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• ShaashgazPeople

  Shaashgaz was a eunuch of the Persian king Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther. He had charge of the "second house of the women," where the women who had spent a night with the king resided.

• Daniel 2Bible

  Daniel 2 is the chapter in which Daniel receives from God, reveals, and interprets King Nebuchadnezzar's dream of a great image. It centers on the vision of an image made of gold, silver, brass, iron, and clay that is broken in pieces by a stone cut out without hands, together with the interpretation of that vision.

• Daniel 8Bible

  Daniel 8 records Daniel's vision of a ram and a male goat in the third year of King Belshazzar, together with its interpretation by the angel Gabriel. The chapter features a "little horn" that defiles the sanctuary and the "two thousand and three hundred days."

• Acts 8Bible

  Acts 8 describes the great persecution that followed the martyrdom of Stephen and the scattered believers who preached the gospel wherever they went. It recounts Philip's preaching in Samaria and on the desert road to Gaza, including the accounts of Simon the sorcerer and the Ethiopian eunuch.

• Acts 1Bible

  Acts 1 is the chapter in which the risen Jesus appears to his disciples over forty days, promises the Holy Spirit, and ascends into heaven, and in which the disciples cast lots to appoint Matthias to the place of Judas Iscariot.

• Obadiah (Prophet)People

  Obadiah is the prophet traditionally credited with writing the Old Testament Book of Obadiah. He prophesied the judgment of Edom and the restoration of Zion. Scripture names him only in Obadiah 1:1.

• HatachPeople

  Hatach is a eunuch of the Persian court mentioned in the Book of Esther. King Ahasuerus appointed him to attend Queen Esther, and when Haman's decree for the massacre of the Jews was issued, he carried messages between Esther and Mordecai.

• Responsive ReadingWorship & Rites

  A responsive reading is an element of worship, and also the text used for it, in which the leader and the congregation read a passage of Scripture, usually from the Psalms, alternately verse by verse. In Korean Protestant churches it is also known as seongsi gyodok, "the alternate reading of sacred poems."

• MelchizedekPeople

  Melchizedek is the king of Salem and "priest of the most high God" who appears in Genesis 14. He blessed Abraham and received a tithe from him, and the New Testament book of Hebrews presents him as a figure who illuminates the priesthood of Jesus Christ.

• JosiahPeople

  Josiah was a king of Judah in the Old Testament. Scripture records that, prompted by the discovery of the Book of the Law in the temple, he led a religious reform that removed idols and restored the Passover.

• MarkPeople

  Mark is a figure of the early church who appears in the New Testament book of Acts and in the Epistles. In Acts he is called "John, whose surname was Mark," and he worked alongside Paul, Barnabas, and Peter. He is traditionally regarded as the author of the Gospel of Mark.

• MoabBible

  Moab is the name of a people who lived on the plateau east of the Dead Sea and of the land they inhabited. The Bible presents the Moabites as descendants of Lot, and Ruth, the central figure of the Book of Ruth, was a Moabite woman.

• TarsusBible

  Tarsus was a city in the region of Cilicia in southeastern Asia Minor and the hometown of the apostle Paul. It appears in the New Testament Book of Acts and corresponds to the modern city of Tarsus in southern Türkiye.

• BaashaPeople

  Baasha was a king of the northern kingdom of Israel who appears in the Old Testament book of 1 Kings. He killed Nadab the son of Jeroboam, seized the throne, destroyed the house of Jeroboam, and reigned for twenty-four years in Tirzah.

• NabonidusPeople

  Nabonidus was the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire (reigned 556–539 BC). Although he is not named in the Bible, he is known as the father of Belshazzar, who appears in the Book of Daniel.

• Shulamite WomanPeople

  The Shulamite woman is the woman called "the Shulamite" in the Old Testament book of the Song of Songs. She is commonly understood to be the female speaker who exchanges songs of love with her beloved in the book.

• HilkiahPeople

  Hilkiah is the name of several people in the Old Testament. The best known is the high priest who found the Book of the Law in the temple during the reign of King Josiah of Judah. The priest of Anathoth who was the father of the prophet Jeremiah bore the same name.

• Mahlon and ChilionPeople

  Mahlon and Chilion are the two sons of Elimelech and Naomi in the Book of Ruth. During the period of the judges they moved with their family to Moab to escape a famine, married Moabite women, and died there. Mahlon's wife was Ruth.

• Ecclesiastes 1:2Bible Verses

  Ecclesiastes 1:2 is the opening thematic verse of the Book of Ecclesiastes, in which the Preacher declares, "Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity." It is widely cited as a classic statement of the transience of life. Interpretations vary regarding the meaning of the Hebrew word rendered "vanity" and the message of Ecclesiastes as a whole.

• Acts 2:16–21Bible Verses

  In this passage, Peter, speaking on the Day of Pentecost, quotes the Book of Joel and proclaims that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit "upon all flesh" fulfills prophecy. It is frequently cited in discussions of whether spiritual gifts continue today, of women in ministry, and of eschatology.