Viol
“Viol” is an older English rendering of the Hebrew nebel, a stringed musical instrument. The term is better understood as a lute or psaltery rather than the bowed instrument now called a viol.
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VIOLENCE, VIOLENT
Violence means forceful or oppressive action, often involving harm or seizure. The difficult phrase about the kingdom of heaven being “taken by violence” has received several interpretations, and its precise meaning is uncertain.
Viper
A viper is a poisonous snake. Biblical terms translated “viper” may refer to particular poisonous serpents in the Old Testament or more generally to venomous snakes in the New Testament.
Virgin
A virgin is an unmarried woman who has not had sexual relations. Isaiah’s prophecy of a virgin conceiving and bearing a son is applied in the New Testament to the birth of Jesus Christ.
VIRGIN BIRTH
The virgin birth is the biblical teaching that Jesus was conceived and born of Mary while she was a virgin, as recorded in Matthew and Luke. It is a central testimony concerning Christ’s incarnation and person.
Vision
A vision is a vivid revelation or appearance received by a person, whether while awake or in a dream. God used visions to give direction, prophetic warning, and revelation concerning his purposes.
VOLUNTARY
“Voluntary” describes something offered or done willingly. In the Old Testament it is associated especially with freewill offerings; a later Jewish usage also means willingly or voluntarily.
Vophsi
Vophsi was the father of Nahbi, the representative of the tribe of Naphtali among the spies sent from Kadesh. The meaning of his name and some details of the textual reading are uncertain.
VOW
A vow is a solemn promise made to God, either to perform something or to abstain from it. Scripture does not require vows, but treats spoken vows as sacred obligations that must be fulfilled carefully.
Vows
A vow is a solemn promise made to God to perform or abstain from something. Under the Mosaic law, vows were voluntary but binding when rightly made, and included promises of devotion, abstinence, or dedication.
Vulgate, The
The Vulgate is the historic Latin version of the Bible, chiefly associated with Jerome, who revised the Latin New Testament and translated the Old Testament from Hebrew. It became the principal Bible of Western Christianity for many centuries.
Vulture
A vulture is a bird of prey that feeds largely on carrion. Vultures and related raptors were included among birds considered unclean, while some passages translated “vulture” may more accurately refer to kites, falcons, or other birds.
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