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12 articles found for “unnamed prophets”

• 1 Kings 20

  The account of Ahab, king of the northern kingdom of Israel, defeating Ben-hadad, king of Aram, in two battles, at Samaria and at Aphek. When Ahab makes a covenant with the surrendered Ben-hadad and lets him go, a prophet rebukes him.

• Emmaus

  Emmaus was a village near Jerusalem where the risen Jesus walked with two disciples, who recognized Him when He broke bread at the table. The village appears in Luke 24, and its exact location remains unidentified.

• Shunammite Woman

  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.

• Wise Woman of Tekoa

  The wise woman of Tekoa is an unnamed woman who appears in 2 Samuel 14. At Joab's request, she used a fabricated story to persuade King David, helping to bring the exiled Absalom back to Jerusalem.

• Wise Woman of Tekoa

  The wise woman of Tekoa is an unnamed woman described as "wise" in 2 Samuel 14 who, at Joab's request, used a fabricated story to persuade King David to allow the exiled Absalom to return to Jerusalem.

• The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved

  An unnamed disciple of Jesus who appears only in the Gospel of John. He is present at the Last Supper, at the foot of the cross, at the empty tomb, and by the Sea of Tiberias. Church tradition identifies him as John the son of Zebedee.

• Samaritan Woman

  The Samaritan woman is an unnamed woman in John 4 who spoke with Jesus at Jacob's well near the Samaritan town of Sychar and then told the people of her town about him.

• The Woman Caught in Adultery

  The woman caught in adultery is an unnamed woman who appears in John 7:53–8:11. She is the central figure in the account in which Jesus told her accusers, "He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her."

• Wise Woman of Abel

  The wise woman of Abel is an unnamed woman who appears in 2 Samuel 20. When Joab besieged the city of Abel Beth Maachah in pursuit of Sheba, who had rebelled against David, she negotiated with him and kept the city from being destroyed.

• Woman with the Issue of Blood

  The woman with the issue of blood is an unnamed woman who, according to the Synoptic Gospels, suffered for twelve years from bleeding that would not stop and was healed when she touched the garment of Jesus.

• Brothers of Jesus

  A collective term for James, Joseph (Joses), Simon, and Judas, who are called the "brothers" of Jesus in the New Testament, together with his unnamed sisters. Christian traditions differ in their understanding of how these individuals were related to Jesus.

• Isaiah 25:8

  A prophecy within Isaiah 24–27 promising that God will destroy death forever and wipe away the tears from all faces. Taken up by Paul and by the Book of Revelation, the verse is read as a leading Old Testament text for the hope of resurrection and of the end times.