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- 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
- Her family was artistically talented and the four siblings included brothers ... Although Rossetti's poetry was largely overlooked in the wake ...11 KB (1,551 words) - 21:11, 10 December 2023
- quot;my messenger") is a book of the Hebrew Bible traditionally ... life, or indeed if he existed at all. The book was assigned the name ...17 KB (2,748 words) - 20:37, 17 May 2023
- The Book of Zechariah is a book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian ... The eleventh of the 12 books of the minor prophets, the Book of Zechariah ...16 KB (2,596 words) - 13:06, 13 February 2024
- Arabic: سليمان Sulayman) was the son of king David and the ... The name Solomon (Shlomo) means "peaceful," or "complete ...29 KB (4,624 words) - 00:50, 4 February 2023
- The Pentateuch (from Greek: Πεντετεύχως [meaning "five ... The five books of the Pentateuch are titled as follows: ...20 KB (3,080 words) - 07:22, 23 November 2022
- The Wisdom of Ben Sira (or The Wisdom of Jesus son of Sirach or merely ... From its original Hebrew, The Wisdom of Ben Sira was translated into ...16 KB (2,553 words) - 09:06, 27 September 2023
- of Florence from 1494, until his execution in 1498. He was known for religious ... In his youth, he was preoccupied with religion, studying both the ...11 KB (1,636 words) - 14:26, 22 May 2024
- Robert Morrison (born January 5, 1782 in Bullers Green, near Morpeth ... Morrison produced a Chinese translation of the New Testament in 1813 ...15 KB (2,249 words) - 01:44, 16 December 2022
- In the Judeo-Christian tradition, as well as in Confucianism and other ... Honor became a guiding principle in Western society, from its earliest ...15 KB (2,339 words) - 13:28, 2 February 2024
- The Acts of Paul and Thecla is a story of Saint Paul's influence ... One of the writings of the New Testament Apocrypha, the Acts of Paul ...15 KB (2,334 words) - 05:43, 15 June 2023
