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Babylonian Captivity
[Bible]The Babylonian Captivity was the period in the early sixth century BC when the Kingdom of Judah fell to the Neo-Babylonian Empire and its king and people were carried off to Babylon in a series of deportations and settled there. It is also called the Babylonian Exile.
Valley of Siddim
[Bible]The Valley of Siddim is the valley in Genesis 14 where a coalition of four kings fought a coalition of five kings, including the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah. Scripture identifies it as "the salt sea."
Mount Hor
[Bible]Mount Hor is a mountain in the Book of Numbers. Located on the border of Edom, it is where Aaron died and the place from which Israel set out just before the episode of the bronze serpent. A mountain of the same name also appears on the northern boundary of the Promised Land.
Geshem
[People]Geshem was an Arabian who, together with Sanballat and Tobiah, mocked and obstructed Nehemiah's work of rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. He appears in Nehemiah 2 and 6.
2 Samuel 14
[Bible]2 Samuel 14 is the chapter in which Joab uses a wise woman of Tekoa to persuade David, and Absalom, who had fled to Geshur, returns to Jerusalem and is reconciled with the king after two years.
2 Kings 1
[Bible]Second Kings 1 tells how Ahaziah, king of northern Israel, falls ill and inquires of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, and then dies just as Elijah has foretold.
Holiness
[Bible]Holiness is a central biblical concept denoting that which belongs to God and is set apart for Him. It refers first to the nature of God and extends to the people, places, times, and objects dedicated to Him, as well as to the life of His people.
Psalm 136
[Bible]Psalm 136 is a psalm of thanksgiving in which all 26 verses end with the refrain "for his mercy endureth for ever." It calls worshipers to give thanks to God by recounting, in turn, creation, the Exodus, the conquest of Canaan, and God's deliverance of his people.
Authorship of the Bible
[Bible]The authorship of the Bible concerns who wrote each of the books of Scripture. The Bible speaks both of the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and of the writing of human authors, and denominations and scholars differ in how they understand the authorship and inspiration of each book.
Isaiah 30
[Bible]Isaiah 30 is a prophecy that rebukes Judah for relying on Egypt without seeking counsel from God, yet proclaims that the LORD waits to be gracious, promising restoration for His people and judgment on Assyria.
Jeremiah 52
[Bible]The final chapter of the Book of Jeremiah records the fall of Jerusalem to Babylon under Zedekiah, the burning of the temple, the number of captives taken in three deportations, and the release of King Jehoiachin from prison in Babylon.
Obadiah 1
[Bible]Obadiah 1 constitutes the entire single-chapter Book of Obadiah. It prophesies judgment on Edom, which stood by and plundered when its brother Jacob (Judah) suffered calamity, and foretells the restoration of Zion on the day of the LORD.
Habakkuk 1
[Bible]Habakkuk 1 is the chapter in which the prophet Habakkuk cries out to God over injustice in Israel. When God answers that He will raise up the Chaldeans, the prophet questions Him again.