Judgment
An action taken against a wrongdoing. In the Old Testament judgment often meant God’s punishment of a person or a…
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Justice
Exercising fair judgment about a legal matter. Justice is one of God’s characteristics. He is described as just, because He…
Kingdom of God
God’s rule over people and places. In the Old Testament, God ruled over the people of Israel. In the New…
Kings, 1 and 2
First and 2 Kings originally were one book but were divided when the Old Testament was translated into Greek. Both…
Kinsman-Redeemer
A goel—a person, sometimes a relative—who paid the price to buy a slave his freedom. This person also was obligated…
Kiriath Jearim
A fortress-like city about twelve miles west of Jerusalem. About 1050 BC the Philistines captured the ark of the covenant…
Kishon River
A brook in the mountains of what is now northwestern Israel near Lebanon. During the winter, the melting snows from…
Korah
A man who, with two of his friends, led a rebellion against Moses during the exodus. God caused the earth…
Laban
The grandnephew of Abraham and brother of Rebekah. Laban’s family remained near Haran when Abraham left to go to Canaan.…
Lamb of God
A name for Jesus that shows His mission: to sacrifice Himself for all of the wrongs ever committed. That name…
Lamentations, Book of
An Old Testament book of poems Jeremiah wrote around 580 BC, after Jerusalem was destroyed. Babylon had captured Judah and…
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