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The books of the Bible and its events, parables, places and concepts · Articles: 91 (2,444 in the whole category)

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Aaron's Rod That BuddedAn event recorded in Numbers 17 in which, of the rods belonging to the leaders of the twelve tribes, only Aaron's rod sprouted, blossomed, and bore f…
Absalom's RebellionAbsalom's rebellion was the revolt in which Absalom, son of King David, declared himself king in Hebron and rose up against his father. Recounted in …
AnnunciationThe Annunciation is the event recorded in Luke 1 in which the angel Gabriel announced to Mary, a virgin of Nazareth, that she would conceive a son by…
Anointing at BethanyThe anointing at Bethany is the event in which a woman poured costly ointment on Jesus in Bethany, near Jerusalem, a few days before his crucifixion.…
Ark of BulrushesThe ark of bulrushes is the basket in which, according to Exodus 2, the mother of Moses placed her infant son and set him among the reeds along the b…
Arrest of JesusThe arrest of Jesus is the event in which, on the night after the Last Supper, a crowd led by Judas Iscariot seized Jesus at Gethsemane. All four Gos…

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Baal-peor IncidentThe Baal-peor incident occurred near the end of the wilderness period, when Israel, encamped at Shittim on the plains of Moab, committed sexual immor…
Babylonian CaptivityThe Babylonian Captivity was the period in the early sixth century BC when the Kingdom of Judah fell to the Neo-Babylonian Empire and its king and pe…
Baptism of JesusThe baptism of Jesus is the event in which Jesus, around the beginning of his public ministry, was baptized by John the Baptist in the Jordan River. …
Battle of AiThe Battle of Ai is an event recorded in Joshua 7–8. After the fall of Jericho, Israel attacked the small city of Ai and was defeated once because of…
Belshazzar's FeastBelshazzar's Feast is the event recorded in Daniel 5, in which handwriting appeared on the wall during a banquet at which Belshazzar, king of Babylon…
Bronze SerpentThe bronze serpent was a serpent that Moses, at God's command, made of bronze and set on a pole to save the Israelites who had been bitten by fiery s…
Burning BushThe burning bush is the event in Exodus 3 in which God appeared to Moses at Mount Horeb in a flame of fire within a bush that was not consumed, calle…

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Cleansing of the TempleThe cleansing of the Temple is the event in which Jesus drove the merchants and money changers out of the Temple in Jerusalem. It is recorded in all …
Collection for the Church in JerusalemThe collection for the church in Jerusalem was a relief effort in which the apostle Paul gathered offerings from Gentile churches in Macedonia, Achai…
Conquest of CanaanThe conquest of Canaan was Israel's entry into the land of Canaan under Joshua's leadership, when the Israelites crossed the Jordan River and took po…
Contest on Mount CarmelThe contest on Mount Carmel was an event during the reign of King Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel in which the prophet Elijah confronted the p…
Conversion of PaulThe conversion of Paul is the event in which Saul, a persecutor of the church, encountered the risen Jesus on the road to Damascus, became a Christia…
Council of JerusalemThe Council of Jerusalem is an event recorded in Acts 15. The apostles and elders of the Jerusalem church met to consider whether Gentile believers m…
Creation of the Heavens and the EarthThe creation of the heavens and the earth is the event recorded at the opening of Genesis, in which God made the heavens, the earth, and everything i…
Crossing of the JordanThe crossing of the Jordan is the event in which the Israelites, led by Joshua and preceded by the Ark of the Covenant, crossed the Jordan River on d…
Crossing of the Red SeaThe crossing of the Red Sea is the event recorded in Exodus 14 in which the Israelites, led by Moses, crossed the divided sea on dry ground, while th…
Crucifixion of JesusThe crucifixion is the event in which Jesus Christ, sentenced by the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, was nailed to a cross and died at Golgotha outsid…

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Daniel in the Lions' DenDaniel in the lions' den is an event recorded in Daniel 6. Although a decree forbade praying to anyone but the king, Daniel continued to pray to God.…
David and GoliathDavid and Goliath is an event recorded in 1 Samuel 17. It tells how the shepherd David struck down the Philistine champion Goliath with a sling in th…
David's CensusDavid's census was the event in which King David had the fighting men of Israel and Judah counted, after which a plague struck the people; the plague…
Descent of the Holy Spirit at PentecostThe descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost is the event in which the Holy Spirit came upon the disciples gathered in Jerusalem on the first Pentecos…
Division of the KingdomThe event in which, after the death of Solomon, the kingdom of Israel split into the southern kingdom of Judah under Rehoboam and the northern kingdo…
Division of the Land of CanaanThe division of the land of Canaan was the allotment of territory by lot to the twelve tribes, carried out by Joshua and Eleazar the priest after Isr…

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Eating of the Forbidden FruitThe eating of the forbidden fruit is the event recorded in Genesis 3 in which Adam and Eve ate the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evi…
Edict of CyrusThe Edict of Cyrus was a command issued by Cyrus, king of Persia, in the first year of his reign. It permitted the people of Judah who had been carri…
Empty TombThe empty tomb refers to the event in which women went to Jesus' tomb early on the first day of the week, the third day after his crucifixion and bur…
Ezekiel's Temple VisionAn event recorded in Ezekiel 40–48. Ezekiel, a prophet of the Babylonian exile, saw in a vision a restored temple and land. The vision is best known …

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Fall of JerusalemThe fall of Jerusalem was the event in which Jerusalem, the capital of the southern kingdom of Judah, fell to the army of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Bab…
Fall of the Northern Kingdom of IsraelThe fall of the northern kingdom of Israel was the late eighth-century BC event in which Assyria captured Samaria, the capital of the northern kingdo…
Feeding of the Five ThousandThe Feeding of the Five Thousand is the event in which Jesus Christ fed a crowd of about five thousand men, not counting women and children, with fiv…
Flight into EgyptThe Flight into Egypt is the event in which Joseph, warned in a dream that Herod the Great sought to kill the infant Jesus, took Mary and the child a…
Forty Years in the WildernessThe forty years in the wilderness were the period the Israelites spent in the wilderness after the Exodus and before entering Canaan. The Bible portr…

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Golden Calf IncidentThe golden calf incident took place while Moses was receiving the law on Mount Sinai. The Israelites had Aaron make an image of a calf out of gold, t…
Great White Throne JudgmentThe Great White Throne Judgment is the final judgment scene that John saw in a vision in Revelation 20:11-15. Before a great white throne, the dead a…

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Incident at AntiochThe Incident at Antioch is an event recorded in Galatians 2:11–14. In Syrian Antioch, Paul publicly rebuked Peter (Cephas) for withdrawing from table…
Intertestamental PeriodThe intertestamental period is the era between Malachi, the last prophetic book of the Old Testament, and the time of John the Baptist and the birth …

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Jacob's LadderJacob's Ladder is the dream Jacob had in Genesis 28 while fleeing from his brother Esau on his way to Haran. In the dream, angels ascended and descen…
Jephthah's VowJephthah's vow was the promise the judge Jephthah made before his battle with the Ammonites: if he returned victorious, he would offer as a burnt off…
Jesus Walking on WaterJesus walking on water is the event in which Jesus walked across the Sea of Galilee at night and approached the disciples' boat as it was caught in a…
Josiah's ReformJosiah's Reform was the religious reform in which Josiah, king of Judah, renewed the covenant and eradicated idolatry after the Book of the Law was d…

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Korah's RebellionKorah's rebellion is an event recorded in Numbers 16 in which Korah the Levite and Dathan and Abiram of the tribe of Reuben, together with 250 leader…

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Macedonian VisionThe Macedonian vision is a vision that Paul saw at night in Troas during his second missionary journey. A man of Macedonia appealed to him, "Come ove…
Manna and QuailThe manna and the quail were the food that, according to Exodus 16 and Numbers 11, God provided for the people of Israel in the wilderness after the …
Martyrdom of StephenThe martyrdom of Stephen was the stoning of Stephen, one of the seven men appointed to serve in the early Jerusalem church, after he preached before …
Massacre of the InnocentsThe Massacre of the Innocents was the killing, ordered by King Herod, of all male children two years old and under in Bethlehem and its surrounding r…
Micah's IdolMicah's idol refers to an episode recorded in Judges 17–18. The Ephraimite Micah made an idol for his household and established a private priesthood,…
Missionary Journeys of PaulThe missionary journeys of Paul were the travels in which Paul, setting out from the church at Antioch, preached the gospel and founded churches thro…

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Naboth's VineyardNaboth's vineyard is the episode in which King Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel and his queen, Jezebel, had Naboth the Jezreelite put to death …
Nativity of JesusThe Nativity of Jesus is the birth of Jesus Christ to the Virgin Mary in Bethlehem of Judea. It is recorded in Matthew 1–2 and Luke 1–2.
Noah's FloodNoah's Flood is an event recorded in Genesis 6–9. It tells how God judged a world filled with wickedness by means of a flood while preserving Noah's …

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Passion PredictionsThe passion predictions are the occasions on which Jesus told his disciples in advance that he would suffer and be put to death in Jerusalem and woul…
Period of the JudgesThe period of the Judges is the era from the death of Joshua until Saul became king, when Israel lived as a confederation of tribes without a king. G…
Peter's ConfessionPeter's Confession is the event near Caesarea Philippi in which Jesus asked His disciples, "But whom say ye that I am?" and Peter confessed Jesus to …
Peter's DenialPeter's denial refers to the episode on the night of Jesus' arrest when the disciple Peter, in the courtyard of the high priest's house, denied three…
Peter's Vision of the SheetThe vision the apostle Peter received while praying in Joppa, in which a great sheet containing unclean animals was let down from heaven (Acts 10). I…
Prayer in GethsemaneThe prayer in Gethsemane is the prayer Jesus offered in Gethsemane, at the foot of the Mount of Olives, on the night before his arrest, in which he s…
Presentation of Jesus in the TempleThe Presentation of Jesus in the Temple is the event in which Joseph and Mary, once the period of purification prescribed by the Law had passed after…

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Raising of LazarusThe raising of Lazarus is an event recorded in John 11, in which Jesus, at Bethany, raised Lazarus from the tomb after he had been dead four days. It…
Rebuilding of the TempleThe rebuilding of the Temple was the event in which the people of Judah, after returning from the Babylonian exile, rebuilt the ruined Temple in Jeru…
Rebuilding of the Walls of JerusalemThe rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem was an event of the Persian period in which Nehemiah led the reconstruction of Jerusalem's walls, which had …
Restoration of PeterThe restoration of Peter is the event in which the risen Jesus, on the shore of the Sea of Tiberias in Galilee, asked Peter three times, "Lovest thou…
Return from ExileThe return from exile was the return of the people of Judah, who had been carried off to Babylon, to Jerusalem in several waves after the decree of C…
Riot at EphesusThe riot at Ephesus took place while Paul was staying in Ephesus during his third missionary journey. Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver models…
Road to EmmausThe Road to Emmaus is the event in which Jesus, on the day of his resurrection, appeared to two disciples traveling to Emmaus, expounded the Scriptur…

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Sending of the SeventyAn event in which Jesus appointed seventy others, apart from the Twelve, and sent them two by two ahead of him into every town he intended to visit. …
Sennacherib's Invasion of JudahSennacherib's invasion of Judah is the event, recounted in Scripture, in which Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked the cities of Judah and threatene…
Sermon on the PlainThe Sermon on the Plain is the teaching recorded in Luke 6:17–49, which Jesus delivered to his disciples and the crowds after he chose the twelve dis…
Seven Last Words of ChristThe Seven Last Words of Christ (Korean 가상칠언, 架上七言, "seven sayings on the cross") is the traditional name for the seven sayings that Jesus Chr…
Song of DeborahThe Song of Deborah is a victory song recorded in Judges 5. Deborah, a prophetess and judge, sang it to God together with Barak after they defeated t…
Syro-Ephraimite WarA war in the late eighth century BC in which Rezin, king of Aram (Syria), and Pekah, king of the northern kingdom of Israel (Ephraim), joined forces …

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Temptation of ChristThe temptation of Christ is the event in which Jesus Christ, after his baptism, fasted for forty days in the wilderness and was tempted by the devil.…
Ten PlaguesThe Ten Plagues are the ten judgments that God brought upon Egypt through Moses and Aaron, as recorded in Exodus 7–12. After the final plague, the de…
The Burnt Offering on Mount MoriahThe event recorded in Genesis 22 in which Abraham, at God's command, prepared to offer his son Isaac as a burnt offering on a mountain in the land of…
The ExodusThe Exodus is the event in which the people of Israel, led by Moses, escaped slavery in Egypt, crossed the Red Sea, and journeyed to Mount Sinai. It …
The Fall of JerichoThe fall of Jericho is the biblical event in which Israel, led by Joshua, marched around Jericho, the first city it encountered after entering Canaan…
The Fiery FurnaceThe fiery furnace episode, recorded in Daniel 3, is the account of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who refused to bow down to the golden image set u…
The Last SupperThe Last Supper was the final meal Jesus Christ shared with the twelve disciples on the night before his crucifixion. At this meal Jesus distributed …
The TransfigurationThe Transfiguration is the event, recorded in the Synoptic Gospels, in which Jesus was transformed in appearance on a high mountain before Peter, Jam…
The Twelve SpiesThe Twelve Spies were the men, one chosen from each tribe, who were sent to explore Canaan, the Promised Land, before Israel entered it after the Exo…
The Widow's Two MitesThe widow's two mites refers to the incident in which Jesus, watching at the treasury of the Temple in Jerusalem, saw a poor widow put in two mites, …
Tower of BabelThe Tower of Babel is an event recorded in Genesis 11:1-9. After Noah's Flood, people who spoke a single language began building a city and a tower o…
Trial of JesusThe trial of Jesus comprises the events from Jesus' arrest in Gethsemane, through his examination before the Jewish council and the Roman governor Po…
Triumphal Entry into JerusalemThe Triumphal Entry is the event in which Jesus, shortly before His Passion, rode into Jerusalem on a donkey while the crowds welcomed Him with shout…

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Water from the RockThe water from the rock refers to the events in which God, through Moses, brought water out of a rock when the Israelites in the wilderness complaine…
Wedding at CanaThe Wedding at Cana is an event recorded in John 2:1-11. At a wedding feast in Cana of Galilee, Jesus turned water into wine, an act the Gospel of Jo…