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Portion
[Bible]A portion is a share that is divided and received, such as an inheritance or an allotment of land. In the Old Testament the term is used for the tribes' allotments of land and in the confession of faith "the LORD is my portion"; in the New Testament it appears in the parable of the prodigal son.
Jehozadak
[People]Jehozadak was a priest of the Babylonian exile, a descendant of the high-priestly line, and the father of Joshua, the first high priest after the return from exile. He was carried away when Nebuchadnezzar took Judah captive.
Peace
[Bible]Peace is a biblical term translating the Hebrew shalom and the Greek eirene. Beyond the absence of conflict, it denotes wholeness, well-being, and a right relationship between God and humanity.
Zechariah and Elizabeth
[People]Zechariah and Elizabeth were a priestly couple in Luke 1 who remained childless into old age. As the angel Gabriel had foretold, they became the parents of John the Baptist.
Micah 6:6-8
[Bible Verses]Micah 6:6-8 asks what a person should bring when coming before God and answers that, rather than sacrifices, God requires justice, mercy, and a humble walk with him. The passage is frequently cited in discussions of worship and daily life, and of faith and social responsibility.
Idolatry
[Bible]Idolatry is the worship of gods other than God or of images made by human hands. Scripture forbids it in the Ten Commandments and treats it as a fundamental sin that breaks the covenant.
Sons of Korah
[Bible]The sons of Korah were the descendants of Korah, a member of the Kohathite family of the tribe of Levi. Although their ancestor Korah was judged for rebelling in the wilderness, his descendants survived and later served as singers and gatekeepers in the temple, and their name appears in the titles of eleven psalms.
Eliasaph
[People]Eliasaph is a name found in the Book of Numbers that refers to two men of the wilderness period: the chief of the tribe of Gad (son of Deuel) and the chief of the Gershonite clan of the tribe of Levi (son of Lael).
Laver
[Bible]The laver was a bronze basin placed in the tabernacle between the tent of meeting and the altar of burnt offering. The priests washed their hands and feet in it before entering the tent of meeting or ministering at the altar.
Exodus 8
[Bible]Exodus 8 records the second through fourth of the ten plagues: frogs, lice, and swarms of flies. Each time a plague ends, Pharaoh hardens his heart and refuses to let the people of Israel go.
Deuel
[People]Deuel is a biblical figure named only in the Book of Numbers, where he appears as the father of Eliasaph, leader of the tribe of Gad during the wilderness period. In Numbers 2:14 his name is written "Reuel."
Zichri
[People]Zichri is a Levite named in the genealogy of Exodus 6. He was a grandson of Kohath, a son of Izhar, and a brother of Korah and Nepheg.