Category Archives: Places

Eternal Life

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Eternal Life is the concept of living forever, in heaven with God in pleasure. Note that this is used in various peculiar ways, and some notions are not included. All humans will live forever, somewhere. Those who trust is the Savior will live forever in Heaven with God, and those who do not, will live forever in hell. The Bible never gives the label “eternal life” to those in hell. That is because eternal life is an infinite time in heaven, and it is in the good graces and pleasure of God, but it is also a way of living. It is entirely correct to say that the redeemed on earth still have eternal life.

Note that Universalists take the position that hell has a certain time limit, and after that time limit, God will eventually let them into heaven. That is unbiblical

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Hell

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Hell is an explanation of that place of punishment that the Bible refers to and warns us to not ignore it as a threat from God.

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Altar

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Altars
David Cox’s Topical Bible Concordance

In General

• Designed for sacrifice Exo. 20:24.
• To be made of earth, or unhewn stone Exo. 20:24-25; Deu. 27:5-6.
• Of brick, hateful to God Isa. 65:3.
• Natural rocks sometimes used as Judg. 6:19-21; 13:19-20.
• Were not to have steps up to them Exo. 20:26.
• For idolatrous worship, often erected on roofs of houses 2Ki. 23:12; Jer. 19:13; 32:29.
• Idolaters planted groves near Judg. 6:30; 1Ki. 16:32-33; 2Ki. 21:3.
• The Jews not to plant groves near Deu. 16:21.
• For idolatrous worship, to be destroyed Exo. 34:13; Deu. 7:5.
• Probable origin of inscriptions on Deu. 27:8.
• Mentioned in scripture
– Of Noah Gen. 8:20.
– Of Abraham Gen. 12:7-8; 13:18; 22:9.
– Of Isaac Gen. 26:25.
– Of Jacob Gen. 33:20; 35:1, 3, 7.
– Of Moses Exo. 17:15; 24:4.
– Of Balaam Num. 23:1, 14, 29.
– Of Joshua Jos. 8:30-31.
– Of the temple of Solomon 2Ch. 4:1, 19.
– Of the second temple Ezr. 3:2-3.
– Of Reubenites, & c east of Jordan Jos. 22:10.
– Of Gideon Judg. 6:26-27.
– Of the people of Israel Judg. 21:4.
– Of Samuel 1Sa. 7:17.
– Of David 2Sa. 24:21, 25.
– Of Jeroboam at Bethel 1Ki. 12:33.
– Of Ahaz 2Ki. 16:10-12.
– Of the Athenians Act. 17:23.
– For burnt-offering Exo. 27:1-8.
– For incense Exo. 30:1-6.
• Protection afforded by 1Ki. 1:50-51.
• Afforded no protection to murderers Exo. 21:14; 1Ki. 2:18-34.

Altar of Incense.

• Dimensions, & c of Exo. 30:1-2; 37:25.
• Covered with Gold Exo. 30:3; 37:26.
• Top of, surrounded with a crown of gold Exo. 30:3; 37:26.
• Had four rings of gold under the crown for the staves Exo. 30:4; 37:27.
• Staves of, covered with gold Exo. 30:5.
• Called the golden altar Exo. 39:38.
• Placed before the vail in the outer sanctuary Exo. 30:6; 40:5, 26.
• Said to be before the Lord Lev. 4:7; 1Ki. 9:25.
• Anointed with holy oil Exo. 30:26-27.
• The priest burned incense on every morning and evening Exo. 30:7-8.
• No strange incense nor any sacrifice to be offered on Exo. 30:9.
• Atonement made for, by the high priest once every year Exo. 30:10; Lev. 16:18-19.
• The blood of all sin offerings put on the horns of Lev. 4:7, 18.
• Punishment for
– Offering strange fire on Lev. 10:1-2.
– Unauthorised offering on 2Ch. 26:16-19.
• Covered by the priest before removal from the sanctuary Num. 4:11.
• A type of Christ Rev. 8:3; 9:3.

Altar of Burnt Offering.

• Dimensions, of Exo. 27:1; 38:1.
• Horns on the corners of Exo. 27:2; 38:2.
• Covered with brass Exo. 27:2.
• All its vessels of brass Exo. 27:3; 38:3.
• A net-working grate of brass placed in Exo. 27:4-5; 38:4.
• Furnished with rings and staves Exo. 27:6-7; 38:5-7.
• Made after a divine pattern Exo. 27:8.
• Called
– The brazen altar Exo. 39:39; 1Ki. 8:64.
– The altar of God Psa. 43:4.
– The altar of the Lord Mal. 2:13.
• Placed in the court before the door of the tabernacle Exo. 40:6, 29.
• Sanctified by God Exo. 29:44.
• Anointed and sanctified with holy oil Exo. 40:10; Lev. 8:10-11.
• Cleansed and purified with blood Exo. 29:36-37.
• Was most holy Exo. 40:10.
• Sanctified whatever touched it Exo. 29:37.
• All sacrifices to be offered on Exo. 29:38-42; Isa. 56:7.
• All gifts to be presented at Mat. 5:23-24.
• Nothing polluted or defective to be offered on Lev. 22:22; Mal. 1:7-8.
• Offering at the dedication of Num. 7:1-89.
• The fire upon
– Came from before the Lord Lev. 9:24.
– Was continually burning Lev. 6:13.
– Consumed the sacrifices Lev. 1:8-9.
• Sacrifices bound to the horns of Psa. 118:27.
• The blood of sacrifices put on the horns and poured at the foot of Exo. 29:12; Lev. 4:7, 18, 25; 8:15.
• The priests
– Alone to serve Num. 18:3, 7.
– Derived support from 1Co. 9:13.
• Ahaz removed and profaned 2Ki. 16:10-16.
• The Jews condemned for swearing lightly by Mat. 23:18-19.
• A type of Christ Heb. 13:10.

More Definitions from Places Category

Abraham’s Bosom

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A temporary holding place for OT believers until Christ actually paid for their sins on the cross. The key concept here is fellowship, good fellowship with family. This brotherly fellowship is an element of heaven, and this place is a part of Sheol (Seol), the place of the dead. This “chamber” of Sheol is for those who are saved, believing in the Messiah before he came. Christ went to this place to preach (announce) the good news of their salvation (the details) and then carry them up to heaven in the resurrection, but first a brief stop off on earth again.

This is a place of repose, on the father´s chest, where the child is safe. This was where John reposed on Jesus´chest.

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Abdon

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(servile).

1. A judge of Israel, (Jude 12:13; Jude 12:15) perhaps the same person as Bedan, in (1 Samuel 12:11) (B.C. 1233-1225).

2. Son of Shashak. (1 Chronicles 8:23)

3. First-born son of Jehiel, son of Gideon. (1 Chronicles 8:30; 1Chr 9:35; 1Chr 9:36).

4. Son of Micah, a contemporary of Josiah, (2 Chronicles 34:20) called Achbor in (2 Kings 22:12) (B.C. 628.)

5. A city in the tribe if Asher, given to the Gershonites, (Joshua 21:30; 1 Chronicles 6:74) the modern Abdeh, 10 miles northeast of Accho.

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Abel, the Great Stone of

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1Sam 6:18, Abel, the great stone of, on which the ark of God was set down, after it had been sent back by the Philistines. It was situated in the field of Joshua, a Bethshemite, near Bethshemesh, on the common borders of Philistia and of the tribes Judah and Dan. it was here, that they clave the wood of the cart on which the ark was brought, and offered thekine as a burnt offering; and the Levittes took down the ark, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on “The Great Stone.” See marg. By some the name of this place is rendered Great Abel, i.e. Great Mourning , Abel signifying mourning as well as valley; and it is supposed to have obtained this appellation in consequence of the mourning there made for the Bethshemites who were struck dead for presuming to look into the ark, 1Sam 6:14-19.

Abel-Shittim

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Abel-Shittim,

on the other side Jordan, in the plains of Moab and tribe of Reuben, opposite Jericho, Num 22:1; 33:49. It was here that the Israelites pitched their camp under Moses previous to their passing the Jordan under Joshua, their lines extending from Beth-jesimoth to Abel-Shittim. It is supposed to be the same with Shittim mentioned Num 25:1; Joshua 2:1; 3:1; Mic 6:5, or at any rate, that Shittim was the district, and Abel-Shittim the valley or plain in it; whence the marginal reading at Num 33:49 is, the Plains of Shittim. The Valley of Shittim is specially mentioned, Joel 3:18, but there it is usually supposed to be an appellative for some Valley of the Acacias, as the name is thought to signifiy. Abel-Shittim appears, from its being connected with Gilgal by the prophet Micah, to have been at no great distance from the Jordan. Joseph, who calls it Abila, places it about 60 furlongs from  it. Eusebius states it to have been in the neighborhood of Mt. Peor. It was here, that, seduced by Balak, the Israelites fell into sin, in the matter of Baal-peor, when so many of them were visited with death for theirtransgression: and to this destruction of them some attribute the origin of the name, Abel-Shittim, i.e. the Mourning of Shittim. This, however, is doubtful. See Shittim. It was from this place that Joshua sent out the two spies to Jericho; and that he and the Israelites finally removed to take up a position on the banks of Jordan, prior to their passing the river. It is suspposed that Shittim obtained its name from the abundance of Shittim wood in this neighbourhood, and which is so often mentioned in the book of Exodus; it appears to have been one of the sweet-scented acacias, still very much prized for its hardness and beauty.