by the priests in announcing the approach of festivals and in giving signals
of war. Some were also made of rams’ horns (Joshua 6:8). They were
blown at special festivals, and to herald the arrival of special seasons
(Leviticus 23:24; 25:9; 1 Chronicles 15:24; 2 Chronicles 29:27; Psalm 81:3;
98:6).
“Trumpets” are among the symbols used in the Book of Revelation
(Revelation 1:10; 8:2). (See HORN.)
- TRUMPETS, FEAST OF was celebrated at the beginning of the month
Tisri, the first month of the civil year. It received its name from the
circumstances that the trumpets usually blown at the commencement of
each month were on that occasion blown with unusual solemnity
(Leviticus 23:23-25; Numbers 10:10; 29:1-6). It was one of the seven days
of holy convocation. The special design of this feast, which is described in
these verses, is not known. - TRUTH Used in various senses in Scripture. In Proverbs 12:17, 19, it
denotes that which is opposed to falsehood. In Isaiah 59:14, 15, Jeremiah
7:28, it means fidelity or truthfulness. The doctrine of Christ is called “the
truth of the gospel” (Galatians 2:5), “the truth” (2 Timothy 3:7; 4:4). Our
Lord says of himself, “I am the way, and the truth” (John 14:6). - TRYPHENA AND TRYPHOSA two female Christians, active workers,
whom Paul salutes in his epistle to the Romans (16:12). - TUBAL (1.) The fifth son of Japheth (Genesis 10:2).
(2.) A nation, probably descended from the son of Japheth. It is mentioned
by Isaiah (66:19), along with Javan, and by Ezekiel (27:13), along with
Meshech, among the traders with Tyre, also among the confederates of
Gog (Ezekiel 38:2, 3; 39:1), and with Meshech among the nations which
were to be destroyed (32:26). This nation was probably the Tiberini of the
Greek historian Herodotus, a people of the Asiatic highland west of the
Upper Euphrates, the southern range of the Caucasus, on the east of the
Black Sea.