Bible Dictionary
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Sin, Wilderness of
Places & Geography - Old Testament
The wilderness of Sin was the desert region between Elim and Sinai where Israel journeyed after leaving Egypt. There the people murmured for food, and God provided manna and quail.
SINA
Places & Geography - Both
Sina is an older English Bible form of Sinai, the mountain and wilderness region associated with Israel’s covenant and the giving of the Law.
Sina, Mount
Places & Geography - New Testament
Sina is the Greek form of Sinai, the mountain associated with Moses and the giving of the law.
Sinai
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Sinai, also called Horeb, was the mountain district where Israel encamped after the Exodus and entered covenant with God. There the law was given and the nation was organized for its life under the Lord.
Sinai, Or Sinai
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Sinai is the mountainous region and prominent mountain in the peninsula between the arms of the Red Sea, traditionally identified as the place where God gave the law to Israel through Moses.
Sinaiticus codex
Scripture - Both
The Sinaiticus Codex is an ancient Greek manuscript containing substantial portions of the Old Testament and a nearly complete New Testament, along with early Christian writings. It is generally dated to the fourth century.
SINEW
Agriculture & Daily Life - Both
A sinew is a tendon or tough band connecting muscle and bone. Scripture uses the term literally for the body and figuratively for stubbornness, as in an “iron sinew.”
SINGLE, EYE
Christian Life - New Testament
Jesus’ teaching about the single eye contrasts spiritual clarity with inward darkness. A sound or undivided outlook is associated with light, while an evil or covetous outlook leaves a person spiritually dark.
Sinim
People & Groups - Old Testament
Sinim is a people mentioned in Isaiah as living at the distant extremity of the known world. Its exact identification is uncertain; it has been associated with regions as distant as China.
SINIM, LAND OF
Places & Geography - Old Testament
The land of Sinim is named in Isaiah as a distant land from which God’s scattered people would return. Its precise location is uncertain, though the eastern regions, possibly including China, have been suggested.
Sinim, The land of
Places & Geography - Old Testament
The land of Sinim is the distant country or region mentioned in Isaiah 49:12, whose precise location is uncertain. It has been variously associated with China or Phoenicia.
Sinite
People & Groups - Old Testament
A Sinite was a member of a Canaanite tribe descended from Canaan and associated with the region near Arka in northern Lebanon.
SINITES
People & Groups - Old Testament
The Sinites were a Canaanite people listed among the descendants of Canaan. Their exact location is uncertain, though an ancient site near Arka at the foot of Lebanon has been proposed.
SINLESSNESS
Doctrine & Theology - Both
Sinlessness is perfect freedom from sin. Scripture presents Jesus Christ as completely sinless, while believers, though renewed and enabled to overcome evil by God’s grace, must not claim flawless purity in this life.
Sion
Places & Geography - Both
Sion is a name used for Mount Hermon in Deuteronomy 4:48 and is also the Greek form of Zion in the New Testament.
Siphmoth
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Siphmoth was a town in southern Judah where David had supporters and to which he sent gifts from Ziklag. Its exact site has not been identified.
Sippai
People & Groups - Old Testament
Sippai, also called Saph, was one of the Rephaim, or giant warriors, whom Sibbechai killed in battle.
SIR
Jewish Life & Customs - Both
“Sir” is a respectful form of address translated from words meaning lord or man. In the New Testament it commonly renders a courteous address to another person, and sometimes carries the fuller sense of “Lord.”
Sirach
People & Groups - Inter-testament
Sirach was the father of Jesus, or Joshua, who wrote the Hebrew original of the book later known as Ecclesiasticus.
Sirah
Places & Geography - Old Testament
Sirah was a well near Hebron from which Joab’s messenger brought Abner back to Jerusalem, leading to Abner’s death. It was apparently located on the northern road from Hebron.
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