Phrase literally meaning "people of the land",commonly used torefer to persons who were religiously illiterate,and members of lower classesof society. The word is used to identify captives taken from Jerusalem byNebuchadnezzar. (Dan. 9:6)...[继续阅读]

    People of the land of Ammon,a state East of the Jordan river,along the Syrian desert,they were constant enemies of Israel,a source ofspiritual corruption even though they had some indistinct connections with Is-rael through Lot,a nephew of Abraham. (Gen.1...[继续阅读]

    One of the native peoples whom the Israelites came up against inthe Promised Land. They were Semites who had ruled in Babylon in the 2ndmillennium BC. In the period of Samuel,there was peace between the Amor-ites and the Israel. In Davids time,few Amorite...[继续阅读]

    Prophet of Israel (746 BCE),native of small town of Tekoah,southof Bethlehem. By trade he was a herdsman and tender of sycamore fruit,thus usually being identified as a poor man. He became so upset with the so-cial,moral,political and spiritual corruption...[继续阅读]

    A tiny representation of an animal or other object made of clay andworn to ward off evil spirits. (Isa. 3: 20)...[继续阅读]

    a) A member of the early Christian community in Jerusalem whotried to gain status by selling land and donating the proceeds to the church.But he and his wife Sapphira lied to the church,which led to their instantdeath (Acts 5). b) A Christian living in Da...[继续阅读]

    Denunciation of a person or thing as accursed,it came to meansomething devoted to the world of evil in opposition to God. (Rom. 9: 3)...[继续阅读]

    A fisherman,the first of the disciples of Jesus,he had been a follower of John the Baptist. He brought his brother Peter to meet Jesus. He isidentified as the first home (John 1:41) and foreign (John 12:22) missionary. He was crucified on a cross shaped l...[继续阅读]

    : A spiritual attendant of God,believed to convey the authority of Godas if God were present. Often called "cherub" or "seraphim",the belief in angels was common in the New Testament,and they are frequently part ofthe stories that are told. They communica...[继续阅读]

    Messenger from God with special distinction,almost be-ing the presence of God in person. This angel seems to be one special angelset apart from the concept of angels in general. (Gen. 16:7-12)...[继续阅读]