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Hanun
[People]Hanun was king of the Ammonites in the time of David, succeeding his father Nahash at his death. By humiliating the envoys David sent to console him, he provoked war between Israel and Ammon (2 Samuel 10; 1 Chronicles 19).
The Love Chapter
[Bible]The Love Chapter is the name given to 1 Corinthians 13 in the New Testament. In this chapter Paul describes, in an almost hymnlike manner, the necessity, character, and permanence of love as a more excellent way than the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Cyprus
[Bible]Cyprus is an island in the eastern Mediterranean, still known today by the same name. In the Book of Acts it appears as the home of Barnabas and as the first place where the gospel was preached on Paul's first missionary journey.
Genesis 2:18
[Bible Verses]Genesis 2:18 records God's declaration, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him" (KJV). It is one of the passages most frequently read at weddings, and interpretations of "help meet" diverge on the roles of men and women.
Daniel (Prophet)
[People]Daniel was a man of Judah who, according to the Bible, served in the royal court during the Babylonian exile. He is the central figure of the Book of Daniel and is widely known for interpreting dreams and for his deliverance from the lions' den.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
[People]Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were young men of Judah taken captive to Babylon and the three companions of Daniel. They refused to bow down to King Nebuchadnezzar's golden image, were thrown into a fiery furnace, and came out alive.
Pekah
[People]Pekah, the son of Remaliah, became king of the northern kingdom of Israel through a coup. His alliance with Rezin king of Aram against Judah forms the background of the Immanuel prophecy in Isaiah 7.
Deuteronomy 20
[Bible]Deuteronomy 20 sets out the regulations Israel was to observe when going to war. It covers the exhortation not to fear, the men to be sent home from military service, the conditions for attacking a city and accepting its surrender, the command to utterly destroy the Canaanite nations, and the protection of fruit trees.
Judges 14
[Bible]Judges 14 recounts how Samson, while seeking to marry a Philistine woman, tears apart a lion with his bare hands, poses a riddle at his wedding feast, loses the wager after his wife reveals the answer, and then strikes down thirty men of Ashkelon.
Abinoam
[People]Abinoam is a figure in the Book of Judges, the father of Barak, the Israelite military leader who, together with Deborah, defeated the Canaanite army.
Lystra
[Bible]Lystra was a city in the region of Lycaonia in Asia Minor. In Acts 14 and 16, it is the place where Paul healed a man who could not walk, where he was stoned, and where he took Timothy with him as a coworker.
Meekness
[Bible]In the Bible, meekness is a disposition and attitude of not asserting one's own power, entrusting oneself to God, and treating others gently. It appears as the third of the Beatitudes and as one of the fruit of the Spirit.
Galatians 3:28
[Bible Verses]Galatians 3:28 declares that in Christ there is neither Jew nor Greek, neither bond nor free, "neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus." It is a key text on the unity of the church and carries significant weight in debates over the ordination of women, the equality of men and women, and slavery.
1 Peter 3:1–7
[Bible Verses]A household-code passage that exhorts wives to be in subjection to their husbands so that unbelieving husbands may be won by their conduct. It also exhorts husbands to honor their wives as heirs together of the grace of life. The passage is frequently cited in interpretive debates over marriage and the roles of men and women.
Acts 3:19
[Bible Verses]In this verse Peter, speaking in the temple, urges the people of Israel to repent and be converted so that their sins may be blotted out, promising that "times of refreshing" will then come from the presence of the Lord. Because it joins a call to repentance with an eschatological promise, it is frequently cited in sermons on repentance and in discussions of eschatology.
Acts 2:23
[Bible Verses]A verse from Peter's Pentecost sermon stating that the death of Jesus took place according to the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, while those who put him to death remained responsible. It is frequently cited in discussions of divine sovereignty and human responsibility.
Exodus 35
[Bible]In this chapter Moses restates the Sabbath ordinance and gathers offerings and workers for building the tabernacle. The people bring their offerings willingly, and Bezalel and Oholiab are introduced as the men appointed to carry out the work.
Genesis 6
[Bible]Genesis 6 is the chapter in which, as human wickedness fills the earth, God resolves to judge the world by a flood and commands Noah, who has found grace, to build an ark. The account of Noah's Flood begins here.
Numbers 26
[Bible]Numbers 26 records the second census of Israel, taken on the plains of Moab after the plague at Baal-peor. It gives the totals by tribe (601,730 in all), the principles for dividing the land, and the census of the Levites, and it notes that of the wilderness generation only Caleb and Joshua remained.
Proverbs 21
[Bible]Proverbs 21 is a chapter in the collection of the proverbs of Solomon. In thirty-one short sayings, it teaches the sovereignty of the LORD, who directs even the heart of the king; the priority of righteousness and justice over sacrifice; diligence and generosity; and guarded speech.