Pastoral

... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Pertaining to shepherds; relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life. ...PASTORAL EPISTLES. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pastoral.htm - 39k

Goshen (16 Occurrences)

... It was a pastoral district, where some of the king's cattle were kept (Genesis 47:6). The inhabitants were not exclusively Israelites (Exodus 3:22; 11:2; 12:35 ... biblethesaurus.org/g/goshen.htm - 19k

Zoan (7 Occurrences)

... city. In Psalm 78:12, 43 the "field (or pastoral plain) of Zoan" is noticed as though equivalent to the land of GOSHEN (which see). 3 ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zoan.htm - 17k

Tending (11 Occurrences)

... SHEEP TENDING. ten'-ding: The Scriptural allusions to pastoral life and the similes drawn from that life are the most familiar and revered in the Bible. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tending.htm - 11k

Abel (22 Occurrences)

... On the Hebrew tradition of the superiority of the pastoral over agricultural and city life, see The Expositor T, V, 351. The narrative ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abel.htm - 22k

Gad (78 Occurrences)

... The tribes of Reuben and Gad continued all through their history to follow the pastoral pursuits of the patriarchs (Numbers 32:1-5). ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gad.htm - 49k

Titus (15 Occurrences)

... Travels with Paul to Crete: There is now a long interval in the history of Titus, for nothing further is recorded of him till we come to the Pastoral Epistles. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/titus.htm - 29k

Paul (207 Occurrences)

... Ephesians (op. cit., 393) and the Pastoral Epistles (p. 414). Bartlet, who ... assume" (St. Paul, 15). See PASTORAL EPISTLES. Deissmann denies ... biblethesaurus.org/p/paul.htm - 101k

Reuben (73 Occurrences)

... When the high plateau East of the Dead Sea and the Jordan fell into the hands of the Israelite invaders, these spacious pastoral uplands irresistibly attracted ... biblethesaurus.org/r/reuben.htm - 46k

Gnosticism

... GNOSTICISM IN THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1. Colossians 2. 1 Corinthians: "Knowledge" at Corinth 3. Pastoral Epistles 4. 1 John (1) Gnostic Claims (2) Its Loveless ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gnosticism.htm - 38k

Pastor (1 Occurrence)

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Pastors (8 Occurrences)

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City

... It need not, therefore, be supposed that the cities were "great" except by comparison in the eyes of a tent-dwelling and pastoral people. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/city.htm - 43k

Sheep (413 Occurrences)

... SHEEP TENDING. ten'-ding: The Scriptural allusions to pastoral life and the similes drawn from that life are the most familiar and revered in the Bible. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sheep.htm - 52k

Persecution (22 Occurrences)

... by the supreme court of appeal at Rome, he was set free and resumed his missionary labors, as these are recorded or referred to in the Pastoral Epistles "One ... biblethesaurus.org/p/persecution.htm - 47k

Epistles (2 Occurrences)

... (see GALATIANS, EPISTLE TO.). The epistles to Timothy and Titus are styled the Pastoral Epistles. ... Read Complete Article... PASTORAL EPISTLES. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/epistles.htm - 80k

Apostle (25 Occurrences)

... Ephesians (op. cit., 393) and the Pastoral Epistles (p. 414). Bartlet, who ... assume" (St. Paul, 15). See PASTORAL EPISTLES. Deissmann denies ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apostle.htm - 87k

Bishop (4 Occurrences)

... 1:1) he speaks of "bishops" and "deacons." In the GentileChristian churches this title evidently had been adopted; and it is only in the Pastoral Epistles that ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bishop.htm - 40k

Kedar (11 Occurrences)

... to the Arabic chadariya or "town-dwellers," as distinct from wabariya or "nomads." Ezekiel (27:21) gives another hint of their pastoral nature where, in his ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kedar.htm - 13k

Nebaioth (5 Occurrences)

... Isaiah 60:7 mentions the tribe Nebaioth with Kedar, with an allusion to its pastoral nature: "the rams of Nebaioth" are to serve the ideal Zion as sacrificial ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nebaioth.htm - 9k

Negeb (37 Occurrences)

... in the character of its soil it is a transition from the fertility of Canaan to the wilderness of the desert; it is essentially a pastoral land, where grazing ... biblethesaurus.org/n/negeb.htm - 26k

Negev (39 Occurrences)

... in the character of its soil it is a transition from the fertility of Canaan to the wilderness of the desert; it is essentially a pastoral land, where grazing ... biblethesaurus.org/n/negev.htm - 26k

Goat (92 Occurrences)

... the kid. They formed an important part of pastoral wealth (Genesis 31:10, 12;32:14; 1 Samuel 25:2). Noah Webster's Dictionary. (n ... biblethesaurus.org/g/goat.htm - 48k

Godliness (16 Occurrences)

... There can be no true religion without it: only a dead "form" (2 Timothy 3:5). The term is a favorite one in the Pastoral Epistles. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/godliness.htm - 12k

Gerar (10 Occurrences)

... It seems to have been a rich pastoral country (2 Chronicles 14:12-18). Isaac here reaped an hundred-fold, and was blessed of God (Genesis 26:12). ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gerar.htm - 12k

Godly (50 Occurrences)

... There can be no true religion without it: only a dead "form" (2 Timothy 3:5). The term is a favorite one in the Pastoral Epistles. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/godly.htm - 21k

Trophimus (3 Occurrences)

... made, as there is no such narrative as is given in Acts for the former journeys, but merely incidental notices of his later travels, in the Pastoral Epistles. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/trophimus.htm - 15k

Trachonitis (1 Occurrence)

... of the mountain of Bashan (Jebel ed-Druze) is now called el-Leja', "the refuge" or "asylum." It lies in the midst of an arable and pastoral country; and ... biblethesaurus.org/t/trachonitis.htm - 13k

Reed (41 Occurrences)

... 5. (n.) A musical instrument made of the hollow joint of some plant; a rustic or pastoral pipe. 6. (n.) An arrow, as made of a reed. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/reed.htm - 29k

Elealeh (5 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary God has ascended, a place in the pastoral country east of Jordan, in the tribe of Reuben (Numbers 32:3, 37). ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elealeh.htm - 9k

Evangelist (2 Occurrences)

... from the case of Philip, evangelists had neither the authority of an apostle, nor the gift of prophecy, nor the responsibility of pastoral supervision over a ... biblethesaurus.org/e/evangelist.htm - 23k

Dedan (10 Occurrences)

... His descendants settled on the Syrian borders about the territory of Edom. They probably led a pastoral life. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. DEDAN; DEDANITES ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dedan.htm - 11k

Desert (322 Occurrences)

... Tiberias to the Elanitic gulf. While midbar denotes properly a pastoral region, arabah denotes a wilderness. It is also translated ... biblethesaurus.org/d/desert.htm - 46k

Discourse (25 Occurrences)

... reasoning"); Jude 1:9. TIMOTHY, EPISTLES TO. See PASTORAL EPISTLES. Multi-Version Concordance Discourse (25 Occurrences). Matthew 7:28 ... biblethesaurus.org/d/discourse.htm - 14k

Maonites (3 Occurrences)

... But the Maonites are evidently identical with the Meunim of 1 Chronicles 4:41 (Revised Version), the pastoral people destroyed by Hezekiah. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/maonites.htm - 10k

Maon (7 Occurrences)

... But the Maonites are evidently identical with the Meunim of 1 Chronicles 4:41 (Revised Version), the pastoral people destroyed by Hezekiah. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/maon.htm - 12k

Midian (60 Occurrences)

... The representations of Midian in Scripture are consistent with what we know of the immemorial ways of Arabian tribes, now engaged in pastoral pursuits, again ... biblethesaurus.org/m/midian.htm - 32k

Medeba (5 Occurrences)

... account of Israel's conquests (Numbers 21:30). It lay in the Mishor, the high pastoral land of Moab. The district in which the city ... biblethesaurus.org/m/medeba.htm - 12k

Midianites (30 Occurrences)

... The representations of Midian in Scripture are consistent with what we know of the immemorial ways of Arabian tribes, now engaged in pastoral pursuits, again ... biblethesaurus.org/m/midianites.htm - 21k

Moses (9295 Occurrences)

... Some centuries before Joseph, Egypt had been conquered by a pastoral Semitic race from Asia, the Hyksos, who brought into cruel subjection the native Egyptians ... biblethesaurus.org/m/moses.htm - 53k

Perseverance (27 Occurrences)

... The teacher dealing with actual cases, as in pastoral work, should be ready to adopt both classes of utterances, each with its proper application; applying the ... biblethesaurus.org/p/perseverance.htm - 18k

Beloved (117 Occurrences)

... 23; Daniel 10:11, 19). Through the apostles the word has become familiar in pastoral and sermonic address. Few New Testament words ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beloved.htm - 40k

Boats (11 Occurrences)

... I. The Hebrews and the Sea. The Hebrews were a pastoral and agricultural people, and had no inducements to follow a seafaring life. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/boats.htm - 40k

Cattle (277 Occurrences)

... 16; Matthew 18:12). Goats also formed a part of the pastoral wealth of Palestine (Genesis 15:9; 32:14; 37:31). They were used both ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cattle.htm - 52k

Cain (18 Occurrences)

... (1.) The first-born son of Adam and Eve (Genesis 4). He became a tiller of the ground, as his brother Abel followed the pursuits of pastoral life. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cain.htm - 23k

Amalekite (12 Occurrences)

... "They dwelt in the land of the south...from Havilah until thou comest to Shur" (Numbers 13:29; 1 Samuel 15:7). They were a pastoral, and hence a nomadic race. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/amalekite.htm - 16k

Hittites (39 Occurrences)

... (1.) The Semites, living on the east of the isthmus of Suez. They were nomadic and pastoral tribes. (2.) The Phoenicians, who were merchants and traders; and. ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hittites.htm - 55k

Soberness (2 Occurrences)

... Used metaphorically also in the Pastoral Epistles and 1 Peter, as sometimes in the classics, for "cool," "unimpassioned." Ellicott, on 1 Timothy 3:2, 11 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/soberness.htm - 7k

Sayings (134 Occurrences)

... These words form a striking formula which is found-with slight variations-only in the Pastoral Epistles, in 1 Timothy 1:15; 1 Timothy 3:1; 1 Timothy 4:9 2 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sayings.htm - 41k

Sober (18 Occurrences)

... Used metaphorically also in the Pastoral Epistles and 1 Peter, as sometimes in the classics, for "cool," "unimpassioned." Ellicott, on 1 Timothy 3:2, 11 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sober.htm - 12k

Sobriety (3 Occurrences)

... Used metaphorically also in the Pastoral Epistles and 1 Peter, as sometimes in the classics, for "cool," "unimpassioned." Ellicott, on 1 Timothy 3:2, 11 ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sobriety.htm - 8k

Scythian (1 Occurrence)

... The Scythians consisted of "all the pastoral tribes who dwelt to the north of the Black Sea and the Caspian, and were scattered far away toward the east. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/scythian.htm - 7k

Settle (63 Occurrences)

... 5. (n.) To establish in the pastoral office; to ordain or install as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish; as, to settle a minister. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/settle.htm - 30k

Ships (46 Occurrences)

... I. The Hebrews and the Sea. The Hebrews were a pastoral and agricultural people, and had no inducements to follow a seafaring life. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/ships.htm - 53k

Semites

... times southward to become historic Elam; Lud moved westward into Asia Minor; Asshur found his way down the Tigris to become the sturdy pastoral people of the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/semites.htm - 27k

Timothy (28 Occurrences)

... These defects are inferred from the directions and instructions addressed to him by Paul in the Pastoral Epistles, buy these inferences may be wrong, and it is ... biblethesaurus.org/t/timothy.htm - 38k

Semitic

... times southward to become historic Elam; Lud moved westward into Asia Minor; Asshur found his way down the Tigris to become the sturdy pastoral people of the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/semitic.htm - 28k

Heritage (435 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) A possession; the Israelites, as God's chosen people; also, a flock under pastoral charge. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. HERITAGE. ... biblethesaurus.org/h/heritage.htm - 37k

Fable

... against 2nd-century references. But for details the commentaries on the Pastoral Epistles must be consulted. It is worth noting ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fable.htm - 12k

Bottle (28 Occurrences)

... Genesis 21:19), of the Gibeonites (Joshua 9:4), and of David (1 Samuel 25:18) shows that they were in common use among ancient Orientals, pastoral and peasant ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bottle.htm - 23k

Ephesians (4 Occurrences)

... Relation between this epistle and that to the Colossians (qv). "The letters of the apostle are the fervent outburst of pastoral zeal and attachment, written ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ephesians.htm - 48k

Immanuel (3 Occurrences)

... enemies. Immanuel should eat curdled milk and honey (7:15), devastation reducing the land from an agricultural to a pastoral one. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/immanuel.htm - 16k

Drunkenness (10 Occurrences)

... 6:3; compare Amos 2:12), yet not on account of the intoxicating qualities of wine, but because they represented the simplicity of the older pastoral life, as ... biblethesaurus.org/d/drunkenness.htm - 24k

Ascension (1 Occurrence)

... 5. Timothy: The only allusion to the Ascension in the Pastoral Epistles is found in the closing statement of what seems to be an early Christian song in 1 ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ascension.htm - 34k

Faithful (136 Occurrences)

... These words form a striking formula which is found-with slight variations-only in the Pastoral Epistles, in 1 Timothy 1:15; 1 Timothy 3:1; 1 Timothy 4:9 2 ... biblethesaurus.org/f/faithful.htm - 69k

Erech (2 Occurrences)

... Erech of the folds" (the name which it always bears in the Gilgames legend), given to it either on account of its being a center where pastoral tribes gathered ... biblethesaurus.org/e/erech.htm - 13k

Commentaries

... These Notes, the fruit of the use of the early morning hours in a busy pastoral life, covered the whole of the New Testament, with several books of the Old ... biblethesaurus.org/c/commentaries.htm - 57k

Nazareth (29 Occurrences)

... Moslems number about 1,600. There are no Jews. It is the chief market town for the pastoral and agricultural district that lies around it. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nazareth.htm - 24k

Shepherd (76 Occurrences)

... the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and will gently lead those that have their young" (Isaiah 40:11) is a picture drawn from pastoral life of ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shepherd.htm - 42k

Palestine (1 Occurrence)

... But, on his return from Egypt with large flocks (Genesis 12:16), he settled in the pastoral region, between Beersheba and the western Kadesh (Genesis 13:1 ... biblethesaurus.org/p/palestine.htm - 89k

Canonicity

... An exception is the Pastoral epistles (1, 2 Tim, Tit), still questioned by some on insufficient grounds (see PASTORAL EPISTLES). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/canonicity.htm - 37k

Naphtali (51 Occurrences)

... Judges 18). 3. Physical Features: The district thus indicated includes much excellent land, both pastoral and arable. There are ... biblethesaurus.org/n/naphtali.htm - 35k

Canon

... He rejected the Pastoral Epistles, Hebrews, Matthew, Mark, John, the Acts, the Catholic epistles and the Apocalypse, and made a recension of both the gospel of ... biblethesaurus.org/c/canon.htm - 68k

Bread (433 Occurrences)

... under the ashes). Out of these primitive usages of the pastoral tribes and peasants grew other improved forms of baking. (2) Baking ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bread.htm - 58k

Wanderings (7 Occurrences)

... either of the three preceding districts, having springs at the foot of the mountains on either side; and the `Arabah is thus the best pastoral country within ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wanderings.htm - 40k

Truth (380 Occurrences)

... guide into all truth (John 16:13 1 John 2:27; 1 John 5:7). (5) It is understood by many that in James, Peter, Hebrews, and possibly the Pastoral Epistles, the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/truth.htm - 57k

Passover (81 Occurrences)

... on the firstborn of Egypt, as in Exodus 13:11-13; Exodus 22:29, 30; 23:19; 34:19, 20), so as to characterize the Passover as a festival of pastoral origin. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/passover.htm - 58k

Territory (140 Occurrences)

... This district in many parts, especially on its eastern slopes, is preeminently a pastoral land, and flocks of sheep and goats abound, invading in the spring ... biblethesaurus.org/t/territory.htm - 56k