SELAH
The actual meaning of Selah is elusive. It is found most often in some of the psalms (and also in the book of Habakkuk) and…
Archives: Glossary Terms
Sennacherib
Sennacherib was the Assyrian king who besieged Jerusalem during the reign of Hezekiah.
SEPTUAGINT
The SeptuagintThe Septuagint is a pre-Christian (third to first century BCE) Greek translation of the Jewish Scriptures. It is believed that the term Septuagint derives…
SERAPHIM
SeraphimSeraphim are a class of celestial beings mentioned in the story of the call of Isaiah. In Christian theology these beings are the highest rank…
SERPENT
A serpentA serpent is described as the snake who tricked Eve into disobeying God in the Garden of Eden. Elsewhere a serpent appears in narratives…
SERVANT OF THE LORD
The Servant of the LordThe Servant of the Lord is a term applied by Isaiah to the appointed leader who will bring God’s justice to…
Shem
Shem is one of the three sons of NoahBuilt the ark in which his family and the animals were saved from a flood. More (Genesis…