Laishah

A wide wooden fork used to toss threshed grain into the air. The wind carries the chaff away; the heavier grai…

Eighth-century Jerusalem prophet, son of Amoz. Called by a throne-room vision (Isa.6), he ministered to Uzziah…

Rescue and deliverance: in the Old Testament from enemies, plague, or death; in the New Testament from sin and…

God's covenant name, revealed to Moses at the burning bush. Four Hebrew letters — yod, he, waw, he — usually v…

'My Lord' in Hebrew. The reverent substitute Jewish readers used (and still use) in place of the divine name Y…

A climbing plant (Vitis vinifera) trained over stones or wooden frames. Its fruit became wine, raisins, and a …