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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
- רבי שלמה יצחקי), better known by the acronym Rashi (February 22 ... Acclaimed for his ability to present the basic meaning of the texts ...21 KB (3,376 words) - 17:23, 16 April 2023
- that became a prominent feature of the nineteenth century American ... The first known large camp meetings were led by Presbyterian minister ...15 KB (2,238 words) - 18:58, 25 November 2023
- exiting of a people from an area") is the second book of the Old Testament ... The Book of Exodus presents some of the Bible's most dramatic ...26 KB (4,281 words) - 07:28, 17 November 2023
- Phillis Wheatley (1753 – December 5, 1784) was the first African ... Although her poetry about the colonies' struggle for freedom ...13 KB (1,993 words) - 03:59, 24 November 2022
- In the Hebrew Bible, Jethro (Hebrew: יִתְרוֹ, Yitro; "His ... flocks that Moses famously encountered God in the burning bush and received ...13 KB (2,051 words) - 02:58, 1 August 2022
- [[Image:François Boucher 019.jpg|thumb|270px|Madame de Pompadour ... Concubinage refers to the state of a woman or youth (known as the ...20 KB (2,953 words) - 08:14, 14 January 2023
- Stigmata (from Greek: stizo, “to prick”) refers to the five wounds ... The causes of stigmata are largely mysterious, but some observers ...21 KB (3,372 words) - 18:00, 21 October 2022
- The Gospel of Mark is an ancient koine Greek document that describes ... According to early Church tradition, c. 140 C.E., the author of the ...15 KB (2,392 words) - 20:38, 17 May 2023
- The Book of Proverbs is one of the books of the "Writings" ... sections specifically attributed to Solomon in the text were truly written ...13 KB (2,047 words) - 00:28, 19 November 2023
- Esau (עֵשָׂו, Esav) was the oldest son of Isaac and Rebekah ... Although he stood first in the line of inheritance, Esau sold his ...18 KB (2,951 words) - 22:23, 20 February 2022
- Cyrene (Greek Κυρήνη, Kurene) was an ancient Greek colony in ... Cyrene became one of the great intellectual centers of the classical ...13 KB (1,919 words) - 18:50, 12 May 2020
- The Gospel of Luke (literally, according to Luke; Greek, Κατά ... The author is characteristically concerned with social ethics, the ...37 KB (5,253 words) - 12:12, 24 January 2023
- [[Image:Vestal.JPG|thumb|right|300px|In Roman times, the Vestal Virgins ... Virginity is a term used to describe the state of never having engaged ...20 KB (2,940 words) - 20:34, 3 May 2023
- The term Holy Orders comes from the Latin Ordo (order) and the word ... leaders of their religious communities, hold the power to make their respective ...19 KB (2,961 words) - 11:04, 2 February 2024
- an ancient cosmopolitan port city, sited on the Mediterranean coast, reaching ... Rediscovered in 1928, the site dates back to 6000 B.C.E., making it ...15 KB (2,267 words) - 01:27, 3 May 2023
- ), also known as Azariah, was the king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah ... An effective organizer and military leader, Uzziah conquered the Philistines ...10 KB (1,704 words) - 22:57, 13 November 2022
- Literature. She is considered to be one of the most prominent writers of ... Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker was born in Hillsboro, West Virginia to ...8 KB (1,320 words) - 22:56, 30 March 2023
- leader from Friesland (today a province of The Netherlands). His followers ... Menno Simonszoon (Simon's son) was born in Witmarsum, Westergo ...13 KB (1,990 words) - 04:32, 9 November 2022
- The Epistle to the Galatians is a book of the New Testament. It is ... The letter indicates that some of the Galatians had been influenced ...16 KB (2,432 words) - 19:12, 13 February 2024
- The Baptist Church is a Christian denomination—or group of denominations—that ... The focus of Baptist church services is the proclamation of the Gospel ...25 KB (3,609 words) - 07:57, 20 September 2023
- was an American lawyer and leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union ... Darrow remains notable for his oratory utilizing the wit, compassion ...21 KB (3,485 words) - 22:33, 10 December 2023
- The Song of Solomon (Hebrew title שיר השירים, Shir ha-Shirim ... merely verbal; unlike many of the women in the Bible, she is assertive, ...30 KB (4,683 words) - 01:14, 4 February 2023
- Ereshkigal (lit. "Great Lady under the Earth") was the goddess ... Ereshkigal was the sole ruler of her kingdom, until she came to share ...12 KB (1,904 words) - 19:19, 13 February 2024
- to a Semitic people who first occupied the country west of the Euphrates ... In the later second millennium B.C.E., the Amorites migrated or were ...16 KB (2,552 words) - 17:17, 26 July 2023
- Cornelia Johanna Arnalda ten Boom, is known to the world as Corrie ... who helped an estimated 800 Jews escape the Nazis during World War II ...21 KB (3,559 words) - 03:35, 8 January 2024
- "given" or "lent") was the first king of the ancient ... Described in the Bible as a man of uncommon promise and valor, Saul ...26 KB (4,275 words) - 17:04, 23 December 2022
- known as Katherine or Katharine Parr(e), was the last of the six wives of Henry ... wives, Catherine displayed a keen interest in religious issues, favoring ...20 KB (3,017 words) - 16:16, 3 December 2023
- a Scottish ethnologist. He began his career in law, drafting parliamentary ... Pursuing this he gathered large quantities of material and developed ...15 KB (2,215 words) - 05:07, 3 August 2022
- Ephrem the Syrian (306 – 373) was a deacon, prolific writer of hymns ... Ephrem wrote a wide variety of hymns, poems, and homilies in verse ...16 KB (2,465 words) - 19:05, 13 February 2024
- The Ptolemaic dynasty (sometimes also known as the Lagids, from the ... and scholarship, Ptolemaic Egypt gave the world the Greek translation ...11 KB (1,793 words) - 23:33, 2 December 2022
- Rape is a form of assault involving the non-consensual use of the ... Rape is generally considered one of the most serious sex crimes, however ...32 KB (4,983 words) - 17:22, 16 April 2023
- The Hussites were a pre-Protestant Christian movement centered on ... Outraged by Hus' death, the Hussites became a powerful force ...17 KB (2,645 words) - 21:21, 9 February 2024
- missionary and Baptist minister, known as the "father of modern missions ... Among those who assisted in the task of Bible translation was Ram ...25 KB (3,845 words) - 15:53, 7 May 2023
- war and anti-nuclear activists. Berrigan was the first U.S. Catholic priest ... Serving in World War II, Berrigan was deeply affected by his wartime ...14 KB (2,125 words) - 14:50, 28 March 2023
- Judaism is the religious culture of the Jewish people. While far from ... According to Jewish thought, God established a covenant with the Jewish ...32 KB (4,804 words) - 20:55, 4 October 2022
- by John Calvin, a Protestant Reformer in the sixteenth century, and ... Calvinism is also known for some notable experiments in Christian ...20 KB (3,100 words) - 18:38, 25 November 2023
- quot;) is a Jewish holiday that occurs on the sixth day of the Hebrew month ... In the Hebrew Bible, Shavuot is also called the Feast of Weeks, the ...15 KB (2,310 words) - 13:22, 27 January 2023
- Choe Je-u (崔濟愚) (1824 - 1864) emerged as the founder of an indigenous ... Choe's religious teaching, and the rebellion that many followers ...18 KB (2,900 words) - 17:10, 10 December 2023
- East Asia was one of the last areas to receive Christianity, beginning ... ==Early religion in Korea== [[Image:Dangun as Mountain Spirit 1.jpg ...28 KB (4,148 words) - 21:10, 10 December 2023
- The Book of Joshua (Hebrew: Sefer Y'hoshua—ספר יהושע ... In Jewish tradition, the Book of Joshua is the first of the books ...26 KB (4,240 words) - 00:19, 19 November 2023
- is a theological doctrine that derives from the Augustinian doctrine of original ... It is the teaching that, as a consequence of the Fall of Man, every ...13 KB (2,059 words) - 04:43, 1 May 2023
- c. 1450 – August 9, 1516) was an Early Netherlandish painter of ... to evoke fear and confusion to portray the evil of man. His works contain ...17 KB (2,636 words) - 23:47, 12 February 2022
- The Grigori (from Greek egrḗgoroi, "The Watchers") are ... A modern view of the Grigori appears in some versions of Italian witchcraft ...12 KB (1,932 words) - 20:02, 31 January 2023
- The phrase Son of God is a title that was applied to different figures ... Many figures in the ancient world used the phrase "Son of God ...22 KB (3,158 words) - 15:11, 27 April 2023
- was an English political theorist and one of the first absolutists. Born into ... theory, based on natural law, which equated the authority of the king over ...12 KB (1,931 words) - 05:04, 15 December 2022
- Apostasy is the formal renunciation of one's religion. One who ... Apostasy is distinguished from heresy in that the latter refers to ...23 KB (3,595 words) - 15:51, 11 August 2023
- The golden calf (עגל הזהב), in Jewish tradition, was an idol ... In Hebrew, the incident at Sinai is known as "Chet ha'Egel ...19 KB (3,041 words) - 13:10, 19 December 2022
- The Abrahamic religions refer to three sister monotheistic religions ... The Prophet Abraham is claimed by Jews as the ancestor of the Israelites ...30 KB (4,716 words) - 23:04, 8 April 2021
- The Temple in Jerusalem was originally built in ancient Jerusalem ... The original Temple was destroyed in 586 B.C.E. by the Babylonians ...30 KB (4,700 words) - 05:38, 27 February 2023
- The Underground Railroad was a network of clandestine routes by which ... to 100,000 people escaped enslavement via the Underground Railroad, though ...21 KB (3,294 words) - 01:36, 3 May 2023
- The Book of Lamentations (Hebrew מגילת איכה) is a book of ... The text is traditionally read by Jewish people on Tisha B'Av ...22 KB (3,444 words) - 00:22, 19 November 2023
- The Devil is the title given to the supernatural being who is believed ... The Hebrew Bible does not assign this level of personification to ...20 KB (3,299 words) - 10:16, 29 January 2024
- Angelina Grimké Weld (1805-1879), known as the Grimké sisters, were Nineteenth ... The Grimké sisters were born in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. ...25 KB (4,265 words) - 03:27, 23 December 2022
- An illuminated manuscript is a manuscript in which the text is supplemented ... monasteries. As with other religious works, the creative process involved ...21 KB (3,215 words) - 21:22, 25 February 2018
- and a Baptist Minister. He pioneered the social gospel movement, especially ... Rauschenbusch was born in Rochester, New York. His father, Augustus ...17 KB (2,661 words) - 22:29, 3 May 2023
- is a supernatural and ethereal being found in many religions, whose duty ... The belief in powerful and benevolent spiritual beings is an ancient ...37 KB (6,014 words) - 18:04, 27 July 2023
- educator, and author, widely recognized as the founder of Reform Judaism ... Born in Bohemia, Wise was educated in Prague and Vienna, receiving ...16 KB (2,521 words) - 18:59, 7 March 2024
- The Jehovah’s Witnesses are an international religious organization ... The name "Jehovah’s Witnesses" is derived from a number ...37 KB (5,392 words) - 01:06, 9 February 2023
- The Taiping Rebellion was a large-scale revolt, waged from 1851 until ... Most accurate sources put the total deaths during the fifteen years ...20 KB (2,973 words) - 00:49, 21 April 2023
- The Church of Scotland (known informally as The Kirk) is the national ... The church adheres to the Bible and the Westminster Confession of ...20 KB (2,987 words) - 22:00, 10 December 2023
- The Kingdom of Judah (Hebrew מַלְכוּת יְהוּדָה, Standard ... Judah is often referred to as the Southern Kingdom to distinguish ...27 KB (4,065 words) - 16:48, 25 February 2024
- a Chinese religious prophet and leader of the Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864 ... In 1844, Hong and his follower Feng Yun-shan founded the "God ...20 KB (3,050 words) - 13:03, 2 February 2024
- partner, or other family member within the household. Domestic violence ... Occurring within the home, the place where people naturally expect ...31 KB (4,715 words) - 16:43, 29 January 2024
- The Holy Spirit refers to the third person of the Trinity in Christianity ... The Trinitarian doctrine of the Holy Spirit as a distinct "person ...27 KB (4,354 words) - 11:19, 2 February 2024
- Moses or Móshe (Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה) was the Hebrew liberator, prophet ... The Bible portrays Moses as the first person to learn the true name ...40 KB (6,642 words) - 20:52, 26 August 2020
- 26, 1827 - July 16, 1915) was co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church ... #039;s prophetic ministry was instrumental in founding the Sabbatarian Adventist ...20 KB (3,079 words) - 17:14, 13 February 2024
- meaning Day of Atonement) is the holiest day of the year in ... In the Bible, the day is called Yom HaKippurim (Leviticus 23:27) and ...20 KB (3,188 words) - 16:40, 4 June 2023
- The Religious Society of Friends, whose members are known as Quakers ... was founded in England in the seventeenth century as a Christian religious ...39 KB (6,129 words) - 00:04, 15 April 2023
- The Tabernacle, in the Bible, was a portable central place of worship ... The Israelite tribes camped around the Tabernacle in the wilderness ...17 KB (2,623 words) - 02:04, 27 February 2023
- - February 22, 1911), born to free parents in Baltimore, Maryland, was an ... educated by an aunt and uncle who instilled in her strong Christian ethics ...24 KB (3,721 words) - 06:41, 1 April 2024
- dissenter and nonconforming critic of the Puritan leadership of Massachusetts ... They first settled the island of Aquidneck, which is now part of Rhode ...18 KB (2,765 words) - 06:54, 28 July 2023
- first novel, Gösta Berling's Saga, at the age of 33. She was the first ... Värmland, Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway. Lagerlöf was the daughter ...31 KB (4,475 words) - 21:12, 27 July 2023
- The Therapeutae (meaning: "healers") were an ancient order ... According to Philo, communities of Therapeutae were widely established ...12 KB (1,764 words) - 18:27, 30 April 2023
- Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible. It is part of Judaism ... The language of Deuteronomy is often inspiring and poetic, portrayed ...25 KB (3,999 words) - 07:26, 17 November 2023
- The term polygamy (literally many marriages in late Greek) is used ... and families based on true love. The solution to happiness and ...37 KB (5,815 words) - 17:42, 30 November 2023
- Joseph Smith III (1832-1914) was the eldest surviving son of Joseph ... Joseph Smith III was born in Kirtland, Ohio, on November 6, 1832, ...14 KB (2,265 words) - 02:09, 11 August 2022
- revivalist," was a major leader of the Second Great Awakening that ... a sector of American society that emphasized the human responsibility to dramatically ...24 KB (3,726 words) - 19:08, 4 December 2023
- direct personal experience with God through the baptism of the Holy Spirit ... "On the day of Pentecost, seven weeks after Jesus' resurrection ...27 KB (3,961 words) - 07:23, 23 November 2022
- = before and ιστορία = history) is the period before written history ... Religious accounts of creation, such as the biblical account in Genesis ...15 KB (2,315 words) - 11:30, 26 June 2022
- The Garden of Eden (from Hebrew Gan Eden) is described by the Book ... Eden is described as a paradise where the first man and woman lived ...19 KB (3,242 words) - 04:30, 18 April 2024
- Liberation theology is a Christian school of theology that developed ... Liberation theology has had an impact. It helped many of the poor ...31 KB (4,535 words) - 22:27, 25 October 2022
- to philosophy was to refine and strengthen the philosophical proofs for the ... Mendelssohn strove to support and sustain the Jewish faith while advancing ...14 KB (2,061 words) - 16:58, 10 November 2022
- The Trinity in Christianity is a theological doctrine developed to ... After many debates amongst Christian leaders, the consubstantiality ...42 KB (6,496 words) - 17:40, 2 May 2023
- Abolitionism (from "abolish") was a political movement in ... The truth, self-evident, that all men are created equal, apparent ...36 KB (5,445 words) - 06:28, 14 June 2023
- Mehndi (or Hina) is the application of henna (Hindustani: हेना ... Henna has been used to adorn young women’s bodies as part of social ...26 KB (4,222 words) - 09:39, 10 March 2023
- John Knox (1514?–1572) was a Scottish religious reformer who took ... Christian man" for "his regard for the poor" ...27 KB (4,483 words) - 14:37, 18 August 2023
- , (May 22, 1772 – September 27, 1833) was the founder of the Brahmo Samaj ... In 1828, prior to his departure to England, Rammohan founded, with ...18 KB (2,857 words) - 00:31, 8 December 2022
- William Wilberforce (August 1759 - July 1833) was born in the great ... perseverance and patience to overcome the many setbacks and defeats ...18 KB (2,796 words) - 15:18, 14 May 2023
- Samaritans today are both a religious and an ethnic group located ... In the New Testament, Samaritans were despised by the Judean Jews; ...22 KB (3,530 words) - 01:14, 21 April 2023
- [[File:Figure 5 Literacy has rapidly spread Reading the past writing ... Literacy is usually defined as the ability to read and write, or the ...24 KB (3,587 words) - 04:28, 29 October 2022
- The Books of Samuel (Hebrew: ספר שמואל—Sefer Sh'muel ... The Books of Samuel originally formed a single text, which probably ...37 KB (5,923 words) - 19:27, 20 November 2023
- The Book of Revelation, also called Revelation to John or Apocalypse ... Revelation is composed of two main sections. The first is a message ...34 KB (5,503 words) - 00:39, 19 November 2023
- political, and ecclesiological impulses of the Protestant Reformation. The ... Protestants generally may be divided among four basic groups: The ...23 KB (3,274 words) - 08:17, 2 December 2022
- was a prominent Christian theologian during the Protestant Reformation and ... John Calvin was a leader of the Swiss protestant reformation. Reformed ...41 KB (6,575 words) - 04:41, 3 August 2022
- " Arabic ابراهيم Ibrāhīm) was the original patriarch of Judaism ... Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are sometimes referred to as the ...30 KB (4,873 words) - 16:27, 23 December 2022
- Joseph (also Joseph the Betrothed, Joseph of Nazareth, and Joseph ... According the Matthew's Gospel, Joseph agonized over Mary's ...18 KB (2,901 words) - 07:38, 27 February 2023
- horticulturist, botanist, and co-founder of the American Society for Horticultural ... Bailey is credited with being instrumental in starting agricultural ...19 KB (2,903 words) - 22:29, 25 October 2022
- composition of a new Latin translation of the Bible. Unlike the majority ... One could argue that Jerome's Bible (the Vulgate) is the most ...33 KB (5,192 words) - 19:50, 22 December 2022
- Orthodox Jewish men, although some men and women in the egalitarian Conservative ... According to the Talmud, a Jewish man is required to cover his head ...15 KB (2,303 words) - 10:14, 22 May 2023
- #039; Weekend" at Camp Becket of the Becket Chimney Corners YMCA ... for children and teenagers conducted during the summer months. Children and ...14 KB (2,090 words) - 22:22, 26 February 2023
- plays (though these tended to focus more on the lives of saints), are among ... The Catholic church eyed mystery plays warily. Until the beginning ...17 KB (2,612 words) - 02:40, 11 March 2023
- and paleontologist. She is credited with the discovery of many fossils ... Hers is a remarkable story. Starting as an uneducated young girl, ...15 KB (2,332 words) - 08:40, 10 March 2023
- David and Jonathan were heroic figures of the Kingdom of Israel, whose ... David composed a psalm in honor of Saul and Jonathan after their deaths ...16 KB (2,582 words) - 05:57, 9 July 2023
- 250 px|A traditional, formal presentation of the bride price at a Thai engagement ... or other form of wealth "paid" to the parents of a woman for the ...14 KB (2,300 words) - 02:03, 12 January 2023
- [[Image:Isaiah.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Isaiah the Prophet in Hebrew ... A prophet (from the Greek word προφήτης, meaning one who ...39 KB (6,126 words) - 09:20, 28 June 2022
- novelist, essayist and critic, best known as the author of In Search of Lost ... Proust, along with James Joyce in Ireland, Thomas Mann in Germany ...21 KB (3,300 words) - 03:06, 6 November 2022
- Passover (Pesach, Pesakh)—also called the Festival of Unleavened ... The name Passover (Pesakh, meaning "skipping" or passing ...28 KB (4,349 words) - 09:03, 18 November 2022
- ) is a female demon figure found in Mesopotamian mythology and Jewish ... Historically, the figure of Lilith first appeared in a class of wind ...47 KB (7,623 words) - 08:39, 8 March 2023
- dancer and choreographer, is known as one of the foremost pioneers of modern ... An innovator in her field, she has been compared to Picasso, Stravinsky ...12 KB (1,810 words) - 16:26, 6 November 2022
- In religious discourse, Inclusivism designates a particular theological ... * Traditional Inclusivism, which asserts that the believer's ...21 KB (3,342 words) - 22:00, 4 February 2023
- thumb|200 px|"Little Goblins" from the Los Caprichos set of aquatint ... and British folklore, often believed to be the evil, or merely mischievous ...13 KB (2,074 words) - 15:53, 18 December 2022
- name Isak Dinesen. Blixen wrote works both in Danish and in English; but ... Her memoirs of pioneering a coffee farm in Africa, where she had an ...13 KB (2,045 words) - 07:11, 5 October 2022
- washing, hand washing, or washing of the body. By extension, ablutions ... Ablutions of one sort or another are practiced in nearly every religious ...20 KB (3,118 words) - 04:49, 14 June 2023
- ascetic monk, theologian and reformer from the British Isles who taught that ... The rigorous ascetic life of his adherents contrasted with the spiritual ...24 KB (3,917 words) - 07:13, 23 November 2022
- In the Bible, Baal (also rendered Baʿal) was an important Canaanite ... The worship of this deity was prevalent in Canaan from ancient times ...25 KB (4,203 words) - 05:22, 26 August 2023
- In an arranged marriage, the marital partners are chosen by parents ... been utilized to cement political alliances. In more recent times, Reverend ...25 KB (3,836 words) - 02:27, 9 January 2023
- The Gospel of John, (literally, According to John; Greek, Κατά ... Of the four gospels, John is the only one that presents a true christology ...37 KB (5,608 words) - 20:09, 13 September 2023
- "she who lives") was a wife of the prophet Muhammad. Aisha was ... Aisha played a key role in the emergence of Islam, a faith and life ...25 KB (4,166 words) - 07:12, 16 June 2023
- deeply influenced Christian theology during the first half of the sixteenth ... Erasmus attacked many abuses committed by the Church, but was unsympathetic ...25 KB (3,912 words) - 19:18, 13 February 2024
- Spiritualism is the belief that the spirits of the dead can be contacted ... to be capable of providing helpful advice to the living in both worldly and ...26 KB (3,720 words) - 15:24, 27 April 2023
- In Judaism, the yetzer harah is the inclination or impulse to evil ... The term yetzer refers to the inclination toward either good or evil ...17 KB (2,843 words) - 11:10, 24 May 2023
- quot;beginning," "origin") is the first book of the Bible, also ... The book begins with a description of God's act of creation, ...32 KB (5,356 words) - 06:45, 18 April 2024
- Tammuz (also known as Dumuzi) was the name of an ancient Near Eastern ... In his Syrian iteration, Tammuz was incorporated into the Hellenic ...16 KB (2,459 words) - 04:00, 27 February 2023
- |image = [[Image:The Lowell House (Harvard University).jpg ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard ...32 KB (4,558 words) - 16:50, 30 January 2022
- Civil rights are the protections and privileges of personal power ... down, derived from custom or implied. In the United States and most ...29 KB (4,520 words) - 22:29, 10 December 2023
- ; "holds the heel"), also known as Israel ("Struggles ... In the Book of Genesis, Jacob overcomes many adversities to win God ...29 KB (4,809 words) - 08:01, 18 March 2024
- The Methodist movement is a group of historically related denominations ... Methodism originated in England in the eighteenth century, among a ...28 KB (4,180 words) - 10:35, 10 March 2023
- Ecumenism (from the Greek οἰκουμένη meaning "the inhabited world") refers to initiatives aimed ...23 KB (3,375 words) - 18:04, 12 February 2024
- ) is a Middle Eastern dance which features movements of the hips and ... Today, belly dancing in its various styles and forms is popular worldwide ...27 KB (4,010 words) - 16:20, 24 April 2024
- "Our teacher Gershom"), who was the founder of Talmudic studies ... Born in Metz, France, Gershom's teacher was the French rabbi ...14 KB (2,372 words) - 17:56, 14 December 2023
- – after 39 C.E.), was a Jewish princess of the Herodian Dynasty and queen ... The granddaughter of Herod the Great, Herodias was first married to ...11 KB (1,741 words) - 11:05, 22 January 2024
- example of "miscegenation." The woman standing is her sister ... mix" + genus "kind") is the mixing of different races ...21 KB (3,025 words) - 11:09, 10 March 2023
- Fasting refers to the act of willingly abstaining from the consumption ... a part of human custom since pre-history. The practice is mentioned in the ...36 KB (5,745 words) - 00:43, 25 March 2024
- Ancient Greek literature refers to literature written in the Greek ... In addition to history and philosophy, Ancient Greek literature is ...25 KB (4,056 words) - 17:49, 13 November 2021
- In religion, folklore, and mythology, a demon (also rendered daemon ... Most religions and cultures of the world accept the existence of demons ...32 KB (5,129 words) - 09:29, 28 January 2024
- Absolution is the act of receiving forgiveness for one's sins ... Early Christianity abandoned this practice in favor of a belief that Christ ...20 KB (3,117 words) - 06:36, 14 June 2023
- He was born around 735 C.E. and became the student of Egbert at York ... He was made abbot of the monastery of Saint Martin of Tours in 796 ...11 KB (1,741 words) - 05:08, 17 June 2023
- genesis%2011;&version=31; Chapter 11] of the Bible, the Tower of Babel ( ... Migdal Bavel) was a tower built to reach the heavens by a united humanity ...34 KB (5,579 words) - 04:46, 1 May 2023
- The Malleus Maleficarum Translator Montague Summers consistently uses ... or Der Hexenhammer (Latin/German for "The Hammer of Witches" ...29 KB (4,393 words) - 10:59, 9 March 2023
- Trance is a state of semi-consciousness in which a person is not self ... The trance state may be associated with hypnosis, meditation, channeling ...33 KB (4,676 words) - 00:39, 2 May 2023
- The Ethiopian Empire, also known as Abyssinia, in what is now Ethiopia ... In the twentieth century, the last emperor of Ethiopia took on special ...17 KB (2,624 words) - 04:35, 22 March 2024
- |motto = Vox clamantis in deserto(The voice of one crying ... |nickname = The Big Green (official) |athletics =NCAA ...29 KB (4,327 words) - 22:24, 25 January 2024
- philosopher and poet. His most famous work, the Kuzari, defended Judaism against ... Judah Ha-Levi is regarded as one of the greatest Hebrew poets. More ...27 KB (4,480 words) - 20:50, 4 October 2022
- The Battle of Badr ( غزوة بدر ), fought March 17, 624 C.E. (17 Ramadan 2 AH in the Islamic calendar ...28 KB (4,414 words) - 11:31, 20 September 2023
- According to the Christian Gospels, Joseph of Arimathea is the person ... waited (or 'was searching') for the Kingdom of God" (Mark ...19 KB (3,085 words) - 02:14, 11 August 2022
- The Dome of the Rock (Arabic: مسجد قبة الصخرة, translit ... The Dome of the Rock has a striking presence in the holy city of Jerusalem ...22 KB (3,569 words) - 16:41, 29 January 2024
- In Christianity, an Apostle (Greek: Ἀπόστολος apostolos: ... The status of the apostles in the early Church was penultimate to ...30 KB (4,741 words) - 15:51, 11 August 2023
- thumb|250px|The Associated Press Building in New York City. The AP left ... The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the world ...15 KB (2,343 words) - 05:02, 18 August 2023
- σχύλος) was a playwright of ancient Greece, and the earliest ... If Sophocles was the dramatist whose primary theme was fate, Aeschylus ...18 KB (2,989 words) - 05:50, 16 June 2023
- The Book of Enoch is an apocraphal and pseudopigraphal collection ... ), which describes a group of fallen angels (called "the Grigori ...29 KB (4,679 words) - 07:27, 17 November 2023
