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ABSALOM “father of peace.” Third son of David. He was notable for his beauty and for the abundance of his hair (2 Sam. 1:25, 26). Amnon,...
ABRAHAM (ABRAM) = «Father of elevation». His name was altered by God, who called him ABRAHAM. There is no known etymological explanation for the change from...
ABORTION The laws of the Ancient East (Babylonian and Assyrian) punished when a pregnant woman was mistreated, distinguishing various shades of punishment, depending on the consequences...
LOATHING It is an emotion that leads the person who feels it to a strong opposition against the object of this intense aversion. The Bible marks...
TO ABHOR The Spanish verb is loaded with emotional tones and means, sometimes, to abhor; others, abandon or leave and, finally, get bored with a person...
ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION This expression is found in Dn. 11:31; 12:11; Matt. 24:15; Mr. 13:14. It is therefore related to the great tribulation mentioned by the...
ABOMINATION This word is used in the OT in reference to any iniquity as considered by God. It also designates what was not appropriate for the...
LAWYER One who takes up another’s cause, to whom one appeals for help, defender (1 Jn. 2:1). The same Greek word is translated “Comforter” (John 14:16,...
ABNER “father of light.” Son of Ner, Saul’s uncle, he was the king’s cousin (1 Sam. 14:51). He was the general of Saul’s army when David...
ABLUTIONS Name given in Heb. 9:10 to the ceremonial washings prescribed by the Law of Moses (Lev. 6:27, 28; 8:6; 11:25, 28, 40; 15:5, 6, 7,...
