Tradition (13 Occurrences)

... committed to writing. 6. (vt) To transmit by way of tradition; to hand down. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. TRADITION. tra-dish'-un ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tradition.htm - 17k

Mamre (10 Occurrences)

... The one site which has a claim on grounds other than tradition is that called Khirbet and `Ain Nimreh (literally, the "ruin" and "spring" of "the leopard ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mamre.htm - 16k

Golgotha (4 Occurrences)

... This tradition apparently originates with Jerome (346-420 AD), who refers to (3), to condemn it, and says that "outside the city and without the gate there are ... biblethesaurus.org/g/golgotha.htm - 19k

Traditional (3 Occurrences)

... 1. (a.) Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without ... biblethesaurus.org/t/traditional.htm - 7k

Nahum (3 Occurrences)

... The Four Traditions One tradition, which cannot be traced beyond the 16th century AD, identifies the home of Nahum with a modern village Elkush, or Alkosh, not ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nahum.htm - 21k

Deluge (17 Occurrences)

... del'-uj 1. The Biblical Account 2. "Noah's Log Book" 3. The Egyptian Tradition 4. The Indian Tradition 5. The Chinese Tradition 6. The Greek Tradition 7. The ... biblethesaurus.org/d/deluge.htm - 47k

Melchizedek (12 Occurrences)

... speculation. It is an old tradition among the Jews that he was Shem, the son of Noah, who may have survived to this time. Melchizedek ... biblethesaurus.org/m/melchizedek.htm - 19k

Melchisedec (10 Occurrences)

... Beitrage zur Assyriologie, IV, 101;, 279;, cited by GA Smith, Jerusalem, II, 8, note 1). It thus becomes clear that possibly tradition identified Melchizedek ... biblethesaurus.org/m/melchisedec.htm - 17k

Lamentations (6 Occurrences)

... The spirit, tone, language, and subject-matter are in accord with the testimony of tradition in assigning it to him. According to ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lamentations.htm - 20k

Noah (55 Occurrences)

... Unrestrained tradition would have been sure to distort the proportions, as is shown by what actually occurred in other accounts of the Ark. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/noah.htm - 66k

Unwashen (3 Occurrences)

... Jewish tradition traced this custom back to Solomon (see Shabbath 14b, end), but the first unmistakable occurrence of the custom is in the Sibylline Oracles (3 ... biblethesaurus.org/u/unwashen.htm - 8k

Linus (1 Occurrence)

... names, and Linus is one of them. There is a tradition that Linus was bishop of the church at Rome. "It is perhaps fair to assume ... biblethesaurus.org/l/linus.htm - 9k

Fringes (4 Occurrences)

... These tassels originally contained a thread of tekheleth, "violet." Jewish tradition, however, has failed to retain the tekheleth, because of doubt as to the ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fringes.htm - 10k

Elders (203 Occurrences)

... Multi-Version Concordance Elders (203 Occurrences). Matthew 15:2 "Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For ... biblethesaurus.org/e/elders.htm - 39k

Aside (416 Occurrences)

... Matthew 15:6 and he may not honour his father or his mother, and ye did set aside the command of God because of your tradition. (YLT). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/aside.htm - 37k

Agrapha

... sense of "unwritten," "unrecorded." In early Christian literature, especially in the writings of Clement of Alexandria, it was used of oral tradition; and in ... biblethesaurus.org/a/agrapha.htm - 21k

Seventy (97 Occurrences)

... It is to be noted that there is the same confusion between the numbers seventy and seventy-two in all four instances, as also in the tradition as to the number ... biblethesaurus.org/s/seventy.htm - 47k

Wherefore (448 Occurrences)

... (KJV ASV). Matthew 15:2 Wherefore do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they do not wash their hands when they may eat bread.' (YLT). ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wherefore.htm - 34k

Ephesus (20 Occurrences)

... Ephesus is twice mentioned in the Apocalypse (1:11; 2:1). The apostle John, according to tradition, spent many years in Ephesus, where he died and was buried. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ephesus.htm - 24k

Syriac (2 Occurrences)

... The tradition, however, that part of it was translated from Hebrew into Syriac for the benefit of Hiram in the days of Solomon is a myth. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/syriac.htm - 26k

Bethlehem (49 Occurrences)

... of Bethlehem." In Genesis 35:19; Genesis 48:7 it is recorded that Rachel "was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Beth-lehem)." Tradition points out the ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bethlehem.htm - 31k

Gerizim (4 Occurrences)

... It was afterwards rebuilt by Herod the Great. There is a Samaritan tradition that it was the scene of the incident recorded in Genesis 22. ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gerizim.htm - 14k

God's (602 Occurrences)

... YLT NAS). Matthew 15:3 "Why do you, too," He retorted, "transgress God's commands for the sake of your tradition? (WEY). Matthew 15 ... biblethesaurus.org/g/god's.htm - 33k

Machpelah (6 Occurrences)

... Here were buried Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, Jacob and Leah. (Compare however the curious variant tradition in Acts 7:16, "Shechem" instead of "Hebron ... biblethesaurus.org/m/machpelah.htm - 19k

Preacher (27 Occurrences)

... The statement is often made that Jewish tradition attributes the writing of Ecclesiastes to Solomon; but can anyone cite any relatively early tradition to this ... biblethesaurus.org/p/preacher.htm - 48k

Nethinim (16 Occurrences)

... 20, etc.). The tradition is that the Gibeonites (Joshua 9:27) were the original caste, afterwards called Nethinim. Their numbers ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nethinim.htm - 18k

Isaiah (64 Occurrences)

... death are unknown. There is a tradition that he suffered martyrdom in the heathen reaction in the time of Manasseh (qv). (2.) One ... biblethesaurus.org/i/isaiah.htm - 66k

Sanhedrin (19 Occurrences)

... In the Jewish tradition-literature the term "Sanhedrin" alternates with kenishta', "meeting-place" (Meghillath Ta'-anith 10, compiled in the 1st century AD ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sanhedrin.htm - 27k

Abiathar (29 Occurrences)

... If a person is committed to the tradition that the Deuteronomic and the priestly ideas of the Pentateuch first originated some centuries later than Abiathar ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abiathar.htm - 29k

Commandment (209 Occurrences)

... (KJV ASV WBS). Matthew 15:3 He answered them, "Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition? (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/commandment.htm - 47k

Sermon (1 Occurrence)

... discourse in Matthew homogeneous or does it include sayings originally spoken on other occasions and early incorporated in the Sermon in the gospel tradition? ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sermon.htm - 39k

Ecclesiastes (1 Occurrence)

... The statement is often made that Jewish tradition attributes the writing of Ecclesiastes to Solomon; but can anyone cite any relatively early tradition to this ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ecclesiastes.htm - 27k

Immaculate

... Most Roman Catholic writers are intelligent enough to admit that theory of inspired tradition alone can be appealed to in support of the idea. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/immaculate.htm - 16k

Tabor (12 Occurrences)

... 6-14. There is an old tradition, which, however, is unfounded, that it was the scene of the transfiguration of our Lord. (see HERMON ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tabor.htm - 21k

Transfiguration

... 1. Not Olivet or Tabor: It is quite evident that the tradition placing the scene on the Mount of Olives must be dismissed. Another ... biblethesaurus.org/t/transfiguration.htm - 17k

Conception (6 Occurrences)

... Most Roman Catholic writers are intelligent enough to admit that theory of inspired tradition alone can be appealed to in support of the idea. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/conception.htm - 19k

Synoptic

... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. GOSPELS, THE SYNOPTIC. si-nop'-tik: I. INTRODUCTORY 1. Scope of This Article 2. The Gospels in Church Tradition II. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/synoptic.htm - 38k

Simeon (48 Occurrences)

... in Jacob, And scatter them in Israel" (Genesis 49:5-7). Whatever view may be taken of the events of Genesis 34:25 (and some would see in it "a tradition of the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/simeon.htm - 35k

Olives (30 Occurrences)

... Rawabeh. South of this dip lies the main mass of the mountain, that known characteristically as the Olivet of ecclesiastical tradition. ... biblethesaurus.org/o/olives.htm - 37k

Holding (62 Occurrences)

... or restraining (Jeremiah 6:11, "I am weary with holding in"); (3) of krateo, "to receive," "observe," "maintain" (Mark 7:3, "holding the tradition of the elders ... biblethesaurus.org/h/holding.htm - 27k

Eat (690 Occurrences)

... and children. (Root in KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT). Matthew 15:2 "Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eat.htm - 35k

Discomfiture (6 Occurrences)

... The absence, however, of all tradition that would tend to identify this place with the Babylon of the Epistle seems to shut it out of the problem. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/discomfiture.htm - 101k

Septuagint

... production like the Aristeas letter should have occasioned such an anniversary; Philo's evidence seems therefore to rest in part on an independent tradition. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/septuagint.htm - 38k

Passover (81 Occurrences)

... name Passover was also applied by extension (Leviticus 23:5). Both were distinctly connected with the Exodus, which, according to tradition, they commemorate ... biblethesaurus.org/p/passover.htm - 58k

Fasts (3 Occurrences)

... Old Festivals Instituted The Nature of the Hebrew Festivals: The Hebrews had an abundance of holidays, some based, according to their tradition, on agriculture ... biblethesaurus.org/f/fasts.htm - 21k

Feasts (45 Occurrences)

... Old Festivals Instituted The Nature of the Hebrew Festivals: The Hebrews had an abundance of holidays, some based, according to their tradition, on agriculture ... biblethesaurus.org/f/feasts.htm - 36k

Sinai (38 Occurrences)

... 5. Patristic Evidence: A constant tradition fixing the site is traceable back to the 4th century AD Eusebius and Jerome (Onomasticon, under the word "Choreb ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sinai.htm - 31k

Magus

... one, the earlier form selecting Antioch as the place where Simon was discomfited by the apostle and where he also died, while the later tradition chooses Rome ... biblethesaurus.org/m/magus.htm - 23k

Void (64 Occurrences)

... (DBY). Matthew 15:6 he shall not honor his father or mother.' You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition. (WEB ASV DBY RSV). ... biblethesaurus.org/v/void.htm - 26k

Zoroastrianism

...Tradition tells that the Avestan manuscripts have suffered one partial and two total destructions (at the hands of Turanians, Macedonians, and Mohammedans ... biblethesaurus.org/z/zoroastrianism.htm - 17k

Nullify (8 Occurrences)

... Nullify (8 Occurrences). Matthew 15:6 he shall not honor his father or mother.' You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition. (See NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nullify.htm - 8k

None (573 Occurrences)

... Matthew 15:6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. (KJV). ... biblethesaurus.org/n/none.htm - 35k

Uz (8 Occurrences)

... lying somewhere to the Northeast of Palestine. Tradition supports such a site. Josephus says "Uz founded Trachonitis and Damascus ... biblethesaurus.org/u/uz.htm - 14k

Lazarus (19 Occurrences)

... His resurrection has been a favorite subject for various forms of Christian art, and according to an old tradition of Epiphanius he was 30 years old when he ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lazarus.htm - 21k

Georgian

... A well-supported tradition makes the first translation of the Bible almost contemporaneous with this conversion and refers it to Mesrop (died 441; see ARMENIAN ... biblethesaurus.org/g/georgian.htm - 13k

Gothic

... A well-supported tradition makes the first translation of the Bible almost contemporaneous with this conversion and refers it to Mesrop (died 441; see ARMENIAN ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gothic.htm - 13k

Gamaliel (7 Occurrences)

... may have had influence over him (Knowling), no credence is to be attached to the view that he definitely favored the apostles or to the tradition that he ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gamaliel.htm - 13k

Gath (44 Occurrences)

...Tradition in the early centuries AD fixed it at 5 Roman miles North of Eleutheropolis (Beit Jibrin, toward Lydda, which would indicate Tell es Safi as the site ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gath.htm - 26k

Jacob's (34 Occurrences)

... 3. Consensus of Tradition: Jew, Samaritan, Moslem and Christian agree in associating this well with the patriarch Jacob. This creates ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jacob's.htm - 23k

Trees (179 Occurrences)

... medica) known in Hebrew as 'ethrogh. This tradition is ancient, at least as old as the Maccabees. Josephus (Ant., XIII, xiii, 5) records ... biblethesaurus.org/t/trees.htm - 45k

Tomb (70 Occurrences)

... The oldest tradition, based upon Genesis 35:16-20; Genesis 48:7, points to a place one mile North of Bethlehem and 4 miles from Jerusalem. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tomb.htm - 31k

Transgress (26 Occurrences)

... Transgress (26 Occurrences). Matthew 15:2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/transgress.htm - 14k

Rachel's (5 Occurrences)

... The oldest tradition, based upon Genesis 35:16-20; Genesis 48:7, points to a place one mile North of Bethlehem and 4 miles from Jerusalem. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rachel's.htm - 11k

Rahab (14 Occurrences)

... Jewish tradition has been kindly disposed toward Rahab; one hypothesis goes so far as to make her the wife of Joshua himself (Jew Encyclopedia, under the word ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rahab.htm - 16k

Raddai (1 Occurrence)

... The oldest tradition, based upon Genesis 35:16-20; Genesis 48:7, points to a place one mile North of Bethlehem and 4 miles from Jerusalem. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/raddai.htm - 10k

Emmaus (1 Occurrence)

... Early Christian tradition appears to have identified it with (1) and hence, to harmonize the distance, some manuscripts have 160 furlongs. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/emmaus.htm - 10k

Effect (173 Occurrences)

... Matthew 15:6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/effect.htm - 40k

Diana (5 Occurrences)

...Tradition says that Diana was born in the woods near Ephesus, where her temple was built, when her image of wood (possibly ebony; Pliny, NH, xvi. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/diana.htm - 15k

Disobey (15 Occurrences)

... Disobey (15 Occurrences). Matthew 15:2 "Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don't wash their hands when they eat bread." (WEB). ... biblethesaurus.org/d/disobey.htm - 11k

Physician (6 Occurrences)

... There is no evidence that at any time the priests of Israel were reputed to be the possessors of medical knowledge or tradition. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/physician.htm - 14k

Bethesda (1 Occurrence)

... Sheep "pool" or "place" is at least as probable; the tradition about the "troubling of the water" (which may be true even if the angelic visitant may be of the ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bethesda.htm - 11k

Commands (216 Occurrences)

... heavens. (YLT NIV). Matthew 15:3 "Why do you, too," He retorted, "transgress God's commands for the sake of your tradition? (WEY). ... biblethesaurus.org/c/commands.htm - 35k

Kiriathjearim

... Medieval ecclesiastical tradition has made this place the Anathoth of Jeremiah, and a handsome church from the time of the Crusades, now thoroughly repaired ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kiriathjearim.htm - 13k

Artemis (5 Occurrences)

...Tradition says that Diana was born in the woods near Ephesus, where her temple was built, when her image of wood (possibly ebony; Pliny, NH, xvi. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/artemis.htm - 14k

Alphaeus (5 Occurrences)

... This tradition would not lend much weight as proof that they were brothers, for it might arise through identifying the two names, and the western manuscripts ... biblethesaurus.org/a/alphaeus.htm - 12k

Africa (1 Occurrence)

... 3. Hebrew Tradition: In the Talmud it is related that Alexander penetrated Africa on Libyan asses to find a race of women, with whom he had conversation, and ... biblethesaurus.org/a/africa.htm - 10k

Anah (10 Occurrences)

... as though hammim; (3) a species of ass, yemim; (4) "mules." This last explanation was the one most frequently met with in Jewish lit; the tradition ran that ... biblethesaurus.org/a/anah.htm - 13k

Slavonic

... A well-supported tradition makes the first translation of the Bible almost contemporaneous with this conversion and refers it to Mesrop (died 441; see ARMENIAN ... biblethesaurus.org/s/slavonic.htm - 13k

Salamis (1 Occurrence)

... 2. Early History: Tradition represented Salamis as rounded soon after the fall of Troy by Teucer, the prince of Greek archers according to the narrative of the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/salamis.htm - 11k

Shamgar (2 Occurrences)

... 3:31). According to a tradition represented in Josephus (Ant., V, iv, 3), Shamgar died in the year he became judge. 2. Critical ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shamgar.htm - 9k