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Black Obelisk
[History]The Black Obelisk is a black limestone monument that records the military campaigns of the ancient Assyrian king Shalmaneser III and the tribute he received. It includes a scene of Jehu, king of the northern kingdom of Israel, bowing before the Assyrian king and presenting tribute.
Hamath
[Bible]Hamath was an ancient city and kingdom on the Orontes River in what is now western Syria. The Old Testament frequently uses it as a reference point for the northern boundary of the land of Israel.
Lectionary
[Worship & Rites]A lectionary is a list of Scripture passages appointed in advance to be read on each Sunday and feast day according to the church year. It typically groups together readings from the Old Testament, the Psalms, the Epistles, and the Gospels.
Andronicus
[People]Andronicus was an early Christian who appears in the New Testament only in Romans 16:7, where Paul sends greetings to him together with Junia. Paul describes him as his "kinsman" and fellow prisoner, and as one who was in Christ before Paul.
Diocletianic Persecution
[History]The Diocletianic Persecution, also called the Great Persecution, was the last large-scale persecution of Christians by the Roman Empire, lasting from 303 to about 313.
Ashkelon
[Bible]Ashkelon was one of the five principal cities of the Philistines, located on the Mediterranean coast. It appears in the account of Samson and in David's lament, and several prophetic books name it as an object of judgment.
El-paran
[Bible]El-paran is a place name that occurs only once in the Bible, in Genesis 14:6. It is recorded as the southernmost point reached by the coalition of Chedorlaomer as it struck the Horites of Mount Seir, and it lay at the edge of the Wilderness of Paran.
Institutes of the Christian Religion
[Doctrine & Theology]The Institutes of the Christian Religion is a systematic work of Protestant theology by the Reformer John Calvin. First published in 1536, it was revised several times before the final edition was completed in 1559. It is regarded as a foundational text of Reformed and Presbyterian theology.
Shobach
[People]Shobach was the commander of the army of Hadarezer (Hadadezer), an Aramean king, in the time of David. He led the Aramean coalition forces fighting against Israel and was killed when David's army defeated them.
Patristics
[Doctrine & Theology]Patristics is the theological discipline that studies the lives, writings, and thought of the Church Fathers, the theologians and leaders of the early church. It is usually treated as a branch of church history (historical theology).
Henri Nouwen
[People]Henri Nouwen (1932–1996) was a Dutch Catholic priest and spiritual writer. After teaching at the divinity schools of Yale and Harvard, he served as pastor of a community for people with intellectual disabilities in Canada. His books, including The Return of the Prodigal Son, are widely read across denominational lines.
Jeong Yak-jong
[People]Jeong Yak-jong (1760–1801) was a Catholic lay leader in late Joseon Korea. He wrote the Jugyo yoji (Essentials of the Lord's Teaching), regarded as the first catechism written in Hangul, served as the first president of the Myeongdohoe, and was martyred during the Sinyu Persecution of 1801.
Biblical Geography
[Bible]Biblical geography is the field that examines the locations and natural environments of the lands, cities, mountains, rivers, and seas mentioned in the Bible, and how they relate to the events of Scripture. It is commonly studied alongside Bible maps.
Daniel 8
[Bible]Daniel 8 records Daniel's vision of a ram and a male goat in the third year of King Belshazzar, together with its interpretation by the angel Gabriel. The chapter features a "little horn" that defiles the sanctuary and the "two thousand and three hundred days."
Daniel 1
[Bible]The first chapter of the Book of Daniel. It tells how Daniel and his three friends, taken captive to Babylon, refused the king's food, were tested for ten days on a diet of vegetables, and, through the wisdom God gave them, came to stand before King Nebuchadnezzar.
Zechariah 2
[Bible]This chapter contains the vision of the measuring line, the third of Zechariah's night visions. It promises that Jerusalem will flourish without walls, with the LORD dwelling in her midst, and it calls the people remaining in Babylon to return.
Malachi 3
[Bible]Malachi 3 speaks of the messenger who will prepare the way, the messenger of the covenant who will come to the temple, and his purifying judgment. It also calls the people to bring their tithes and offerings and describes the book of remembrance written for those who fear the LORD.
Revelation 3
[Bible]Revelation 3 contains the last three of the letters to the seven churches of Asia Minor: the messages addressed to the churches in Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.
Jonathan (Son of Shimeah)
[People]Jonathan was the son of Shimeah (Shammah), David's older brother, and thus David's nephew. He is recorded as having killed a giant with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot during a battle against the Philistines at Gath.
Ishvi
[People]Ishvi was a son of Asher, the son of Jacob. He is recorded among those who went down into Egypt with Jacob's family, and he became the ancestor of the Ishvite clan within the tribe of Asher.