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H1610גַּף gaph — the backH8074שָׁמֵם shâmêm — to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)H1980הָלַךְ hâlak — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1181בַּעֲלֵי בָּמוֹת Baʻălêy Bâmôwth — Baale-Bamoth, a place East of the JordanG3837πανταχοῦ pantachoû — universallyH4693מָצוֹר mâtsôwr — Egypt (as the border of Palestine)
Verses(5+)
- Verse2 Kings 14:4Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.
- VersePsalms 78:58They enraged Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their idols.
- Verse2 Kings 12:3Nevertheless, the high places were not removed; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.
- Verse2 Kings 15:4Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.
- Verse2 Chronicles 15:17The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.
People(5+)
- PersonJoshua the high priestSon of Josedech, first high priest of the return (Ezra 2:2; Hag 1:1) — cleansed of filthy garments before the Angel of the LORD with Satan standing to accuse (Zech 3), then…
- PersonMelchizedekKing of Salem and priest of the Most High God, without recorded genealogy, who brings out bread and wine — the type of Christ's eternal priesthood (Heb 7; Ps 110:4).
- PersonCaiaphasThe high priest who counseled "that one man should die for the people" — an unwitting prophecy of the atonement (John 11:49-52; 18:14).
- PersonAnnasFormer high priest and father-in-law of Caiaphas, before whom Jesus was first examined (John 18:13,19-24).
- PersonAaronBrother of Moses and Israel's first high priest; his rod budded, his garments were for glory and beauty, and his line carried the priesthood until the greater Priest after…
Places(3)
- PlaceMoabThe high country east of the Dead Sea — Lot's descendants, Balak's hire of Balaam, Ruth's homeland, and the plains where Moses saw the land and died.
- PlaceHierapolisThird of the Lycus Valley triad (Col 4:13), famed for its hot springs; early tradition places Philip there.
- PlaceEdomEsau's highland nation that refused Israel passage on the king's highway — brother against brother at the border, remembered by the prophets.
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Words (Strong's)(5+)
- WordH1610 גַּף · gaph (Hebrew)the back
- WordH8074 שָׁמֵם · shâmêm (Hebrew)to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
- WordH1980 הָלַךְ · hâlak (Hebrew)to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- WordH1181 בַּעֲלֵי בָּמוֹת · Baʻălêy Bâmôwth (Hebrew)Baale-Bamoth, a place East of the Jordan
- WordG3837 πανταχοῦ · pantachoû (Greek)universally
Concepts(1)
Themes(1)
Topics(1)
Prophecies(2)
- ProphecyHighly ExaltedAfter suffering, the Messiah would be exalted to the highest place.
- ProphecyThe Medo-Persian Dual EmpireDaniel described the Medo-Persian Empire as a ram with two horns, one higher than the other, with the higher arising last—and predicted its expansion westward, northward, and…
Apologetics(3)
- ApologeticsCaiaphas Ossuary DiscoveryIn November 1990 a bulldozer broke through the roof of a first-century burial cave in Jerusalem's Peace Forest, exposing twelve limestone ossuaries; the most ornate was…
- ApologeticsEarly Church Creedal Formulas1 Corinthians 15:3-7 is not Paul's composition — he says he "received" it, and its Aramaic name-forms, non-Pauline vocabulary and balanced clauses mark it as a fixed formula…
- ApologeticsThe Septuagint and New Testament QuotationsRoughly two-thirds of the New Testament's some 300 Old Testament quotations follow the Greek Septuagint rather than the Hebrew that became the Masoretic Text. The Dead Sea…
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Authors(2)
- AuthorPhotios I of ConstantinoplePhotios was born at Constantinople about 810, into a family of high officials who had suffered for defending icons; his father died in exile. He grew up with money, books, and…
- AuthorAmbrose of MilanAmbrose was born about 339 at Trier, where his father served as praetorian prefect of Gaul — one of the four or five highest offices in the Western empire. The father died…
Apocrypha (study resources)(5+)
- Study resourceSirach 24:4I dwelt in high places, and my throne is in a cloudy pillar.
- Study resourceWisdom of Solomon 6:5Horribly and speedily shall he come upon you: for a sharp judgment shall be to them that be in high places.
- Study resourceSirach 43:9The beauty of heaven, the glory of the stars, an ornament giving light in the highest places of the Lord.
- Study resourceSirach 46:9The Lord gave strength also unto Caleb, which remained with him unto his old age: so that he entered upon the high places of the land, and his seed obtained it for an heritage:
- Study resource1 Enoch 100:4In those days the angels shall descend into the secret places And gather together into one place all those who brought down sin, And the Most High will arise on that day of…