SALT-WORT
Salt-wort is a silvery shrub associated with salty shores, especially around the Dead Sea. Its sour leaves were eaten by the poor when better food was unavailable.
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Salt, City Of
The City of Salt was one of the cities allotted to Judah in the wilderness region. Its exact site is uncertain, but it was probably near the southern end of the Salt Sea.
Salt, The city of
The city of Salt was one of Judah’s towns, probably situated near the Valley of Salt at the southern end of the Dead Sea.
Salt, Valley of
The Valley of Salt was a battlefield in the region between Judah and Edom, where David’s forces and later Amaziah defeated the Edomites.
Salu
Salu was a Simeonite leader and the father of Zimri, who was killed by Phinehas during Israel’s sin at Baal-peor.
Salutation
A salutation is a spoken or written greeting, often expressing blessing, peace, grace, or goodwill. Biblical greetings could be lengthy, but Jesus sometimes instructed His messengers not to pause for extended greetings when the mission was urgent.
Salvation
Salvation means deliverance from danger, evil, death, and sin. In its fullest biblical sense, it is God’s saving work, accomplished through Jesus Christ and received by faith.
SAMAEL
Samael is an older English form of Salamiel. It is a variant spelling of the name.
Samaria
Samaria was the capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel, founded by King Omri. It was later conquered by Assyria and, in the New Testament period, gave its name to the central region of Palestine.
SAMARIA, CITY OF
Samaria was the capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel, founded by Omri on a strategically placed hill. It became a center of royal power and idolatrous worship, was captured by Assyria, and was later rebuilt and enlarged under Herod.
Samaria, Country Of
The country of Samaria was the central region of Palestine between Judea and Galilee. Its boundaries varied over time, and it became associated with the former northern kingdom and its mixed population after the Assyrian conquest.
Samaritan Pentateuch
The Samaritan Pentateuch is the Samaritan recension of the five books of Moses, written in a distinctive ancient Hebrew script. It was the only portion of the Jewish Scriptures accepted as divinely authoritative by the Samaritans.
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