Meeting Tent, “Tabernacle” or “Holy Tent”; a special tent where the Israelites worshiped God. It was used from the time they left Egypt until Solomon built the Temple in Jerusalem.

• description of, Exodus 25–27

• set up, Exodus 39:32–40:36

Megiddo (meh-GID-oh) important town in northern Israel where many battles were fought. The Book of Revelation tells about a great battle between good and evil at “Armageddon,” which means “the hill of Megiddo.” Joshua 12:8–21; 2 Kings 23:29–30; Revelation 16:16

Melchizedek (mel-KIZ-ih-dek) priest and king who worshiped God in the time of Abraham, Genesis 14:17–24

• Christ compared to, Hebrews 5:4–10; 7

memory

• psalm of remembrance, Psalm 77

• monument to God’s faithfulness, Joshua 4:7

• remember Christ, 2 Timothy 2:8

Mene, mene, tekel, parsin (MEE-nee, TEE-kul, PAR-sun) the words written on the wall by a mysterious hand at Belshazzar’s feast, Daniel 5

mentoring, See “follower.”

Mephibosheth (me-FIB-o-sheth) crippled son of Jonathan, 2 Samuel 4:4

• David’s agreement with, 2 Samuel 9

• tricked by Ziba, 2 Samuel 16:1–4; 19:24–30

Merab (MEE-rab) daughter of King Saul, 1 Samuel 14:49; 18:17–19

Merarites (mee-RAY-rites) descendants of Merari, a son of Levi; they were responsible for caring for the frame of the Holy Tent, Numbers 3:17, 33–37; 4:29–33

mercy (MUR-see) kindness and forgiveness.

• God’s mercy to people, Exodus 34:6; Deuteronomy 4:31; Luke 1:50; Ephesians 2:4

• people’s mercy to each other, Matthew 5:7; James 2:13

mercy seat, See “lid on the Ark of the Agreement.”

Mesha (MEE-shuh) an evil king of Moab, 2 Kings 3:4–27

Meshach (MEE-shack) friend of Daniel who was put in the fiery furnace, Daniel 1–3

messenger, 1 Samuel 23:27; 1 Kings 19:2

• John the Baptist as, Matthew 11:10; Mark 1:2; Luke 7:27

• of Satan, 2 Corinthians 12:7

Messiah (muh-SYE-uh) “anointed one”; the Greek word for Messiah is “Christ.” Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah or the Christ. John 1:40–41; 4:25–26

Methuselah (meh-THOO-zeh-lah) lived 969 years, longer than anyone else in the Bible; the son of Enoch and the grandfather of Noah, Genesis 5:21–27

Micah (MY-cuh) a prophet who told the people of Israel and Judah about their sins, Micah 1–7

Micaiah (mi-KAY-uh) a prophet of God, 1 Kings 22:8–28; 2 Chronicles 18

Michael (MY-kul) the archangel of God, Jude 9; Revelation 12:7

Michal (MY-kul) a daughter of Saul and wife of David, 1 Samuel 18:20–29; 19:11–17; 2 Samuel 3:13–16

• criticized David, 2 Samuel 6:16–23

Michmash (MIK-mash) a hilly area about seven miles northeast of Jerusalem, 1 Samuel 13:23–14:23; Isaiah 10:28

Midian (MID-ee-un) a son of Abraham; his descendants were called “Midianites,” Genesis 25:1–6

• Joseph sold to, Genesis 37:18–36

• Jethro, a descendant of, Exodus 2:15–21

• enemy of Israel, Judges 6–7

midnight

• when the firstborn of Egypt died, Exodus 12:29

• Paul and Silas freed from jail, Acts 16:25–26

• Paul preached until, Acts 20:7

miktam (MIK-tam) a kind of song that may describe some of the Psalms. It may mean that it is a sad song or a song about danger. Psalms 16; 56–60

mildew (MIL-doo) a growth that appears on things that have been damp for a long time, Leviticus 13:47–59; 14:33–54

milk, 1 Peter 2:2

millstones, huge stones used for grinding grain into flour or meal, Deuteronomy 24:6; Matthew 18:6; Luke 17:1–2

• used to kill Abimelech, Judges 9:53; 2 Samuel 11:21

minister (MIN-i-ster) servant; one who lives serving God and others, Romans 15:15–16; Colossians 4:7

miracle (MEER-ih-k’l) “wonderful thing”; a great event which can be done only by God’s help. Miracles are special signs to show God’s power.

• purpose of, Exodus 10:1–2; Mark 2:8–12; John 2:11; Acts 3:1–10

• over nature, Exodus 14:21–22; Joshua 10:12–13; Matthew 8:23–27; 14:22–32; 21:18–22

• of healing, Matthew 8:14–17; 9:27–31; Mark 7:31–37; Acts 14:3

• of bringing people back to life, Mark 5:21–43; John 11:1–44; Acts 9:36–43

Miriam (MEER-ee-um) the sister of Moses and Aaron.

• watched over Moses, Exodus 2:1–8

• song of, Exodus 15:19–21

• punished, Numbers 12:1–15

• death of, Numbers 20:1

mission

• the Great Commission, Matthew 28:16–20

• Jesus sends out the seventy-two, Luke 10:1

mistress (MISS-tres) a female head of the household, Proverbs 30:21–23

• Hagar as, Genesis 16:4–9

Mizpah (MIZ-pah) the place where Jacob and Laban made a pile of stones to remind them of their agreement not to be angry with each other, Genesis 31:44–49

Mizpah, the city, a few miles north of Jerusalem, Judges 11:29–34; 1 Samuel 7:5–16; 2 Kings 25:23

Moab (MO-ab) the country on the east side of the Dead Sea.

• fought with Israel, Numbers 22:1–25:9; Judges 3:12–30

• home of Ruth, Ruth 1:2, 4

• rebelled against Israel, 2 Kings 3:4–27

mob

• against Paul, Acts 17:5; 21:30–36

Molech (MO-lek) a god of the Canaanite people. Those who worshiped Molech often sacrificed their own children to him by burning them on altars. Leviticus 18:21; 20:1–5; 2 Kings 23:10; Jeremiah 32:35

money, Many kinds of money were used in Bible days—gold, silver, and copper.

• proper attitudes toward, Luke 16:13; Hebrews 13:5; 1 Timothy 3:3; 6:10

moneychangers, people who traded money from other countries for Jewish money.

• of the Temple, Matthew 21:12–13; Mark 11:15–17; Luke 19:45–46; John 2:13–16

Mordecai (MOR-deh-kye) a man who helped Esther to save the Jews from death.

• discovered a plot, Esther 2:19–23

• asked Esther to help, Esther 4

• honored by the king, Esther 6

Moriah (moh-RYE-uh) the land where Abraham went to sacrifice Isaac, Genesis 22:2

• site of the Temple, 2 Chronicles 3:1

mortar (MORE-tar) a stone bowl where grain is ground into flour by pounding; also, the sticky material that holds bricks together, Genesis 11:3; Exodus 1:14

Moses (MO-zez) the man who led God’s people out of the land of Egypt; the author of the first five books of the Old Testament.

• birth of, Exodus 2:1–10

• in Midian, Exodus 2:11–4:17

• led Israel out of Egypt, Exodus 4:18–12:51; 13:17–31

• received the law, Exodus 20–31

• struck the rock, Numbers 20:1–13

• death of, Deuteronomy 31:14–34:12