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Eliakim
[People]Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, was the official over the royal household under Hezekiah, king of Judah. He led the delegation that met the Assyrian Rabshakeh, and Isaiah 22 calls him God's "servant," who would replace Shebna.
Fortunatus
[People]Fortunatus was a believer from the church at Corinth who is mentioned only once, in 1 Corinthians 16:17. Together with Stephanas and Achaicus, he visited Paul at Ephesus.
Issachar
[People]Issachar was a son of Jacob and Leah. His name became the name of the tribe of Issachar, one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
Mandrake
[Bible]The mandrake is the plant that Reuben found in the field and gave to Leah in Genesis 30; it also appears in Song of Solomon 7. It is commonly identified with the Mediterranean mandrake (*Mandragora*).
Penuel
[Bible]Penuel was a town east of the Jordan River near the Jabbok River. Jacob named the place Peniel ("face of God") after wrestling there through the night, and the town also appears in the accounts of Gideon and Jeroboam.
Exodus 8
[Bible]Exodus 8 records the second through fourth of the ten plagues: frogs, lice, and swarms of flies. Each time a plague ends, Pharaoh hardens his heart and refuses to let the people of Israel go.
Deuteronomy 9
[Bible]Deuteronomy 9 is the chapter in which Moses declares that Israel will not possess the land of Canaan because of its own righteousness. He recalls the golden calf incident at Mount Horeb, Israel's rebellions in the wilderness, and his own intercessory prayer.
Marburg Colloquy
[History]The Marburg Colloquy was a theological disputation convened by Philip I of Hesse at Marburg Castle in October 1529. Luther and Zwingli met in an effort to narrow their differences over the Lord's Supper, but they ultimately failed to agree on how Christ is present in the sacrament.
1 Kings 17
[Bible]1 Kings 17 is the chapter in which Elijah proclaims a drought to Ahab, is sustained at the brook Cherith by food brought by ravens, and then stays in the house of the widow of Zarephath, where the meal and oil do not run out and her dead son is restored to life.
Psalm 28
[Bible]Psalm 28 is a nine-verse psalm attributed to David. The psalmist pleads not to be swept away with the wicked, then praises God in confidence that his prayer has been heard, and closes with a prayer for God's people.
Psalm 25
[Bible]Psalm 25 is a prayer psalm of twenty-two verses whose superscription attributes it to David. It asks God for protection from enemies and from shame, for instruction in his ways, and for the forgiveness of sins. The Hebrew original is known as an acrostic poem that follows the order of the alphabet.
Psalm 44
[Bible]Psalm 44 is a song of the sons of Korah. In this lament, the community recalls God's deliverance in the days of their fathers and then cries out "Awake" because it has suffered defeat and shame despite keeping the covenant.
Psalm 104
[Bible]Psalm 104 is a hymn of praise celebrating God as the one who made the heavens and the earth, the waters, and all living creatures, and who feeds and cares for them in due season. It has 35 verses.
Rainbow (Bible)
[Bible]In the Bible, the rainbow is the sign of the covenant God made after Noah's Flood, promising never again to destroy the earth by a flood. The books of Ezekiel and Revelation also use it to describe God's glory and throne.
Ekklesia
[Bible]Ekklesia (ἐκκλησία) is a Greek word meaning "assembly" or "congregation." In the New Testament it is usually translated "church."
Proverbs 1
[Bible]Proverbs 1 is the opening chapter of the Book of Proverbs. It states the book's title and purpose and introduces its theme: "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge." It continues with a father's warning against the enticements of wicked men and with Wisdom's warning as she cries out in the streets.
Psalm 144
[Bible]Psalm 144 is a fifteen-verse psalm bearing the superscription "A Psalm of David." It praises God, who delivers in battle, and asks for rescue from the hand of strangers. It then celebrates the blessedness of the people whose God is the LORD.
Psalm 145
[Bible]Psalm 145 is a twenty-one-verse psalm of praise bearing the superscription "David's Psalm of praise." It celebrates the greatness and grace of God the King, his everlasting kingdom, and his care for all creatures.
Proverbs 31
[Bible]Proverbs 31 is the final chapter of the Book of Proverbs. It contains the instruction King Lemuel's mother gave her son and a poem in praise of the "virtuous woman."
Isaiah 42
[Bible]Isaiah 42 proclaims that the "servant" whom the LORD has appointed and upon whom he has put his spirit will gently bring forth justice to the Gentiles. The chapter then calls for praise with a new song and rebukes Israel, the servant who is blind and deaf.