Bible Dictionary

Witness

a person who sees, hears, or has knowledge of an event and can testify about it

Basic Meaning

A witness is a person who sees, hears, or has knowledge of an event and can testify about it.

The word may also refer to evidence, testimony, or the act of bearing witness.


Biblical Usage

The word witness appears throughout Scripture in legal, historical, prophetic, and New Testament contexts.

References to witnesses occur in the Law, the Prophets, the Gospels, Acts, and Revelation.


  • Testimony
  • Two Witnesses
  • Prophecy

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