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oaks (A-Z entry)
Powerful trees which grew extensively in OT times, and those on the plain of Sharon were comparable to the great forest of Lebanon ( ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
oath (A-Z entry)
A sanction employed by religious and secular authorities to ensure that a person, especially a witness in court, shall tell the truth. Oaths were ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Oaths and Vows (A-Z entry)
In biblical Israel, as in the ancient Near East as a whole, oaths were often taken in order to attest to the inviolability of ...
Source: Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Obadiah (Chapters)
With only twenty‐one verses, the book of Obadiah is the shortest of the prophetic books. It consists of a series of short oracles against ...
Source: The Catholic Study Bible
Obadiah (Chapters)
Oracles against Edom Oracles of vengeance against Edom were common in the postexilic period. Compare the related utterances in Jeremiah 49, 7–22 . For ...
Source: The Catholic Study Bible; from chapter Obadiah
Obadiah (A-Z entry)
The book of Obadiah is the shortest in the Hebrew Bible, comprising only twenty-one verses. The brevity of the book requires discussion. Perhaps it ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible
Obadiah, Book of (A-Z entry)
See Minor Prophets .
Source: Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Obadiah, book of (A-Z entry)
One of the Minor Prophecies in the OT, though nothing is known of the prophet himself. It is the shortest book in the OT; ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Obadiah, The Book of (A-Z entry)
This book of twenty‐one verses, the shortest in the Hebrew Bible, is formed of three distinct parts. Vv. 1–4 announce the Lord's decision to ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Obed (A-Z entry)
Father of Jesse and grandfather of David ( Ruth 4: 22 ); this otherwise undistinguished character is significant as an ancestor of Jesus ( ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
obedience (A-Z entry)
The verb ‘to obey’ translates the Hebrew ‘to hear’ (as Isa. 42: 24 ), or ‘to observe’ the commandments ( Exod. 16: 28 ). ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
obelisk (A-Z entry)
a four‐sided stone shaft, usually tapered and topped with a pyramid, characteristic of ancient Egypt.
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
oblation (A-Z entry)
A cereal offering presented to God ( Lev. 2: 4 ) and denounced by prophets ( Isa. 1: 13 ) when unaccompanied by social ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Oboda (A-Z entry)
See Avdat .
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Observation of Strata (Chapters)
Archaeologists may have differing aims from one generation to the next, but there is an increasing consensus on good practice and scientific method applicable ...
Source: The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies; from chapter Archaeology
Odeum (A-Z entry)
( Gk., odeion; Lat., odeum ), a small roofed theater, used for musical performances (Gk., ōdai ), recitations, and lectures. The first monument of ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
offering, burnt (A-Z entry)
The most usual type of OT sacrifice ( Lev. 1 ), when blood of an animal was poured on the altar by a high ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
offering, guilt (A-Z entry)
A private sacrifice of a ram to atone for an act of desecration ( Lev. 5: 15 ). It is not clear how this ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
offering, peace (A-Z entry)
The slaughtered animal was shared as meat between the priest (who had the right thigh), his colleagues (who had the breast), and the offerer, ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
offering, sin (A-Z entry)
Used for eliminating impurity from the sanctuary at festivals ( Num. 28: 15 ) and offered at a private ceremony when a prohibition had ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
