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TRANSFIGURATION (gr. metamorphosis). This term indicates the change that took place in the appearance of Jesus in the vision on the holy mountain. The Lord, now...
TRADITION Gr. “paradosis”, a “transmit”, either orally or in writing; a teaching transmitted from one person to another. It is used in the NT in a...
TRACONITE “rocky.” At the beginning of the ministry of John the Baptist, the Trachonites formed, with Iturea, the tetrarchy of Philip, brother of Herod Antipas, the...
JOB Work has from the beginning been a purpose of God for man (cf. Gen. 1:28; 2:15). God himself taught man the activity of farming (cf....
TURTLE DOVE Migratory bird that symbolizes sweetness and weakness (Ps. 74:19; Jer. 8:7); Her arrival heralds spring (Song 2:12). Abraham sacrificed a turtledove, among other animals,...
EGYPT TORRENT Great wadi (Heb. “nahal”) that formed the southwestern boundary of Canaan (Num. 34:5; 1 Kings 8:65; 2 Kings 24:7) and that of Judah (Josh....
TORRENT Usually a small watercourse that does not dry up, such as the Kishon (1 Kings 18:40) and the Jabbok (translated “stream,” Gen. 32:23). However, this...
TOWER (a) The keeper of the vineyards had only a hut (Isa. 1:8), but the owner often found it necessary to build a tower to defend...
BULL Male of the species “Bos Taurus” (Jb. 21:10; Ps. 68:31; Is. 34:7; Jer. 52:20) (See OX) Particularly strong and brave bulls were bred in Bashan...
WHIRLWIND Circular movement of air caused when two air currents coming from opposite directions come into contact. In the Middle East they are common as the...
