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Nergal-sharezer
[People]Nergal-sharezer was a Babylonian official mentioned in Jeremiah 39. When Jerusalem fell, he sat in the middle gate of the city, and he took part in releasing Jeremiah, who had been confined in the court of the prison.
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.
Catherine Booth
[People]Catherine Booth (1829–1890) was a nineteenth-century English preacher. With her husband, William Booth, she founded The Salvation Army, and she is known as the "Mother of The Salvation Army." She is also known for her defense of women's right to preach.
Genealogy of Jesus
[Bible]The genealogy of Jesus is the record of the ancestry of Jesus Christ found in Matthew 1:1-17 and Luke 3:23-38. Matthew traces the line downward from Abraham to Jesus, while Luke traces it upward from Jesus to Adam.
Assarion
[Bible]The assarion was a small copper coin used in the Roman Empire during the New Testament era. It appears when Jesus cites the price of sparrows to speak of God's care (Matthew 10:29; Luke 12:6).
Taxation of Clergy
[Controversies]Taxation of clergy is the question of levying income tax on the honoraria received by pastors and other religious workers. In South Korea, taxation of clergy income took effect in January 2018 after a long controversy.
Third Council of Constantinople
[History]The Third Council of Constantinople was a council held from 680 to 681 in Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. It declared that Christ possesses both a divine will and a human will, condemned Monothelitism, and is counted as the sixth ecumenical council.
Second Council of Constantinople
[History]The Second Council of Constantinople was a church council convened in Constantinople in 553 by the Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I. It condemned the so-called "Three Chapters" and reaffirmed the Christology of the Council of Chalcedon. The Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church count it as the fifth ecumenical council.
Antipope
[History]An antipope is a person who claims to be pope, or who has been set up as pope with the backing of a particular faction, in opposition to the Roman pontiff whom the Catholic Church recognizes as legitimate.
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.
Stadion
[Bible]The stadion is a Greek unit of distance found in the New Testament, measuring about 185 meters. In Revelation it is used to give the dimensions of the New Jerusalem.
Proverbs 22
[Bible]Proverbs 22 contains the final portion of the collection of Solomon's proverbs (10:1–22:16) and the opening of a new collection, "the words of the wise" (22:17 onward). Its teachings include training children, protecting the poor, and avoiding becoming surety for another's debts.
Confession of Faith
[Doctrine & Theology]A confession of faith is the act by which Christians declare what they believe, in speech or in writing, or a document formally adopted by a church that sets out what it believes. A brief summary document of this kind is commonly called a creed.
Libnah
[Bible]Libnah is an Old Testament place name. It refers both to one of the sites where the Israelites camped in the wilderness after the Exodus and to a town in the lowland of Judah.
Migdol
[Bible]Migdol is an Egyptian place-name derived from the Hebrew word for "tower" or "fortress." It appears as a site near Israel's encampment before the crossing of the Red Sea during the Exodus, and in Jeremiah and Ezekiel it is used as a place-name marking the northern extremity of Egypt.
Valley of Salt
[Bible]The Valley of Salt was a valley in the south of Judah, on the border with Edom. In the Bible it appears as the battlefield where Israel won major victories over Edom in the time of David and in the reign of Amaziah king of Judah.
Aaron's Rod
[Bible]Aaron's rod was the staff carried by Aaron, the elder brother of Moses, and was used to perform signs before Pharaoh during the Exodus. In the wilderness it budded and bore fruit overnight, becoming a sign that confirmed the priesthood of Aaron's house.
Jeremiah 34
[Bible]Jeremiah 34 is a 22-verse chapter containing an oracle delivered to King Zedekiah while the Babylonian army besieged Jerusalem, together with a declaration of judgment against the people of Judah, who made a covenant to release their Hebrew servants and then reversed it.
Zechariah 10
[Bible]Zechariah 10 is a prophecy declaring that the LORD, not idols, gives rain. It announces judgment on false shepherds and promises that God will strengthen the house of Judah and the house of Joseph and gather His scattered people once more.
Kedar (son of Ishmael)
[People]Kedar was the second son of Ishmael, the son of Abraham. Scripture records him as the ancestor of an Arabian nomadic tribe that the Old Testament also calls "Kedar."