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From: Concise Bible Dictionary: T By: George A. Morrish

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This term is used in scripture in the sense of “change of place or status.” Abner threatened to translate the kingdom from the house of Saul to David (2 Sam. 3:10¹⁰To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to Beer-sheba. (2 Samuel 3:10)). The believer is delivered from the power of darkness and is translated into the kingdom of God’s dear Son (Col. 1:13¹³Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: (Colossians 1:13)). Enoch was translated without dying (Heb. 11:5⁵By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. (Hebrews 11:5)).

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Concise Bible Dictionary: T

• Tongues, Confusion of

• Tongues, Gift of

• Tophet, Topheth

• Tortoise, tsab

• Town-Clerk (γραμματεύς)

• Trachonitis

• Tradition (παράδοσις)

• Traitor (προδότης)

• Transfiguration

• Transgression

• Translation

• Trespass Offering

• Tribes, the Twelve

• Tribulation

• Trumpets, Feast of