RAMAH

1. Called RAMA Mt. 2:18
   • A city allotted to the tribe of Benjamin Josh. 18:25; Judg. 19:13
   • Attempted fortification of, by King Baasha; destruction of, by Asa 1 Ki. 15:17-22; 2 Chr. 16:1-6
   • People of, return from the Babylonian captivity Ezra 2:26; Neh. 7:30; 11:33
   • Jeremiah imprisoned in Jer. 40:1
   • Prophecies concerning Isa. 10:29; Jer. 31:15; Hos. 5:8; Mt. 2:18
2. A city of the territory of the tribe of Asher Josh. 19:29
3. A city of the territory of the tribe of Naphthali Josh. 19:36
4. Also called RAMATHAIM-ZOPHIM
   • A city near Mount Ephraim Jude 1:4,5; 1 Sam. 1:1
   • Home of Elkanah 1 Sam. 1:1, 19; 2:11
   • Home of Samuel 1 Sam. 1:19,20; 7:17; 8:4; 15:34; 16:13
   • David flees to 1 Sam. 19:18
   • Samuel dies and was buried in 1 Sam. 25:1; 28:3
5. RAMAH
   • See RAMOTH-GILEAD

RAMATH

• A city of the tribe of Simeon Josh. 19:8

RAMATHAIM-ZOPHIM

• See RAMAH, number four

RAMATH-LEHI

• The place where Samson killed one-thousand Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey Judg. 15:17

RAMATH-MIZPEH

• A town in the territory of the tribe of Gad Josh. 13:26

RAMESES

• (Called also Raamses.)
  • The district in Egypt which was inhabited by the Israelites Gen. 47:11; Ex. 1:11; 12:37; Num. 33:3, 5
    • City of, built by the Israelites as a treasure city for one of the Pharaohs Ex. 1:11

RAMIAH

• (An Israelite at the time of Ezra)
  • Had taken a non-Israelite wife Ezra 10:25

RAMOTH

1. An Israelite at the time of Ezra
   • Had taken a non-Israelite wife Ezra 10:29
2. Called RAMATH OF THE SOUTH
   • A place probably in the south of the tribe of Simeon Josh. 19:8; 1 Sam. 30:27
3. A city of the territory of the tribe of Issachar, allotted to the Levites 1 Chr. 6:73
4. Ramoth in Gilead
   • See RAMOTH-GILEAD

RAMOTH-GILEAD

• Also called RAMAH 2 Ki. 8:2; 2 Chr. 22:6
• A city of the territory of the tribe of Gad, and one of the cities of refuge Dt. 4:43; Josh. 20:8; 1 Chr. 6:80
• One of Solomon's commissaries there 1 Ki. 4:13
• In the possession of the Syrians 1 Ki. 22:3
• Besieged by Israel and Judah; Ahab killed there 1 Ki. 22:29-36; 2 Chr. 18
• Recovered by Joram; Joram wounded there 2 Ki. 8:28,29; 9:14,15; 2 Chr. 22:5,6
• Elisha anoints Jehu to be king there 2 Ki. 9:1-6

RANSOM

• Of a man's life Ex. 21:30; 30:12; Job 36:18; Ps. 49:7,8; Pr. 6:35; 13:8; Hos. 13:14
• FIGURATIVE Job 33:24; Isa. 35:10; 51:10; Mt. 20:28; 1 Tim. 2:6
  • See JESUS
  • See SAVIOUR
  • See REDEMPTION

RAPE

• The law of Moses imposed death penalty for Dt. 22:25-27
• Captives afflicted with Isa. 13:16; Lam. 5:11; Zech. 14:2
• INSTANCES OF
  • Of the servant of a Levite, by Benjamites; the tribe of Benjamin nearly exterminated by the army of the other tribes, punishment for Judg. 19:22-30; 20:35
  • Of Tamar by Amnon; avenged in the death of Amnon at the hand of Absalom, Tamar's brother 2 Sam. 13:6-29, 32,33

RAPHA

1. Son of Benjamin 1 Chr. 8:2
2. Also called REPHAIAH
   • A descendant of Jonathan 1 Chr. 8:37; 9:43
3. An ancestor of certain Philistine warriors, (margins) 2 Sam. 21:16, 20, 22; 1 Chr. 20:4, 6, 8

RAPHU

• A Benjamite Num. 13:9

RASHNESS

• General scriptures concerning Ps. 116:11; Pr. 14:29; 19:2; 21:5; 25:8; 29:20; Eccl. 5:2; 7:9
• INSTANCES OF
  • Moses, in killing the Egyptian Ex. 2:11,12; Acts 7:24,25
    • When he struck the rock Num. 20:10-12
  • Jephthah's vow Judg. 11:31-39
  • Israel's vow to destroy the Benjamites Judg. 21:1-23
  • Uzzah, in steadying the ark of the covenant 2 Sam. 6:6,7
  • David, in his generosity to Ziba 2 Sam. 16:4; with 19:26-29
  • Rehoboam, in forsaking the counsel of the old men 1 Ki. 12:8-15
  • Josiah, in fighting against Pharaoh-necho 2 Chr. 35:20-24
  • Naaman, in refusing to immerse (LXX: baptizo) himself in the Jordan River 2 Ki. 5:11,12
  • James and John, in desiring to call down fire upon the Samaritans Lk. 9:54
  • Paul, in persisting in going to Jerusalem, against the repeated admonitions of the Holy Spirit Acts 21:4, 10-15
  • Julius, the Roman centurion, in rejecting Paul's counsel Acts 27:11

RAVEN

• A black carnivorous bird Pr. 30:17; Song 5:11
• Forbidden as food Lev. 11:15; Dt. 14:14
• Preserved by Noah in the ark Gen. 8:7
• Fed Elijah 1 Ki. 17:4-6
• Cared for by divine providence Lk. 12:24

RAVISHMENT

• See RAPE

RAZOR

• Nazarite forbidden to use Num. 6:5
• FIGURATIVE Ps. 52:2; Isa. 7:20; Ezek. 5:1

READING

• Taught Dt. 6:9; 11:20

READINGS, SELECT

• JUDAH'S DEFENSE Gen. 44:18-34
• JOSEPH REVEALING HIS IDENTITY Gen. 45:1-15
• THE DELIVERANCE OF THE ISRAELITES FROM PHARAOH Ex. 14:5-30
• SONG OF MOSES WHEN PHARAOH AND HIS ARMY WERE OVERTHROWN Ex. 15:1-19
• DAVID'S LAMENT OVER ABSALOM 2 Sam. 18:19-33
• LIGHTS AND SHADOWS Ruth 1:1-22
• ELIJAH'S MIRACULOUS PRESERVATION 1 Ki. 17:1-16
• ELISHA AND THE WIDOW'S OIL 2 Ki. 4:1-7
• NAAMAN THE LEPER 2 Ki. 5:1-14
• ESTHER'S TRIUMPH Esther 4:1-17; 7:1-10
• THE BREVITY OF LIFE Job 14:1-10
• NATURE'S TESTIMONY Job 28:1-28
• GOD'S CHALLENGE TO JOB Job 38
• THE ANIMALS OF THE FIELD Job 39
• THE RIGHTEOUS AND THE WICKED IN CONTRAST Ps. 1
• THE TRIUMPHANT KING Ps. 2
• MANKIND IN NATURE Ps. 8
• MANKIND IN EXTREMITY Ps. 18:1-19
• CONFIDENCE IN GOD Ps. 23
• THE KING OF GLORY Ps. 24
• THE GLORY OF GOD Ps. 29
• GOD, OUR REFUGE Ps. 46
• THE MAJESTY OF GOD Ps. 77:13-20
• THE JOY OF THE RIGHTEOUS Ps. 84
• THE STATE OF THE GODLY Ps. 91
• THE NEW SONG Ps. 98
• THE MAJESTY AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD Ps. 104
• IN CAPTIVITY Ps. 137
• THE OMNIPRESENCE OF GOD Ps. 139
• OLD AGE Eccl. 12:1-7
• CHRIST'S KINGDOM FORESHADOWED Isa. 35:1-10
• THE OMNIPOTENCE AND INCOMPARABLENESS OF GOD Isa. 40:1-31
• THE WRATH OF GOD Amos 9:1-6
• THE MAJESTY OF GOD Hab. 3:3-12
• MARY'S MAGNIFICAT Lk. 1:46-56
• THE PROPHETIC BLESSING OF ZACHARIAS Lk. 1:67-80
• THE BEATITUDES Mt. 5:1-16
• GOD'S PROVIDENCE Mt. 6:26-34
• WISE AND FOOLISH BUILDERS Mt. 7:21-27
• THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN Lk. 10:25-37
• THE PARABLE OF THE PRODIGAL SON Lk. 15:11-32
• THE RAISING OF LAZARUS Jn. 11:1-3, 18-46
• THE BETRAYAL OF JESUS BY JUDAS ISCARIOT Lk. 22:47-62
• THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST Lk. 24:1-12
• PETER ON THE DAY OF PENTECOST Acts 2:1-36
• STEPHEN'S DEFENSE Acts 7:1-56
• PAUL AND SILAS IN PRISON Acts 16:16-40
• PAUL ON MARS' HILL Acts 17:22-31
• PAUL IN FRONT OF GOVERNOR FELIX Acts 24:1-27
• PAUL IN FRONT OF AGRIPPA Acts 26
• CHARITY 1 Cor. 13:1-13
• THE NEW HEAVEN AND THE NEW EARTH Rev. 21:1-27
• THE RIVER OF LIFE Rev. 22:1-21
• For other selections
  • See ELEGY
  • See PERSONIFICATION

REAIA

• Son of Micah, a Reubenite 1 Chr. 5:5

REAIAH

1. A man of Judah, son of Shobal 1 Chr. 4:2
   • Apparently called HAROEH 1 Chr. 2:52
2. Ancestor of a family which returned to Jerusalem from captivity in Babylon Ezra 2:47; Neh. 7:50

REAPING

• General scriptures concerning Ps. 129:7
• The ark of the covenant returned by the Philistines at the time of 1 Sam. 6:13
• Laws concerning gleaning at the time of
  • See GLEANING
• FIGURATIVE Ps. 126:6; Hos. 10:12,13

REASONING

• With God Job 13:3, 17-28
• God reasons with men Ex. 4:11; 20:5, 11; Isa. 1:18; 5:3,4; 43:26; Hos. 4:1; Mic. 6:2
• Natural understanding Dan. 4:36
• To be applied to godly living 1 Cor. 10:15; 1 Pet. 3:15
• Not a sufficient guide in human affairs Dt. 12:8; Pr. 3:5; 14:12
• Of the Pharisees Lk. 5:21,22; 20:5
• Of Paul from the Scriptures Acts 17:2; 18:4, 19; 24:25
• The gospel cannot be explained by 1 Cor. 1:18-28; 2:1-14
• See INVESTIGATION
• See PHILOSOPHY

REBA

• (A king of Midian)
  • Killed by the Israelites Num. 31:8; Josh. 13:21

REBECCA

• See REBEKAH

REBEKAH (REBECCA)

• The daughter of Bethuel, the grandniece of Abraham Gen. 22:20-23
• Becomes Isaac's wife Gen. 24:15-67; 25:20
• Mother of Esau and Jacob Gen. 25:21-28
• Passes as Isaac's sister Gen. 26:6-11
• Displeased with Esau's wives Gen. 26:34,35
• Prompts Jacob to deceive Isaac Gen. 27:5-29
• Sends Jacob to Laban, her brother Gen. 27:42-46
• Burial place of Gen. 49:31
• Called REBECCA Rom. 9:10

REBELLION

• Treasonable Pr. 17:11
• INSTANCES OF
  • Absalom 2 Sam. 15; 16; 17; 18
  • Sheba 2 Sam. 20
  • Revolt of the ten tribes 1 Ki. 12:16-20; 2 Chr. 10; 13:5-12
• See SIN

RECHAB

1. Son of Rimmon
   • Murders Ish-bosheth, son of Saul; put to death by David 2 Sam. 4:5-12
2. Father of Jehonadab 2 Ki. 10:15, 23; 1 Chr. 2:55; Jer. 35:6, 8, 16, 19
   • Ancestor of the Rechabites Jer. 35
3. Father of Malchiah Neh. 3:14

RECHABITES

• A family of Kenites descended from Rechab, through Jonadab 1 Chr. 2:55; Jer. 35:6
• Enjoined by Jonadab to drink no wine Jer. 35:6
• Adhere to the injunction of abstinence; perpetuation of the family promised as a reward Jer. 35
• See ABSTINENCE, TOTAL
• See NAZARITES

RECHAH

• A city of unknown location 1 Chr. 4:12

RECIPROCITY

• General scriptures concerning Rom. 15:27; 1 Cor. 9:11; Gal. 6:6

RECONCILIATION

• Between man and man Mt. 5:23-26
• Between Esau and Jacob Gen. 33:4, 11
• Between Pilate and Herod Antipas Lk. 23:12
• BETWEEN GOD AND MAN Lev. 8:15; Ezek. 45:15; Dan. 9:24; Rom. 5:1, 10; 11:15; 2 Cor. 5:18-21; Eph. 2:15-18; Col. 1:20-22; Heb. 2:17
  • See ATONEMENT
  • See JESUS, MISSION OF
  • See PROPITIATION (expiation, sin-offering)
  • See REDEMPTION

RECONNOISSANCE

• Of Jericho Josh. 2:1-24
• Beth-el Judg. 1:23
• Laish Judg. 18:2-10

RECORDER

• See SCRIBE
• See SECRETARY

RECREATION (REST)

• Jesus takes, from the pressures of his ministry Mk. 6:31,32; 7:24

RED

• See COLOR

REDEMPTION

• Of persons or property Lev. 25:25-34; 27:2-13, 14-33; Ruth 4:3-10
  • Redemption money paid to priests Num. 3:46-51
• Of the firstborn
  • See FIRSTBORN
• Of land
  • See JUBILEE
• OF OUR SOULS Ps. 111:9; 130:7; Mt. 20:28; Mk. 10:45; Lk. 2:38; Acts 20:28; Rom. 3:24-26; 1 Cor. 1:30; 6:20; 7:23; Gal. 1:4; 2:20; 4:4,5; Eph. 1:7; 5:2; Col. 1:14, 20-22; 1 Tim. 2:6; Tit. 2:14; Heb. 9:12, 15; 1 Pet. 1:18,19; Rev. 5:9,10
  • See ATONEMENT.
  • See RANSOM

RED HEIFER

• Of purification Num. 19

RED SEA

• The locusts which devastated Egypt destroyed in Ex. 10:19
• Israelites cross; Pharaoh and his army drowned in Ex. 14; 15:1, 4, 11, 19; Num. 33:8; Dt. 11:4; Josh. 2:10; 4:23; 24:6,7; Judg. 11:16; 2 Sam. 22:16; Neh. 9:9-11; Ps. 66:6; 78:13, 53; 106:7-11, 22; 136:13-15; Isa. 43:16,17; Acts 7:36; 1 Cor. 10:1,2; Heb. 11:29
• Israelites camp beside Ex. 14:2, 9; Num. 14:25; 21:4; 33:10,11; Dt. 1:40; 2:1-3
• The boundary of the promised land Ex. 23:31
• Solomon builds ships beside 1 Ki. 9:26
• The wilderness of Ex. 13:18

REED

• A water plant Isa. 19:6,7; 35:7; Jer. 51:32
• Used as a measuring device (six cubits) Ezek. 40:3-8; 41:8; 42:16-19; 45:1; Rev. 11:1; 21:15,16
• Mockingly given to Jesus as a symbol of royalty Mt. 27:29
• Jesus hit with Mt. 27:30; Mk. 15:19
• FIGURATIVE
  • Of weakness 1 Ki. 14:15; 2 Ki. 18:21; Isa. 36:6; 42:3; Ezek. 29:6; Mt. 11:7; 12:20

REELAIAH

• A returned captive from Babylon Ezra 2:2
• Called RAAMIAH Neh. 7:7

REFINING

• (The process of eliminating impurities by fire)
  • Of gold 1 Chr. 28:18
  • Of silver 1 Chr. 29:4
  • Of wine Isa. 25:6
  • FIGURATIVE
    • Of the corrective judgments of God Isa. 1:25; 48:10; Jer. 9:7; Zech. 13:9; Mal. 3:2,3
    • Of the purity of the word of God Ps. 18:30; 119:140

REFUGE

• CITIES OF
  • From the avenger of blood Ex. 21:13,14; Num. 35:11-32; Dt. 4:41-43; 19:2-13; Josh. 20:1-6
  • List of Josh. 20:7-9
  • Roads made to Dt. 19:3
• FIGURATIVE
  • Of Christ Heb. 6:18

REFUGEE SLAVES

• Laws concerning Dt. 23:15,16
• See SERVANT, BOND

REGEM

• Son of Jahdai 1 Chr. 2:47

REGEM-MELECH

• A captive sent as a messenger from the Jews in Babylon to Jerusalem Zech. 7:2

REGENCY

• General scriptures concerning 1 Ki. 22:47; 2 Ki. 15:5

REGENERATION

• General scriptures concerning Dt. 29:4; 30:6; 1 Ki. 8:58; Ps. 36:9; 51:2, 7, 10; 65:3; 68:18; 87:4, 6; 110:3; Pr. 4:23; 12:28; 14:27; 16:1; Isa. 1:16,17, 25; 4:4; 12:3; 26:12; 29:23; 32:3,4, 15, 17; 35:5,6; 42:16; 43:7; 44:3-5; 49:9; 55:1-3; Jer. 13:23; 17:13,14; 24:7; 31:3, 33,34; 32:38-40; 33:6; Ezek. 11:19,20; 16:9; 18:31; 36:26,27, 29; 37:1-14; 44:7, 9; Zech. 12:10; Mt. 12:33-35, 43,44; 13:23, 33; 18:3; Mk. 4:20, 26-29; 5:19,20; 10:15; Lk. 1:16,17; 8:35, 38,39; 13:21; 18:17; Jn. 1:4, 13, 16; 3:3-8; 4:10, 14; 5:24; 6:44,45, 47, 50,51, 57; 8:12, 32, 36; 10:9,10; 13:8; 15:1, 3; 17:2; Acts 2:38, 47; 3:26; 11:17, 21; 15:9; 16:14; 21:19; 26:18; Rom. 2:28,29; 6:3-23; 7:6, 24,25; 8:2-6, 9, 13-16; 12:2; 15:16; 1 Cor. 1:9, 24, 30; 2:12, 14-16; 3:6,7, 9; 6:11; 12:6, 13; 15:10; 2 Cor. 1:21,22; 3:3, 18; 4:6; 5:5, 17; Gal. 2:20; 4:29; 6:15; Eph. 2:1, 5, 8, 10; 4:7,8, 16, 21-24; 5:14; Phil. 1:6; Col. 2:11-13; 3:9,10; 2 Th. 2:13; Tit. 3:5,6; Heb. 4:1-12; 8:10,11; 10:16,17, 22,23; Jas. 1:18; 5:19,20; 1 Pet. 1:2,3, 22,23; 2:3; 2 Pet. 1:3,4; 1 Jn. 2:27, 29; 3:9, 14; 4:7; 5:1, 4,5, 11,12, 18
• INSTANCES OF
  • Jacob Gen. 32:29
  • King Saul 1 Sam. 10:9
  • Saul of Tarsus Acts 9:3-18
  • All righteous persons
    • See RIGHTEOUS
• See ATONEMENT
• See RECONCILIATION
• See REDEMPTION
• See SANCTIFICATION
• See SIN, FORGIVENESS OF

REGICIDE

• (Assassinating a king)
  • Of Ehud Judg. 3:16-23
  • Of King Saul 2 Sam. 1:16
  • Of Ish-bosheth 2 Sam. 4:5-8
  • Of Nadab 1 Ki. 15:27-29
  • Of Elah 1 Ki. 16:9-11
  • Of Joram 2 Ki. 9:24
  • Of Ahaziah 2 Ki. 9:27
  • Of Joash 2 Ki. 12:20,21
  • Of Amaziah 2 Ki. 14:19,20
  • Of Zachariah 2 Ki. 15:10
  • Of Shallum 2 Ki. 15:14
  • Of Pekahiah 2 Ki. 15:25
  • Of Pekah 2 Ki. 15:30
  • Of Sennacherib 2 Ki. 19:36,37; Isa. 37:37,38
  • See HOMICIDE

REGISTRATION

• Of citizens Isa. 4:3
• See CENSUS