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• AgagPeople

  Agag was a king of the Amalekites during the reign of King Saul. First Samuel 15 records that Saul disobeyed God's command by sparing him, an act that led to Saul's rejection as king.

• Ruler of TensBible

  A ruler of tens was a leader placed over a unit of ten Israelites who governed them and judged minor disputes. The office appears in Exodus 18 and Deuteronomy 1.

• OnyxBible

  Onyx is the name of a precious stone used to translate the Hebrew word shoham. It first appears as a stone found in the land of Havilah near Eden, and it was used on the high priest's ephod as the stone engraved with the names of the sons of Israel.

• HuguenotsHistory

  Huguenot was the name given to French Calvinist Protestants from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century. Their history is known as one of persecution, marked by the Wars of Religion, the Edict of Nantes, its revocation, and a large-scale exodus.

• Biblical GeographyBible

  Biblical geography is the field that examines the locations and natural environments of the lands, cities, mountains, rivers, and seas mentioned in the Bible, and how they relate to the events of Scripture. It is commonly studied alongside Bible maps.

• Uri (son of Hur)People

  Uri is an Old Testament man of the tribe of Judah, the son of Hur and the father of Bezalel, the craftsman who made the tabernacle and its furnishings.

• MidwifeBible

  A midwife is a woman who assists another woman in childbirth. In the Bible, midwives appear in Genesis and Exodus. They are best known through the account of Shiphrah and Puah, who defied Pharaoh's order and saved the lives of Hebrew baby boys.

• Mahli (Son of Merari)People

  Mahli was a grandson of Levi and a son of Merari, and the ancestor of the Levitical clan of the Mahlites. His name appears in the genealogies and lists of Levites in Exodus, Numbers, 1 Chronicles, and Ezra.

• Simeon and AnnaPeople

  Simeon and Anna are two devout Jews in Luke 2 who recognized the infant Jesus as the Messiah and bore witness to him when he was presented at the Temple in Jerusalem. Simeon left a hymn of praise and a prophecy, and Anna is called a prophetess.

• Cities of RefugeBible

  The cities of refuge were six towns designated by Old Testament law where a person who had killed someone unintentionally could escape blood vengeance, stand trial, and receive protection. Three were located east of the Jordan River and three west of it.

• Sons of KorahBible

  The sons of Korah were the descendants of Korah, a member of the Kohathite family of the tribe of Levi. Although their ancestor Korah was judged for rebelling in the wilderness, his descendants survived and later served as singers and gatekeepers in the temple, and their name appears in the titles of eleven psalms.

• LampstandBible

  The lampstand was a furnishing of pure gold that stood in the Holy Place of the tabernacle and the temple. It had a single central shaft with six branches and held seven lamps. In Hebrew it is called the menorah.

• LaverBible

  The laver was a bronze basin placed in the tabernacle between the tent of meeting and the altar of burnt offering. The priests washed their hands and feet in it before entering the tent of meeting or ministering at the altar.

• Breastplate of JudgmentBible

  The breastplate of judgment was a square ornament worn on the chest, over the ephod, by the high priest of Old Testament Israel. It held twelve precious stones engraved with the names of the twelve tribes, and the Urim and Thummim were placed in it.

• Wilderness of ShurBible

  The Wilderness of Shur was a desert region between the eastern frontier of Egypt and southern Canaan. It was the first place the Israelites entered after crossing the Red Sea. In Genesis and elsewhere it is called simply Shur.

• Heave OfferingBible

  The heave offering was, in the Old Testament sacrificial system, a portion taken from a sacrifice or gift and set apart for God. It served chiefly as the share of the priests and Levites.

• Altar of Burnt OfferingBible

  The altar of burnt offering stood in the courtyard of the tabernacle and later of the Temple in Jerusalem. Burnt offerings and other animal sacrifices were burned on it. Because it was overlaid with bronze, it is also called the "bronze altar."

• Captain of ThousandsBible

  A captain of thousands is the biblical term for a leader who governed or commanded a unit of one thousand. In the Old Testament it denotes a judicial and military office within Israel; in the New Testament it refers chiefly to a commander in the Roman army.

• HyssopBible

  Hyssop is a plant used in Old Testament purification rites to sprinkle blood or water. It appears in connection with the Passover, the rite for cleansing from leprosy, Psalm 51, and the crucifixion scene in the Gospel of John.

• Jonah 4:2Bible Verses

  In this verse Jonah, angered that Nineveh has been spared, tells God why he had fled. The verse is frequently discussed for its irony, since Jonah turns the confession of God's grace from Exodus 34 into grounds for complaint, and for its statement that God "repentest thee of the evil."