Wafers
Wafers were thin cakes used in several grain and peace offerings. They were commonly made without leaven and formed part of the prescribed offerings and priestly ceremonies.
Bible Dictionary
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Wages
Wages are compensation for labor, paid in money, provisions, or goods. Biblical law required employers to pay workers fairly and promptly, and strongly condemned withholding or exploiting a laborer’s hire.
Wagon
A wagon was a wheeled vehicle used chiefly for peaceful transport of people or goods, commonly drawn by oxen. A related term could also describe a war chariot in a prophetic passage.
Wailing-place, Jews’
The Jews’ Wailing-place was a section of the western wall of the temple area where Jews gathered to mourn the destruction and desolation of Jerusalem’s sanctuary. It was associated with prayer, lament, and remembrance.
WAIT
“Wait” may mean to lie in ambush, serve or attend, or remain patiently expectant. Spiritually, waiting on God expresses faith, perseverance, attentive hope, and expectation of His salvation or promises.
WALK
Besides ordinary movement, “walk” commonly describes one’s conduct or spiritual life. To walk in the light, by faith, or by the Spirit means to live according to God’s truth and power.
Wall
Walls enclosed and protected cities, houses, and sacred buildings. They represented strength and security, while Scripture also uses walls figuratively for divine protection and the final glory of the holy city.
Walls
Walls were constructed boundaries of stone or other materials used to enclose cities, buildings, and compounds. In biblical settings they provided defense, separation, and protection.
Wandering
The Israelites’ wandering refers especially to their forty years in the wilderness after their unbelieving refusal to enter Canaan. Their journeys and camping places are recorded in Numbers 33 as they were led toward the Promised Land.
Wandering In The Wilderness
The wilderness of the wandering was the region in which Israel lived and traveled after leaving Egypt and before entering Canaan. Their prolonged stay followed rebellion at Kadesh and lasted until the unbelieving generation had died.
WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL
The wanderings of Israel were the forty-year journey of the Israelites through the wilderness after the Exodus and before entering the Promised Land. Their route included regions such as Sinai, Paran, Kadesh, and the Arabah.
War
War is armed conflict between peoples or nations. Scripture records Israel’s wars, judgments upon wicked nations, defensive struggles, and internal conflicts, while also using warfare as a figure for the Christian’s spiritual struggle.
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