The Tyndale Bible Dictionary

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“To carry out his substitutionary mission was the purpose of his incarnation” (Page 1114)

“‘Silas’ is most likely the Aramaic form of the Hebrew name ‘Saul,’ which when given a Latin form became Silouanos (Silvanus).” (Page 1201)

“Several legends purporting to give accounts of his life are generally regarded as untrustworthy. The apocryphal book Bel and the Dragon describes a miraculous transporting of Habakkuk to Daniel while Daniel was in the den of lions. A Jewish legend makes Habakkuk the son of the Shunammite woman mentioned in 2 Kings 4:8–37. That legend apparently is based on the tradition that she would ‘embrace’ a son. Chronological difficulties make both accounts unlikely.” (Page 557)

“English transliteration of the Greek form of an Aramaic word, which is derived from the Hebrew phrase ‘the Valley of [the son(s) of] Hinnom.’” (Page 516)

“The three main divisions of the tribe of Levi bore the names of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari” (Page 789)