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Nahash
[People]Nahash was king of the Ammonites in the time of Saul and David. He besieged Jabesh-gilead and was defeated by Saul. After his death, David sent envoys to his son Hanun to offer condolences.
Jeiel (Father of Gibeon)
[People]Jeiel is a Benjamite recorded in the genealogies of 1 Chronicles as "the father of Gibeon." He is an ancestor of the family that descends through Ner and Kish to King Saul. Several other people with the same name appear in the Bible.
Galatians 4:4
[Bible Verses]Paul's declaration that, at the time God appointed, he sent his Son to be born as a human being and under the law. The verse distills the doctrine of the Incarnation and the true humanity of Christ and is frequently cited in Christmas sermons.
Proverbs 4:23
[Bible Verses]A verse of Proverbs that instructs the reader to keep the heart above all else, because out of it are the issues of life. It reflects the biblical understanding of the heart as the center of the human person and is frequently cited in devotional life and Christian counseling.
Song of Simeon
[Bible]The Song of Simeon is the short hymn of praise that Simeon sang in the Temple while holding the infant Jesus, recorded in Luke 2:29-32. It is also called the Nunc Dimittis, from its opening words in Latin.
Wilderness of Ziph
[Bible]The Wilderness of Ziph is the wilderness surrounding the town of Ziph in the hill country of Judah. David hid there while Saul pursued him, met Jonathan there for the last time, and there spared Saul's life.
Hereditary Pastoral Succession
[Controversies]Hereditary pastoral succession is the practice of passing a senior pastor's position to the pastor's child or son-in-law. It is also called hereditary pastorate or passing down the pastorate. In Korea, denominations such as the Korean Methodist Church and the Presbyterian Church of Korea (Tonghap) have prohibited it by church law, and debate over the practice continues.
Second Council of Nicaea
[History]The Second Council of Nicaea was a council held in 787 at Nicaea in the Eastern Roman Empire. Amid the iconoclast controversy, it reaffirmed the veneration of icons. The Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church accept it as the Seventh Ecumenical Council.
Ruth 4
[Bible]The final chapter of the Book of Ruth, in which Boaz acquires the right of redemption at the gate of Bethlehem and takes Ruth as his wife. Their son Obed, the grandfather of David, is born, and the chapter closes with a genealogy from Perez to David.
Samaritan Woman
[People]The Samaritan woman is an unnamed woman in John 4 who spoke with Jesus at Jacob's well near the Samaritan town of Sychar and then told the people of her town about him.
Nabonidus Cylinder
[History]The Nabonidus Cylinder is a cuneiform clay cylinder inscription left by Nabonidus, the last king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. The cylinder from Ur bears the name of his eldest son, Belshazzar, and is therefore frequently discussed in studies of the Book of Daniel.
Cana
[Bible]Cana was a village in Galilee. In the Gospel of John, it is the site of Jesus' first sign, turning water into wine, and of his second sign, healing a royal official's son.
Pharaoh's Daughter
[People]Pharaoh's daughter is the Egyptian princess in Exodus 2 who drew the infant Moses out from among the reeds of the Nile and raised him as her own son. Scripture does not give her name.
Moriah
[Bible]Moriah is the name of the land to which Abraham went at God's command to offer his son Isaac as a burnt offering. Second Chronicles calls the mountain in Jerusalem on which Solomon built the temple Mount Moriah.
Proverbs 9:10
[Bible Verses]Proverbs 9:10 declares that the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom and that the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. As a key verse that brings Proverbs 1–9 to a close, it is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship between faith and knowledge.
Hiel
[People]Hiel was a man of Bethel who rebuilt Jericho during the reign of King Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel. He appears only once, in 1 Kings 16:34, which records that he lost his firstborn and youngest sons in the course of building the city.
Toi
[People]Toi was a king of Hamath in the time of David. When he heard that David had defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, he sent his son to greet David and present him with gifts. In 1 Chronicles his name is spelled "Tou."
Biblical Chronology
[Bible]Biblical chronology is the reconstruction of when the events recorded in the Bible took place and when its figures lived, based on numbers in the biblical text and historical sources from the ancient Near East. The term also refers to the timelines produced by this work.
Judges 6:12
[Bible Verses]In this verse the angel of the LORD appears to Gideon, who is hiding from the Midianites, addresses him as "thou mighty man of valour," and declares that the LORD is with him. It is frequently cited as a text on divine calling and God's presence.
Tou
[People]Tou was a king of Hamath in the time of David. When David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah, Tou sent his son to greet David and present him with gifts. In 2 Samuel he appears under the name Toi.