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• Adullam

  [Bible]

  Adullam was a Canaanite and later Judahite town in the lowland (the low hill country, or Shephelah) of Judah. It is best known as the site of the "cave of Adullam," where David hid from Saul.

• Deuteronomy 34

  [Bible]

  Deuteronomy 34 is the final chapter of Deuteronomy. In it Moses views the Promised Land from Mount Nebo, dies in the land of Moab at the age of 120, and is succeeded by Joshua.

• Witch Hunts

  [History]

  Witch hunts were the accusation, trial, and punishment of people suspected of harming others through witchcraft; they are also known as witch trials. They occurred on a large scale in both Catholic and Protestant regions of Europe from the late fifteenth century through the seventeenth century.

• Love of God

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  The love of God refers to the goodwill and self-giving disposition that God extends to His creatures, especially to human beings. In Christian theology it is treated as one of the attributes of God.

• Sharon

  [Bible]

  Sharon is a plain along the Mediterranean coast of Israel, extending south of Mount Carmel. In Scripture it serves as a symbol of fertility and beauty.

• Joel 1

  [Bible]

  The first chapter of the Book of Joel describes a locust plague and drought that have devastated the land of Judah, calls the people and priests to lament, fast, and gather in solemn assembly, and proclaims that "the day of the LORD" is at hand.

• Hebrews 4:14–16

  [Bible Verses]

  Hebrews 4:14–16 presents the ascended Jesus as the "great high priest" who is touched with the feeling of our infirmities, and it declares that believers may therefore come boldly unto the "throne of grace." The passage is frequently cited in discussions of Christ's true humanity, his sinlessness, and confidence in prayer.

• Nazareth

  [Bible]

  Nazareth was the small village in Galilee where Jesus Christ grew up. It appears only in the New Testament, and its name became widely known because Jesus was called "Jesus of Nazareth."

• Ziklag

  [Bible]

  Ziklag was a town in the Negev region of southern Judah. Achish king of Gath gave it to David, who used it as his base while taking refuge in Philistine territory from Saul. It is known as the town raided by the Amalekites.

• Elath

  [Bible]

  Elath was a port town on the Red Sea shore in the land of Edom, at the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba. Uzziah (Azariah), king of Judah, rebuilt it and restored it to Judah, but it was lost during the reign of Ahaz.

• Replacement Theology

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Replacement theology is the theological view that God's covenant relationship with Israel was transferred to the church after Jesus Christ. It is also called supersessionism.

• Hormah

  [Bible]

  Hormah was a town in the Negev, the southern region of Canaan. During the wilderness period, Israel was defeated and driven back as far as this place, and the town was later named for the "utter destruction" Israel brought upon it. It appears in Numbers, Joshua, Judges, and other books.

• Halakha

  [Bible]

  Halakha refers to the body of Jewish legal interpretation and regulation that organizes the commandments of the Pentateuch for application to daily life. The practices on which it rests appear in the New Testament under the name "the tradition of the elders."

• Hebrews 9

  [Bible]

  Hebrews 9 compares the tabernacle sacrifices of the first covenant with the sacrifice of Christ. The chapter teaches that Christ entered the heavenly sanctuary once for all by his own blood, obtained eternal redemption, and became the mediator of the new covenant.

• Grace

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Grace is the favor and gift that God freely bestows on those who do not deserve it. Protestantism holds that a person attains salvation not on the basis of his or her own merit but by the grace of God.

• Scripture Reading

  [Worship & Rites]

  Scripture reading is the part of a worship service in which a biblical text is read aloud. Many churches read the sermon text before the sermon, while churches that emphasize liturgy read several appointed passages according to the church year.

• Matthew 5:44

  [Bible Verses]

  Matthew 5:44 records Jesus' command, "Love your enemies... and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you." It is regarded as one of the most radical passages in Jesus' ethical teaching and is applied broadly, from personal forgiveness to questions of national division and reconciliation.

• Ephesians 4:28

  [Bible Verses]

  Ephesians 4:28 urges the person who stole to stop stealing and to work honestly with his own hands so that he will have something to share with those in need. The verse depicts a turn from a life of taking to a life of sharing and is frequently cited in discussions of the work ethic and almsgiving.

• New Creation

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  New creation is the biblical teaching that God, through Christ, makes people new and will renew the whole of heaven and earth at the last day.

• Abel Beth Maacah

  [Bible]

  Abel Beth Maacah was a city near Dan at the far northern edge of Israel. It is known as the place where Sheba, who rebelled against David, took refuge and met his end through the intervention of a wise woman of the city.