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• ElkanahPeople

  Elkanah is a figure in the Old Testament book of 1 Samuel, the husband of Hannah and the father of the prophet Samuel. He is remembered as a man who went up to Shiloh each year with his family to worship.

• NoahPeople

  Noah is a figure in the Old Testament Book of Genesis who, at God's command, built an ark and survived the Great Flood with his family and the animals. After the Flood he received the covenant of the rainbow.

• EbionitesDoctrine & Theology

  The Ebionites were a Jewish Christian group that existed from the first to the fourth century. Because they insisted on observance of the Mosaic Law and regarded Jesus as a man chosen by God, the early church fathers described them as a group that had departed from orthodoxy.

• Job 4Bible

  Job 4 records the first speech of Eliphaz the Temanite to Job. Eliphaz argues from retribution that no one perishes without having sinned, and he relays words he says he heard in a night vision: "Shall mortal man be more just than God?"

• Job 9Bible

  Job 9 is the first part of Job's reply to Bildad's first speech. Job laments that no one can plead his own righteousness before God's overwhelming power, and he protests that there is no one to judge between them.

• Wealth in the BibleBible

  In the Bible, the rich are people who possess great wealth. The Old Testament often portrays wealth as a blessing from God while condemning its abuse, and the New Testament repeatedly warns against a heart that trusts in riches.

• LystraBible

  Lystra was a city in the region of Lycaonia in Asia Minor. In Acts 14 and 16, it is the place where Paul healed a man who could not walk, where he was stoned, and where he took Timothy with him as a coworker.

• KenosisDoctrine & Theology

  Kenosis, or self-emptying, is a theological term for the incarnation and humiliation of Christ. It derives from Philippians 2:7, which says that Christ "made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant" and became man.

• Third HeavenBible

  The third heaven is the heaven to which the apostle Paul says he was caught up in 2 Corinthians 12, the only place the expression appears in Scripture. It is commonly understood as the highest heaven, where God dwells.

• Aaron's Rod That BuddedBible

  An event recorded in Numbers 17 in which, of the rods belonging to the leaders of the twelve tribes, only Aaron's rod sprouted, blossomed, and bore fruit overnight. It is recorded as a sign confirming that God had chosen the house of Aaron for the priesthood.

• BetrothalBible

  In the Bible, betrothal (espousal) is the stage before marriage in which a man and a woman become legally bound to each other. It appears in Old Testament law and in the account of Mary and Joseph, and it also serves as an image of the relationship between God and his people and between Christ and the church.

• EvePeople

  Eve is the first woman recorded in the Book of Genesis and the wife of Adam. She is known for the account of her eating the forbidden fruit after being tempted by the serpent and as the mother of Cain, Abel, and Seth.

• CherubBible

  Cherubim are winged beings in the Old Testament who guard God's holy presence and throne. They appear at the entrance to the Garden of Eden, upon the Ark of the Covenant, and in Ezekiel's visions.

• Isaiah 3Bible

  Isaiah 3 is a prophecy declaring that God will remove the leaders and provisions on which Judah and Jerusalem relied, and that He will judge both the elders and princes who exploited the poor and the daughters of Zion who adorned themselves in pride.

• Malachi 3:10Bible Verses

  A verse in which God commands His people to bring all the tithes into the storehouse and prove Him, promising to open the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing. It stands at the center of debates over tithing, and in Korean Protestant churches it is the principal text for teaching on the tithe.

• Genesis 3:16Bible Verses

  Genesis 3:16 records God's words to the woman after the Fall, in which He increases her pain in childbirth and declares that her husband "shall rule over thee." In discussions of the relationship between men and women, interpreters disagree over whether the verse establishes an order ordained by God or describes a distortion produced by sin.

• James 1:12–14Bible Verses

  James 1:12–14 promises that the one who endures trials will receive "the crown of life" and states that the temptation leading to sin comes not from God but from a person's own desire. The passage is frequently cited in discussions of perseverance in suffering and of responsibility for sin.

• Genesis 2:24Bible Verses

  Genesis 2:24 states that a man shall leave his father and his mother and cleave unto his wife, and "they shall be one flesh." Quoted by both Jesus and Paul, it is a foundational text on marriage and is regularly cited in discussions of the definition of marriage, divorce, and family relationships.

• John 5:24–25Bible Verses

  A passage in which Jesus declares that whoever hears his word and believes the God who sent him already has eternal life and has passed from death to life. It is frequently cited as a text teaching that eternal life begins now and as a basis for the assurance of salvation.

• 1 Samuel 16:11–13Bible Verses

  This passage recounts how Samuel anointed David, the youngest son of Jesse, and how the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. It marks the turning point at which kingship passes from Saul to David and is frequently cited in discussions of divine election and the presence of the Holy Spirit.