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Abinoam
[People]Abinoam is a figure in the Book of Judges, the father of Barak, the Israelite military leader who, together with Deborah, defeated the Canaanite army.
John 16:23–24
[Bible Verses]In his farewell discourse on the eve of the crucifixion, Jesus promised his disciples that "in that day," after the resurrection, whatever they asked the Father in his name would be given to them, so that their joy might be full. The passage is frequently cited as the basis for praying in the name of Jesus.
Succoth
[Bible]Succoth is a Hebrew place name meaning "booths." In the Old Testament it refers both to a town east of the Jordan River and to the place in Egypt that Israel first reached after setting out from Rameses at the Exodus.
Psalm 127
[Bible]Psalm 127 is one of the Songs of Ascents, a five-verse psalm whose superscription bears the name of Solomon. It declares that building a house, guarding a city, the toil of earning a living, and the gift of children all depend on the LORD.
Psalm 118
[Bible]Psalm 118 is a song of thanksgiving in which one who has been delivered from distress enters the gates of the temple and gives thanks for the LORD's everlasting mercy. "The stone which the builders refused" (verse 22) and "he that cometh in the name of the LORD" (verse 26) are quoted in the New Testament and applied to Jesus.
Acts 3
[Bible]Acts 3 recounts how Peter and John, in the name of Jesus, raise up a man lame from birth at the temple gate called Beautiful, and how Peter then preaches to the people gathered in Solomon's Porch, calling them to repentance.
Bela
[People]Bela, the son of Beor, is the first of the Edomite kings named in the Bible. His city was Dinhabah, and he appears in the lists of Edomite kings in Genesis 36 and 1 Chronicles 1.
Ahban
[People]Ahban is a figure in the genealogy of the tribe of Judah in 1 Chronicles 2. He was the son of Abishur, a descendant of Jerahmeel, and Abishur's wife Abihail, and he was the brother of Molid.
Epistle to Titus
[Bible]The Epistle to Titus is a book of the New Testament, a letter in which the apostle Paul instructs his coworker Titus, whom he had left on the island of Crete, to appoint church leaders and to uphold sound teaching and right living. Together with 1 Timothy and 2 Timothy, it is known as one of the "Pastoral Epistles."
Leviticus 24
[Bible]Leviticus 24 contains regulations for the sanctuary lamps and for the bread set out every Sabbath (the showbread), followed by the execution of a man who blasphemed the name of the LORD and the law of retaliation expressed as "eye for eye, tooth for tooth."
Tarsus
[Bible]Tarsus was a city in the region of Cilicia in southeastern Asia Minor and the hometown of the apostle Paul. It appears in the New Testament Book of Acts and corresponds to the modern city of Tarsus in southern Türkiye.
Theudas
[People]Theudas is a figure whom Gamaliel cited as an example in his speech before the Sanhedrin in Acts 5. He is said to have presented himself as someone of great importance and to have gathered about four hundred followers, but he was slain and his followers were scattered.
Psalm 20
[Bible]Psalm 20 is a prayer offered by the people on behalf of their king as he faces crisis or war. It is best known for its confession that the people will trust in the name of the LORD rather than in military might (v. 7).
Christian Symbols
[Doctrine & Theology]Christian symbols are signs that express the content of the Christian faith through images, letters, or objects. Prominent examples include the cross, the fish, the dove, and the Chi-Rho. Denominations differ in how they use them and to what extent.
Proverbs 18
[Bible]Proverbs 18 is a twenty-four-verse chapter within the collection of the proverbs of Solomon. In short maxims, it addresses the speech and quarrels of fools, the power of the tongue, fair judgment, trust in the name of the LORD as opposed to trust in wealth, and friendship.
Pseudo-Christian Groups (Saibi)
[Heresies & Cults]Saibi is a Sino-Korean term meaning "something that appears similar but is not genuinely so." In Korean Protestant churches it is used alongside "heresy" (idan) to assess groups that operate under the name of Christianity while departing from its doctrine or engaging in antisocial conduct.
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
[People]Pseudo-Dionysius was an anonymous Christian writer thought to have been active in the late fifth or early sixth century. He wrote under the name of Dionysius the Areopagite, who is mentioned in the Book of Acts. His negative theology and his account of the angelic hierarchy exerted a major influence on medieval theology.
Caesar
[Bible]Caesar is a title of the Roman emperor in the New Testament. It appears in Jesus' exchange about paying tribute, in the trial of Jesus, and in Paul's appeal to the emperor.
Shelomith
[People]Shelomith is a Hebrew name in the Old Testament borne by several different people recorded in Leviticus, Chronicles, and Ezra. The name was used for both men and women.
2 Peter 3:10–13
[Bible Verses]A passage declaring that the day of the Lord will come as a thief and that the heavens and the earth will be dissolved by fire, while believers look for "new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness." On this basis it urges holy living. Interpreters differ over whether the world will be annihilated or renewed, and over a textual variant in verse 10.