BEELIADA

• Son of David 1 Chr. 14:7
• Called ELIADA 2 Sam. 5:16; 1 Chr. 3:8

BEELZEBUB

• The prince of devils Mt. 10:25; 12:24, 27; Mk. 3:22; Lk. 11:15, 18,19
• Messengers sent to inquire of, by Ahaziah 2 Ki. 1:2
• See BAAL-ZEBUB

BEER

1. A station of the Israelites Num. 21:16-18
2. A town in the territory of the tribe of Judah Judg. 9:21

BEERA

• Son of Zophah 1 Chr. 7:37

BEERAH

• A Reubenite 1 Chr. 5:6

BEER-ELIM

• A city of Moab Isa. 15:8

BEERI

1. A Hittite Gen. 26:34
   • See ANAH
2. Father of Hosea Hos. 1:1

BEER-LAHAI-ROI

• Also called LAHAI-ROI, a well Gen. 16:14; 24:62; 25:11

BEEROTH

1. A station of the Israelites. Aaron died at Dt. 10:6
   • See BENE-JAAKAN
2. A city of the Hivites Josh. 9:17; 18:25; 2 Sam. 4:2; Ezra 2:25; Neh. 7:29

BEER-SHEBA

1. The most southern city of Palestine Judg. 20:1
   • Named by Abraham, who lived there Gen. 21:31-33; 22:19
   • The place where Isaac lived Gen. 26:23
   • Jacob went out from, toward Haran Gen. 28:10
   • Sacrifices offered at, by Jacob; when journeying to Egypt Gen. 46:1
   • In the inheritance of Judah Josh. 15:20, 28; 2 Sam. 24:7
   • Afterward assigned to Simeon Josh. 19:2, 9; 1 Chr. 4:28
   • Two sons of Samuel were judges at 1 Sam. 8:2
   • Became a seat of idolatrous worship Amos 5:5; 8:14
2. The well of, belonged to Abraham and Isaac Gen. 21:25,26
3. Wilderness of, Hagar miraculously sees a well in Gen. 21:14-19
   • An angel fed Elijah in 1 Ki. 19:5, 7

BEESH-TERAH

• A Levitical city Josh. 21:27
• Called ASHTAROTH 1 Chr. 6:71

BEETLE

• Authorized as food Lev. 11:22

BEGGARS

• Set among princes 1 Sam. 2:8
• Not the seed of the righteous Ps. 37:25
• The children of the wicked Ps. 109:10; Pr. 20:4; Lk. 16:3
• INSTANCES OF
  • Bartimaeus Mk. 10:46
  • Lazarus Lk. 16:20-22
  • The blind man Jn. 9:8
  • The lame man Acts 3:2-5
• See POOR

BEHEADING

• Execution by
  • Of John Mt. 14:10; Mk. 6:27
  • Of James Acts 12:2
  • Of the martyrs Rev. 20:4
• See PUNISHMENT

BEHEMOTH

• An amphibious animal Job 40:15

BEKAH

• A half shekel, about thirty-one cents Ex. 38:26

BEL

• A Babylonian god Isa. 46:1; Jer. 50:2; 51:44

BELA

1. A city also called Zoar Gen. 14:2, 8
2. King of Edom Gen. 36:32,33; 1 Chr. 1:43,44
3. Son of Benjamin Num. 26:38, 40; 1 Chr. 7:6,7; 8:1, 3
   • Called BELAH Gen. 46:21
4. Son of Azaz 1 Chr. 5:8

BELIAL

• Lawlessness Dt. 13:13; 2 Cor. 6:15

BELIEVER

• See RIGHTEOUS

BELIEVING

• See FAITH

BELL

• Attached to the hem of the priest's robe Ex. 28:33,34; 39:25,26
• On horses Zech. 14:20

BELLOWS

• Used with the furnace of the founder Jer. 6:29

BELLY

• Used figuratively for the seat of the affections Job 15:2, 35; 20:20; Ps. 44:25; Pr. 18:20; 20:27, 30; Hab. 3:16; Jn. 7:38; Tit. 1:12

BELSHAZZAR

• King of Babylon Dan. 5:1-30

BELTESHAZZAR

• A name given Daniel Dan. 1:7
• See DANIEL

BEN

• A Levite 1 Chr. 15:18

BEN-ABINADAB

• See ABINADAB

BENAIAH

1. Son of Jehoiada, commander of the Cherethites and Pelethites 2 Sam. 8:18; 1 Ki. 1:38
   • A distinguished warrior 2 Sam. 23:20-23; 1 Chr. 11:22-25; 27:5,6
   • Loyal to Solomon 1 Ki. 1:2; 4:4
2. An Ephraimite, and distinguished warrior 2 Sam. 23:30; 1 Chr. 11:31; 27:14
3. A Levitical musician 1 Chr. 15:18, 20; 16:5
4. A priest 1 Chr. 15:24; 16:6
5. Son of Jeiel 2 Chr. 20:14
6. A Levite in time of Hezekiah 2 Chr. 31:13
7. A chief of the Simeonites 1 Chr. 4:36
8. Father of Pelatiah Ezek. 11:1, 13
9. Son of Parosh Ezra 10:25
10. Son of Pahath-moab Ezra 10:30
11. Son of Bani Ezra 10:35
12. Son of Nebo Ezra 10:43

BEN-AMMI

• Son of Lot Gen. 19:38

BENCH

• Of ivory Ezek. 27:6

BEN-DEKAR (R. V.)

• See DEKAH

BENE-BERAK

• A city of Dan Josh. 19:45

BENEDICTIONS

• Divinely appointed Dt. 10:8; 21:5; Num. 6:23-26
• By God
  • Upon creatures he had made Gen. 1:22
  • Upon man Gen. 1:28
  • Upon Noah Gen. 9:1,2
• INSTANCES OF
  • By Melchizedek. upon Abraham Gen. 14:19,20; Heb. 7:7
  • By Bethuel's household, upon Rebekah Gen. 24:60
  • By Isaac
    • Upon Jacob Gen. 27:23-29, 37; 28:1-4
    • Upon Esau Gen. 27:39,40
  • By Jacob
    • Upon Pharaoh Gen. 47:7-10
    • Upon Joseph's sons Gen. 48
    • Upon his own sons Gen. 49
  • By Moses, upon the tribes of Israel Dt. 33
  • By Aaron Lev. 9:22,23
  • By half the tribes, who stood on Mount Gerizim Dt. 11:29,30; 27:11-13; Josh. 8:33
  • By Joshua
    • Upon Caleb Josh. 14:13
    • Upon the Reubenites and Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh Josh. 22:6,7
  • By Naomi, upon Ruth and Orpah Ruth 1:8,9
  • By the people, upon Ruth Ruth 4:11,12
  • By Eli, upon Elkanah 1 Sam. 2:20
  • By David
    • Upon the people 2 Sam. 6:18
    • Upon Barzillai 2 Sam. 19:39
  • By Araunah, upon David 2 Sam. 24:23
  • By Solomon, upon the people 1 Ki. 8:14, 55-58; 2 Chr. 6:3
  • By Simeon, upon Jesus Lk. 2:34
  • By Jesus, upon his followers Lk. 24:50
• LEVITICAL, FORMS OF Num. 6:23-26
• APOSTOLIC, FORMS OF 1 Cor. 1:3; 2 Cor. 1:2; Gal. 1:3; Eph. 1:2; Phil. 1:2; Col. 1:2; 1 Th. 1:1; 2 Th. 1:2; 2 Tim. 1:2; Ph'm 1:3; Rom. 1:7; 15:5,6, 13, 33; 16:20, 24; 1 Cor. 16:23; 2 Cor. 13:14; Gal. 6:16, 18; Eph. 6:23,24; Phil. 4:23; 1 Th. 5:28; 2 Th. 3:16, 18; 1 Tim. 1:2; 6:21; 2 Tim. 4:22; Tit. 3:15; Ph'm 1:25; Heb. 13:20,21, 25; 1 Pet. 1:2; 5:10,11, 14; 2 Pet. 1:2-4; 2 Jn. 1:3; Jude 1:2; Rev. 22:21

BENEFACTOR

• General scriptures concerning Lk. 22:25

BENEFICENCE

• General scriptures concerning Dt. 15:7-18; Lev. 25:35-43; Ps. 41:1; 112:9; Pr. 3:27,28; 11:25; 22:9; 25:21,22; 28:27; Isa. 58:6,7, 10,11; Ezek. 18:5, 7-9; Mt. 5:42; 19:21; 25:35-45; Mk. 9:41; 10:21; Lk. 3:11; 11:41; Acts 6:1-4; 11:29,30; Rom. 15:25-27; 1 Cor. 13:3; 16:1-3; 2 Cor. 8:1-15, 24; 9:1-15; Gal. 2:10; Phil. 4:10-18; 1 Tim. 5:8, 16; 6:18; Heb. 6:10; 13:16; Jas. 2:15,16; 1 Jn. 3:17
• INSTANCES OF
  • The old man of Gibeah Judg. 19:16-21
  • Boaz Ruth 2
  • The Jews who returned from the exile Neh. 5:8-12; 8:10,11
  • Job Job 29:11-17; 31:16-23
  • The Temanites Isa. 21:14
  • The Good Samaritan Lk. 10:33-35
  • Zacchaeus Lk. 19:8
  • The first Christians Acts 2:44-46; 4:32-37
  • Cornelius Acts 10:2, 4
  • Onesiphorus 2 Tim. 1:16-18
• See ALMS
• See LIBERALITY
• See POOR, DUTY TO
• See RICH
• See RICHES

BEN-GEBER (R. V.)

• In R.V. 1 Ki. 4:13
• See GEBER

BENE-JAAKAN

• A tribe that gave its name to certain wells in the wilderness Num. 33:31,32
• Called BEEROTH Dt. 10:6

BENEVOLENCE

• See ALMS
• See BENEVOLENCE
• See CHARITABLENESS
• See LIBERALITY
• See LOVE

BEN-HADAD

1. King of Syria 1 Ki. 15:18-20; 2 Chr. 16:2-4
2. A king of Syria, who reigned during the time of Ahab, son of Ben-hadad I 1 Ki. 20; 2 Ki. 5; 6; 7; 8:7-15
3. Son of Hazael and king of Syria 2 Ki. 13:3, 24,25; Amos 1:4

BEN-HAIL

• A prince of Judah 2 Chr. 17:7

BEN-HANAN

• A son of Shimon 1 Chr. 4:20

BEN-HUR (R. V.)

• See HUR

BENINU

• A Levite Neh. 10:13

BENJAMIN

1. Son of Jacob by Rachel Gen. 35:18, 24; 46:19
   • Taken into Egypt Gen. 42; 43; 44; 45
   • Prophecy concerning Gen. 49:27
   • Descendants of Gen. 46:21; Num. 26:38-41
2. TRIBE OF
   • Census of
     • At Sinai Num. 1:37
     • On the plain of Moab Num. 26:41
   • Clans of Num. 26:38-40; 1 Chr. 7:6-12; 8
   • Position of, in camp and march Num. 2:18, 22
   • Moses' benediction upon Dt. 32:12
   • Allotment in the land of Canaan Josh. 18:11-28
   • Reallotment Ezek. 48:23
   • Did not exterminate the Jebusites Judg. 1:21
   • Join Deborah in the war against Sisera Judg. 5:14
   • Territory of, invaded by the Ammonites Judg. 10:9
   • Did not avenge the crime of the Gibeonites against the Levite's concubine, the war that followed Judg. 19; 20
   • Saul, the first king of Israel, from 1 Sam. 9:1, 17; 10:20,21
   • Its rank during the time of Samuel 1 Sam. 9:21
   • Jerusalem within the territory of Jer. 6:1
   • A company of, joins David at Ziklag 1 Chr. 12:1,2, 16
   • Not enrolled by Joab when he took a census of the military forces of Israel 1 Chr. 21:6
   • Loyal to Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul 2 Sam. 2:9, 15, 31; 1 Chr. 12:29
   • Subsequently joins David 2 Sam. 3:19; 19:16,17
   • Loyal to Rehoboam 1 Ki. 12:21; 2 Chr. 11:1
   • Military forces of
     • During the reign of Asa 2 Chr. 14:8
     • During the reign of Jehoshaphat 2 Chr. 17:17
   • Skill in archery and as slingers of stones Judg. 3:15; 20:16; 1 Chr. 8:40; 12:2
   • Return to Palestine from the exile in Babylon Ezra 1:5
   • Saints of, seen in John's vision Rev. 7:8
   • Paul, of the tribe of Rom. 11:1; Phil. 3:5
   • See ISRAEL
3. Grandson of Benjamin 1 Chr. 7:10
4. A son of Harim Ezra 10:32
   • Probably identical with the man mentioned in Neh. 3:23
5. A Jew who assisted in purifying the wall of Jerusalem Neh. 12:34
6. A gate of Jerusalem Jer. 20:2; 37:13; 38:7; Zech. 14:10

BENO

• A descendant of Merari 1 Chr. 24:26,27

BEN-ONI

• Name given to Benjamin by Rachel as she was dying (during the birth process) Gen. 35:18

BEN-ZOHETH

• Son of Ishi 1 Chr. 4:20

BEON

• A place east of the Jordan River, probably same as BAAL-MEON, which see Num. 32:3, 38

BEOR

1. Father of Bela Gen. 36:32; 1 Chr. 1:43
2. Father of Balaam Num. 22:5
   • Called BOSOR 2 Pet. 2:15