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• DanielBible

  Daniel is a book of the Old Testament that contains stories of Daniel and his three friends, set during the Babylonian exile, along with visions concerning the end times.

• EcclesiastesBible

  Ecclesiastes is a book of Old Testament wisdom literature. It reflects on the transience, or "vanity," of all things in the world and concludes that fearing God is the whole duty of man.

• LamentationsBible

  Lamentations is a book of the Old Testament that collects five laments, poems of grief mourning the destruction of Jerusalem and its temple by the Babylonians.

• RomansBible

  Romans is the sixth book of the New Testament, a letter from the apostle Paul to the church in Rome. It is widely regarded as the most systematic exposition of the gospel of justification by faith.

• Epistle of JamesBible

  The Epistle of James is the twentieth book of the New Testament and one of the General Epistles, consisting of five chapters. It is best known for its teaching that faith must be shown through works.

• Water of LifeBible

  The water of life is a biblical expression that likens the life God gives to water. In the book of Revelation it is depicted as a river flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb in the New Jerusalem.

• Epistle of JudeBible

  The Epistle of Jude is the twenty-sixth book of the New Testament. It is a brief, single-chapter letter that warns against false teachers and urges believers to keep the faith, and it is classified among the General (Catholic) Epistles.

• The Five Visions of AmosBible

  The Five Visions of Amos is the collective name for five scenes that God showed the prophet Amos, recorded in Amos 7:1–9:4 in the Old Testament: the locusts, the fire, the plumb line, the basket of summer fruit, and the Lord standing beside the altar.

• Second Epistle of JohnBible

  The Second Epistle of John is the twenty-fourth book of the New Testament, a brief letter of thirteen verses from an author who calls himself "the elder" to "the elect lady and her children." It sets forth the commandment to love one another and warns against false teachers.

• 1 KingsBible

  1 Kings is the eleventh book of the Old Testament. It is a historical book that records the final years of David, the reign of Solomon and his construction of the temple, the division of the kingdom, and the ministry of the prophet Elijah.

• The Fall of JerichoBible

  The fall of Jericho is the biblical event in which Israel, led by Joshua, marched around Jericho, the first city it encountered after entering Canaan, for seven days and then shouted, whereupon the city's walls collapsed. The account is found in Joshua 6.

• Hardness of HeartDoctrine & Theology

  Hardness of heart is a biblical expression for a state in which the heart has become hardened and obstinate against the word and will of God. It appears most prominently in the account of Pharaoh in the Book of Exodus.

• The Fear of the LordBible

  The fear of the Lord is a central Old Testament expression for an attitude of reverence and awe toward God. It is presented especially in the wisdom literature, including Proverbs, Psalms, and Job, as the foundation of wisdom and knowledge.

• Protoevangelium of JamesHistory

  The Protoevangelium of James is a New Testament apocryphal work that appears to have been written in Greek around the second century. It recounts the birth and upbringing of Mary and the birth of Jesus. Although it was not included in the canon, it had a major influence on Marian tradition and on depictions of the Nativity.

• Chapter and Verse Divisions of the BibleBible

  The chapter and verse divisions of the Bible are the system by which the biblical text is divided into numbered chapters and verses. They were not part of the original text. Chapter divisions were introduced in the early thirteenth century, and New Testament verse numbers in the mid-sixteenth century.

• 1 SamuelBible

  First Samuel is one of the historical books of the Old Testament. It records the transition from the period of the judges to the establishment of the monarchy in Israel, centering on three figures: Samuel, Saul, and David.

• 2 SamuelBible

  Second Samuel is a historical book of the Old Testament that records the period after Saul's death, when David became king over Judah and then over all Israel. It has twenty-four chapters.

• Minor ProphetsBible

  The Minor Prophets are the twelve prophetic books, Hosea through Malachi, that appear at the end of the Old Testament. The name refers to the books' brevity, not to any lesser importance.

• 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.

• James (Son of Zebedee)People

  James, the son of Zebedee, was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus and the brother of the apostle John. According to the Book of Acts, he was killed with the sword by King Herod, and he is the only one of the Twelve whose martyrdom is recorded in Scripture.