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• Judas Maccabeus

  [People]

  Judas Maccabeus was the leader of the Jewish revolt against the Seleucid king Antiochus IV in the second century BC. He recaptured the Temple in Jerusalem and rededicated it.

• 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.

• Ezekiel 1

  [Bible]

  Ezekiel 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Ezekiel. In it Ezekiel, a priest among the captives in Babylon, sees by the river Chebar a vision of "the glory of the LORD" appearing as four living creatures, wheels, and a figure upon a throne.

• Henry Martyn

  [People]

  Henry Martyn (1781–1812) was a Church of England priest and a missionary who worked in India and Persia. He translated the New Testament into Urdu, Persian, and Arabic.

• Aldersgate Experience

  [History]

  The Aldersgate experience was a religious experience of John Wesley on May 24, 1738, when, at a society meeting on Aldersgate Street in London, he felt his "heart strangely warmed." It is commonly called Wesley's conversion and is regarded as the event that launched the Methodist movement.

• John Knox

  [People]

  John Knox (c. 1514–1572) was a Scottish reformer. Drawing on the theology of John Calvin, he led the Scottish Reformation and is regarded as having laid the foundations of the Presbyterian Church.

• Jehoram

  [People]

  Jehoram is the name of two kings who reigned in the same period in the Old Testament: the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, and the son of Ahab, king of Israel. Both are also referred to by the shorter form "Joram."

• Anointing of the Sick

  [Worship & Rites]

  The Anointing of the Sick is one of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church, a rite in which a priest prays over a gravely ill or frail elderly person and anoints him or her with consecrated oil. Protestant churches do not recognize it as a sacrament.

• Ezekiel (Prophet)

  [People]

  Ezekiel was an Old Testament priest and prophet who ministered during the Babylonian exile. He proclaimed to the exiles of Judah both the judgment of Jerusalem and the restoration of Israel, and his prophecies are preserved in the Book of Ezekiel.

• Covenant of Peace

  [Bible]

  The covenant of peace is God's promise of a perpetual priesthood, given to Phinehas after the incident at Baal-peor (Numbers 25:12). In the prophetic books, the phrase also describes the covenant of peace that God will make with his restored people.

• Samuel Wesley

  [People]

  Samuel Wesley (1662–1735) was a Church of England priest and poet. He served as rector of Epworth for nearly forty years and was the father of John Wesley and Charles Wesley, leaders of the Methodist movement.

• John the Baptist

  [People]

  John the Baptist was a Jewish prophet who came before Jesus Christ, calling people to repentance and baptizing in the Jordan River. The New Testament presents him as the one who prepared the way for the Messiah.

• Micah's Idol

  [Bible]

  Micah's idol refers to an episode recorded in Judges 17–18. Micah, an Ephraimite, made an idol for his household and established a private priesthood. The tribe of Dan later seized both and installed them at its new settlement, Dan.

• On

  [Bible]

  On was an ancient Egyptian city. According to Genesis, Poti-pherah, the father of Joseph's wife Asenath, was a priest there. The city is better known by its Greek name, Heliopolis.

• Hasmonean Dynasty

  [History]

  The Hasmonean dynasty was a Jewish priestly dynasty that ruled Judea following the Maccabean Revolt of the second century BC. It came to an end when Herod took Jerusalem in 37 BC.

• Prophetic Office of Christ

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  The prophetic office of Christ is the office by which Jesus Christ reveals and makes known to humanity the will of God and the way of salvation. Together with his priestly and kingly offices, it constitutes the threefold office (munus triplex) of Christ.

• Hebrews 2:18

  [Bible Verses]

  A verse stating that because Jesus himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted. It links the true humanity of Jesus with his office as high priest and is often cited as a source of comfort in suffering.

• Hebrews 2:14–17

  [Bible Verses]

  A passage explaining that Christ took on the same flesh and blood as human beings in order to destroy the devil, who held the power of death, and to become a high priest who deals with the sins of the people. Because it addresses both the Incarnation and the atonement, it is frequently cited in discussions of Christology and the doctrine of the atonement.

• Potipherah

  [People]

  Potipherah is a priest of On in Egypt mentioned in Genesis. He was the father of Asenath, the wife of Joseph, and the maternal grandfather of Manasseh and Ephraim.

• Ignatius of Loyola

  [People]

  Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556) was a Spanish Catholic priest who founded the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) and wrote the *Spiritual Exercises*. His rules for the discernment of spirits and his methods of prayer are also used today in some forms of Protestant spiritual formation.