Bible Dictionary
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Seventy weeks
Prophecy - Both
The seventy weeks are Daniel’s prophetic period of seventy weeks of years, commonly understood as 490 years. Traditional interpretation connects the prophecy with the coming and work of the Messiah.
SEVENTY YEARS
Prophecy - Old Testament
The seventy years were the period Jeremiah assigned to Judah’s Babylonian exile. The period is associated with the deportation of Judah and the later decree of Cyrus permitting the exiles to return.
SEVER
Sin & Judgment - Both
To sever means to set apart, divide, or separate. In biblical usage it may describe ordinary separation, a special distinction made by God, or the final judicial division of the righteous and wicked.
Shaalabbin
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Shaalabbin was a town in the territory of Dan, also called Shaalbim or Shaaraim. It was among the places from which Solomon received supplies.
SHAALBIM
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Shaalbim was a town associated with Dan and later with the administrative district of Solomon. It was probably the same place as Shaalabbin or Shaalbon, though its exact location is uncertain.
Shaalbim, Or Shaalabbin
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Shaalbim, also called Shaalabbin, was a town allotted to Dan. Its ancient location has been associated with a village called Selaba, though the identification is not certain.
Shaalbonite, The
People & Groups - Old Testament
The Shaalbonite was Eliahba, one of David’s mighty warriors. He came from Shaalbon, a place whose exact location is unknown.
SHAALIM, LAND OF
Places & Geography - Old Testament
The land of Shaalim was a region through which Saul traveled while searching for his father’s lost donkeys. Its location is uncertain, and it may be connected with Shaalbim.
Shaaph
People & Groups - Old Testament
Shaaph was the name of two men in Judah’s genealogies, including a son of Jahdai and a son of Caleb who was regarded as founder of Madmannah.
Shaaraim
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Shaaraim was the name of towns in Judah and Simeon. One was associated with the Philistines’ flight after David’s victory, while the other was in the southern territory of Simeon.
Shaasgaz
Government & Society - Old Testament
Shaasgaz was a eunuch or chamberlain in the palace of King Ahasuerus. He had charge of the women in the second house of the royal harem.
Shaashgaz
Government & Society - Old Testament
Shaashgaz was a chamberlain of Ahasuerus, king of Persia, who kept the women in the second house of the royal harem. Esther was under his care before becoming queen.
Shabbethai
People & Groups - Old Testament
Shabbethai was a Levite in the days of Ezra and Nehemiah. He was associated with the investigation of foreign marriages, explaining the Law, and overseeing the temple’s outward affairs.
Shachia
People & Groups - Old Testament
Shachia was a descendant of Benjamin, listed in the genealogy of Shaharaim and Hodesh.
Shaddai
God - Old Testament
Shaddai, especially in the name El Shaddai, is an ancient name of God commonly translated “the Almighty.” The patriarchs knew God by this name before the fuller revelation of the name Jehovah to Israel.
Shadow
Doctrine & Theology - New Testament
A shadow represents the temporary and symbolic character of the old covenant ceremonies in relation to the fuller realities revealed through Christ. The New Testament describes those earlier ordinances as a shadow of things to come.
SHADOW OF DEATH
Death & Afterlife - Both
“The shadow of death” is poetic language for deep darkness, danger, distress, or the realm of death. It pictures the darkness through which God guides and preserves His people.
Shadrach
People & Groups - Old Testament
Shadrach was the Babylonian name given to Hananiah, one of the Jewish youths taken captive to Babylon. He refused to worship Nebuchadnezzar’s image and was miraculously preserved in the fiery furnace.
SHAFT
Objects & Symbols - Old Testament
A shaft is an upright stem or a slender part of an object. It may refer to an arrow, the central stem of the tabernacle lampstand, or, in another context, the base of that stand.
Shage
People & Groups - Old Testament
Shage was the father of Jonathan the Hararite, one of David’s notable warriors.
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