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46 articles found for “Sun Myung Moon”

• Firmament

  [Bible]

  The firmament is the expanse that God made on the second day of creation in Genesis 1 to divide the waters above from the waters below; God called it "Heaven." The English term renders the Hebrew word raqia.

• Aijalon

  [Bible]

  Aijalon is an Old Testament place name referring to a valley and a town northwest of Jerusalem, between the coastal plain and the hill country. It is best known as the place where Joshua cried out, "and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon."

• Yang Jeon-baek

  [People]

  Yang Jeon-baek (梁甸伯, 1869–1933) was a Korean Presbyterian minister and one of the seven men who in 1907 became the first Koreans ordained to the Presbyterian ministry. He was tried in the 105-Man Incident and was one of the 33 national representatives of the March 1st Movement.

• 2 Samuel 23

  [Bible]

  2 Samuel 23 contains the last words of David (vv. 1–7) and the names and exploits of David's mighty men (vv. 8–39). The final name on the list is Uriah the Hittite.

• Psalm 50

  [Bible]

  Psalm 50 bears the superscription "A Psalm of Asaph." In it God, acting as judge, summons his people, rebukes merely formal sacrifice and hypocritical living, and calls for the sacrifice of thanksgiving and upright conduct.

• Great Sea

  [Bible]

  The Great Sea is a biblical place name for the present-day Mediterranean Sea, which lies west of the land of Canaan. The name appears mainly in passages that describe the western boundary of the Promised Land.