Bible Dictionary
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Degrees, Song of
Worship & Prayer - Old Testament
The Song of Degrees is a title applied to Psalms 120–134. These fifteen psalms are commonly understood as pilgrim songs sung by worshipers traveling up to Jerusalem for the great festivals.
Degrees, Songs Of
Worship & Prayer - Old Testament
The Songs of Ascents are Psalms 120–134, a collection associated with going up to Jerusalem. They were probably sung by pilgrims traveling to worship at the temple during Israel’s appointed festivals.
DEHAITES
People & Groups - Old Testament
The Dehaites were a people settled in Samaria by the Assyrian ruler identified in Ezra 4:9. Their precise identity is uncertain.
Dehavites
People & Groups - Old Testament
The Dehavites were a people settled in Samaria by the Assyrian authorities after the exile of Israel. Their precise identity is uncertain, though they may have been a Persian or nomadic eastern people.
Dekar
People & Groups - Old Testament
Dekar was the father of Ben-dekar, one of Solomon’s officers responsible for provisions in the western hill country of Judah and Benjamin. He is mentioned in the administrative list of Solomon’s reign.
Delaiah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Delaiah was the name of several men in the Old Testament, including a priestly division leader, a prince who heard Jeremiah’s prophecy, a descendant of David, and the ancestor of a post-exilic family.
DELAY
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
To delay means to postpone, tarry, or stop for a time. In biblical narratives it may describe postponing action, waiting for a person, or wrongly assuming that a promised event will not occur soon.
DELECTABLE
Sin & Judgment - Old Testament
Delectable means desirable or delightful. In Isaiah 44:9 it refers ironically to the attractive things people valued—idols that could not profit them.
DELICACY
Sin & Judgment - New Testament
Delicacy, in Revelation 18, refers to luxury, wanton living, or extravagant pleasures. Babylon’s merchants became rich through the abundance of such indulgence.
DELICIOUSLY
Sin & Judgment - New Testament
To live deliciously means to live luxuriously or wantonly. Revelation uses the expression of Babylon’s self-indulgent prosperity before her judgment.
DELIGHT
Christian Life - Both
To delight is to take pleasure in or to incline one’s heart toward something. Scripture especially commends delight in God, His law, righteousness, and His will.
DELIGHTSOME
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
Delightsome means pleasant, desirable, or full of delight. Malachi uses it of the land that will be recognized as a land of blessing and delight.
Delilah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Delilah was a woman from the valley of Sorek who betrayed Samson to the Philistine rulers. By persistently discovering the secret of his strength, she enabled the Philistines to capture and humiliate him.
Delilah, Or Delilah
People & Groups - Old Testament
Delilah was the woman loved by Samson who discovered and betrayed the secret of his strength to the Philistines. Her treachery led to Samson’s capture after his hair was cut.
DELOS
Places & Geography - Inter-testament
Delos was an island in the Aegean Sea and an important ancient religious and commercial center. It contained temples and a major port, and Rome sent letters there concerning Jewish privileges.
Deluge
Sin & Judgment - Both
The Deluge is the great flood in the days of Noah, through which God judged the violence and corruption of the ancient world. Noah, his family, and representatives of the animals were preserved in the ark.
DELUGE OF NOAH
Sin & Judgment - Old Testament
The Deluge of Noah was God’s great judgment upon the wickedness of the ancient world, from which Noah, his family, and representatives of the animals were preserved in the ark. After the waters subsided, the earth was repopulated through Noah’s family.
DELUSION
Sin & Judgment - Both
Delusion is error, deception, or wandering from the truth. Scripture may use the term for human folly and for the judicial working of error experienced by those who reject the truth.
DEMAND
Government & Society - Both
To demand may mean to ask, inquire, or require something. In older Bible usage it does not always imply a harsh command, and context determines whether the request is forceful or simply investigative.
Demas
People & Groups - New Testament
Demas was a companion and fellow worker of Paul during his Roman imprisonment. Later, he deserted Paul because he loved the present world and went to Thessalonica.
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