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• Cave of MachpelahBible

  The Cave of Machpelah was the cave in a field before Mamre, near Hebron, that Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite in order to bury his wife Sarah. It became the burial place of the patriarchs and their wives.

• CallingDoctrine & Theology

  Calling is God's summoning of people, whether drawing them to salvation or entrusting them with a particular life and work. It is also commonly referred to as "the call," and the term is used especially often of being called to pastoral ministry.

• Psalm 137Bible

  Psalm 137 is a nine-verse lament in which the people carried captive to Babylon mourn by its rivers as they remember Zion, vow never to forget Jerusalem, and then call for judgment on Edom and Babylon.

• JoelBible

  Joel is the second book of the Minor Prophets in the Old Testament. Occasioned by a locust plague, it calls the people to repentance and contains God's promise to pour out His Spirit upon all flesh.

• The HolocaustHistory

  The Holocaust was the systematic murder of approximately six million European Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during the World War II era. After the war, it prompted the churches to reexamine antisemitism and replacement theology.

• Jeshua (Levite)People

  Jeshua was a leader of the Levites who returned from the Babylonian exile. He oversaw the rebuilding of the temple, and in the time of Nehemiah he helped explain the Law to the people and led a prayer of repentance.

• Water from the RockBible

  The water from the rock refers to the events in which God, through Moses, brought water out of a rock when the Israelites in the wilderness complained because they had no water to drink. The events are recorded in Exodus 17 and Numbers 20.

• Hashabiah (Descendant of Merari)People

  Hashabiah was a Levite descended from Merari who returned with Ezra from Babylon to Jerusalem. He appears in Ezra 8 as one of the men to whom Ezra entrusted the silver, gold, and vessels offered for the temple.

• AnakimBible

  The Anakim were a people of great stature who lived in the southern hill country of Canaan, centered on Hebron, before the Israelite conquest. After the report of the twelve spies, they became the adversaries Israel feared.

• RephaimBible

  The Rephaim were an ancient people of great stature who, according to the Old Testament, lived east of the Jordan and in Canaan before Israel. In the poetic and prophetic books, the same word can also refer to the spirits of the dead.

• Love of GodDoctrine & Theology

  The love of God refers to the goodwill and self-giving disposition that God extends to His creatures, especially to human beings. In Christian theology it is treated as one of the attributes of God.

• Priesthood of All BelieversDoctrine & Theology

  The priesthood of all believers is the Protestant teaching that every Christian is a priest who approaches God directly through Jesus Christ, without the mediation of another person. It is also called the universal priesthood of believers.

• Feast of FirstfruitsBible

  The Feast of Firstfruits was an Old Testament rite, prescribed in Leviticus 23:9-14, in which the first sheaf of the spring barley harvest was waved before the LORD. It served as the starting point for counting the date of the Feast of Weeks and is often read in connection with the New Testament description of Christ's resurrection as the "firstfruits."

• Hill of MorehBible

  The hill of Moreh is a hill in the Jezreel Valley mentioned in Judges 7:1. When Gideon fought the Midianite army, the Midianites encamped in the valley by this hill.

• 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.

• Spring of HarodBible

  The Spring of Harod is the spring beside which the judge Gideon encamped with his army before fighting the Midianites (Judges 7:1). There he sent home those who were afraid and selected three hundred men by the way they drank water.

• Exodus 40:34-35Bible Verses

  The closing scene of the Book of Exodus, in which, once the tabernacle is completed, the cloud covers the tent of meeting and the glory of the LORD fills the tabernacle so that even Moses cannot enter. As a key text on God's presence dwelling among his people, it is frequently cited at dedication services and in sermons on worship.

• 1 Samuel 15:23-24Bible Verses

  In this passage the prophet Samuel tells King Saul, who had disobeyed God's command, that rebellion is comparable to divination and idolatry and that Saul has been rejected from the kingship. Saul then confesses his sin, saying that he feared the people. The passage is frequently cited in discussions of obedience and repentance.

• Nehemiah 8:10Bible Verses

  Nehemiah 8:10 is an exhortation to the people who had returned from exile and were weeping as they heard the Law read. They are told not to grieve on the holy day but to eat together and share with others. The verse is widely quoted for the phrase "the joy of the LORD is your strength."

• Malachi 3:10Bible Verses

  A verse in which God commands His people to bring all the tithes into the storehouse and prove Him, promising to open the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing. It stands at the center of debates over tithing, and in Korean Protestant churches it is the principal text for teaching on the tithe.