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• Mahlon and ChilionPeople

  Mahlon and Chilion are the two sons of Elimelech and Naomi in the Book of Ruth. During the period of the judges they moved with their family to Moab to escape a famine, married Moabite women, and died there. Mahlon's wife was Ruth.

• Psalm 65Bible

  Psalm 65 is a thirteen-verse psalm of praise and thanksgiving that extols God, who hears prayer in Zion and forgives sin; the Creator, who rules the mountains, the seas, and all peoples; and the God who sends rain upon the earth and grants an abundant harvest.

• NaomiPeople

  Naomi is a woman from Bethlehem who appears in the Old Testament Book of Ruth. After losing her husband and two sons in Moab, she returned to her homeland with her daughter-in-law Ruth, and through her grandson Obed her story is linked to the house of David.

• AbileneBible

  Abilene is a place name that appears once in Scripture, in Luke 3:1. It was a small territory in the Anti-Lebanon mountains northwest of Damascus. According to Luke, Lysanias was its tetrarch when John the Baptist began his ministry.

• AshdodBible

  Ashdod was one of the five Philistine cities on the Mediterranean coastal plain. It is known as the site of the temple of Dagon to which the ark of the covenant was carried in 1 Samuel 5, and it appears in the New Testament under the name Azotus.

• Kingship of ChristDoctrine & Theology

  The kingship of Christ is the doctrine that Jesus Christ, as King, rules over the church and the whole world. Protestant theology describes it as one of the three offices of Christ, alongside the prophetic and priestly offices.

• EhudPeople

  Ehud was a judge of Israel whose story appears in Judges 3. The son of Gera of the tribe of Benjamin, he killed Eglon, king of Moab, and delivered Israel from eighteen years of Moabite rule.

• Theodosius IPeople

  Theodosius I (347–395) was the last emperor to rule both the eastern and western halves of the Roman Empire. He established Nicene Christianity as the official faith of the empire and convened the Council of Constantinople in 381.

• Ignatius of LoyolaPeople

  Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556) was a Spanish Catholic priest who founded the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) and wrote the *Spiritual Exercises*. His rules for the discernment of spirits and his methods of prayer are also used today in some forms of Protestant spiritual formation.

• Epic of GilgameshHistory

  The Epic of Gilgamesh is an epic poem recounting the quest of Gilgamesh, a king of ancient Mesopotamia, for eternal life. Because its flood story resembles the account of Noah's flood in Genesis, it is frequently discussed in biblical studies.

• TertullusPeople

  Tertullus was the courtroom orator who, in Acts 24, accused Paul before the Roman governor Felix on behalf of the high priest Ananias and the elders.

• Proverbs 28Bible

  Proverbs 28 belongs to the collection of Solomon's proverbs compiled by the men of Hezekiah. Its 28 verses are brief sayings that contrast the righteous and the wicked, the poor and the rich, and rulers and the law.

• Exodus 18Bible

  Exodus 18 is the chapter in which Jethro, the priest of Midian, brings Moses' wife and two sons to him in the wilderness and praises God. He then advises Moses, who is worn out from judging the people, to appoint rulers of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens to share the work.

• Cyrus CylinderHistory

  The Cyrus Cylinder is a clay cylinder inscribed in cuneiform, made after the Persian king Cyrus II conquered Babylon in 539 BC. Because it justifies the conquest and describes a policy of returning divine images and displaced peoples to their homes, it is frequently cited alongside the biblical accounts of the return from exile.

• Münster RebellionHistory

  The Münster Rebellion took place in 1534–1535 in Münster, a city in the northwestern Holy Roman Empire. Anabaptists who believed the end of the world was near seized control of the city and proclaimed it the "New Jerusalem," until the rebellion was suppressed after a siege by the bishop's forces.

• Psalm 108Bible

  Psalm 108 is a psalm of David that opens with early-morning praise and then seeks God's help, holding fast to his promise that he rules over the land and the surrounding nations. It combines portions of Psalms 57 and 60.

• Bar Kokhba RevoltHistory

  The Bar Kokhba Revolt was the last major uprising of the Jews of Judea against the Roman Empire, lasting from 132 to about 135. Its leader, Simon, was hailed as the Messiah, but the revolt failed, and he is often cited as a leading example of a "false messiah."

• 2 Samuel 23Bible

  2 Samuel 23 contains the last words of David (vv. 1–7) and the names and exploits of David's mighty men (vv. 8–39). The final name on the list is Uriah the Hittite.

• 2 Kings 15Bible

  2 Kings 15 records the reigns of Azariah (Uzziah) and Jotham, kings of Judah, and a period of turmoil in the northern kingdom of Israel, when the kings from Zachariah to Pekah were assassinated one after another and Assyria invaded.

• Psalm 2:12Bible Verses

  The final verse of Psalm 2, which warns the kings of the earth to submit to the king whom the LORD has installed ("the Son") and pronounces a blessing on those who take refuge in the LORD. It is widely read as a prophecy of Christ and is frequently discussed because of the difficulty of translating the Hebrew word rendered "Son."