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H1078בֵּל Bêl — Bel, the Baal of the BabyloniansG955Βελίαλ Belíal — worthlessnessH1106בֶּלַע Belaʻ — Bela, the name of a place, also of an Edomite and of two IsraelitesH6472פַּעֲמֹן paʻămôn — a bell (as struck)H1512גָּחוֹן gâchôwn — the external abdomen, belly (as the source of the faetus )H3770כְּרֵשׂ kᵉrês — the paunch or belly (as swelling out)
Verses(5+)
- Verse1 Chronicles 8:3The sons of Bela:
- VerseEphesians 5:1Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
- VerseIsaiah 11:5Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.
- Verse1 Corinthians 3:23and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.
- Verse1 Chronicles 7:6The three sons of Benjamin: Bela, Becher, and Jediael.
People(1)
Places(4)
- PlaceBabelThe plain of Shinar's city and tower of self-made name — the archetypal rebel-city whose confusion Pentecost reverses.
- PlaceCyprusBarnabas's home island and the first stop of the first missionary journey — Salamis to Paphos, where the proconsul Sergius Paulus believed and the sorcerer Elymas was struck blind.
- PlaceJezreelAhab's summer capital beside Naboth's vineyard; the city of the dogs' prophecy, where Jezebel fell and Jehu's wheels rolled.
- 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).
Words (Strong's)(5+)
- WordH1078 בֵּל · Bêl (Hebrew)Bel, the Baal of the Babylonians
- WordG955 Βελίαλ · Belíal (Greek)worthlessness
- WordH1106 בֶּלַע · Belaʻ (Hebrew)Bela, the name of a place, also of an Edomite and of two Israelites
- WordH6472 פַּעֲמֹן · paʻămôn (Hebrew)a bell (as struck)
- WordH1512 גָּחוֹן · gâchôwn (Hebrew)the external abdomen, belly (as the source of the faetus )
Concepts(1)
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…
- ThemeSufferingSuffering enters the story at the Fall. Genesis 3 turns childbirth into pain and labor into toil, and the rest of the Old Testament treats hardship as the ordinary texture of…
- 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…
Topics(5+)
- TopicAbelA heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896) — every passage it gathers, quoted.
- TopicAbel-beth-maachahA heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896) — every passage it gathers, quoted.
- TopicAbel-meholahA heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896) — every passage it gathers, quoted.
- TopicAbel-mizraimA heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896) — every passage it gathers, quoted.
- TopicAshbelA heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896) — every passage it gathers, quoted.
Prophecies(5+)
- ProphecyBabylon's Idols Carried AwayBabylon's chief gods Bel (Marduk) and Nebo would be carried into captivity.
- ProphecySatan's Final RebellionAfter the millennium, Satan will be released briefly and lead one final rebellion before being destroyed forever.
- ProphecyThe Beloved SonThe Messiah would be God's uniquely beloved Son.
- ProphecyA Stone of StumblingThe Messiah would be both a sanctuary for believers and a stumbling block for those who reject him.
- ProphecyBodily Transformation of BelieversBelievers' bodies will be instantaneously transformed into immortal, glorified bodies.
Apologetics(1)
Authors(2)
- AuthorJulius AfricanusSextus Julius Africanus was a man of affairs before he was a scholar. He served in the Roman army, traveled in Egypt and the East, and knew the imperial court well enough to be…
- AuthorAthanasius of AlexandriaAthanasius was born in Egypt about 296, in the last generation of Christians who grew up expecting to be arrested. He was a boy in Alexandria when the Great Persecution under…