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agreement, a contract, promise, or covenant.
• with Noah, Genesis 9:1–17
• with Abraham, Genesis 15; 17:1–14
• Ark of the Agreement, Exodus 25:10–22; 1 Samuel 4–5; 2 Samuel 6:1–15
• with the Israelites, Exodus 19:3–8, 24; Deuteronomy 29
• new agreement, 2 Corinthians 2:12–3:18
• difference between the old and new agreements, Hebrews 8–10
aging
• Moses’s humility, Exodus 4
• respect for the aging, Leviticus 19:32.
Agrippa (uh-GRIP-pah) See “Herod Agrippa.”
Ahab (AY-hab) evil king of Israel who was married to Jezebel.
• worshiped Baal, 1 Kings 16:29–33
• had Naboth killed, 1 Kings 21
• death of, 1 Kings 22:1–40
Ahasuerus (ah-HAZ-oo-EE-rus) Hebrew word for the Greek name Xerxes. See “Xerxes.”
Ahaz, twelfth king of Judah, 2 Kings 16; 2 Chronicles 28
Ahaziah, king of Judah (ay-ha-ZY-uh) 2 Chronicles 22:1–9
Ahaziah, son of Ahab
• king of Israel, 1 Kings 22:40–53
Ahijah, great-grandson of Eli (a-HY-jah) 1 Samuel 14:1–23
Ahijah, the prophet
• told Jeroboam the kingdom would be divided, 1 Kings 11:29–39
• told that Jeroboam’s son would die, 1 Kings 14:1–18
Ahimelech, the high priest (a-HIM-eh-lek)
• helped David, 1 Samuel 21:1–9
Ahimelech, the Hittite warrior, 1 Samuel 26:6
Ahithophel (a-HITH-oh-fel) gave advice to King David.
• helped Absalom rebel against David, 1 Samuel 15:31; 16:15–17:23
Ai (AY-eye) a city completely destroyed by the Israelites, Joshua 7:1–8:28
Akeldama (a-KEL-dah-mah) field bought with the money Judas received for betraying Jesus, Matthew 27:3–10; Acts 1:18–19
alabaster (AL-a-bass-ter) light-colored stone with streaks or stripes through it, Matthew 26:7; Mark 14:3; Luke 7:37
alamoth (AL-a-moth) a musical word, which may mean “like a flute” or “high-pitched,” Psalm 46
alcohol
• given by God, Psalm 104:15
• effects of, Proverbs 23:29–35
• drunkards will not inherit, 1 Corinthians 6:9–10
alien, See “foreigner.”
All-Powerful, a name for God, 1 Chronicles 11:9; Psalm 24:10; Isaiah 6:3–5; Malachi 3:1–17
Almighty, a name for God.
• “I am God Almighty,” Genesis 17:1
• “I appeared to Abraham … by the name, God Almighty,” Exodus 6:3
• “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty,” Revelation 4:8
almond
• design of the lampstands in Holy Tent, Exodus 25:31–36
• Aaron’s stick produced, Numbers 17:8
aloes (AL-ohs) oils from sweet-smelling sap of certain trees; used to make perfume and medicine and to prepare bodies for burial, Psalm 45:8; Proverbs 7:17
• used to prepare Jesus’ body for burial, John 19:39
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