UNCLEAN
In Hebrew law many regulations warned against impurity. Unclean things were numerous and included leprosy, menstruating women, dead bodies, shell fish, and pigs.
Archives: Glossary Terms
Uriah
One of King David's military heroes and the husband of Bathsheba.
VOW
A vowA vow is a promise or an oath. God promised to be Israel’s God, while in return the people vowed to be obedient to…
WIDOW
A widowA widow is a woman whose spouse has died, often plunging her into poverty and putting her in a vulnerable position in society. Jesus,…
WISDOM
WisdomWisdom encompasses the qualities of experience, knowledge, and good judgment. The Old Testament book of Proverbs, which sometimes invokes a Woman as the personification of…
WISDOM OF SOLOMON
Wisdom of Solomon is one of the two Wisdom books in the Apocrypha, along with Ben Sirach.
Zacchaeus
A wealthy chief tax collector in Jericho who came to believe in Jesus.