Bible Dictionary
Explore biblical people, places, events, objects, ideas, and other terms. Search the dictionary directly, browse alphabetically, or narrow the list by category or Testament.
Evil-speaking
Sin & Judgment - Both
Evil-speaking means speaking against others in a way that damages their reputation, including backbiting, slander, railing, and detraction. Scripture repeatedly forbids it as contrary to Christian conduct.
Evilmerodach
Government & Society - Old Testament
Evilmerodach was the son and successor of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. He reigned only briefly before being murdered and succeeded by Neriglissar.
EVOLUTION
Other - Both
A theory describing orderly change in the forms of matter and living things. It does not by itself explain ultimate creation, and the source discusses its possible relationship to belief in God and biblical creation.
EWE
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
A female sheep, especially one that may be nursing or bearing young. Biblical Hebrew uses several terms for a ewe depending on the context.
EXACT
Government & Society - Both
To demand money, interest, tribute, or labor, often by pressure or oppression. Scripture also uses the word for levying taxes or collecting required payments.
EXACTION
Government & Society - Old Testament
A demand for money owed or pledged, or an oppressive eviction from house and home. The term can therefore describe financial pressure or forced removal.
EXACTORS
Government & Society - Old Testament
Those who forcefully collect tribute or labor. In Isaiah, oppressors and taskmasters are contrasted with the righteous order promised for Zion.
EXALT
Christian Life - Both
To lift up, raise high, honor, or promote. Scripture calls people to exalt God, condemns proud self-exaltation, and teaches that humility leads to true exaltation.
Example
Christian Life - Both
An example is a pattern or representative case that may be imitated or used as a warning. Scripture presents Christ, faithful leaders, the prophets, and the failures of earlier generations as examples for God’s people.
EXCELLENCY
Other - Both
Greatness, majesty, glory, dignity, or preeminence. Depending on context, the biblical term may describe God’s majesty, a person’s pride, or something surpassing others.
EXCELLENT
Doctrine & Theology - Both
Surpassing in greatness, honor, quality, or value. Scripture uses the term for God’s majesty, superior rank, and the preeminence of the knowledge of Christ.
Excommunication
Christian Life - Both
Excommunication is exclusion from religious fellowship as a form of discipline or for the purification of the congregation. In the New Testament, its purpose was corrective and preservative, with repentance and restoration remaining possible.
Executioner
Government & Society - Both
An executioner was an official or armed officer who could carry out a sentence of death. In the New Testament, the term refers to a member of Herod’s bodyguard who was sent to behead John the Baptist.
Exercise, bodily
Christian Life - New Testament
Bodily exercise refers to physical discipline or ascetic practices. Scripture acknowledges that such exercise has limited value compared with godliness, which is profitable for all things.
EXHORTATION
Christian Life - Both
An appeal that urges, encourages, or consoles. Christian exhortation calls believers toward faithful conduct while also strengthening and comforting them.
Exile
People & Groups - Old Testament
Exile is the forced removal of people from their homeland. In biblical history it especially refers to the deportation of Israel and Judah by Assyria and Babylon, followed by the later return of some Jewish exiles to Jerusalem.
Exodus
Law & Covenant - Old Testament
The Exodus was Israel’s deliverance from slavery in Egypt under Moses. Through the Passover, the plagues, and the crossing of the sea, God brought His people out with power and began their national life under His covenant.
Exodus, Book of
Scripture - Old Testament
The Book of Exodus is the second book of the Pentateuch. It records Israel’s growth in Egypt, deliverance through Moses, journey to Sinai, reception of the law, and construction of the tabernacle.
Exodus, The
Law & Covenant - Old Testament
The Exodus was the departure of the Israelites from Egypt after the death of Egypt’s firstborn. Pharaoh released them, but pursued them until God delivered Israel through the miraculous passage of the Red Sea.
EXODUS, THE BOOK OF
Law & Covenant - Old Testament
The second book of the Pentateuch, recounting Israel’s oppression in Egypt, the exodus, the covenant at Sinai, the law, and the construction and dedication of the tabernacle.
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