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Te n t s , Te m p l e s , a n d P a l a c e s
Glossary
The right-hand column lists the lesson in the study guide in
which the word is first used.
Lesson
abuses
A.D.
allegiance
allegorical
alliance
altar
anointed
antithetic
Aramaic
assassination
Assyria
Babylon
B. C.
ceremonial law
— improper uses or treatments
10
— “in the year of our Lord”; occur1
ring after the birth of Christ
— loyalty to someone or something;
8
obligation due to a ruler
— having a supposed hidden spiritual
7
meaning not found in the literal sense
— a bond or connection between na6
tions, families, or individuals
— a block of stone or structure on
2
which an offering is placed
— designated by a ceremony in which 6
oil is poured on the head
— opposed to; in contrast to
7
— the language common in Palestine
1
after about 500 B.C.
— the treacherous murder of a ruler
8
or other person
— a powerful nation east of Palestine
9
and north of Babylon
— a powerful nation east of Palestine
9
and south of Assyria
— “before Christ”; occurring before
8
Christ was born on earth
— laws relating to the priesthood,
4
tabernacle, feasts, and offerings
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Glossary
chronological
circumcision
civil law
civilization
consecration
conviction
covenant
cross-section
crucial
culture
current affairs
cycle
debauchery
Decalogue
decline
decree
dethroned
dynasty
— arranged in order according to time
— the physical sign of the covenant
made on the male organ
— laws relating to property, marriage,
and other similar aspects of life
— the culture of a certain group of
people at a particular time or place
— the act or ceremony of devoting
something to God
— the state of being persuaded of an
error; strong belief
— a formal, solemn, and binding
agreement
— a representation of something as if
it had been cut in half
— decisive; important or essential as
to resolving a crisis
— the customs, arts, conveniences of
a civilization
— events which are occurring at the
present time
— a sequence in which certain events
reoccur or are repeated
— extreme indulgence in sensuality
— the Ten Commandments given to
Israel
— to diminish; to gradually waste
away
— an order usually having the force
of a law
— removed from being king or ruler
— a succession of rulers from the
same family or line of descent
1
3
4
2
4
6
2
5
2
3
8
5
5
4
10
10
6
8
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Te n t s , Te m p l e s , a n d P a l a c e s
era
exile
expedition
feast
fertile crescent
genealogy
geographical
Greek
Hebrew
history
idols
inhabitant
inheritance
inspiration
interpretation
intervention
intimate
invaders
kingdom
league
— a period of time typified by some
8
prominent feature
— forced removal from one’s country
9
— a journey taken for a specific purpose 10
— a special ceremony held to mark
4
the memory of a certain event
— the land in the area of the Tigris
2
and Euphrates rivers
— an account of the ancestors of a
8
certain person, family, or group
— having to do with the physical land
2
— the language in which the New
1
Testament was written
— the language in which most of the
1
Old Testament was written
— a chronological record of signifi1
cant events
— objects used to represent false gods
3
— one who lives in a certain place
5
— property or money passed down
5
within a family
— the quality or state of having been
1
moved or guided by God
— the explanation or meaning of
7
something
— the act of coming between to
9
modify or change in some way
— marked by warm friendship devel7
oped through long association
— those who enter for conquest or spoil
5
— a politically organized community
6
headed by a king
— an association of nations for a com- 5
mon purpose
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Glossary
legalism
literature
manna
manuscript
Masoretes
Messiah
migrate
moral law
obligation
offering
origin
parallel
parallelism
patriarch
peninsula
philosophy
plague
plateau
poem
— literal or excessive conformity to
the law; dependence on law for
salvation
— writings having excellence in form
and expression
— food miraculously supplied to the
Israelites in their wilderness journey
— a handwritten document
— a group of Jewish scholars who
were responsible for preserving the
Old Testament
— the name given to Jesus as the one
chosen by God to do a special work
— to move from one country or place
to another
— laws having to do with basic principles of right and wrong
— a duty or responsibility toward
something or someone
— a sacrifice given as part of worship
— the point at which something begins
— extending in the same direction
keeping the same distance apart
— the quality or state of having similar
elements in similar positions
— one of the fathers of the Hebrew
people
— a piece of land surrounded on three
sides by water
— a system of beliefs and attitudes
— a disastrous evil or affliction
— land having a level surface but
higher than the surrounding land
— a literary piece or writing in verse
4
1
4
1
1
4
3
4
6
4
2
5
7
3
4
7
3
5
7
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Te n t s , Te m p l e s , a n d P a l a c e s
poetry
political
prediction
preliminary
—
—
—
—
preservation
—
priest
—
prophecy
prosperity
—
—
providence
redemption
reign
—
—
—
remnant
restoration
—
—
revelation
—
rhyme
—
scribe
—
Septuagint
—
siege
—
successor
—
supremacy
—
survive
—
writing in verse
of or relating to government
something declared before it happens
something that is introductory or
preparatory
the quality of having been kept
from injury, destruction, or harm
one who has been given the authority
to perform religious ceremonies
a message given from God to man
the state of being successful; economic well-being
divine guidance or care
the act or process of buying back
to possess or exercise power as a
king or ruler
a small surviving group
a bringing back to a former position or condition
something made known by God to
man
to sound alike; a poem having certain words of similar sound
a man who studied the Scriptures and
who served as a copyist and teacher
the Greek translation of the Old Testament made around 200-300 B.C.
the act of surrounding a city and
compelling it to surrender
one that follows another, usually in
holding a throne or office
the state or quality of being the
highest in rank, power, or authority
to remain alive or in existence
1
8
8
10
10
4
1
6
3
2
6
8
10
1
7
10
1
9
5
9
10
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Glossary
synagogne
synonynmous
synthetic
theme
theocracy
transition
translated
translation
tribute
ultimate
vassal
veil
vellum
verbal
wisdom
writing prophet
— a Jewish congregation or group
meeting for worship
— alike in meaning or significance
— relating to something which is the
result of a combination of parts
— a subject or topic of speech or writing
— government by immediate divine
guidance
— a passage from one state to another
— having been put into a different
language
— something which has been put into
a different language
— a payment by one ruler to another
to show submission
— basic, fundamental
— a person under the protection of
another; one in a subordinate position
— a length of cloth worn as a covering over the face; a concealing
curtain
— fine-grained animal skin prepared
for use as a writing surface
— having to do with words
— deep understanding; keen insight
— a prophet after whom an Old Testament book is named (such as Isaiah)
9
7
7
1
6
6
7
1
8
1
9
4
1
1
7
8