Dictionary Entries: K

• 1 Kings — 1 Kings is an Old Testament history book that traces Solomon and the divided monarchy, showing the blessings of obedience and the
• 2 Kings — 2 Kings is an Old Testament history book that continues the history of Israel and Judah down to exile, stressing covenant accounta
• Brook Kidron — The Brook Kidron is the valley and seasonal stream east of Jerusalem, between the city and the Mount of Olives. It is a biblical p
• Kabzeel — Kabzeel is an Old Testament town in the southern part of Judah. It is noted as the hometown of Benaiah, one of David’s mighty men.
• Kadesh — Kadesh is an important wilderness location in Israel’s journey after the exodus, often identified with Kadesh-barnea. It is associ
• Kadesh-Barnea — Kadesh-Barnea is a major wilderness location in Israel’s exodus journey, remembered especially for the spies’ report, Israel’s unb
• Kadmiel — Kadmiel is a postexilic Levite named in Ezra-Nehemiah, associated with the return from exile, temple service, and public worship i
• Kal va-homer — Kal va-homer is a form of argument from lesser to greater, or from greater to lesser, used in Jewish reasoning.
• Kalam Cosmological argument — The Kalam cosmological argument is a philosophical argument that whatever begins to exist has a cause, that the universe began to
• Kallai — Kallai is a biblical personal name appearing in a postexilic priestly list in Nehemiah.
• Kanah — Kanah is a biblical place name used for a brook and a town mentioned in the Old Testament.
• Kareah — Kareah is a minor Old Testament personal name, known chiefly as the father of Johanan in the days after Jerusalem’s fall.
• Karkor — Karkor is a biblical place east of the Jordan where Gideon pursued and defeated the Midianite kings Zebah and Zalmunna (Judg. 8:10
• Kartah — Kartah is a biblical town name in the territory of Zebulun, later listed among the towns allotted to the Levites.
• Kattath — Kattath is a town listed in the territorial inheritance of Zebulun in Joshua 19:15.
• Kedar — Kedar is the name of an Ishmaelite son and the Arabian tribe descended from him. In Scripture, the name usually refers to nomadic
• Kedemah — A son of Ishmael named in the Old Testament genealogies.
• Kedesh — Kedesh is an Old Testament place-name, best known as a city of refuge in Galilee within the territory of Naphtali.
• Keilah — Keilah was a fortified town in the lowlands of Judah, remembered especially for David’s rescue of its people from the Philistines
• Kelita — Kelita is a biblical personal name, not a doctrine, referring to a Levite named in postexilic lists in Ezra and Nehemiah.
• Kemuel — Kemuel is a biblical personal name borne by more than one man in the Old Testament, including a descendant of Nahor and an Ephraim
• Kenan — Kenan is a biblical person named in the genealogies from Adam to Noah and again in Luke’s genealogy of Jesus.
• Kenath — An ancient town in Bashan east of the Jordan River, associated with Israel’s Transjordan settlement and with Nobah’s capture of th
• Kenaz — Kenaz is an Old Testament proper name used for an Edomite line and for a Judahite family connected with Caleb and Othniel.
• Kenites — The Kenites were an Old Testament people group, associated at times with Jethro’s family and with settlements among Israel.
• Kenizzites — An ancient people group named in Genesis 15:19 among the inhabitants of the land promised to Abram. The Bible also associates the
• Kenosis — Kenosis is the theological term drawn from Philippians 2:7 for Christ’s self-emptying in the incarnation. In orthodox Christian te
• Kerchiefs — Kerchiefs are cloth head coverings or wraps mentioned in some Bible translations, especially in passages about women’s dress or pr
• Keren-Happuch — Keren-Happuch is one of Job’s three daughters named after the Lord restored Job’s fortunes. She appears in Job 42:14.
• Kerioth — Kerioth is a biblical place-name, used for at least one town in the Old Testament and possibly more than one location.
• Kerygma — Kerygma is the apostolic proclamation of the gospel—the heralded message about Jesus Christ, especially His death, resurrection, a
• Ketef Hinnom amulets — Two ancient silver scroll amulets discovered near Jerusalem, noted for preserving wording closely related to the priestly blessing
• Keturah — Keturah was Abraham’s wife after Sarah’s death and the mother of several of Abraham’s sons.
• Ketuvim (Writings) — Ketuvim (Writings) is a Hebrew Bible division that the Writings section of the Tanakh, including wisdom, poetry, and later histori
• Keziah — Keziah is one of Job’s three daughters born after the Lord restored Job’s fortunes. Scripture notes her beauty and records that Jo
• Kibroth-Hattaavah — Kibroth-Hattaavah is an Israelite wilderness campsite where the Lord judged the people’s craving and complaint; the name is common
• Kidron Valley — A valley east of Jerusalem, between the city and the Mount of Olives, noted in Scripture for royal departures, temple cleansing, a
• Kilmad — Variant spelling of Chilmad, a place named in Ezekiel 27:23.
• Kimham — Kimham was a man associated with Barzillai the Gileadite in the account of David’s return to Jerusalem. Jeremiah later mentions th
• Kindness — Kindness is a gracious, benevolent way of treating others that reflects God’s own character. In Scripture it is commended as a fru
• King — A king is a ruler who holds royal authority over a people or nation. In Scripture, the term can refer to human rulers and supremel
• King James Version — A historic English Bible translation first published in 1611, widely influential in English-speaking Christianity.
• King of Kings and Lord of Lords — A title of supreme rule and authority. In Scripture it is used of God and, in the New Testament, especially of Jesus Christ as the
• Kingdom and Israel — The biblical relationship between God’s kingdom rule and Israel’s covenant role in redemptive history, especially as fulfilled in
• Kingdom and the Church — The relationship between God’s kingdom and the church. Scripture closely connects them, yet many evangelicals distinguish the chur
• Kingdom consummation — The future completion of God’s kingdom when Christ returns and God’s reign is fully and finally displayed.
• Kingdom ethics — Kingdom ethics is the label for ethical instruction shaped by the kingdom of God, especially in the teaching of Jesus and in the m
• Kingdom in the Gospels — In the Gospels, the kingdom of God is God’s saving reign revealed in Jesus Christ. It is already breaking into history through Jes
• Kingdom in the OT — The Old Testament presents God’s kingdom as his royal rule over all creation, especially in his covenant dealings with Israel and
• Kingdom of God — The kingdom of God is God's saving rule breaking into history and bringing all things under Christ's reign.
• Kingdom of God / Kingdom of Heaven — God’s saving rule and reign revealed in Jesus Christ, already present in part and consummated at his return; in Matthew, “kingdom
• kingdom of heaven — The kingdom of heaven is God's reign, especially as spoken of in Matthew with reverent circumlocution for God's kingdom.
• kingdom order — Kingdom order is the pattern of life, authority, and righteousness proper to God's reign.
• Kingdom parables — The kingdom parables are Jesus’ parables that explain aspects of the kingdom of God or kingdom of heaven. They show how God’s reig
• Kingdom Perspective — Kingdom perspective is a biblical-theological way of seeing reality under God's reign, Christ's present authority, and the future
• Kings and Royalty — In Scripture, kings and royalty refer to human rulers and royal institutions under God’s authority. The theme also points forward
• Kingship — Kingship is royal rule and authority. In Scripture it refers to human monarchy, especially in Israel, but supremely to the Lord’s
• kingship of Christ — kingship of Christ is a Christological term used to explain who Jesus is or what He did.
• Kir — Kir is a biblical place name associated with Aram/Syria and with exile or origin traditions in the Old Testament.
• Kir-Hareseth — A fortified Moabite city mentioned in the biblical accounts of Moab's conflict with Israel and Judah.
• Kirjath — A Hebrew place-name element meaning “city” or “town,” found in compound Old Testament names such as Kirjath-arba and Kirjath-jeari
• Kirjath-Jearim — A town in Judah on the border region of Benjamin, best known as the place where the ark of the covenant remained for a time before
• Kirjath-Sepher — An ancient Canaanite city in Judah, commonly identified with Debir.
• Kishon River — A river or seasonal watercourse in northern Israel, best known as the setting for Deborah and Barak’s victory over Sisera and as t
• Kislon — Kislon is a biblical personal name mentioned as the father of Elidad, a leader from the tribe of Benjamin who helped apportion the
• Kiss — A kiss in Scripture is a gesture that can express affection, honor, greeting, reconciliation, loyalty, or deceit, with its meaning
• Kittel's Theological Dictionary of the New Testament — A major twentieth-century scholarly reference work on New Testament Greek words, commonly abbreviated TDNT.
• Kittim — Kittim is a biblical ethnic-geographic name usually associated with Cyprus, especially Kition, and sometimes used more broadly for
• Kneading Trough — A kneading trough was a household container used for preparing dough. In Scripture it appears in ordinary domestic scenes and in t
• Kneeling — Kneeling is a bodily posture used in Scripture to express humility, earnest prayer, reverence, or submission before God or others
• Knife — A knife is a cutting instrument mentioned in Scripture for ordinary practical use and, in some passages, for covenantal or sacrifi
• knowability of God — Knowability of God means God has made Himself truly knowable, though not exhaustively comprehensible.
• Knowledge — Knowledge is the state of truly knowing something rather than merely guessing or holding an unsupported opinion. In philosophy it
• Kohath — Kohath was a son of Levi and the ancestor of the Kohathite clan, a major Levitical family in Israel.
• Kohathites — A Levitical clan descended from Kohath, the son of Levi, charged with carrying the tabernacle’s holy furnishings after they had be
• Koine Greek — Koine Greek is the common Greek language in which the New Testament was written.
• Koine Greek as the language of the NT — Koine Greek was the common Greek of the New Testament era. The New Testament was written in Koine Greek, often shaped by the Septu
• Koinonia — Koinonia is a New Testament word meaning fellowship, sharing, participation, or communion. It describes the shared life believers
• Kor — A kor was an ancient Hebrew dry measure used for grain and other commodities, roughly equivalent to about ten ephahs or one homer.
• Korah — Korah was a Levite who led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness and came under God’s judgment. His account warns
• Korah's Rebellion — Korah's Rebellion is a wilderness revolt against Moses and Aaron that exposed rebellion against God's appointed order.
• Kush — Kush is a biblical place and people-group name usually associated with the region south of Egypt. It is chiefly a historical-geogr
• Kushaiah — A minor Old Testament personal name, best known as the father of Ethan, a Levite musician in David’s worship service.
• Kuthah — Kuthah is a biblical place-name, a foreign city from which the Assyrians resettled people into Samaria after the fall of the north
• Kyrios — Kyrios is the Greek word for “Lord” or “master.” In the New Testament it can refer to a human authority, but it is also a major ti