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• CozbiPeople

  Cozbi was a Midianite woman mentioned in Numbers 25, the daughter of the Midianite chief Zur. During the Baal-peor incident, she was killed by Phinehas together with Zimri, a leader of the Israelite tribe of Simeon.

• HorebBible

  Horeb is a mountain called "the mountain of God" in the Old Testament. There Moses received his call from the flame of fire in the bush and later received the Law, and there Elijah encountered God.

• SackclothBible

  Sackcloth is a coarse fabric, or a garment made from it, that people in the Bible wrapped around their bodies or wore to express grief, repentance, and humility. It frequently appears together with putting ashes on the head and fasting.

• SherebiahPeople

  Sherebiah was a Levite leader who returned with Ezra from Babylon to Jerusalem. He appears in Ezra and Nehemiah as one who explained the Law to the people, led a prayer of repentance, and set his seal to the covenant document.

• Golden Calf IncidentBible

  The golden calf incident is the episode in which the Israelites, while Moses was receiving the law on Mount Sinai, had Aaron make an image of a calf out of gold and then offered sacrifices and held a feast before it. Recorded in Exodus 32, it is regarded as one of the foremost examples of idolatry in the Old Testament.

• Mount HorebBible

  Mount Horeb is the mountain the Old Testament calls "the mountain of God." There Moses received God's call from the flame of the burning bush, Israel received the covenant, and Elijah met God. It is generally understood to be the same mountain as Mount Sinai.

• Haggai (Prophet)People

  Haggai was a prophet active after the return from the Babylonian exile, during the reign of the Persian king Darius. He urged the people to resume the stalled rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem. The Old Testament Book of Haggai bears his name.

• The Widow's Two MitesBible

  The widow's two mites refers to the incident in which Jesus, watching at the treasury of the Temple in Jerusalem, saw a poor widow put in two mites, all that she had, and declared that she had put in more than anyone else. It is recorded in the Gospels of Mark and Luke.

• Bani (Levite)People

  Bani was a Levite in the time of Nehemiah. When Ezra read the Law aloud, Bani helped the people understand its meaning, and at the assembly held for fasting he stood on the platform and cried out to God (Nehemiah 8:7; 9:4-5).

• CorneliusPeople

  Cornelius is a Roman centurion stationed at Caesarea who appears in Acts 10. After hearing Peter's preaching, he received the Holy Spirit and was baptized. He is remembered as the central figure in the event through which the gospel was opened to the Gentiles.

• Simon MagusPeople

  Simon Magus is a sorcerer in Samaria who appears in Acts 8. After being baptized, he tried to buy the power to impart the Holy Spirit and was rebuked by Peter. The term "simony," meaning the buying and selling of church offices, is derived from his name.

• The Korean War and the ChurchHistory

  This article covers the losses suffered by Korean Protestantism during the Korean War (1950–1953) and its responses to them. It addresses the changes the war brought to the Korean church, including the deaths of believers and the destruction of churches, refugee flight and relief work, the establishment of the military chaplaincy, and the division of the Presbyterian Church.

• Aaron's Rod That BuddedBible

  An event recorded in Numbers 17 in which, of the rods belonging to the leaders of the twelve tribes, only Aaron's rod sprouted, blossomed, and bore fruit overnight. It is recorded as a sign confirming that God had chosen the house of Aaron for the priesthood.

• 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.

• Minjung ChurchOrganization & Polity

  A minjung church is a church that regards workers, the urban poor, and other socially marginalized people as the "minjung" (the people) and makes standing with them, in the places where they live, the center of its mission. Minjung churches took shape in South Korea in the 1970s and 1980s alongside minjung theology.

• AshtorethBible

  Ashtoreth (also Ashtaroth) is a Canaanite and Sidonian goddess named in the Old Testament. Usually mentioned together with Baal, her name serves as a representative term for the foreign gods that Israel served after forsaking the LORD.

• Deuteronomy 11:13–21Bible Verses

  Moses' exhortation promising timely rain and abundant harvests for obedience and warning of drought and destruction for serving other gods. It urges Israel to lay God's words on the heart and body, in the home, and in the teaching of children. It is the second section of the Jewish Shema and is often cited in discussions of faith formation and of the relationship between obedience and blessing.

• 1 Samuel 15:22Bible Verses

  1 Samuel 15:22 records Samuel's rebuke of Saul: "Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams." It is a key verse for the principle that obedience to God's word takes precedence over ritual worship. It also raises questions about application, particularly about whom one is to obey.

• Hosea 6:6Bible Verses

  A declaration that God desires steadfast love rather than sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. Jesus quoted the verse twice in disputes with the Pharisees, and it is a key text on the relationship between worship and life, and between ritual and love.

• Exodus 3:12–15Bible Verses

  In this passage God, speaking from the burning bush at Mount Horeb, promises Moses that He will be with him and reveals the names "I AM THAT I AM" and "Jehovah" (YHWH). As a central text on the name and being of God, it is frequently discussed in theology and in debates over Bible translation.