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| Aaron |
according to the Old Testament, the older brother of Moses and the first high priest of the Hebrew nation. |
| Abaddon |
in the Old Testament, a place of destruction; abode of the wicked dead; hell. [2 definitions] |
| Abel |
according to the Old Testament, the second son of Adam and Eve, who was murdered by his brother Cain. |
| Abraham |
according to the Old Testament, the first of the postdiluvian patriarchs, father of Isaac, and ancestor of the Hebrews. |
| Acts of the Apostles |
the fifth book of the New Testament of the Christian Bible, believed to have been written by Luke, which describes the work of Jesus Christ as it was carried on after his death by his apostles. |
| Adam |
according to the Old Testament, the name of the first man, created by God from dust, and the progenitor of the human race. |
| Ahab |
in the Old Testament, a king of Israel and husband of Jezebel. [1/2 definitions] |
| Amos |
according to the Old Testament, a minor Hebrew prophet of the eighth century B.C. [2 definitions] |
| apocalypse |
(cap.) the last book of the New Testament, ascribed to St. John the Divine; the Book of Revelation; Revelations. [1/3 definitions] |
| apocrypha |
(cap.) a group of fourteen books of the Old Testament that are rejected by Judaism, and considered by Protestants as uncanonical, eleven of which are accepted by the Roman Catholic Church. [1/2 definitions] |
| ark |
(sometimes cap.) according to the Old Testament, a large boat built by Noah to preserve life during the Flood. [1/4 definitions] |
| ark of the covenant |
according to the Old Testament, the sacred chest in which the ancient Hebrews carried the two stone tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments. |
| Armageddon |
according to the New Testament, the place where the final, decisive conflict between good and evil will be fought. [1/2 definitions] |
| Babel |
according to the Old Testament, a tower built by the descendants of Noah, which was to reach heaven, a plan frustrated by God, who made communication among workmen impossible by creating a confusion of languages. |
| Beelzebub |
according to the New Testament, the chief devil; Satan. |
| behemoth |
a huge beast, perhaps a hippopotamus, mentioned in the Book of Job in the Old Testament. [1/2 definitions] |
| Belshazzar |
according to the Old Testament, the last king of Babylon, killed by the invading Persians after being warned by a hand that wrote of his defeat on a wall. |
| Bible |
the principal sacred writings of Judaism, comprising the Old Testament, and of Christianity, comprising both the Old and New Testaments. [1/3 definitions] |
| Cain |
according to the Old Testament, the first son of Adam and Eve, who murdered his brother Abel out of jealousy. |
| Calvary |
according to the New Testament, the place near Jerusalem where Jesus Christ was crucified; Golgotha. [1/2 definitions] |
| Christ |
in the New Testament, the designation of the Old Testament "Messiah". [2 definitions] |
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