Blessedness of being prepared for. Matt. 24:46; Luke 12:37, 38.
Believers
Assured of. Job 19:25, 26.
Love. 2 Tim. 4:8.
Look for. Phil. 3:20; Titus 2:13.
Wait for. 1 Cor. 1:7; 1 Thess. 1:10.
Are eager for. 2 Pet. 3:12.
Pray for. Rev. 22:20.
Should watch and be ready for. Matt. 24:42, 44; Mark 13:35-37; Luke 12:40; 21:36.
Should be patient until. 2 Thess. 3:5; James 5:7, 8.
Shall be preserved until. Phil. 1:6; 2 Tim. 4:18; 1 Pet. 1:5; Jude 24.
Shall not be ashamed at. 1 John 2:28; 4:17.
Shall be blameless at. 1 Cor. 1:8; 1 Thess. 3:13; 5:23; Jude 24.
Shall be like Him at. Phil. 3:21; 1 John 3:2.
Shall see Him as He is, at. 1 John 3:2.
Shall appear with Him in glory at. Col. 3:4.
Shall receive a crown of glory at. 2 Tim. 4:8; 1 Pet. 5:4.
Shall reign with Him at. Dan. 7:27; 2 Tim. 2:12; Rev. 5:10; 20:6; 22:5.
Faith of, shall be found to praise at. 1 Pet. 1:7.
The wicked
Scoff at. 2 Pet. 3:3, 4.
Presume upon the delay of. Matt. 24:48.
Shall be surprised by. Matt. 24:37-39; 1 Thess. 5:3; 2 Pet. 3:10.
Shall be punished at. 2 Thess. 1:8, 9.
The lawless one to be destroyed at. 2 Thess. 2:8.
Illustrated. Matt. 25:6; Luke 12:36, 39; 19:12, 15.
Monies, Weights, and Measures
The Hebrews probably first used coins in the Persian period (500–350 B.C.). However, minting began around 700 B.C. in other nations. Prior to this, precious metals were weighed, not counted as money.
Some units appear as both measures of money and measures of weights. This comes from naming the coins after their weight. For example, the shekel was a weight long before it became the name of a coin.
It is helpful to relate biblical monies to current values. But we cannot make exact equivalents. The fluctuating value of money’s purchasing power is difficult to determine in our own day. It is even harder to evaluate currencies used two- to three-thousand years ago.
Therefore, it is best to choose a value meaningful over time, such as a common laborer’s daily wage. One day’s wage corresponds to the ancient Jewish system (a silver shekel is four days’ wages) as well as to the Greek and Roman systems (the drachma and the denarius were each coins representing a day’s wage).
The monies chart below takes a current day’s wage as thirty-two dollars. Though there are differences of economies and standards of living, this measure will help us apply meaningful value to the monetary units in the chart and in the biblical text.
Monies
Jewish Weights
Unit: Talent
Monetary Value: gold—$5,760,0001
silver—$384,000
Equivalents: 3,000 shekels; 6,000 bekas
Translations: talent
Unit: Shekel
Monetary Value: gold—$1,920
silver—$128
Equivalents: 4 days’ wages; 2 bekas
20 gerahs
Translations: shekel
Unit: Beka
Monetary Value: gold—$960
silver—$64
Equivalents: 1/2 shekel; 10 gerahs
Translations: bekah
Unit: Gerah
Monetary Value: gold—$96
silver—$6.40
Equivalents: 1/20 shekel
Translations: gerah
Persian Coins
Unit: Daric
Monetary Value: gold—$1,2802
silver—$64
Equivalents: 2 days’ wages; 1/2 Jewish silver shekel
Translations: dram
Greek Coins
Unit: Tetradrachma (Stater)
Monetary Value: $128
Equivalents: 4 drachmas
Translations: piece of money
Unit: Didrachma
Monetary Value: $64
Equivalents: 2 drachmas
Translations: tribute
Unit: Drachma
Monetary Value: $32
Equivalents: 1 day’s wage
Translations: piece of silver
Unit: Lepton
Monetary Value: $.25
Equivalents: 1/2 of a Roman kodrantes
Translations: mite
Roman Coins
Unit: Aureus
Monetary Value: $800
Equivalents: 25 denarii
Translations:
Unit: Denarius
Monetary Value: $32
Equivalents: 1 day’s wage
Translations: pence, penny
Unit: Assarius
Monetary Value: $2
Equivalents: 1/16 of a denarius
Translations: farthing
Unit: Kodrantes
Monetary Value: $.50
Equivalents: 1/4 of an assarius
Translations: farthing
1Value of gold is fifteen times the value of silver.
2Value of gold is twenty times the value of silver.
Weights
Jewish Weights
Unit: Talent
Weight: c. 75 pounds for common talent, c. 150 pounds for royal talent
Equivalents: 60 minas; 3,000 shekels
Translations: talent
Unit: Mina
Weight: 1.25 pounds
Equivalents: 50 shekels
Translations: maneh, pound
Unit: Shekel
Weight: c. .4 ounce (11.4 grams) for common shekel
c. .8 ounce for royal shekel
Equivalents: 2 bekas; 20 gerahs
Translations: shekel
Unit: Beka
Weight: c. .2 ounce (5.7 grams)
Equivalents: 1/2 shekel; 10 gerahs
Translations: half a shekel
Unit: Gerah
Weight: c. .02 ounce (.57 grams)
Equivalents: 1/20 shekel
Translations: gerah
Roman Weight
Unit: Litra
Weight: 12 ounces
Equivalents:
Translations: pound
Measures of Length
Unit: Day’s journey
Measure: c. 20 miles
Equivalents:
Translations: day’s journey
Unit: Roman mile
Measure: 4,854 feet
Equivalents: 8 stadia
Translations: mile
Unit: Sabbath day’s journey
Measure: 3,637 feet
Equivalents: 6 stadia
Translations: sabbath day’s journey
Unit: Stadion
Measure: 606 feet
Equivalents: 1/8 Roman mile
Translations: furlong
Unit: Rod
Measure: 9 feet (10.5 feet in Ezekiel)
Equivalents: 3 paces; 6 cubits
Translations: measuring reed, reed
Unit: Fathom
Measure: 6 feet
Equivalents: 4 cubits
Translations: fathom
Unit: Pace
Measure: 3 feet
Equivalents: 1/3 rod; 2 cubits
Translations: pace
Unit: Cubit
Measure: 18 inches
Equivalents: 1/2 pace; 2 spans
Translations: cubit
Unit: Span
Measure: 9 inches
Equivalents: 1/2 cubit; 3 handbreadths
Translations: span
Unit: Handbreadth
Measure: 3 inches
Equivalents: 1/3 span; 4 fingers
Translations: handbreadth
Unit: Finger
Measure: .75 inches
Equivalents: 1/4 handbreadth
Translations: finger
Dry Measures
Unit: Homer
Measure: 6.52 bushels
Equivalents: 10 ephahs
Translations: homer
Unit: Kor
&n
bsp; Measure: 6.52 bushels
Equivalents: 1 homer; 10 ephahs
Translations: cor, measure
Unit: Lethech
Measure: 3.26 bushels
Equivalents: 1/2 kor
Translations: half homer
Unit: Ephah
Measure: .65 bushel, 20.8 quarts
Equivalents: 1/10 homer
Translations: ephah
Unit: Modius
Measure: 7.68 quarts
Equivalents: 3 paces; 6 cubits
Translations: bushel
Unit: Seah
Measure: 7 quarts
Equivalents: 1/3 ephah
Translations: measure
Unit: Omer
Measure: 2.08 quarts
Equivalents: 1/10 ephah; 1 4/5 kab
Translations: omer
Unit: Kab
Measure: 1.16 quarts
Equivalents: 4 logs
Translations: cab
Unit: Choenix
Measure: 1 quart
Equivalents:
Translations: measure
Unit: Xestes
Measure: 1 1/16 pints
Equivalents:
Translations: pot
Unit: Log
Measure: .58 pint
Equivalents: 1/4 kab
Translations: log
Liquid Measures
Unit: Kor
Measure: 60 gallons
Equivalents: 10 baths
Translations: cor
Unit: Metretes
Measure: 10.2 gallons
Equivalents:
Translations: firkin
Unit: Bath
Measure: 6 gallons
Equivalents: 6 hins
Translations: measure, bath
Unit: Hin
Measure: 1 gallon
Equivalents: 2 kabs
Translations: hin
Unit: Kab
Measure: 2 quarts
Equivalents: 4 logs
Translations: cab
Unit: Log
Measure: 1 pint
Equivalents: 1/4 kab
Translations: log
Concordance
The Concordance includes proper names and significant topics, defined by phrases and scripture references. Occasionally, a keyword applies to more than one Bible person, place, or topic. This is the case with “Abijah,” for whom the Concordance lists four different persons by that name. The second, third, and following occurrences are distinguished by the dash (“—”).
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A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
Y
Z
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A
AARON
ABADDON
ABASED
ABBA
ABED-NEGO
ABEL
ABHOR
ABHORRED
ABHORRENCE
ABHORRENT
ABIATHAR
ABIDE
ABIDES
ABIDING
ABIGAIL
ABIHU
ABIJAH
ABIJAM (or Abijah)
ABILITY
ABIMELECH
ABINADAB
ABIRAM
ABISHAG
ABISHAI
ABLE
ABNER
ABODE
ABOLISHED
ABOMINABLE
ABOMINATION
ABOMINATIONS
ABOUND
ABOUNDED
ABOUNDING
ABOVE
ABRAHAM
ABRAM
See ABRAHAM
ABSALOM
ABSENT
ABSTAIN
ABUNDANCE
ABUNDANT
ABUNDANTLY
ACACIA GROVE
ACCEPT
ACCEPTABLE
ACCEPTABLY
ACCEPTED
ACCESS
ACCOMPLISHED
ACCORD
ACCOUNT
ACCOUNTED
ACCURSED
ACCUSATION
ACCUSE
ACCUSED
ACCUSER
ACCUSING
ACHAIA
ACHAN (or Achar)
ACHISH
ACHOR, VALLEY OF
ACHSAH
ACKNOWLEDGE
ACKNOWLEDGED
ACKNOWLEDGES
ACQUAINT
ACQUAINTANCES
ACQUAINTED
ACQUIT
ACT
ACTIONS
ACTS
ADAM
ADD
ADDED
ADMINISTERS
ADMONISH
ADMONISHED
ADMONISHING
ADMONITION
ADONIJAH
ADONIRAM (or Adoram)
ADOPTION
ADORN
ADORNED
ADRIFT
ADULTERER
ADULTERERS
ADULTERIES
ADULTEROUS
ADULTERY
ADVANTAGE
ADVERSARIES
ADVERSARY
ADVERSITIES
ADVERSITY
ADVICE
ADVOCATE
AFAR
AFFAIRS
AFFECTION
AFFECTIONATE
AFFIRM
AFFLICT
AFFLICTED
AFFLICTING
AFFLICTION
AFRAID
AFTERWARD
AGAG
AGAIN
AGAINST
AGE
AGED
AGES
AGONY
AGREE
AGREED
AGREEMENT
AHAB
AHASUERUS
AHAZ
AHAZIAH
AHIJAH
AHIKAM
AHIMAAZ
AHIMELECH
AHINOAM
AHITHOPHEL
AI
AIDE
AIJALON
AIR
AKEL DAMA
ALARM
ALEXANDER
ALEXANDRIA
ALIEN
ALIENATED
ALIENS
ALIKE
ALIVE
ALL
ALLELUIA
ALLOW
ALLOWED
ALLURE
ALMOND
ALMOST
ALMS
ALOES
ALPHA
ALTAR
ALTARS
ALTERED
ALWAYS
AM
AMALEK
AMALEKITES
AMASA
AMAZED
AMAZIAH
AMBASSADOR
AMBASSADORS
AMBITION
AMEN
AMEND
AMMON
AMMONITES
AMNON
AMON
AMORITES
AMOS
AMRAM
ANAKIM
ANANIAS
ANATHOTH
ANCHOR
ANCIENT
ANDREW
ANGEL
ANGELS
ANGER
ANGRY
ANGUISH
ANIMAL
ANIMALS
ANISE
ANNA
ANNAS
ANNUL
ANNULLING
ANNULS
ANOINT
ANOINTED
ANOINTING
ANOTHER
ANSWER
ANSWERS
ANT
ANTICHRIST
AN
TIOCH
ANTITYPE
ANXIETIES
ANXIETY
ANXIOUS
APART
APOLLOS
APOLLYON
APOSTLE
APOSTLES
APOSTLESHIP
APPAREL
APPEAL
APPEAR
APPEARANCE
APPEARED
APPEARING
APPEARS
APPETITE
APPLE
APPLES
APPLIED
APPOINT
APPOINTED
APPROACH
APPROACHING
APPROVE
APPROVED
AQUILA
AR
ARABIA
ARARAT
ARAUNAH (or Ornan)
ARBITRATOR
ARCHANGEL
ARCHELAUS
AREOPAGUS
ARGUMENTS
ARIEL
ARISE
ARISTARCHUS
ARK
ARM
ARMAGEDDON
See MEGIDDO
ARMED
ARMIES
ARMOR
ARMS
ARMY
ARNON
AROMA
AROUSED
ARPHAXAD
ARRAYED
ARREST
ARROGANCE
ARROGANT
ARROW
ARROWS
ARTAXERXES
ARTEMIS
ASA
ASAHEL
ASAPH
ASCEND
ASCENDED
ASCENDING
ASCRIBE
ASENATH
ASHAMED
ASHDOD
ASHER
ASHERAH
ASHES
ASHKELON
ASHTAROTH
ASHTORETH
ASIA
ASIDE
ASK
ASKS
ASLEEP
ASSEMBLED
ASSEMBLING
ASSEMBLY
ASSHUR
ASSURANCE
ASSURE
ASSURED
ASSYRIA (or Asshur)
ASTONISHED
ASTONISHMENT
ASTRAY
ATHALIAH
ATHENS
ATONEMENT
ATTAIN
ATTEND
ATTENTION
ATTENTIVE
ATTESTED
AUSTERE
AUTHOR
AUTHORITIES
AUTHORITY
AUTUMN
AVAILS
AVEN
AVENGE
AVENGER
AVENGES
AWAKE
AWAY
AWE
AWESOME
AWL
AX
AZARIAH
AZEKAH
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B
BAAL (or Baals)
BAAL PEOR (or Baal of Peor)
BAAL PERAZIM
BAAL-ZEBUB
BAALAH
BAALS
BAANAH
BAASHA
BABBLER
BABBLINGS
BABE
BABEL, TOWER OF
BABES
BABYLON
BACK
BACKBITERS
BACKBITING
BACKSLIDER
BACKSLIDINGS
BACKWARD
BAD
BAG
BAKE
BAKED
BAKER
BAKERS
BAKES
BALAAM
BALAK
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