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Lot, the
Verses
113 results- Verse1 Chronicles 24:7The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
- VerseJoshua 19:24The fifth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Asher:
- VerseJoshua 19:1The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Simeon:
- VerseJoshua 19:10The third lot came up for the clans of the tribe of Zebulun:
- VerseJoshua 19:17The fourth lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Issachar:
People
1 resultPlaces
107 results- PlaceCapernaumCapernaum is the fishing town on the north shore of the Sea of Galilee that Jesus made his base. Matthew ends up calling it his own town.
- PlacePenielThe ford of the Jabbok where Jacob wrestled God 'face to face' (Gen 32:30).
- PlaceGethsemaneThe olive garden across the Kidron at the foot of the Mount of Olives where Jesus prayed three times that the cup might pass, was strengthened by an angel, and was betrayed…
- PlaceBeershebaThe well of the oath at the south of the land, where Abraham made his covenant with Abimelech and planted a tamarisk, where Isaac dug again, and where Elijah lay under the…
- PlaceBabylonAncient Mesopotamian city and imperial capital; site of the Israelite exile and a recurring biblical symbol of worldly power.
Manuscripts
34 results- ManuscriptAleppo CodexA 10th-century Hebrew manuscript of the entire Tanakh with full Masoretic apparatus; considered one of the most authoritative witnesses to the Masoretic Text.
- ManuscriptThe Rylands Fragment of John (P52)A scrap of John's Gospel about the size of a credit card, and for most of a century the oldest piece of the New Testament anyone had.
- ManuscriptChester Beatty Papyrus I (P45)The oldest surviving book that holds all four Gospels and Acts together — though only a fifth of it is left.
- ManuscriptChester Beatty Papyrus II (P46)The oldest substantial copy of Paul's letters — and it already treats Hebrews as one of them.
- ManuscriptChester Beatty Papyrus III (P47)The oldest substantial copy of Revelation — ten leaves from the middle of the book.
Events
5 results- EventDavid's Coronation at HebronDavid's anointing as king — first over the tribe of Judah at Hebron (c. 1010 BCE), then over all Israel (c. 1003 BCE).
- EventCrucifixion of ChristThe public execution of Jesus of Nazareth by Roman crucifixion in Jerusalem under Pontius Pilate — the central event of the Christian faith.
- EventBabylonian Exile (586 BCE)The Neo-Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem and the First Temple, and the resulting deportation of most of Judah's population — the central trauma of the Hebrew Bible.
- EventExodus from EgyptThe departure of Israel from Egyptian bondage under the leadership of Moses, foundational to Israel's self-understanding in the Hebrew Bible.
- EventGiving of the Law at SinaiThe covenant and law-giving at Mount Sinai following the Exodus; Israel receives the Ten Commandments and the broader Torah.
Words (Strong's)
- WordH1486 גּוֹרָל · gôwrâl (Hebrew)properly, a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose). The Hebrew word stands 78 times in the original text.
- WordH3876 לוֹט · Lôwṭ (Hebrew)Lot, Abraham's nephew. The Hebrew word stands 33 times in the original text.
- WordG3091 Λώτ · Lṓt (Greek)Lot, a patriarch. The Greek word stands 4 times in the original text.
- WordH3910 לֹט · lot (Hebrew)a gum (from its sticky nature), probably ladanum. The Hebrew word stands 2 times in the original text.
- WordH3875 לוֹט · lowt (Hebrew)a veil. The Hebrew word stands 1 time in the original text.
Themes
9 results- 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…
- ThemeGraceGrace is God's unearned favor. The Hebrew word for it is *chen* — a gift given because the giver is gracious, not because the receiver has earned it — and it is *chen* that the…
- ThemeWorshipScripture's worship vocabulary carries two roots held together: *shachah* (to bow down, prostrate) and *abad* (to serve, to labor for). *Shachah* is first rendered "worship" at…
- 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…
- ThemeCreationScripture opens with a claim, not an argument: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" (Gen 1:1). The Genesis account moves in an ordered six-day sequence…
Topics
1 resultProphecies
236 results- ProphecyTyre Never RebuiltThe ancient site of Tyre would become a fishing spot and never be rebuilt to its former glory.
- ProphecyTyre's Riches Thrown into the SeaTyre's building materials would be thrown into the sea.
- ProphecyBabylon Conquered by MedesThe Medes would be instrumental in Babylon's conquest.
- ProphecyEgypt No Longer Rules NationsEgypt would become a lowly kingdom and never again rule over other nations.
- ProphecyNile Dried Up at MemphisThe Nile channels at Memphis would dry up.
Apologetics
2 results- ApologeticsThe Moral Argument for God's ExistenceJ. L. Mackie, the twentieth century's most formidable atheist philosopher, agreed that objective moral values would be entities of a very strange sort, utterly different from…
- ApologeticsThe Problem of Evil: Christian ResponsesJ. L. Mackie framed the logical problem of evil in Mind in 1955; in 1982 he conceded that Alvin Plantinga's free will defence had answered it, and the philosophical debate…
Featured studies
1 resultVoices
574 results- VoiceJohn Calvin# John Calvin (1509–1564) French-born Reformer, theologian, and exegete. Primary systematic-theology voice of the Reformed tradition; his *Institutes of the Christian Religion*…
- VoiceKenneth HaginKenneth Erwin Hagin (August 20, 1917 – September 19, 2003) was an American Pentecostal-Charismatic preacher, healing-revival evangelist, and the recognized "father" of the…
- VoiceRemigius of RheimsRemigius — Rémi in French — was born about 437 in the region of Laon, in northern Gaul, into a Gallo-Roman family of rank. He was made bishop of Rheims at about twenty-two…
- VoicePalladius of GalatiaPalladius was born in Galatia, in central Asia Minor, about 363 or 364. In 386 he went to Egypt to see the monks, and the rest of his life came out of that decision. He spent…
- VoiceTalbot W. ChambersA pastor of the Collegiate Reformed Dutch Church of New York who wrote the history of the Fulton Street noon prayer meeting in 1858.