SERVANT OF JEHOVAH; SERVANT OF THE LORD; SERVANT OF YAHWEH || 1. Historical Situation 2. The Authorship of Isaiah, Chapters 40-66 3. The Prophet of the Exile 4. The Unity of Isaiah 40-66 5. Principal Ideas of Isaiah 40-66 6. The Servant-Passages (1) Date of the Servant-Passages (2) Discussion of the Passages (3) Whom Did the Prophet Mean by

SERPENT, FIERY See SERPENT, 3, (2). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SERPENT, FIERY'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SERUG se'-rug (serugh; Serouch): Son of Reu and great-grandfather of Abraham (Genesis 11:20; 1 Chronicles 1:26; Luke 3:35). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SERUG'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SERPENT, CROOKED krook'-ed: With reference to the constellation round the North Pole, in Job 26:13, the Revised Version (British and American) "the swift serpent," margin "fleeing"; and Isaiah 27:1, the Revised Version margin "winding." In the first part of the latter passage, the King James Version "piercing serpent" is changed in the Revised Ver

SERPENT-CHARMING -charm'-ing: Allusion to this art, widely practiced by the ancients (see references in DB, under the word; especially Bothart, Hieron., III, 161, 164, etc.), as by modern Orientals, is found in Psalms 58:5; Ecclesiastes 10:11; Jeremiah 8:17; Sirach 12:13, perhaps in James 3:7. The skill displayed in taming snakes, often without re

SERPENT, BRAZEN bra'-z'-n. See NEHUSHTAN. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SERPENT, BRAZEN'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SERPENT sur'-pent: 1. General: Serpents are not particularly abundant in Palestine, but they are often mentioned in the Bible. In the Hebrew there are 11 names. The New Testament has four Greek names and the Septuagint employs two of these and three others as well as several compound expressions, such as ophis petamenos, "flying serpent," ophis t

SERPENT WORSHIP wur'-ship: Traces of this superstition are thought by certain critics to be discoverable in the religion of Israel. Stade mentions that W. R. Smith supposed the serpent to be the totem of the house of David (Geschichte, I, 465). H. P. Smith says: "We know of a Serpent's Stone near Jerusalem, which was the site of a sanctuary (1 Kin

SERON se'-ron (Seron): "The commander of the host of Syria" of Antiochus Epiphanes, who was defeated at Beth-horon by Judas in 166 BC (1 Macc 3:13). Not a Greek name; "perhaps it represents the Phoenician Hiram" (Rawlinson, at the place). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Edi

SERMON ON THE MOUNT sur'-num, I. PARALLEL ACCOUNTS II. HISTORICITY OF THE DISCOURSE III. TIME AND OCCASION IV. SCENE V. THE HEARERS VI. THE MESSAGE: SUMMARY 1. Analysis 2. Argument: The Kingdom of God (Heaven) (1) Characteristics of the Subjects (Matthew 5:3-12) (2) Vocation of the Subjects (Matthew 5:13-16) (3) Relation of New Righteo

SERMON ON THE PLAIN, THE This title is sometimes given to the discourse recorded in Luke 6:20-49, because according to the Gospel (6:17) it was delivered on a plain at the foot of the mountain. In many respects this address resembles the one recorded in Matthew 5-7, but in general the two are so different as to make it uncertain whether they are di

SERGIUS PAULUS sur'-ji-us po'-lus. See PAULUS, SERGIUS. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SERGIUS PAULUS'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SERJEANTS sar'-jents, -jants (rhabdouchoi): In Acts 16:35,38 the word (literally, "holders of rods," corresponding to Roman "lictors," thus the Revised Version margin) is used of the officers in attendance on the Philippian magistrates, whose duty it was to execute orders in scourging, etc., in this case in setting prisoners free. Paul and Silas,

SERED se'-red (ceredh): Son of Zebulun (Genesis 46:14; Numbers 26:26). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SERED'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SERAR se'-rar (Serar; the King James Version Aserer): Name of one of the families which returned with Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:32) = "Sisera" of Ezra 2:53; Nehemiah 7:55. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SERAR'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".

SERAIAH se-ra'-ya, se-ri'-a (serayahu, "Yah hath prevailed"; Septuagint Saraias, or Saraia): (1) Secretary of David (2 Samuel 8:17); in 2 Samuel 20:25 he is called Sheva; in 1 Kings 4:3 the name appears as Shisha. This last or Shasha would be restored elsewhere by some critics; others prefer the form Shavsha, which is found in 1 Chronicles 18:16.

SERAPHIM ser'-a-fim (seraphim): A plural word occurring only in Isaiah 6:2--Isaiah's vision of Yahweh. The origin of the term in Hebrew is uncertain. Saraph in Numbers 21:6; Isaiah 14:29, etc., signifies a fiery serpent. A Babylonian name for the fire-god, Nergal, was Sharrapu. In Egypt there have been found eagle-lion-shaped figures guarding a gr

SEPULCHRE sep'-ul-ker (2 Chronicles 21:20; 32:33; John 19:41; Acts 2:29, etc.). See BURIAL; JERUSALEM, VIII. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SEPULCHRE'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SERAH se'-ra (serach, "abundance"): Daughter of Asher (Genesis 46:17; Numbers 26:46, the King James Version "Sarah"; 1 Chronicles 7:30). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'SERAH'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

SEPTUAGINT, 2 VI. Reconstruction of Septuagint Text; Versions, Manuscripts and Printed Editions. The task of restoring the original text is beset with difficulties. The materials (MSS, VSS, patristic citations) are abundant, but none has escaped "mixture," and the principles for reconstruction are not yet securely established (Swete, Introduction,