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Baal— Lord, possessor.

Baasha

Babel See Babylon.

Babylon or Babel

Balaam

Balm

Baptism See also Confirmation; John the Baptist; Laying on of Hands.

Bar

Bar-jesus— Son of Jesus

Bar-jona— Son of Jona, or son of John

Barabbas— Means son of the father.

Barak— Lightning.

Barbarian— Literally means a foreigner.

Barley

Barnabas— Son of consolation.

Barsabas

Bartholomew See also Nathanael.

Bartimaeus

Baruch— Blessed.

Bashan

Bat

Bath See Weights and Measures.

Bathsheba

Bdellium

Bear

Beard

Beatitudes

Beautiful Gate of the Temple

Beelzebub

Beersheba— Well of the oath.

Behemoth

Bel

Belial— Worthless.

Belshazzar

Belteshazzar

Ben— Heb. for son or son of.

Benaiah— The Lord hath built.

Benhadad— Son (i.e. worshipper) of Hadad.

Benjamin— Son of the right hand.

Benoni— Son of my sorrow, or of my strength.

Beryl

Beth

Beth-horon— House of caves.

Beth-shan or Beth-Shean— House of safety.

Beth-shemesh— House of the sun.

Bethabara— House of the ford.

Bethany— House of dates.

Bethel— House of God.

Bethesda— House of mercy or house of grace.

Bethlehem— House of bread.

Bethphage— House of figs.

Bethsaida— House of fish, or house of fishers.

Bethuel

Beulah— Married.

Bible

Bible, English

Bilhah

Birthright See also Firstborn.

Bishop See also Ministry.

Bitter herbs

Bittern

Blasphemy

Blindness

Blood

Boanerges— Sons of thunder.

Boaz— In him is might, or splendor.

Book of Life

Bottles

Brazen Serpent See Serpent, Brazen.

Breastplate

Brethren of the Lord

Bride, Bridegroom, Bridegroom’s Friend See Marriage.

Brigandine

Brimstone— or sulphur.

Bruit

Buckler

Bul See Calendar.

Burial

Burning Bush

Burnt Offering See Sacrifices.

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