Tithe [Heb. ma‘aser , ma‘aserah , ‘asar {v.}; Grk. dekatos , apodekatoō {v.}]. A tenth of something; a tenth of produce or livestock (i.e. income) presented to God. Ancient Near East Some for…

Seal of God. The expression "the seal of God" occurs two times in Revelation (7:2; 9:4) with regard to the end-time sealing of the faithful. The word "seal" ( sphragis ) in the Bible is used a coupl…

Bellows [Heb. mappuakh ]. A device for heating a smelter. A device consisting of flexible leather bags and fitted into a framework with a tube blowing the stream of air to make the refiner’s fires …

Beryl [Heb. tarshish ; Grk. berullos ]. A precious stone or semi-precious gem. Beryl is the first stone in the fourth row of stones on the breastplate the high priest (Exod 28:20; 39:13). It is …

Be Eshterah [Heb. be‘eshterah ]. A Levitical city. One of the two cities allotted to the sons of Gershon out of the territory of the tribe of Manasseh beyond Jordan (Josh 21:27). The name of the ci…