Bible Dictionary

Remembrance

The act or state of remembering someone or something; the preservation of memory.

Quick Reference

Total Entries

516

Entry Position

391 of 516

Letter

R

Meaning

The act or state of remembering someone or something; the preservation of memory.

Key Scriptures

  • Exodus 13:3
  • Deuteronomy 8:18
  • Joshua 4:6-7
  • 1 Samuel 1:19
  • Psalm 77:11-12
  • Psalm 105:5
  • Psalm 111:4
  • Ecclesiastes 12:1
  • Isaiah 46:9
  • Malachi 3:16
  • Luke 22:19

Original Language

Hebrew

זָכַר

zakar

to remember; recall; call to mind

Greek

ἀνάμνησις

anamnēsis

remembrance; recalling to mind

Meaning

Remembrance is the act or state of remembering someone or something; the preservation of memory.


Biblical Usage

In Scripture, remembrance refers to remembering, recalling, or keeping something in mind. It can concern God’s acts, His covenant, His commandments, people, events, sins, or promises.

Scripture also uses remembrance in connection with memorials and appointed practices that cause something to be remembered. The stones taken from Jordan were established so that the event would be remembered by future generations.


Key References

  • Exodus 13:3
  • Deuteronomy 8:18
  • Joshua 4:6-7
  • 1 Samuel 1:19
  • Psalm 77:11-12
  • Psalm 105:5
  • Psalm 111:4
  • Ecclesiastes 12:1
  • Isaiah 46:9
  • Malachi 3:16
  • Luke 22:19

  • Memorial
  • Remember
  • Witness
  • Testimony
  • Covenant
  • Passover
  • Memory

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Scriptures

  • Exodus 13:3
  • Deuteronomy 8:18
  • Joshua 4:6-7
  • 1 Samuel 1:19
  • Psalm 77:11-12
  • Psalm 105:5
  • Psalm 111:4
  • Ecclesiastes 12:1
  • Isaiah 46:9
  • Malachi 3:16
  • Luke 22:19

Related Terms

Study Topics

remembrance memory covenant worship