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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) - 02:36, 5 November 2022
- 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
- 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
- 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
- social reformer, and proponent of women's rights. She is sometimes ... Mott's Philadelphia home was a stop on the Underground Railroad ...11 KB (1,557 words) - 02:27, 5 November 2022
- Nephilim are supernatural beings, specifically the offspring of human ... The Hebrew of “nephilim” is נפלים, which may mean “those ...15 KB (2,395 words) - 16:20, 11 November 2022
- 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) - 17:34, 9 November 2022
- (February 6, 1858 – June 11, 1902) was the first Methodist missionary ... Just as important as establishing the Methodist Church in Korea, which ...11 KB (1,655 words) - 13:51, 8 February 2022
- 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
- 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
- , "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) - 22:37, 7 December 2022
- 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) - 17:23, 5 October 2022
- 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) - 03:03, 1 August 2022
- 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
- The First Epistle to Timothy is one of the three Pastoral Epistles ... While Paul is traditionally recognized as the author of 1Timothy, ...14 KB (2,135 words) - 17:23, 28 March 2024
- The Epistle to Titus is a book of the New Testament, one of the three ... While the letter is addressed from Paul, many scholars today doubt ...12 KB (1,906 words) - 19:11, 13 February 2024
- changed her name based on a revelation she received in 1843. She was born Isabella Bomefree (later changed to Baumfree) in the ...14 KB (2,065 words) - 22:05, 30 January 2023
- Tamar (תָּמָר, Hebrew meaning "Date Palm") was the ... Though ignored in most Christian sources, Tamar played an important ...15 KB (2,478 words) - 03:57, 27 February 2023
- for her promotion of higher education for women and progressive education ... She was among the rare women who taught university level classes at ...10 KB (1,461 words) - 23:44, 3 December 2023
- quot;Captivating") was the wife of the patriarch Isaac ... Rebekah was instrumental in Jacob's winning, by deception, the ...13 KB (2,094 words) - 01:43, 8 December 2022
- The Amalekites were a biblical people and enemy of the Israelites ... The Amalekites are unknown historically and archaeologically outside ...15 KB (2,384 words) - 02:37, 24 July 2023
- rank") was a great woman of faith and the fore-mother of the Israelites ... Sarah was originally called Sarai. She was born in the major Mesopotamian ...14 KB (2,282 words) - 19:23, 15 September 2022
- The Book of Esther is a book of the Hebrew Bible and of the Christian ... The Book of Esther is set in the third year of Ahasuerus, a king of ...13 KB (2,127 words) - 07:27, 17 November 2023
- The Book of Ezra is a book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old ... In describing the initial stages of the rebuilding of the Temple of ...13 KB (2,057 words) - 07:29, 17 November 2023
- Deborah, or Dəvora (literally "Bee" in the Hebrew language ... Judges chapter five renders this same story in poetic form, and it ...14 KB (2,226 words) - 08:58, 28 January 2024
- theory of ethics concerned with the outcome of an action as opposed ... an ethical system based on love was the best way to express the Christian ...14 KB (2,274 words) - 22:41, 29 January 2023
- Pharaoh is the title given in modern parlance to the ancient Egyptian ... The pharaohs were often depicted wearing a striped headcloth called ...12 KB (1,786 words) - 02:55, 24 November 2022
- The term Bride of Christ is normally a metaphorical reference to the ... In the Roman Catholic Church, the image of the Church as Christ's ...11 KB (1,683 words) - 23:02, 20 November 2023
- ) is a character in the Old Testament who served as one of the judges ... Unknown outside of the Bible, Jephthah is remarkable for several reasons ...11 KB (1,778 words) - 19:50, 15 August 2022
- The term polygyny (neo-Greek: poly+gyne woman) is used in related ... |right|250px|Polygyny, the marriagemarital practice in which a man ...15 KB (2,204 words) - 08:44, 24 November 2022
- , Zərubbāvel; Greek: ζοροβαβελ, Zŏrobabel) was the leader ... more than two decades. It was he who laid the foundation of the Second Temple ...14 KB (2,215 words) - 05:52, 13 June 2023
- The Mesha Stele, also known as the Moabite Stone, is a black basalt ... The stele was erected by Mesha circa 850 B.C.E. as a memorial of his ...13 KB (2,054 words) - 16:16, 9 November 2022
- The Epistle to the Philippians is a book of the New Testament in the ... Besides its joyful character, the letter is also unique in its attitude ...10 KB (1,691 words) - 20:40, 17 May 2023
- who achieved fame for his invention of the technology of printing with ... The exact origin of Gutenberg's first press is apparently unknown ...16 KB (2,461 words) - 15:05, 1 August 2022
- a hatred of oppression." Although born in Cicero, New York, Gage maintained ... Her awareness that equality in law does not automatically translate ...19 KB (2,944 words) - 16:51, 7 November 2022
- The Epistle to the Romans is one of the books of the New Testament ... The main message of the Epistle is that salvation is available to ...13 KB (2,049 words) - 19:12, 13 February 2024
- [[Image:Village school in Northern Bahr el Ghazal, Sudan.jpg|thumb ... Coeducation is the integrated education of males and females at the ...16 KB (2,354 words) - 22:24, 7 January 2024
- not only as a skilled aviator but also as the first African American woman ... by racial and gender discrimination in early twentieth-century America ...9 KB (1,369 words) - 17:27, 29 September 2023
- Islam, and Sikhism. Within Christianity, the practice derives from the ... The religious act of foot-washing is also practiced in Islam and Sikhism ...15 KB (2,385 words) - 15:11, 5 September 2022
- quot;An oath to my God") was the mother of John the Baptist ... . Like several other providential women in the Bible, Elizabeth was barren ...13 KB (2,077 words) - 09:20, 30 December 2021
- "Hear, [O] Israel") refers to the most important prayer in Judaism ... The text of the first part of the Shema is as follows: Hear, O Israel: ...14 KB (2,261 words) - 13:27, 27 January 2023
- In biblical times the shofar was used as a signaling device in time ... The method of playing the shofar is similar to that of bugle, with ...13 KB (2,151 words) - 14:23, 27 January 2023
- Semitic mother goddess, appearing also in Akkadian sources as Ashratu ... In the Judeo-Christian tradition Asherah is considered a false Canaanite ...14 KB (2,179 words) - 04:03, 18 August 2023
- Catherine Booth (January 17, 1829 – October 4, 1890) was the wife ... She was born Catherine Mumford in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England, ...9 KB (1,475 words) - 16:14, 3 December 2023
- free=19 teams in 11 sports| colors=Oxford Blue and Forest Green| ... Drew University is a private university located in Madison, New Jersey ...19 KB (2,571 words) - 17:43, 30 January 2024
- 26, 1902) was an activist and a leader of the early women's rights ... was an active abolitionist before she made women's issues her primary ...33 KB (5,008 words) - 16:16, 13 February 2024
- evangelist and publisher who founded the Moody Church, the Mount Hermon ... Moody was a driving force in the success of the YMCA movement and ...14 KB (2,134 words) - 17:25, 12 February 2024
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- ) 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
- 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
- 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) - 15:15, 15 December 2022
- 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
- and arché meaning rule) refers to a society in which male members predominate ... Anthropologists studying cultures around the world, and at different ...28 KB (4,138 words) - 18:57, 23 March 2023
- 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
- ) is a major Jewish festival, also known as Succoth, Sukkos, the Feast ... families eat, sleep, and entertain guests in temporary outdoor shelters ...19 KB (2,871 words) - 21:43, 26 February 2023
- wedding"), or Hierogamy, refers to the coupling of a god and goddess ... The concept of the hieros gamos derives from ancient mythologies relating ...13 KB (2,025 words) - 23:49, 12 February 2022
- ) was a city in ancient Israel, situated north of Bethel and south ... The Bible describes Shiloh as an assembly place for the people of ...16 KB (2,424 words) - 14:11, 27 January 2023
- of Vadstena, was a Christian mystic and the founder of the Bridgettine Order. prayers she said she received from Christ in revelation, which also spread ...16 KB (2,415 words) - 23:04, 20 November 2023
- In 1827, the young Marie married Colonel Charles Louis Constant d’Agoult ... Marie began her career as a writer in 1839. She was a friend of female ...16 KB (2,413 words) - 08:32, 10 March 2023
- The Rastafari movement (or "Rasta" for short) is a Jamaican ... The movement is called Rastafarianism by scholars, although some Rastafari ...26 KB (4,200 words) - 17:24, 16 April 2023
- on a dry plateau about a mile inland from the northwestern shore of the ... The Dead Sea Scrolls have been lauded as the single most important ...18 KB (2,848 words) - 16:03, 7 December 2022
- The Book of Numbers is the fourth of the books of the Pentateuch, ... The main theme running through the Book of Numbers is the people& ...28 KB (4,576 words) - 20:04, 17 May 2023
- Advent (from the Latin Adventus, "coming," sc. Redemptoris ... Advent (and adventism) has its roots in Hebrew and Christian prophetic ...6 KB (941 words) - 06:21, 15 June 2023
- In Jewish tradition, a cantor or hazzan is a musician trained in the ... Cantors lead the congregation in song and chanted prayer, and serve ...15 KB (2,193 words) - 19:28, 25 November 2023
- a rigid adherence to what it conceives of as the fundamental principles of ... Historically, the term "fundamentalism" was first used in ...27 KB (4,004 words) - 07:21, 15 April 2024
- The Harrowing of Hell is a doctrine in Christian theology, derived ... The "Harrowing of Hell" doctrine was especially popular ...14 KB (2,171 words) - 13:30, 24 January 2023
- The Community of Christ, formerly known as the Reorganized Church ... From its headquarters in Independence, Missouri, the church places ...34 KB (5,277 words) - 00:19, 8 January 2024
- The virgin birth of Jesus is a religious tenet of Christianity and ... this doctrine was included in the two most widely used Christian creeds ...30 KB (4,795 words) - 20:34, 3 May 2023
- Anne Bradstreet (circa 1612 – September 16, 1672) was the first ... ==Early Life in England== Bradstreet was born Anne Dudley in Northhampton ...10 KB (1,589 words) - 01:58, 26 June 2021
- quot;), also referred to as King David, was the second and most famous king ... The successor to King Saul, who was the first official king of the ...25 KB (4,033 words) - 22:26, 25 January 2024
- Anglicanism (from Anglia, the Latin name for England) describes the ... Anglicanism has its roots in the Celtic Christianity of the earliest ...21 KB (3,167 words) - 05:52, 28 July 2023
- The Queen of Sheba, (tenth century B.C.E.), also known as Makeda ... Sheba may be derived from the ancient Egyptian word for star. According ...22 KB (3,511 words) - 15:45, 7 December 2022
- Orthodox Judaism is the Jewish tradition that adheres to a relatively ... and Haredi Judaism, which includes Hasidism. The Modern and Haredi variants ...17 KB (2,525 words) - 02:20, 18 November 2022
