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Rich, the
Verses
151 results- VerseProverbs 22:7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
- VerseLuke 21:1Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury,
- VerseProverbs 22:2The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.
- VerseProverbs 18:23The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.
- Verse2 Samuel 12:2The rich man had a great number of sheep and cattle,
People
195 results- PersonPaul the ApostleFirst-century apostle to the Gentiles; former Pharisee turned missionary and author of a significant portion of the New Testament.
- PersonSarahAbraham's wife — barren, then bearing Isaac by promise “past age” through faith; Paul's allegory of the covenant of promise (Gal 4; Heb 11:11).
- PersonLotAbraham's nephew — the man who walked by sight toward Sodom and was saved “so as by fire” (2 Pet 2:7–8).
- PersonHagarSarah's Egyptian servant and mother of Ishmael; the first person to name God — “Thou God seest me” (El Roi, 16:13).
- PersonIshmaelAbraham's son by Hagar — blessed and made a great nation, but not the covenant heir; Paul's figure of the flesh (Gal 4:21–31).
Places
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.
- 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…
- 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…
- 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)
- WordH6223 עָשִׁיר · ʻâshîyr (Hebrew)rich, whether literal or figurative (noble). The Hebrew word stands 23 times in the original text.
- WordG4149 πλοῦτος · ploûtos (Greek)wealth (as fulness), i.e. (literally) money, possessions, or (figuratively) abundance, richness, (specially), valuable bestowment. The Greek word stands 22 times in the original text.
- WordH1952 הוֹן · hôwn (Hebrew)wealth. The Hebrew word stands 26 times in the original text.
- WordH1995 הָמוֹן · hâmôwn (Hebrew)a noise, tumult, crowd. The Hebrew word stands 83 times in the original text.
- WordH3502 יִתְרָה · yithrâh (Hebrew)properly, excellence, i.e. (by implication) wealth. The Hebrew word stands 2 times in the original text.
Themes
20 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…
- 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…
- ThemeJusticeScripture's justice vocabulary runs on two paired Hebrew terms: *mishpat* (H4941), the right verdict rendered at the city gate — a legal, courtroom word — and *tsedaqah*…
- 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…
- ThemeLoveThe Old Testament's word for it is *chesed* — not a feeling but a covenant posture: steadfast, loyal, obligated love that keeps showing up whether or not it is deserved. God's…
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2 results- VoiceRichard SibbesRichard Sibbes was a wheelwright's son who went up to Cambridge, and he never really left that world: he was a lecturer at Holy Trinity, master of St Catharine's Hall, and…
- VoiceSyncletica of AlexandriaSyncletica was born at Alexandria, probably late in the third century, to Macedonian parents who had settled in Egypt and grown rich. She died about 350, in her eighties. Her…
Apocrypha (study resources)
67 results- Study resourceSirach 13:20As the proud hate humility: so doth the rich abhor the poor.
- Study resourceSirach 13:19As the wild ass is the lion’s prey in the wilderness: so the rich eat up the poor.
- Study resourceSirach 10:22Whether he be rich, noble, or poor, their glory is the fear of the Lord.
- Study resourceSirach 31:1Watching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the care thereof driveth away sleep.
- Study resourceSirach 10:30The poor man is honoured for his skill, and the rich man is honoured for his riches.
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Study a word
H6223עָשִׁיר ʻâshîyr — rich, whether literal or figurative (noble)G4149πλοῦτος ploûtos — wealth (as fulness), i.e. (literally) money,
possessions, or (figuratively) abundance, richness, (specially),
valuable bestowmentH1952הוֹן hôwn — wealthH1995הָמוֹן hâmôwn — a noise, tumult, crowdH3502יִתְרָה yithrâh — properly, excellence, i.e. (by implication) wealthH6239עֹשֶׁר ʻôsher — wealth