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G137Αἰνών Ainṓn — Ænon, a
place in PalestineG132Αἰνέας Ainéas — Ænĕas, an IsraeliteH3117יוֹם yôwm — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)H5871עַיִן ʻAyin — Ajin, the name (thus simply) of two places in PalestineH259אֶחָד ʼechâd — properly, united, i.e. oneH7368רָחַק râchaq — to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
Verses(5)
- VerseJoshua 19:7Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan—four cities, along with their villages,
- Verse1 Chronicles 4:32And their villages were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan—five towns—
- VerseJoshua 15:32Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon—twenty-nine cities in all, along with their villages.
- VerseJoshua 21:16Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine cities from these two tribes, together with their pasturelands.
- VerseNumbers 34:11then go down from Shepham to Riblah on the east side of Ain and continue along the slopes east of the Sea of Chinnereth.
People(5+)
- PersonTheophilusThe named recipient of both Luke and Acts, addressed as "most excellent" (kratistos, a title of rank). Luke writes to him so that he might know the certainty concerning the…
- PersonMordecaiEsther's cousin and guardian at the gate of Susa, who refused to bow to Haman, uncovered the plot against the king, and was raised to second in the kingdom "for such a time as…
- PersonJonathanSon of King Saul who climbed a cliff to rout a garrison on the conviction that nothing restrains Jehovah; cut a covenant of steadfast love with David and stood between his…
- PersonBalakKing of Moab who hired Balaam against the camp on his border and got four blessings and a prophecy of his own destroyer for his fee.
- PersonNaamanCaptain of the host of Aram, a great man and a leper, healed in the Jordan's seventh dip at Elisha's word — the Gentile grace Jesus cited at Nazareth (Luke 4:27).
Places(3)
- PlaceNainA Galilean town named in Scripture only here, where Jesus met the funeral procession of a widow's only son. Moved with compassion, he stopped the bier and raised the young man…
- PlaceHorebThe mountain of God — Sinai by its other name — where Moses saw the bush and where Elijah, forty days from Beersheba, heard not wind, earthquake, or fire, but a still small voice.
- PlaceShinarThe Babylonian plain of Babel's tower (Gen 11:2) and Nimrod's kingdom (Gen 10:10) — where the ephah-borne wickedness is given a house in Zechariah's vision (Zech 5:11).
Manuscripts(2)
- ManuscriptThe Samuel Scroll from Cave 4 (4QSamᵃ)A Hebrew copy of Samuel that often agrees with the ancient Greek translation against the standard Hebrew — and answers a puzzle the English Bible had been carrying for centuries.
- ManuscriptThe Greek Minor Prophets Scroll (8ḤevXII gr)A Greek Old Testament from the Judaean desert that somebody had already gone through and corrected against the Hebrew — and that leaves the name of God in the old letters.
Words (Strong's)(5+)
- WordG137 Αἰνών · Ainṓn (Greek)Ænon, a place in Palestine
- WordG132 Αἰνέας · Ainéas (Greek)Ænĕas, an Israelite
- WordH3117 יוֹם · yôwm (Hebrew)a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used…
- WordH5871 עַיִן · ʻAyin (Hebrew)Ajin, the name (thus simply) of two places in Palestine
- WordH259 אֶחָד · ʼechâd (Hebrew)properly, united, i.e. one
Concepts(5+)
- ConceptSeedOne word that carries the whole promise — a line of descent that narrows, verse by verse, to one Person.
- ConceptGloryThe weight of God made visible — כָּבוֹד, literally heaviness — filling a tabernacle, a temple, and finally a body.
- ConceptLightGod's first spoken word and his own self-description — light before the sun, and a Light no darkness can put out.
- ConceptEdenThe garden God planted eastward — a sanctuary with a river, two trees, and a job description, lost by one command broken.
- ConceptTreesThe Bible's story turns at trees — two in the garden, one bearing a curse, one bearing healing for the nations.
Themes(5+)
- ThemeRedemptionRedemption is the Bible's word for rescue that costs something. Two Hebrew verbs carry the weight: *ga'al*, the act of a near kinsman (*go'el*) who buys back land, a person, or…
- ThemeFaith**Faith across the canon is less a feeling than a transaction: a person trusts what God has said and acts on it before the outcome is visible.** The Old Testament rarely uses…
- ThemeResurrectionThe hope of resurrection surfaces gradually across the Old Testament before it becomes explicit. Job — likely the oldest book in the canon — already confesses a living Redeemer…
- ThemeHolinessHoliness begins as a claim about God before it becomes a summons to His people. The Hebrew *qadosh* carries a double sense — "set apart" and "whole, intact" — and Leviticus…
- ThemeCovenantIn Scripture a covenant is not a vague feeling. It is a formal, oath-bound promise between named parties, with a stated promise and usually a visible sign to mark it. (The…
Topics(5+)
- TopicAinA heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896) — every passage it gathers, quoted.
- TopicBlainA heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896) — every passage it gathers, quoted.
- TopicCainA heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896) — every passage it gathers, quoted.
- TopicCainanA heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896) — every passage it gathers, quoted.
- TopicCaptainA heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896) — every passage it gathers, quoted.
Prophecies(5+)
- ProphecyMainland Tyre Becomes a Bare RockEzekiel predicted the mainland Tyre site would be scraped to bare rock and become a place for fishermen to spread their nets, and would never be rebuilt.
- ProphecyIsrael Preserved as a Distinct PeopleJeremiah predicted that Israel would remain a distinct people as long as sun, moon, and stars continued—a preservation guarantee.
- ProphecyEgypt's Permanent DiminishmentEzekiel predicted Egypt would be permanently diminished and that no native Egyptian prince would rule again—a remarkable prediction given Egypt's 2,500+ years of continuous…
- ProphecyEgypt No Longer Rules NationsEgypt would become a lowly kingdom and never again rule over other nations.
- ProphecyBody Would Not See CorruptionDavid prophesied that God's Holy One would not experience physical decay in the grave. Peter explicitly cites this at Pentecost as a direct prophecy of Christ's resurrection…
Apologetics(3)
- ApologeticsThe Nazareth InscriptionA Greek imperial edict against disturbing tombs, obtained from Nazareth in 1878 and dated to the early imperial period. Recent isotopic work complicates the once-confident…
- ApologeticsWalls of Jericho StratigraphyAt Tell es-Sultan the mudbrick city wall collapsed outward into a climbable ramp at the foot of its stone revetment, the city burned under three feet of debris, and the storage…
- ApologeticsEzekiel's Prophecy Against Egypt's Permanent DiminishmentEzekiel 29-30 predicts that Egypt would become 'the basest of the kingdoms' and 'never again exalt itself above the nations'—a prediction dramatically fulfilled despite Egypt…
Authors(5+)
- AuthorA.W. PinkArthur Walkington Pink was born in Nottingham, England, on April 1, 1886, into a corn merchant's family. He was a bright young man who went looking for spiritual reality in the…
- AuthorJeromeEusebius Hieronymus was born about 347 at Stridon, a town on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia that no longer exists. His parents were Christians with money. They sent him to…
- AuthorAratorArator was born in Liguria in northern Italy around 490 and orphaned young. He was raised and educated under the care of Laurentius, bishop of Milan, and trained as a lawyer…
- AuthorCommodianCommodian wrote Christian poetry in Latin for people who were never going to read a theologian. Two works survive. The *Instructions* is a set of eighty short poems, each one…
- AuthorAponiusAponius wrote one book, and it is a big one: a commentary on the Song of Songs in twelve volumes. He appears to have been a Latin writer working in Italy, probably at Rome, and…