- SUCCOTH-BENOTH tents of daughters, supposed to be the name of a
Babylonian deity, the goddess Zir-banit, the wife of Merodach,
worshipped by the colonists in Samaria (2 Kings 17:30). - SUKKIIMS dwellers in tents, (Vulg. and LXX., “troglodites;” i.e.,
cave-dwellers in the hills along the Red Sea). Shiskak’s army, with which
he marched against Jerusalem, was composed partly of this tribe (2
Chronicles 12:3). - SUN (Hebrews shemesh), first mentioned along with the moon as the two
great luminaries of heaven (Genesis 1:14-18). By their motions and
influence they were intended to mark and divide times and seasons. The
worship of the sun was one of the oldest forms of false religion (Job
31:26,27), and was common among the Egyptians and Chaldeans and other
pagan nations. The Jews were warned against this form of idolatry
(Deuteronomy 4:19; 17:3; comp. 2 Kings 23:11; Jeremiah 19:13). - SUPH (Deuteronomy 1:1, R.V.; marg., “some ancient versions have the
Red Sea,” as in the A.V.). Some identify it with Suphah (Numbers 21:14,
marg., A.V.) as probably the name of a place. Others identify it with
es-Sufah = Maaleh-acrabbim (Joshua 15:3), and others again with Zuph (1
Samuel 9:5). It is most probable, however, that, in accordance with the
ancient versions, this word is to be regarded as simply an abbreviation of
Yam-suph, i.e., the “Red Sea.” - SUPHAH (Numbers 21:14, marg.; also R.V.), a place at the south-eastern
corner of the Dead Sea, the Ghor es-Safieh. This name is found in an ode
quoted from the “Book of the Wars of the Lord,” probably a collection of
odes commemorating the triumphs of God’s people (comp. 21:14, 17, 18,
27-30). - SUPPER the principal meal of the day among the Jews. It was partaken
of in the early part of the evening (Mark 6:21; John 12:2; 1 Corinthians
11:21). (See LORD’S SUPPER.) - SURETY one who becomes responsible for another. Christ is the surety
of the better covenant (Hebrews 7:22). In him we have the assurance that
all its provisions will be fully and faithfully carried out. Solomon warns
against incautiously becoming security for another (Proverbs 6:1-5; 11:15;
17:18; 20:16).
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