Shalom
Hebrew: שָׁלוֹם (Shalom) — peace, completeness, soundness, well-being
Key Scriptures
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Genesis 43:27
Then he asked them about their well-being, and said, “Is your father
well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?”
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Exodus 4:18
So Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to
him, “Please let me go and return to my brethren who are in Egypt,
and see whether they are still alive.” And Jethro said to Moses, “Go
in peace.”
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Judges 19:20
And the old man said, “Peace be with you! However, let all your
needs be my responsibility; only do not spend the night in the open
square.”
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Joshua 9:15
So Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them to let
them live; and the rulers of the congregation swore to them.
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1 Kings 5:12
So the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him; and there
was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a
treaty together.
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Psalm 73:3,
For I was envious of the boastful, When I saw the prosperity of the
wicked.
85:10
Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have
kissed.
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Isaiah 48:18,
Oh, that you had heeded My commandments! Then your peace would have
been like a river, And your righteousness like the waves of the sea.
48:22,
“There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.”
57:19-21
“I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace to him who is far off
and to him who is near,” says the LORD, “And I will heal him.” But
the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose
waters cast up mire and dirt. “There is no peace,” says my God, “for
the wicked.”
Note: Shalom is used when one asks of or prays for the welfare of another; when one is in harmony or concord with another, when one seeks the good of a city or country. It may mean material prosperity or physical safety. But also it may mean spiritual well-being. Such peace is the associate of righteousness and truth, but not of wickedness. [New Bible Dictionary]
Greek: εἰρήνη (Eirēnē) — peace, tranquility
Latin: Pax — peace.
English: peace — a state of tranquility or wholeness
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