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SHUNEM City of Taanac Canaan, in the territory of Issachar (Josh. 19:18). He was standing before Gilboa (1 Sam. 28:4). The Philistines camped at Shunem before...
HIGH PRIEST HIGH PRIESTHOOD. The high priest was the highest religious dignitary, representative of the nation before the Lord. Aaron was appointed to this position after...
SUMERIAN (Language) It is agglutinative in character, and totally different from the Semitic language of the Babylonians in northern Mesopotamia. This language, with no known relationship...
SHULAMMITE Young woman mentioned in the Song of Songs (Song 6:13). This term appears to be derived from the name of the city of Shunem. In...
LOTS The ancients, when faced with uncertainty, used to cast lots to determine an answer (Est. 3:7; Jon. 1:7; Mt. 27:35). Stones, or engraved tablets, or...
DREAM Ideas that occur while a person is asleep; They can be classified as follows: (a) dreams lacking spiritual importance (Jb. 20:8; Ps. 73:20; Is. 29:8)....
SWEAT Sweat appears on the body as a reaction to eliminate excess heat or energy consumed in arduous effort, reestablishing its thermal balance thanks to the...
SHROUD It is a translation of the Gr. “soudarion”, and denotes a light cloth that was tied on the head to collect sweat; It was also...
SUCCOTH “booths” or “tabernacles.” (a) Place east of the Jordan (Judges 8:4, 5). Upon returning from Mesopotamia, Jacob, once he had crossed the Jabbok (Gen. 32:22),...
SUAL District near Ophra (1 Samuel 13:17), north of Michmash.
