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• PatmosBible

  Patmos is a small island in the southeastern Aegean Sea. According to the Book of Revelation, its author, John, was there on account of his testimony to the word of God when he received his revelation (Revelation 1:9).

• Thomas CranmerPeople

  Thomas Cranmer (1489–1556) was the Archbishop of Canterbury who led the English Reformation and compiled the Book of Common Prayer, the foundation of Anglican worship. He was burned at the stake under Mary I.

• John 21Bible

  John 21 is the final chapter of the Gospel of John. The risen Jesus appears to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, gives them a large catch of fish, and eats breakfast with them. He then asks Peter three times whether he loves him and entrusts his sheep to him. The chapter closes with the book's concluding words.

• HerodPeople

  Herod is the name used in the New Testament for Herod the Great and several of his descendants. It refers to multiple figures, including Herod the Great at the time of Jesus' birth, Herod Antipas, who executed John the Baptist, and Agrippa I and Agrippa II in the Book of Acts.

• LydiaPeople

  Lydia was a seller of purple cloth from Thyatira who appears in Acts 16. After hearing Paul speak in Philippi, she was baptized together with her household. She is known as the first convert on European soil recorded in the Book of Acts.

• Deborah, Rebekah's NursePeople

  Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, is a figure in the Book of Genesis who died while Jacob's household was staying at Bethel. She was buried beneath an oak below Bethel, and the tree was named Allon-bachuth.

• AhasuerusPeople

  Ahasuerus is the king of Persia who appears in the Old Testament Book of Esther. He made Esther his queen, and many scholars identify him with the Persian king Xerxes I.

• HolofernesPeople

  Holofernes is a character in the apocryphal Book of Judith who serves as commander in chief of King Nebuchadnezzar's army. He besieges Bethulia and is beheaded by the widow Judith.

• JethroPeople

  Jethro is a priest of Midian in the Book of Exodus, the father-in-law of Moses and the father of Zipporah. In Exodus 2 he appears under the name Reuel. He is known for advising Moses to appoint leaders over the people and to share the work of judging with them.

• Minor JudgesBible

  The Minor Judges are the judges in the book of Judges whose records consist of little more than a name and a brief notice. The term usually refers to six figures: Shamgar, Tola, Jair, Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon. The term itself does not appear in the biblical text.

• Isaiah 17Bible

  Isaiah 17 is a chapter within the oracles against the nations in the Book of Isaiah. It foretells the destruction of Damascus (Aram) and Ephraim (the northern kingdom of Israel) and declares that even amid this judgment there will be a remnant and people who look to God.

• TheophilusPeople

  Theophilus is the person to whom the author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles addresses each book at its opening. Both books are dedicated to him, and in the Gospel of Luke he is called "most excellent Theophilus."

• Apocalyptic LiteratureBible

  Apocalyptic literature is a genre of biblical writing that uses visions and symbols to reveal the end of history and God's final victory. Its leading examples are the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament and the Book of Revelation in the New Testament.

• Ecclesiastes 12Bible

  The final chapter of Ecclesiastes urges readers to remember their Creator in the days of youth, before old age and death arrive. It closes the book with the conclusion that fearing God and keeping His commandments is the whole duty of man.

• John 20Bible

  John 20 opens with Mary Magdalene's discovery of the empty tomb and recounts the appearances of the risen Jesus to Mary, to the disciples, and to Thomas. The chapter closes with a statement of the book's purpose.

• HomerBible

  The homer is a Hebrew unit of dry measure for grain mentioned in the Old Testament. Equal to ten ephahs, it is the largest dry measure and equals one hundred omers. The book of Ezekiel treats it as the same quantity as the cor.

• Penitential PsalmsBible

  The Penitential Psalms are seven psalms (Psalms 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, and 143) that church tradition groups together because they give prominent expression to the confession of sin and the plea for God's forgiveness.

• MiktamBible

  Miktam is a Hebrew term found in the superscriptions of six psalms: Psalm 16 and Psalms 56–60. It appears to designate a type or use of psalm, but its precise meaning remains unknown.

• Ezekiel 9:4Bible Verses

  A verse in Ezekiel's vision in which God commands a man clothed in linen to set a mark upon the foreheads of those who sigh and cry over the abominations committed in Jerusalem. The scene depicts people who are protected in the midst of judgment, and it is often read alongside the "seal on the forehead" in the Book of Revelation.

• Jonah 4:11Bible Verses

  Jonah 4:11 is God's question to Jonah, who was angry that Nineveh had been spared, and the Book of Jonah ends with this question. The verse is frequently cited as an expression of God's compassion, which extends even to Gentile nations.