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.
Blindness
Christian Life - Both
Blindness was common in biblical lands and could result from disease, injury, age, or birth. Scripture commands care for the blind, records miraculous healings, and uses blindness as a picture of spiritual inability to perceive truth.
BLINDNESS, JUDICIAL
Government & Society - Old Testament
The corruption of judgment when a magistrate's discernment is covered or influenced by partiality, sympathy, or bribery. The Old Testament repeatedly condemns gifts that pervert justice and affirms God's impartiality.
Blood
Doctrine & Theology - Both
Blood represents life in Scripture and was not to be eaten. Sacrificial blood symbolized atonement and covenant, while the shedding of innocent human blood brought guilt; in the New Testament, Christ’s blood signifies His sacrificial death.
BLOOD AND WATER
Jesus Christ - New Testament
The blood and water that flowed from Jesus' pierced side after His death. John records this as an eyewitness detail, bearing witness to the reality of Christ's death and, in Christian reflection, associated with His atoning work.
Blood, Revenger Of
Law & Covenant - Old Testament
The revenger of blood was the nearest relative of a person unlawfully killed, authorized under Israelite law to pursue the killer. The law limited vengeance and provided cities of refuge for accidental manslayers.
BLOODGUILTINESS
Sin & Judgment - Old Testament
Guilt deserving judgment, especially grievous sin that brings condemnation and hinders God's favor. The term is not limited to literal bloodshed but may describe serious wrongdoing generally.
BLOODSHEDDING
Salvation - New Testament
The shedding of blood, especially in connection with sacrificial atonement. Hebrews teaches that forgiveness under the covenant was associated with blood being offered.
BLOODY
Sin & Judgment - Old Testament
Describing bloodshed, violence, or bloodthirstiness. Scripture calls violent cities such as Jerusalem and Nineveh “bloody,” while “bridegroom of blood” refers to the circumcision of Moses' son.
BLOODY FLUX
Agriculture & Daily Life - New Testament
A severe intestinal disease involving fever and dysentery, formerly called the bloody flux because of blood in the discharge. It afflicted Publius's father on Malta and was healed through Paul's prayer.
Bloody sweat
Jesus Christ - New Testament
Bloody sweat describes the extraordinary agony of Jesus in Gethsemane. Luke records that His sweat became like great drops of blood as He prayed before His arrest.
Blot
Salvation - Both
A blot is a stain, reproach, or moral defect. To blot out sin means to remove it completely through forgiveness, while to blot a name from a record signifies exclusion or judgment.
BLOW
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
To blow with the wind, breath, or an instrument. Scripture uses the word for God's wind, the expulsion of breath, trumpet signals, and a forceful stroke or blast.
Blue
Temple & Tabernacle - Old Testament
Blue was a prominent color in the tabernacle and priestly garments. It was used for sacred curtains, coverings, cords, and the robe of the high priest.
Boanerges
People & Groups - New Testament
Boanerges, meaning “sons of thunder,” was the surname Jesus gave to James and John, the sons of Zebedee. The name reflects their fervent and impetuous character.
Boar
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
The boar is mentioned as a destructive wild animal in Psalm 80, where it represents enemies ravaging God’s vine, understood as a picture of Israel.
BOARD
Temple & Tabernacle - Both
A slab, plank, board, tablet, or timber. Boards formed part of the tabernacle structure, while the word can also describe ship planks, wooden tablets, and structural sides.
BOAST
Christian Life - Both
To praise or glory in God, or, in a sinful sense, to boast arrogantly in oneself or one's achievements. Scripture commends confidence in God but condemns self-righteous boasting.
Boaz
People & Groups - Both
Boaz was a wealthy and honorable man of Bethlehem who married Ruth and became the father of Obed, ancestor of David. Boaz was also the name of one of the two bronze pillars before Solomon’s temple.
Bocheru
People & Groups - Old Testament
Bocheru was a descendant of Saul, listed as the son of Azel or Azrikam in the genealogy of Benjamin.
Bochim
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Bochim, meaning “the weepers,” was the place where Israel wept after the angel of the Lord rebuked the nation for compromising with the inhabitants of the land.
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