EL-BETH-EL That is, the God of Bethel. Compare (Genesis 28:19). There it was the place as the scene of the ladder vision which impressed jacob. He called the place "Bethel," that is, the house of God. Now it is the God of the place, rather than the place, and he calls it El-Bethel, that is, "the... [ Continue Reading ]
DRINK OFFERING The first mention of the drink-offering. It is not mentioned among the Levitical offerings of Leviticus 1-7, though included in the instructions for sacrifice in the land (Numbers 15:5). It was always "poured out," never drunk, and may be considered a type of Christ in the sense of;... [ Continue Reading ]
BENJAMIN That is, Son of my right hand. Benjamin, "son of sorrow" to his mother, but "son of my right hand" to his father, becomes thus a double type of Christ. As Ben-oni He was the suffering One because of whom a sword pierced His mother's heart (Luke 2:35) as Benjamin, head of the warrior tribe... [ Continue Reading ]