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2 Samuel 1
[Bible]2 Samuel 1 is the chapter in which David learns of the deaths of Saul and Jonathan, has the Amalekite who claimed to have killed Saul put to death, and composes the "Song of the Bow," a lament for the two men.
John 19:34–35
[Bible Verses]John 19:34–35 records that after Jesus died on the cross, a soldier pierced his side with a spear and blood and water came out, and it declares that the one who saw this bears true witness. The passage is read as confirmation of Jesus' actual death and is often interpreted symbolically in connection with baptism and the Lord's Supper.
Dathan and Abiram
[People]Dathan and Abiram were brothers of the tribe of Reuben, sons of Eliab, who joined Korah in rebelling against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness after the Exodus. They are known for the incident in which the earth opened and swallowed them and their households.
Pisidian Antioch
[Bible]Pisidian Antioch was a Roman colony in the interior of Asia Minor. Paul and Barnabas preached the gospel in its synagogue during the first missionary journey, as recorded in Acts 13.
Religious Order
[Organization & Polity]A religious order is a community of men or women religious who live under a common rule, take vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and pray together. Religious orders exist mainly in the Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion.
Achaicus
[People]Achaicus was a believer in the church at Corinth, mentioned only once, in 1 Corinthians 16:17. With Stephanas and Fortunatus, he visited Paul in Ephesus and brought him encouragement.
Job 32
[Bible]Job 32 is the chapter in which the young Elihu first appears, after the debate between Job and his three friends has ended. Elihu is angry with both Job and the three friends, and he declares that, although he is young, he will speak.
Strange Fire
[Bible]Strange fire is an expression from the incident in Leviticus 10 in which Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, died after offering incense in a manner God had not commanded. The underlying Hebrew phrase means "strange" or "foreign" fire.
Yang Jeon-baek
[People]Yang Jeon-baek (梁甸伯, 1869–1933) was a Korean Presbyterian minister and one of the seven men who in 1907 became the first Koreans ordained to the Presbyterian ministry. He was tried in the 105-Man Incident and was one of the 33 national representatives of the March 1st Movement.
Bigthan and Teresh
[People]Bigthan and Teresh were two eunuchs of the Persian king Ahasuerus who appear in the Book of Esther. They plotted to kill the king but were executed after Mordecai exposed their conspiracy.
Matthew 2
[Bible]Matthew 2 recounts how the wise men from the east came to worship the infant Jesus, and how Joseph's family fled from Herod to Egypt before settling in Nazareth.
Acts 7:60
[Bible Verses]Acts 7:60 records the prayer of Stephen, who, as he was being stoned to death, asked forgiveness for those who were killing him. Because it echoes Jesus' prayer on the cross and because Saul (Paul) was present at the scene, the verse is frequently cited as an example of love for one's enemies and of martyrdom.
Isaiah 4
[Bible]Isaiah 4 portrays Jerusalem after a judgment that has sharply reduced its male population (v. 1) and promises a restoration in which the glory of the LORD covers the purified remnant (vv. 2–6).
Hellenistic Jews
[Bible]The Hellenistic Jews were a group mentioned in the book of Acts: Jews whose primary language was Greek, generally those who had lived outside Palestine before coming to Jerusalem. They were found both within and outside the early church.
Azotus
[Bible]Azotus is the Greek name of Ashdod, an ancient Philistine city on the Mediterranean coast. In the New Testament it is the place where Philip the evangelist was found after baptizing the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8:40).
Bezalel and Oholiab
[People]Bezalel and Oholiab are two craftsmen in the Book of Exodus who received wisdom and skill through the Spirit of God and made the wilderness tabernacle and its furnishings. Bezalel was of the tribe of Judah, and Oholiab was of the tribe of Dan.
Exodus 5
[Bible]Exodus 5 recounts how Moses and Aaron first go before Pharaoh to deliver the LORD's word, "Let my people go," only to be refused, and how the forced labor of the Israelites is made even heavier as a result.
1 Peter 2:9
[Bible Verses]A verse that calls believers "a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people." It is the principal text for the Reformation doctrine of the priesthood of all believers and the passage most often cited in discussions of the mission and identity of the laity.
Matthew 6:5–8
[Bible Verses]Matthew 6:5–8 is a passage in the Sermon on the Mount in which Jesus warns against praying to be seen by others and against supposing that one will be heard for using many words, teaching instead that one should pray to the Father in secret. It is frequently cited in discussions of the motives and manner of prayer.
Phylacteries
[Bible]Phylacteries are small leather boxes containing parchment inscribed with passages from the Law, together with the straps by which Jews bind them to the forehead and arm during prayer. In the New Testament they are mentioned once, in Matthew 23:5.