Our Daily Devotional

AGATE Precious stone, probably named after the Agates River, where it was abundant. They are semi-transparent and veined stones. They were in the third row of the breastplate of the high priests (Ex. 28:19; 39:12).

AGARENOS Nomadic tribe of Arabia, against which the two and a half tribes east of the Jordan waged war. The large spoils captured show that it was a very rich tribe (1 Chron. 5:10, 19-22;

HAGAR “wandering”. Greek form of the Hebrew name “Hagar”, Egyptian slave of Sara. Abraham accepted her as a concubine, according to the Semitic custom of the time, Sarah being sterile (Gen. 16:1), and already being

AGAPE One of the four words that in biblical Greek express the word that in Spanish Bibles is translated as “love.” In the New Testament it is used to designate the love that believers should

AGAG Apparently, the generic title of the kings of Amalek, like Pharaoh was that of the Egyptians and probably Abimelech was that of the Philistines. Two are mentioned: Nm. 24:7 and 1 Sam. 15:9-33. Others

AGABUS (a) Christian prophet who arrived in Antioch from Jerusalem, announcing a great famine “in all the inhabited land” (Acts 11:27), which gave rise to the solidarity of the brothers of Antioch with those of

OINTMENTS The Hebrew term is “tamruq,” things that are rubbed, translated “shavings” only in Esther 3:12, although it is also used in Esther 3:2, 9, and Proverbs 20:30. These were ointments and oils for anointing

AFEC (a) Name of several cities in Canaan, mainly a Canaanite royal city, on the plain of Sharon, conquered by Joshua (Josh. 12:18), camp of the Philistines (1 Sam. 4:1ff.). (b) A city of Asher

ADUMIN “redness.” Valley on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho, where the inn of the Good Samaritan is located, between the border of Benjamin and Judah (Josh. 15:7 and 18:7). Today there is still an

ADULTERY (a) In a particular and literal sense, sexual relationship between a married man and a woman who is not his, or between a married woman and a man who is not her husband. Polygamy