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Beatitude Definition
Any of the declarations of blessedness pronounced by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount.
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Bedouins Definition
Nomads who live mainly in the wilderness areas of the Middle East. They speak Arabic and are generally Muslim. They retain a lifestyle much like that of the early biblical characters Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
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Beelzebub Definition
Corruption of the word "Beelzebul," meaning "lord of the flies." It was used by Jesus to refer to the prince of demons, the devil.
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Beersheba Definition
City in the central Negev. It was settled before 3000 BC. Abraham and Isaac lived here. Abraham gave it the name Beersheba, which means "well of the oath" or "well of the seven." Often used to refer to the southern end of the P...
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Belial Definition
Hebrew meaning "useless." Came to be applied to the devil by the Essenes and the early Christians (2 Cor. 6).
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Bema Definition
Raised platform; the Seat of judgment. Also, place from which scripture is read in the synagogue.
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Bernice Definition
The great-granddaughter of Herod the Great. She accompanied Agrippa ll and heard Paul's conversion testimony (Acts 25:13,23; 26:1).
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Beth Horon Definition
Two cities (Upper and Lower Beth Horon) guarding the Beth Horon pass. The main west-east road from the coastal plain to the mountains to Jericho went through this pass. Here God made the sun stand still for Joshua.
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Beth Shean Definition
City at the eastern entrance to the Valley of Jezreel. The Philistines hung Saul's and Jonathan's bodies from its walls.
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Beth Shemesh Definition
City in the Soreq Valley near where Samson lived. The Philistines returned the ark of the covenant here.
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Bethlehem Definition
Located at the border between the mountains and the wilderness, its inhabitants benefited from the fertile mountain valleys and pastures the wilderness provided for the shepherds' flock.Seven hundred years before Jesus was born, Micah prophesied t...
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Bethsaida Definition
One of the three main towns of Jesus' ministry in Galilee. This small, prosperous fishing village on the north shore of the Sea of Galilee was renamed Julias and rebuilt by Herod Philip. Home of apostles Peter, Philip, and Andrew. Near this villag...
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