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• Faith and Reason

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Faith and reason is a theological topic concerning the relationship between belief in God and the human capacity for thought and argument. Denominations and theologians differ on whether the two are in harmony and on which takes precedence.

• Inner Healing

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Inner healing is a Christian practice and form of ministry that seeks to heal emotional pain arising from past wounds, memories, and feelings through prayer and the help of the Holy Spirit.

• Gothic Architecture

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  Gothic architecture is a style that originated in France in the mid-twelfth century and became the defining style of European cathedral architecture in the late Middle Ages. It is characterized by pointed arches, high vaults, and large stained-glass windows.

• Palestine

  [Bible]

  Palestine is a geographical name for the land extending from the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea to the region of the Jordan River. Derived from the name of the land of the Philistines, it is used in biblical geography as a general term for the land of Canaan and Israel.

• Kindergarten Department

  [Christian Life]

  The kindergarten department is the division of a church school that serves preschool children of roughly four to six years of age, offering faith education centered on worship, play, and storytelling.

• Righteousness

  [Bible]

  Righteousness is a central biblical concept referring to the character and acts of God and to a right relationship between God and human beings. In the New Testament, especially in the Pauline epistles, it develops into the teaching of righteousness received by faith, that is, justification.

• Proverbs 15

  [Bible]

  Proverbs 15 is a chapter of thirty-three short sayings within the collection of the proverbs of Solomon. Through contrasts between the two halves of each verse, it teaches about gentle and timely speech, a teachable response to instruction, and a life lived in the fear of the LORD.

• Biblical Geography

  [Bible]

  Biblical geography is the field that examines the locations and natural environments of the lands, cities, mountains, rivers, and seas mentioned in the Bible, and how they relate to the events of Scripture. It is commonly studied alongside Bible maps.

• Nahum 1:7

  [Bible Verses]

  Nahum 1:7 is a verse in which the prophet Nahum, while foretelling the fall of Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, confesses that the LORD is good and a stronghold in the day of trouble. It is often quoted as a word of comfort set within a prophecy of judgment.

• Luke 20

  [Bible]

  Luke 20 records Jesus' debates with the religious leaders in the Jerusalem temple over the source of his authority, paying tribute to Caesar, the resurrection, and the relationship between the Christ and David. The chapter also contains the parable of the wicked husbandmen and a warning against the scribes.

• Mushi

  [People]

  Mushi was the second son of Merari, the son of Levi. He was the ancestor of the Levitical "family of the Mushites," and his name appears in the genealogies of Exodus, Numbers, and 1 Chronicles.

• On (Son of Peleth)

  [People]

  On was a son of Peleth of the tribe of Reuben. Numbers 16:1 names him as one of the group that, together with Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, rose up against Moses and Aaron during the wilderness period.

• Amoz (Father of Isaiah)

  [People]

  Amoz was the father of the Old Testament prophet Isaiah. Scripture names him only in the phrase "Isaiah the son of Amoz." He is a different person from the prophet Amos, with whom he is sometimes confused.

• Jakeh

  [People]

  Jakeh was the father of Agur, whose words are recorded in Proverbs 30 of the Old Testament. His name appears only once in the Bible, in Proverbs 30:1.

• Jaalam

  [People]

  Jaalam was a son of Esau and his wife Aholibamah, an Old Testament figure recorded in Genesis 36 as one of the chiefs (dukes) of Edom.

• Japhia

  [People]

  Japhia was king of the Canaanite city of Lachish, mentioned in Joshua 10. He joined a coalition of five Amorite kings led by Adoni-zedek, king of Jerusalem, was defeated by Joshua, and was executed at Makkedah.

• Kedar (son of Ishmael)

  [People]

  Kedar was the second son of Ishmael, the son of Abraham. Scripture records him as the ancestor of an Arabian nomadic tribe that the Old Testament also calls "Kedar."