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• Fruit of the Knowledge of Good and Evil

  The fruit of the knowledge of good and evil is the fruit of the "tree of the knowledge of good and evil," which stood in the midst of the Garden of Eden. God commanded Adam and Eve not to eat it, and their eating of it is read in Scripture as the beginning of humanity's fall.

• Sennacherib's Invasion of Judah

  Sennacherib's invasion of Judah is the event, recounted in Scripture, in which Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked the cities of Judah and threatened Jerusalem in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah. According to the biblical account, Jerusalem did not fall because God intervened.

• Widow of Zarephath

  The widow of Zarephath is a widow from Zarephath in the region of Sidon who appears in 1 Kings 17. During a drought she fed the prophet Elijah, and her dead son was restored to life. Scripture does not record her name.

• Book of Baruch

  The Book of Baruch is a work attributed to Baruch, the scribe of Jeremiah. The Catholic and Orthodox Churches include it in the canon (in Catholic terminology, as a deuterocanonical book), while Protestants classify it among the Apocrypha and do not include it in the Bible.

• Bozrah

  Bozrah was a major city of Edom mentioned in the Old Testament. In the prophetic books it frequently appears as a symbol of the judgment that would fall on Edom, and it is widely identified with modern Buseirah in Jordan.

• Methods of Bible Study

  Methods of Bible study are the various approaches and procedures used to read the biblical text, understand its meaning, and apply it to life. They include inductive study, quiet time, reading through the Bible, and topical study.

• Hebrews 6:4–6

  A warning that those who were once enlightened and made partakers of the Holy Spirit cannot be renewed again unto repentance if they fall away. It is a key text in the debate between Calvinism and Arminianism over whether a true believer can lose salvation.

• Doctrine of God

  The doctrine of God (theology proper) is the branch of systematic theology that addresses who God is: His existence, names, attributes, and triune nature, together with His works such as creation and providence.

• 1 Corinthians 10:11–12

  In this passage Paul holds up the failures of Israel in the wilderness as a "mirror" (an example) and warns the Corinthian believers, who were confident that they stood firm in the faith, to take heed lest they fall. It is frequently cited as a warning against spiritual pride and is often discussed in debates over whether believers can fall away from salvation.

• Nisan

  Nisan is the first month of Israel's religious calendar, designated at the time of the Exodus as "the first month of the year." Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread fall in this month, and the Pentateuch calls the same month "Abib."

• Genesis 3:17–19

  The sentence God pronounced on Adam after the Fall, declaring that the ground is cursed, that man must eat by toil and the sweat of his face, and that he will finally return to the dust. The passage is frequently cited in discussions of sin, death, and the meaning of work, and is often read at funerals.

• Lucifer

  Lucifer is the Latin Vulgate's rendering of the "morning star, son of the morning" in Isaiah 14:12. In later tradition the word came to be widely used as the name of Satan before his fall.

• Stumbling Block

  A stumbling block is a stone or obstacle that catches the foot and causes a person to fall. In the Bible, the term refers to anything that causes a person to fall into sin or unbelief. The New Testament also describes Christ as a stone that becomes a stumbling block to those who do not believe in him.

• Christian Worldview

  The Christian worldview is a framework of thought, grounded in the teaching of the Bible, for interpreting the world, humanity, history, and culture and for viewing every area of life. It is commonly explained through the pattern of creation, fall, and redemption.

• Genesis 3:16

  Genesis 3:16 records God's words to the woman after the Fall, in which He increases her pain in childbirth and declares that her husband "shall rule over thee." In discussions of the relationship between men and women, interpreters disagree over whether the verse establishes an order ordained by God or describes a distortion produced by sin.

• Ezekiel 15

  Ezekiel 15 is a short prophetic parable declaring that, just as a useless vine branch becomes firewood, the inhabitants of Jerusalem will be given over to the fire of judgment.

• Ezekiel 37:11–14

  The interpretation of Ezekiel's vision of the "valley of dry bones," in which God promises to open the graves of exiled Israel, put His spirit within them, restore them to life, and bring them back to their homeland. The passage is frequently cited in discussions of restoration, resurrection, and new life in the Holy Spirit.

• Darius

  Darius is the name of several kings of the Persian period mentioned in the Bible. The best known are Darius king of Persia, who permitted the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem, and Darius the Mede, who had Daniel cast into the lions' den.

• Jeremiah 21

  A chapter set during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, in which King Zedekiah asks Jeremiah to entreat the LORD for deliverance and Jeremiah instead announces the city's fall, declaring that those who surrender will live.

• Supralapsarianism

  Supralapsarianism is a view within the Reformed doctrine of predestination which holds that, in the order of God's decrees, the decree concerning the election and reprobation of human beings logically precedes the decrees concerning creation and the fall.