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• JonathanPeople

  Jonathan was the eldest son of Saul, the first king of Israel. Recorded in 1 and 2 Samuel, he showed great courage in battle against the Philistines and became the friend of David, with whom he made a covenant.

• AhimaazPeople

  Ahimaaz was the son of Zadok, the priest during the reign of King David. During Absalom's rebellion he served as a messenger, carrying news from Jerusalem to David.

• OthnielPeople

  Othniel is the first judge in the Old Testament Book of Judges. The son of Kenaz and a member of Caleb's family, he delivered Israel from Cushan-rishathaim, king of Mesopotamia.

• Plains of MoabBible

  The plains of Moab were Israel's final encampment before entering Canaan, after the nation had passed through the wilderness following the Exodus. They lie in the valley east of the Jordan River, opposite Jericho.

• 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.

• Walk to CanossaHistory

  The Walk to Canossa was the event of January 1077 in which the excommunicated German king Henry IV sought forgiveness from Pope Gregory VII at the castle of Canossa in northern Italy and received absolution. It is regarded as an emblematic episode of the Investiture Controversy, the medieval conflict between the papacy and secular rulers.

• Gihae PersecutionHistory

  The Gihae Persecution was a suppression of Catholicism in Korea in 1839, the fifth year of the reign of King Heonjong of the Joseon dynasty. Three French missionaries and leaders of the Korean Catholic Church, including Jeong Ha-sang, lost their lives in the persecution.

• ZephaniahBible

  Zephaniah is the ninth of the twelve Minor Prophets of the Old Testament. Delivered by the prophet Zephaniah during the reign of King Josiah of Judah, it warns of judgment on "the day of the LORD" and promises the restoration of a remnant. The book has three chapters.

• Daniel (Prophet)People

  Daniel was a man of Judah who, according to the Bible, served in the royal court during the Babylonian exile. He is the central figure of the Book of Daniel and is widely known for interpreting dreams and for his deliverance from the lions' den.

• Esther 7Bible

  Esther 7 recounts how Esther, at her second banquet, reveals to King Ahasuerus the danger facing her people and names Haman as their enemy, after which Haman is hanged on the gallows he had built for Mordecai.

• Song of Solomon 1Bible

  Song of Solomon 1 is the first chapter of the Song of Solomon. Its seventeen verses open with a superscription and continue with songs in which a woman and her beloved express their longing for and praise of each other.

• Micah (son of Mephibosheth)People

  Micah was the son of Mephibosheth (Merib-baal), the grandson of Saul. His name appears in 2 Samuel 9 and in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles 8 and 9, which show that the house of Saul and Jonathan continued through him.

• HarbonaPeople

  Harbona was a chamberlain who served the Persian king Ahasuerus. He told the king about the gallows Haman had set up to hang Mordecai, and Haman himself was then hanged on it (Esther 7:9).

• 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.

• MahalathPeople

  Mahalath is the name of two women in the Old Testament. It most often refers to the wife of Rehoboam, king of Judah, who was a granddaughter of David (2 Chronicles 11:18). A second woman of the same name was a daughter of Ishmael who became the wife of Esau (Genesis 28:9).

• ElnathanPeople

  Elnathan was a man of Jerusalem in the final years of the kingdom of Judah and the father of Nehushta, the mother of King Jehoiachin (2 Kings 24:8). Many identify him with "Elnathan the son of Achbor," an official of King Jehoiakim mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah.

• Puah (Father of Tola)People

  Puah is a man of the tribe of Issachar mentioned in Judges 10:1, the son of Dodo and the father of the judge Tola. Scripture records only his name and lineage, and only once.

• AzurPeople

  Azur is a Gibeonite mentioned in the Old Testament Book of Jeremiah as the father of Hananiah, a false prophet active during the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah.

• Jeremiah (Prophet)People

  Jeremiah was an Old Testament prophet who ministered from the final years of the Kingdom of Judah into the early period of the Babylonian exile. He warned of the destruction of Jerusalem, prophesied the "new covenant," and is known as "the weeping prophet."

• Proverbs 31:30Bible Verses

  Proverbs 31:30 declares that favour and beauty are vain but that a woman who fears the LORD shall be praised. It forms the conclusion of the poem of the "virtuous woman" at the end of the Book of Proverbs. The verse is frequently cited as a model of the woman of faith, and interpreters differ on how that portrait should be understood.