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RIDDLE

  • Used as a test of wit: at Samson's feast Judges 14:12-18

  • By Agur Proverbs 30:15, 16, 18-31

  • See PARABLE

  • See PROVERBS

RIGHTEOUS

RIGHTEOUSNESS

  • By faith Romans 4:3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 20, Genesis 15:6; 22, 24

  • Garment of Job 29:14; Matthew 22:11-14

  • Counted regarded for the sake of obedience Deuteronomy 6:25; Job 33:26

  • -FRUITS OF Deuteronomy 6:25; Joshua 22:31; Psalm 1:3; 15:1-5; 24:3-5; 101:3, 4; 106:3; 112:4-8; Proverbs 2:5-20; 11:5, 6, 18, 10:2, 16; 19, 30; 12:28; 13:6; 14:34; 21:3; 29:7; Isaiah 28:17; 32:16-18; 33:15-17; 55:12, 13; 58:6-14; 62:1; Ezekiel 18:5-9; 33:15; Daniel 12:3; Hosea 10:12; Malachi 3:3; 4:2; Matthew 5:20; 12:35, 50; Mark 3:33-35; Luke 3:10-14; 8:15; John 3:21, 33; 8:47, 49; 13:35; 15:4, 5, 14:21-24; 8, 12; Acts 9:36; 11:29, 30; 19:19; Romans 5:1-5; 6:19-22; 7:4-6; 8:4-6; 14:17-19; 15:1-7; 1Corinthians 4:19, 20; 12:3; 13:1-13;

  • 2Corinthians 2:17; 7:10, 11; 9:10; 10:5; 13:5; Galatians 4:6; 5:22, 23; 6:7, 8; Ephesians 1:13, 14; 5:9; Philippians 1:11, 27-29; 2:13; 3:12-14; 4:11-13; 3:3, Colossians 1:12, 13; 5, 9-17; 1Thessalonians 1:3, 9, 10; 2Thessalonians 1:3-5; 1Timothy 2:9, 10; 5:9, 10; 2Timothy 2:22; Titus 2:2, 4:6-8; 11, 12; 3:14; Philemon 1:5, 6; James 1:27; 2:14-26; 3:11-18; 1Peter 3:1-11, 14; 4:2; 2Peter 1:5-9; 1John 2:3-6, 10, 11, 3:3, 6, 7, 9-11, 24, 29; 14, 17-24; 4:4-21; 5:1-5, 10, 13, 18; 2John 1:9; Revelation 2:2, 3John 1:11; 3, 19

  • SYMBOLIZED Ezekiel 47:12; Revelation 22:2

  • See SIN, FRUITS OF

  • See WORKS, GOOD

RIMMON

  • Father of the murderers of Ish-bosheth 2Samuel 4:2, 5, 9

  • - A city south of Jerusalem Zechariah 14:10

  • Allotted to the tribe of Judah Joshua 15:32; Nehemiah 11:29

  • Later alloted to the tribe of Simeon Joshua 19:7; 1Chronicles 4:32

  • Called REMMON Joshua 19:7

  • Also called EN-RIMMON Nehemiah 11:29

  • - A city of the tribe of Zebulun 1Chronicles 6:77

  • Called REMMON-METHOAR Joshua 19:13

  • A rock in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin Judges 20:45, 47; 21:13

  • A Syrian idol 2Kings 5:18

RIMMON-PAREZ

  • A camping place of the Israelites Numbers 33:19, 20

RING

  • Of gold Numbers 31:50

  • Worn as a badge of office Genesis 41:42

  • Given as a token Esther 3:10, 12; 8:2-10

  • Worn in the nose Proverbs 11:22; Isaiah 3:21

  • Offerings of, to the tabernacle Exodus 35:22; Numbers 31:50

RINNAH

  • A son of Shimon 1Chronicles 4:20

RIPHATH

  • A son of Gomer Genesis 10:3; 1Chronicles 1:6

RISING

  • EARLY Proverbs 31:15

  • For devotions Psalm 5:3; 59:16; 63:1; 88:13; Song of Songs 7:12; Isaiah 26:9

  • Practiced

  • By the wicked Proverbs 27:14; Micah 2:1; Zephaniah 3:7

  • By drunkards Isaiah 5:11

  • Illustrates spiritual diligence Romans 13:11, 12

  • Instances of

  • Lot Genesis 19:23

  • Abraham Genesis 19:27; 21:14; 22:3

  • Isaac Genesis 26:31

  • Abimelech Genesis 20:8

  • Jacob Genesis 28:18; 32:31

  • Laban Genesis 31:55

  • Moses Exodus 8:20; 9:13

  • Joshua Joshua 3:1; 6:12, 15; 7:16

  • Gideon Judges 6:38

  • Elkanah 1Samuel 1:19

  • Samuel 1Samuel 15:12

  • David 1Samuel 17:20

  • Mary Mark 16:2; Luke 24:1

  • The apostles Acts 5:21

  • See INDUSTRY

  • LATE

  • Consequences of Proverbs 6:9-11; 24:33, 34

  • See IDLENESS

  • See SLOTHFULNESS

RISSAH

  • A camping place of the Israelites Numbers 33:21, 22

RITHMAH

  • A camping place of the Israelites Numbers 33:18, 19

RIVER

  • Figurative

  • Of salvation Psalm 36:8; 46:4; Isaiah 32:2; Ezekiel 47:1-12; Revelation 22:1, 2

  • Of grief Psalm 119:136; Lamentations 3:48

RIZPAH

  • Concubine of Saul 2Samuel 3:7

  • Guards the bodies of her sons who were hanged by the command of David 2Samuel 21:8-11

ROADS

  • Public highways Deuteronomy 2:27

  • From Gibeon to Beth-horon Joshua 10:10

  • From Beth-el to Shechem Judges 21:19

  • From Judaea to Galilee, by way of Samaria John 4:3-5, 43

  • To the house of God Judges 20:31

  • To cities of refuge Deuteronomy 19:3

  • Built by rulers Numbers 20:17; 21:22

  • Figurative

  • See HIGHWAYS

ROBBERS

  • General scriptures concerning Proverbs 1:11-16

  • Dens of Jeremiah 7:11

  • Bands of Hosea 6:9; 7:1

  • See ROBBERY

  • See THEFT

ROBBERY

  • Forbidden Leviticus 19:13; Isaiah 61:8

  • Punished with death Ezekiel 18:10, 13

  • Forgiven Ezekiel 33:15

  • Instances of Judges 9:25; Luke 10:30

  • See ROBBERS

  • See THEFT

ROBE

  • Of righteousness 2Chronicles 6:41; Isaiah 61:10; Revelation 6:11; 7:9, 13

  • The parable of the man who was not dressed in a wedding garment Matthew 22:11

  • See DRESS

ROCK

  • Struck by Moses for water Psalm 78:15, Deuteronomy 8:15; 16, 20

  • Houses in Jeremiah 49:16; Obadiah 1:3; Matthew 7:24, 25

  • Oil from Job 29:6; Deuteronomy 32:13

  • A name of God Deuteronomy 32:4

  • Figurative 2Samuel 22:32, 47; 23:3; Psalm 18:2; 31:2; 40:2; Isaiah 17:10; 32:2; Matthew 16:18; 1Corinthians 10:4

ROE

ROGELIM

  • The home of Barzillai 2Samuel 17:27; 19:31

ROHGAH

  • Son of Shamer 1Chronicles 7:34

ROLL

  • Metallic table Isaiah 8:1

  • See BOOK

ROMAMTI-EZER

  • Son of Heman 1Chronicles 25:4, 31

ROMAN EMPIRE

  • Ruled by

  • Augustus Caesar Luke 2:1

  • Tiberius Caesar Luke 3:1

  • Claudius Caesar Acts 18:2

  • Nero Philippians 4:22

  • Citizenship in

  • By birth Acts 22:28

  • By purchase Acts 22:28

  • The rights of citizens Acts 16:37; 22:25-29

  • The right of trial Acts 25:16

  • The right of appeal Acts 25:10, 21

ROME

  • The capital of the Roman Empire -Jews excluded from, by Claudius Caesar Acts 18:2

  • Paul's visit to

  • See PAUL

  • Visited by Onesiphorus 2Timothy 1:16, 17

  • Paul desires to preach in Romans 1:15

  • Abominations in Romans 1:18-32

  • Christians in Romans 16:5-17; Philippians 1:12-18; 4:22; 2Timothy 4:21

  • Paul's letter to the Christians in Romans 1:7

  • Paul testifies the gospel of Christ to them Romans 1:16

  • The condemnation of the Gentiles Romans 1:18

  • The condemnation of the Jews Romans 2

  • God's judgment against all sin Romans 2:6; 3

  • Justification by faith in Jesus Christ Romans 3:24; 4; 5

  • The faith of Abraham Romans 4

  • The fruits of faith Romans 5:7

  • The works of the flesh and the Spirit Romans 8

  • God's supreme power over everyone Romans 9; 11

  • The righteousness the law and of faith Romans 10

  • Exhorted humility, love, and good works Romans 12

  • To obey magistrates Romans 13

  • For mutual forbearance Romans 14:15

  • Requested to greet various brethren Romans 16

ROOF

ROPE

  • Threefold Ecclesiastes 4:12

  • Worn on the head as an emblem of servitude 1Kings 20:31, 32

  • Used in casting lots Micah 2:5

  • Figurative

  • Of love Hosea 11:4

  • Of affliction Job 36:8

  • Of temptations Psalm 140:5; Proverbs 5:22

ROSE

  • General scriptures concerning Song of Songs 2:1; Isaiah 35:1

ROSH

  • Son of Benjamin Genesis 46:21

  • An ancient people Ezekiel 38:2, 3

  • R

  • V

  • Ezekiel 39:1

RUBY

  • General scriptures concerning Job 28:18; Proverbs 20:15; 31:10; Lamentations 4:7

RUE

  • General scriptures concerning Luke 11:42

RUFUS

  • Son of Simon Mark 15:21

  • Probably identical with the RUFUS in Romans 16:13

RUHAMAH

  • A symbolic name of Israel Hosea 2:1

RULERS

  • Appointed and removed by God
    -See GOVERNMENT, GOD IN

  • Chastised Daniel 4

  • See NATION

  • Monarchical

  • See KINGS

  • Patriarchal Genesis 27:29, 37

  • Instances of

  • Nimrod Genesis 10:8-10

  • Abraham Genesis 14:13-24; 17:6; 21:21-32

  • Melchizedek Genesis 14:18

  • Isaac Genesis 26:26-31

  • Judah Genesis 38:24

  • Heads of families Exodus 6:14

  • Ishmael Genesis 17:20

  • Esau, and the dukes of Edom Genesis 36

  • Theocratic

  • See GOVERNMENT

  • CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF Genesis 41:33; Exodus 18:21, 22; 23:8; Deuteronomy 1:13; 16:18-20; 27:19; 2Samuel 23:3, 4; Ezra 7:25; Psalm 2:10, 11; 72:1-17; Proverbs 16:10, 12; 17:7; 20:8, 19:12; 26, 28; 21:1; 25:2, 24:23-26; 3, 5; 28:2, 16; 29:2, 31:4, 5, 4, 14; 8, 9; Ecclesiastes 8:4; 10:16, 17; Isaiah 5:22, 23; 16:5; 28:6; 60:17; Jeremiah 13:18; Romans 12:8; 13:1-7; 1Timothy 2:1, 2; 1Peter 2:13, 14

  • DUTIES OF Exodus 18:16, 23:3, 6, 20, 21; 7, 9; Leviticus 19:15; 24:22; Numbers 27:16, 17; Deuteronomy 1:16, 17; 16:18-20; 17:16-20; 19:18, 19; 24:16; 25:1; Joshua 1:7, 8; 2Chronicles 9:8; 19:6, 7; Ezra 7:25, 26; Psalm 82:2-4; 148:11, 13; Isaiah 58:6; Jeremiah 21:12; 22:1-3; Zechariah 7:9, 10; 8:16; Romans 13:3; 1Timothy 2:2; 1Peter 2:14

  • RIGHTEOUS

  • Instances of

  • Pharaoh, in his treatment of Abraham Genesis 12:15-20

  • Abimelech, in his treatment of Isaac Genesis 26:6-11

  • Joseph, in how he conducted the affairs of Egypt Genesis 41:37-57

  • Pharaoh, in his treatment of Jacob and his family Genesis 47:5-10; 50:1-6

  • Moses, in his administration of the affairs of the people of Israel Numbers 16:15

  • See GOVERNMENT, MOSAIC

  • Samuel, in not receiving compensation for judgment 1Samuel 12:3, 4

  • Saul, after the defeat of the Ammonites 1Samuel 11:12, 13

  • Solomon, in his judgment between the two women who claimed the same child 1Kings 3:16-28

  • Solomon, according to the testimony of the queen of Sheba 1Kings 10:6-9

  • Asa, in abolishing sodomy and other abominations of idolatry 1Kings 15:11-15; 2Chronicles 14:2-5

  • Jehoshaphat, in walking in the ways of the Lord 1Kings 22:41-46; 2Chronicles 17:3-10; 19; 20:3-30

  • Hezekiah, in his fear of the Lord 2Kings 18:3; 20:1-11; 2Chronicles 30; 31

  • Josiah, in repairing the temple and in other good works 2Kings 22; 23; 2Chronicles 34; 35

  • Cyrus, in emancipating the Jews Ezra 1

  • Darius, in advancing the rebuilding of the temple Ezra 6:1-12

  • Artaxerxes, in commissioning Ezra to restore the forms of worship at Jerusalem Ezra 7; Nehemiah 2; 5:14

  • Nehemiah Nehemiah 4; 5

  • Daniel

  • See DANIEL

  • King of Nineveh, in repenting, and proclaimimg a fast Jonah 3:6-9

  • WICKED Genesis 15:13, 14; Exodus 3:9; Deuteronomy 27:19; 1Samuel 8:10-18; 2Chronicles 28:19; Nehemiah 5:7-9; 9:34-37; Job 24:22, 24; 35:9; Psalm 10:17, 18; 12:5, 8; 49:20; 58:1, 2; 82:2; 94:20, 21; 110:5; Proverbs 17:15, 26; 28:15, 29:2, 16, 28; 4, 12; 30:21, 22; 4:1,

  • Ecclesiastes 3:16, 17; 13, 14; 5:8; 10:5-7, 8:9; 16, 17; 3:12, Isaiah 1:23; 14, 15; 5:7; 10:1-3; 14:4-20; 28:14, 15; 29:20, 21; 30:33; 33:1; 40:23; 52:5; 59:14, 15; Jeremiah 5:28, 29; Ezekiel 21:25, 26; 22:6, 27; 28:2; 34:2-4, 7-10; 45:9; Hosea 5:10; 7:3; 10:7; Amos 3:10, 11; 4:1, 2; 5:11, 12; 6:12, 13; Micah 3:1-3, 9-11; 7:3, 4; Habakkuk 1:4; 2:5-13; Zephaniah 1:8; 3:3; Acts 23:3; James 2:6, 9

  • Instances of

  • Potiphar, putting Joseph into prison Genesis 39:20 with Genesis 40:15

  • Pharaoh, oppressing the Israelites Exodus 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11

  • Adoni-bezek, torturing seventy kings Judges 1:7

  • Abimelech, killing his seventy brothers Judges 9:1-5

  • Eli's sons, desecrating the sacrifices 1Samuel 2:12-17

  • Debauching themselves and the worshipers 1Samuel 2:22

  • Samuel's sons, taking bribes 1Samuel 8:1-5

  • Saul, sparing Agag and the best of the booty 1Samuel 15:8-35

  • Saul, jealously plotting against David 1Samuel 19

  • Saul, killing Ahimelech and the priests 1Samuel 22:7-19

  • Hanun, maltreating David's servants 2Samuel 10:4; 1Chronicles 19:2-5

  • David, numbering Israel and Judah 2Samuel 24:1-9; 1Chronicles 21:1-7; 27:23, 24

  • Solomon, luxurious, and idolatrous 1Kings 11:1-13

  • Solomon, oppressing the people 1Kings 12:4; 4:7-23

  • Rehoboam, making the yoke heavy 1Kings 12:8-11; 2Chronicles 10:1-15

  • Jeroboam, perverting the true worship 1Kings 12:26-33; 13:1-5; 14:16

  • Exalting debased persons to the priesthood 1Kings 12:31; 13:33; 2Kings 17:32; 2Chronicles 11:14, 15; Ezekiel 44:7; with Numbers 3:10

  • Abijam, walking in the sins of Rehoboam 1Kings 15:3

  • Nadab, walking in the ways of Jeroboam 1Kings 15:26

  • Baasha, walking in the ways of Jeroboam 1Kings 15:33, 34

  • Asa, imprisoning the seer, and oppressing the people 2Chronicles 16:10

  • Zimri, walking in the ways of Jeroboam 1Kings 16:19

  • Omri, walking in the ways of Jeroboam 1Kings 16:25-29

  • Ahab, serving Baal 1Kings 16:30-33; 21:21-26

  • Confiscating Naboth's vineyard 1Kings 21; with 1Samuel 8:14; 1Kings 22:38; 2Kings 9:26

  • Jehoram, cleaving to the sins of Jeroboam 2Kings 3:2, 3

  • Hazael, committing pillage plundering 2Kings 8:12; 10:32; 12:17; 13:3-7

  • Jehoram, walking in the ways of the kings of Israel 2Kings 8:18; 2Chronicles 21:13

  • Jehu, departing not from the sins of Jeroboam 2Kings 10:29

  • Jehoahaz, in following the sins of Jeroboam 2Kings 13:1, 2

  • Jehoash, in following the wicked example of Jeroboam 2Kings 13:10, 11

  • Jeroboam II, not departing from the sins of Jeroboam 2Kings 14:23, 24

  • Zachariah, Menahem, Pekahiah, and Pekah, following the sins of Jeroboam 2Kings 15:9, 18, 24, 28

  • Conspiring against Pekahiah and assassinating him 2Kings 15:25

  • Hoshea, who conspired against Pekah 2Kings 15:30

  • In permitting Baal-worship 2Kings 17:1, 2, 7-18

  • Ahaz, burning his own children in idolatrous sacrifice 2Kings 16:3; 2Chronicles 28:2-4

  • Manasseh, who committed the abominations of the heathen 2Kings 21:1-17; 2Chronicles 33:2-7

  • Amon, who followed the evil example of Manasseh 2Kings 21:19-22

  • Jehoahaz, who followed in the ways of his forefathers 2Kings 23:32

  • Jehoiakim, in walking in the ways of his forefathers 2Kings 23:37

  • Jehoiachin, in walking in the ways of his forefathers 2Kings 24:9

  • Zedekiah, following the evil example of Jehoiakim 2Kings 24:19; 2Chronicles 36:12, 13

  • And persecuting Jeremiah Jeremiah 38:5, 6

  • Joash, killing Zechariah 2Chronicles 24:2, 17-25

  • Ahaziah, doing evil like the household of Ahab 2Chronicles 22:1-9

  • Amaziah, worshiping the gods of Seir 2Chronicles 25:14

  • Uzziah, invading the priest's office 2Chronicles 26:16

  • Ahasuerus and Haman, decreeing the death of all Jews genocide Esther 3

  • Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men Daniel 2:1-13

  • Nebuchadnezzar, committing the three Hebrews to the furnace Daniel 3:1-23

  • Belshazzar, in drunkenness and committing sacrilege Daniel 5:22

  • Darius, in deifying himself Daniel 6:7, 9

  • The princes, conspiring against Daniel Daniel 6:1-9

  • Herod the Great, killing the infants in Bethlehem Matthew 2:16-18

  • Herod Antipas, in beheading John the Baptist Matthew 14:1-11

  • Herod Antipas, in craftiness and tyranny Luke 13:31, 32; 23:6-15

  • Herod Agrippa I, persecuting the congregation in Jerusalem Acts 12:1-19

  • Pilate, delivering up Jesus for crucifixion Matthew 27:11-26; Mark 15:15

  • The chief priests, elders, and the Sanhedrin, seeking false witness against Jesus Matthew 26:59

  • Ananias, the high priest, commanding to strike Paul Acts 23:2


  • See GOVERNMENT

  • See JUDGES


  • See KINGS

RUMAH

  • A city whose location has not been ascertained -The home of Jehoiakim's mother 2Kings 23:36

RUTH

  • The daughter-in-law of Naomi Ruth 1:4

  • Her devotion to Naomi Ruth 1:16, Ruth 17 with Ruth 1:6-18

  • Goes to Bethlehem Ruth 1:19, 22

  • Gleaned in the field of Boaz Ruth 2:3

  • Receives kindness from Boaz Ruth 2:4-17; 3:15

  • Under Naomi's instructions claims from Boaz the duty of a kinsman Ruth 3:1-9

  • Marries Boaz Ruth 4:9-13

  • Becomes an ancestor of Jesus Ruth 4:13, 21, 22

RYE SPELT

  • A small grain grown in Egypt Exodus 9:32

  • Cultivated in Canaan Isaiah 28:25

  • Used to make bread Ezekiel 4:9

 
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