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Bible Glossary — Meanings of Bible Words

Clear explanations of the words you meet in the Bible, each grounded in the passages where they are used. Where a meaning depends on interpretation, we say so.

15 words

B

BethlehemA town in Judah near Jerusalem: home of Ruth and Boaz, birthplace of David, and the birthplace of Jesus.

C

ChurchIn the New Testament, the gathered community of Jesus' followers, not a building. The Greek word means an assembly.
Council (Sanhedrin)The Jewish ruling council in Jerusalem in New Testament times, led by the high priest. Jesus, Peter and John, Stephen and Paul…

G

GalileeThe northern region of Israel, around the Sea of Galilee, where Jesus grew up in Nazareth and did much of his teaching.

J

M

N

NazarethA village in Galilee where Mary and Joseph lived and where Jesus grew up; he was called Jesus of Nazareth.

S

T

W

WildernessDry, lightly inhabited land. In the Bible the wilderness is a place of testing and of God's provision: Israel wandered there forty…

Z

ZionOriginally the stronghold David captured in Jerusalem; then a name for the temple mount, for Jerusalem and for God's people.

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