RHINOCEROS
Rhinoceros is an older proposed translation for the wild ox in Isaiah 34:7. The source notes that this identification is unlikely, since the passage concerns Edom and the biblical animal is better understood as a wild ox.
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Rhoda
Rhoda was a servant in the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark. After Peter’s miraculous release from prison, she recognized his voice at the door and announced his arrival to the gathered believers.
Rhodes
Rhodes was a prominent island and city in the Aegean Sea southwest of Asia Minor. Paul stopped there while traveling from Greece toward Syria.
RHODOCUS
Rhodocus was a Jewish traitor who disclosed Judas’s plans to Antiochus Eupator during the Maccabean period. Nothing further is recorded about his fate.
RIB
A rib is a side or flank bone, especially the part taken from Adam in the account of Eve’s creation. The term may also refer figuratively to side beams used in the ark and altar.
RIBAI
Ribai was a Benjamite and the father of Ittai, one of David’s mighty men. He is mentioned in the lists of David’s warriors.
Riblah
Riblah was a strategic town near the Orontes River in the land of Hamath. Pharaoh Necho and Nebuchadnezzar used it as a headquarters, and Zedekiah was brought there after Jerusalem fell.
RICHES
Riches are material wealth, possessions, earnings, or abundance. Scripture treats wealth as neither inherently good nor evil, but warns against trusting in it, boasting of it, or setting the heart upon it.
Riddle
A riddle is a puzzling saying that requires interpretation. Scripture records Samson’s riddle and also uses the term for figurative or obscure speech.
RIGHT
Right may mean straight, just, proper, lawful, or morally upright. Scripture also uses it of a person’s right or authority and of the right hand or side.
Righteousness
Righteousness is conformity to what is right, including right conduct toward God and others. Scripture presents it as an inward moral purpose expressed in obedience, justice, faith, and love, and ultimately fulfilled in Christ.
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