REIGN
To reign means to exercise royal authority or dominion; a reign may also mean the period of a ruler’s government. Scripture applies the term to God, the Messiah, earthly kings, and figuratively to sin, death, and grace.
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Reins
The “reins” are the kidneys, which ancient Hebrew thought associated with a person’s deepest emotions and desires. Scripture therefore uses the term figuratively for the inward moral life known fully by God.
Rekem
Rekem was the name of a Midianite king killed by Israel, a Calebite family head, and a town in Benjamin. The related name Rakem refers to a descendant of Machir.
RELEASE
Release may mean cancellation of a debt, exemption from taxation or service, or freedom for a prisoner or slave. Biblical usage includes both Old Testament debt release and New Testament liberation from custody.
RELIGION
Religion in biblical usage often refers to the outward expression of worship and religious practice. It may describe Jewish worship, Christian devotion, or an external form of religious observance.
REMAINDER
A remainder is what is left over after something has been removed, used, or consumed. Biblical translations also use related terms such as residue, rest, and remnant.
Remaliah
Remaliah was the father of Pekah, who became king of Israel after conspiring against Pekahiah. Prophets sometimes referred to Pekah contemptuously as “the son of Remaliah.”
Remeth
Remeth was a town in the territory of Issachar, probably the same as Ramoth and Jarmuth. Its modern identification is uncertain.
REMISSION OF SINS
Remission of sins is the forgiveness or removal of the penalty of offenses against God’s law. It is distinguished in some passages from the temporary passing over of sins before their penalty is fully addressed.
Remmon-methoar
Remmon-methoar was a landmark of Zebulun. The phrase is better understood as “Rimmon, which stretches to Neah,” rather than as one compound place-name.
Remmonmethoar
Remmonmethoar refers to Rimmon, a landmark on the boundary of Zebulun extending toward Neah.
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