Topical Encyclopedia
In the context of the Bible, the term "record" can refer to various forms of documentation, testimony, or remembrance. It is often associated with the act of preserving information, events, or divine revelations for future generations. The concept of recording is integral to the biblical narrative, as it ensures the transmission of God's word, laws, and the history of His people.
Divine RecordGod Himself is depicted as a recorder of human deeds. In
Malachi 3:16, it is written, "At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a book of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name." This passage suggests that God keeps a record of those who revere Him, highlighting the importance of faithfulness and reverence.
Human RecordThe Bible frequently mentions the recording of laws, genealogies, and historical events. Moses, for instance, was commanded to write down the laws given by God. In
Exodus 24:4, it states, "And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD." This act of recording was crucial for the Israelites to remember and adhere to God's commandments.
Genealogies are another significant form of record in the Bible. They serve to establish lineage and fulfill God's promises, such as the promise to Abraham regarding his descendants. The genealogies in the books of Genesis, Chronicles, and the Gospels of Matthew and Luke are examples of this meticulous record-keeping.
Prophetic RecordProphets were often instructed to record their visions and messages from God. In
Habakkuk 2:2, the LORD commands, "Write down the vision and make it plain on tablets, so that a herald may run with it." This directive underscores the importance of recording divine revelations to ensure their dissemination and fulfillment.
Apostolic RecordThe New Testament continues the tradition of recording, with the apostles documenting the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, as well as the early church's history. The Gospels, Acts, and Epistles serve as a record of the new covenant and the spread of the Gospel.
John 20:31 states, "But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name."
Heavenly RecordThe concept of a heavenly record is also present in Scripture.
Revelation 20:12 describes a scene of judgment: "And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books." This passage indicates that a divine record exists, which will be used in the final judgment.
ConclusionThe theme of record in the Bible emphasizes the importance of preserving God's word, the history of His people, and the deeds of individuals. It serves as a reminder of accountability, the fulfillment of divine promises, and the enduring nature of God's covenant with humanity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
v. t.) To recall to mind; to recollect; to remember; to meditate.
2. (v. t.) To repeat; to recite; to sing or play.
3. (v. t.) To preserve the memory of, by committing to writing, to printing, to inscription, or the like; to make note of; to write or enter in a book or on parchment, for the purpose of preserving authentic evidence of; to register; to enroll; as, to record the proceedings of a court; to record historical events.
4. (v. i.) To reflect; to ponder.
5. (v. i.) To sing or repeat a tune.
6. (n.) A writing by which some act or event, or a number of acts or events, is recorded; a register; as, a record of the acts of the Hebrew kings; a record of the variations of temperature during a certain time; a family record.
7. (n.) An official contemporaneous writing by which the acts of some public body, or public officer, are recorded; as, a record of city ordinances; the records of the receiver of taxes.
8. (n.) An authentic official copy of a document which has been entered in a book, or deposited in the keeping of some officer designated by law.
9. (n.) An official contemporaneous memorandum stating the proceedings of a court of justice; a judicial record.
10. (n.) The various legal papers used in a case, together with memoranda of the proceedings of the court; as, it is not permissible to allege facts not in the record.
11. (v. t.) Testimony; witness; attestation.
12. (v. t.) That which serves to perpetuate a knowledge of acts or events; a monument; a memorial.
13. (v. t.) That which has been, or might be, recorded; the known facts in the course, progress, or duration of anything, as in the life of a public man; as, a politician with a good or a bad record.
14. (v. t.) That which has been publicly achieved in any kind of competitive sport as recorded in some authoritative manner, as the time made by a winning horse in a race.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
RECORDrek'-ord, rek'-ord:
(1) The English word, where it occurs in the Old Testament and the New Testament in the sense of testimony, is translated in the Revised Version (British and American) "witness" (Deuteronomy 30:19;Deuteronomy 31:28John 1:19, 32;John 8:13, 14Romans 10:2, etc.). SeeWITNESS. But inJob 16:19 for the King James Version "my record," the Revised Version (British and American) has "he that voucheth for me."
(2) InEzra 4:15;Ezra 6:2 (dokhran, dikhron), andEsther 6:1 (zikkaron), the word denotes Persian state chronicles; compare 1 Maccabees 14:23; 2 Maccabees 2:1.
Greek
3141. marturia -- testimony...record, testimony, witness. From martus; evidence given (judicially or genitive
case) --
record, report, testimony, witness. see GREEK martus.
...3143. marturomai -- to summon as witness, to affirm
... testify (2), testifying (1). take torecord, testify. Middle voice from
martus; to be adduced as a witness, ie (figuratively) to...
582. apographe -- a register, enrollment
... of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: apographe Phonetic Spelling:
(ap-og-raf-ay') Short Definition: an enrollment, census-taking,record Definition:...
4291. proistemi -- early
... 4291 (" to take the lead") underlines the effectiveness of influencing peopl, ie
one built on a solid "track-record." This happens by setting the example of by...
3422. mnemosunon -- a memorial
... memorial. From mnemoneuo; a reminder (memorandum), ieRecord -- memorial. see GREEK
mnemoneuo. (mnemosunon) -- 3 Occurrences. 3421, 3422. mnemosunon. 3423...
3144. martus -- a witness
... martyr, witness. Of uncertain affinity; a witness (literally (judicially) or
figuratively (genitive case)); by analogy, a "martyr" -- martyr,record, witness....
5498. cheirographon -- a (handwritten) document, legal note, bond
... Word Origin from cheir and grapho Definition a (handwritten) document, legal note,
bond NASB Word Usage certificate of debt (1). manuscript,record of debts....
979. bios -- life, living
... [979 () is the root of the English term "," ie therecord (account) of how
we (or spent!) our physical lives.]. Word Origin a prim....
3140. martureo -- to bear witness, testify
... From martus; to be a witness, ie Testify (literally or figuratively) -- charge,
give (evidence), bearrecord, have (obtain, of) good (honest) report, be well...
976. biblos -- (the inner) bark (of a papyrus plant), hence a...
... Word Origin of uncertain origin Definition (the inner) bark (of a papyrus plant),
hence a scroll, spec. a book NASB Word Usage book (8), books (1),record (1)....
Strong's Hebrew
1799b. dokran -- memorandum,record... 1799a, 1799b. dokran. 1800 . memorandum,
record. Transliteration: dokran
Short Definition:
record. Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding
...1799. dikrown -- memorandum,record
... 1798, 1799. dikrown. 1799a . memorandum,record. Transliteration: dikrown
Phonetic Spelling: (dik-rone') Short Definition:record.record...
1799a. dikron -- memorandum,record
... 1799, 1799a. dikron. 1799b . memorandum,record. Transliteration: dikron Short
Definition: memorandum. Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding...
3789. kathab -- to write
... root Definition to write NASB Word Usage decreed (1), describe (3), described (1),
inscribed (1), prescribed (2),record (3), recorded (7), registered (3...
2146. zikkaron -- memorial, remembrance
... memorial,record. From zakar; a memento (or memorable thing, day or writing) --
memorial,record. see HEBREW zakar. 2145, 2146. zikkaron. 2147 ....
7717. sahed -- a witness
... Usage advocate (1).record. From an unused root meaning to testify; a witness --
record. 7716, 7717. sahed. 7718 . Strong's Numbers.
5749. uwd -- to return, go about, repeat, do again
... admonish, charge, earnestly, lift up, protest, call take torecord, relieve,
rob, A primitive root; to duplicate or repeat; by implication...
5608. saphar -- to count, recount, relate
... A primitive root; properly, to score with a mark as a tally orrecord, ie (by
implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, ie...
7559. rasham -- to inscribe, note
... Word Origin a prim. root Definition to inscribe, note NASB Word Usage inscribed
(1). note. A primitive root; torecord -- note. 7558, 7559. rasham. 7560 ....
2142. zakar -- remember
... mention; also (as denominative from zakar) to be male -- X burn (incense), X earnestly,
be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount,record(-er), remember...
Library
Six Months'Record
... SIX MONTHS'RECORD. Very tiny and pale the little girl looked as she stood before
those three grave and dignified gentlemen.... "It is truly a wonderfulrecord!...
TheRecord of Two Kings
... THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGS THERECORD OF TWO KINGS. 'In the thirty and first
year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel...
But if thisRecord of Events is False, as You Say...
... Book I. 55 But if thisrecord of events is false, as you say? But if
thisrecord of events is false, as you say, how comes it...
Facing Life'sRecord
... Chapter 28 Facing Life'sRecord. "I beheld," says the prophet Daniel... Psalm
56:8. There is arecord also of the sins of men. "For God shall...
Fragment xii. From thisRecord, Therefore, we Affirm that Ogygus...
... Africanus. Fragment XII. From thisrecord, therefore, we affirm that Ogygus,
from whom the first flood in Attica? From thisrecord...
First, Then, Let usRecord for Further Consideration the Case...
... Book VI. Chapter 6. " 9. First, then, let usrecord for further
consideration the case proposed for decision? "9. First, then...
Why There is aRecord in Scripture of Certain Men's Sins...
... A Treatise on nature and grace, against pelagius; Chapter 40 [XXXV.]"Why There is
aRecord in Scripture of Certain Men's Sins, Recklessness in Sin Accounts...
TheRecord of a Quaker Conscience, Cyrus Pringle's Diary
TheRecord of a Quaker Conscience, Cyrus Pringle's Diary. <....
TheRecord of a Quaker Conscience
TheRecord of a Quaker Conscience, Cyrus Pringle's Diary. <.... THE
RECORD OF A QUAKER CONSCIENCE. At Burlington, Vt., on...
The Greatest Trial onRecord
... The Greatest Trial onRecord. A Sermon (No.495). Delivered on Sunday Morning,
February 22nd, 1863, by the. Rev. CH SPURGEON,. At the...
Thesaurus
Record (71 Occurrences)... of; to write or enter in a book or on parchment, for the purpose of preserving
authentic evidence of; to register; to enroll; as, to
record the proceedings of
...Abiathar (29 Occurrences)
... priests" we have not a word of information, and it is illegitimate to imagine details
concerning them which bring them into conflict with the rest of therecord...
Register (14 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A written account or entry; an official or formal enumeration, description,
orrecord; a memorialrecord; a list or roll; a schedule....
Achan (7 Occurrences)
... wickedness. Therecord especially speaks of Achan's conduct as the troubling
of Israel (1 Chronicles 2:7 Joshua 6:18; Joshua 7:24)....
Shishak (6 Occurrences)
... His reign was one of great national success, and arecord of his wars and conquests
adorns the portico of what are called the "Bubastite kings" at Karnak, the...
Korahites (7 Occurrences)
... Therecord speaks with some emphasis of a line of Korahites doorkeepers.... Therecord
proceeds to supply some of the omitted names between Kore and Shallum....
Distribution (32 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Joshua 18:4 Take from among you three men from every tribe; and I will send
them to go through the land and make arecord of it for distribution as their...
Sons (2429 Occurrences)
... Therecord speaks with some emphasis of a line of Korahites doorkeepers.... Therecord
proceeds to supply some of the omitted names between Kore and Shallum....
Bare (250 Occurrences)
... (KJV). John 1:32 And John barerecord, saying, I saw the Spirit descending
from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. (KJV ASV)....
Log (12 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) Hence: Therecord of the rate of ship's speed or of her daily progress;
also, the full nauticalrecord of a ship's cruise or voyage; a log slate; a log...
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