Nave's Topical Bible

CENTURION

• A commander of approximately one-hundred soldiers in the Roman army
  Mark 15:44, 45; Acts 21:32; 22:25, 26; 23:17, 23; 24:23

• Of Capernaum, comes to Jesus in behalf of his servant
  Matthew 8:5-13; Luke 7:1-10

• In charge of the soldiers who crucified Jesus, testifies, "Truly this was the Son of God,"
  Matthew 27:54; Mark 15:39; Luke 23:47

• See CORNELIUS

• See JULIUS

CEPHAS

• See PETER

CESAR

• See CAESAR

CESAREA

• See CAESAREA

CESAREA PHILIPPI

• See CAESAREA PHILIPPI

CHAFF

• General scriptures concerning
  Jeremiah 23:28

• Figurative
  Job 21:18; Psalm 1:4; 35:5; Isaiah 5:24; 17:13; Daniel 2:35; Hosea 13:3; Matthew 3:12; Luke 3:17

CHAINS

• Used as ornaments

  • Worn by princes
    Genesis 41:42; Daniel 5:7, 29

  • Worn on ankles
    Numbers 31:50; Isaiah 3:19

  • Worn on the breastplate of high priest
    Exodus 28:14; 39:15

  • As ornaments on camels
    Judges 8:26

  • A partition of, in the temple
    1Kings 6:21; 7:17

• Used to confine prisoners
  Psalm 68:6; 149:8; Jeremiah 40:4; Acts 12:6, 7; 21:33; 28:20; 2Timothy 1:16

• See FETTERS

• Figurative
  Psalm 73:6; Proverbs 1:9; Lamentations 3:7; Ezekiel 7:23-27; Jude 1:6; 2Peter 2:4; Revelation 20:1

CHALCEDONY

• A precious stone
  Revelation 21:19

CHALCOL

• Also called CALCOL -Son of Nahor
  1Kings 4:31; 1Chronicles 2:6

CHALDEA

• The southern portion of Babylonia, often used interchangeably with Babylon, as the name of the empire founded in the valley of the Euphrates

  • Abraham a native of
    Genesis 11:28, 31; 15:7

• Founded by the Assyrians
  Isaiah 23:13

• Character of its people
  Habakkuk 1:6

• See BABYLON
  See CHALDEANS

CHALDEANS

• Learned and wise men of the east
  Daniel 1:4; 2:2; 4:7; 5:7; Jeremiah 50:35

CHALK

• General scriptures concerning
  Isaiah 27:9

CHAMBERLAIN

• An officer of a king
  2Kings 23:11; Esther 1:10-15; 2:3-21; 4:4, 5; Acts 12:20; Romans 16:23

CHAMELEON

• Forbidden as food
  Leviticus 11:30

CHAMOIS

• A species of antelope
  Deuteronomy 14:5

CHAMPAIGN

• A flat, open country
  Deuteronomy 11:30

CHAMPIONSHIP

• Instances of Battles decided by

  • Goliath and David
    1Samuel 17:8-53

  • Young men of David's and Abner's armies
    2Samuel 2:14-17

  • Representatives of the Philistines land David's armies
    2Samuel 21:15-22

CHANAAN

• See CANAAN

CHANCELLOR

• A state officer
  Ezra 4:8, 9, 17

• See CABINET

CHANGE OF VENUE

• Granted Paul
  Acts 23:17-35

• Declined by Paul
  Acts 25:9, 11

CHAPITER

• Head of a pillar
  Exodus 36:38; 1Kings 7:16-42; 2Kings 25:17; 2Chronicles 4:12, 13; Jeremiah 52:22

CHARACTER

• Of Saints

  • Attentive to Christ's voice
    John 10:3, 4

  • Blameless and harmless
    Philippians 2:15

  • Bold
    Proverbs 28:1

  • Contrite
    Isaiah 57:15; 66:2

  • Devout
    Acts 8:2; 22:12

  • Faithful
    Revelation 17:14

  • Fearing God
    Malachi 3:16; Acts 10:2

  • Following Christ
    John 10:4, 27

  • Godly
    Psalm 4:3; 2Peter 2:9

  • Guileless
    John 1:47

  • Holy
    Deuteronomy 7:6; 14:2; Colossians 3:12

  • Humble
    Psalm 34:2; 1Peter 5:5

  • Hungering for righteousness
    Matthew 5:6

  • Just
    Genesis 6:9; Habakkuk 2:4; Luke 2:25

  • Led by the Spirit
    Romans 8:14

  • Liberal
    Isaiah 32:8; 2Corinthians 9:13

  • Loathing themselves
    Ezekiel 20:43

  • Loving
    Colossians 1:4; 1Thessalonians 4:9

  • Lowly
    Proverbs 16:19

  • Meek
    Isaiah 29:19; Matthew 5:5

  • Merciful
    Psalm 37:26; Matthew 5:7

  • New creatures
    2Corinthians 5:17; Ephesians 2:10

  • Obedient
    Romans 16:19; 1Peter 1:14

  • Poor in spirit
    Matthew 5:3

  • Prudent
    Proverbs 16:21

  • Pure in heart
    Matthew 5:8; 1John 3:3

  • Righteous
    Isaiah 60:21; Luke 1:6

  • Sincere
    2Corinthians 1:12; 2:17

  • Steadfast
    Acts 2:42; Colossians 2:5

  • Taught by God
    Isaiah 54:13; 1John 2:27

  • True
    2Corinthians 6:8

  • Undefiled
    Psalm 119:1

  • Upright
    1Kings 3:6; Psalm 15:2

  • Watchful
    Luke 12:37

  • Zealous of good works
    Titus 2:14
    

• See RIGHTEOUS, DESCRIBED

• Of the Wicked

  • Abominable
    Revelation 21:8

  • Alienated from God
    Ephesians 4:18; Colossians 1:21

  • Blasphemous
    Luke 22:65; Revelation 16:9

  • Blinded
    2Corinthians 4:4; Ephesians 4:18

  • Boastful
    Psalm 10:3; 49:6

  • Conspiring against saints
    Nehemiah 4:8; 6:2; Psalm 38:12

  • Corrupt
    Matthew 7:17; Ephesians 4:22

  • Covetous
    Micah 2:2; Romans 1:29

  • Deceitful
    Psalm 5:6; Romans 3:13

  • Delighting in the iniquity of others
    Proverbs 2:14; Romans 1:32

  • Despising saints
    Nehemiah 2:19; 4:2; 2Timothy 3:3, 4

  • Destructive
    Isaiah 59:7

  • Disobedient
    Nehemiah 9:26; Titus 3:3; 1Peter 2:7

  • Enticing to evil
    Proverbs 1:10-14; 2Timothy 3:6

  • Envious
    Nehemiah 2:10; Titus 3:3

  • Evildoers
    Jeremiah 13:23; Micah 7:3

  • Fearful
    Proverbs 28:1; Revelation 21:8

  • Fierce
    Proverbs 16:29; 2Timothy 3:3

  • Foolish
    Deuteronomy 32:6; Psalm 5:5

  • Forgetting God
    Job 8:13

  • Fraudulent
    Psalm 37:21; Micah 6:11

  • Froward
    Proverbs 21:8; Isaiah 57:17

  • Glorying in their shame
    Philippians 3:19

  • Hard-hearted
    Ezekiel 3:7

  • Hating the light
    Job 24:13; John 3:20

  • Heady and high-minded
    2Timothy 3:4

  • Hostile to God
    Romans 8:7; Colossians 1:21

  • Hypocritical
    Isaiah 29:13; 2Timothy 3:5

  • Ignorant of God
    Hosea 4:1; 2Thessalonians 1:8

  • Impudent
    Ezekiel 2:4

  • Incontinent
    2Timothy 3:3

  • Infidel
    Psalm 10:4; 14:1

  • Loathsome
    Proverbs 13:5

  • Lovers of pleasure, not of God
    2Timothy 3:4

  • Lying
    Psalm 58:3; 62:4; Isaiah 59:4

  • Mischievous
    Proverbs 24:8; Micah 7:3

  • Murderous
    Psalm 10:8; 94:6; Romans 1:29

  • Prayerless
    Job 21:15; Psalm 53:4

  • Persecuting
    Psalm 69:26; 109:16

  • Perverse
    Deuteronomy 32:5

  • Proud
    Psalm 59:12; Obadiah 1:3; 2Timothy 3:2

  • Rebellious
    Isaiah 1:2; 30:9

  • Rejoicing in the affliction of saints
    Psalm 35:15

  • Reprobate
    2Corinthians 13:5; 2Timothy 3:8; Titus 1:16

  • Selfish
    2Timothy 3:2

  • Sensual
    Philippians 3:19; Jude 1:19

  • Sold under sin
    1Kings 21:20; 2Kings 17:17

  • Stiff-hearted
    Ezekiel 2:4

  • Stiff-necked
    Exodus 33:5; Acts 7:51

  • Uncircumcised in heart
    Jeremiah 9:26

  • Unclean
    Isaiah 64:6; Ephesians 4:19

  • Unjust
    Proverbs 11:7; Isaiah 26:18

  • Unmerciful
    Romans 1:31

  • Ungodly
    Proverbs 16:27

  • Unholy
    2Timothy 3:2

  • Unprofitable
    Matthew 25:30; Romans 3:12

  • Unruly
    Titus 1:10

  • Unthankful
    Luke 6:35; 2Timothy 3:2

  • Untoward
    Acts 2:40

  • Unwise
    Deuteronomy 32:6
    

• See WICKED, DESCRIBED

• Good
  Proverbs 22:1; Ecclesiastes 7:1

• Defamation of, Punished
  Deuteronomy 22:13-19

• Revealed in Countenance
  Isaiah 3:9
  

• See COUNTENANCE
  See FACE

• Firmness of
  Psalm 57:7; 108:1; 112:7; Matthew 10:22; Mark 4:20; 1Corinthians 7:20; 2Thessalonians 2:15; 3:3; Hebrews 10:23; 13:9; James 1:25

  • Instances of Firmness

    • Joseph in resisting Potiphar's wife
      Genesis 39:7-12

    • Pilate
      John 19:22

    • Paul
      Acts 20:22-24; 21:13, 14
      

    • See DECISION
      See STABILITY

• Instability of
  Proverbs 24:21, 22; 27:8; Jeremiah 2:36; Hosea 6:4; 7:8; 10:2; Matthew 8:19-22; 13:19-22; Mark 4:15-19; Luke 8:5-15; 9:59-62; Ephesians 4:14; James 1:6-8; 4:8; 2Peter 2:14
  

• See INDECISION
  See INSTABILITY
  See DECISION
  See PERSEVERANCE
  See STABILITY

• Instances of instability

  • Reuben
    Genesis 49:3, 4

  • Pharaoh
    Exodus 8:15, 32; 9:34; 14:5

  • Solomon
    1Kings 11:4-8

  • Israelites
    Exodus 32:8; Judges 2:17, 19; 2Chronicles 11:17; 12:1; 1Samuel 18:19

CHARASHIM

• Valley of
  1Chronicles 4:14; Nehemiah 11:35

CHARGE

• Delivered to ministers - See MINISTERS

CHARGER

• A dish - Dedicated to the tabernacle
  Numbers 7:13, 19, 25, 31, 37, 43, 49, 55, 61, 67, 73, 79, 84, 85

• John Baptist's head carried on
  Matthew 14:8, 11

CHARIOT

• For war
  Exodus 14:7, 9, 25; Joshua 11:4; 1Samuel 13:5; 1Kings 20:1, 25; 2Kings 6:14; 2Chronicles 12:2, 3; Psalm 20:7; 46:9; Jeremiah 46:9; 47:3; 51:21; Joel 2:5; Nahum 2:3, 4; 3:2

• Wheels of Pharaoh's, providentially taken off
  Exodus 14:25

• Commanded by captains
  Exodus 14:7; 1Kings 9:22; 22:31-33; 2Kings 8:21

• Made of iron
  Joshua 17:18; Judges 1:19

• Introduced among Israelites by David
  2Samuel 8:4

• Imported from Egypt by Solomon
  1Kings 10:26-29

• Cities for
  1Kings 9:19; 2Chronicles 1:14; 8:6; 9:25

• Royal
  Genesis 41:43; 46:29; 2Kings 5:9; 2Chronicles 35:24; Jeremiah 17:25; Acts 8:29

• Drawn by camels
  Isaiah 21:7; Micah 1:13

• Traffic in
  Revelation 18:13

• Kings ride in
  2Chronicles 35:24; Jeremiah 17:25; 22:4

• Cherubim in Solomon's temple mounted on
  1Chronicles 28:18

• Figurative of chariots of God
  Psalm 68:17; 104:3; 2Kings 6:17; Isaiah 66:15; Habakkuk 3:8; Revelation 9:9

• Symbolic
  Zechariah 6:1-8; 2Kings 2:11-12

CHARISM

• An inspired gift, bestowed on the apostles and early Christians
  Matthew 10:1, 8; Luke 10:1, 9, Mark 16:17, 18; 17, 19; Acts 2:4; 10:44-46; 19:6; 1Corinthians 12

• See MIRACLES

• See TONGUES

CHARITABLENESS

• General scriptures concerning
  Proverbs 10:12; 17:9; Matthew 5:23, 24; 6:14; 7:1-5; 18:21-35; Luke 6:36-42; 17:3, 4; John 7:24; Romans 14:1-23; 1Corinthians 4:5; 10:28-33; 13:1-13; 16:14; Galatians 6:1; Ephesians 4:32; Colossians 3:13, 14; 1Timothy 1:5; 4:12; 2Timothy 2:22; James 2:13; 4:11, 12; 1Peter 3:9; 4:8

• See LOVE

• See UNCHARITABLENESS

CHARITY

• See ALMS

• See BENEFICENCE

• See LIBERALITY

• See LOVE

CHARMERS AND CHARMING

• General scriptures concerning
  Isaiah 19:3; Jeremiah 8:17

• Prohibited
  Deuteronomy 18:11

• Of serpents
  Psalm 58:4, 5; Jeremiah 8:17

• See SORCERY

CHARRAN

• See HARAN

CHASTISEMENT

• From God
  Leviticus 26:28; Deuteronomy 11:2, 9; 2Samuel 7:14, 15; 2Chronicles 6:24-31; 7:13, 14; Job 5:17; 33:19; Psalm 6:1; 38:1; 73:14; 89:32; 94:12, 13; 101:3; 106:43, 44; 107:17-21, 23-31; 118:18; 119:67, 75; Proverbs 3:11, 12; Isaiah 26:16; 42:25; 53:4, 5; 57:16-18; Jeremiah 2:30; 30:14; 31:18-20; 46:28; Lamentations 1:5; Hosea 7:12; 10:10; Haggai 2:17; Hebrews 12:5-11; Revelation 3:19
  

• See AFFLICTION, DESIGN OF
  See JUDGMENTS
  See PUNISHMENT
  See WICKED, PUNISHMENT OF

CHASTITY

• General scriptures concerning
  Exodus 20:14; Proverbs 2:10, Job 31:1; 11, 16-22; 5:15-21; 6:24, 25; 7:1-5; 31:3; Matthew 5:28; Acts 15:20; Romans 13:13; 1Corinthians 6:13-19; 7:1, 2, 7-9, 25, 26, 36, 37; Ephesians 5:3; Colossians 3:5; 1Thessalonians 4:3, 7; Revelation 14:1-5

• See CONTINENCE

• Instances of:

  • Joseph
    Genesis 39:7-20

  • Boaz
    Ruth 3:6-13

  • Paul
    1Corinthians 7

CHEATING

• See DISHONESTY

CHEBAR

• A river of Mesopotamia
  Ezekiel 1:1, 3; 3:15, 23; 10:15, 22; 43:3

CHEDORLAOMER

• King of Elam
  Genesis 14:1-16

CHEERFULNESS

• See CONTENTMENT

CHEESE

• General scriptures concerning
  1Samuel 17:18; 2Samuel 17:29; Job 10:10

CHELAL

• Son of Pahath-moab
  Ezra 10:30

CHELLUH

• Son of Bani
  Ezra 10:35

CHELUB

• A descendant of Caleb
  1Chronicles 4:11

• Father of Ezri
  1Chronicles 27:26

CHELUBI

• Son of Hezron
  1Chronicles 2:9

• Called CALEB
  1Chronicles 2:18, 42

CHEMARIM

• A term descriptive of idolatrous priests
  Zephaniah 1:4; Hosea 10:5; 2Kings 23:15

CHEMOSH

• An idol of the Moabites and Ammonites
  1Kings 11:7, 33; Jeremiah 48:7, 2Kings 23:13; 13, 46

• And of the Amorites
  Judges 11:24

CHENAANAH

• Father of the false prophet Zedekiah
  1Kings 22:11, 24; 2Chronicles 18:10, 23

• Brother of Ehud
  1Chronicles 7:10

CHENANI

• A Levite
  Nehemiah 9:4

CHENANIAH

• A Levite
  1Chronicles 15:22, 27

• An Izharite
  1Chronicles 26:29

CHEPHAR-HAAMMONAI

• A town of Benjamin
  Joshua 18:2, 4

CHEPHIRAH

• A city of the Hivites
  Joshua 9:17; 18:26; Ezra 2:25; Nehemiah 7:29

CHERAN

• A Horite
  Genesis 36:26; 1Chronicles 1:41

CHERETHITES

• A Philistine tribe, which adhered to David, and with the Pelethites formed his bodyguard
  1Samuel 30:14, 16; 2Samuel 8:18; 15:18; 20:7, 23; 1Kings 1:38, 44; 1Chronicles 18:17; Ezekiel 25:16; Zephaniah 2:5

• Solomon's escort at his coronation
  1Kings 1:38

CHERITH

• A brook near Jericho
  1Kings 17:3-7

CHERUB

• Name of a place or person
  Ezra 2:59; Nehemiah 7:61

CHERUBIM

• Eastward of the garden of Eden
  Genesis 3:24

• In the tabernacle
  Exodus 25:18-20; 37:7-9

  • The ark of the covenant rested beneath the wings of
    1Kings 8:6, 7; 2Chronicles 5:7, 8; Hebrews 9:5

  • Figures of, embroidered

    • On the walls of the tabernacle
      Exodus 26:1; 36:8

    • And on the curtain
      Exodus 26:31; 36:35

• In the temple
  1Kings 6:23-29; 2Chronicles 3:10-13

  • Figures of

    • On the vail
      2Chronicles 3:14

    • On the walls
      1Kings 6:29-35; 2Chronicles 3:7

    • On the lavers
      1Kings 7:29, 36

• In Ezekiel's vision of the temple
  Ezekiel 41:18-20, 25

• Figurative
  Ezekiel 28:14:16

• Symbolic
  Ezekiel 1; 10

CHESALON

• A landmark on the north boundary of the tribe of Judah
  Joshua 15:10

CHESED

• Son of Nahor
  Genesis 22:22

CHESIL

• A town in the south of Palestine
  Joshua 15:30

• Probably identical with BETHUL
  Joshua 19:4

• And BETHUEL
  1Chronicles 4:30

CHEST

• For money
  2Kings 12:9; 2Chronicles 24:8-11

CHESTNUT TREE

• General scriptures concerning
  Genesis 30:37; Ezekiel 31:8

CHESULLOTH

• A city of Issachar
  Joshua 19:18

• Probably identical with CHISLOTH-TABOR, of
  Joshua 19:12

• And TABOR
  1Chronicles 6:77

CHEZIB

• Birthplace of Shelah
  Genesis 38:5

• Probably identical with CHOZEBA
  1Chronicles 4:22

• And ACHZIB
  Joshua 15:44

CHICKENS

• General scriptures concerning
  Matthew 23:37

• Broods her young
  Luke 13:34

CHIDON

• Place where Uzza was struck down and he died
  1Chronicles 13:9

• Called NACHON'S threshing-floor
  2Samuel 6:6

CHIDING

• Cain chides God
  Genesis 4:13, 14

• Pharaoh chides Abraham, for calling his wife his sister
  Genesis 12:18, 19

• Abimelech chides Abraham for a like offense
  Genesis 9:10

• Abimelech chides Isaac for similar conduct
  Genesis 26:9, 10

• Isaac and Laban chide each other
  Genesis 31:26-42

• Jacob chides Simeon and Levi for killing Hamor and Shechem
  Genesis 34:30

• Reuben chides his brothers for their treatment of Joseph
  Genesis 42:22

• Israelites chide Moses and tempt God
  Exodus 17:7

• Deborah chides Israel in her epic
  Judges 5:16-23

• David chides Joab for killing Abner
  2Samuel 3:28-31

• Joab chides David for lamenting the death of Absalom
  2Samuel 19:5-7

• Jesus chides his disciples:

  • On account of their unbelief
    Matthew 8:26; 14:31; 16:8-11; 17:17; Mark 4:40; Luke 8:25

  • For slowness of heart 16:8,
    Matthew 15:16; 9, 11; Mark 7:18; Luke 24:25; John 14:9

  • For sleeping in Gethsemane
    Matthew 26:40; Mark 14:27

  • For forbidding children to be brought to him
    Matthew 19:14; Mark 10:14; Luke 18:16

CHILDLESSNESS

• A reproach
  Genesis 16:2; 29:32; 30:1-3, 13; 1Samuel 1:6; Isaiah 4:1; Luke 1:25

• See BARRENNESS