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Well in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

(1) (be'er; compare Arabic bi'r, "well" or "cistern"; usually artificial: "And Isaac's servants digged (dug) in the valley, and found there a well of springing (margin "living") water" (Gen 26:19); some times covered: "Jacob .... rolled the stone from the well's mouth" (Gen 29:10). Be'er may also be a pit: "The vale of Siddim was full of slim...

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Wells Scripture - 2 Kings 3:25

And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about [it], and smote it....

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Vineyard Scripture - 1 Kings 21:15

And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead....

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Vineyard Scripture - Leviticus 25:4

But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard....

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Washing Hands Scripture - Psalms 73:13

Verily I have cleansed my heart [in] vain, and washed my hands in innocency....

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Watchman Scripture - 2 Kings 9:18

So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, [Is it] peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again....

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Well in Naves Topical Bible

The occasion of feuds Between Abraham and Abimelech Ge 21:25-30 Between Isaac and Abimelech Ge 26:15-22,32,33 -Of Jacob Joh 4:6 -Of Solomon Ec 2:6 -Of Uzziah 2Ch 26:10 -Of Hezekiah See GIHON -At Haran Ge 24:16 -FlGURATIVE Of salvation Isa 12:3; Joh 4:14 Without water Jer 15:18; 2Pe 2:17...

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Wells Scripture - Numbers 20:17

Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink [of] the water of the wells: we will go by the king's [high] way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders....

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Window in Smiths Bible Dictionary

The window of an Oriental house consists generally of an aperture closed in with lattice-work. Jud 5:28; Pr 7:6 Authorized Version "casement;" Ec 12:3 Authorized Version "window;" So 2:9; Ho 13:3 Authorized Version "chimney." Glass has been introduced into Egypt in modern times as a protection against the cold of winter, but lattice-work is st...

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Weaving in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

we'-ving: Although weaving was one of the most important and best developed of the crafts of Bible times, yet we have but few Biblical references to enlighten us as to the processes used in those early days. A knowledge of the technique of weaving is necessary, however, if we are to understand some of the Biblical incidents. The principle of w...

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