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• Leviticus 7Bible

  Leviticus 7 sets out the regulations for the guilt offering and the peace offering, the portions given to the priests, and the command not to eat fat or blood. It concludes the priestly sacrificial regulations that begin in chapter 6.

• Book of the CovenantBible

  The Book of the Covenant is the book that Moses read aloud to the people in Exodus 24:7. In scholarship and in the church, the name is commonly applied to the collection of laws in Exodus 20:22–23:33.

• Period of the JudgesBible

  The period of the Judges is the era from the death of Joshua until Saul became king, when Israel lived as a confederation of tribes without a king. During this time God repeatedly delivered His people through judges whom He raised up. The period is recorded chiefly in the Book of Judges.

• Parable of the MinasBible

  The Parable of the Minas is a parable of Jesus found in Luke 19:11-27. It tells of a nobleman who goes to a far country to receive a kingdom, entrusts one mina to each of ten servants, and on his return settles accounts with them.

• Crossing of the Red SeaBible

  The crossing of the Red Sea is the event recorded in Exodus 14 in which the Israelites, led by Moses, crossed the divided sea on dry ground, while the pursuing Egyptian army was engulfed when the waters returned.

• Parable of the Sheep and the GoatsBible

  The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats is Jesus' teaching in Matthew 25:31-46, in which the returning Son of Man judges all nations, separating them as a shepherd divides the sheep from the goats. Through this scene Jesus teaches that whatever is done for the least of his brethren is done for him.

• Crossing of the JordanBible

  The crossing of the Jordan is the event in which the Israelites, led by Joshua and preceded by the Ark of the Covenant, crossed the Jordan River on dry ground and entered Canaan. It is recorded in Joshua 3–4.

• Forty Years in the WildernessBible

  The forty years in the wilderness were the period the Israelites spent in the wilderness after the Exodus and before entering Canaan. The Bible portrays this period both as judgment for unbelief and as a time in which God fed and taught his people.

• Minjung TheologyDoctrine & Theology

  Minjung theology is a theology that took shape in South Korea in the 1970s. It regards the oppressed and marginalized minjung ("the people") as the subjects of history and the starting point of theology.

• Christian Population of South KoreaHistory

  The Christian population of South Korea is the number of people in South Korea who identify as Protestant or Catholic. Statistics Korea's Population and Housing Census has asked about religion every ten years since 1985, and in the 2015 census Protestantism became the country's largest religion for the first time.

• JebusitesBible

  The Jebusites were one of the peoples who lived in the land of Canaan before Israel entered it. They held Jerusalem, formerly called Jebus, until David conquered it.

• Zechariah (Prophet)People

  Zechariah was a prophet active during the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem after the return from the Babylonian exile, and he is the central figure of the Old Testament Book of Zechariah. Together with Haggai, he urged the people to rebuild the temple.

• Feast of TabernaclesBible

  The Feast of Tabernacles is one of the three pilgrimage feasts of Israel. Observed after the autumn harvest had been gathered, it began on the fifteenth day of the seventh month and lasted seven days, during which the people dwelt in booths in remembrance of the wilderness years. It is also called the Feast of Booths and the Feast of Ingathering.

• Book of LifeBible

  The Book of Life is the heavenly register in which, according to Scripture, God records the names of those who will be saved. The concept begins with "thy book" in the Old Testament and culminates in "the Lamb's book of life" in Revelation.

• Covenant of PeaceBible

  The covenant of peace is God's promise of a perpetual priesthood, given to Phinehas after the incident at Baal-peor (Numbers 25:12). In the prophetic books, the phrase also describes the covenant of peace that God will make with his restored people.

• Judges of IsraelBible

  The judges were leaders whom God raised up after the death of Joshua and before Saul became king to deliver Israel from foreign enemies and to govern the people. They appear chiefly in the Book of Judges.

• Feast of TrumpetsBible

  The Feast of Trumpets was an Old Testament festival observed on the first day of the seventh month of Israel's religious calendar. It was marked by the blowing of trumpets and a holy convocation, as prescribed in Leviticus 23 and Numbers 29.

• Isaiah 59:20–21Bible Verses

  These verses conclude Isaiah 59, a chapter that indicts Israel for its sins. They promise that a Redeemer will come to those who turn from transgression, and they announce a covenant in which God's Spirit and words will not depart from them through the generations. The passage is frequently discussed because Paul quotes it in Romans 11 when he speaks of the salvation of "all Israel."

• Isaiah 57:15Bible Verses

  Isaiah 57:15 declares that God, who dwells in the high and holy place, also dwells with those who are contrite and humble and revives their spirit and heart. The verse is frequently quoted because it expresses both God's exaltation and his nearness in a single sentence.

• Psalm 50:15Bible Verses

  A verse in Psalm 50 in which God calls His covenant people to offer thanksgiving and to call upon Him rather than to bring merely formal sacrifices, and promises to deliver them when they call on Him in the day of trouble. It is widely cited as both a command to pray and a promise that prayer will be answered.