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By-ways

Agriculture & Daily Life • Old Testament

By-ways are winding, crooked, or lesser roads. Scripture uses the expression for routes avoided or made unsafe during times of oppression and disorder.

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By-word

Other • Old Testament

A by-word is a saying, proverb, taunt, or object of public derision. Scripture uses the term for words or expressions by which a person or nation becomes a subject of contempt.

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BYWAY

Agriculture & Daily Life • Old Testament

A byway is a lesser or side path rather than the main road. Judges 5:6 describes such paths as unsafe or neglected during a period of oppression.

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BYWORD

Sin & Judgment • Old Testament

A byword is a saying, reproach, satire, or object of public talk. Scripture uses the term for people or nations reduced to astonishment, derision, or a proverb among others.

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Bible Dictionary

This dictionary brings together information about the people, places, events, objects, words, and ideas encountered in Scripture.

Each article begins with material prepared for A Visit With Jesus. Where available, entries also include biblical usage, historical background, original-language information, Scripture references, related dictionary terms, and links to related Bible figures.

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