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CENTURION

  • A commander of approximately one-hundred soldiers in the Roman army
    Mark 15:44, 45; Acts 21:32; 22:25, 26; 23:17, 23; 24:23

  • Of Capernaum, comes to Jesus in behalf of his servant
    Matthew 8:5-13; Luke 7:1-10

  • In charge of the soldiers who crucified Jesus, testifies, "Truly this was the Son of God,"
    Matthew 27:54; Mark 15:39; Luke 23:47

  • See CORNELIUS, JULIUS


CEPHAS


CESAR


CESAREA


CESAREA PHILIPPI


CHAFF

  • General references
    Jeremiah 23:28

  • Figurative
    Job 21:18; Psalm 1:4; 35:5; Isaiah 5:24; 17:13; Daniel 2:35; Hosea 13:3; Matthew 3:12; Luke 3:17


CHAINS

  • Used as ornaments:

    • Worn by princes
      Genesis 41:42; Daniel 5:7, 29

    • Worn on ankles
      Numbers 31:50; Isaiah 3:19

    • Worn on the breastplate of high priest
      Exodus 28:14; 39:15

    • As ornaments on camels
      Judges 8:26

    • A partition of, in the temple
      1Kings 6:21; 7:17

  • Used to confine prisoners
    Psalm 68:6; 149:8; Jeremiah 40:4; Acts 12:6, 7; 21:33; 28:20; 2Timothy 1:16

  • See FETTERS

  • Figurative
    Psalm 73:6; Proverbs 1:9; Lamentations 3:7; Ezekiel 7:23-27; Jude 1:6; 2Peter 2:4; Revelation 20:1


CHALCEDONY

  • A precious stone
    Revelation 21:19


CHALCOL

  • Also called CALCOL, son of Nahor
    1Kings 4:31; 1Chronicles 2:6


CHALDEA

  • The southern portion of Babylonia, often used interchangeably with Babylon, as the name of the empire founded in the valley of the Euphrates.

    • Abraham a native of
      Genesis 11:28, 31; 15:7

    • Founded by the Assyrians
      Isaiah 23:13

    • Character of its people
      Habakkuk 1:6

    • See BABYLON,  CHALDEANS


CHALDEANS

  • Learned and wise men of the east
    Daniel 1:4; 2:2; 4:7; 5:7; Jeremiah 50:35


CHALK

  • General references
    Isaiah 27:9


CHAMBERLAIN

  • An officer of a king
    2Kings 23:11; Esther 1:10-15; 2:3-21; 4:4, 5; Acts 12:20; Romans 16:23


CHAMELEON

  • Forbidden as food
    Leviticus 11:30


CHAMOIS

  • A species of antelope
    Deuteronomy 14:5


CHAMPAIGN

  • A flat, open country
    Deuteronomy 11:30


CHAMPIONSHIP

  • Instances of battles decided by:

    • Goliath and David
      1Samuel 17:8-53

    • Young men of David's and Abner's armies
      2Samuel 2:14-17

    • Representatives of the Philistines land David's armies
      2Samuel 21:15-22


CHANAAN


CHANCELLOR

  • A state officer
    Ezra 4:8, 9, 17

  • See CABINET


CHANGE OF VENUE

  • Granted Paul
    Acts 23:17-35

  • Declined by Paul
    Acts 25:9, 11


CHAPITER

  • Head of a pillar
    Exodus 36:38; 1Kings 7:16-42; 2Kings 25:17; 2Chronicles 4:12, 13; Jeremiah 52:22


CHARACTER

  • Of Saints:

    • Attentive to Christ's voice
      John 10:3, 4

    • Blameless and harmless
      Philippians 2:15

    • Bold
      Proverbs 28:1

    • Contrite
      Isaiah 57:15; 66:2

    • Devout
      Acts 8:2; 22:12

    • Faithful
      Revelation 17:14

    • Fearing God
      Malachi 3:16; Acts 10:2

    • Following Christ
      John 10:4, 27

    • Godly
      Psalm 4:3; 2Peter 2:9

    • Guileless
      John 1:47

    • Holy
      Deuteronomy 7:6; 14:2; Colossians 3:12

    • Humble
      Psalm 34:2; 1Peter 5:5

    • Hungering for righteousness
      Matthew 5:6

    • Just
      Genesis 6:9; Habakkuk 2:4; Luke 2:25

    • Led by the Spirit
      Romans 8:14

    • Liberal
      Isaiah 32:8; 2Corinthians 9:13

    • Loathing themselves
      Ezekiel 20:43

    • Loving
      Colossians 1:4; 1Thessalonians 4:9

    • Lowly
      Proverbs 16:19

    • Meek
      Isaiah 29:19; Matthew 5:5

    • Merciful
      Psalm 37:26; Matthew 5:7

    • New creatures
      2Corinthians 5:17; Ephesians 2:10

    • Obedient
      Romans 16:19; 1Peter 1:14

    • Poor in spirit
      Matthew 5:3

    • Prudent
      Proverbs 16:21

    • Pure in heart
      Matthew 5:8; 1John 3:3

    • Righteous
      Isaiah 60:21; Luke 1:6

    • Sincere
      2Corinthians 1:12; 2:17

    • Steadfast
      Acts 2:42; Colossians 2:5

    • Taught by God
      Isaiah 54:13; 1John 2:27

    • True
      2Corinthians 6:8

    • Undefiled
      Psalm 119:1

    • Upright
      1Kings 3:6; Psalm 15:2

    • Watchful
      Luke 12:37

    • Zealous of good works
      Titus 2:14

    • See RIGHTEOUS, DESCRIBED

  • Of the wicked:

    • Abominable
      Revelation 21:8

    • Alienated from God
      Ephesians 4:18; Colossians 1:21

    • Blasphemous
      Luke 22:65; Revelation 16:9

    • Blinded
      2Corinthians 4:4; Ephesians 4:18

    • Boastful
      Psalm 10:3; 49:6

    • Conspiring against saints
      Nehemiah 4:8; 6:2; Psalm 38:12

    • Corrupt
      Matthew 7:17; Ephesians 4:22

    • Covetous
      Micah 2:2; Romans 1:29

    • Deceitful
      Psalm 5:6; Romans 3:13

    • Delighting in the iniquity of others
      Proverbs 2:14; Romans 1:32

    • Despising saints
      Nehemiah 2:19; 4:2; 2Timothy 3:3, 4

    • Destructive
      Isaiah 59:7

    • Disobedient
      Nehemiah 9:26; Titus 3:3; 1Peter 2:7

    • Enticing to evil
      Proverbs 1:10-14; 2Timothy 3:6

    • Envious
      Nehemiah 2:10; Titus 3:3

    • Evildoers
      Jeremiah 13:23; Micah 7:3

    • Fearful
      Proverbs 28:1; Revelation 21:8

    • Fierce
      Proverbs 16:29; 2Timothy 3:3

    • Foolish
      Deuteronomy 32:6; Psalm 5:5

    • Forgetting God
      Job 8:13

    • Fraudulent
      Psalm 37:21; Micah 6:11

    • Froward
      Proverbs 21:8; Isaiah 57:17

    • Glorying in their shame
      Philippians 3:19

    • Hard-hearted
      Ezekiel 3:7

    • Hating the light
      Job 24:13; John 3:20

    • Heady and high-minded
      2Timothy 3:4

    • Hostile to God
      Romans 8:7; Colossians 1:21

    • Hypocritical
      Isaiah 29:13; 2Timothy 3:5

    • Ignorant of God
      Hosea 4:1; 2Thessalonians 1:8

    • Impudent
      Ezekiel 2:4

    • Incontinent
      2Timothy 3:3

    • Infidel
      Psalm 10:4; 14:1

    • Loathsome
      Proverbs 13:5

    • Lovers of pleasure, not of God
      2Timothy 3:4

    • Lying
      Psalm 58:3; 62:4; Isaiah 59:4

    • Mischievous
      Proverbs 24:8; Micah 7:3

    • Murderous
      Psalm 10:8; 94:6; Romans 1:29

    • Prayerless
      Job 21:15; Psalm 53:4

    • Persecuting
      Psalm 69:26; 109:16

    • Perverse
      Deuteronomy 32:5

    • Proud
      Psalm 59:12; Obadiah 1:3; 2Timothy 3:2

    • Rebellious
      Isaiah 1:2; 30:9

    • Rejoicing in the affliction of saints
      Psalm 35:15

    • Reprobate
      2Corinthians 13:5; 2Timothy 3:8; Titus 1:16

    • Selfish
      2Timothy 3:2

    • Sensual
      Philippians 3:19; Jude 1:19

    • Sold under sin
      1Kings 21:20; 2Kings 17:17

    • Stiff-hearted
      Ezekiel 2:4

    • Stiff-necked
      Exodus 33:5; Acts 7:51

    • Uncircumcised in heart
      Jeremiah 9:26

    • Unclean
      Isaiah 64:6; Ephesians 4:19

    • Unjust
      Proverbs 11:7; Isaiah 26:18

    • Unmerciful
      Romans 1:31

    • Ungodly
      Proverbs 16:27

    • Unholy
      2Timothy 3:2

    • Unprofitable
      Matthew 25:30; Romans 3:12

    • Unruly
      Titus 1:10

    • Unthankful
      Luke 6:35; 2Timothy 3:2

    • Untoward
      Acts 2:40

    • Unwise
      Deuteronomy 32:6

    • See WICKED, DESCRIBED
  • Good
    Proverbs 22:1; Ecclesiastes 7:1

  • Defamation of, punished
    Deuteronomy 22:13-19

  • Revealed in Countenance
    Isaiah 3:9

  • See COUNTENANCE,  FACE

  • Firmness of

    • General references
      Psalm 57:7; 108:1; 112:7; Matthew 10:22; Mark 4:20; 1Corinthians 7:20; 2Thessalonians 2:15; 3:3; Hebrews 10:23; 13:9; James 1:25

    • Instances of firmness:

      • Joseph in resisting Potiphar's wife
        Genesis 39:7-12

      • Pilate
        John 19:22

      • Paul
        Acts 20:22-24; 21:13, 14

      • See DECISION,  STABILITY

  • Instability of

    • General references
      Proverbs 24:21, 22; 27:8; Jeremiah 2:36; Hosea 6:4; 7:8; 10:2; Matthew 8:19-22; 13:19-22; Mark 4:15-19; Luke 8:5-15; 9:59-62; Ephesians 4:14; James 1:6-8; 4:8; 2Peter 2:14

    • See INDECISION,  INSTABILITY,  DECISION,  PERSEVERANCE,  STABILITY

    • Instances of instability:

      • Reuben
        Genesis 49:3, 4

      • Pharaoh
        Exodus 8:15, 32; 9:34; 14:5

      • Solomon
        1Kings 11:4-8

      • Israelites
        Exodus 32:8; Judges 2:17, 19; 2Chronicles 11:17; 12:1; 1Samuel 18:19

      • King Saul in his treatment of David
        1Samuel 18-19

CHARASHIM

  • Valley of
    1Chronicles 4:14; Nehemiah 11:35


CHARGE


CHARGER

  • A dish.

  • Dedicated to the tabernacle
    Numbers 7:13, 19, 25, 31, 37, 43, 49, 55, 61, 67, 73, 79, 84, 85

  • John Baptist's head carried on
    Matthew 14:8, 11


CHARIOT

  • For war
    Exodus 14:7, 9, 25; Joshua 11:4; 1Samuel 13:5; 1Kings 20:1, 25; 2Kings 6:14; 2Chronicles 12:2, 3; Psalm 20:7; 46:9; Jeremiah 46:9; 47:3; 51:21; Joel 2:5; Nahum 2:3, 4; 3:2

  • Wheels of Pharaoh's, providentially taken off
    Exodus 14:25

  • Commanded by captains
    Exodus 14:7; 1Kings 9:22; 22:31-33; 2Kings 8:21

  • Made of iron
    Joshua 17:18; Judges 1:19

  • Introduced among Israelites by David
    2Samuel 8:4

  • Imported from Egypt by Solomon
    1Kings 10:26-29

  • Cities for
    1Kings 9:19; 2Chronicles 1:14; 8:6; 9:25

  • Royal
    Genesis 41:43; 46:29; 2Kings 5:9; 2Chronicles 35:24; Jeremiah 17:25; Acts 8:29

  • Drawn by camels
    Isaiah 21:7; Micah 1:13

  • Traffic in
    Revelation 18:13

  • Kings ride in
    2Chronicles 35:24; Jeremiah 17:25; 22:4

  • Cherubim in Solomon's temple mounted on
    1Chronicles 28:18

  • Figurative of chariots of God
    Psalm 68:17; 104:3; 2Kings 6:17; Isaiah 66:15; Habakkuk 3:8; Revelation 9:9

  • Symbolic
    Zechariah 6:1-8; 2Kings 2:11-12

CHARISM

  • An inspired gift, bestowed on the apostles and early Christians
    Matthew 10:1, 8; Luke 10:1, 9, Mark 16:17, 18; 17, 19; Acts 2:4; 10:44-46; 19:6; 1Corinthians 12

  • See MIRACLES, TONGUES


CHARITABLENESS

  • General references
    Proverbs 10:12; 17:9; Matthew 5:23, 24; 6:14; 7:1-5; 18:21-35; Luke 6:36-42; 17:3, 4; John 7:24; Romans 14:1-23; 1Corinthians 4:5; 10:28-33; 13:1-13; 16:14; Galatians 6:1; Ephesians 4:32; Colossians 3:13, 14; 1Timothy 1:5; 4:12; 2Timothy 2:22; James 2:13; 4:11, 12; 1Peter 3:9; 4:8

  • See LOVE, UNCHARITABLENESS


CHARITY


CHARMERS AND CHARMING

  • General references
    Isaiah 19:3; Jeremiah 8:17

  • Prohibited
    Deuteronomy 18:11

  • Of serpents
    Psalm 58:4, 5; Jeremiah 8:17

  • See SORCERY


CHARRAN


CHASTISEMENT

  • From God
    Leviticus 26:28; Deuteronomy 11:2, 9; 2Samuel 7:14, 15; 2Chronicles 6:24-31; 7:13, 14; Job 5:17; 33:19; Psalm 6:1; 38:1; 73:14; 89:32; 94:12, 13; 101:3; 106:43, 44; 107:17-21, 23-31; 118:18; 119:67, 75; Proverbs 3:11, 12; Isaiah 26:16; 42:25; 53:4, 5; 57:16-18; Jeremiah 2:30; 30:14; 31:18-20; 46:28; Lamentations 1:5; Hosea 7:12; 10:10; Haggai 2:17; Hebrews 12:5-11; Revelation 3:19

  • See AFFLICTION, DESIGN OF,  JUDGMENTS,  PUNISHMENT,  WICKED, PUNISHMENT OF


CHASTITY

  • General references
    Exodus 20:14; Proverbs 2:10, Job 31:1; 11, 16-22; 5:15-21; 6:24, 25; 7:1-5; 31:3; Matthew 5:28; Acts 15:20; Romans 13:13; 1Corinthians 6:13-19; 7:1, 2, 7-9, 25, 26, 36, 37; Ephesians 5:3; Colossians 3:5; 1Thessalonians 4:3, 7; Revelation 14:1-5

  • See CONTINENCE

  • Instances of:

    • Joseph
      Genesis 39:7-20

    • Boaz
      Ruth 3:6-13

    • Paul
      1Corinthians 7


CHEATING


CHEBAR

  • A river of Mesopotamia
    Ezekiel 1:1, 3; 3:15, 23; 10:15, 22; 43:3


CHEDORLAOMER

  • King of Elam
    Genesis 14:1-16


CHEERFULNESS


CHEESE

  • General references
    1Samuel 17:18; 2Samuel 17:29; Job 10:10


CHELAL

  • Son of Pahath-moab
    Ezra 10:30


CHELLUH

  • Son of Bani
    Ezra 10:35


CHELUB

  • A descendant of Caleb
    1Chronicles 4:11

  • Father of Ezri
    1Chronicles 27:26


CHELUBI

  • Son of Hezron
    1Chronicles 2:9

  • Called CALEB
    1Chronicles 2:18, 42


CHEMARIM

  • A term descriptive of idolatrous priests
    Zephaniah 1:4; Hosea 10:5; 2Kings 23:15


CHEMOSH

  • An idol of the Moabites and Ammonites
    1Kings 11:7, 33; Jeremiah 48:7, 2Kings 23:13; 13, 46

  • And of the Amorites
    Judges 11:24


CHENAANAH

  • Father of the false prophet Zedekiah
    1Kings 22:11, 24; 2Chronicles 18:10, 23

  • Brother of Ehud
    1Chronicles 7:10


CHENANI

  • A Levite
    Nehemiah 9:4


CHENANIAH

  • A Levite
    1Chronicles 15:22, 27

  • An Izharite
    1Chronicles 26:29


CHEPHAR-HAAMMONAI

  • A town of Benjamin
    Joshua 18:2, 4


CHEPHIRAH

  • A city of the Hivites
    Joshua 9:17; 18:26; Ezra 2:25; Nehemiah 7:29


CHERAN

  • A Horite
    Genesis 36:26; 1Chronicles 1:41


CHERETHITES

  • A Philistine tribe, which adhered to David, and with the Pelethites formed his bodyguard
    1Samuel 30:14, 16; 2Samuel 8:18; 15:18; 20:7, 23; 1Kings 1:38, 44; 1Chronicles 18:17; Ezekiel 25:16; Zephaniah 2:5

  • Solomon's escort at his coronation
    1Kings 1:38


CHERITH

  • A brook near Jericho
    1Kings 17:3-7


CHERUB

  • Name of a place or person
    Ezra 2:59; Nehemiah 7:61


CHERUBIM

  • Eastward of the garden of Eden
    Genesis 3:24

  • In the tabernacle

    • General references
      Exodus 25:18-20; 37:7-9
    • The ark of the covenant rested beneath the wings of
      1Kings 8:6, 7; 2Chronicles 5:7, 8; Hebrews 9:5

    • Figures of, embroidered:

      • On the walls of the tabernacle
        Exodus 26:1; 36:8

      • And on the curtain
        Exodus 26:31; 36:35

  • In the temple

    • General references
      1Kings 6:23-29; 2Chronicles 3:10-13

    • Figures of:

      • On the vail
        2Chronicles 3:14

      • On the walls
        1Kings 6:29-35; 2Chronicles 3:7

      • On the lavers
        1Kings 7:29, 36

  • In Ezekiel's vision of the temple
    Ezekiel 41:18-20, 25

  • Figurative
    Ezekiel 28:14:16

  • Symbolic
    Ezekiel 1; 10


CHESALON

  • A landmark on the north boundary of the tribe of Judah
    Joshua 15:10


CHESED

  • Son of Nahor
    Genesis 22:22


CHESIL

  • A town in the south of Palestine
    Joshua 15:30

  • Probably identical with BETHUL
    Joshua 19:4

  • Probably identical with BETHUEL
    1Chronicles 4:30


CHEST

  • For money
    2Kings 12:9; 2Chronicles 24:8-11


CHESTNUT TREE

  • General references
    Genesis 30:37; Ezekiel 31:8


CHESULLOTH

  • A city of Issachar
    Joshua 19:18

  • Probably identical with CHISLOTHTABOR, of
    Joshua 19:12

  • Probably identical with TABOR
    1Chronicles 6:77


CHEZIB

  • Birthplace of Shelah
    Genesis 38:5

  • Probably identical with CHOZEBA
    1Chronicles 4:22

  • Probably identical with ACHZIB
    Joshua 15:44


CHICKENS

  • General references
    Matthew 23:37

  • Broods her young
    Luke 13:34


CHIDING

  • Cain chides God
    Genesis 4:13, 14

  • Pharaoh chides Abraham, for calling his wife his sister
    Genesis 12:18, 19

  • Abimelech chides Abraham for a like offense
    Genesis 9:10

  • Abimelech chides Isaac for similar conduct
    Genesis 26:9, 10

  • Isaac and Laban chide each other
    Genesis 31:26-42

  • Jacob chides Simeon and Levi for killing Hamor and Shechem
    Genesis 34:30

  • Reuben chides his brothers for their treatment of Joseph
    Genesis 42:22

  • Israelites chide Moses and tempt God
    Exodus 17:7

  • Deborah chides Israel in her epic
    Judges 5:16-23

  • David chides Joab for killing Abner
    2Samuel 3:28-31

  • Joab chides David for lamenting the death of Absalom
    2Samuel 19:5-7

  • Jesus chides his disciples:

    • On account of their unbelief
      Matthew 8:26; 14:31; 16:8-11; 17:17; Mark 4:40; Luke 8:25

    • For slowness of heart 16:8,
      Matthew 15:16; 9, 11; Mark 7:18; Luke 24:25; John 14:9

    • For sleeping in Gethsemane
      Matthew 26:40; Mark 14:27

    • For forbidding children to be brought to him
      Matthew 19:14; Mark 10:14; Luke 18:16


CHIDON

  • Place where Uzza was struck down to death
    1Chronicles 13:9

  • Called NACHON'S threshing floor
    2Samuel 6:6


CHILDLESSNESS

  • A reproach
    Genesis 16:2; 29:32; 30:1-3, 13; 1Samuel 1:6; Isaiah 4:1; Luke 1:25

  • See BARRENNESS


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