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• Ephrath

  [Bible]

  Ephrath (Ephratah) is an ancient name for Bethlehem of Judah or its surrounding region. Scripture mentions it as the burial place of Rachel and the hometown of David's family, and the Book of Micah names it as the place from which a ruler would come forth.

• Tetrarch

  [Bible]

  Tetrarch is a New Testament term for a ruler under the Roman Empire who governed a portion of a divided territory. It is used chiefly of Herod Antipas, who ruled Galilee.

• Herod Agrippa I

  [People]

  Herod Agrippa I was a grandson of Herod the Great and a king who ruled Judea in the first half of the first century. In Acts 12 he is called "Herod the king" and appears as the ruler who killed James the son of Zebedee and imprisoned Peter.

• Ecclesiastes 10

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  Ecclesiastes 10 opens with the proverb that a little folly spoils wisdom and then addresses, in a series of short sayings, conduct before a ruler, the hazards of work and the advantage of wisdom, restraint in speech, and the rise and fall of nations.

• Micah 5

  [Bible]

  Micah 5 foretells that, amid the humiliation of a besieged Israel, one who is to be ruler in Israel will come forth from the small town of Bethlehem Ephratah. The chapter also speaks of the future of the remnant of Jacob and of a purification that removes idols and military might.

• Luke 18

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  Luke 18 contains two parables about prayer (the unjust judge, and the Pharisee and the tax collector), Jesus' blessing of little children, his conversation with a rich ruler, a prediction of his passion, and the healing of a blind man near Jericho.

• Philip the Tetrarch

  [People]

  Philip the Tetrarch was a son of Herod the Great who ruled the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis northeast of the Sea of Galilee. He is named in Luke 3:1 and is known as the founder of Caesarea Philippi.

• Psalm 105:16–22

  [Bible Verses]

  This passage retells, as an act of God's providence, the story of Joseph, who was sold as a slave and imprisoned before becoming ruler in Egypt. It is frequently cited in discussions of suffering, refinement, and providence.

• Leviticus 4

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  Leviticus 4 sets out the regulations for the sin offering for unintentional violations of the LORD's prohibitions. It prescribes different offerings and different ways of handling the blood for the anointed priest, the whole congregation, a ruler, and one of the common people.

• Romans 13:1

  [Bible Verses]

  Romans 13:1 exhorts every person to "be subject unto the higher powers" and declares that all authority comes from God. It is a key text on the relationship between church and state, and how it should be applied under unjust regimes has long been debated.

• Herod Antipas

  [People]

  Herod Antipas, a son of Herod the Great, was the tetrarch who ruled Galilee and Perea. He executed John the Baptist and, according to the Gospel of Luke, took part in the trial of Jesus.

• Tiberius

  [People]

  Tiberius was the second emperor of the Roman Empire. His name appears once in Scripture, in Luke 3:1, where it serves as the reference point for dating the beginning of John the Baptist's ministry.

• Thirty Years' War

  [History]

  The Thirty Years' War was a conflict fought from 1618 to 1648, centered on the Holy Roman Empire. The struggle between Catholics and Protestants was intertwined with rivalry for power among the great European states, and the war ended with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648.

• Proverbs 23

  [Bible]

  Proverbs 23 belongs to the section known as "the words of the wise." It teaches proper conduct at the table, warns against greed for wealth, gives instruction on disciplining children and honoring parents, and vividly depicts the ravages of drunkenness.

• Romans 13

  [Bible]

  Romans 13 is a chapter of the Epistle to the Romans that exhorts believers to submit to the higher powers and pay taxes, to love their neighbor as the fulfilling of the law, and, because salvation is near, to put on the armor of light.

• Rule of Faith

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  The rule of faith (regula fidei) is a summary of the content of the faith that the early church regarded as received from the apostles; it served as a standard for judging whether teaching was sound.

• Rule of Saint Benedict

  [History]

  The Rule of Saint Benedict is a rule for monastic life written in the sixth century by Benedict of Nursia at the monastery of Monte Cassino. It addresses prayer and work, obedience, and communal life, and from the Middle Ages onward it became the foundational rule of Western monasticism.

• Golden Rule

  [Bible]

  The Golden Rule is the traditional name for the teaching of Jesus "whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them" (Matthew 7:12; Luke 6:31).

• Benedict of Nursia

  [People]

  Benedict of Nursia (c. 480 – c. 547) was an Italian monk. He founded the monastery of Monte Cassino and wrote the Rule of Saint Benedict, laying the foundation of monasticism in the Western church.

• Augustinians

  [History]

  The Augustinians are a Catholic mendicant order that follows the Rule of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo. The order was formed in 1256, when several groups of hermits were united into a single body. It is also known as the order to which Martin Luther belonged as a friar before the Reformation.