| Hebrew lesson | instruction in the Hebrew language |
bibliolatry
Bible-worship | the worship of the Bible |
| testament | a profession of belief, he stated his political testament |
| bible | a book regarded as authoritative in its field |
Bible
Christian Bible
Book Good Book
Holy Scripture
Holy Writ
Scripture
Word of God
Word | the sacred writings of the Christian religions, he went to carry the Word to the heathen |
I Samuel
Samuel | the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David |
II Samuel
Samuel | the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David |
Daniel
Book of Daniel
Book of the Prophet Daniel | an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar |
| family Bible | a large Bible with pages to record marriages and births |
Douay Bible
Douay Version
Douay-Rheims Bible
Douay-Rheims Version
Rheims-Douay Bible
Rheims-Douay Version | an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars |
Authorized Version
King James Version
King James Bible | an English translation of the Bible published in |
| New English Bible | a modern English version of the Bible and Apocrypha |
| Old Testament | the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people, the first half of the Christian Bible |
Tanakh
Tanach
Hebrew Scripture | the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings |
| Testament | either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible |
| New Testament | the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation, composed soon after Christ's death, the second half of the Christian Bible |
Hebrew alphabet
Hebraic alphabet
Hebrew script | a Semitic alphabet used since the th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino) |
will
testament | a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die |
| testament | strong evidence for something, his easy victory was a testament to his skill |
| Hebrew | the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel |
| Modern Hebrew | Hebrew used in Israel today, revived from ancient Hebrew |
| Bible Belt | southern and midwestern United States where Protestant fundamentalism is dominant |
Jew
Hebrew
Israelite | a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties |
prophet
prophesier
oracle
seer vaticinator | an authoritative person who divines the future |
| prophet | someone who speaks by divine inspiration, someone who is an interpreter of the will of God |
Adams Sam Adams
Samuel Adams | American Revolutionary leader and patriot, an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (-) |
| Barber Samuel Barber | United States composer (-) |
Beckett
Samuel Beckett | a playwright and novelist (born in Ireland) who lived in France, wrote plays for the theater of the absurd (-) |
| Butler Samuel Butler | English poet (-) |
| Butler Samuel Butler | English novelist who described a fictitious land he called Erewhon (-) |
Champlain
Samuel de Champlain | French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (-) |
Clemens
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Mark Twain | United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (-) |
Coleridge
Samuel Taylor Coleridge | English romantic poet (-) |
Gardiner
Samuel Rawson Gardiner | British historian remembered for his ten-volume history of England (-) |
Goldwyn
Sam Goldwyn
Samuel Goldwyn | United States film maker (born in Poland) who founded his own film company and later merged with Louis B. Mayer (-) |
Gompers
Samuel Gompers | United States labor leader (born in England) who was president of the American Federation of Labor from to (-) |
Hammett
Dashiell Hammett
Samuel Dashiell Hammett | United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction (-) |
Houston
Sam Houston
Samuel Houston | United States politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for Texas from Mexico and to make it a part of the United States (-) |
| Huntington Samuel Huntington | American revolutionary leader who signed the Declaration of Independence and was president of the Continental Congress (-) |
Johnson Samuel Johnson
Dr. Johnson | English writer and lexicographer (-) |
Langley
Samuel Pierpoint Langley | United States astronomer and aviation pioneer who invented the bolometer and contributed to the design of early aircraft (-) |
Morse
Samuel Morse
Samuel F. B. Morse
Samuel Finley Breese Morse | United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code (-) |
Pepys
Samuel Pepys | English diarist whose diary contained detailed descriptions of th century disasters in England (-) |
| Samuel | (Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king |
Snead
Sam Snead
Samuel Jackson Snead | United States golfer known for the graceful arc of his swing (-) |
Tzara
Tristan Tzara
Samuel Rosenstock | French poet (born in Romania) who was one of the cofounders of the dada movement (-) |
Wiesenthal
Samuel Wiesenthal | Austrian investigator of Nazi war crimes (born in ) |
Wilder
Billy Wilder
Samuel Wilder | United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (-) |
Williams Ted Williams
Theodore Samuel Williams | United States baseball player noted as a hitter (-) |
| Wise Stephen Samuel Wise | United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (-) |