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Most Bible teachers agree that a Bible dictionary is the rst reference tool a student of the Bible should acquire.

Having a Bible dictionary and a Bible enable you to begin mining the treasures of the Scriptures. God has inspired each of the books that make up the Bible and made them available to you with the ultimate aim of making you a complete person in Christ.

Bible dictionaries come in all sizes.The Concise Holman Bible Dictionary strikes a nice balance between being too brief and providing so much information as to be overwhelming.

The Concise Holman Bible Dictionary is comprehensive in range of subjects covered and yet the articles are designed to be used by people who want a rst take on a person, place, or concept.

If you are studying a book of the Bible, you may want to turn rst to the article that gives a broad stroke overview of that book.

Next, note the words in the passage being studied that you'd like more information on. Chances are you will nd one or more articles that provide understanding for those terms.

If you're doing a topical study, you make want to list the words that cluster around that topic and then look up each one.You'll nd an article on each of the major doctrines of Christian faith.

One of the uniquenesses of The Concise Holman Bible Dictionary among all the dictionaries currently available is the wide range of articles on contemporary issues and concerns.

Many of these issues aren't dealt with by name in the Bible but in the Bible God has given us principles that speak to the subjects about which 21st Century people are concerned. Subjects such as

And many more...

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AARON

Moses' brother; Israel's rst high priest from priestly tribe of Levi; brother of Miriam. See Ex. 6:16-26. Initiated sacricial system (Lev. 1-7). Husband of Elisheba; father of: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. First, two died when they offered sacrices with re that God had not commanded (Lev. 10:1-2; 16:1-2). Second, two developed priestly lines:

(1) Ithamar through Eli to Abiathar and,

(2) Eleazar to Zadok (1 Sam. 14:3; 22:20; 1 Kings 2:26-27; 1 Chron. 6:50-53).

Aaron started Israel's formal priesthood (Ex. 2829; Lev. 89), offered sacrices for his own sins (Lev. 16:11) and then for others; served as a symbol or type of the perfect priest (Ps. 110:4, where future king was described as eternal priest; compare Zech. 6:11-15).

Aaron spoke for Moses before Pharaoh and stretched out Moses' staff to bring God's plagues on the land (Ex. 7:9,19). He and Hur helped Moses hold up the staff, the symbol of God's power, so Israel would defeat Amalek (Ex. 17:12). At Sinai, Aaron and his two older sons, Nadab and Abihu, went up mountain with Moses and 70 elders to make the covenant (Ex. 24:9). As Moses delayed on the mountain, the people asked Aaron to "make us gods" (Ex. 32:1). Aaron made a calf and apparently led in its worship. In Num. 12 he and Miriam spoke against Moses' marriage to the Cushite (Ethiopian) woman and jealously murmured against God's selection. Aaron confessed his sin and pleaded for mercy for Miriam. When Korah, Dathan, and Abiram opposed Moses and Aaron, Aaron's intercession stopped the plague (Num. 16). Later, God vindicated Aaron's leadership (Num. 17). At Kadesh, Aaron joined in Moses' sin as they seized God's power for themselves (Num. 20:7-13).Thus Aaron, like Moses, was not allowed to enter the Promised Land. On Mt. Hor, Aaron died at age 123 (Num. 20:23-28).

AARON'S ROD

Instrument Aaron used to demonstrate to Pharaoh that the God of the Hebrews was Lord. It became a snake when cast down (Ex. 7:8-13), brought about the rst three plagues (Ex. 7:19-20; 8:5-7,16-19), and was used to strike the rocks at Horeb and Kadesh to bring forth water (Ex. 17:1-7; Num. 20:7-11). After Korah's rebellion (Num. 16:1-50), Aaron's rod blossomed and bore almonds God's sign that the house of Aaron should serve Him in the tabernacle, where the rod was placed (Num. 17:1-11; compare Heb. 9:4).

AB

Fifth month in Jewish religious calendar, corresponding to the eleventh month in the Hebrew civic calendar and to parts of July and August.

ABADDON ( to perish )

Dark side of existence beyond death; parallel with Sheol and death (Job 26:6; 28:22; 31:12; Prov. 15:11; 27:20; Ps. 88:11). KJV and NIV translate Abaddon as "destruction." Hebrew name (Rev. 9:11) of angel of bottomless pit, whose Greek name was Apollyon. See Hell.