SOSTRATUS
Sostratus was the governor of the citadel of Jerusalem under Antiochus IV Epiphanes. He was responsible for collecting revenues and was summoned with Menelaus after a dispute over money promised to the king.
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Sotai
Sotai was the ancestor of a family descended from Solomon’s servants who returned from captivity with Zerubbabel.
SOTTISH
Sottish means stupid, dull, or very foolish. Jeremiah uses the term to describe people who are wise in doing evil but lack understanding of what is good.
SOUL
The soul in Scripture may mean the living person, life, self, appetite, emotions, or the inner seat of personal identity. It is distinguished from the body and, in important passages, from the spirit, and is spoken of in relation to death, salvation, and eternal destiny.
SOUND
In biblical poetry, “sound” can describe the inward movement or yearning of the heart, pictured as a sound from the inward parts. The expression reflects the ancient association of the bowels with deep emotion.
SOUR
Sour describes something unripe or turned from its proper condition. Scripture uses the image of sour grapes for inherited consequences and of drink becoming sour or ending.
South
The South often refers to the Negeb, the dry region south of Judah extending toward Sinai. Scripture also uses several terms for the southern direction, region, or wind.
South Ramoth
South Ramoth refers to Ramoth, a place in the southern region of Judah. Its exact identification is uncertain.
Sovereignty
God’s sovereignty is his absolute authority and right to accomplish all things according to his wise and righteous will.
Sower, Sowing
Sowing is the scattering of seed by hand for planting crops. In biblical lands it occurred mainly from autumn through winter, and the Mosaic law prohibited sowing mixed kinds of seed.
Spain
Spain was the western country Paul intended to visit after traveling to Rome. It was associated with the distant western region known in earlier Scripture as Tarshish.
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