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• Charlemagne

  [People]

  Charlemagne (born 742 or c. 747–748; died 814) was king of the Franks. On Christmas Day 800 he was crowned emperor by Pope Leo III, and he is regarded as the figure who established the framework of politics, the church, and learning in medieval Western Europe.

• Teresa of Ávila

  [People]

  Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582) was a Spanish Catholic nun and mystic (one who seeks direct union with God). She reformed the Carmelite Order, founding the Discalced Carmelites, and wrote The Interior Castle. In 1970 she became the first woman proclaimed a Doctor of the Church.

• Cyril and Methodius

  [History]

  Cyril and Methodius were ninth-century missionary brothers from Thessalonica in the Byzantine Empire. They introduced worship in the Slavic language in Great Moravia and created the Glagolitic alphabet, earning them the title "Apostles to the Slavs."

• Preparation for Communion

  [Christian Life]

  Preparation for Communion refers both to the spiritual preparation in which believers examine themselves and prepare their hearts before the Lord's Supper and to the practical work of preparing the bread and cup and setting the Communion table.

• Salt (Bible)

  [Bible]

  In the Bible, salt is a daily necessity used to season food and keep it from spoiling. In the Old Testament it appears in connection with offerings and covenants; in the New Testament Jesus uses it as a figure for the identity of his disciples ("the salt of the earth").

• Rainbow (Bible)

  [Bible]

  In the Bible, the rainbow is the sign of the covenant God made after Noah's Flood, promising never again to destroy the earth by a flood. The books of Ezekiel and Revelation also use it to describe God's glory and throne.

• Bread (Bible)

  [Bible]

  In the Bible, bread is a baked food made from kneaded grain flour. It was a staple food and a sign of God's provision, and in the New Testament it is connected with Jesus as the bread of life and with the Lord's Supper.

• Asia Minor

  [Bible]

  Asia Minor is the geographical name for the Anatolian peninsula, bounded by the Black Sea, the Aegean Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, which corresponds to the Asian portion of modern Türkiye. It was the setting of Paul's missionary journeys and of the seven churches of the Book of Revelation.

• Lamp (Bible)

  [Bible]

  In the Bible, the lamp is a vessel that burns oil to give light; the term also refers to its flame. It symbolizes the light kept burning continually in the tabernacle, the guidance of God's word, life and the continuance of the Davidic dynasty, and the witness of the disciples.

• Glory (Bible)

  [Bible]

  In the Bible, glory refers to the visible manifestation of God's majesty and presence. In the Old Testament it appears as the cloud and light that filled the tabernacle and the temple; in the New Testament it continues in the revelation of God in Jesus Christ.

• Oil (Bible)

  [Bible]

  In the Bible, "oil" refers chiefly to olive oil pressed from the fruit of the olive tree. It was used for food, for lamps, and as medicine, and in sacrifices and anointing rites it signified consecration to God and blessing.

• Greeks

  [Bible]

  In the New Testament, "Greek" refers to a Greek person or, more broadly, to a non-Jew belonging to the Greek-speaking world and Greek culture. The paired expression "Jew and Greek" is also used to represent all of humanity.

• Truth (Biblical Concept)

  [Bible]

  In the Bible, truth denotes what is genuine rather than false. In the Old Testament it refers to the faithfulness of God, and in the New Testament it refers especially to Jesus Christ and his word.

• Heart (Bible)

  [Bible]

  In the Bible, the heart refers not only to the emotions but to the whole inner person, the seat of thought, will, and judgment. It is regarded as the place where a person's relationship with God is determined.

• Soul (Bible)

  [Bible]

  In the Bible, "soul" translates the Hebrew nephesh and the Greek psyche, words that encompass breath, life, a living being, and the self. Interpretations differ on the constituent elements of the human person and on the state of the person after death.

• World (Biblical Concept)

  [Bible]

  In the Bible, the "world" refers to the universe and humanity that God created, and also to the order of human society that has turned away from God and stands in opposition to him.

• Obadiah 1:15

  [Bible Verses]

  In this verse Obadiah, having indicted Edom for its sins, declares that the day of the LORD is near upon all nations and sets out the principle of retribution: what one has done will return upon one's own head. The verse marks the turning point at which judgment on the single nation of Edom widens into judgment on all nations, and it is frequently cited as a representative statement of the idea of retribution.

• Psalm 37:4–5

  [Bible Verses]

  Psalm 37:4–5 exhorts the reader to delight in the LORD and to commit one's way to him. The passage is frequently cited as a promise that God will grant the desires of the heart, and interpreters differ on how that promise should be understood.

• Noadiah

  [People]

  Noadiah was a prophetess who tried to intimidate Nehemiah while he was rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. She is named only once in Scripture, in Nehemiah 6:14.

• Rehob

  [People]

  Rehob was the father of Hadadezer, the Aramean king of Zobah who fought against David. He appears only by name, twice, in 2 Samuel 8.