a visit with jesus

 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.

  Clear Search
All A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
8295 entries found

Servitor

Agriculture & Daily Life • Old Testament
Servitor is an older English rendering of a Hebrew word meaning servant or minister. In 2 Kings 4:43 it probably refers to Gehazi, Elisha’s personal attendant.

SET

Other • Both
“Set” is a broad English translation used for many Hebrew and Greek words. Depending on context, it may mean place, appoint, establish, direct, cause to stand or sit, fix, begin, honor, or separate.

Seth

People & Groups • Old Testament
Seth was the third son of Adam and Eve, given in place of Abel after Cain killed him. Seth became the father of Enosh and continued the family line associated with faith in God.

Sethur

People & Groups • Old Testament
Sethur was an Asherite spy sent by Moses to explore the land of Canaan with the other representatives of Israel.

SETTING

Temple & Tabernacle • Old Testament
Settings were the mountings or enclosures in which the precious stones of the high priest’s breastplate were placed. The same term can describe the enclosing work around the stones.

Seven

Objects & Symbols • Both
Seven is a prominent biblical number associated with completion, rest, sacred time, consecration, and fullness. It appears in the Sabbath, religious festivals, priestly rites, prophetic visions, and many other biblical settings.

SEVENEH

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Seveneh was the town at the First Cataract of the Nile, corresponding to modern Aswan in Egypt. It marked the southern limit mentioned in Ezekiel’s prophecies and later hosted a Jewish community and temple.

SEVENTY DISCIPLES

People & Groups • New Testament
The Seventy Disciples were additional followers whom Jesus appointed and sent ahead during His ministry, as recorded in Luke 10. Their temporary mission proclaimed the kingdom and prepared people for Jesus’ work.

Seventy weeks

Prophecy • Both
The seventy weeks are Daniel’s prophetic period of seventy weeks of years, commonly understood as 490 years. Traditional interpretation connects the prophecy with the coming and work of the Messiah.

SEVENTY YEARS

Prophecy • Old Testament
The seventy years were the period Jeremiah assigned to Judah’s Babylonian exile. The period is associated with the deportation of Judah and the later decree of Cyrus permitting the exiles to return.

SEVER

Sin & Judgment • Both
To sever means to set apart, divide, or separate. In biblical usage it may describe ordinary separation, a special distinction made by God, or the final judicial division of the righteous and wicked.

Shaalabbin

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Shaalabbin was a town in the territory of Dan, also called Shaalbim or Shaaraim. It was among the places from which Solomon received supplies.
Page 572 of 692