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Gentile
[Bible]In the Bible, "Gentile" refers to a people or nation other than Israel (the Jews), or to a person belonging to such a people. In the New Testament, the inclusion of Gentiles in the people of God through faith is a major theme.
Potiphar's Wife
[People]Potiphar's wife is an Egyptian woman in Genesis 39 who tried to seduce Joseph, her husband's servant, and, when he refused her, falsely accused him and had him sent to prison. The Bible does not give her name.
Philemon 1
[Bible]Philemon 1 is the entire Epistle to Philemon, a book of a single chapter. It is a short letter in which the imprisoned Paul asks Philemon to receive Onesimus not as a servant but as a beloved brother.
Psalm 123
[Bible]Psalm 123 is one of the Songs of Ascents. It is a brief four-verse prayer in which the psalmist looks to God as a servant looks to the hand of his master, pleading for mercy amid contempt and scorn.
Omri
[People]Omri was the sixth king of the northern kingdom of Israel. A former army commander, he rose to the throne, founded Samaria as his capital, and established the dynasty that continued through Ahab.
Deuteronomy 15
[Bible]Deuteronomy 15 is a chapter of law containing the ordinance for releasing debts owed by fellow Israelites every seventh year, the command to open one's hand to a poor brother, the law for freeing in the seventh year a Hebrew servant who has served six years, and the law for consecrating the firstborn males of cattle and sheep.
Hophni and Phinehas
[People]Hophni and Phinehas were the two sons of Eli who served as priests at Shiloh at the close of the period of the judges. They sinned in several ways, including treating the sacrifices with contempt, and both died when the Ark of the Covenant was captured in battle against the Philistines.
Shalmaneser
[People]Shalmaneser was an Assyrian king of the late eighth century BC who, according to 2 Kings, received tribute from Hoshea, the last king of the northern kingdom of Israel, and besieged Samaria.
Isaiah 43:10–11
[Bible Verses]In this passage God appoints Israel as his "witnesses" and his "servant" and declares that there is no other god and no savior besides him. It is a classic text of monotheistic faith and is frequently cited both as the basis for the name of Jehovah's Witnesses and in discussions of the deity of Jesus.
Matthew 8
[Bible]Matthew 8 recounts how Jesus, after coming down from the mountain where he delivered the Sermon on the Mount, heals a leper, a centurion's servant, and Peter's mother-in-law, calms a storm, and casts out demons in the country of the Gadarenes.
Faithfulness
[Bible]Faithfulness is a biblical term for the disposition of acting reliably to the end in the tasks and relationships entrusted to a person. It is listed among the fruit of the Spirit, and the underlying Hebrew and Greek terms denote trustworthiness and reliability.
Matthew 8:16–17
[Bible Verses]A passage that interprets Jesus' evening healing of the demon-possessed and the sick as the fulfillment of Isaiah 53:4. It is frequently cited in discussions of whether healing is included in Christ's atonement.
Lo-debar
[Bible]Lo-debar was a town in the region of Gilead east of the Jordan River, where Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, lived before David summoned him. It appears in 2 Samuel 9 and 17.
2 Kings 5
[Bible]2 Kings 5 tells how Naaman, commander of the army of Aram, is healed of leprosy after washing seven times in the Jordan River as Elisha instructed. It continues with the account of Gehazi, who secretly accepts gifts and is struck with leprosy.
Helena
[People]Helena (c. 248 – c. 330) was the mother of the Roman emperor Constantine I. In her later years she made a pilgrimage to Palestine and sponsored the construction of churches. She is venerated as a saint in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.
Chŏn Tŏk-ki
[People]Chŏn Tŏk-ki (1875–1914) was a Methodist minister who led Sangdong Church in Seoul during the Korean Empire period. He was also a nationalist activist who, through the Sangdong Youth Society and the Sangdong Youth Academy, took part in the movement against the Eulsa Treaty, the dispatch of secret envoys to The Hague, and the founding of the New People's Association (Sinminhoe).
Deacon
[Church Offices]A deacon holds a church office devoted to service, ministry, and the practical affairs of the congregation. In Korean Protestant churches, the office is divided into ordained deacons and acting deacons appointed annually, and its status and role vary by denomination.
Laban
[People]Laban was an Aramean of Haran who appears in the book of Genesis. The brother of Rebekah, the uncle of Jacob, and the father of Leah and Rachel, he kept Jacob in his household for twenty years.
Man of God
[Bible]"Man of God" is a biblical title for a person who belongs to God, proclaims His word, and is entrusted with His work. In the Old Testament it is applied to Moses and to prophets such as Elijah and Elisha; in the New Testament it is applied to Timothy.
Kenosis
[Doctrine & Theology]Kenosis, or self-emptying, is a theological term for the incarnation and humiliation of Christ. It derives from Philippians 2:7, which says that Christ "made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant" and became man.