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• Joash (Father of Gideon)People

  Joash was a member of the Abiezrite clan of the tribe of Manasseh who appears in the Book of Judges as the father of the judge Gideon. He kept an altar of Baal at Ophrah, yet when Gideon tore that altar down, he protected his son from the men of the town.

• Song of ZechariahBible

  The Song of Zechariah is a hymn recorded in Luke 1:68-79. Filled with the Holy Spirit on the day of his son's circumcision, Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, praises God's salvation and prophesies concerning his son's mission.

• Shunammite WomanPeople

  The Shunammite woman is an unnamed woman from Shunem who appears in 2 Kings 4 and 8. She showed hospitality to the prophet Elisha, bore a son in fulfillment of his prophecy, and saw that son restored to life through Elisha after he died.

• AnnunciationBible

  The Annunciation is the event recorded in Luke 1 in which the angel Gabriel announced to Mary, a virgin of Nazareth, that she would conceive a son by the Holy Spirit and name him Jesus.

• Mount of OlivesBible

  The Mount of Olives is a mountain east of Jerusalem, across the Kidron Valley. It is the setting for David's flight from Absalom, Jesus' entry into Jerusalem and his discourse on the end times, his prayer in Gethsemane, and the account of his ascension.

• ManoahPeople

  Manoah is a man of the tribe of Dan in the Old Testament Book of Judges and the father of the judge Samson. He and his wife received from the angel of the Lord the announcement of their son's birth.

• ZipporahPeople

  Zipporah, a figure in the Book of Exodus, was the daughter of Jethro, the priest of Midian, and the wife of Moses. She is known for circumcising her son on the way back to Egypt.

• Luke 1:26-35Bible Verses

  In this passage the angel Gabriel appears to Mary, a virgin of Nazareth, and announces that she will conceive a son by the Holy Spirit and is to name him Jesus. It is a principal text for the confession of the virgin birth and the Incarnation and is frequently read during Advent and Christmas.

• Proverbs 7Bible

  Proverbs 7 is a father's instruction warning his son against the enticements of the adulteress. It depicts a young man, seen from a window, who yields to temptation and goes to his ruin.

• Kidron ValleyBible

  The Kidron Valley is a valley running north to south along the east side of Jerusalem, between the hill on which the temple stood and the Mount of Olives. Scripture usually refers to it as the "brook Kidron."

• RamahBible

  Ramah is a Hebrew place name meaning "high place." In the Bible it most often refers to a town in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin, north of Jerusalem. It became widely known through Matthew 2:18, which quotes the "voice ... heard in Ramah" of Jeremiah 31:15.

• 2 Chronicles 33Bible

  2 Chronicles 33 records the fifty-five-year reign of Manasseh, king of Judah, and the two-year reign of his son Amon. Its central narrative tells how Manasseh, after extreme idolatry, was taken captive by Assyria, humbled himself in prayer, and was restored to his throne.

• Genesis 18Bible

  Genesis 18 recounts Abraham's hospitality to three visitors at Mamre, where Sarah again hears the promise that she will bear a son. The chapter continues with Abraham interceding with the LORD before the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, asking whether the cities would be spared for fifty righteous people, and then for fewer, down to ten.

• 2 Chronicles 27Bible

  2 Chronicles 27 is a brief account of the sixteen-year reign of Jotham, king of Judah. It records that he did what was right, as his father Uzziah had done, built cities and fortifications, and defeated the Ammonites, who then paid him tribute. It closes with his death and the accession of his son Ahaz.

• 2 Chronicles 17Bible

  2 Chronicles 17 covers the early reign of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah. It records his religious reforms, his program of instruction in the Law, the strengthening of the kingdom, and the organization of his army.

• 1 Timothy 1Bible

  The first chapter of 1 Timothy. Paul urges Timothy, whom he has left in Ephesus, to stop the teaching of other doctrines. He then explains the proper use of the law, testifies to the mercy he himself received, and charges Timothy to fight the good fight.

• Kidron BrookBible

  The Kidron Brook is a stream that runs through the valley east of Jerusalem, between the Temple Mount and the Mount of Olives. It appears in the accounts of David's flight, the removal of idols by the kings of Judah, and the night on which Jesus was arrested.

• 2 Chronicles 10Bible

  2 Chronicles 10 recounts how, after Solomon's death, Rehoboam rejected the people's request at Shechem to lighten their burden, and the northern tribes broke away from the house of David.

• Romans 8:29–30Bible Verses

  Romans 8:29–30 is a passage in which foreknowledge, predestination, calling, justification, and glorification follow one another in sequence; it is commonly called the "golden chain of salvation." It is one of the texts over which Calvinism and Arminianism most frequently clash in the debate over predestination.

• 1 John 4:9–12Bible Verses

  A passage in First John stating that God's love was revealed when He sent His Son into the world as the propitiation for our sins, and that those who have received this love ought to love one another. It is frequently cited in discussions of the definition of love, the understanding of the atonement, and "perfected love."