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Prayer names 3 things on this site
- Prayer, a subject the site gathers pages under.Life questions · Talking with God: how Scripture teaches it, models it, promises to hear it.
- Prayer, a theme of Scripture.Prayer enters the canon as a corporate act, not a private technique: "then began men to call upon the name of Jehovah" (Genesis 4:26) describes a community, not a method. The…
- Prayer, a heading of the topical index.A heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896): every passage it gathers, quoted.
Featured studies
21 results- StudyHannah's Prayer: 1 Samuel 2:1-10 · MannaFestA featured study on this subject, with its Scripture, its sources and its figures.
- StudyJesus on PrayerA featured study on this subject, with its Scripture, its sources and its figures.
- StudyThe Lord's PrayerPhrase by phrase — the Old Testament roots under each petition, the Jewish prayers it spoke alongside, and Matthew's and Luke's forms honestly compared.
- StudyThe Worst King's PrayerA featured study on this subject, with its Scripture, its sources and its figures.
- StudyThe Prayer for UnityA featured study on this subject, with its Scripture, its sources and its figures.
Subjects
1 resultVerses
124 results- VersePhilippians 1:4In every prayer for all of you, I always pray with joy,
- VerseColossians 4:2Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful,
- VersePsalms 102:17He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.
- VerseHabakkuk 3:1This is a prayer of Habakkuk the prophet, according to Shigionoth:
- VersePsalms 61:1Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer.
People
3 results- PersonLydiaA seller of purple from Thyatira, worshipping at a riverside prayer meeting outside Philippi when the Lord opened her heart — the first named European convert, and the host of…
- PersonEliHigh priest of Israel at Shiloh who mistook Hannah's silent prayer for drunkenness and raised the boy Samuel; his corrupt sons defiled the tabernacle, and his house fell under…
- PersonEpaphrasColossae's founding evangelist, the beloved fellow-servant from whom the church learned the gospel (Col 1:7), always striving in prayer for the Lycus Valley churches (4:12-13)…
Places
1 resultWords (Strong's)
16 results- WordG4335 προσευχή · proseuchḗ (Greek)prayer (worship). The Greek word stands 35 times in the original text.
- WordH6279 עָתַר · ʻâthar (Hebrew)to burn incense in worship, i.e. intercede (reciprocally, listen to prayer). The Hebrew word stands 20 times in the original text.
- WordH8605 תְּפִלָּה · tᵉphillâh (Hebrew)intercession, supplication. The Hebrew word stands 72 times in the original text.
- WordH3908 לַחַשׁ · lachash (Hebrew)properly, a whisper, i.e. by implication, (in a good sense) a private prayer, (in a bad one) an incantation. The Hebrew word stands 5 times in the original text.
- WordH2470 חָלָה · châlâh (Hebrew)properly, to be rubbed or worn. The Hebrew word stands 76 times in the original text.
Themes
1 resultTopics
4 results- TopicLord's PrayerA heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896): every passage it gathers, quoted.
- TopicPrayerA heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896): every passage it gathers, quoted.
- TopicPrayerfulnessA heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896): every passage it gathers, quoted.
- TopicPrayerlessnessA heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896): every passage it gathers, quoted.
Voices
6 results- VoiceCorey RussellCorey Russell is an American Charismatic preacher, intercessor, and author. Beginning around 2002, he served at the International House of Prayer Kansas City (IHOPKC) for 18…
- VoiceGeorge MüllerGeorge Müller was a Prussian con artist and thief converted at a Saxon prayer meeting, who settled in Bristol and opened an orphan house in 1836 with a deliberate rule: he…
- VoiceMike BickleMike Bickle (born 1955) is an American Charismatic minister and founder (1999) of the International House of Prayer Kansas City (IHOPKC) — a sustained 24/7 prayer-and-worship…
- VoiceTheodoret of CyrusTheodoret was born about 393 at Antioch. His mother, according to his own account, had been childless for years and had gone to a local hermit for prayer. He was raised around…
- VoiceEvan RobertsEvan Roberts went down the pit at eleven and kept his Bible with him at the coalface. For years he woke in the night to pray, and he prayed one thing: that God would bend…
Apocrypha (study resources)
60 results- Study resourceThe Prayer of Manasseh, King of JudahThe Apocrypha: a study resource, outside the 66-book canon. 1 chapters, 15 verses.
- Study resource2 Maccabees 15:26But Judas and his company encountered the enemies with invocation and prayer.
- Study resourceSirach 7:10Be not fainthearted when thou makest thy prayer, and neglect not to give alms.
- Study resource2 Esdras 8:24O hear the prayer of thy servant, and give ear to the petition of thy creature.
- Study resourceSirach 21:5A prayer out of a poor man’s mouth reacheth to the ears of God, and his judgment cometh speedily.
Doorways
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G4335προσευχή proseuchḗ — prayer (worship)H6279עָתַר ʻâthar — to burn incense in worship, i.e. intercede (reciprocally, listen to prayer)H8605תְּפִלָּה tᵉphillâh — intercession, supplicationH3908לַחַשׁ lachash — properly, a whisper, i.e. by implication, (in a good sense) a private prayer, (in a bad one) an incantationH2470חָלָה châlâh — properly, to be rubbed or wornH7879שִׂיחַ sîyach — a contemplation