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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
