SILENCE
Silence may mean literal quietness or the interruption of speech. Scripture also uses it figuratively for unanswered prayer, reverent awe before God, or the stillness associated with death.
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Silk
Silk was a valuable textile known especially in New Testament commerce. Revelation lists it among the luxury goods of Babylon, while some Old Testament translations use “silk” where fine linen is intended.
Silla
Silla was a place or road near the house of Millo, where King Joash was assassinated. Its exact location is unknown.
Siloah, The pool of
The pool of Siloah, or Siloam, was a water reservoir in Jerusalem. Its name is associated with the Hebrew term meaning “sending.”
Siloam
Siloam was a pool and watercourse near Jerusalem, supplied by a subterranean channel from the Virgin’s Fountain. Its gently flowing waters are mentioned in Isaiah, and Jesus sent a blind man there to wash and receive sight.
Siloam, Pool of
The Pool of Siloam was a reservoir southeast of Jerusalem, receiving water through a long underground channel. Jesus sent the man born blind to wash there, and he returned seeing.
Siloam, Tower of
The Tower of Siloam was a tower near Jerusalem that fell and killed eighteen people. Jesus referred to its collapse while teaching that those who suffered were not necessarily greater sinners than others.
Siloam, Tower, In
The tower in Siloam is mentioned only in Jesus’ teaching in Luke 13:4, where its fall and the death of eighteen people illustrate the need for repentance.
Silvanus
Silvanus is another name for Silas, a companion and fellow worker of the apostle Paul.
Silver
Silver was used in Scripture for ornaments, vessels, sanctuary furnishings, images, and especially money. It also represents wealth, abundance, refinement, and the value of wisdom or God’s pure words.
Silverling
A silverling was a piece of silver, understood in Isaiah 7:23 as a shekel or similar unit of money.
Silverlings
Silverlings is an older translation of the Hebrew term for silver or money in Isaiah 7:23, referring to pieces of silver.
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