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Thompson Chain Reference
• Visitation
• Sick, Visitation of
Dictionaries
American Church Dictionary
• Visitation, Episcopal
• Visitation of the Sick
• Visitation of Prisoners
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Charles Buck Dictionary
• Visitation
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Visitation
King James Dictionary
• Visiting
• Visited
• Visitation
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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Visitation Nuns
• Sisters of the Visitation of Mary
• Order of the Visitation
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Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Visitation
• Visit
• Number, Visit, Punish
Whyte's Bible Characters
• Paul's Visit to Jerusalem to See Peter
Webster Dictionary
• Cartes de Visite
• Carte de Visite
• Visit
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Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Visitation
• Visiting Cards
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Divine Visitation
• Visitation
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Apostolical Visitation, Congregation of the
• Archbishops Visitation
• Sick, Visitation of
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The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Canonical Visitation
• The Visitation Convent, Georgetown
• Visit ad Limina
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The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Sick, Visiting the
Lexicons
• ܣܽܘܥܪܳܢܳܐ
• ܣܳܥܰܪ
• ἐπιδημέω
• ἐπισκέπτομαι
• ἐπισκοπή
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• אֶל
• בּוֹא , לָבֹא
• נָטָה , מָנול
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primarily, "to inspect" (a late form of episkopeo, "to look upon, care for, excercise oversight"), signifies (a) "to visit" with help, of the act of God, Luke 1:68,78; 7:16; Acts 15:14; Hebrews 2:6; (b) "to visit" the sick and afflicted, Matthew 25:36,43; James 1:27; (c) "to go and see," "pay a visit to," Acts 7:23; 15:36; (d) "to look out" certain men for a purpose, Acts 6:3 . See LOOK.

from histor, "one learned in anything," denotes "to visit" in order to become acquainted with, Galatians 1:18 , RV, "visit" (AV, "see"), RV marg., "become acquainted with."

for which see BRING , No. 6, is rendered "visiteth (with wrath)" in Romans 3:5 , RV, AV, "taketh (vengeance)."