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• Ararat

  [Bible]

  Ararat is an Old Testament place name that refers both to the mountainous region where Noah's ark came to rest (Genesis 8:4) and to a nation of the ancient Near East. It is generally identified with the highland region of present-day eastern Turkey and Armenia.

• Jeremiah 25

  [Bible]

  Jeremiah 25 records a word given in the fourth year of Jehoiakim. It foretells that Judah will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years, after which Babylon itself will be punished, and it proclaims God's judgment on the world in a scene in which Jeremiah makes Jerusalem and the nations drink the cup of wrath.

• John 3

  [Bible]

  John 3 is the chapter of the Gospel of John that records the nighttime conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus about being born again, along with John the Baptist's testimony to Jesus as the one who "must increase."

• 2 Corinthians 5

  [Bible]

  2 Corinthians 5 is the chapter in which Paul speaks of the earthly body that will be dissolved and of the hope of an eternal house in heaven, and proclaims the new creation in Christ and the ministry of reconciling people to God.

• John 20:31

  [Bible Verses]

  A verse in which the author of the Gospel of John states the purpose of the book: that readers might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing they might have life through his name. It is frequently cited as a key to reading the Gospel of John as a whole.

• Magi

  [People]

  The Magi were men from the East who, at the time of Jesus' birth, saw a star, came to worship the infant Jesus, and presented him with gold, frankincense, and myrrh. They appear only in Matthew 2.

• Faith Chapter

  [Bible]

  The "Faith Chapter" is a common name for Hebrews 11. After defining faith, the chapter recounts in turn what Old Testament figures, from Abel to the prophets, did "by faith."

• Angel

  [Bible]

  In the Bible, an angel is a spiritual being who serves God and conveys His will. The Hebrew mal'akh and the Greek angelos both mean "one who is sent," that is, a messenger.

• Star of Bethlehem

  [Bible]

  The Star of Bethlehem is the star in Matthew 2 that the wise men from the east saw and that led them to seek the child born King of the Jews. Scripture calls it "his star."

• Polycarp

  [People]

  Polycarp (c. 69–c. 155) was a second-century bishop of the church at Smyrna in Asia Minor and a martyr. He was an Apostolic Father, traditionally regarded as a disciple of the apostle John.

• Phylacteries

  [Bible]

  Phylacteries are small leather boxes containing parchment inscribed with passages from the Law, together with the straps by which Jews bind them to the forehead and arm during prayer. In the New Testament they are mentioned once, in Matthew 23:5.

• 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.

• Judges 14

  [Bible]

  Judges 14 recounts how Samson, while seeking to marry a Philistine woman, tears apart a lion with his bare hands, poses a riddle at his wedding feast, loses the wager after his wife reveals the answer, and then strikes down thirty men of Ashkelon.

• Haggai 2

  [Bible]

  Haggai 2 records three messages that Haggai received while the rebuilding of the temple was underway. It presents the promise of the latter glory of the new temple, a question-and-answer exchange on the law concerning holiness and uncleanness, and God's promise to make Zerubbabel as a signet.

• John 6

  [Bible]

  John 6 is the chapter in which Jesus feeds the five thousand on the far side of the Sea of Galilee, walks on the water, and then delivers the "Bread of Life" discourse in the synagogue at Capernaum. It closes with many disciples turning away and Peter making his confession of faith.

• 1 Corinthians 9

  [Bible]

  In this chapter Paul affirms that as an apostle he has the right to receive support from the church but explains that he has not used that right, for the sake of the gospel. He then urges self-discipline, drawing a comparison with the self-control of runners in a race.

• 1 John 1

  [Bible]

  First John 1 opens the letter with the testimony of witnesses who personally saw and heard "the Word of life." It then presents the message that "God is light" and addresses fellowship through walking in the light, the confession of sin, and forgiveness.