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Span
half a cubit. a cubit is the length of the forearm, about 18 inches. the span is measured from the thumb to the little finger both extended, about 8 or 9 inches. see cubit ; weights and measures .

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1 Corinthians
First Corinthians is a practical letter. Paul dealt with problems concerning the church as a whole and also with personal problems. The letter is relevant

1 Peter
(pee' tuhr) Twenty-first book of the New Testament. Authorship The book was written from Rome (called Babylon in 1 Peter 5:13 for an unknown reason)

1 Thessalonians
(thehss ssuh loh' nih uhnss) Thessalonica was the largest city in first century Macedonia and the capital of the province. It was a free city. See Acts

1 Timothy
First of two epistles Paul wrote to Timothy. See Letters; Paul ; Timothy . Date The letter was written in approximately A.D. 63, following Paul's first

2 Corinthians
After writing 1Corinthians, Paul continued his ministry at Ephesus. This ministry was so successful that “they which dwell in Asia heard the word

2 Peter
(pee' tuhr) Twenty-second book of the New Testament. Authorship The book claims to be written by the apostle Peter, but it was questioned in ancient

2 Thessalonians
(thehss ssuh loh' nih uhnss) This letter claims to have been written by Paul (2 Thessalonians 1:1 ), and the style, the language, and the theology

2 Timothy
The second of Paul's Epistles to Timothy, pastor of the church in Ephesus. See Letters; Paul ; Timothy . Authorship The letter was the last letter of

Aaron
(awehr' uhn) Moses' brother; Israel's first high priest. He figures prominently in Exodus through Numbers and then is mentioned in Deuteronomy 9-10 ;

Aaron's Rod
The rod Aaron used to demonstrate to the Pharaoh that the God of the Hebrews was Lord. It became a snake when cast down (Exodus 7:8-13) and brought about

Aaronites
(awehr' uhn ite) a term used only in the kjv to translate the name aaron where it refers to the descendants of aaron (1 chronicles 12:27 ; 1 chronicles 27:17 ). equivalent to the phrases "sons of aaron" and "descendants of aaron" used often in the old testament.

Abaddon
(uh bad' duhn; to perish ) In the KJV Abaddon appears only in Revelation 9:11 as the Hebrew name of the angel of the bottomless pit, whose Greek name

Abagtha
(uh bag' thuh) one of seven eunuchs on the staff of ahasuerus or xerxes (486-465 bc), king of persia (esther 1:10 ).

Abana
(ab' uh nuh) or ABANAH (NASB) River in Damascus in Syria. In his anger Naaman wanted to wash here rather than in the dirty Jordan (2 Kings 5:12

Abarim
(abuh rihm) Mountain range including Mount Nebo from which Moses viewed the Promised Land (Numbers 27:12 ; Numbers 33:47-48 ; Deuteronomy 32:49 ). The

Abba
(ab' buh) is the Aramaic word for “father” used by Jesus to speak of His own intimate relationship with God, a relationship that others can

Abda
(ab' duh) name meaning, “servant” for two men. 1. the father of adoniram, whom solomon entrusted with his labor force (1 kings 4:6 ). 2 . a levite living in jerusalem rather than in one of the levitical cities (nehemiah 11:17 ). he is also called obadiah (1 chronicles 9:16 ).

Abdeel
(awb' dih ehl) name meaning, “servant of god.” abdeel's son shelemiah was one of three attendants whom jehoiakim (609-598 b.c.) commanded to arrest baruch, jeremiah's scribe, and jeremiah (jeremiah 36:26 ). god hid his servants from the king's servants.

Abdi
(ab' di) Name meaning, “my servant.” 1. A Levite whose grandson Ethan was one of the Temple musicians David appointed (1 Chronicles

Abdiel
(ab' dih ehl) name meaning, “servant of god.” his son ahi was a leader in the tribe of gad (1 chronicles 5:15 ).