TALENT

• General scriptures concerning 1 Ki. 9:14, 28; 10:10, 14
• (A weight equal to three-thousand shekels-about one hundred twenty-five pounds) Ex. 38:25,26
• Value of
  • Of gold, about six-thousand pounds, or twenty-nine thousand one-hundred dollars
  • Of silver, four-hundred pounds, or one-thousand nine-hundred forty dollars
• Parables of the Mt. 18:24; 25:15, 28

TALKING

• With God
  • See COMMUNION

TALMAI

1. A son of Anak Num. 13:22; Josh. 15:14; Judg. 1:10
2. King of Geshur 2 Sam. 3:3; 13:37; 1 Chr. 3:2

TALMON

• A porter of the temple 1 Chr. 9:17
• Family of, return from captivity with Zerubbabel Ezra 2:42; Neh. 7:45; 11:19; 12:25

TAMAH

• One of the Nethinim Neh. 7:55
• Called THAMAH Ezra 2:53

TAMAR

1. Wife of the sons of Judah Gen. 38:6-24; Ruth 4:12; 1 Chr. 2:4
   • Called THAMAR Mt. 1:3
2. Daughter of David 2 Sam. 13:1-32; 1 Chr. 3:9
3. Daughter of Absalom 2 Sam. 14:27
4. A city of unknown location Ezek. 47:19; 48:28

TAMBOURINE

• See TIMBREL

TAMMUZ

• A Syrian idol Ezek. 8:14

TANACH

• See TAANACH

TANHUMETH

• Father of Seraiah 2 Ki. 25:23; Jer. 40:8

TANNING

• General scriptures concerning Acts 9:43; 10:5,6

TANTALIZING

• General scriptures concerning 1 Sam. 1:6,7; 1 Ki. 18:27

TAPESTRY

• General scriptures concerning Pr. 7:16; 31:22
• Of the tabernacle Ex. 26:1-14, 31-37; 27:9-17; 36:8-18
• Gold thread woven into Ex. 39:3
• In palaces Esther 1:6; Song 1:5
• In shrines of male prostitutes where some women did weaving for the goddess Asherah 2 Ki. 23:7
• See CURTAINS
• See EMBROIDERY

TAPHATH

• Daughter of Solomon 1 Ki. 4:11

TAPPUAH

1. A city of the tribe of Judah Josh. 12:17; 15:34
2. A city in the territory of the tribe of Ephraim Josh. 16:8; 17:8
3. Son of Hebron 1 Chr. 2:43

TARAH

• A camping place of the Israelites Num. 33:27,28

TARALAH

• A city in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin Josh. 18:27

TAREA

• A son of Micah 1 Chr. 8:35
• Called TAHREA 1 Chr. 9:41

TARES

• Parable of Mt. 13:24-30, 38-42

TARGET

• (A defensive article of armor)
  • Used by spearmen 2 Chr. 14:8
  • Made
    • Of brass (bronze) 1 Sam. 17:6
    • Of gold 1 Ki. 10:16; 2 Chr. 9:15
  • See SHIELD

TARIFF

• See DUTY

TARPELITES

• (An Assyrian tribe)
  • Colonists in Samaria Ezra 4:9

TARSHISH

1. Son of Javan Gen. 10:4; 1 Chr. 1:7
2. Also called THARSHISH
   • Probably Spain Gen. 10:4,5; Ps. 72:10; Isa. 66:19
   • Solomon makes valuable imports from 1 Ki. 10:22; 2 Chr. 9:21
   • Commerce and wealth of 1 Ki. 10:22; 22:48; 2 Chr. 9:21; 20:36; Ps. 48:7; Isa. 2:16; 23:1-14; 60:9; Jer. 10:9; Ezek. 27:12, 25; 38:13
   • Jonah would flee to Jonah 1:3; 4:2
   • Prophecies concerning Ps. 72:10; Isa. 2:16; 23:1-14; 60:9; 66:19
3. Son of Bilhan 1 Chr. 7:10
4. A Persian prince Esther 1:14

TARSUS

• (The capitol of Cilicia in Asia Minor)
  • Paul's birthplace Acts 9:11; 21:39; 22:3
  • Paul sent to, from Jerusalem, to avoid assassination Acts 9:30
  • Paul brought from, by Barnabas Acts 11:25,26

TARTAK

• An Assyrian idol 2 Ki. 17:31

TARTAN

• An Assyrian general 2 Ki. 18:17; Isa. 20:1

TASKMASTERS

• General scriptures concerning Ex. 5:13,14
• See MASTERS
• See OPPRESSION
• See SERVANTS

TASTE

• The sense of, lost 2 Sam. 19:35

TATNAI

• A Persian governor in Samaria Ezra 5:3, 6; 6:6, 13

TATTLER

• See TALEBEARER

TATTOOING

• Forbidden Lev. 19:28

TAVERNS

• See THREE TAVERNS

TAX

• Poll Ex. 30:11-16; 38:26; Neh. 10:32; Lk. 2:1
• Jesus pays Mt. 17:24-27
• Land Gen. 41:34, 48; 2 Ki. 23:35
• Land mortgaged for Neh. 5:3,4
• Priests exempted from Gen. 47:26; Ezra 7:24
• Paid in grain Amos 5:11; 7:1
• Paid in provisions 1 Ki. 4:7-28
• Personal 1 Ki. 9:15; 2 Ki. 15:19,20; 23:35
• Resisted by Israelites 1 Ki. 12:18; 2 Chr. 10:18
• World-wide, levied by Caesar
  • The R. V. changes the reading to enrolled instead of taxed Lk. 2:1-3
• Collectors of 2 Sam. 20:24; 1 Ki. 4:6; Isa. 33:18; Dan. 11:20; Mk. 2:14; Lk. 3:13; 5:27
  • Unpopular Mt. 5:46; 9:11; 11:19; 18:17; 21:31; Lk. 18:11
  • Stoned 2 Chr. 10:18

TEACHERS

• Samuel, head of school of prophets 1 Sam. 19:20
• Elisha, head of, at Gilgal 2 Ki. 4:38
• FALSE
  • Admonition against Dt. 13:1-3; Mt. 5:19; 7:15; 15:2-20; 23:2-33; Lk. 11:38-52
  • See MINISTERS, FALSE
• See INSTRUCTION
• See MINISTERS, DUTIES OF

TEACHING

• See INSTRUCTION
• See MINISTERS, DUTIES OF

TEARS

• General scriptures concerning Ps. 6:6; 39:12; 42:3
• Observed by God Ps. 56:8; Isa. 38:3-5
• Wiped away Rev. 7:17
• None in heaven Rev. 21:4
• FIGURATIVE Ps. 80:5

TEBAH

• Son of Nahor Gen. 22:24

TEBALIAH

• Son of Hosah 1 Chr. 26:11

TEBETH

• The tenth month (January) Esther 2:16; Ezek. 29:1

TECHNICALITIES

• Legal Mt. 12:2, 10; Lk. 6:2, 7

TEETH

• General scriptures concerning Pr. 10:26
• Gnashing (grinding) of, usually signifying anger or extreme pain Job 16:9; Ps. 35:16; 37:12; 112:10; Lam. 2:16; Mt. 8:12; 13:42, 50; 22:13; 24:51; 25:30; Mk. 9:18; Lk. 13:28; Acts 7:54

TEHAPHNEHES

• See TAHPANHES

TEHINNAH

• Son of Eshton 1 Chr. 4:12

TEIL TREE

• General scriptures concerning Isa. 6:13

TEKEL

• General scriptures concerning Dan. 5:25, 27

TEKOA

1. Son of Ashur 1 Chr. 2:24; 4:5
   • Some authorities interpret these passages to mean that Ashur colonized the town of Tekoah
2. TEKOA
   • See TEKOAH

TEKOAH

• Also called TEKOA
  • A city in the territory of Judah 2 Chr. 11:6
  • Home of the woman who interceded for Absalom 2 Sam. 14:2, 4, 9
  • Rebuilt by Rehoboam 2 Chr. 11:6
  • Desert of 2 Chr. 20:20
  • People of, work on the new wall of Jerusalem Neh. 3:5, 27
  • Prophecy concerning Jer. 6:1
  • Home of Amos Amos 1:1
  • See TEKOA

TEL-ABIB

• Residence of Jewish captives in Babylonia Ezek. 3:15

TELAH

• Son of Rephah 1 Chr. 7:25

TELAIM

• A place of unknown location 1 Sam. 15:4