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.
Censer
Worship & Prayer - Both
A censer was a vessel or firepan for carrying burning coals and offering incense before God. It was used in tabernacle and temple worship.
Census
Government & Society - Both
A census was an official numbering of people or households. Scripture records several Israelite censuses and a Roman enrollment during Jesus’ birth.
Centurion
Government & Society - New Testament
A centurion was a Roman military officer commanding approximately one hundred soldiers. New Testament centurions are repeatedly portrayed as responsible or receptive to Christian truth.
Cephas
Jesus Christ - New Testament
Cephas is the Aramaic surname Jesus gave Simon, meaning “rock.” Its Greek and Latin equivalents are Peter and Petrus.
CERAS
Other - Inter-testament
Ceras is an alternate form of Keras, a name treated in the corresponding entry.
CERTIFY
Other - Both
In biblical usage, certify means to make known, announce, or inform rather than to establish something as certain in the modern technical sense.
Cesarea
Places & Geography - New Testament
Cesarea is an alternate spelling of Caesarea, the name of important cities mentioned in the New Testament.
CHAEREAS
People & Groups - Inter-testament
Chaereas was the brother of Timotheus, an Ammonite leader opposed to Judas Maccabeus. He held the fortress of Gazara and was killed with his brother after its capture.
CHAFE
Other - Old Testament
To chafe means to be bitter, fierce, or ferocious. Hushai used the term to describe David’s supposed anger during Absalom’s rebellion.
Chaff
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
Chaff is the light refuse separated from grain by winnowing. Scripture uses it as a figure of the weakness and final destruction of the wicked.
Chain
Objects & Symbols - Both
Chains served as ornaments, symbols of office, fastenings for sacred furnishings, and fetters for prisoners. Paul and Peter were among those bound with chains.
Chalcedony
Objects & Symbols - New Testament
Chalcedony is a precious stone named in the foundation of the New Jerusalem. Its exact biblical identification is uncertain, though it is associated with agate-like or colored quartz.
Chalcol
People & Groups - Old Testament
Chalcol is another form of Calcol, a wise man mentioned in connection with Solomon’s wisdom.
Chaldea
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Chaldea was the southern part of Babylonia, the fertile alluvial plain of the Euphrates and Tigris. Ur, Abraham’s birthplace, was located there.
Chaldeans, Or Chaldees
People & Groups - Old Testament
The Chaldeans were originally a people of southern Babylonia, but the name later described Babylonians generally and a learned class of priests, magicians, and astronomers.
Chaldee language
Original Language - Both
The Chaldee language is the Aramaic dialect found in parts of Daniel, Ezra, Jeremiah, and Genesis. It became widely used in Palestine after the Exile.
Chaldees
People & Groups - Old Testament
Chaldees can mean the inhabitants of Babylonia or, especially in Daniel, the learned class associated with magic, astronomy, and interpretation.
Chaldees, Or Chaldees
People & Groups - Old Testament
Chaldees is another form of Chaldeans, referring to the people of Babylonia and, in some contexts, its learned religious class.
Chalk Stones
Objects & Symbols - Old Testament
Chalk stones are pieces of limestone or similar material, referenced through the related biblical term for lime.
CHALKSTONE
Objects & Symbols - Old Testament
Chalkstone refers to brittle lime or limestone that crumbles when broken. Isaiah uses the image for the destruction of Jacob’s idolatrous altars and images.
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