A Visit With Jesus: Bible Dictionary

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Punishments

Sin & Judgment • Both

Biblical punishments included death, exile, confinement, restitution, scourging, and other penalties established by civil or covenant law. The Mosaic Law prescribed penalties for offenses against persons, property, worship, and the covenant community.

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PUNITES

People & Groups • Old Testament

The Punites were descendants of Puvah from the tribe of Issachar.

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Punites, The

People & Groups • Old Testament

The Punites were descendants of Pua, or Puvvah, the son of Issachar. They belonged to the tribes or families descended from Israel.

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Punon

Places & Geography • Old Testament

Punon was a desert campsite of the Israelites during their wilderness journey, after they left Mount Hor. It is associated with the region later known for copper mining.

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Pur, Purim

Festivals & Holy Days • Old Testament

Pur, meaning lot, gave its name to Purim, the Jewish festival commemorating deliverance from Haman’s plot to destroy the Jews. The feast was observed on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of Adar.

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PURAH

People & Groups • Old Testament

Purah was Gideon’s young servant and armor-bearer who accompanied him into the camp of Midian.

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PURCHASE

Agriculture & Daily Life • Both

In older English, purchase could mean to acquire by any means, not only by paying money. Later translations often render the biblical terms as obtain, gain, or acquire.

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Purification

Law & Covenant • Old Testament

Purification was the ritual restoration of a person or object considered ceremonially unclean. It commonly involved washing or sprinkling with water and, in serious cases, prescribed sacrifices, especially under the Levitical law.

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Purim

Festivals & Holy Days • Old Testament

Purim was the annual Jewish festival celebrating deliverance from the threatened massacre planned by Haman. It was observed for two days, on the fourteenth and fifteenth of Adar, with rejoicing and the reading of Esther.

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PURITY

Christian Life • Both

Purity includes physical, ceremonial, mental, moral, and spiritual cleanness. Scripture connects clean conduct and a pure heart with faithful worship, and calls God’s people to holiness in body, thought, family life, and conduct.

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PURLOINING

Sin & Judgment • New Testament

Purloining means secretly taking or stealing something for oneself. Titus applies the term to servants who must not misuse or withhold what belongs to their masters.

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Purosh

People & Groups • Old Testament

Purosh was a family or clan descended from Parosh that returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel and Ezra. Members helped rebuild Jerusalem and joined in the covenant renewed under Nehemiah.

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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.

Many articles also preserve entries from classic Bible dictionaries, including Easton's, Smith's, and the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. These historical sources are presented separately within the full article.

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