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Genesis 2:24
[Bible Verses]Genesis 2:24 states that a man shall leave his father and mother and cleave unto his wife, and "they shall be one flesh." Quoted by both Jesus and Paul, it is a foundational text on marriage and is regularly cited in discussions of the definition of marriage, divorce, and family relationships.
Alphaeus
[People]Alphaeus is a New Testament figure named only as the father of James, one of the twelve disciples, and as the father of Levi the tax collector. Nothing he did is recorded.
Elkanah
[People]Elkanah is a figure in the Old Testament book of 1 Samuel, the husband of Hannah and the father of the prophet Samuel. He is recorded as a man who went up to Shiloh each year with his family to worship.
William Carey
[People]William Carey (1761–1834) was an English Baptist minister and missionary to India. Through his writings arguing for the duty of foreign missions and his role in founding a missionary society, he is known as the "father of modern missions."
Arba
[People]Arba is a figure in the Old Testament Book of Joshua, introduced as the father of Anak and the greatest man among the Anakim. Scripture records that Kiriath-arba, the ancient name of Hebron, was derived from his name.
William Miller
[People]William Miller (1782–1849) was an American Baptist lay preacher who, on the basis of calculations drawn from the prophecies of Daniel, proclaimed that Christ would return in 1843–1844. He was the central figure of the nineteenth-century Advent movement and of the Great Disappointment.
Manoah
[People]Manoah is a man of the tribe of Dan in the Old Testament Book of Judges and the father of the judge Samson. He and his wife received from the angel of the Lord the announcement of their son's birth.
Orphan
[Bible]In the Bible, an orphan is a child who has lost his or her father and has no one to provide protection. Together with the widow and the stranger, the orphan is repeatedly named as one of the vulnerable whom God cares for in a special way and whom the community is obligated to protect.
Eliam
[People]Eliam is a name that appears twice in 2 Samuel: once as the father of Bathsheba, and once as the son of Ahithophel and one of David's mighty men. The text does not state directly whether the two are the same person.
Isaac Watts
[People]Isaac Watts (1674–1748) was an English Congregational minister, hymn writer, and theologian. Having written about 750 hymns, he is known as the "Father of English Hymnody."
Thomas Merton
[People]Thomas Merton (1915–1968) was an American Catholic Trappist monk and priest. He was also a poet and spiritual writer and is widely known for his spiritual autobiography *The Seven Storey Mountain*, published in 1948.
Toronto Blessing
[History]The Toronto Blessing was a charismatic revival phenomenon that began in January 1994 at the Toronto Airport Vineyard church in Toronto, Canada. Physical manifestations at its meetings, such as laughter, trembling, and falling down, drew both worldwide attention and controversy.
Bichri
[People]Bichri is an Old Testament figure named only as the father of Sheba, the Benjamite who rebelled against King David in 2 Samuel 20.
Zohar
[People]Zohar was a Hittite mentioned in the Book of Genesis, the father of Ephron, who sold Abraham the field containing the cave of Machpelah. Scripture names him only as the patronymic attached to Ephron's name.
Salu
[People]Salu is a man of the tribe of Simeon mentioned in the Book of Numbers. He was the father of Zimri, who was killed along with a Midianite woman during the incident at Baal-peor.
Zippor
[People]Zippor is an Old Testament figure named only as the father of Balak, king of Moab. He appears in the text solely in the phrase "Balak the son of Zippor," and nothing is recorded about his own life or deeds.
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.
Beeri
[People]Beeri is an Old Testament figure mentioned only by name in Hosea 1:1 as the father of the prophet Hosea. Scripture records nothing else about his life.
Limbo
[Doctrine & Theology]Limbo is the place where the souls of unbaptized infants, or of the righteous who died before Christ, were believed to dwell. The concept developed in medieval Roman Catholic theology and is generally not accepted by Protestants.
John 10:30
[Bible Verses]A saying of Jesus to the Jews at the Feast of Dedication: "I and my Father are one." Because it speaks directly of the relationship between the Father and the Son, the verse is frequently cited both to explain and to refute the doctrine of the Trinity, and its interpretation has long been debated.