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.
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Sadducees
People & Groups • New Testament
The Sadducees were a Jewish priestly and aristocratic party during the time of Jesus. They rejected the resurrection and denied angels and spirits, opposed the apostles’ preaching, and disappeared as a distinct group after the destruction of Jerusalem.
Sadoc
People & Groups • Both
Sadoc is a Greek form of Zadok. The name refers either to an ancestor of Ezra or to an ancestor of Jesus in Matthew’s genealogy.
Saffron
Agriculture & Daily Life • Old Testament
Saffron was a fragrant plant whose dried styles and stigmas supplied a yellow dye, flavor, and perfume. It is mentioned in the Song of Solomon among the plants of a garden.
Saint
Christian Life • Both
A saint is a person separated or consecrated to God, especially a believer in Christ. In Scripture the term applies to God’s people and, in some passages, to holy beings in heaven.
SAINTS
Christian Life • Both
Saints are people set apart as belonging to God. In the New Testament the term applies to the company of believers, whose holy conduct should grow from God’s gracious consecration rather than from claims of personal merit.
Sala
People & Groups • Both
Sala was a descendant of Arphaxad, also called Shelah or Salah, and appears in the genealogy leading to Jesus.
Sala, Or Salah
People & Groups • Both
Sala, or Salah, was the son of Arphaxad and father of Eber. He appears in the genealogical line recorded in Genesis and Luke.
SALA, SALAH
People & Groups • Both
Sala, or Salah, was a son of Arpachshad in the genealogical line from Shem. The New Testament genealogy follows the form preserved in the Greek Old Testament.
Salamis
Places & Geography • New Testament
Salamis was a prominent city on the eastern coast of Cyprus. Paul and Barnabas preached there in Jewish synagogues during their first missionary journey.
Salathiel
People & Groups • Both
Salathiel is the Greek form of Shealtiel, the father of Zerubbabel and an ancestor in the genealogy of Jesus. The name is also used for Ezra in an apocryphal book.
Salcah
Places & Geography • Old Testament
Salcah was a city or district of Bashan on the eastern limit of Israel’s territory. It was assigned to the eastern tribes and is commonly identified with Salkhad.
Salcah, Or Salchah
Places & Geography • Old Testament
Salcah, or Salchah, was a city marking the eastern extent of Bashan and the territory of the eastern tribes. It is commonly identified with Sulkhad, east of the Jordan.
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