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Temple Mount
[Bible]The Temple Mount is a hill on the eastern side of the Old City of Jerusalem. It was the site of Solomon's Temple and later of the Second Temple, and 2 Chronicles 3:1 calls it "mount Moriah."
Angel Worship
[Doctrine & Theology]Angel worship refers to offering angels the worship or prayer that belongs to God alone. Protestants reject it on the basis of Colossians 2:18 and other passages.
Belial
[Bible]Belial is a Hebrew word in the Old Testament meaning "worthlessness" or "wickedness," used mainly in the expression "son (or man) of Belial" to describe a base or wicked person. In the New Testament it appears once, in 2 Corinthians 6:15, as a name for the power of evil opposed to Christ, that is, Satan.
World Christian Population
[History]The world Christian population is an estimate of the number of people worldwide who identify themselves as Christians or are affiliated with a church. As of 2020 it stood at roughly 2.3 to 2.5 billion, and over the course of the twentieth century its center shifted from Europe to Africa, Latin America, and Asia.
Gap Theory
[Doctrine & Theology]The gap theory is an interpretation of Genesis that holds that a long interval of time elapsed between the original creation in Genesis 1:1 and the condition described in Genesis 1:2. It is also called the "ruin-reconstruction theory."
Deuel
[People]Deuel is a biblical figure named only in the Book of Numbers, where he appears as the father of Eliasaph, leader of the tribe of Gad during the wilderness period. In Numbers 2:14 his name is written "Reuel."
Meshullam
[People]Meshullam is a man in Nehemiah 3 of the Old Testament who took part in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. Several other people with the same name appear in 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah.
Micah (son of Mephibosheth)
[People]Micah was the son of Mephibosheth (Merib-baal), the grandson of Saul. His name appears in 2 Samuel 9 and in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles 8 and 9, which show that the house of Saul and Jonathan continued through him.
Midian (Son of Abraham)
[People]Midian was a son of Abraham and Keturah and is recorded as the ancestor of the Midianites, who appear frequently in the Old Testament (Genesis 25:2–4).
Habakkuk
[Bible]Habakkuk is the eighth of the twelve Minor Prophets of the Old Testament. It records the prophet's question of why evil is allowed to persist, together with God's answer, and it is widely known for the verse "the just shall live by his faith" (Habakkuk 2:4).
Peter
[People]Peter, originally named Simon, was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ. A fisherman from Galilee, he became a leader of the early church in Jerusalem, and the New Testament books of 1 Peter and 2 Peter bear his name.
Psalm 90:4
[Bible Verses]A verse from Psalm 90, traditionally attributed to Moses as a prayer, which states that in God's sight a thousand years are like yesterday when it is past, or like a brief watch in the night. It is regarded as the background to 2 Peter 3:8 and is frequently cited in discussions of the age of creation and the timing of the end times.
Psalm 1:3–6
[Bible Verses]The second half of Psalm 1 contrasts the ends of two ways. It likens the righteous person who delights in the law to a tree planted by the rivers of water, and the wicked to chaff driven away by the wind. Psalms 1 and 2 are widely regarded as the introduction to the whole Psalter, and this passage is frequently quoted and discussed, particularly regarding the meaning of "prosper."
Edict of Cyrus
[Bible]The Edict of Cyrus was a command issued by Cyrus, king of Persia, in the first year of his reign. It permitted the people of Judah who had been carried captive to Babylon to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple, and it is recorded in 2 Chronicles and Ezra.
Purification after Childbirth
[Bible]Purification after childbirth is an Old Testament ordinance under which a woman who had given birth, after completing a prescribed period, brought offerings to the sanctuary to have her ritual purity restored. It is set out in Leviticus 12, and in Luke 2 Mary observes it.
Carmi (son of Zabdi)
[People]Carmi is an Old Testament figure from the clan of Zerah in the tribe of Judah. He was the son of Zabdi and the father of Achan, who secretly took some of the devoted things at Jericho. His name appears in Joshua 7 and 1 Chronicles 2:7.
Revelation 3
[Bible]Revelation 3 contains the last three of the letters to the seven churches of Asia Minor: the messages addressed to the churches in Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.
Eve
[People]Eve is the first woman recorded in the Book of Genesis and the wife of Adam. She is known for the account of her eating the forbidden fruit after being tempted by the serpent and as the mother of Cain, Abel, and Seth.
Persia
[Bible]Persia is the Old Testament name for the Persian Empire. Having overthrown Babylon, it permitted the Judean exiles to return home and rebuild the temple, and it forms the backdrop for Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, and Daniel.
Mount of Olives
[Bible]The Mount of Olives is a mountain east of Jerusalem, across the Kidron Valley. It is the setting for David's flight from Absalom, Jesus' entry into Jerusalem and his discourse on the end times, his prayer in Gethsemane, and the account of his ascension.