upon Barzillai
      2Samuel 19:39

    • By Araunah, upon David
      2Samuel 24:23

    • By Solomon, upon the people
      1Kings 8:14, 55-58; 2Chronicles 6:3

    • By Simeon, upon Jesus
      Luke 2:34

    • By Jesus, upon his followers
      Luke 24:50

  • Levitical, forms of
    Numbers 6:23-26

  • Apostolic, forms of
    1Corinthians 1:3; 2Corinthians 1:2; Galatians 1:3; Ephesians 1:2; Philippians 1:2; Colossians 1:2; 1Thessalonians 1:1; 2Thessalonians 1:2; 2Timothy 1:2; Philemon 1:3; 15:5, 6, Romans 1:7; 13, 33; 16:20, 24; 1Corinthians 16:23; 2Corinthians 13:14; Galatians 6:16, 18; Ephesians 6:23, 24; Philippians 4:23; 1Thessalonians 5:28; 2Thessalonians 3:16, 18; 1Timothy 1:2; 6:21; 2Timothy 4:22; Titus 3:15; Hebrews 13:20, Philemon 1:25; 21, 25; 5:10, 1Peter 1:2; 11, 14; 2Peter 1:2-4; 2John 1:3; Jude 1:2; Revelation 22:21


BENEFACTOR

  • General references
    Luke 22:25


BENEFICENCE

  • General references
    Deuteronomy 15:7-18; Leviticus 25:35-43; Psalm 41:1; 112:9; Proverbs 3:27, 28; 11:25; 22:9; 25:21, 22; Isaiah 58:6, 7, 28:27; 10, 11; Ezekiel 18:5, 7-9; Matthew 5:42; 19:21; 25:35-45; Mark 9:41; 10:21; Luke 3:11; 11:41; Acts 6:1-4; 11:29, 30; Romans 15:25-27; 1Corinthians 13:3; 16:1-3; 2Corinthians 8:1-15, 24; 9:1-15; Galatians 2:10; Philippians 4:10-18; 1Timothy 5:8, 16; 6:18; Hebrews 6:10; 13:16; James 2:15, 16; 1John 3:17

  • See ALMS,  LIBERALITY,  POOR, DUTIES TO,  RICH,  RICHES

  • Instances of:

    • The old man of Gibeah
      Judges 19:16-21

    • Boaz
      Ruth 2

    • The Jews who returned from the exile
      Nehemiah 5:8-12; 8:10, 11

    • Job
      Job 29:11-17; 31:16-23

    • The Temanites
      Isaiah 21:14

    • The Good Samaritan
      Luke 10:33-35

    • Zacchaeus
      Luke 19:8

    • The first Christians
      Acts 2:44-46; 4:32-37

    • Cornelius
      Acts 10:2, 4

    • Onesiphorus
      2Timothy 1:16-18


BEN-GEBER


BENEJAAKAN

  • A tribe that gave its name to certain wells in the wilderness
    Numbers 33:31, 32

  • Called BEEROTH
    Deuteronomy 10:6


BENEVOLENCE


BENHADAD

  • King of Syria
    1Kings 15:18-20; 2Chronicles 16:2-4

  • A king of Syria, who reigned during the time of Ahab, son of Ben-hadad I
    1Kings 20; 2Kings 5; 6; 7; 8:7-15

  • Son of Hazael and king of Syria
    2Kings 13:3, 24, 25; Amos 1:4


BEN-HAIL

  • A prince of Judah
    2Chronicles 17:7


BEN-HANAN

  • A son of Shimon
    1Chronicles 4:20


BEN-HUR


BENINU

  • A Levite
    Nehemiah 10:13


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