DOORKEEPER
Doorkeepers guarded the entrances of cities and the temple. Levitical doorkeepers opened and closed the temple gates, protected sacred areas and vessels, and received offerings; the New Testament also mentions household doorkeepers.
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Doors
Doors were hinged, barred, or locked entrances to houses and sacred buildings. Scripture also uses the door figuratively for access, opportunity, heaven, and, in Jesus’ teaching, Christ Himself as the entrance to salvation.
Dophkah
Dophkah was one of the encampments of Israel during the wilderness journey after leaving the wilderness of Sin. Its exact location is uncertain.
Dor
Dor was an ancient Canaanite coastal city later allotted to Manasseh. Solomon made it one of his administrative districts, and its people supplied provisions for the royal court.
Dorcas
Dorcas, also called Tabitha, was a Christian disciple in Joppa known for good works, charitable deeds, and making clothing for the poor. Peter prayed for her after her death, and God restored her to life.
DORYMENES
Dorymenes was the father of Ptolemy Macron. He may have been the same man who fought against Antiochus the Great.
Dositheus
Dositheus was the name of several persons in inter-testamental Jewish writings. One was a Levite priest who carried a Greek translation of Esther to Alexandria.
DOTAEA
Dotaea is another form of the name Dothan, a place associated with the biblical region of northern Israel.
Dothaim
Dothaim is a form of the name Dothan used in inter-testamental literature. It is mentioned in connection with the campaigns of Holofernes.
Dothan
Dothan was the pastureland where Joseph found his brothers before they sold him to passing merchants. It later became the home of Elisha, where God revealed heavenly horses and chariots protecting the prophet.
DOUBLE
To double means to make twice as much, fold over, or multiply. Scripture uses the idea for additional payment, a firstborn’s inheritance, multiplied punishment, and a double portion of prophetic blessing.
DOUBT
Doubt may mean uncertainty, perplexity, hesitation, or divided judgment. In some passages it describes weak faith; in others, uncertainty about conduct that should lead a believer to refrain.
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