Former (107 Occurrences)

... 6. (a.) Near the beginning; preceding; as, the former part of a discourse or argument. 7 ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. FORMER. for ... biblethesaurus.org/f/former.htm - 41k

Agriculture

... I. SOWING TIME. Tisri, latter half (beginning about the autumnal equinox.) Marchesvan. Kisleu, former half. ... Tebet. Sebat, former half. III. COLD SEASON. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/agriculture.htm - 27k

Inches (1 Occurrence)

... The rainy season from October to May may be divided into three parts, the former, the winter, and the latter rains, and they are often referred to under these ... biblethesaurus.org/i/inches.htm - 12k

Rainfall

... The rainy season from October to May may be divided into three parts, the former, the winter, and the latter rains, and they are often referred to under these ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rainfall.htm - 12k

Moderately (1 Occurrence)

... litsedhaqah): "Moderately" is the King James Version translation of litsedhaqah, "righteousness" (Joel 2:23, "for he hath given you the former rain moderately ... biblethesaurus.org/m/moderately.htm - 10k

Malefactor (2 Occurrences)

... mal-e-fak'-ter (kakopoios, "a bad doer," ie "evildoer," "criminal"; kakourgos, "a wrongdoer"): The former occurs in John 18:30 the King James Version, the ... biblethesaurus.org/m/malefactor.htm - 49k

Autumn (8 Occurrences)

... Deuteronomy 11:14 that I will give the rain of your land in its season, the former rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, and your new ... biblethesaurus.org/a/autumn.htm - 9k

Sisters (20 Occurrences)

... Ezekiel 16:55 Your sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate; and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sisters.htm - 13k

Weights (14 Occurrences)

... wats me'-zhur: The system of weights and measures in use among the Hebrews was derived from Babylonia and Egypt, especially from the former. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/weights.htm - 21k

All (60349 Occurrences)

... desire of all nations" shall come, and the house shall be filled with glory, so that "the later glory of this house shall be greater than the former." (1) Many ... biblethesaurus.org/a/all.htm - 16k

Desire (565 Occurrences)

... desire of all nations" shall come, and the house shall be filled with glory, so that "the later glory of this house shall be greater than the former." (1) Many ... biblethesaurus.org/d/desire.htm - 43k

Latter (91 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Later; more recent; coming or happening after something else; -- opposed to former; as, the former and latter rain. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/latter.htm - 34k

Measures (50 Occurrences)

... wats me'-zhur: The system of weights and measures in use among the Hebrews was derived from Babylonia and Egypt, especially from the former. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/measures.htm - 35k

Barnabas (33 Occurrences)

... Possibly on the ground of former acquaintanceship, interceding as Paul's sponsor and surety, he removed the distrust of the disciples at Jerusalem and secured ... biblethesaurus.org/b/barnabas.htm - 25k

Estate (40 Occurrences)

... Ezekiel 16:55 Your sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate; and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate ... biblethesaurus.org/e/estate.htm - 20k

Formerly (55 Occurrences)

... three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head, and restore thee unto thine office; and thou shalt give Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when ... biblethesaurus.org/f/formerly.htm - 22k

Amulet

... The former in the shape of crescents are worn by Arab girls of our own time. ... The Hebrew technical term for the former (tephillin) does not occur in Biblical. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/amulet.htm - 17k

Shoe (13 Occurrences)

... Ruth 4:7 states as a "custom in former times in Israel," that when any bargain was closed "a man drew off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbor." This was of ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shoe.htm - 18k

Baptismal (1 Occurrence)

... and said by us are true, and, moreover, take upon them to live accordingly, are taught to pray and ask of God with fasting for forgiveness of their former sins ... biblethesaurus.org/b/baptismal.htm - 24k

Earlier (48 Occurrences)

... 2 Kings 17:34 Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after ... biblethesaurus.org/e/earlier.htm - 21k

Vindication (14 Occurrences)

... Joel 2:23 "Be glad then, you children of Zion, and rejoice in Yahweh, your God; for he gives you the former rain in just measure, and he causes the rain to ... biblethesaurus.org/v/vindication.htm - 10k

Brethren (528 Occurrences)

... Eusebius, Gregory of Nyssa and Ambrose, Epiphanius being its chief advocate, regards these "brethren" as the children of Joseph by a former marriage, and Mary ... biblethesaurus.org/b/brethren.htm - 51k

Nephishesim (1 Occurrence)

... ne'-fish, ne-fi'-sim, ne-fish'-e-sim, ne-fusim (nephicim, nephucim): The former is the Kethibh (Hebrew: "written") form of the name adopted in the Revised ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nephishesim.htm - 7k

Lusts (28 Occurrences)

... Ephesians 4:22 that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit; (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lusts.htm - 14k

Formation (11 Occurrences)

... (See NIV). Habakkuk 2:18 What profit hath a graven image given That its former hath graven it? A molten image and teacher of falsehood ... biblethesaurus.org/f/formation.htm - 10k

Tubal (9 Occurrences)

... 39:1, Thober): As the text stands, Tubal and Meshech are always coupled, except in Isaiah 66:19 (Massoretic Text) and Psalm 120:5. In the former passage Tubal ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tubal.htm - 12k

Relapse (1 Occurrence)

... 2. (vi) To slide or turn back into a former state or practice; to fall back from some condition attained; -- generally in a bad sense, as from a state of ... biblethesaurus.org/r/relapse.htm - 7k

Renew (16 Occurrences)

... King Saul; (3) in 2 Chronicles 15:8, to rebuild or repair the broken altar; (4) in Lamentations 5:21, "renew our days," restore the favors of former days; (5 ... biblethesaurus.org/r/renew.htm - 13k

Recover (37 Occurrences)

... 9. (vi) To regain health after sickness; to grow well; to be restored or cured; hence, to regain a former state or condition after misfortune, alarm, etc ... biblethesaurus.org/r/recover.htm - 21k

Descent (22 Occurrences)

... The former regards the clause "of the earth," an appositive genitive, as when we speak of "the city of Rome," namely, "the lower parts, ie the earth." The ... biblethesaurus.org/d/descent.htm - 15k

Descend (34 Occurrences)

... The former regards the clause "of the earth," an appositive genitive, as when we speak of "the city of Rome," namely, "the lower parts, ie the earth." The ... biblethesaurus.org/d/descend.htm - 19k

Ditch (9 Occurrences)

... Compare Job 9:31 Psalm 7:15 ("pit"), and Isaiah 22:11 ("reservoir"), the former meaning a pit or any similar place of destruction or corruption; the latter a ... biblethesaurus.org/d/ditch.htm - 10k

Mediterranean

... sea" (ha-yam ha-'acharon), Deuteronomy 11:24; Deuteronomy 34:2 Zechariah 14:8 Joel 2:20, in the last two passages contrasted with "the former (King James ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mediterranean.htm - 11k

Mode (5 Occurrences)

... Ephesians 4:22 to put away, in regard to your former mode of life, your original evil nature which is doomed to perish as befits its misleading impulses, (WEY). ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mode.htm - 8k

Previous (5 Occurrences)

... Numbers 6:12 He shall separate to Yahweh the days of his separation, and shall bring a male lamb a year old for a trespass offering; but the former days shall ... biblethesaurus.org/p/previous.htm - 7k

Perdition (14 Occurrences)

... loss; (2) ruin, destruction. The former occurs in Matthew 26:8 Mark 14:4, the latter in the passages cited above. Both meanings had ... biblethesaurus.org/p/perdition.htm - 14k

Past (200 Occurrences)

... 1. (v.) of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past offences. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/past.htm - 37k

Bondage (55 Occurrences)

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BONDAGE. bon'-daj: Used in two senses in Scripture, a literal and a metaphorical sense. (1) In the former sense it refers (a ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bondage.htm - 28k

Beloved (117 Occurrences)

... Used occasionally, in their nobler sense, interchangeably, eg the former of a husband's love for his wife (Deuteronomy 21:15, 16); twice of a lover (Songs 1:14 ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beloved.htm - 40k

Behoove

... be-hoov': Used in the New Testament for two Greek words dei (Luke 24:26 Acts 17:3) and opheilo (Hebrews 2:17); the former referring to a physical, and the ... biblethesaurus.org/b/behoove.htm - 7k

Beth-horon (12 Occurrences)

... They are distinguished as Beth-horon "the upper" and Beth-horon "the nether." They are about 2 miles apart, the former being about 10 miles north-west of ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beth-horon.htm - 30k

Beggarly (2 Occurrences)

... As used in Galatians it expresses the contrast between their present condition and the former estate, toward which he says they are again tending. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beggarly.htm - 8k

Bethhoron (12 Occurrences)

... They are distinguished as Beth-horon "the upper" and Beth-horon "the nether." They are about 2 miles apart, the former being about 10 miles north-west of ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bethhoron.htm - 30k

Chargeable (5 Occurrences)

... lest we be chargeable unto thee" (2 Samuel 13:25 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "burdensome"); "The former governors. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chargeable.htm - 11k

Aristobulus (1 Occurrence)

... (2) Aristobulus, nephew of the former, dethroned his mother, Alexandra (69 BC), and forced his brother Hyrcanus to renounce the crown and mitre in his favor. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/aristobulus.htm - 9k

Abihail (6 Occurrences)

... ab'-i-hal ('abhichayil; in some manuscripts 'abhihayil, when feminine, but best reading is the former: "father, or cause, of strength"): Five persons in the ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abihail.htm - 10k

Alienate (2 Occurrences)

... Noah Webster's Dictionary (v.) To cause to withdraw affections, turn away; as to alienate a former friend; to make indifferent of averse, where love or ... biblethesaurus.org/a/alienate.htm - 8k

Antiquity (8 Occurrences)

... antiquity. 2. (n.) Old age. 3. (n.) Ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as, Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity. 4 ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antiquity.htm - 9k

Superstitious (1 Occurrence)

... su-per-stish'-un; su-per-stish'-us (deisidaimonia, "fearing demons"): The Biblical use of these words is limited to that of the former in Acts 25:19 the King ... biblethesaurus.org/s/superstitious.htm - 8k

Shoe-latchet (1 Occurrence)

... Ruth 4:7 states as a "custom in former times in Israel," that when any bargain was closed "a man drew off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbor." This was of ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shoe-latchet.htm - 12k

Shoelatchet (1 Occurrence)

... Ruth 4:7 states as a "custom in former times in Israel," that when any bargain was closed "a man drew off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbor." This was of ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shoelatchet.htm - 12k

Superstition (1 Occurrence)

... su-per-stish'-un; su-per-stish'-us (deisidaimonia, "fearing demons"): The Biblical use of these words is limited to that of the former in Acts 25:19 the King ... biblethesaurus.org/s/superstition.htm - 8k

Fever (13 Occurrences)

... Septuagint renders the former word puretos, and the latter rhigos in this passage, a collocation which is interesting as Galen uses these words together ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fever.htm - 17k

Teaches (24 Occurrences)

... (WEB NAS RSV NIV). Habakkuk 2:18 What profit hath a graven image given That its former hath graven it? A molten image and teacher ... biblethesaurus.org/t/teaches.htm - 13k

Adam (29 Occurrences)

... There is a solidarity of evil and a solidarity of good, but the latter far surpasses the former in the quality of the obedience of Christ as compared with Adam ... biblethesaurus.org/a/adam.htm - 63k

Conversion (1 Occurrence)

... 3. Mode: The mode of conversion Varies greatly according to the former course of life. It may be a sudden crisis in the moral and intellectual life. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/conversion.htm - 21k

Edomites (22 Occurrences)

... This district was traversed by the ancient caravan road to South Palestine; and along the eastern side traces of the former civilization are still to be seen. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/edomites.htm - 23k

Customs (25 Occurrences)

... 2 Kings 17:34 To this day they do after their former customs: they fear not Jehovah, neither do they after their statutes or after their ordinances, nor after ... biblethesaurus.org/c/customs.htm - 14k

Counsel (192 Occurrences)

... Confounded in the King James Version with "councillor" (see above), the latter being an official adviser, which the former does not necessarily mean. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/counsel.htm - 39k

Regeneration (2 Occurrences)

... and said by us are true, and, moreover, take upon them to live accordingly, are taught to pray and ask of God with fasting for forgiveness of their former sins ... biblethesaurus.org/r/regeneration.htm - 60k

Ruth (19 Occurrences)

... at least of the German school cited by Dr. Ginsburg (Introduction to the Hebrew Bible, London, 1897, 4), Ruth precedes Cant; and in the former Ecclesiastes is ... biblethesaurus.org/r/ruth.htm - 26k

Authority (326 Occurrences)

... A characteristic instance of the former idea of authority is found in AJ Balfour's Foundations of Belief: "Authority as I have been using the term is in all ... biblethesaurus.org/a/authority.htm - 69k

Melchisedec (10 Occurrences)

... Amarna Letters, among which are at least 6, probably 8, letters from a king of Urusalim to Amenophis IV, king of Egypt, whose "slave" the former calls himself. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/melchisedec.htm - 17k

Forgiveness (124 Occurrences)

... The former means "putting aside," "disregarding," "pretermission"; the latter, "putting away" completely and unreservedly (Trench, Synonyms of the New Testament ... biblethesaurus.org/f/forgiveness.htm - 68k

Diverse (15 Occurrences)

... The distinction between "divers" and "diverse" in the King James Version seems to be that the former is the wider term, the latter being restricted to the ... biblethesaurus.org/d/diverse.htm - 14k

Acco (2 Occurrences)

... Its former commerce has been almost wholly lost to the town of Haifa, on the south side of the bay, since the latter has a fairly good roadstead, while Acre ... biblethesaurus.org/a/acco.htm - 13k

Pauline

... Corinthians 15:45, etc.). All this was given by Paul's former beliefs and had been claimed by Christ for Himself. That this Messiah ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pauline.htm - 38k

Sermon (1 Occurrence)

... A total of 47 verses of the account in Matthew have no parallel in Luke, while but 4 1/2 verses of the latter are wanting in the former. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sermon.htm - 39k

Custom (51 Occurrences)

... doth Pharaoh lift up thy head, and hath put thee back on thy station, and thou hast given the cup of Pharaoh into his hand, according to the former custom when ... biblethesaurus.org/c/custom.htm - 28k

Euphrates (36 Occurrences)

... At Kebban Maden, 400 miles from the source of the former, and 270 from that of the latter, they meet and form the majestic stream, which is at length joined by ... biblethesaurus.org/e/euphrates.htm - 26k

Botany

... or also to the brushwood such as is plentiful in parts of Galilee today, is immaterial, as the latter consists of the same elements as the former, only stunted ... biblethesaurus.org/b/botany.htm - 38k

Joash (49 Occurrences)

... To enforce this impost would have involved a new census, and the memory of the judgments which attended David's former attempt of this kind may well have had a ... biblethesaurus.org/j/joash.htm - 41k

Melchizedek (12 Occurrences)

... Amarna Letters, among which are at least 6, probably 8, letters from a king of Urusalim to Amenophis IV, king of Egypt, whose "slave" the former calls himself. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/melchizedek.htm - 19k

Edom (108 Occurrences)

... This district was traversed by the ancient caravan road to South Palestine; and along the eastern side traces of the former civilization are still to be seen. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/edom.htm - 53k

Creator (19 Occurrences)

... Isaiah 45:18 For thus said Jehovah, Creator of heaven, He is God, Former of earth, and its Maker, He established it -- not empty He prepared it, For inhabiting ... biblethesaurus.org/c/creator.htm - 15k

Reverence (42 Occurrences)

... The root idea of the former is "fear." It is used to express the attitude toward God Himself, as in Psalm 89:7 the King James Version; or toward His sanctuary ... biblethesaurus.org/r/reverence.htm - 21k

Later (89 Occurrences)

... Deuteronomy 11:14 that I will give the rain of your land in its season, the former rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine ... biblethesaurus.org/l/later.htm - 31k

According (7613 Occurrences)

... It certainly looks as if in the former instance Jerome meant the Gospel according to the Hebrews, and in the latter the well-authenticated Hebrew Gospel of ... biblethesaurus.org/a/according.htm - 62k

Omnipresence

... That no denial of the omnipresence of being is intended may be seen from Jeremiah 23:24, where in the former half of the verse the omnipresence of 23:23 is ... biblethesaurus.org/o/omnipresence.htm - 18k