Search results for "Women in the Bible" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Christianity in Japan is a religious minority, which constitutes about ... are represented in the country today. Christianity was introduced to ...21 KB (2,903 words) - 21:10, 10 December 2023
- The First Epistle to the Thessalonians, also known as Paul's ... Much of the letter is personal in nature, expressing Paul's joy ...12 KB (1,921 words) - 17:23, 28 March 2024
- Ḥaggay or "Hag-i") was one of the twelve minor prophets and ... Like many other texts in the prophetic corpus, the Book of Haggai ...12 KB (1,877 words) - 10:18, 2 March 2024
- an American suffragist who was publicized in Gilded Age newspapers as a ... She is probably most famous for her declaration to run for the United ...11 KB (1,729 words) - 06:00, 8 May 2020
- ; "he will laugh") is the son and heir of Abraham and the ... The historicity of Isaac's story in the Bible has come under ...18 KB (3,040 words) - 13:27, 6 March 2024
- God for its sins: a complete disregard for the tradition of hospitality and ... Before its destruction, the region around Sodom is described as well ...14 KB (2,337 words) - 22:02, 30 January 2023
- 1, 1918) was an American educator and one of the leaders of the Kindergarten ... Maria Kraus-Boelté was born Maria Boelté on November 8, 1836, in ...8 KB (1,080 words) - 04:10, 6 November 2022
- 1845) was an English prison reformer who was the driving force in legislation ... Elizabeth Gurney Fry was born on May 21, 1790, in Norwich, Norfolk ...14 KB (2,286 words) - 16:17, 13 February 2024
- may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace - Psalms ... |type =Private women's college |endowment = $530 million ...17 KB (2,398 words) - 01:44, 11 March 2023
- The New Testament is the name given to the second and final portion ... Its original texts were written in Koine Greek by various authors ...25 KB (3,826 words) - 16:33, 11 November 2022
- Eli (Hebrew: עֵלִי, "Ascent") was the high priest at ... be personally righteous but fails to control the sins of his sons, Hophni and ...11 KB (1,806 words) - 00:35, 30 December 2021
- The Book of Judges (Hebrew: Sefer Shofetim ספר שופטים) refers ... The book revolves around the legends of these five major judges and ...19 KB (3,100 words) - 00:20, 19 November 2023
- A Rabbi, in Judaism, is a religious teacher and, in modern times, ... With the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem in 70 C.E., the Jewish ...21 KB (3,138 words) - 16:07, 7 December 2022
- Mary Baker Eddy (July 16, 1821 – December 3, 1910) was the pioneer ... of Christian Science at a time when women could not vote and were generally ...19 KB (2,912 words) - 16:00, 7 November 2022
- civil rights activist born to former slaves in Mayesville, South Carolina ... She held many leadership positions in organizations for women and ...20 KB (2,970 words) - 16:12, 7 November 2022
- ) was a non-Israelite prophet in the Hebrew Bible, his story occurring ... In rabbinical tradition, Balaam is seen both as a true prophet of ...16 KB (2,754 words) - 04:16, 11 January 2023
- Abenezra) (1092 or 1093 – 1167) was one of the most distinguished Jewish ... Born in Spain, he spent much of his life traveling in North Africa ...14 KB (2,169 words) - 06:29, 14 June 2023
- Leviticus is the third book of the Hebrew Bible. The English name ... Observant Jews still follow the laws contained in Leviticus, except ...17 KB (2,713 words) - 00:25, 19 November 2023
- The Book of Joel is one of the Books of the Minor Prophets in the ... Given the lack of historical details present in the text itself, scholars ...19 KB (3,075 words) - 00:18, 19 November 2023
- The Book of Judith is a deuterocanonical book, included in the Roman ... The story revolves around Judith, a daring and beautiful widow. During ...14 KB (2,138 words) - 00:21, 19 November 2023
