A
A.D. in the year of the Lord; time after the birth of Christ.
accept to take when offered.
accuse to blame someone, example – to tell the teacher on another student, to accuse the other student.
act to do.
ancient long, long ago; many years ago.
anoint to pour oil on a person to show that he was chosen for a special work.
appointed chosen.
ark big boat.
ark box used in the holy of holies.  They kept the stone tablets of the ten commandments in this box.
assignment that which the student is to do.
atone to make at one; to take away or to cover the sin that is between God and man.
atonement to make at one; when the sin which is between a person and God is taken away or covered.
B
BC time before the birth of Christ.
Baal-zebub (god of the fly); this god was worshipped at Ekron by the Philistines.
bath about 8 Canadian gallons.
behave the way a person does things or acts.
besiege to surround a city or place with an army.  The army will not let any food go into the city.  The army waits till the people get so hungry that they give in to those who besiege them.
birthright the right of the first-born, or oldest son in the family -the right to most of the cattle and money of the father, blessing, and the right to be the head of the house after the death of the father.
brass metal made of copper and zinc.
bronze metal made of copper and tin.
butler cupbearer – a person who gives the king his drink.
C
capital city the place where the ruler lives.
capture to take as in battle.
chariots wagons.
cherubim the highest created angels, one of the heavenly beings who work for God in heaven.
citadel a big house or palace.  It is built so strong that the people in it are safe from enemies.
comfort to give someone help or rest in time of sorrow or trouble.
commandments laws, rules; what God tells us to do.
complain to say that things are not good enough.
concubine a woman who lives with a man, but is not married to him.
conditional is when a person can or will do something only if something else is done.
confess to tell our sins to God.
consecrate to give oneself completely to God; to be separate from the people so as to serve God.
consume conquer; to completely destroy; to get rid of.
courage a strong heart that can face danger.
court an area around the tabernacle.  The area was between the tabernacle and the curtains which were around it.  It is like the yard around a house.
covenant a promise, an agreement, something like a treaty.
covenant, unconditional when only one person makes the promise in an agreement.
covenant, conditional when two people or groups of people make a promise to each other.  If one person does not keep his promise, the other person does not have to keep his promise either.
create to make something out of nothing.
creation when God made the world and people from nothing.
crescent curve.
curse to make an evil wish which would bring hurt to a person or a group of people;  when God brings punishment on sinners.
D
decalogue the ten commandments.
dedicate to set something apart or someone apart for a special reason; to give something or someone to God.
dedication setting something apart or someone apart for a special reason; to give something or someone to God.
defend to protect yourself and your things from your enemies and from thieves.
descendants those children and children’s children coming from one father.
desert a very dry country where little grows, and where few people live.
destroy to break down, to pull into pieces so that the thing cannot be used again.
discipline to punish with the wish to teach what is right.
discourage to think it cannot be done or to give up trying.
dismay to give up, or want to give up; to make weak by fear.
disobey to not do what we are told to do; to do what we are told not to do.
display show.
divide to make into parts.
divination using magic to find out what is going to happen.
division the separating.
doubt to not really believe, not to be sure.
E
eloquent to be able to talk easily; to be able to talk with power.
encourage to put heart into someone, to help someone do what is right.
enchantment making someone do something by using magic.
exile to be away from a person’s country.  This person is away from his country because he was sent or taken away.
F
faithful to be true to someone or something.
fall the Bible speaks about the fall of cities and countries – that means they are destroyed, or they lose their power as a city or as a country.
famine when there is not enough food to eat in a country.
feast a time when people remember something good that happened; they do this by eating together.
fellowship when two or more people believe and enjoy the same things.  They tell each other everything.  They think and feel the same about many things.
first-born the oldest in the family, the one born first.
foreign strange.
formless something that does not have a shape.
fulfill when we talk about prophecy, all will happen as it was said to happen.
G
generous willing to give much.
godly righteous, like God.
gourd a fruit-like melon.  The shell can be dried and used as a bottle.
governor leader of a province or a country.
guide to lead.
H
he humbled himself to think the other person is greater than himself.
high places places on tops of hills where people worshipped false gods or idols.
history it is sometimes called “His story” (God’s story).  It is the story of how God worked in the lives of people and nations.  This happened before we lived.
I
idolatry the worship of false gods.
image a dead god; a likeness.
image a likeness; an idol; As used in Daniel – a likeness of the king and/or kingdom.
incense herbs mixed with oils that give a sweet smell when burned.
inspiration it means “God breathed”.  It is what God told men to write.  That is why the men who wrote the Bible wrote the Truth.
inspired the exact words God gave to men.
J
jailor a person who is in charge of a prison.
jealous 1)    to want someone to be taken care of, to have a real desire to help someone and protect this one. 2) to not like to see someone get ahead with his work or life. 3)  to not like to see someone else do something or have something better than we.
jealousy the desire to have something that someone else has.
judge to tell if something is right or wrong.
judgment the time when a punishment is given for a wrong.
K
knowledge what a person knows.
kor,  cor measure about 10 bushels.
L
lament to sorrow as a person sorrows for a loved one who has died.
laver basin.
leaven yeast – that which makes bread rise.
leprosy a sickness of the nerves which allows parts of the body to get infected.  They sort of rot away.
M
major great.
manna the food which God gave to the people of Israel while they were in the wilderness.
mantle coat.
manuscripts papers or books written by hand.
maritime close to the sea.
Medes people from the country of Media.
mercy seat the top of the ark, the place where God met with the people.
mercy pity which is not deserved.
messenger one who carries a message, one who takes news to another person.
Messiah Savior and expected King – Jesus Christ.
messianic that which belongs to the Messiah or Christ.
millennium 1,000 years.
minor small.
miracle something only God can do.
mock to make fun of.
murmur to complain, to say that things are not good enough.
N
nation a group of people who live in the same country; tribes, bands.
northern kingdom Israel.
O
obedient to obey at all times.
opposite very different; example – light is opposite from darkness.
oppressed put down;  example a person is oppressed when things are made very hard for him.
P
papyrus a rough paper made from grass which grows along the Nile River.
parchment skin used like paper for writing on.
Passover when the death angel passed over the homes in Egypt of those who believed and obeyed God.
patience willing to wait without giving up.
patriarchs great fathers of long ago.
Pentateuch speaks about the first five books of the Bible, the books written by Moses.
Persians people from the country of Persia.
pilgrim one who travels to a holy place.
plague something that makes great trouble.
plain a low flat area of land.
plateau a high, but flat area of land.
plumbline a string with a weight on the end – it is used to see if a wall is straight or leaning.
poetry stories told in a special way of writing.
poison something eaten or breathed which will make a person sick or will kill him.
potter one who makes bowls, jugs and things like these out of clay.
prophecy God’s Word to men.
prophesy to tell what God said would happen in time to come.
prophet one who speaks or writes in the name of God.
protect to keep safe.
proverb a wise saying that has been used for a long time.
provide to make ready.
punishment pain or loss of something because they did not obey.
R
ram a male sheep.
rape when a man sleeps with a woman when she does not want him to.
rebel to fight against a leader; to refuse to obey someone who has rule over a person.
rebuke to tell a person where he is wrong and what he is to do about it.
redeemed the ones saved, the ones who were slaves and someone paid to have them set free.
refuge a place where a person is safe.
refuse to say “no”.
reject not to accept when offered.
rejoice to be happy in your heart.
rejoice to be happy in your heart.
relative someone of a near family – like cousins, uncles, aunts.
remnant that which is left over; a small group.
report to tell how a person found things, example – to look at a piece of land and then tell what the land is like.
reprove to tell a person where he is wrong.
respect to look up to; good enough to honor.
results that which we get because of something that happened – example-We study hard and as a result we get good marks.
revenge to get even with someone for what that person did.
righteous to be right with God; a person who is right with God.
rod a heavy stick used by shepherds.
ruin that which will destroy something or someone.
ruins that which had fallen down and could not be used any more.
S
sabbatical belonging to the Sabbath or 7th year.
sacrifice an offering, something given to God that costs much to the giver.
salvation to be free from the power of sin and the punishment of sin (death).
sanctify to give oneself completely to God; to “set apart”.
sanctuary is the holy place in the temple or house of God.
saved to be set free from the power of sin; to be kept from death or danger.]
Scriptures Bible, Word of God.
scroll book written on parchment or papyrus and rolled up on sticks.
seed a descendant (special -one), child.
selfish to want things only for oneself.
serpent snake, (Satan).
shewbread unleavened bread which was put on the table in the tabernacle.
slave a person who is owned by someone and is not paid for his work.
slavery when people are kept as slaves.
sons is sometimes used in the Bible to mean children – boy or girl, man or woman.
southern kingdom Judah.
spy to see what a country is like without anyone knowing about it.  It is usually done before a war.
stall a room in a barn where animals are kept, usually these animals are tied in a stall.
sulk to sit and feel sorry for oneself.
supplanter one who cheats or tricks to get what he wants.
T
tabernacle the tent church – means “to live with”.
teachings whatever is being taught; lessons.
temptation that which wants to make us do something wrong.
testament a great promise made to those who believe and obey God.
tithes God asked the Jews to give back to Him 10% of what they earned or received.  10% is $1.00 out of $10.00 or $2.00 out of $20.00.
torches burning sticks.
trade to buy and sell.
translation when some writing or speech from one language is put into another language.
treasures things that were worth much, such as silver and gold.
trespass sin.
trial a test, something hard, like sorrow or suffering, or having little; these test a person’s faith.
trickery to do tricks, cheating, to do deceitful tricks.
truth whatever is true.
type an example of.
U
unconditional is when a person does something without anything else being done for him.
ungodly wicked.
unleavened without yeast.
V
vain is not worth anything, does not help.
valley a low area between mountains or plateaus.
vanity that which is worth nothing.
version same as translation.
victory to win a fight, to win in a hard work.
vision a dream with a lesson; that which is seen by a person’s mind as if it really is happening.
void nothing in it, empty.
vow promise made to God.
W
waistband belt.
wean to help a child get used to eating otherwise than from his mother’s breast.
wisdom using what we know in the right way.
witch a person who talks with spirits.
worship to give great honor to God in prayer and praise.
Y
year of jubilee every 50th year – year of rest.
Z
Zion another name for Jerusalem.