Topical Index for The Urantia Book

believers. See faith sons of God

believer's prayer. See Lord's Prayer

belligerence. See hatred

bells

Chinese sacrificed maiden to improve tone 89:6.4(981;1)

Benares

Gautama founded school at 94:7.5(1035;5)

benediction

Immanuel's b. for Michael 120:3.10(1330;5)

Jesus' b. to apostles 193:5.2(2057;4)

Bengal

worship of meteor which fell in A.D. 1880 85:1.2(944;6)

Berbers. See also white race: divisions: southern

blue race admixed with Saharans 80:9.11(898;6)

Bering Strait land bridge

lemurs, turtles migrated over 62:1.2(703;3), 60:2.13(688;5)

red race migrated over, 100,000 85,000 B.C. 64:6.5(723;4), 79:5.6(883;7)

rose or fell 60:1.6,13(686;2), 60:3.8(689;7), 61:0.2(693;2), 61:1.7(694;4), 61:3.4(696;8), 61:4.6(698;8)

Bernice

mother of Justa 156:2.2(1735;6)

bestowal. See Creator Sons: creature bestowals; Paradise Sons of God: bestowals

bestowal attendants. See also supreme seraphim

144 supreme seraphim who attend Avonal missions 39:1.4-6(427;4)

Beth-Marion

fanatical Phoenician woman 148:8.4(1666;3)

Beth-Meon 165:0.1(1817;1)

Beth-Nimrah 165:0.1(1817;1)

Beth-Peor 165:0.1(1817;1)

Beth-shean

ancient Hebrew city; later Scythopolis 124:3.6-9(1370;4)

Beth-zur

home of Ezda 135:3.1(1497;7)

Bethabara. See Bethany beyond Jordan

Bethany beyond Jordan

Bethany ford of river Jordan 171:2.1(1869;3)

Jesus and apostles at 141:7sec(1593;2)

John the Baptist at 135:6.5(1502;3), 135:10.2(1506;4)

John's disciples remained at 141:9.2(1595;6)

Bethany (near Jerusalem) 134:7.5(1492;5), 147:2.2-3(1648;4), 172:1sec(1878;4)

2 miles from Jerusalem temple 172:3.1(1880;7)

almost every person from B. was believer 172:3.1(1880;7)

Jesus' appearances in 190:2.5,6(2032;3)

Jesus met Mary, Martha, and Lazarus at 124:6.9(1375;3)

Simon father of Lazarus was leading resident of 168:0.4(1842;4)

Bethel 124:6.1(1374;1), 127:3.3(1399;2), 143:0.1(1607;1)

Bethesda, pool of 147:3sec(1649;1)

Bethlehem (Judea) 134:7.5(1492;5), 142:8.1(1605;3)

appealing legend of star of 122:8.7(1352;3)

City of David 122:4.3(1347;5), 135:7.1(1503;1)

headquarters for Abner, messenger corps 159:6.4(1771;5), 162:9.2(1798;3)

Herod killed 16 boy babies at 122:10.3(1354;2)

inhabitants did not know Jesus born in 142:8.2(1605;4)

Jesus' birth in 122:7.7-8(1351;3), 122:8sec(1351;5)

Joseph registered for census at; remained 122:4.3(1347;5), 122:8.4(1351;8)

Mary wanted Jesus to grow up in 123:0.5(1356;2)

Bethlehem of Galilee 138:9.3(1546;5)

Joseph father of Jesus worked at 123:3.8(1360;3)

Bethphage

hamlet short distance northwest of Bethany 168:3.7(1847;7), 172:3.6(1881;4)

Jesus' Palm Sunday donkey from 172:3.6(1881;4)

Bethsaida 129:1.2(1419;5), 148:8sec(1665;4), 152:5sec(1703;5), 186:3.2-3(2000;5), 192:3.3(2050;3),. See also Capernaum

encampment at Paper 148 (1657;1),)

500 to 1500 present; model of order and sanitation 148:0.1(1657;1)

1000 improved or cured at hospital 148:2.1(1658;4)

camp equipage later used at Pella 163:5.2(1806;3)

hospital supervised by Elman the physician 148:0.1(1657;1)

Karuska of Sidon was patient at 156:0.1(1734;1)

under supervision of David Zebedee 148:0.1(1657;1)

fishing harbor of Capernaum 139:1.1(1548;5)

healing of 683 at sundown 145:3sec(1631;6)

healing the paralytic at 148:9sec(1666;5)

Jesus' 13th appearance at 192:1-2secs)

John Zebedee from 139:4.1(1553;6)

Mary mother of Jesus died at 187:4.7(2009;6)

Philip from 137:2.3(1526;3), 139:5.1(1556;1)

Zebedee's home at fishing headquarters of 129:1.4(1420;1)

Bethsaida-Julias 138:9.3(1546;5), 149:0.1(1668;1), 157:2sec(1744;4)

5000 fed south of 152:2.1(1700;2)

beautiful Magadan Park south of 155:0.1(1725;1), 157:2.1(1744;4)

woe upon light-rejecting inhabitants of 163:6.5(1807;4)

betrayal. See also desertion

greatest sorrow is to be wounded in house of friend 149:6.12(1677;1)

Jesus' Paper 183 (1971;1),)

Jewish law forbade testimony of traitors 184:3.6(1982;7)

last hour before Judas's 139:12.12-13(1567;5), 182:2sec(1966;1)

money not Judas's motive for 139:12.5(1566;4)

Solemnities of Trust reflect individual's possibilities of 28:6.14(316;1)

betrayer. See Judas Iscariot

betrothal. See marriage

bewitching

Jesus denounced belief in 150:3.12(1681;7)

Bible. See New Testament; Old Testament; sacred books

bigamy. See marriage: among primitives

bigotry. See intolerance; prejudice

Bildad

offered Job depressing counsel 148:6.5,9(1663;3)

bipeds

all mortals are 49:4.1(564;3)

birches 60:3.19(690;10)

birds

Andon created fire with flint sparks into bird's nest 63:2.5-7(712;5)

became fetish animals 88:1.5(967;7)

Cretaceous was era of 60:3sec(688;8)

descended from partially progressive reptiles 65:2.8-10(732;6)

domesticated by 5000 B.C. 81:2.8(902;2)

evolved from hollow-boned leaping dinosaurs 60:2.12(688;4), 60:3.22(691;3)

prebirds had too little brain for body size 60:3.21(691;2)

primitives believed b. to be source of wind 85:3.4(946;6)

types named. See bats; buzzards; carrier pigeons; doves; ducks; eagles; falcons; flamingoes; gulls; herons; ostriches; owls; parrots; passenger birds; pigeons; poultry; quail; ravens; sparrows

used for transport on Jerusem 46:2.4(521;1)

birth. See childbirth; spiritual rebirth

birthday text. See Jesus: birthday text from Isaiah

birthmarks

believed caused by evil eye 87:5.5(962;6)

bison 61:3.5(696;9), 61:5.7(699;8), 61:7.13-14(702;3), 69:7.2(778;5)

Bithynia

Matthew preached in 139:7.10(1560;6)

Black Forest mountains 59:5.12(681;4)

Black Friday

commemorated self-inflicted death of Attis 98:4.4(1081;7)

black race. See indigo race

Black Sea

Andonites entered Europe via region of 80:9.6(898;1)

iron ores mined in 80:6.3(894;4)

once was extension of Mediterranean 64:4.10(721;8)

black smiths

early metal workers and magicians 69:3.5(774;4)

early specialists; enjoyed special privileges; hated 69:3.6,9(774;5)

Blackfoot Indians

descendants of Onamonalonton 64:6.7(723;6)

blame

Judas blamed others for his difficulties 193:4.7(2056;5)

placing failures of one's own making upon others 176:3.9(1918;2)

refrain from condemnation 147:8.4(1656;5)

blasphemy

Jesus charged with 148:9.3(1667;1), 153:3.6(1713;1), 164:5.3(1815;4), 169:0.5(1850;5), 184:5.4(1985;5), 186:2.7(1999;7)

no forgiveness for deliberate b. against God 153:4.3(1714;2), 165:3.6(1820;5)

blemishes

on sacrificial animals 173:1.1-2(1888;4)

blind, the

b. leading b., fall into pit 140:3.18(1571;5), 153:3.5(1712;5), 175:1.15(1907;7)

Jesus restored sight to Bartimeus 171:5sec(1873;1)

Jesus restored sight to Josiah 164:3sec(1811;2)

rabbis taught blindness caused by sin 164:3.3(1811;4)

sometimes invite to banquets 167:1.5(1834;3)

among earliest medicines 90:4.8(991;7)

ancients believed b. created child 84:2.1(932;7)

b. money substituted for vengeance; Moses abolished 70:10.12(796;2)

barbarous idea of penance by shedding b. 4:5.4(60;3)

from sacrificial animals sickened Jesus 125:1.4(1378;6)

Hebrews believed no remission of sin without shedding 4:5.5(60;4)

many still depend upon b. for salvation 89:9.4(984;3)

of kings believed divine 70:6.4(790;1)

Philo taught forgiveness only through shedding 121:6.5(1339;1)

Phrygian mystery cult celebrated day of 97:4.4(1066;1)

place b. shed became property of injured person 69:9.8-9(781;2)

scientific aspects of blood

15 million chemical reactions in 65:6.6(737;6)

cuttlefish oxygenate b. with copper 65:6.4(737;4)

retains salinity of ancestors' ocean environment 58:1.3-4(664;4)

role of iron in oxygenation 65:6.4(737;4)

some ancients believed soul resided in 86:5.11(955;3)

blood drinking

ancient social brotherhoods based on rite of 89:9.3(984;2)

belief blood was seat of soul gave origin to 84:2.1(932;7)

decline of 71:1.15(801;3)

first peace treaties were blood bonds 70:3.10(788;1),

of sacrificial animals by Mithraics 98:5.4(1082;5)

once common cannibalistic practice 89:5.11(979;10)

seal of friendship, acceptance into clan 66:5.22(748;3), 70:3.7(787;7)

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