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RABBATH
-See RABBAH
RABBI
-(Literally, the Hebrew word means "my great one.") -The title of a Jewish teacher Matthew 23:7, 8; John 3:2
-Ostentatiously used by the Pharisees Matthew 23:7
-Used in addressing John the Baptist John 3:26
-Used in addressing Jesus John 1:38, 49; 3:2; 6:25
-R. V Matthew 26:25, 49; Mark 9:5; 11:21; 14:45; John 4:31; 9:2; 11:8
-Jesus called "Rabboni," Mark 10:51, -(R. V.) John 20:16
-Forbidden by Jesus as a title to his disciples Matthew 23:8
RABBITH
-A city in the territory of the tribe of Issachar Joshua 19:20
RAB-MAG
-An Assyrian prince, or, possibly, a second name given to Nergal-sharezer Jeremiah 39:3, 13
RABSARIS
-1. A title of an Assyrian officer .See RAB-SHAKEH (RABSHAKEH) .See TARTAN .Sent by Sennacherib against Jerusalem 2Kings 18:17
-2. An Assyrian prince during the time of Nebuchadnezzar, or, possibly, a second name given to Nebushazban (also spelled NEBO-SARSEKIM or SARSEKIM, N. I. V.) Jeremiah 39:3, 13
RAB-SHAKEH (RABSHAKEH)
-(A title of an Assyrian officer) -Sent by Sennacherib against Jerusalem; undertakes to cause disloyalty to Hezekiah and the surrender of Jerusalem by a speech in the Jews' native language 2Kings 18:17-36; 19:4, 8; Isaiah 36; 37
RACA
-(Roughly translated "fool" but means "You good-for-nothing moron!") Matthew 5:22
RACE
-1. Human .Unity of Genesis 3:20; Malachi 2:10
-2. FOOT RACE .Figurative Psalms 19:5; Ecclesiastes 9:11; 1Corinthians 9:24; Galatians 5:7; Philippians 2:16; Hebrews 12:1, 2
RACHAB
-See RAHAB
RACHAL
-A city in the territory of the tribe of Judah 1Samuel 30:29
RACHEL
-(Daughter of Laban and the favorite wife of Jacob) -Meets Jacob at a well Genesis 29:9-12
-Jacob serves Laban for an additional seven years to obtain her as his wife Genesis 29:15-30
-Sterility of Genesis 29:31
-Her grief in consequence of her sterility; gives her maid, to Jacob in order to obtain children in her own name Genesis 30:1-8, 15, 22-34
-Later productiveness of; becomes the mother of .Joseph Genesis 30:22-25 .Benjamin Genesis 35:16-18, 24
-Steals the household images (teraphim, legal deed) of her father Genesis 31:4, 14-19, 33-35
-Her death and burial Genesis 35:18-20; 48:7; 1Samuel 10:2
RADDAI
-Son of Jesse 1Chronicles 2:14
RAGAU
-Also called REU -Son of Peleg and an ancestor of Jesus Genesis 11:18-21; 1Chronicles 1:25; Luke 3:35
RAGUEL
-Also called REUEL and JETHRO -Moses' father-in-law Numbers 10:29
-See JETHRO
RAHAB
-1. Also called RACHAB -(A woman of Jericho) .Assists the spies of the Israelites Joshua 2 .Is spared when the Israelites captured Jericho Joshua 6:17-25 .An ancestor of Joseph of Nazareth Matthew 1:5 .The faith of, commended Hebrews 11:31; James 2:25
-2. A symbolic name applied to Egypt Psalms 87:4; 89:10; Isaiah 30:7; 51:9
RAHAM
-Son of Shema 1Chronicles 2:44
RAILING
-(Reviling, using harsh, insolent, or vituperative language; scoffing) -Forbidden 1Corinthians 5:11; 1Timothy 6:4; 1Peter 3:9; 2Peter 2:11; Jude 1:9
-See SLANDER
-See SPEAKING EVIL
-INSTANCES OF 1Samuel 25:14; 2Samuel 16:7; Mark 15:29
RAIMENT (CLOTHING)
-See DRESS
RAIN
-Forty days of, at the time of the great flood of Noah Genesis 7:4, 10-12, 17-24
-The plague of, upon Egypt Exodus 9:22-26, 33, 34
-Miraculously caused .By Samuel 1Samuel 12:16-19 .By Elijah 1Kings 18:41-45
-David delivered by 2Samuel 5:17-21; Isaiah 28:21
-North wind unfavorable to Proverbs 25:23
-Withheld as judgment Deuteronomy 11:17; 28:24; 1Kings 8:35; 2Chronicles 7:13; Jeremiah 3:3; Amos 4:7; Zechariah 14:17
-The earth will never again be destroyed by Genesis 9:8-17
-Sent by God Deuteronomy 11:13, 14; Job 37:6; Isaiah 30:23; Jeremiah 5:24; 14:22
-Contingent upon obedience Leviticus 26:3, 4; Deuteronomy 11:13, 14
-Prayer for 1Kings 8:35, 36; 2Chronicles 6:26, 27
-Answer to prayer for, promised 2Chronicles 7:13, 14; Zechariah 10:1
-Withheld, in answer to prayer James 5:17, 18
-Rainy season in Palestine is in the ninth month, corresponding to December Ezra 10:9, 13
-See METEOROLOGY
-FIGURATIVE Psalms 72:6
RAINBOW
-A sign that the earth will no longer be destroyed by flood Genesis 9:8-16; Ezekiel 1:28
-Symbolical Revelation 4:3; 10:1
-See METEOROLOGY
RAISINS
-(Dried grapes) -Given by Abigail to David 1Samuel 25:18
-Given to the starving Egyptian to revive him 1Samuel 30:12
-Given by Ziba to David 2Samuel 16:1
-Given to David at Ziklag 1Chronicles 12:40
RAISING
-From death .See DEAD
-See RESURRECTION
RAKEM
-A descendant of Machir, son of Manasseh 1Chronicles 7:16
RAKKATH
-A city in the territory of the tribe of Naphthali Joshua 19:35
RAKKON
-A city in the territory of the tribe of Dan Joshua 19:46
RAM
-1. Son of Hezron and an ancestor of Jesus Ruth 4:19; 1Chronicles 2:9, 10 .Called ARAM Matthew 1:3, 4; Luke 3:33
-2. Son of Jerahmeel 1Chronicles 2:25, 27
-3. An ancestor, probably of Elihu, mentioned in Job 32:2
-4. A sheep .Skins of, used for the roof of the tabernacle Exodus 26:14; 39:34 .Seen in Daniel's vision Daniel 8:3, 20 .Used in sacrifice .See OFFERINGS .Trumpets made of the horns of .See TRUMPETS
RAMA
-See RAMAH
RAMAH
-1. Called RAMA Matthew 2:18 .A city allotted to the tribe of Benjamin Joshua 18:25; Judges 19:13 .Attempted fortification of, by King Baasha; destruction of, by Asa 1Kings 15:17-22; 2Chronicles 16:1-6 .People of, return from the Babylonian captivity Ezra 2:26;
Nehemiah 7:30; 11:33 .Jeremiah imprisoned in Jeremiah 40:1 .Prophecies concerning Isaiah 10:29; Jeremiah 31:15; Hosea 5:8; Matthew 2:18
-2. A city of the territory of the tribe of Asher Joshua 19:29
-3. A city of the territory of the tribe of Naphthali Joshua 19:36
-4. Also called RAMATHAIM-ZOPHIM .A city near Mount Ephraim Jude 1:4, 5; 1Samuel 1:1 .Home of Elkanah 1Samuel 1:1, 19; 2:11 .Home of Samuel 1Samuel 1:19, 20; 7:17; 8:4; 15:34; 16:13 .David flees to 1Samuel 19:18 .Samuel dies and was buried in
1Samuel 25:1; 28:3
-5. RAMAH .See RAMOTH-GILEAD
RAMATH
-A city of the tribe of Simeon Joshua 19:8
RAMATHAIM-ZOPHIM
-See RAMAH, number four
RAMATH-LEHI
-The place where Samson killed one-thousand Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey Judges 15:17
RAMATH-MIZPEH
-A town in the territory of the tribe of Gad Joshua 13:26
RAMESES
-(Called also Raamses.) -The district in Egypt which was inhabited by the Israelites Genesis 47:11; Exodus 1:11; 12:37; Numbers 33:3, 5 .City of, built by the Israelites as a treasure city for one of the Pharaohs Exodus 1:11
RAMIAH
-(An Israelite at the time of Ezra) -Had taken a non-Israelite wife Ezra 10:25
RAMOTH
-1. An Israelite at the time of Ezra .Had taken a non-Israelite wife Ezra 10:29
-2. Called RAMATH OF THE SOUTH .A place probably in the south of the tribe of Simeon Joshua 19:8; 1Samuel 30:27
-3. A city of the territory of the tribe of Issachar, allotted to the Levites 1Chronicles 6:73
-4. Ramoth in Gilead .See RAMOTH-GILEAD
RAMOTH-GILEAD
-Also called RAMAH 2Kings 8:2; 2Chronicles 22:6
-A city of the territory of the tribe of Gad, and one of the cities of refuge Deuteronomy 4:43; Joshua 20:8; 1Chronicles 6:80
-One of Solomon's commissaries there 1Kings 4:13
-In the possession of the Syrians 1Kings 22:3
-Besieged by Israel and Judah; Ahab killed there 1Kings 22:29-36; 2Chronicles 18
-Recovered by Joram; Joram wounded there 2Kings 8:28, 29; 9:14, 15; 2Chronicles 22:5, 6
-Elisha anoints Jehu to be king there 2Kings 9:1-6
RANSOM
-Of a man's life Exodus 21:30; 30:12; Job 36:18; Psalms 49:7, 8; Proverbs 6:35; 13:8; Hosea 13:14
-FIGURATIVE Job 33:24; Isaiah 35:10; 51:10; Matthew 20:28; 1Timothy 2:6 .See JESUS .See SAVIOUR .See REDEMPTION
RAPE
-The law of Moses imposed death penalty for Deuteronomy 22:25-27
-Captives afflicted with Isaiah 13:16; Lamentations 5:11; Zechariah 14:2
-INSTANCES OF .Of the servant of a Levite, by Benjamites; the tribe of Benjamin nearly exterminated by the army of the other tribes, punishment for Judges 19:22-30; 20:35 .Of Tamar by Amnon; avenged in the death of Amnon at the hand of Absalom, Tamar's brother
2Samuel 13:6-29, 32, 33
RAPHA
-1. Son of Benjamin 1Chronicles 8:2
-2. Also called REPHAIAH .A descendant of Jonathan 1Chronicles 8:37; 9:43
-3. An ancestor of certain Philistine warriors, (margins) 2Samuel 21:16, 1Chronicles 20:4, 20, 22; 6, 8
RAPHU
-A Benjamite Numbers 13:9
RASHNESS
-General scriptures concerning Psalms 116:11; Proverbs 14:29; 19:2; 21:5; 25:8; 29:20; Ecclesiastes 5:2; 7:9
-INSTANCES OF .Moses, in killing the Egyptian Exodus 2:11, 12; Acts 7:24, 25 .When he struck the rock Numbers 20:10-12 .Jephthah's vow Judges 11:31-39 .Israel's vow to destroy the Benjamites Judges 21:1-23 .Uzzah, in steadying the ark of the covenant 2Samuel 6:6, 7
.David, in his generosity to Ziba 2Samuel 16:4 with 2Samuel 19:26-29 .Rehoboam, in forsaking the counsel of the old men 1Kings 12:8-15 .Josiah, in fighting against Pharaoh-necho 2Chronicles 35:20-24 .Naaman, in refusing to immerse (LXX: baptizo) himself in the Jordan River 2Kings 5:11, 12 .James
and John, in desiring to call down fire upon the Samaritans Luke 9:54 .Paul, in persisting in going to Jerusalem, against the repeated admonitions of the Holy Spirit Acts 21:4, 10-15 .Julius, the Roman centurion, in rejecting Paul's counsel Acts 27:11
RAVEN
-A black carnivorous bird Proverbs 30:17; Song of Songs 5:11
-Forbidden as food Leviticus 11:15; Deuteronomy 14:14
-Preserved by Noah in the ark Genesis 8:7
-Fed Elijah 1Kings 17:4-6
-Cared for by divine providence Luke 12:24
RAVISHMENT
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