Botch
“Botch” is an old English rendering for a boil or inflammatory skin disease. It is listed among the judgments threatened in Deuteronomy and associated with the Egyptian plague of boils.
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BOTRYS
A Phoenician coastal town north of Gebal, modern Batroun. It is said to have been founded by Ithobal, king of Tyre, but it is not mentioned in Scripture.
Bottle
A bottle in biblical times was commonly a container made from an animal skin, used for water, milk, wine, or oil; earthen vessels were also used. Jesus used old and new wineskins to illustrate the incompatibility of old forms with the newness of His teaching.
BOTTOM
The lowest part or base of something, including the bottom of the sea, a valley, a hollow, or the lower part of a structure. Biblical usage varies with the Hebrew word and context.
BOTTOMLESS, PIT
The pit of the abyss, a term used in older English versions for what later translations call the Abyss. It denotes the deep realm associated with demonic confinement and judgment.
BOUNDS
A boundary, limit, or marked territory. Scripture uses the term for geographical borders, appointed limits, and the boundaries established by God for nations and human life.
Bow
A bow was used for hunting and warfare, with arrows carried in a quiver. Scripture also uses the bow as a figure of strength or victory, and sometimes of deceit when arrows are shot deceptively.
Bowels
Literally, the bowels are the internal organs or abdomen. Figuratively, the term refers to deep compassion, affection, mercy, sympathy, or inward distress; the New Testament often renders it “tender mercies.”
Bowing
Bowing is a bodily act of respect, submission, or worship. Scripture records people bowing before rulers and one another, before idols, and before God in reverence.
Bowl
A bowl was a dish or basin used for food, liquids, offerings, or other household purposes. In the tabernacle and temple it also referred to the ornamental cups of the lampstand and vessels associated with worship.
BOWMAN
An archer or bowman. Israel used archers in warfare, though surrounding peoples such as the Philistines and Assyrians were often noted for superior skill with the bow.
BOWSHOT
A distance measured by the stretch or flight of a bow. In Genesis 21:16 it describes how far Hagar sat from Ishmael in the wilderness.
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