A Visit With Jesus: Bible Dictionary

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SELF-SURRENDER

Christian Life • Both

Self-surrender is yielding one’s will, possessions, and life to God and, for His sake, serving others. Scripture presents it through faithful obedience, sacrificial worship, discipleship, and especially Christ’s willing submission and death.

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SELF-WILL

Christian Life • Both

Self-will is stubbornly insisting on one’s own desires, especially against wisdom, propriety, or the wishes of others. Scripture associates it with pride, obstinacy, and conduct unsuitable for godly leadership.

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SELVEDGE

Temple & Tabernacle • Old Testament

The selvedge was the outer edge of the tabernacle curtains where the loops were attached. The curtains were joined at their edges by loops and clasps over the sanctuary boards.

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Sem

People & Groups • New Testament

Sem is the Greek form of Shem, the son of Noah and an ancestor in the genealogy of Jesus.

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Semachiah

People & Groups • Old Testament

Semachiah was a son of Shemaiah and a member of the Korahite family of gatekeepers in the temple.

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Semei

People & Groups • Both

Semei is a Greek form of Shimei. The name refers to several individuals, including an ancestor of Jesus in Luke’s genealogy and a man who put away his foreign wife.

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Semein

People & Groups • New Testament

Semein is an ancestor of Jesus listed in Luke’s genealogy. It is the Revised Version form of the name Semei.

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SEMELLIUS

People & Groups • Inter-testament

A variant spelling of Samellius, a name preserved in the inter-testamental historical records.

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SEMIS

People & Groups • Inter-testament

A variant spelling of Semeis, a name preserved in the inter-testamental historical records.

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SEMITES, SEMITIC RELIGION

Original Language • Old Testament

Semites is a later designation derived from Shem, Noah’s son, and is applied especially to peoples and languages associated with the ancient Near East. The biblical account names descendants of Shem, while the broader linguistic classification remains distinct from biblical genealogical terminology.

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Semitic Languages

Original Language • Both

Semitic languages are the language group associated with Hebrew and related tongues of the biblical world.

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Senaah

Places & Geography • Old Testament

Senaah was a place or clan whose descendants returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. Its exact location is uncertain, though it was associated by some with a site north of Jericho.

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This dictionary brings together information about the people, places, events, objects, words, and ideas encountered in Scripture.

Each article begins with material prepared for A Visit With Jesus. Where available, entries also include biblical usage, historical background, original-language information, Scripture references, related dictionary terms, and links to related Bible figures.

Many articles also preserve entries from classic Bible dictionaries, including Easton's, Smith's, and the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. These historical sources are presented separately within the full article.

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