HEATHEN. Under this head are grouped all who are not embraced under the Abrahamic covenant. Cast out of Canaan, Lev. 18:24,25; Psa. 44:2; and their land given to Israel, Psa. 78:55; 105:44; 135:12; 136:21,22; Isa. 54:1-3. Excluded from the temple, Lam. 1:10. Wicked Practices of. See Idolatry. Divine revelations given to: Abimelech, Gen. 20:3-7; Pharaoh, Gen. 41:1-28; Balaam, Num. 22; Nebuchadnezzar, Dan. 4:1-18; Belshazzar, Dan. 5:5,24-29; Cyrus, 2 Chr. 36:23; Ezra 1:1-4; the Magi, Matt. 2:1-11; the centurion, Matt. 8:5-13; Luke 7:2-9; Cornelius, Acts 10:1-7. Pious people among, Isa. 65:5; Acts 10:35. Instances of: Melchizedek, Gen. 14:18-20. Abimelech, Gen. 20. Balaam, Num. 22. Jethro, Ex. 18. Cyrus, Ezra 1:1-3. Eliphaz, Job 4. Bildad, Job 8. Zophar, Job 11. Elihu, Job 32. Nebuchadnezzar, after his restoration, Dan. 4. The Ninevites, Jonah 3:5-10. The Magi, Matt. 2:1-12. The centurion of Capernaum, Matt. 8:5-13; Luke 7:2-9; of Caesarea, Acts 10. See Gentiles; Strangers.