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• Gaal

  [People]

  Gaal, the son of Ebed, appears in Judges 9. He incited the men of Shechem to rise against Abimelech but was defeated in battle and driven out of Shechem.

• Isshiah

  [People]

  Isshiah was a Levite recorded as the head (chief) among the sons of Rehabiah, the grandson of Moses. His name appears only once, in 1 Chronicles 24:21.

• Ecclesiastes 1:2

  [Bible Verses]

  Ecclesiastes 1:2 is the opening thematic verse of the Book of Ecclesiastes, in which the Preacher declares, "Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity." It is widely cited as a classic statement of the transience of life. Interpretations vary regarding the meaning of the Hebrew word rendered "vanity" and the message of Ecclesiastes as a whole.

• Psalm 1:1-2

  [Bible Verses]

  The opening verses of the Psalter, which declare blessed the person who does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly but delights in the law of the LORD and meditates on it day and night. The passage opens the entire book of Psalms and is frequently cited to encourage meditation on Scripture.

• Ecclesiastes 12:8

  [Bible Verses]

  Ecclesiastes 12:8 concludes the main body of the book. It repeats the opening declaration of Ecclesiastes 1:2, "Vanity of vanities," to sum up the transience of life under the sun. The verse is often cited as the thematic statement of the whole book, and interpreters understand "vanity" in several ways.

• Agrippa

  [People]

  Agrippa was the Jewish king (Agrippa II) who heard the apostle Paul's defense in Acts 25–26. The name can also refer to his father, Agrippa I, who appears as "Herod the king" in Acts 12.

• 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).

• Tophet

  [Bible]

  Tophet was a site in the Valley of Hinnom south of Jerusalem. The Old Testament presents it as a place where children were burned as offerings in idolatrous worship, and the prophet Jeremiah made it a symbol of judgment.

• Hasmonean Dynasty

  [History]

  The Hasmonean dynasty was a Jewish priestly dynasty that ruled Judea following the Maccabean Revolt of the second century BC. It came to an end when Herod took Jerusalem in 37 BC.

• Phaltiel

  [People]

  Phaltiel was the second husband of Michal, the daughter of Saul. Saul took Michal from David and gave her to him; according to 2 Samuel, she was later taken from him at David's demand, and he followed her, weeping.

• Myrrh

  [Bible]

  Myrrh is the fragrant resin of trees native to southern Arabia and northeastern Africa. In the Bible it was used as a spice, a cosmetic, and an ingredient in the holy anointing oil, and it appears as one of the gifts of the Magi and as a burial spice for Jesus.

• Chaldea

  [Bible]

  Chaldea is a biblical term for a region in southern Mesopotamia and for the people who lived there. Scripture uses it for Abraham's homeland, "Ur of the Chaldees"; for the Babylonian Empire that destroyed Judah; and for a class of learned men and astrologers in the book of Daniel.

• Jozadak

  [People]

  Jozadak was the son of Seraiah, the high priest in Jerusalem just before the Babylonian exile. He was carried into captivity when Judah fell, and Scripture records him as the father of Jeshua (Joshua), who became high priest after the return from exile.

• Targum

  [Bible]

  A Targum is one of the ancient Jewish translations and paraphrases of the Hebrew Old Testament into Aramaic. The Targums are generally understood to have originated as oral explanations given when Scripture was read aloud in the synagogue.

• Tishbe

  [Bible]

  Tishbe is known as the hometown of the prophet Elijah. Scripture mentions it only through the epithet "the Tishbite," applied to Elijah, and its exact location is uncertain.

• Endor

  [Bible]

  Endor was an ancient town east of the Jezreel Valley. It is known as the place where King Saul sought out a woman with a familiar spirit before his final battle against the Philistines.

• Byzantine Text

  [Bible]

  The Byzantine text is the text type to which the majority of extant Greek New Testament manuscripts belong. Widely copied in the church of the medieval Byzantine Empire, it became the basis of the Textus Receptus and the King James Version.

• Thomas Cranmer

  [People]

  Thomas Cranmer (1489–1556) was the Archbishop of Canterbury who led the English Reformation and compiled the Book of Common Prayer, the foundation of Anglican worship. He was burned at the stake under Mary I.

• Deuteronomy 17

  [Bible]

  Deuteronomy 17 is a chapter of law that prohibits blemished sacrifices, sets out the procedure for trying idolaters along with the principle of two or three witnesses, prescribes how to handle cases too difficult to judge locally, and gives the law that a future king must keep.

• 2 Chronicles 23

  [Bible]

  2 Chronicles 23 tells how the priest Jehoiada gathered the captains of hundreds and the Levites, made the hidden prince Joash king in the temple, and put to death Athaliah, who had seized the throne. He then renewed the covenant, and the people abolished the worship of Baal.