Bible Dictionary
Explore biblical people, places, events, objects, ideas, and other terms. Search the dictionary directly, browse alphabetically, or narrow the list by category or Testament.
Sachar
People & Groups - Old Testament
Sachar was one of David’s heroes, also called Sharar, and was the father of Ahiam. Another Sachar was a son of Obed-edom and served as a temple porter.
Sackbut
Objects & Symbols - Old Testament
The sackbut of Daniel 3 was a Syrian stringed instrument, probably similar to a harp or sambuca. It was not the modern brass wind instrument called a sackbut.
Sackcloth
Jewish Life & Customs - Both
Sackcloth was coarse, dark cloth commonly made from goat hair. It was used for sacks and worn as a sign of mourning, humiliation, or repentance.
SACRAMENTS
Worship & Prayer - New Testament
Sacraments is a later Christian term for sacred rites, especially Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. The New Testament does not use the term itself; in traditional Protestant understanding, these two rites were instituted by Christ as visible signs connected with his gospel.
Sacrifice
Law & Covenant - Both
A sacrifice is an offering presented to God in worship, thanksgiving, dedication, fellowship, or atonement. Old Testament sacrifices pointed forward to Christ, whose once-for-all offering is presented in the New Testament as the fulfillment of the sacrificial system.
SACRIFICE, HUMAN
Sin & Judgment - Old Testament
Human sacrifice is the killing and offering of people, especially children, as an act of pagan worship. Scripture consistently condemns this practice as a grave form of idolatry and records its prohibition and judgment among Israel and the surrounding nations.
SACRILEGE
Sin & Judgment - Both
Sacrilege is the profaning or robbing of a temple or sacred place. Biblical usage includes the charge of robbing temples and the description of an act against sacred property.
SADAMIAS
People & Groups - Inter-testament
Sadamias is an older English form of Salemas. It is a variant spelling of the name.
SADAS
People & Groups - Inter-testament
Sadas is an older English form of Astad. It is a variant spelling of the name.
SADDEUS
People & Groups - Inter-testament
Saddeus is an older English form of Loddeus. It is a variant spelling of the name.
SADDLE
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
A saddle is a riding seat placed on an animal. In biblical usage the related verb means to saddle or prepare a donkey or other beast for travel.
Sadducees
People & Groups - New Testament
The Sadducees were a Jewish priestly and aristocratic party during the time of Jesus. They rejected the resurrection and denied angels and spirits, opposed the apostles’ preaching, and disappeared as a distinct group after the destruction of Jerusalem.
Sadoc
People & Groups - Both
Sadoc is a Greek form of Zadok. The name refers either to an ancestor of Ezra or to an ancestor of Jesus in Matthew’s genealogy.
Saffron
Agriculture & Daily Life - Old Testament
Saffron was a fragrant plant whose dried styles and stigmas supplied a yellow dye, flavor, and perfume. It is mentioned in the Song of Solomon among the plants of a garden.
Saint
Christian Life - Both
A saint is a person separated or consecrated to God, especially a believer in Christ. In Scripture the term applies to God’s people and, in some passages, to holy beings in heaven.
SAINTS
Christian Life - Both
Saints are people set apart as belonging to God. In the New Testament the term applies to the company of believers, whose holy conduct should grow from God’s gracious consecration rather than from claims of personal merit.
Sala
People & Groups - Both
Sala was a descendant of Arphaxad, also called Shelah or Salah, and appears in the genealogy leading to Jesus.
Sala, Or Salah
People & Groups - Both
Sala, or Salah, was the son of Arphaxad and father of Eber. He appears in the genealogical line recorded in Genesis and Luke.
SALA, SALAH
People & Groups - Both
Sala, or Salah, was a son of Arpachshad in the genealogical line from Shem. The New Testament genealogy follows the form preserved in the Greek Old Testament.
Salamis
Places & Geography - New Testament
Salamis was a prominent city on the eastern coast of Cyprus. Paul and Barnabas preached there in Jewish synagogues during their first missionary journey.
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