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- vocal advocate of gender equality, the wife of abolitionist Henry ... Stone was born on the August 13, 1818, on her family's Massachusetts ...11 KB (1,805 words) - 21:06, 18 March 2025
- for child," "bitter") was the sister of Moses and Aaron ... Miriam enabled the infant Moses to be nursed by his own mother after ...12 KB (1,963 words) - 01:35, 22 January 2025
- In Judaism, Gehenna (or Ge-hinnom) is a fiery place where the wicked ... The word derives from the Hebrew: גי(א)-הינום Gêhinnôm ...8 KB (1,334 words) - 06:33, 18 April 2024
- The Book of Ruth (Hebrew: מגילת רות, Megilat Rut, "the ... Ruth is one of the shortest books in both Jewish and Christian scripture ...10 KB (1,594 words) - 00:40, 19 November 2023
- 1 Esdras is a book from the Septuagint Greek translation of Hebrew ... "Esdras" is simply the Greek word for "Ezra," ...11 KB (1,713 words) - 06:31, 13 June 2023
- Hannah, also transliterated Chana, (Hebrew: חנה - Grace) was the ... The Bible records Hannah's hymn of praise in gratitude for the ...9 KB (1,467 words) - 05:00, 25 June 2024
- born handmaiden of Abraham's wife Sarah in the Bible. She became Abraham ... According to the account in Genesis, since Sarah could not have children ...12 KB (1,936 words) - 07:22, 16 January 2024
- The number 144,000 is a positive integer that has a special religious ... The spectrum of Christian theological views on the meaning of 144 ...9 KB (1,421 words) - 06:27, 13 June 2023
- social reformer, and proponent of women's rights. She is sometimes ... Mott's Philadelphia home was a stop on the Underground Railroad ...11 KB (1,543 words) - 21:38, 17 March 2025
- The Samaritan Pentateuch is the text of the the first five books of ... The Samaritans share with Jews a belief in the Torah and its laws ...12 KB (1,793 words) - 22:25, 26 September 2023
- Nephilim are supernatural beings, specifically the offspring of human ... The Hebrew of “nephilim” is נפלים, which may mean “those ...15 KB (2,385 words) - 23:30, 30 June 2025
- The Midianites were a biblical people who occupied territory east ... During the time of the Exodus, their territory apparently also included ...13 KB (2,089 words) - 09:13, 31 May 2025
- (February 6, 1858 – June 11, 1902) was the first Methodist missionary ... Just as important as establishing the Methodist Church in Korea, which ...11 KB (1,635 words) - 11:11, 25 June 2024
- The Epistle to the Ephesians is one of the books of the New Testament ... The primary theme of Ephesians is the church, its basic nature and ...15 KB (2,422 words) - 19:05, 13 February 2024
- Biblical inerrancy is the doctrinal position that in its original ... Those adhering to biblical inerrancy usually admit the possibility ...17 KB (2,614 words) - 03:41, 1 October 2023
- Levirate marriage is a type of marriage in which a woman marries one ... by societies with a strong clan structure in which exogamous marriage—martial ...13 KB (1,964 words) - 17:15, 3 July 2024
- , "Ewe"—also spelled Rachael) was the younger and favorite ... A native of Haran, and the younger daughter of Jacob's uncle ...14 KB (2,238 words) - 15:44, 20 May 2026
- Jezebel was the wife of King Ahab and thus Queen of Israel in the ... and Joram, who succeeded her husband on the throne. Her daughter, Athaliah ...16 KB (2,494 words) - 08:26, 2 January 2025
- The Kenites were a nomadic tribe of the ancient Levant, many of whom ... Among the well-known Kenites were Jethro, the "priest of Midian ...12 KB (1,877 words) - 01:47, 3 March 2025
- renowned for her forthright opinions on women’s education. Unlike her ... Beecher was born in East Hampton, New York, the oldest of 13 children ...8 KB (1,133 words) - 00:09, 1 December 2023
