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Because the Bible came into being in a different age, many readers have difficulty understanding its details. A Bible dictionary, defining and clarifying unfamiliar names, places, and objects, is an indispensable tool for the Bible student. Since its introduction in 1957, the Unger's Bible Dictionary has proved its value as an authoritative reference work. Prepared by Merrill F. Unger, Th.D.,...

In the Heb. the idea is of “going back” (sûg, “backsliding,” Prov. 14:14), “being stubborn or refractory like a heifer” (sōrēr; Hos. 4:16, KJV; NASB, “stubborn”) and “turning back” (mshūbâ; Jer. 3:6, 8, 11–12, 14, 22; 8:5; 31:22; all KJV; NASB reads, “faithless” or “turned away”) to the old life of sin and idolatry. In the NT backsliding is set forth as involving a change of the believer’s state before God but not of his standing. The former is variable and depends upon daily contact
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