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• Golden RuleBible

  The Golden Rule is the traditional name for the teaching of Jesus "whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them" (Matthew 7:12; Luke 6:31).

• TetrarchBible

  Tetrarch is a New Testament term for a ruler under the Roman Empire who governed a portion of a divided territory. It is used chiefly of Herod Antipas, who ruled Galilee.

• Parable of the LeavenBible

  The Parable of the Leaven is a short parable in which Jesus likens the kingdom of God to "leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened." It appears in Matthew 13 and Luke 13.

• KerygmaBible

  Kerygma is a Greek word meaning "proclamation" or "that which is proclaimed." In the New Testament it refers to the apostles' proclamation of the gospel, centered on the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

• Altar of IncenseBible

  The altar of incense was a small gold-overlaid altar that stood in the holy place of the tabernacle and the temple, where incense was burned morning and evening. Instructions for making it appear in Exodus 30, and elsewhere in Scripture it becomes a symbol of prayer.

• ChaldeaBible

  Chaldea is a biblical term for a region in southern Mesopotamia and for the people who lived there. Scripture uses it for Abraham's homeland, "Ur of the Chaldees"; for the Babylonian Empire that destroyed Judah; and for a class of learned men and astrologers in the book of Daniel.

• Jehovah-shammahBible

  Jehovah-shammah is a Hebrew name meaning "the LORD is there," given to the restored city in Ezekiel 48:35.

• AchmethaBible

  Achmetha is a city in the province of Media mentioned in Ezra 6:2. The decree of Cyrus authorizing the rebuilding of the temple was discovered in its palace. It was the ancient capital of Media, commonly known as Ecbatana.

• 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.

• CrescensPeople

  Crescens was a coworker of Paul who is named only once, in 2 Timothy 4:10. Scripture records only that he departed for Galatia while Paul was imprisoned in Rome.

• GabbathaBible

  Gabbatha is the name of a place in Jerusalem mentioned in John 19:13. It refers to the "Pavement" where Pontius Pilate sat on the judgment seat and presented Jesus before the Jews.

• Eternal PunishmentDoctrine & Theology

  Eternal punishment is the Christian doctrine of the penalty that those who have rejected God are held to suffer without end after the Last Judgment. Interpretations differ on its nature and on whether it continues forever.

• ShigionothBible

  Shigionoth is a Hebrew musical term in the superscription of Habakkuk 3:1. It is thought to indicate the character or style of song that Habakkuk's prayer represents. Its precise meaning is unknown.

• HiggaionBible

  Higgaion is a Hebrew word that appears together with "Selah" in Psalm 9:16. It is thought to be either a musical term or a word indicating meditation, but its precise meaning is uncertain.

• StadionBible

  The stadion is a Greek unit of distance found in the New Testament, measuring about 185 meters. In Revelation it is used to give the dimensions of the New Jerusalem.

• LuciferBible

  Lucifer is the Latin Vulgate's rendering of the "morning star, son of the morning" in Isaiah 14:12. In later tradition the word came to be widely used as the name of Satan before his fall.

• Middle Wall of PartitionBible

  The "middle wall of partition" is an expression from Ephesians 2:14 for the barrier between Jews and Gentiles that Christ broke down through the cross. In Korean churches the phrase is frequently cited in connection with reconciliation and unity.

• Habakkuk (Prophet)People

  Habakkuk was the prophet to whom the Old Testament Book of Habakkuk is attributed. Scripture gives his name only in the book's two headings and records nothing about his origins or life.

• The Cushite WomanPeople

  The Cushite woman (KJV: "Ethiopian woman") is the wife whom Moses married, according to Numbers 12. She appears in the account in which Miriam and Aaron used this marriage as a pretext for speaking against Moses. Her name is not recorded.

• Valley of SorekBible

  The Valley of Sorek is the valley named in Judges 16:4 as the home of Delilah, the woman Samson loved. It runs from the hill country of Judah down to the coastal plain along the Mediterranean and lay in the border region between Israel and the Philistines.