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Mark 10:2-12
[Bible Verses]The passage in which the Pharisees ask Jesus whether divorce is lawful, and Jesus answers by appealing to the order of creation: "What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder." It is among the texts most frequently cited in discussions of marriage, divorce, and remarriage, and interpreters differ over whether it allows any exceptions.
Amalek
[Bible]Amalek was an ancient nomadic people whom the Bible presents as descendants of Esau. Because they attacked Israel shortly after the Exodus, the Amalekites are remembered throughout the Old Testament as Israel's archetypal enemy.
Jehovah
[Bible]Jehovah is the proper name of the God of Israel in the Old Testament. It is written with four Hebrew consonants (YHWH), and scholars often read it as "Yahweh."
Nathanael
[People]Nathanael was a disciple of Jesus who appears in the Gospel of John. A native of Cana in Galilee, he was introduced to Jesus by Philip and confessed Him as "the Son of God" and "the King of Israel."
Archangel
[Bible]An archangel is a chief of the angels. In the Bible the term appears only in two New Testament passages, 1 Thessalonians 4:16 and Jude 1:9. Michael is the only being whom Scripture both names and calls an archangel.
Conquest of Canaan
[Bible]The conquest of Canaan was Israel's entry into the land of Canaan under the leadership of Joshua, when the Israelites crossed the Jordan River and took possession of a number of cities. It is recorded chiefly in Joshua 1–12.
Zimri
[People]Zimri was a leader of the tribe of Simeon who appears in Numbers 25. During the Baal-peor incident, he brought a Midianite woman, Cozbi, into the camp before the tabernacle of the congregation and was killed by Phinehas.
Talmud
[History]The Talmud is a body of Jewish literature that combines the Mishnah, a compilation of the oral law of Judaism, with its commentary, the Gemara. Compiled between the third and sixth centuries, it continues to serve as a standard for Jewish faith and life today.
Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
[Bible]The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple is the event in which Joseph and Mary brought the infant Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem and presented him to God after the period of purification prescribed by the Law had passed. It is recorded in Luke 2.
Rephidim
[Bible]Rephidim was a wilderness encampment where the Israelites stopped after the Exodus, just before reaching the wilderness of Sinai. It was the site of the water from the rock and of the battle with Amalek.
Bashan
[Bible]Bashan is a fertile plateau east of the Jordan River and northeast of the Sea of Galilee. After the Exodus, Israel defeated its king, Og, and the land was allotted to the half-tribe of Manasseh. In Scripture, Bashan frequently serves as a symbol of abundance and strength.
Rock
[Bible]A rock is a large, solid mass of stone. In the Bible it appears as the actual rock that gave water in the wilderness, and it also serves as a figure for God's unchanging protection, for Christ, and for the foundation of the church.
Etham
[Bible]Etham was the second place where the Israelites encamped during the Exodus, after they left Succoth. Scripture records that it lay "in the edge of the wilderness." It is the place where the pillar of cloud and the pillar of fire are first mentioned.
Elim
[Bible]Elim was an oasis where the Israelites encamped after leaving Marah during the Exodus. Scripture records that it had twelve wells of water and seventy palm trees, and it served as a stopping point on the wilderness journey.
Kibroth-hattaavah
[Bible]Kibroth-hattaavah was a place in the wilderness where the Israelites encamped after leaving Mount Sinai. It received its name, "graves of craving," because those who craved meat and were struck down by a plague were buried there.
Book of Jubilees
[Bible]The Book of Jubilees is an ancient Jewish work that retells the narrative from Genesis through the opening portion of Exodus, dividing history into units of forty-nine years called "jubilees." It is a pseudepigraphal book not included in Protestant or Catholic Bibles.
Emet
[Bible]Emet (אֱמֶת) is a Hebrew word meaning "firmness, faithfulness, truthfulness, truth." In the Old Testament it describes the character and word of God as well as human honesty. It is frequently paired with hesed.
Miracle
[Bible]A miracle is an event brought about by God that cannot be explained by the ordinary course of nature. The Bible describes such events with words such as sign, wonder, marvel, and power (mighty work).
Jehovah Rapha
[Bible]Jehovah Rapha, meaning "the LORD who heals," is a title of God drawn from Exodus 15:26: "for I am the LORD that healeth thee."
Papyrus
[Bible]Papyrus is an aquatic plant that grows in the marshes of the Nile Valley, and the name also refers to the ancient writing material made from its stalks. In the Old Testament it appears mainly as a plant, and in the New Testament as "paper." It is also important as the material of early New Testament manuscripts.