Ummah
Ummah was a city allotted to the tribe of Asher. Its exact identification is uncertain, and some have proposed that the name may represent Acco.
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UNBELIEF
Unbelief is distrust of God or refusal to accept His word, and it may express itself as disobedience. Scripture contrasts it with faith and warns that persistent unbelief can involve moral resistance to God’s commands and promises.
UNBELIEVER
An unbeliever is one who lacks faith in God or remains unconverted. In the New Testament the term can refer to pagans outside the Christian community or to those who resist God through persistent disobedience.
Unclean Meats
Unclean meats were animals and other foods forbidden under Israel’s ceremonial law. These included certain land animals, fish, birds, insects, blood, and meat from animals that had not been properly slaughtered.
Uncleanness
Uncleanness in biblical law meant ceremonial or moral defilement that restricted a person’s participation in Israel’s worship and community. The New Testament emphasizes that true defilement proceeds from the sinful heart rather than from food alone.
Unction
Unction means anointing. In the New Testament it refers especially to the spiritual anointing given to believers, signifying the Holy Spirit’s presence and teaching.
UNDEFILED
Undeffiled means clean, unstained, or free from moral or ceremonial taint. Scripture uses the term for the sinlessness of Christ, the honor of marriage, and the pure heavenly inheritance promised to believers.
Undergirding
Undergirding was the practice of securing a ship with ropes or cables around its hull during a storm. It is mentioned in the account of Paul’s voyage to Rome.
UNDERNEATH
“Underneath” expresses what lies below or supports something. In Moses’ blessing, the everlasting arms underneath Israel portray God as the enduring support and protection beneath His people.
UNEQUAL
Unequal describes something not properly weighed or matched. The New Testament warning against being unequally yoked uses the image of joining animals of different kinds and teaches against binding oneself in a spiritually unsuitable partnership.
UNFEIGNED
Unfeigned means genuine, sincere, and without disguise. In the New Testament it describes faith and love that are transparent rather than hypocritical or merely outward.
UNGODLY
The ungodly are those who are irreverent, impious, and actively withholding from God the prayer, service, and obedience due to Him. Scripture nevertheless declares that Christ died for the ungodly.
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