FALCON
The falcon is a bird of prey associated with the smaller hawk or kestrel family. In Job, its keen sight is mentioned in describing the hidden path to a mine.
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FALL
Fall commonly means descending, collapsing, being defeated, entering trouble, bowing in worship, or falling into apostasy. Its meaning depends on the context, whether literal or figurative.
Fall of man
The Fall of man is the first human rebellion against God when Adam and Eve disobeyed His command. Their sin brought shame, guilt, separation from God, corruption, and death into human experience, affecting all their descendants.
FALL, THE
The Fall is humanity’s first disobedience to God’s command in Genesis 3. It brought the loss of innocence, sin, suffering, and death, and stands behind the biblical teaching of judgment and redemption.
FALLOW
To leave land fallow is to let it rest without cultivation. Israel’s law required the ground to lie unused every seventh year, while related terms can also mean tilled or prepared ground.
Fallow Deer
The fallow deer is the animal called yahmur in the Hebrew Scriptures, mentioned among creatures permitted as food. Its exact identification is uncertain; it may refer to a deer, roebuck, or the bubale, a stag-like wild animal.
Fallow-ground
Fallow-ground is uncultivated land that has become covered with weeds and thorns. The prophetic command to break it up figuratively calls people to abandon sinful ways and prepare their hearts to receive God’s word and righteousness.
FAME
Fame may mean a report or rumor about someone, or the renown and reputation that become widely known. Biblical usage applies it to both people and significant events.
FAMILIAR
A familiar spirit refers to a spirit consulted through forbidden divination, a practice condemned by the Mosaic law. “Familiar” can also mean an intimate friend or close acquaintance.
Familiar spirit
A familiar spirit refers to a spirit associated with a sorcerer or necromancer who claimed to communicate with the dead. Scripture condemns consulting such spirits and forbids divination and necromancy.
FAMILY
The family is the household founded on marriage and ordered relationships between husband, wife, children, and wider kin. Scripture emphasizes its permanence, moral responsibilities, mutual honor, and place in society.
Famine
Famine is a severe shortage of food caused by drought, crop failure, insects, war, siege, or other calamity. Scripture records famines as occasions of suffering and sometimes as judgments, while also using the image of famine for the absence of God’s word.
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