Bondage
Bondage describes slavery, national oppression, or captivity, such as Israel’s condition in Egypt and later under Babylon and Persia. In the New Testament it also pictures slavery to fear, sin, corruption, or legalistic religious observance.
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BONDMAID
A female slave or bondservant. The term refers in the Old Testament to Hebrew or foreign slave girls and in Galatians to Hagar, Abraham's Egyptian slave woman.
BONDMAN
A male slave or bondservant, whether foreign or Hebrew. The term also describes Israel's bondage in Egypt and exile, and in Revelation contrasts a slave with a free person.
BONDSERVANT
A slave or bondservant. In biblical usage it may describe an actual slave under Israelite law or, in the New Testament, a person obligated to serve another.
Bonnet
A bonnet was a priestly head covering, a white linen turban worn by the ordinary priests. Related head-tires were also worn by women and other persons in biblical society.
Book
A book in Scripture is a written record, commonly preserved on a scroll or other material. The Bible also speaks of symbolic books, including the book of the covenant, the book of judgment, and the book of life.
BOOK OF LIFE
God's record of those under His care and, in the New Testament, the register of those who inherit eternal life. To be written in it signifies belonging to God's people; to be blotted out signifies exclusion from His favor.
BOOT
A shoe or sandal worn by a warrior. Isaiah 9:5 refers to the boot of the armed soldier, portraying the equipment and tumult of war.
Booth
A booth was a temporary hut made from branches or other materials. Such shelters were used by travelers, soldiers, shepherds, and harvesters, and especially during the Feast of Booths to remember Israel’s wilderness dwelling.
Booths
Booths refers to temporary shelters made from branches, especially those used during the Feast of Tabernacles. The term is also associated with Succoth and Israel’s wilderness dwelling.
Booty
Booty consisted of captives, animals, valuables, and other goods taken in war. Israelite law regulated its treatment and division, and David required those guarding the baggage to share equally with the fighting men.
Booz
Booz is the Greek form of Boaz, the Bethlehemite who married Ruth and became an ancestor of David and Jesus’ human lineage.
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