Lectionary Calendar
Thursday, March 28th, 2024
Maundy Thursday
There are 3 days til Easter!
Attention!
StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Dictionaries
Boaz

Morrish Bible Dictionary

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z
Prev Entry
Boat
Next Entry
Boaz, Booz
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

This and JACHINwere the names given to two pillars in the porch of the temple built by Solomon. They are minutely described in 1 Kings 7:15-22; 2 Chronicles 3:15-17 . It will be observed that in Kings and Jeremiah 52:21 the height of each pillar is 18 cubits, but in Chronicles their length is said to be 35 cubits. The explanation of this difference is that in Kings the height of each is given, and in Chronicles the length of the pillars , the two together; so that the 17-1/2 cubits, with perhaps a socket, would be the same as the 18 cubits in Kings. JACHIN signifies 'He will establish,' and BOAZ, 'in Him [is] strength' — implying that the kingdom will be established in strength and in peace, under the administration of Christ: thus the names are typical of the millennium. There appears to be an allusion to these pillars in Revelation 3:12 , the overcomer being made a 'pillar' in the temple of God.

Bibliography Information
Morrish, George. Entry for 'Boaz'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​b/boaz.html. 1897.
adsFree icon
Ads FreeProfile