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BELTESHAZZAR - BETAH

that Belshazzar offered Daniel the position as third ruler BEROTHAH (wells). 2 Sa. 8:8.
in the kingdom (Nabonidus being first and Belshazzar BERYL. The first stone of the fourth row on the
the second) (Dan. 5:29). breastplate of the high priest (Ex. 28:20; 39:13; Eze.
BELTESHAZZAR (maintainer of the Lord, Belus hid 1:16; Da. 10:6). Also the eighth foundation of the wall
his glory). The name give to Daniel by his Babylonian of the New Jerusalem (Re. 21:20) (Analytical). The
captors (Da. 1:7). [See Daniel.] Hebrew word, tarshish, signified a golden-yellow stone.
BEMOAN. To lament (Je. 15:5; Na. 3:7). The beryl of the N.T. is the green stone which we call by
BEN (son). 1 Ch. 15:18. that name today (Revell).
BENAIAH (Jehovah hath built). 2 Sa. 23:20. BESEECH. To entreat; to implore; to ask or pray with
BENAMMI (son of my people). Ge. 19:38. urgency (Webster). The two Greek words most
commonly translated “beseech” are deomai (Lk. 5:12;
BENDEKER (son of Deker). 1 Ki. 4:9. 8:28) and parakaleo (Mt. 8:5). Deomai is further
BENEVOLENCE. Kindness; good will. The phrase translated “pray” 12 times (Mt. 9:38) and “make
“due benevolence” in 1 Co. 7:3 refers to the loving request” (Ro. 1:10). It is used of Christ’s prayer that
attitude one is to have toward one’s marriage partner in Peter’s faith fail not (Lk. 22:32) and of the prayer that
sexual matters, the attitude which desires to meet his or caused the early Christian meeting house to be shaken
her physical needs. The same Greek word (eunoia) is (Ac. 4:31) and of Paul’s prayers (“praying exceedingly”)
translated “good will” in Ep. 6:7. [See Home.] for the Thessalonian Christians (1 Th. 3:10). Parakaleo,
BENGEBER (son of Geber). 1 Ki. 4:13. which means “to call near, i.e. invite, invoke (by
BENHADAD (son of Adad, a god of Syria). (1 Ki. imploration or consolation),” is translated “call for” (Ac.
15:18-21; 20:1-34; 2 Ki. 6:8 - 7:20; 8:15; 2 Ch. 16:1-6). 28:20), “comfort” (Lk. 16:25), “desire” (Mt. 18:32),
BENHAIL (son of strength). 2 Ch. 17:7. “exhort” (Ac. 2:40), “intreat” (1 Co. 4:13), and
“pray” (Mk. 5:17). [See Prayer.]
BENHANAN (son of a gracious one). 1 Ch. 4:20. BESIDE. (1) In addition to (Ge. 26:1; Ex. 12:37; 2
BENHESED (son of Hesed). 1 Ki. 4:10. Pe. 1:5). (2) Beside of; near; over; under; next to (Ex.
BENHUR (son of Hur). 1 Ki. 4:8. 29:12; Le. 1:16). (3) Other than (De. 4:35).
BENJAMIN (son of the right hand). Youngest son of BESIDES. “Beside” and “besides” were probably
Jacob, and the father of the tribe by his name (Ge. identical and employed indifferently (Bible Word Book).
35:16-20; 43:1-34; 46:21; Nu. 26:38-41; Jos. [See Beside.]
18:11-28). BESIDE OURSELVES, BESIDE THYSELF. To appear
BENJAMITE. A member of the tribe of Benjamin (Ju. to be out of one’s mind; to be beyond the bounds of that
3:15). which is considered reasonable (Mk. 3:21). In 2 Co.
BENO (his son). 1 Ch. 24:26. 5:13 the Apostle is not saying that he was out of his
BENONI (son of my sorrow). Ge. 35:18. mind or unreasonable; he was referring to the way the
BENZOHETH (son of Zoheth). 1 Ch. 4:20. world looked at him and his self-denying zeal for Christ
BEOR (shepherd). Ge. 36:32. (compare Ac. 26:24). [See Mad.]
BERA (gift). Ge. 14:2. BESODEIAH (in the intimacy of Jehovah). Ne. 3:6.
BESOM. A broom. Besom is used symbolically for the
BERACHAH (blessing). A valley in the mountains of sweeping judgments of an army (Is. 14:23). “In
Edom south of the Dead Sea. It was here that the Devonshire the name bisam or bassam is given to the
Israelites rejoiced over God’s defeat of the armies of heath plant, because it is used for making besoms, as
Ammon and Moab in the days of Jehoshaphat (2 Ch. conversely as a besom is called broom, from being made
20:22-27). of broom-twigs of the broom plant” (The Bible Word-
BERAIAH (Jehovah has created). 1 Ch. 8:21. Book).
BEREA. A city made famous in the N.T. by the wise BESOR (cool). 1 Sa. 30:9-10.
attitude of its people toward Paul’s preaching. They BESTEAD. Pressed (Is. 8:21). “Hardly bestead”
“searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things means hard pressed, difficult in situation or
were so” (Ac. 17:10-12). circumstance.
BERECHIAH (Jehovah hath blessed). 1 Ch. 6:39. BESTOW. To expend; to confer; to give; to impart
BERED (hail). Ge. 16:7. (Ex. 32:29; De. 14:26). (2) To stow away; dispose of
BERIAH (unfortunate). Ge. 46:17. (Lk. 12:17; 1 Co. 13:3).
BERITH (a covenant). Ju. 8:33. BETAH (trust). 2 Sa. 8:8.

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