MARVEL, MARVELOUS (תָּמַהּ, H9449, פֶּ֫לֶא, H7099; θαυμάζω, θαυμαστός). The term “marvel” (incredible, wonderful, miraculous) is used almost exclusively with reference to divinity. OT writers extolled God’s “marvelous works,” including His creation and His salvation (1 Chron 16:24; Job 5:9; 9:10; Pss 96:3; 98:1; see 1 Pet 2:9). Prophets predicted His marvelous work of redemption through the Messiah (Ps 118:23; Isa 29:14; Mic 7:15; Zech 8:6). Significantly, Jesus Himself, His message, and His works were marvelous. “His father and his mother marveled at what was said about him” by Simeon (Luke 2:33). Nicodemus, the Jews, and all the people marveled at His teaching (John 3:7; 5:20, 28; 7:15, 21). Jesus’ works repeatedly made the crowds marvel (Matt 8:27; 9:26; Mark 5:20; Luke 8:25; 11:14). Jesus, in turn, marveled at the great faith of the centurion (Matt 8:10), and at the unbelief of the Nazarene citizens (Mark 6:6).