Vagabond
A vagabond is a wanderer or person without a settled home. Scripture uses the term for Cain’s condition and for traveling Jewish exorcists in Ephesus.
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VAIN
Vain means empty, futile, or without lasting value. To take God’s name in vain is to use His name for an empty or improper purpose rather than with reverence and truth.
Vajezatha
Vajezatha was one of Haman’s ten sons. He was killed by the Jews in Shushan during the deliverance celebrated in the book of Esther.
Vale, Valley
A valley is a hollow or lower area between hills or ridges. Biblical valleys included narrow rocky ravines, broad plains, streambeds, and lowlands, and many were identified by names such as Hinnom, Achor, Elah, and Jehoshaphat.
VALIANT, VALIANTLY
Valiant means courageous, strong, or mighty, especially in warfare. In Scripture it commonly describes warriors and people of notable strength or bravery.
Valley
A valley is a low area between hills, ranging from a narrow ravine to a broad plain or watercourse. Scripture frequently names valleys as places of settlement, battle, harvest, judgment, or blessing.
VALLEY GATE
The Valley Gate was a gate of Jerusalem near the Valley of Hinnom, positioned between the Tower of the Furnaces and the Dung Gate. Nehemiah used it when inspecting the city’s defenses, and it was later included in the procession around the rebuilt walls.
VALLEY OF VISION
The Valley of Vision is a symbolic name for Jerusalem in Isaiah. It portrays the city as the place associated with prophetic revelation, while the surrounding prophecy announces coming judgment.
VAMPIRE
“Vampire” appears only as a marginal rendering for the horseleach in Proverbs 30:15. It refers to a bloodsucking creature and is not a reference to the later folkloric vampire.
Vaniah
Vaniah was a son of Bani who had married a foreign wife and was listed among those who separated from such marriages after the return from exile. The reading and meaning of his name are uncertain.
VANITY, VANITIES
Vanity means emptiness, futility, falsehood, or transitoriness. Scripture uses the word for worthless idols, human efforts without lasting substance, and the frailty of the created order apart from God’s purpose.
VAPOR
Vapor is mist, steam, smoke, or moisture rising into the air. Scripture uses it in descriptions of rain and clouds and as a picture of human life, which appears briefly and then vanishes.
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