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• Clement Owen

  [People]

  Clement Owen (1867–1909) was an ordained minister and medical missionary sent to Korea by the Southern Presbyterian Church in the United States. Known in Korea as O Gi-won, he worked mainly from Mokpo and Gwangju, carrying out medical mission work and itinerant evangelism in South Jeolla Province.

• Plain of Shinar

  [Bible]

  The plain of Shinar is the land in the Old Testament where Babel and the Tower of Babel were built. It is generally identified with southern Mesopotamia, the region later known as Babylonia.

• Cherub

  [Bible]

  Cherubim are winged beings in the Old Testament who guard God's holy presence and throne. They appear at the entrance to the Garden of Eden, upon the Ark of the Covenant, and in Ezekiel's visions.

• Ezekiel 37

  [Bible]

  Ezekiel 37 contains Ezekiel's vision of the valley of dry bones and the sign of joining the two sticks of Judah and Ephraim into one. It conveys the promise that exiled Israel will be brought back to life by the Spirit of God and restored as one nation.

• James 2

  [Bible]

  James 2 urges believers not to show partiality based on outward appearance and declares that faith without works is dead, citing Abraham and Rahab as examples.

• Romans 11:25–26

  [Bible Verses]

  This passage states that "blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. And so all Israel shall be saved." Interpretations of who constitutes "all Israel" differ sharply, reflecting divergent views of eschatology and of Israel.

• Jonadab (son of Shimeah)

  [People]

  Jonadab was the son of Shimeah, David's brother. In 2 Samuel 13 he suggested to his cousin Amnon a scheme for luring Tamar to him. Later, when Absalom killed Amnon, Jonadab explained to David what had actually happened.

• Leviticus 27

  [Bible]

  Leviticus 27, the final chapter of Leviticus, sets out the valuation and redemption of persons, animals, houses, and fields vowed to the LORD, along with regulations on devoted things and the tithe.

• 2 Chronicles 24

  [Bible]

  This chapter covers the reign of King Joash of Judah. It records how he repaired the temple while the priest Jehoiada was alive, how he turned to idolatry after Jehoiada's death and had Jehoiada's son Zechariah stoned to death, and how Joash met his end.

• Isaiah 66

  [Bible]

  Isaiah 66 is the final chapter of the Book of Isaiah. It concludes the book by addressing true worship, the restoration of Zion, the gathering of the nations to behold the glory of God, the new heavens and the new earth, and the judgment of the rebellious.

• Jonah 2

  [Bible]

  Jonah 2 is the chapter containing the prayer Jonah offered to the LORD from the belly of the great fish. Jonah thanks God for delivering him from the depths of the sea and promises to pay what he has vowed; at the end of the chapter, the fish vomits Jonah out upon dry land.

• Colossians 4

  [Bible]

  Colossians 4 is the final chapter of the Epistle to the Colossians. It completes the household code of chapter 3 with instructions to masters, then closes the letter with exhortations on prayer and speech, the sending of Tychicus and Onesimus, greetings from Paul's fellow workers, and Paul's greeting in his own hand.

• Mount Ararat

  [Bible]

  Mount Ararat is the name of the mountainous region where Noah's ark came to rest after the Flood, as recorded in Genesis 8:4. The biblical "Ararat" originally referred to an ancient region in what is today eastern Turkey and Armenia.

• Noah's Ark

  [Bible]

  Noah's ark is the large vessel that God commanded Noah to build in Genesis 6–9. Noah's family of eight and the animals survived the Flood aboard it. The New Testament takes up the ark as an image of faith, salvation, and baptism.

• Divination

  [Bible]

  Divination is the attempt to discover the future or the divine will through omens, instruments, or mediums. The Old Testament law forbids it, and the New Testament maintains the same position.

• Jozadak

  [People]

  Jozadak was the son of Seraiah, the high priest in Jerusalem just before the Babylonian exile. He was carried into captivity when Judah fell, and Scripture records him as the father of Jeshua (Joshua), who became high priest after the return from exile.

• 2 Kings 6:16

  [Bible Verses]

  2 Kings 6:16 records the words Elisha spoke to his frightened servant in the city of Dothan, which the Aramean army had surrounded: "Fear not." Because the verse speaks of God's unseen protection, it is often quoted in sermons on fear and crisis.

• Four Horsemen

  [Bible]

  The Four Horsemen are four figures riding horses of different colors who appear in turn in Revelation 6 as the Lamb opens the first four of the seven seals. They are commonly called the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse."

• Habakkuk 1

  [Bible]

  Habakkuk 1 is the chapter in which the prophet Habakkuk cries out to God over injustice in Israel. When God answers that He will raise up the Chaldeans, the prophet questions Him again.

• Shinar

  [Bible]

  Shinar is an Old Testament place name for southern Mesopotamia, the region where Babylon later stood. It is best known as the setting of the Tower of Babel narrative.