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906 B
906 B
crime, criminal
Definition:
The term "crime" usually refers to a sin that involves breaking the law of a country or state. The term "criminal" refers to someone who has committed a crime.
- Types of crimes include such things as killing a person or stealing someone's property.
- A criminal is usually captured and kept in some form of captivity such as a prison.
- In Bible times, some criminals became fugitives, wandering from place to place to escape people who wanted to harm them out of revenge for their crime.
(See also: thief)
Bible References:
Word Data:##
- Strong's: H2154, H2400, H4639, H5771, H7563, H7564, G156, G1462, G2556, G2557, G4467