King James Bible Dictionary

BACKS, noun Among dealers in leather, the thickest and best tanned hides.

BACK'SET, adjective [back and set.] Set upon in the rear.

BACK'SIDE, noun [back and side.] The back part of anything; the part behind that which is presented to the face of a spectator. Exodus 3:1.

2. The hind part of an animal.

3. The yard, ground or place behind a house.

To draw back or apostatize in matters of religion (Acts 21:21; 2 Thessalonians 2:3; 1 Timothy 4:1). This may be either partial (Proverbs 14:14) or complete (Hebrews 6:4-6; 10:38, 39). The apostasy may be both doctrinal and moral.

BACKSLI'DE, verb intransitive [back and slide.] To fall off; to apostatize; to turn gradually from the faith and practice of christianity. Jeremiah 3:1. Hosea 4.

BACKSLI'DER, noun An apostate; one who falls from the faith and practice of religion. Proverbs 14:14.

2. One who neglects his vows of obedience and falls into sin.

General references
Leviticus 26:14-42; Deuteronomy 4:9; Deuteronomy 8:11-14; Deuteronomy 28:15-68; 1 Kings 9:6-9; Deuteronomy 29:18-28; Deuteronomy 32:15-30; Joshua 24:20-27; 2 Chronicles 15:2-4; Ezra 8:22; Job 34:26-27; Psalms 44:20-21; Psalms 73:27; Psalms 85:8; Psalms 125:5; Proverbs 2:17; Proverbs 14:14; Proverbs 24:16; Proverbs 26:11; Jeremiah 17:13; Ezekiel 3:20; Ezekiel 18:24; Ezekiel 18:26; Ezekiel 23:35; Ezekiel 33:12-13; Ezekiel 33:18; Hosea 11:7-8; Jonah 2:4; Matthew 5:13; Mark 9:50; Matthew 24:12; Matthew 26:31; Mark 4:7; Mark 4:15-19; Mark 8:38; Luke 9:62; Luke 11:21-26; Matthew 12:45; Luke 17:32; John 6:67; John 15:6; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; 2 Corinthians 12:20-21; Galatians 1:6-7; Galatians 3:1; Galatians 4:9-11; Galatians 5:7; 1 Timothy 1:19; 1 Timothy 5:15; 1 Timothy 6:10; 1 Timothy 6:20-21; 2 Timothy 1:8; 2 Timothy 2:12; 2 Timothy 4:10; Hebrews 3:12-13; Hebrews 4:1; Hebrews 4:11; Hebrews 5:11-12; Hebrews 6:4-8; Hebrews 10:26-29; Hebrews 10:38-39; Hebrews 11:14-15; Hebrews 12:15; 2 Peter 1:9; 2 Peter 2:20-21; 2 John 1:9; Revelation 2:4-5; Revelation 2:21-23; Revelation 3:2-3; Revelation 21:8
Apostasy; Backsliders, Backsliding of Israel; Church, The Collective Body of Believers, Backslidden; Reprobacy

Instances of:

Saul
1 Samuel 15:11; 1 Samuel 15:26-28

Solomon
1 Kings 11:4-40; Nehemiah 13:26

Amon
2 Kings 21:22-23

Rehoboam
2 Chronicles 12:1-2

Asa
2 Chronicles 16:7-9

Joash
2 Chronicles 24:24

Amaziah
2 Chronicles 25:27

Syrians
Isaiah 17:10-11

Jonah
Jonah 1:3

The disciples
Matthew 26:56; John 6:66

Peter
Matthew 26:69-75

Corinthian Christians
1 Corinthians 5:1-8; 2 Corinthians 12:20-21

Galatians
Galatians 1:6; Galatians 3:1; Galatians 4:9-11; Galatians 5:6-7

Hymenaeus and Alexander
1 Timothy 1:19-20

Phygellus and Hermogenes
2 Timothy 1:15

Demas
2 Timothy 4:10

Churches of Asia
1 Timothy 5:15; Revelation 2:4; Revelation 2:14-15; Revelation 2:20; Revelation 3:2-3; Revelation 3:15-18

Promises to

Promises to
Leviticus 26:40-42; Deuteronomy 4:29-30; Deuteronomy 30:1-10; Deuteronomy 32:26; Deuteronomy 32:28-29; 1 Kings 8:33-53; 2 Chronicles 30:9; Job 22:23-30; Psalms 17:5; Psalms 56:13; Psalms 81:13-14; Isaiah 42:3; Isaiah 57:18-19; Jeremiah 3:4-7; Jeremiah 3:12-22; Jeremiah 4:1-2; Jeremiah 4:14; Jeremiah 6:16; Hosea 14:4; Zech 10:6; Malachi 3:7; Matthew 23:37; Revelation 3:8; Revelation 3:15-21
Penitence; Penitent; Seekers

Return of

General references
Psalms 80:3-7; Psalms 80:14-19; Isaiah 17:7; Isaiah 29:24; Isaiah 31:6-7; Jeremiah 50:4-6; Hosea 3:5; Hosea 6:1-3

Instances of:

Jews
Ezra 6:16-21; Ezra 15:10

David
Ezra 19:51

Jonah
Ezra 32:2

Peter
Matthew 26:75; Mark 14:72; Luke 22:62

Thomas
John 20:27-29

Backsliding of Israel

General references
Exodus 17:7; Deuteronomy 4:25-31; Deuteronomy 31:16-30; Deuteronomy 32:5-6; Deuteronomy 32:15; Deuteronomy 32:18; Numbers 14:43; Judges 2:12; Judges 10:12-14; 2 Chronicles 24:20; 2 Kings 18:1; 2 Kings 18:12; 2 Chronicles 13:11; 2 Chronicles 27:2; 2 Chronicles 29:6; 2 Chronicles 29:8; Ezra 9:10; Ezra 9:13-14; Nehemiah 9:26; Psalms 78:10-11; Psalms 78:40-43; Psalms 78:56-64; Psalms 106:13-14; Isaiah 1:4-7; Isaiah 1:21-22; Isaiah 50:1; Isaiah 2:6; Isaiah 5:12-30; Isaiah 9:13-21; Isaiah 17:10-11; Isaiah 24:5-6; Isaiah 30:9; Isaiah 30:15; Isaiah 31:6; Isaiah 43:22; Isaiah 43:24; Isaiah 51:17-20; Isaiah 63:17; Isaiah 65:2-3; Jeremiah 2:5; Jeremiah 2:11-13; Jeremiah 2:17; Jeremiah 2:19; Jeremiah 2:21; Jeremiah 2:27; Jeremiah 2:31-32; Jeremiah 3:1-25; Jeremiah 5:1-31; Jeremiah 11:9-17; Jeremiah 6:30; Ezekiel 22:18; Jeremiah 7:12-34; Jeremiah 8:1-22; Jeremiah 10:17-22; Jeremiah 12:7; Jeremiah 13:24-25; Jeremiah 14:7; Jeremiah 14:10; Jeremiah 15:1-14; Jeremiah 18:13-15; Jeremiah 19:1-15; Jeremiah 32:30-31; Jeremiah 50:6; Ezekiel 2:3-8; Ezekiel 5:1-17; Ezekiel 11:1-21; Ezekiel 16:43; Hosea 1:1-9; Hosea 4:6; Hosea 4:10; Hosea 4:16; Hosea 5:1-15; Hosea 6:4-11; Hosea 8:14; Hosea 9:1-17; Hosea 13:16; Hosea 11:2; Hosea 11:7; Hosea 14:1; Amos 2:4; Zephaniah 1:6; Malachi 1:6; Malachi 3:7; Hebrews 3:16-18

Parable of the vine
Ezekiel 15:1-8

Parables of an unfaithful wife
Ezekiel 26:16; Ezekiel 26:23; Ezekiel 28:2

Instances of Israel's backsliding:

At Meribah
Exodus 17:1-7

When Aaron made the golden calf
Exodus 2:32

After Joshua's death
Jude 1:2

During Asa's reign
Jude 14:15

During Hezekiah's reign
2 Chronicles 30:2-12

BACKSLI'DING, noun The act of apostatizing from faith or practice; a falling insensibly from religion into sin or idolatry. Jer. v.6.

BACK'STAFF, noun [back and staff, so called from its being used with the observer's back toward the sun.]

A quadrant; an instrument for taking the sun's altitude at sea; called also, from its inventor, Davis's quadrant.

BACK'STAIRS, noun [back and stairs.]

Stairs in the back part of a house; private stairs; and figuratively, a private or indirect way.

BACK'STAYS, noun [back and stay.]

Long ropes or stays extending from the top-mast heads to both sides of a ship, to assist the shrouds in supporting the mast, when strained by a weight of sail, and prevent it from giving way and falling overboard.

BACK'SWORD,noun [back and sword.]

A sword with one sharp edge. In England, a stick with a basket handle used in rustic amusements.

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