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Exaltation, dignity; a raised swelling on the skin (medical); the act of rising or lifting up.

Shadrach; the Babylonian name given to Hananiah, one of Daniel's three companions in the fiery furnace.

To be equal, comparable, or of equivalent value; also to make level, smooth, liken, or deliberately set in place

Complaint or lament before God; deep meditation or musing; also ordinary talk or speech.

To send, dispatch (Aramaic); to send a letter, person, or decree, or to stretch out the hand.

Dominion, sovereign authority; Aramaic term for ruling power, especially God's eternal reign in Daniel.

To plunder, despoil; to strip someone of possessions by force, or to be stripped and made prey.

To swarm, teem; creatures multiplying abundantly, or (as participle) a swarming/creeping creature.

turtledove — a migratory bird offered as a sacrifice in Levitical law and used as a figure of vulnerability

A marine animal (dugong, porpoise, or seal) whose tough hide was used for the tabernacle's outer covering

Complete, sound, morally blameless; of persons having integrity before God, or of a quiet, mild disposition

A great serpent, dragon, or sea monster; used of literal snakes, cosmic chaos creatures, and marine beings.

Preposition: distributively 'each, apiece'; spatially 'among, in the midst of'; sequentially 'in turn'

To take up, pick up; to take up into heaven (of Christ's ascension); to take on board a ship

conduct, manner of life, behavior — one's habitual way of living and acting in society

Andrew — one of the twelve apostles, brother of Simon Peter, originally from Bethsaida

From above, from heaven; from the beginning, from of old; anew, again

Reflexive pronoun of the third person: himself, herself, themselves; occasionally a simple personal pronoun in Koine

be demon-possessed — to be under the control or affliction of an evil spirit

To reason, discuss, or argue in dialogue; to address or speak authoritatively to someone

To carry through, differ, surpass in value; also to matter or be of concern

dragon, great serpent — a fearsome reptilian creature symbolizing Satan in apocalyptic vision

be amazed, be astonished, be astounded — to be struck with overwhelming surprise or wonder

least, smallest, very small — superlative adjective indicating the lowest degree in size, rank, or importance

alms, charitable giving, merciful deed — money or aid given out of compassion for the poor

To mock, ridicule, or treat with contempt; to deceive or make a fool of someone through trickery

six — the cardinal number between five and seven

send out, send forth, dispatch — to send someone away with purpose, authority, or commission

From outside, outwardly; denoting external origin, outer surface, or outward appearance in contrast to what is within.

To seek after earnestly or persistently; to desire, search for, or inquire about something or someone with intensity

Leaven, yeast; a fermenting agent used literally of bread-making and figuratively of pervasive moral or doctrinal influence.

Harvest; the act of reaping, the harvest season, or the gathered crop, often used figuratively of God's final ingathering.

Just as, even as; a comparative conjunction introducing a parallel or analogy between two situations.

Smoke; the visible vapor rising from fire, used of theophanic glory, judgment, and apocalyptic destruction.

To put to shame, disgrace; passively, to be put to shame or disappointed in one's trust

To arrive at, reach a destination; figuratively, to attain a goal, state, or spiritual maturity

To mend, restore, complete, or prepare; to bring something or someone to a state of full readiness or wholeness.

To steal, take unlawfully; used of theft prohibited by the Decalogue and of clandestine removal such as grave-robbing.

Finally, furthermore (discourse marker); remaining, the rest (adjective); henceforth, from now on (temporal)

Martha; a proper name from Aramaic meaning 'lady' or 'mistress,' borne by the sister of Mary and Lazarus of Bethany.

Nazarene; a designation meaning 'of Nazareth,' applied to Jesus as a title and to his followers as a group.

To discipline, chastise; to train, educate, instruct -- corrective and formative pedagogy

Servant girl, slave woman; a young female domestic servant or bondmaid in a household.

Tradition; a teaching, custom, or practice handed down by transmission from one generation to the next.

before, prior to — temporal adverb and conjunction marking an event that precedes another in time

Silas — a leader in the Jerusalem church who became Paul's missionary companion

To strengthen, establish, make firm—especially in faith; to fix firmly in place; to be confirmed

fellow worker, co-laborer — one who works alongside another, especially in gospel ministry

to die, to come to the end of life — verb denoting physical death

Precious, costly, of great value; honored, esteemed, held in high regard