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• False Prophet

  [Bible]

  A false prophet, in biblical usage, is a prophet who claims to speak the word of God without having been sent by God, or who leads people away from God.

• Rameses

  [Bible]

  Rameses was the name of a region and a city in the eastern Nile Delta of ancient Egypt. The children of Israel built it as a store city while in bondage, and it was the starting point of their march at the Exodus.

• Spices

  [Bible]

  In the Bible, "spices" is a general term for aromatic plant substances. Scripture associates them with the holy anointing oil and incense of the tabernacle, with royal treasuries and gifts, and with burial. They also appear in the accounts of Jesus' burial and the morning of his resurrection.

• Troas

  [Bible]

  Troas was a port city on the Aegean coast of northwestern Asia Minor. The Book of Acts records it as the place where Paul saw the vision of the man of Macedonia and where Eutychus was restored to life.

• Beth-peor

  [Bible]

  Beth-peor was a place in the land of Moab east of the Jordan River. Scripture records it as the site where Moses proclaimed the law of Deuteronomy and identifies the valley opposite it as the place of his burial.

• Aloes

  [Bible]

  Aloes is a precious aromatic mentioned in the Bible. In the Old Testament it describes the fragrance of a king and of lovers; in the New Testament it refers to the spices Nicodemus brought for the burial of Jesus.

• Shethar-boznai

  [People]

  Shethar-boznai was an official during the reign of the Persian king Darius who investigated the authority for rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem. In Ezra 5–6 his name always appears together with that of Tatnai, governor of the province Beyond the River.

• Silvanus

  [People]

  Silvanus was a first-century coworker who preached the gospel alongside the apostle Paul. He is named in the Pauline Epistles and in 1 Peter and is generally identified with the Silas of the Book of Acts.

• Proselyte

  [Bible]

  A proselyte (Greek prosēlytos) is, in New Testament usage, a person born a Gentile who came to believe in the God of Israel and formally entered the Jewish community through circumcision and other rites.

• Golgotha

  [Bible]

  Golgotha is the place outside the walls of Jerusalem where Jesus Christ was crucified. Its name means "skull." It is also known as Calvary, a name derived from the Latin translation.

• Genesis 14:18-20

  [Bible Verses]

  Genesis 14:18-20 is the passage in which Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of the most high God, blesses Abram on his return from battle, and Abram gives him a tenth. It is frequently cited in connection with the Epistle to the Hebrews' reading of Melchizedek as a type of Christ and in discussions of tithing.

• Bethsaida

  [Bible]

  Bethsaida was a town on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. The Gospels identify it as the hometown of the apostles Philip, Andrew, and Peter, and it is where Jesus healed a blind man and rebuked the town for failing to repent.

• Caphtor

  [Bible]

  Caphtor is an Old Testament place name identified as the land from which the Philistines came. It is generally thought to be an island or coastal region of the Mediterranean, and the best-known view identifies it with Crete.

• Genesis 14

  [Bible]

  Genesis 14 tells how a coalition of four kings attacks Sodom and carries off Lot, and how Abram rescues him with 318 men. On Abram's return, Melchizedek king of Salem blesses him, and Abram gives him a tenth of what he has gained.

• Jonah

  [Bible]

  The Book of Jonah is the fifth of the twelve Minor Prophets of the Old Testament. It tells the story of the prophet Jonah, who flees from God's command but eventually proclaims judgment against Nineveh; when Nineveh repents, God relents from the disaster He had threatened.

• Worship Music Debate

  [Controversies]

  The worship music debate concerns whether worship should center on traditional hymns or embrace contemporary Christian music (CCM), which uses drums, guitars, and similar instruments. The main issues are musical style, the theological depth of lyrics, and generational differences.

• Capernaum

  [Bible]

  Capernaum was a town on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee that Jesus made the center of his ministry in Galilee. The Gospels call it "his own city," and many of his teachings and healings took place there.

• 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.

• 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.

• Aiah

  [People]

  Aiah is a figure in 2 Samuel, the father of Rizpah, a concubine of King Saul. Scripture refers to him only as "the father of Rizpah" and records nothing else about his life.