Search results for "Women in the Bible" - New World Encyclopedia
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- 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
- 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
