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STRAIGHT to SYRO-PHOENICIAN

• Name of a street in Damascus
  Acts 9:11

• Figurative of righteousness, "straight paths,"
  Isaiah 40:3, 4; Matthew 3:3; Hebrews 12:13

• The narrow path toward righteousness
  Matthew 7:13, 14; Luke 13:24

• Mosaic law relating to:

  • Authorized bondservice of
    Leviticus 25:44, 45

  • Usury of
    Deuteronomy 15:3; 23:20

  • Sale to, of the meat of animals that had died
    Deuteronomy 14:21

  • Forbid their being made kings over Israel
    Deuteronomy 17:15

• Mosaic law relating to:

  • Their eating the Passover meal
    Exodus 12:43, 48

  • Their eating things offered in sacrifice
    Leviticus 22:10, Exodus 29:33; 12, 25

  • Their blaspheming
    Leviticus 24:16

  • Their approaching the tabernacle
    Numbers 1:51

  • Their eating blood
    Leviticus 17:10

  • Injustice to
    Exodus 12:49; Leviticus 24:22; Numbers 9:11; Deuteronomy 1:16; Jeremiah 22:3

  • Oppression of
    Deuteronomy 24:14, 17; 27:19; Jeremiah 22:3

  • Instances of oppression of
    Ezekiel 22:29; Malachi 3:5

  • Required to observe the Sabbath day
    Exodus 20:10; 23:12

  • Could offer oblations
    Leviticus 17:8; 22:18, 19

  • Were buried in separate burial places
    Matthew 27:7

  • Kindness to the poor of, required
    Leviticus 25:35-38

  • Love of, enjoined
    Deuteronomy 10:18, 19

  • Abhorrence of, forbidden
    Deuteronomy 23:7

  • Marriage with, forbidden
    Deuteronomy 25:5

  • Hospitality to

    • See HOSPITALITY,  ALMS ,  HEATHEN

• Things dying by strangulation, forbidden as food
  Acts 15:20, 29; 21:25

• General references
  Genesis 14:14, 15; 32:7, 8; Joshua 8:3-25; Judges 7:16-23; 20:29-43; 2Samuel 15:32-34 with 2Samuel 17:7-14; Nehemiah 6; Isaiah 15:1; Jeremiah 6:5

• See AMBUSHES,  ARMIES

• Used for fodder
  Genesis 24:32; Isaiah 65:25

• Used for brick
  Exodus 5:7

• Straying animals to be returned
  Exodus 23:4; Deuteronomy 22:1-3

• Instance of animals straying
  1Samuel 9

• A title given to Jehovah
  1Samuel 15:29

• General references
  Genesis 13:8; 45:24; Deuteronomy 1:12; Psalm 31:20; 55:9; 80:6; Proverbs 3:20; 6:12-14, 16-19; 10:12; 13:10; 15:18; 17:1, 16:28; 14, 19; 18:6, 19; 19:13; 20:3; 21:19; 22:10; 23:29, 30; 25:8, 24; 26:17, 20, 21; 27:15; 28:25; 29:22; 30:33; Isaiah 41:11, 12; 58:4; Habakkuk 1:3; Matthew 5:25, 39-41; 10:34-36; 12:25; 18:15-17; Mark 3:24, 25; 12:51-53, Luke 11:17; 58, 59; Romans 2:8; 12:18; 13:13; 14:1, 19, 21; 16:17, 18; 3:1, 1Corinthians 1:10-13; 3, 4; 4:6, 7; 6:1-7; 11:16-19; Galatians 5:10, 2Corinthians 12:20; 15, 19-21; Philippians 1:15, 16; 2:3, 14, 15; 1Timothy 1:5-7; 2:8; 6:3-5, 3:2, 3; 20, 21; 2Timothy 2:14, 23-25; Titus 3:1-3, 9; James 3:14-16; 4:1, 2

  • See ANGER ,  ENVY,  JEALOUSY,  MALICE

• Instances of:

  • Between Abraham and Lot's herdsmen
    Genesis 13:6, 7

  • Abimelech's strife
    Genesis 21:25

  • Isaac's and those of Gerar
    Genesis 26:20-22

  • Between Laban and Jacob
    Genesis 31:36

  • Israelites strife
    Deuteronomy 1:12

  • Between Jephthah and his brothers
    Judges 11:2

  • Ephraimites's strife
    Judges 12:1-6

  • Between Israel and Judah, about David
    2Samuel 19:41-43

  • Between disciples, over who could be the greatest
    Mark 9:34; Luke 22:24

  • Between Jews, concerning Jesus
    John 10:19

  • Between Christians at Antioch in Syria, about circumcision
    Acts 15:2

  • Between Paul and Barnabas, about Mark
    Acts 15:38, 39

  • Between Pharisees and Sadducees, concerning the general resurrection
    Acts 23:7-10

  • Between Corinthians
    1Corinthians 1:11, 12; 6:6

• Inflicted on Paul
  2Corinthians 6:5; 11:23

• See SCOURGING

• Figurative of wicked people
  Exodus 15:7; Job 21:18; Psalm 83:13; Isaiah 5:24; 40:24; 41:2; 47:14; Jeremiah 13:24; Joel 2:5; Nahum 1:10; Malachi 4:1

• See OBDURACY

• Poverty of
  2Kings 4:1

• In a state school
  Daniel 1

• In the schools of the prophets
  1Samuel 19:20; 2Kings 2:2, 3, 5, 1Kings 20:35; 7, 15; 4:1

• See INSTRUCTION,  SCHOOL

• Figurative:

  • Causes of
    Psalm 69:6

  • Stone of
    Isaiah 8:14; Romans 9:32, 33; 1Peter 1:8

  • Stumbling-block
    Leviticus 19:14; Psalm 119:165; Isaiah 57:14; Jeremiah 6:21; Ezekiel 3:20; 14:3, 7:19; 4, 7; Zephaniah 1:3; Luke 11:52; Romans 11:9; 14:13; 1Corinthians 1:23; 8:9-13; Revelation 2:14

  • See TEMPTATION

• An Asherite, son of Zophah
  1Chronicles 7:36

• See CITIZEN ,  GOVERNMENT,  PATRIOTISM,  RULERS

• To authority, Jesus an example of
  Matthew 26:39, 42; Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42; Hebrews 5:8

• Of Paul
  1Corinthians 16:7

• See OBEDIENCE

• General references
  Exodus 28:38

• The offering for the offerer
  Leviticus 1:4; 16:21, 22

• The Levites for the firstborn of the Israelites
  Numbers 3:12, 41, 45; 8:18

• The life of Ahab in exchange for that of Ben-hadad
  1Kings 20:42

• See SUFFERING, VICARIOUS

• General references
  Numbers 35:3-5; Joshua 14:4

• Of priests, irregularity in
  Hebrews 7:1-28

  • See PRIEST

• Of kings

  • See KING

• A city which was located probably east of the Jordan River:

  • Jacob builds a house in
    Genesis 33:17

  • Allotted to the tribe of Gad
    Joshua 13:27

  • People of, punished by Gideon
    Judges 8:5-8, 14-16

  • Located near the Jordan River
    1Kings 7:46; 2Chronicles 4:17; Psalm 60:6; 108:7

• The first camping place of the Israelites after leaving the city of Rameses
  Exodus 12:37; 13:20; Numbers 33:5, 6

• For Christ:
  Acts 9:16; Romans 8:17-23, 26; 1Corinthians 4:12, 13; 2Corinthians 1:7; 4:11-18; Philippians 1:29; 2:27-30; 3:10; Colossians 1:24; 2Thessalonians 1:4, 5; 2Timothy 2:12; James 5:10; 1Peter 4:13, 14; 5:10

  • See AFFLICTION, PERSECUTION

• Of Christ:
  Luke 24:26, 46, 47; John 6:51; 10:11, 15; 11:50, 52; Romans 4:25; 5:6-8; 1Corinthians 1:17, 18, 14:15; 23, 24; 8:11; 15:3; 2Corinthians 5:14, 15; Galatians 1:4; 2:20, 21; Ephesians 5:2, 25; Hebrews 2:9, 10, 1Thessalonians 5:9, 10; 14, 18; 9:15, 5:8, 9; 16, 28; 10:10, 18-20; 1Peter 2:21, 24; 3:18; 4:1; 1John 3:16

  • See ATONEMENT,  JESUS, DEATH OF,  JESUS, DESIGN OF HIS DEATH,  JESUS, SUFFERINGS OF

• Vicarious:

  • General references
    Exodus 9:13-16; John 15:13; Romans 9:3; 1Peter 2:21; 1John 3:16

    • See SUFFERING OF CHRIST

  • Instance of, Goliath for the Philistines
    1Samuel 17

• General references
  Amos 9:2; Revelation 9:6

• Temptation to:

  • Of Jesus
    Luke 4:9, Matthew 4:5, 6; 10, 11

  • Of the Philippian jailer
    Acts 16:27

  • See DEATH, DESIRED

• Instances of:

  • Samson
    Judges 16:29, 30

  • Saul and his armor-bearer
    1Samuel 31:4, 5; 1Chronicles 10:4, 5

  • Ahithophel
    2Samuel 17:23

  • Zimri
    1Kings 16:18

  • Judas
    Matthew 27:5; Acts 1:18

• General references
  Matthew 5:40

• See CREDITORS,  DEBTORS

• An African race. Invaded Judah with Shishak
  2Chronicles 12:3

• Season of, promised while the earth remains
  Genesis 8:22

• Cool rooms for
  Judges 3:20, 24; Amos 3:15

• Fruits of
  2Samuel 16:1, 2; Isaiah 16:9; 28:4; Jeremiah 40:10, 12; 48:32; Amos 8:1, 2; Micah 7:1

• Drought of
  Psalm 32:4

• Given by God
  Psalm 74:17

• The time for labor and harvest
  Proverbs 6:6-8; 10:5; 30:25; Jeremiah 8:20

• Snow in
  Proverbs 26:1

• Threshing in
  Daniel 2:35

• Approach of
  Matthew 24:32; Mark 13:28; Luke 21:30

• Figurative
  Jeremiah 8:20

• Created
  Genesis 1:14-18; Psalm 74:16; 136:7; Jeremiah 31:35

• Rising and setting of
  Ecclesiastes 1:5

• Diurnal motion of
  Psalm 19:4, 6

• Worship of, forbidden
  Deuteronomy 4:19; 17:3

• Worshiped
  Job 31:26-28; Jeremiah 8:2; Ezekiel 6:4, 6; 8:16

• Kings of Judah dedicate horses to
  2Kings 23:11

• Miracles concerning:

  • Darkening of
    Exodus 10:21-23; Isaiah 5:30; 24:23; Ezekiel 32:7; Joel 2:10, 31; 3:15; Amos 8:9; Micah 3:6; Matthew 24:29; 27:45; Mark 13:24; 15:33; Luke 21:25; 23:44, 45; Acts 2:20; Revelation 6:12; 8:12; 9:2; 16:8

  • Stood still
    Joshua 10:12, 13; Habakkuk 3:11

  • Shadow of went back on the sun-dial of Ahaz
    2Kings 20:11; Isaiah 38:8

• Does not shine in heaven
  Revelation 21:23

• Figurative
  Psalm 84:11; Malachi 4:2; Judges 5:31; Isaiah 30:26; 60:11; Jeremiah 15:9; Revelation 1:16; 12:1; 19:17

• General references
  2Kings 20:11; Isaiah 38:8

• General references
  2Kings 4:19

• The doctrine of excessive and meritorious righteousness
  Ezekiel 33:12, 13; Luke 17:10

• On the cross
  Matthew 27:37; Mark 15:26; Luke 23:38; John 19:19

• General references
  Acts 25:19

• Instances of:

  • Israelites, supposing that their defeat in battle with the Philistines was due to their not having brought with them the ark of the covenant
    1Samuel 4:3 with 1Samuel 4:10, 11

  • Philistines, refusing to step on the threshold of the temple of Dagon after the image of Dagon had repeatedly fallen upon it
    1Samuel 5:5

  • The belief of the Syrians concerning the help of the gods
    1Kings 20:23

  • Jews, attributing their calamities to having ceased offering sacrifices to the Queen of Heaven
    Jeremiah 44:17-19

  • Nebuchadnezzar, supposing that the spirit of the gods was upon Daniel
    Daniel 4:8, 9

  • The sailors who threw Jonah into the sea
    Jonah 1:4-16

  • The disciples, supposing they saw a ghost when Jesus came walking upon the lake
    Matthew 14:26; Mark 6:49, 50

  • Herod Antipas, imagining that Jesus was actually John the Baptist risen from the dead
    Mark 6:14, 16

  • The Gadarenes, on account of Jesus casting out demons out of the man who lived among the tombs
    Matthew 8:34

  • The disciples who were frightened at the appearance of Peter
    Acts 12:14, 15

  • The Ephesians, in their sorceries
    Acts 19:13-19

  • The people of the island of Melita, in assuming apostle Paul was a god
    Acts 28:6

  • See IDOLATRY,  SORCERY

• See FEASTS,  EUCHARIST

• Gate of the temple
  2Kings 11:6

• General references
  Genesis 44:32; Exodus 22:26, 27; Deuteronomy 24:10-13; Proverbs 6:1-5; 11:15; 17:18; 20:16; 22:26; 27:13; Ezekiel 18:7, 12; 33:15; Amos 2:8

• See DRUNKENNESS ,  GLUTTONY

• The inhabitants of Samaria
  Ezra 4:9, 10

• A woman who ministered to Jesus
  Luke 8:3

• A Manassite
  Numbers 13:11

• See ACCUSATION, FALSE

• Of children
  Job 38:9; Lamentations 2:22; Ezekiel 16:4; Luke 2:7, 12

• Builds its nest in the sanctuary
  Psalm 84:3

• Chattering of, Figurative of the mourning of the afflicted
  Isaiah 38:14

• Migration of
  Jeremiah 8:7

• Forbidden as food
  Leviticus 11:18; Deuteronomy 14:16

• See BLASPHEMY,  GOD, NAME OF NOT TO BE PROFANED,  OATH

• General references
  Genesis 3:19

• An offense in the sanctuary
  Ezekiel 44:18

• Of blood
  Luke 22:44

• Made of spices
  Exodus 25:6

• See INCENSE

• Forbidden as food
  Leviticus 11:7; Deuteronomy 14:8

• Used for food
  Isaiah 65:4; 66:17

• For sacrifice
  Isaiah 66:3

• Wild boar
  Psalm 80:13

• Jewels in the nose of
  Proverbs 11:22

• Viciousness of
  Matthew 7:6

• Jesus sends demons into the
  Matthew 8:28-32; Mark 5:11-14; Luke 8:32, 33

• Feeding of
  Luke 15:15, 16

• Sow returns to her wallowing
  2Peter 2:22

• Used by Gideon
  Judges 7:20

• Used by Goliath
  1Samuel 21:9

• Used by Peter
  Matthew 26:51; John 18:10

• David's army equipped with
  1Chronicles 21:5

• To be beaten into plowshares
  Isaiah 2:4; Micah 4:3

• Made of plowshares
  Joel 3:10

• Two-edged
  Hebrews 4:12; Revelation 1:16; 2:12

• Figurative:

  • Of war
    Genesis 27:40

  • Of judgments
    Deuteronomy 32:41; Psalm 17:13; Hosea 11:6; Zechariah 13:7

  • Of the malicious tongue
    Psalm 57:4; Proverbs 25:18

• Symbolic
  Genesis 3:24; Joshua 5:13; Revelation 1:16

• A tree
  Luke 17:6

• Abundant in the land of Canaan
  1Kings 10:27; 2Chronicles 1:15; 9:27; Isaiah 9:10

• Groves of, cared for
  1Chronicles 27:28

• Destroyed by frost
  Psalm 78:47

• Care of
  Amos 7:14

• Zacchaeus climbs into a
  Luke 19:4

• See SHECHEM

• See SHECHEM

• A city in Egypt
  Ezekiel 29:10; 30:6

SYMBOLS and SYMBOLISM are listed on a separate page.

• General references
  Job 2:11-13; 6:14; 22:29; Ecclesiastes 7:2; Philippians 2:1, 2; James 1:27; 1Peter 3:8

• See AFFLICTED,  AFFLICTIONS,  JESUS, COMPASSION OF ,  PITY

• Primarily an assembly:

  • General references
    Acts 13:43; James 2:2

  • Constitutes a court of justice
    Luke 12:11; Acts 9:2

  • Had powers of criminal courts
    Matthew 10:17; 23:34; Acts 22:19; 26:11

  • Of religious courts
    John 9:22, 34; 12:42; 16:2

• Place of assembly:

  • The Scriptures were read and expounded in
    Nehemiah 8:1-8; 9:3, 5; Matthew 4:23; 9:35; 13:54; Mark 1:39; Luke 4:15-33; 13:10; John 18:20; Acts 9:20; 13:5-44; 14:1; 15:21; 17:2, 10; 18:4, 19, 26

  • In Jerusalem
    Acts 6:9

  • In Damascus
    Acts 9:2, 20

  • In other cities
    Acts 14:1; 17:1, 10; 18:4

  • One was erected by Jairus
    Luke 7:5

  • Jesus performed healing in
    Matthew 12:9-13; Luke 13:11-14

  • Alms charity were given in
    Matthew 6:2

  • Of Satan
    Revelation 2:9; 3:9

  • See CHURCH

• A Christian woman in Philippi
  Philippians 4:2

• A city of Sicily. Paul visits
  Acts 28:12

• The highlands lying between the Euphrates River and the Mediterranean Sea.

• Called ARAM, from the son of Shem
  Genesis 10:22, 23; Numbers 23:7; 1Chronicles 1:17; 2:23

• During the time of Abraham it seems to have embraced the region between the Tigris River and the Euphrates River
  Genesis 24:10 with Genesis 25:20

• In the time of Abraham, it including Padanaram
  Genesis 25:20; 28:5

• Minor kingdoms within the region:

  • Aramzobah, also called, ZOBAH and ZOBA
    1Samuel 14:47; 2Samuel 8:3; 10:6, 8; 1Kings 11:23; 1Chronicles 18:5, 9; 19:6; Psalm 60:1

  • Geshur
    2Samuel 15:8

  • Aram-rehob, also called BETHREHOB
    2Samuel 10:6, 8

  • Damascus
    2Samuel 8:5, 6; 1Chronicles 18:5, 6

  • Hamath
    2Samuel 8:9, 10

• Conquest of:

  • By David
    2Samuel 8:3-13

  • By Jeroboam
    2Kings 14:25, 28

  • By Tiglath-pileser, king of Assyria
    2Kings 16:7-9; 18:33, 34

• People of, colonized in Samaria by the king of Assyria
  2Kings 17:24

• Confederates with Nebuchadnezzar
  2Kings 24:2; Jeremiah 39:5

• The Roman province of, included:

  • The land of Canaan
    Luke 2:2, 3

  • Phenicia
    Mark 7:26; Acts 21:3

• The fame of Jesus extended over
  Matthew 4:24

• Paul goes to, with letters to apprehend the Christians; is converted and begins his evangelistic ministry
  Acts 9:1-31

  • See PAUL

• Paul preaches in
  Acts 15:41; 18:18; 21:3; Galatians 1:21

• Damascus, the capital of

  • See DAMASCUS

• Wars between, and the kingdoms of Judah and Israel

  • See ISRAEL

• Prophecies concerning
  Isaiah 7:8-16; 8:4-7; 17:1-3; Jeremiah 1:15; 49:23-27; Amos 1:3-5; Zechariah 9:1

• Also called MAACHAH.

• A small kingdom
  1Chronicles 19:6

• See MAACHAH

• The nationality of a woman whose daughter was cured by Jesus
  Matthew 15:21-28; Mark 7:24-30