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• Jehoiachin

  [People]

  Jehoiachin was a king of Judah who reigned for about three months before surrendering to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and being carried off to Babylon. Scripture also calls him Jeconiah and Coniah.

• Decapolis

  [Bible]

  The Decapolis (Greek for "ten cities") was a region of Hellenistic cities located mainly east of the Jordan River. It appears three times in the Gospels as a place of Jesus' ministry.

• Roman Empire

  [History]

  The Roman Empire was a state that ruled the Mediterranean world, beginning with the accession of Augustus in 27 BC. It forms the historical background of the New Testament. After persecuting Christianity, it legalized the faith in the fourth century and later made it the state religion.

• Tradition of the Elders

  [Bible]

  The "tradition of the elders" is a New Testament expression for the regulations, handed down from generation to generation outside the Law of Moses, that the Pharisees and scribes observed. It appears in the dispute over handwashing in Matthew 15 and Mark 7.

• Joseph Barsabbas

  [People]

  Joseph Barsabbas was a disciple in the early church who was put forward, together with Matthias, as a candidate to fill the apostolic office left vacant by Judas Iscariot. He was surnamed Justus, and when lots were cast, Matthias was chosen.

• Hephzibah

  [People]

  Hephzibah was the mother of Manasseh, king of Judah, and is mentioned by name only once, in 2 Kings 21:1. Her name is commonly interpreted to mean "my delight is in her."

• Star of Bethlehem

  [Bible]

  The Star of Bethlehem is the star in Matthew 2 that the wise men from the east saw and that led them to seek the child born King of the Jews. Scripture calls it "his star."

• Alexandria

  [Bible]

  Alexandria is a port city on the Mediterranean coast of northern Egypt. It is mentioned four times in the Bible, all in the Book of Acts. It was the hometown of Apollos and, according to tradition, the place where the Septuagint was translated.

• Pisidian Antioch

  [Bible]

  Pisidian Antioch was a Roman colony in the interior of Asia Minor. Paul and Barnabas preached the gospel in its synagogue during the first missionary journey, as recorded in Acts 13.

• Tertullus

  [People]

  Tertullus was the courtroom orator who, in Acts 24, accused Paul before the Roman governor Felix on behalf of the high priest Ananias and the elders.

• Seventy Weeks

  [Bible]

  The seventy weeks are a period named in the prophecy that the angel Gabriel delivered to Daniel in Daniel 9:24-27. They are commonly understood as "seventy sevens," that is, 490 years. Interpreters differ widely over whether the passage should be read as a messianic prophecy, an eschatological prophecy, or a prediction of specific historical events.

• Christian Zionism

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Christian Zionism is a school of thought and movement within Christianity that regards the return of the Jewish people to the land of Palestine and the founding of the State of Israel in 1948 as the fulfillment of biblical prophecy, and that supports the State of Israel for religious reasons.

• Azotus

  [Bible]

  Azotus is the Greek name of Ashdod, an ancient Philistine city on the Mediterranean coast. In the New Testament it is the place where Philip the evangelist was found after baptizing the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8:40).

• Simon the Leper

  [People]

  Simon the Leper was a resident of Bethany in whose house Jesus was dining shortly before His Passion when a woman poured ointment on His head. He is mentioned by name only in the Gospels of Matthew and Mark.

• Joachim Jeremias

  [People]

  Joachim Jeremias (1900–1979) was a German Lutheran New Testament scholar. He studied the parables of Jesus, the words of institution of the Lord's Supper, and Jesus' use of the address "Abba," and he exerted a lasting influence on the interpretation of the parables.

• Ittai

  [People]

  Ittai the Gittite was a foreign commander from the Philistine city of Gath who remained with David to the end when the king fled during Absalom's rebellion. He appears in 2 Samuel as the commander of one-third of David's army.

• Esarhaddon

  [People]

  Esarhaddon was a king of Assyria who succeeded Sennacherib after Sennacherib was murdered by his sons. He is mentioned briefly by name in 2 Kings, Isaiah, and Ezra.

• Jehoram (King of Judah)

  [People]

  Jehoram was an Old Testament king of the southern kingdom of Judah, the son of Jehoshaphat and the husband of Athaliah, daughter of Ahab. His reign is recorded in 2 Kings 8 and 2 Chronicles 21.

• Eglon (City)

  [Bible]

  Eglon was a city in the lowland of southern Canaan. In Joshua 10 it joined an alliance of five Amorite kings and was conquered by Joshua. It later became part of the territory of the tribe of Judah.

• Assos

  [Bible]

  Assos was a port city on the northwestern coast of Asia Minor. In Acts 20 it is the place where Paul, having walked from Troas, rejoined his companions and boarded ship.