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SUA “depression”. (a) Son of Abraham and Keturah (Gen. 25:2). The tribe called Shuah, arising from him, is undoubtedly the one that settled near the country...
SOSTHENES “of all strength.” Principal of the Corinth synagogue during Paul’s stay in that city. A riot having broken out because of the preaching of the...
SORTILEGE Spell, “nachash”, “a murmurer.” This seems to refer to chants or incantations murmured as a preliminary to obtaining a response from the spirits they wished...
SOREK “chosen vine.” Valley in which Delilah lived (Judges 16:4). It is the current wadi es-Sarãr. It begins about 21 km west of Jerusalem, slightly south,...
SOPATER “his father’s savior.” Christian from Berea, who with other disciples accompanied Paul from Greece to Asia, when the apostle returned from his third missionary journey...
SOMORMUJO (Heb. “Shalak”, “diver”) Unclean bird (Lev. 11:17; Deut. 14:17). This is probably the common cormorant, “Phalcacrocorax carbo”, a large bird of the pelicanid family, but...
SOMER (a) Descendant of Asher and daughter of Eber (1 Chr. 7:32). (b) Moabite, mother of one of the murderers of King Joash (2 Kings 12:21),...
SUN Astro of the day. God created it (Gen. 1:16; Ps. 74:16; 136:8), maintains it and directs it (Jer. 31:35; Mt. 5:45; Ps. 104:19). Vegetation grows,...
SOHM “sentinels.” Field on the top of Pisgah, from where Balaam could see a part of the Israelite camp at Shittim (Num. 23:14). Conder places this...
ZEPHANIAH (Book) The ninth of the Minor Prophets. The time indicated by Sof. 1:1 is confirmed by the following facts: Gath is not on the list...
