Year
A year is the ordinary major division of time, understood in Scripture in relation to the sun’s revolution. Israel used both a sacred calendar beginning with Abib and a civil reckoning associated with the autumn season.
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Year Of Jubilee
The Year of Jubilee was the fiftieth year in Israel’s calendar, associated with release, restoration, and the return of inherited property. It belonged to the covenant regulations given to Israel through Moses.
Year, Sabbatical
The Sabbatical Year was the recurring seventh year in Israel’s calendar, when the land was to rest under the Mosaic covenant. It expressed dependence on God and formed part of Israel’s agricultural and covenant law.
Yeshebi
Yeshebi is probably the name of a village mentioned in connection with the boundary of Manasseh in Joshua 17:7. It may be identified with the place otherwise known as Yassuf, south of Shechem.
Yoke
A yoke was a wooden fitting used to join animals for plowing or hauling. Scripture also uses the term figuratively for bondage, oppression, subjection, discipline, or service; Jesus contrasted His easy yoke with burdensome teaching.
Yoke-fellow
A yoke-fellow is a partner or fellow worker joined with another in labor or service. In Philippians 4:3, Paul addresses a trusted associate who had shared in the work of the gospel.
Zaanaim
Zaanaim was a place near Kedesh in Naphtali, associated with the encampment of Heber the Kenite. Near its oak or plain, Sisera sought refuge in Jael’s tent and was killed.
Zaanan
Zaanan was a town in the lowland of Judah, probably the same place as Zenan. Micah uses its name in a wordplay, declaring that its inhabitants would not come forth.
Zaanannim
Zaanannim is another form of Zaanaim, a place associated with Kedesh and the territory of Naphtali. It is mentioned in the account of Heber the Kenite and Sisera.
Zaavan
Zaavan was a Horite descendant of Seir and one of the chiefs of Edom. He is also called Zavan in 1 Chronicles 1:42.
Zaavan, Or Zavan
Zaavan, also called Zavan, was a Horite chief descended from Ezer and Seir. His name appears in the genealogical lists of Genesis and 1 Chronicles.
Zabad
Zabad is the name of several men in the Old Testament, including one of David’s mighty men, descendants or officials named in Chronicles, a conspirator who killed King Joash, and three men listed by Ezra among those who had foreign wives.
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