Testimony means witness or evidence. In Scripture it may refer to God’s revealed Word, or to a memorial connected with the covenant and worship of Israel.
Definition
Testimony means witness or evidence. In Scripture it may refer to the revealed will of God in the Scriptures or to a memorial associated with covenant worship.
Biblical Usage
The term denotes witness or evidence, the Scriptures as God’s revelation, and the altar erected by the Gadites and Reubenites as a testimony.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(1.) Witness or evidence (2 Thess. 1:10). (2.) The Scriptures, as the revelation of God’s will (2 Kings 11:12; Ps. 19:7; 119:88; Isa. 8:16, 20). (3.) The altar raised by the Gadites and Reubenites (Josh. 22:10).