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A key-word search index to the contents of this site, entries that begin with the letter S, section Salem to Saraphs. (The other sections under S are Sabaoth to Saints, Sardis to Seditions, Seed to Shushan, Sick to Sins, Sion to Speaking, Spirit to Structures and Studies to Syriac.)

(Previous section: Sabaoth to Saints.) (Index overview.)

Salem

• Genesis 14:18 mentions "Melchizedek king of Salem". Some have claimed that the Salem mentioned in that verse equals to Jerusalem, but the facts are that we simply do not know where the Salem of Genesis 14:18 was – and, it could also be that the meaning was, "Melchizedek the king of peace". See the next point.
• The word salem (shalem) is used in different ways, in the Hebrew text of the OT. Genesis 15:16, "for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full (shalem)". In Genesis 33:18, some translations have a city called Shalem in Shechem (but some translate, "Jacob came in peace to the city of Shechem"). Genesis 34:21, "these men are peaceable (shalem) with us". And so on – again, the word salem/shalem is used in many different ways in the OT, and often the meaning is not clear.
  • A note: Joshua 10:1 and 3 mention "Adonizedek king of Jerusalem", but that has no connection with "Melchizedek king of Salem" who is mentioned in Genesis 14:18 – and again, it is not clear whether Genesis 14:18 refers to a city called Salem or whether the meaning was "king of peace" instead. (Adonizedek, a king of Amorites in Jerusalem, was killed by Joshua, soon after the great battle where the Lord aided Israel against the Amorites by hailstones and by prolonging the day.)
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Salome (Greek Salômê)

• Mark 15:40 and Mark 16:1 mention a woman called Salome. Some want to identify her as "the wife of Zebedee and the mother of the apostles James and John", but the facts are that the NT text does not make it clear who she was.
• Some say that the daughter of Herodias (Matthew 14:6, Mark 6:22) was called Salome, but her name is not mentioned in the NT.
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Salpinx, σαλπιγξ (an old Greek word for "trumpet") – Look under the heading "Trumpets".

Salt, salted

• Salt in the Bible, as a symbol, and more. → eo14c.htm
• What did Jesus mean when he said to his disciples, "You are the salt of the earth?" And also, how can salt lose its flavour? → eo14c.htm
• The Salt Sea (= "the Sea of the Arabah" = "the Sea of the Plain" = the Dead Sea). → (eo06f.htm)
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Salvation

• What does the word "salvation" mean?
  • Many "theologians" might say that it refers to "being delivered from sin or being saved from evil". But, what the whole matter really boils down to, is that salvation (saving) is the same as being saved from death – that it, being granted lasting life. However, many "theologians" do not want to mention that, because they cause people to think that humans supposedly have an "immortal soul".
    • Point: It is because of the fact that humans indeed are mortal, that they need salvation.
    • That is why the apostle Paul wrote to the saints about "mortality being swallowed by life" (2 Corinthians 5:4) and "the mortal putting on immortality", 1 Corinthians 15:54 – well, let us read that verse in its context:
      • 1 Corinthians 15:53-55, "For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your sting? O grave, where is your victory?" (AKJV)
    • That is what the saints' salvation was all about. There was more to it, of course, but that is the core of the matter.
    • Again: Humans are mortal, and need salvation (saving from death).
    • The phrase "the salvation of your souls" that some translations have in 1 Peter 1:9, simply means "the saving of your life". That is, being granted lasting life.
    • Fore more on resurrection(s), see the essay eb09c.htm. – Look also under the heading "Soul".
• There is no essay at this site especially on the subject of salvation, but the below-mentioned essays are helpful reading in that connection. Those who read them with care and with thought, can reach a number of conclusions.
  • The concepts "saint" and "sainthood" analysed. Does the Bible define or clarify who is a saint and what sainthood consists of? Also: Are there saints here on Earth, in our day? → eg03c.htm
  • The Holy Spirit – an outline and a no-nonsense synopsis of the matter of the distribution of God's Spirit, in the past, today, and in the coming days of the future. Also: Whose baptism is valid? Churches and preachers baptise people, but they are not notably changed and no obvious signs or fruit of the Spirit are seen in their lives. Why is that? Is the Spirit of God at all given to humans, at this present time? → eb01c.htm
  • The first-fruits or virgins of Revelation 14:4 – who are they? On the 144,000 and the great multitude of Revelation 7. → et03c.htm
  • What does the Bible tell us about resurrection or resurrections, and about the timing of the saints' rising up? What about others, those who did not or do not have the Holy Spirit at the moment of their death? → eb09c.htm
  • The great tribulation, what and when is it really? → et04c.htm
  • How to understand the Bible. Easy keys to interpreting and understanding Scripture in a better way. Basics for bible study – how to avoid certain common but fundamental errors and mistakes. Knowing these vital keys will make many things easier to comprehend, and one will see several central matters in the Bible from a new and different perspective, especially in connection with the Gospels and the Epistles. → eg02c.htm
• More essays, in one way or another related to the subject of salvation:
  • The saints had been called to salvation, to a heavenly inheritance, and to a blessing. → eb02c.htm
  • Is salvation connected to belonging to some church or religious organisation? → ea01d.htm – ea02d.htm – ea03d.htm – eg06b.htm – eb03d.htm
  • The saints were the "first-fruits" for salvation, through being sanctified (set apart) by the Holy Spirit which they were given. → eb02c.htm
  • Is salvation through "predestination"? → eb03d.htm
  • Paul wrote to the saints in Philippi, "Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling". → eb03d.htm
  • Paul to the saints in Ephesus: "Because by grace you have salvation through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is given by God: Not by works, so that no man may take glory to himself." → ec12c.htm
  • Some claim that one should keep the Sabbath or other high days, for receiving salvation. What does the Bible really say about that? → ex10d.htm
  • What does the Bible say about Heaven? What does it look like? Were the saints to go there, and if so, for how long? What about others? → eb04c.htm
  • The Promises spoken to Abraham, and the saints' heavenly Rest and Inheritance. → eb05b.htm
  • What is the Kingdom of God? Where is it located? Does it exist already, or is it only going to be established in the future? Or, is it only something "in the hearts of men" as some have claimed, quoting the translation "within you" in Luke 17:21? → eo01b.htm
  • On Jesus' teaching regarding "the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven" or "the keys of the Reign of Heaven". → eb08c.htm
  • Matthew 6:33, "But seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you". What did Jesus mean? → eo10d.htm
  • What happened to the saints, in the first century? Also, some notes on the "early church". → eg04b.htm
  • Rapture and parousia – are they biblical concepts? → eg05b.htm
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Samaria (Hebrew Shomerown, in the LXX and NT Greek Samareia), Samaritans

• After Solomon's reign, Israel was divided into two nations, Judah and Israel. The northern tribes were called "Israel" and had Samaria as their capital; the southern tribes were called "Judah" (whence "Jews") and had Jerusalem as their capital.
• Later, when the northern tribes were taken into captivity (circa 2700 years ago), Samaria and its surroundings came to be occupied by other, non-Israelitish people. Thus, in New Testament times, the word "Samaritans" referred to non-Jews. (The Jews looked down on people of other nationalities.)
• Look also under the headings "Palestine, Palestine", "Gennesaret", "Canaan", "Israel", "Judea", "Jerusalem", "Promise, Promised Land" and "Tribes of Israel".
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Same

• Some bible-versions have in 1 Corinthians 1:10 the wording "all speak the same thing". What was the apostle Paul talking about? → ea06c.htm – Look also under the heading "Assembly".
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Samuel (Hebrew Shemuel), and 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel

• The Jews sort 1 and 2 Samuel under the section Neviim, "the Prophets". → (ec01c.htm)
• Is not known who wrote the books "1 Samuel" and "2 Samuel". It is understandable that the first of those books is called "the book of Samuel", because it contains the story of the prophet's life. (The death of the prophet Samuel is recorded in 1 Samuel 25:1.) But it is not clear how, when and why the misleading book-name "2 Samuel" came into use.
• Some have mistakenly thought that Samuel was not a priest (of priestly lineage). Some have even thought that he was not a Levite but an Ephraimite. Let us see how it is with those things:
  • 1 Samuel 1:1 records that Samuel's father was "of mount Ephraim", and also "an Ephrathite". That merely means that he originated from a city called Ephratah (the same as Bethlehem), and lived in an area that was called "mount Ephraim".
  • But, what tribe did Samuel belong to? I Samuel 1 contains some details of Samuel's lineage, and then, 1 Chronicles 6:16-28 (et cetera) makes it clear that Samuel was a Levite.
  • Also, the Bible records how Samuel was given to the Lord already before his birth (see 1 Samuel 1:1-11). In that way, he became a de facto adopted son of the Aaronic priest Eli, and served the Lord in the sanctuary (see 1 Samuel 1:24 to 2:11, 1 Samuel 2:18 and 26, 1 Samuel 3:1-10, et cetera).
  • In short: There are no problems with counting Samuel as a person of priestly lineage.
• For those who are interested: A free, printable word-search puzzle with words connected to Samuel. → puzzle53-p.pdf (More bible-based puzzles. → ep01.htm)
• Passages in the two books of Samuel, mentioned at this site:
  • 1 Samuel 1
    • 3 → ea04c.htm
    • 6 → ey08c.htm
    • 19 → ea04c.htm
    • 20-22 → eg09b.htm
  • 1 Samuel 2
    • 10 → ew02c.htm
  • 1 Samuel 8
    • 7 → ee03c.htm – (eo09e.htm)
    • 15-17 → (em01d.htm)
  • 1 Samuel 13
    • 13-14 → eo03d.htm
  • 1 Samuel 14
    • 28-31 → (ed03b.htm)
    • 31 → (em07b.htm)
  • 1 Samuel 15
    • 25 → ea04c.htm
  • 1 Samuel 16
    • 14-16 → (ed08c.htm)
  • 1 Samuel 18
    • 10 → (ed08c.htm)
  • 1 Samuel 19
    • 9 → (ed08c.htm)
  • 1 Samuel 23
    • 19 → (ew04d.htm)
    • 24 → (ew04d.htm)
  • 1 Samuel 27
    • 8 → eg09b.htm
  • 1 Samuel 29
    • 4 → ed04c.htm
  • 2 Samuel 1
    • 24 → ed05c.htm
  • 2 Samuel 7
    • 13 → ey12b.htm
    • 16 → ey12b.htm
  • 2 Samuel 12
    • 9-10 → eg09b.htm
    • 20 → ea04c.htm
  • 2 Samuel 17
    • 2 → (em07b.htm)
  • 2 Samuel 21
    • 15 → (ed03b.htm)
  • 2 Samuel 22
    • 1 → ed01c.htm
    • 2 → ey14b.htm
    • 11 → ed01c.htm – ed07b.htm
    • 32 → ey14b.htm
  • 2 Samuel 23
    • 10 → (em07b.htm)
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Sanctification, sanctified, sanctify, sanctus

• On the words and concepts "sanctify" and "sanctification": In the NT, the Greek verb in question is often hagiazô (hagizô) whose literal meaning, depending on the context, was something like "to devote", "to dedicate" or "to separate". The related noun was hagiasmos. "Saint" was hagios in the Greek text. In short: The saints' "sanctification" meant that they had been separated from this world, to God and his son Jesus.
• On the saints' sanctification, and what it meant on the practical level. – eb02c.htm – eg03c.htm – ec09b.htm
• On the Catholic process called "canonisation" or "beatification". → (eg03c.htm)
• Look also under the headings "Saint, saints, sainthood", "Holy, holiness", "Sacred, sacredness", "Hallow, hallowed" and "Righteous, righteousness".
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Sanctuary

• During the wilderness wandering and for a long time after that, the Old Covenant's sanctuary was a portable thing – like a large tent that could be folded together and then carried to another place. This is why the sanctuary is in both the Old and New Testaments often called "tent" (Hebrew ohel, cukkah, cikkuwth, cok or sok, Greek skênê, skênos, in the Latin of the Vulgate tabernaculum which likewise meant "tent"). The permanent house to replace that Tent was built much later, in Solomon's day, and even it was often called "Tent".
• For more details on this, and on the words "tabernacle" and "temple", look under the headings "Tent, tents, tentmaker, tentmakers" and "Temple".
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Sanctus – Look above, under the heading "Sanctification".

Sand

• The "sand on the seashore" of Genesis 22:17 and 32:12 and 1 Kings 4:20. → ey03c.htm
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Sangraal, sang réal → (ey14b.htm)

Santa Claus → ew05c.htm

Sara, Sarah, Sarai, Sarra

• Sarah was the wife of Abraham's and the mother of Isaac.
  • She was originally called Sarai (Hebrew Saray) but her name was changed to Sarah, see Genesis 17:15.
    • In the LXX (Septuagint) Greek, Sarai is spelled as Sara and Sarah as Sarra. In the Latin Vulgate the spellings are Sarai and Sarra. In the NT we find only her new name, spelled in the Greek text as Sarra.
  • Sarah is mentioned in around 43 passages in Genesis, 1 in Isaiah, 2 in Romans, 1 in Hebrews and 1 in 1 Peter – and also in Galatians even though her name is not mentioned there. (See the next point, below.)
• Galatians 4 and the allegory regarding the two covenants, with Hagar and Mount Sinai and the earthly Jerusalem, versus Sarah and the heavenly Mount Zion and the heavenly Jerusalem. → ea02d.htm – (ec10c.htm)
• Look also under the headings "Abraham", "Isaac" and "Israel".
• For those who are interested:
  • A free, printable word-search puzzle on Sarah. → puzzle62-p.pdf
  • A word-maze on Sarah's husband Abraham. → puzzle02-p.pdf
  • More bible-based puzzles, including large print versions. → ep01.htm
• For more, see the other parts of this multi-page index, or use the search function.

Saraph (Hebrew saraph), saraphs, saraphim (saraf, sarafs, sarafim) → ed01c.htm – ed03b.htm

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