King James Version with full narration by Alexander Scourby
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Allegory
CategoryLiterary Term / Theological Term
Modern Equivalentan extended metaphor where persons or events represent deeper spiritual truths.
KJV Word TypeNoun / Verb
DefinitionA narrative in which characters, events, or settings stand for something beyond their literal meaning — typically spiritual realities. Paul explicitly uses the word in describing Hagar and Sarah as representing two covenants.
Key Verses"Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar." (Galatians 4:24)