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image_desc=Germanos blessing the flag at Agia Lavra| text=The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829), also commonly known as the Greek Revolution ...

good stewardship over all of nature, the Third Blessing given to humankind. However, Unification Thought explains that without accomplishing the ...

Jacob's winning, by deception, the blessing of his father Isaac. She ... bless her and send her on her way. Their blessing became traditional in Jewish ...

of God. This in effect fulfills the "first blessing" given to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, and is to be followed by the second and ...

requires the recitation of a particular blessing as follows: ... Any Jew is permitted to perform this blessing, regardless of whether ...

The Orthodox Churches perform the Great Blessing of the Waters on ... the faithful, and used with prayer as a blessing. People will not only bless ...

tricked him out of receiving Isaac's blessing. As a result, Esau planned ... ===Tricked out of his blessing=== When Isaac was old and nearly blind ...

Stage: Scripts for Grades 4-8, ed. Matt Blessing (Madison: The State Historical ... Babcock's Invention]. edited by Matt Blessing, Madison: The State Historical ...

many adversities to win God's blessing and a central place as the ... ===Jacob Obtains his Father's Blessing=== Many years passed and ...

the hands"). This is done with a blessing prior to eating any bread ... *Before blessing of Asher yatzar ("Who created [the man]" ...

Islam, when they happily depict the final blessing of the faithful that are ... The second blessing of the Amidah, the central thrice-daily Jewish ...

becomes inspired by God and insists on blessing Israel instead. He is perhaps ... on each, Balaam provides another prophecy blessing Israel, declaring: "There ...

to him again, and renews the promise of blessing. To commemorate this, Isaac ... and favorite son, to him to receive his blessing. Isaac directs Esau to procure ...

Beyond individual rights and growth to maturity, the second Blessing God gave His children is that of conjugal love which results in the expansion ...

====The first blessing==== Recited all eight nights just prior to lighting ... ====The second blessing==== Recited all eight nights just prior to ...

The empire may have crumbled but if the Pope's blessing was necessary for any king to be recognized as legitimate, even though power was ...

which closes with a typical Pauline blessing: "The grace of our ... principle that, while charity is a blessing to the giver, no true Christian ...

this is not what nature made, but what the blessing consecrated, and the power of blessing is greater than that of nature, because by blessing nature ...

and the "happy ending" of God blessing Noah's family under ... quot; God forbade murder, and renewed the blessing he had earlier given to ...

at Waterville, Maine in 1876, and with the blessing of his parents went to study theology at the Baptist Andover Newton Theological School. He graduated ...

are preserved in a Georgian version only (The Blessing of Jacob, The Blessing of Moses, The Narrative of David and Goliath)—A great part of the ...

#Kadeish קדש (Recital of Kiddush blessing and drinking of the First ... #Motzi מוציא (Traditional blessing before eating bread products) ...

Angevin Empire. The invasion had the Pope's blessing because Irish Christianity did not conform to Rome's rules. Therefore, Ireland could be ...

These priestesses were believed to bring blessing and fertility to the land ... the deep may be preserved in Jacob's blessing to his sons in Genesis 49:25 ...

Roman Emperor had taken place only under papal blessing, and therefore all blessing, coronation, and investiture of the Emperor was dependent upon the Pope. ...

he does not conclude with a blessing. ==Significance== [[Image:Bamberger Apokalypse - Book with 7 Seals - The Second Beast.JPG|thumb|The dragon ...

At Passover celebrations, the blessing and partaking of bread and ... quot;; and likewise that "the Cup of Blessing is a partaking of the Blood ...

or by picture. Often this "Marriage Blessing" has been given through ... "Unity Through the Matching and Blessing" in The Founding of ...

===Psycho: The Cursed Blessing=== [[File:AnthonyPerkinsPsycho.jpg|thumb|300px|Anthony Perkins in Psycho]] Perkins acted in numerous acclaimed ...

holy water ceremony part of it marriage blessing ritual, in which a couple ... |Included in the marriage blessing ceremony symbolizing God's ...

of your obedience." He closes with a blessing and greetings from his "fellow workers," among whom are mentioned both Mark and ...

analogion is placed a Gospel Book and a blessing cross. The confession often ... forgiveness. The priest then pronounces a blessing. The rite of Mutual Forgiveness ...

Baptism, Confirmation, Blessing of Children, The Lord's Supper, Marriage, Administration to the Sick, Ordination, and the "Evangelist ...

God to the Israelites, setting forth the blessing that will flow from obedience ... to the section, giving promises of blessing for obedience to these commandments ...

rising fortunes: "When we view the great blessing with which our country has been favored, those which we now enjoy, and the means which we posses ...

emperor, Nero, and with the emperor's blessing he won a prize for poetry in 60 C.E. Nero, however, was a notoriously capricious ruler, and shortly ...

also well-known for holding, since 1960, Blessing Ceremonies, which are often ... ==Marriage, Blessing and Family== ===The role of ideal families in ...

two folded hands in front of him are both blessing and greeting those who have ... a reward, Atri and Anusuya received the blessing of having all three murtis ...

British imperial project was no doubt a mixed blessing, if not a curse, for those who found themselves subject to British rule. Yet wherever they went ...

individuals, and is nevertheless a public blessing" (List 1856). ... within Great Britain had been a great blessing. Did he also foresee an ...

5) Marriage refers to the blessing of God bestowed upon husband and ... not only evokes God's love and blessing of the family relationship ...

*Christ Blessing (1505) Pinacoteca Civica Tosio Martinengo, Brescia, Italy *Madonna Terranova (1504-1505) Staatliche Museen zu Berlin ...

the case of Agnus Deis of giving a papal blessing to medals and even of enriching ... The custom of blessing and indulging medals is said to have rapidly ...

to do with what, in many ways, came as a great blessing: His discovery of Ella Fitzgerald when she won a singing contest on "Harlem Amateur Hour ...

They may not absolve sins or pronounce a blessing in the name of the Church. An Anglican deacon wears an identical choir dress to an Anglican ...

He is the one to whom God gave the blessing of descendants "like ... ===Blessing by Melchizedek=== After about eight years, a war developed ...

their father Isaac into giving Jacob his blessing, which was meant for Esau ... but destined to losing his birthright and blessing to Jacob, so the Edomites ...

quot;). The ceremony invoked God's blessing for rain in its proper time ... in celebration of God's bounty and blessing. In Israel's synagogues ...

:I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse---the blessing ... *Moses' final blessing, which is pronounced upon the individual ...

is expressed in the Bible through the blessing given by God to Adam and ... lost both his birthright and Isaac's blessing when given to Jacob instead ...

before the Kohanim recite the Priestly Blessing. They also do not participate ... perform rituals such as the Priestly Blessing and Pidyon Haben, in which ...

Before tying begins, a Hebrew blessing is said (it's more of a "declaration of intent"): L'Shem Mitzvat Tzitzit ("for ...

quot;the feast of first fruits." The blessing of first fruits was performed ... church has established the ritual of blessing the fields on this day. ...

Smudging is the common name given to the Sacred Smoke Bowl Blessing. This is a powerful cleansing technique of Native American origin. To many ...

brothers to hear Enoch's words of advice and blessing: Love uprightness and walk therein. And draw not nigh to uprightness with a double ...

another. Her father, Richard Goulden, gave his blessing and the couple married in Salford in 1879. Eductionforum.co.uk, [http://www.educationforum ...

to the Cedar Forest. They gain the blessing of Gilgamesh's mother ... *Both tell of the primary deity blessing the survivors after the sacrifice ...

Scruggs, their departure from the group was also a blessing in disguise for Monroe's legacy, as their "bluegrass" music won wide recognition ...

in the North American churches (e.g., by blessing same-sex unions and ordaining ... sex relationships and the practice of blessing gay unions, has likewise ...

may please him graciously to afford his Blessing on the Governments of these ... appreciation to God, to ask for God’s blessing, or in some philosophies ...

of receipt of the full baptism or blessing of the Holy Spirit ... neither is it any longer a sign of the blessing of the Holy Spirit, and ...

their authority apart from the pope's blessing, as well as to assert their right to rule the churches in their own realms. The advent of Protestantism ...

his drink. However, when he prayed a blessing over the cup, it miraculously ... * Butcher, Carmen Acevedo. Man of Blessing: A Life of St. Benedict ...

#039;s masterpieces. O'Casey gave his blessing to the project, but never saw the production. ===The Plough and the Stars=== Part of the Dublin ...

* the Guru, considered the "Root of Blessing" * the Yidam, which is the "Root of Methods" * Dakini or Dharmapalas, considered ...

at a place sacred to the Furies, and be a blessing for the land in which he ... illustrated by the dichotomy between the blessing and the curse upon Oedipus ...

a great nation, his very name will be great and a blessing, and this blessing will extend to all the communities of the earth. This Abrahamic ...

his bishops were quite vocal in blessing the armed forces of their ... of regimental flags and said: "The blessing of God be upon these soldiers ...

reported cures took place during or after the Blessing of the Eucharist procession rather than after bathing or drinking. They noted that the water of ...

his efforts against Communism and gave his blessing to several anti-communist groups such as the Hungarian Freedom Fighters, the Freedom Leadership ...

Hophni and Phinehas, and as a result loses the blessing God originally intended for him and his lineage. At the end of his long reign of 40 years, the ...

and sent him back [to England] with the blessing of Saint Peter the Apostle." [[Image:Pope St. Leo IV.jpg|thumb|Fresco of Leo IV in the ...

could be legitimized if he enjoyed the Pope's blessing. ==Adrian's Pontificate== Subsequently, Charlemagne returned several times to ...

ten thousand seated at one meal, the special blessing "Blessed is Ha-Shem our God, the God of Israel, who dwells between the Cherubim" ...

closely to Jewish law. This proved a mixed blessing, as some court Jews developed reputations, both among the Christian populace and their fellow Jews ...

flocked to hear him preach and to receive his blessing. ===Counter-Reformation leader=== [[Image:PhilipIIISpain.jpg|thumb|left|125px|Lawrence ...

an additional element of purification and blessing to the smoke. People would ... often part of rituals performed for the blessing and protection of the household ...

your name great, so that you will be a blessing." So Abram and his ... Jacob deceives his father Isaac and obtains the blessing of prosperity ...

In this thought system, it is only by earning the blessing of the spirits that can anyone prosper, and no one who acts unjustly will ever be blessed. ...

quot; is that they do not function to bring blessing to those who place them, rather the one who puts them there does so for the sake of others. ...

world, how, that is, love can confer blessing on the soul and bring it ... and her symbolic name as the conferrer of blessing. Dante does not name himself ...

have granted Vietnam a special protection and blessing. Third, the natural beauty and uniqueness of Halong Bay is revealed through the dragon origin ...

"Divine Betula") tree for the blessing of a child. Hwanung, moved by her prayers, took her for his wife. She gave birth to a son, ...

biblical writers indicate that he lost his blessing when he decided not to encourage pilgrimages to Jerusalem's temple, but instead established rival ...

peoples. Faravahar floats above, giving his blessing to the king. One figure appears to have been added after the others were completed, as was (oddly ...

Thomas, and this time with his parents' blessing, left for Paris to further his artistic studies at various academic institutions, including the ...

together, and he would polish it, and give his blessing for printing. On that occasion, Katayev told the two humorists of an idea for a novel about some ...

form, and became incarnate as Rama for the blessing of mankind. The body is therefore to be honored, not despised. The Lord is to be approached by ...

fear no evil powers (Pes. 8b). A priest's blessing also is a protection against malign influences (Num. R. xi). The reality of demons was ...

When William Penn, the founder of the state of Pennsylvania, and himself a Quaker, encouraged European settlers who wished to escape religious ...

of heaven and earth, which brings on the blessing of rain and crops. ... Jehu usurps Ahab's throne with the blessing of Elijah's successor ...

so. Latter-day Saints believe that this blessing entitles the newly confirmed ... purpose of sacrament meeting is the blessing and passing of the Sacrament ...

people, Reb Saunders was willing to give his blessing to Danny's dream of studying psychology. At that point the two are able to talk and reconcile. ...

point, the elder Smith pronounced a special blessing upon his son's head that suggested young Joseph would succeed him as church president, so ...

extends his right hand toward the viewer in blessing while holding a book of Gospels in his left hand. The icon shows the Madonna in fleur de lys robes. ...

years of Patrick’s servitude, he was to receive blessing and freedom as God's child. However, when Milchu learned of the Irish apostles coming ...

at Qizhou to ask his teacher’s blessing, then proceeded to Guangfu (Canton). Other monks had planned to join I Ching, but all but one dropped ...

Kammerer and Nicola Tannenbaum. MERIT AND BLESSING: In Mainland Southeast Asian Comparative Perspective. Southeast Asia Studies (Monograph 45 ...

Shapiro married Linda Krout Shapiro on July 1, 1982 at a marriage Blessing Ceremony officiated by Reverend Sun Myung Moon and Hak Ja Han Moon. ...

him for rule, along with Ahijah's blessing. Another key element in the religious dimension of the drama is Jerusalem and its Temple. Ahijah ...

In the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh, it is with Shamash's blessing and support that Gilgamesh and his companion Enkidu travel to the forest ...

The famous priestly blessing is formally pronounced: ::The LORD bless ... Despite Balaam's declaration of God's blessing, the Israelites ...

of the koi's reproductive process is both a blessing and a curse. While it requires diligent oversight to narrow down the favorable result that ...

conquer lands from the Moors. With this papal blessing, Portugal was at last secured as a country and safe from any Castilian attempts at annexation. ...

washing with the cross, just as he would for blessing holy water and he washes the feet of the entire congregation. ===Protestant practice=== ...

According to the legend, the elderly Bishop Mel, as he was blessing Brigid as abbess, inadvertently read the rite of consecration of a bishop ...

with some churches celebrating a blessing of dogs, associated with the beggar, on December 17, the date associated with Lazarus of Bethany. ...

He must be an Orthodox Christian who has the blessing of the pastor to serve. In the Roman Catholic Church a cantor is the lead singer of the ...

forgiven through the church's marriage blessing ceremony, resulting in children born free from the original sin. The Unity Church holds that ...

Yarmulke only while praying, eating, reciting a blessing, or studying Jewish religious texts. In modern contexts, it is also common for non-Jews ...

shameful heritage, if we are to leave blessing and happiness intact for ... a large hope for the future welfare and blessing of mankind. ...

to the god Marduk; but the Jews viewed it as a blessing initiated by Yahweh. According to the Book of Ezra, controversy broke out when Zerubbabel ...

"If only Ishmael might live under your blessing" (Gen. 17:17-18). God responded: "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son ...

as it is believed that the Goddess herself is blessing the books and the instruments. The festival concludes on the tenth day and the goddess is worshipped ...

to participate in the 2075 couples marriage Blessing Ceremony. ==Reopening== [[File:New Yorker Hotel jeh.JPG|thumb|left|225px|8th Avenue entrance]] ...

temple bestows upon Harmandir Sahib the highest blessing. The fourth Guru of Sikhism, Guru Ram Das, excavated a tank (a reservoir) in 1577 C.E., building ...

a "Young Lion" (Genesis 49:9) when blessing him. The Maharal's classic work on the Rashi commentary of the Pentateuch is known as ...

bathe in it, in order to receive its spiritual blessing. The Kumbha mela is a spiritual gathering for Hindus, where yogis, sadhus (saints), holy ...

stipend, a place in the army, and his grudging blessing to marry his daughter. But M. de la Mole relents when he receives a letter from Mme. de Rênal ...

knees before his tomb, believing a special blessing of child birth will come to them. Legends hold that those who offer prayers at that Mazar ...

and another prophet predicted that God's blessing would be removed from Eli's lineage. When the Philistines confronted the Israelites at ...

other two hands (usually the right) are in blessing, which means her initiated devotees (or anyone worshipping her with a true heart) will be saved ...

of which Hoelderlin speaks; its blessing has flowed over me, and so this book is the confession of belief in anthroposophy. There is no part ...

A successful harvest is attributed to the blessing of the ancestors. Chuseok is commonly translated as "Korean Thanksgiving" in American ...

Aelfgifu, which may or may not have had the blessing of the Church, which at this time was responsible for both marriage and divorce. Conditions for the ...

Charles stood up, hugged Foxx, and gave his blessing, proclaiming, "He's the one... he can do it." Charles was able to attend ...

conjugal companionship is the greatest blessing . . . to know that there is supreme interest in one individual . . ." infidelity was unforgivable ...

remain together as a result, but Shimon's blessing on their continued union moved God to grant them a child (Pesiḳ. xxii. 147a). ...

servant John," who bestows a blessing on those who read, hear ... God declares his work finished, promising blessing to those who endure and ...

as the Supreme Being Himself (Bhagavan), blessing Arjuna with an awe-inspiring ... as the Supreme Being Himself (Bhagavan), blessing Arjuna with an awe-inspiring ...

to good as its way, repentance as its discipline, blessing in heaven as the reward of doing good, eternal punishment in hell for doing evil, that all ...

flown as the expectations of the period of blessing which is to ensue immediately after the reopening of the temple. He designates him as nothing less ...

of that Order might be achieved with Papal blessing. The letter of 1322 is to be understood in that political context. ==Incorporation of Slavic ...

In Federalist No. 2, John Jay counted as a blessing that America possessed "one united people—a people descended from the same ancestors ...

pursue a living in music. With his father's blessing, he and cousin Stanley Slye went to Los Angeles and sought musical engagements as The Slye ...

called a "Cosmic Tree" for the blessing of a child. Hwanung, moved by her prayers, took her for his wife and soon she gave birth to ...

to tradition—are said to bring God's blessing upon the home and the people living in it. Another custom, which is slowly becoming rare, is ...

and getig, the ritual also requests further blessing of Ahura Mazda upon the larger community of Zoroastrians. Due to the fact that many contemporary ...

wife. Since it was regarded as the highest blessing to have many children, while the greatest curse was childlessness, legitimate wives often gave ...

as a bishop, holding a Book of the Gospels and blessing with his right hand. It is recorded that he permitted his depiction with a square halo, then ...

along with an apostolic cross and a letter of blessing officially recognizing Stephen as the Christian king of Hungary. The date of this coronation ...

himself before Rayaru and sought his blessing, upon which Rayaru blessed him and advised the cow-herd to pray to him at times of difficulty. ...

expanded the concept of God's special blessing on Israel to include the eventual recognition of Yahweh even by the Gentiles (Isa. 49:22) ...

with one hand, while adopting a gesture of blessing with the other. Other artists, including George Frederic Watts and William Dyce also portrayed ...

:OH there is blessing in this gentle breeze, :A visitant that while it fans my cheek :Doth seem half-conscious of the joy it brings ...

to Lee with the news. "Through God's blessing, Harper's Ferry and its garrison are to be surrendered." As he rode into town to supervise ...

*Blessing, Richard Allen, Wallace Stevens' "Whole Harmonium" (1970) *Bloom, Harold, Wallace Stevens: The Poems of Our Climate (1980) ...

placed on the table for each Shabbat meal and a blessing made over them, to commemorate the double portion of manna that fell in the desert every Friday ...

drink. This is seen from the text of the blessing customarily recited after ... "You are the Source of all blessing, O' Eternal One, our ...

and Mary were married, now with Godwin's blessing. Their attempts to gain custody of Percy's two children by Harriet failed, but their ...

room." Others see the changes as a mixed blessing because they may make initial name recognition and money more decisive factors in securing ...

to staging it resulted in God's blessing and especially that it protected them from the plague. In the mid-nineteenth century, it was the ...

Art Rupe, the head of Specialty Records, gave his blessing for Cooke to record secular music under his real name, but was unhappy about the type of music ...

Shaddai's name that Jacob conferred his own blessing to his sons, the future patriarchs of the tribes of Israel: :By the God (El) of you ...

of the 5th Sunday of Lent, Passion Sunday. The blessing takes place after the traditional Vespers at 5:00 p.m. There is a short procession within the ...

given to them by the "Creator" as a blessing to be cared for and not wasted. Many of their ancient myths, stories, song, and dance tell the ...

such as giving the Urbi et Orbi blessing he wore the traditional 1877 Palatine tiara with which he had been crowned. However, on other occasions ...

may be fully aware, raising his hand to offer blessing. In a fifteenth century Italian variation, a baby John the Baptist looks on. ...

causing the famine. The potato, which was a blessing to Ireland because of its nutritional value coupled with the fact that many potatoes could be grown ...

opposite view: "[Hope] seems to be a blessing withheld from men so that ... of evils, then what is expectant hope—a blessing—doing among them? This ...

:The darkness unplummeted, icier than seas in midwinter, for blessing or ban; :And swiftly and sweetly, when strength and breath fall short, and ...

Receiving his guru's blessing Sri Yukteswar then devoted himself to a comparison of the Bible and the scriptures of Sanatan Dharma. Using ...

of the year, begins in total darkness with the blessing of the Easter fire, the lighting of the large Paschal candle (symbolic of the Risen Christ) ...

ascend his throne without the Church's blessing. Bishops and Abbots were also feudal lords, with serfs subject to their authority, and acted as ...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt had Adams' blessing carved into the mantel in the State Dining Room. In 1814, during the War of 1812, much of Washington ...

together through a cross-cultural Holy Marriage Blessing? A son from one family and a daughter from the other family become husband and wife, love each ...

demand into gold coin and so were, assuredly, a blessing. This was because early eighteenth century France was a place where crime and dishonesty meant ...

King called her adoption of a vegan diet in 1995 a blessing. Her son, Dexter, had been vegan since 1988, saying that an appreciation for animal ...

was to find his mother, Aphrodite, and earn her blessing. Psyche found a temple to Aphrodite and entered it. Aphrodite then assigned Psyche a similar ...

(the Holy) was regarded as a sign of divine blessing and of Islam's ascendancy over the earlier Abrahamic faiths. Legends abound in Islam about ...

that he had been born as a result of a blessing his parents had received ... by his father to Radun' to receive a blessing from Rabbi Yisrael Meir ...

#039;s great wisdom and wealth, and pronounced a blessing on Solomon's deity. Solomon reciprocated with gifts and "everything she desired ...

a ritual manner, followed by a cleansing and blessing of the space. Prayers to the God and Goddess are said, and spells are sometimes worked. Traditionally ...

include wreaths laid to honor the fallen, a blessing, and national anthems.[http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/get-involved/remembrance-day#service ...

Prophet said, 'take sahur as there is a blessing in it.'" Bukhari: Book 3: Vol. 31: Hadith 146 (Fasting). After the meal, and still ...

*1656 Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Kassel, Galerie Alte Meister, GK 249) *1657 The Apostle Paul (The National ...

States, it would now go forth to bring the blessing of enforced abstinence to the rest of the world. The famous evangelist Billy Sunday staged ...

of the Haganah SNS to join him. With the blessing of the Ethiopian king, Haile ... Air Commando Group, which proved to be a blessing in disguise. Cochran told ...

children, who were considered the greatest blessing of all. The desire to offer the most precious sacrifice of all led to human sacrifice; slaves were ...

Category:Politics and social sciences Category:Anthropology [[Image:crematorium.arp.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The crematorium at Haycombe Cemetery ...

him. Seeking to render him with a favorable blessing, or rather to prevent his wrath in their various enterprises, they would often sacrifice small ...

verse 20), and is apparently from a Jewish blessing of wine and bread, with which the prayers in chapter 9 have a close affinity. The words in thanksgiving ...

was frequently accompanied by a rich "blessing of tears." As the Roman Catholic distinction between “mortal” and “venial” sin became ...

I commit my life to Him who made me, and may his blessing light upon my endeavours for serving my Country faithfully. To Him I resign myself and the just ...

Peter.' We ask the person, do you want a blessing by which your sins will be forgiven and you receive God? They have never refused. So 29,000 ...

of public teaching was a mixed blessing; he set out for Germany to further his philosophical studies. While in Berlin, in 1824-1825, he was thrown ...

journey cake with her curse or half with her blessing. When he takes the half, a fairy who gives him advice; in Mr Simigdáli, the sun, the moon, and ...

century the Word of Faith movement, the Toronto Blessing, and the Brownsville movement became some of the better known splinter groups that have appropriated ...

would grow ever larger. An old Scottish Gaelic blessing is gd|Cuiridh mi clach air do chàrn , "I'll put a stone on your cairn." ...

age. The initiation may be received as a blessing for the majority of those attending, although many attendees do take the commitments and subsequently ...

is anointed and enthroned with David's blessing (1 Kings 1-2). "Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David." ...

timeline, and include Daniel A. Benedett, Lynn Blessing, Walter Boyd, Gregory S. Copenhaver, Andres Garcia, Bernard Gause, Jr., Gary L. Hall, Joseph N ...

another to replace him. Deprived of Samuel's blessing, Saul's army became small, numbering only around six hundred men. The text portrayed ...

who said, "Best wishes and Allah's blessing and a good luck." Then she entrusted me to them and they prepared me (for the marriage). ...

that a merciful God will extend to you His blessing and protection. With an unceasing admiration of your constancy and devotion to your country ...

"Word of blessing of Henok, wherewith he blessed the chosen and righteous who would be alive in the day of tribulation for the removal of ...

is credited with promising her a child as a blessing for her repentance, and a daughter was indeed forthcoming. On the second occasion, the two ...

(Freude): "I am sure we have Beethoven’s blessing," said Bernstein. [https://news.imz.at/music-dance-releases/news/dvd-blu-ray-leonard ...

several decades was a powerful force, but a mixed blessing. His adamant opposition to the theoretical approach of classical economics and the Austrian ...

and build your body—it's a blessing. When you have a wife who has been a tower of strength and shown more courage than you dreamed existed—that ...

ries/sfunews11010706.shtml Totem blessing begins restoration], Simon Fraser University, SFU News Online. November 1, 2007. Retrieved December ...

for the best, so one should try to find the blessing in disguise. "So, I didn't get into law school, but now I can really focus on finding ...

In Federalist No. 2, John Jay counted as a blessing that America possessed "one united people—a people descended from the same ancestors ...

gained Paley's confidence, and then his blessing, taking control of CBS in 1986. But Tisch had no dreams of quality or of "Tiffany" networks; ...

gods and honour him as they do the gods. Already a blessing has been besought of him in prayer, and it was not in vain. To such an extent has he literally ...

into a whole’, make it ‘effectual for the blessing of all lands over which it reigns.’ Maurice, 1846, 154 For Maurice, Islam possessed spiritual ...

"Oh God, Oh Jesus, Oh Yali, give us the blessing which you have prepared for us." The well-known features of the cargo cults reappeared: the ...

and prosperity are indications of God's blessing. Surveys have shown South Korean Christians are active in their religion, quite often exceeding ...

a handful of meal as he uttered a blessing. Once, after the 1692 re-conquest, the Spanish were prevented from entering a town when they were ...

set aside for divine worship by dedication or blessing, are to be treated with reverence. They are not to be made over to secular or inappropriate ...

use of military force, condemning the churches blessing of crusades, which even Francis of Assisi did not do so unequivocally. His extensive writings ...

Duke Michael Alexandrovich, and give Him Our blessing to mount the Throne of the Russian Empire. We direct Our brother to conduct the affairs of state ...

:"The Blessing" (1966) * May We Borrow Your Husband? (1967) ISBN 0140185372 :"May We Borrow Your Husband?" :"Beauty" ...

quot; will come in and start dancing as a blessing of luck and fortune for the home. In return, the host gives "lucky money" to show ...

Feather Dance is performed. This dance is a blessing of the area and a rite of passage for youths becoming men. It consists of 16 different performances ...

to China by Jesuit priest astronomers was a mixed blessing during the late sixteenth century and early seventeenth century. It has been said that the ...

to Jesus' teachings. When he proclaimed the blessing of the Kingdom of God for free human beings, Jesus called them to responsibilities such as repentance ...

, The Rule of the Congregation, The Rule of the Blessing and the War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness (1QM, also known as the "War ...

in the play on Broadway with Gielgud's blessing). Instead, Gielgud returned to London in 1937 and had an enormous influence on the development ...

#039;s promise of renewed spiritual and physical blessing to the land that in the midst of a Babylonian siege, he invested in land in his native Anathoth ...

not need any spiritual essence or supernatural blessing to attain this state. Indeed, Pasolini was an avowed atheist. General disapproval of Pasolini ...

Bolivia’s vast mineral wealth has been its curse as well as its blessing. Spain built its empire in great part upon the silver that was extracted ...

blesses the harvest and Mucheon evokes the blessing of heaven. Koreans added games to those shamanistic performances during the Three Kingdoms of Korea. ...

| quote = With Dodger manager Walter Alston's blessing, Houston broadcaster Anita Martini becomes the first female reporter allowed access to a major ...

orange, and yellow light, the Firebird is both a blessing and a bringer of doom to its captor. The feathers of the Firebird continue glowing when removed ...

of Fujian in its early days has proven a blessing for the province's ecology. Today, the province has the highest forest coverage rate and ...

of the faithful, with the mercy of God and his blessing." He then led me out in that attire and showed me to all the people, who kissed the ground ...

is still traditional for Hopi mothers to seek a blessing from the Sun for their newborn children.Louise Udall, Me and Mine: The Life Story of Helen Sekaquaptewa ...

prayers to fit specific occasions, such as the blessing of a meal, the birth or death of a loved one, other significant events in the life of a believer ...

in Europe. Initially, the Crusades had the blessing of both the Western (Catholic) Church under the Pope and of the Eastern Orthodox Church under ...

Parisian society, and chooses (with Goriot’s blessing) to pursue an adulterous affair with one of Goriot’s married daughters. =====Part 1: ...

Translations of scriptures may receive official blessing in order to further disseminate doctrine. Buddhism is a prime example of a tradition ...

Trance is a state of semi-consciousness in which a person is not self-aware and is either altogether unresponsive to external stimuli (but nevertheless ...

"In my country we have a saying, 'where blessing can accomplish nothing, blows may avail.'" Encyclopedia Britannica, [http://www ...

수, 壽), longevity, and bok (복, 福), fortune, blessing, central in the Daoist vocabulary, feature prominently on many Korean household items such ...

The new Pope then gives his first apostolic blessing, Urbi et Orbi (Latin: "to the City [Rome] and to the World"), and is consecrated ...

*Buijs, Kees. Powers of Blessing from the Wilderness and from Heaven: Structure and Transformations in the Religion of the Toraja in the Mamasa ...

wall of Saint Peter's Basilica. While blessing the six metre white Carrara marble statue, the Pope said he hopes it will serve as inspiration ...

:and is there a greater blessing :than to be the ash of which oblivion is made? :Above other heads the gods kindled :the inexorable light of glory ...

his identity as the Supreme Being Himself, blessing Arjuna with an awe-inspiring glimpse of His divine absolute form. The Bhagavadgita refers to ...

in the hymn to Aten's also blessing the Syrians and the Nubians. The hymn refers, as cited above, to all peoples and their racial characteristics ...

vested in the liturgical color black, and no blessing was given. The sequence Dies Iræ, or Day of Wrath, was included in the Mass, which spoke of the ...

The war was seen as a blessing for the city's economy, but in 1917 a French munitions ship, the Mont Blanc, collided with a Belgian relief ...

Peruvian lands. Victory was, however, a mixed blessing. During the war Chile waived most of its claim over Patagonia in 1881 to ensure Argentina's ...

he, in effect, briefly ruled Mongolia under the blessing of religious leader Bogd Khaan. But Ungern's triumph too was short-lived; he was chased ...

one may not move from place to place without the blessing of one's ecclesiastical superior. *Novice (Slavonic: Poslushnik), lit. "one ...

2008 in his honor by his two sons, with the blessing of the Hillsborough County Commission and the Tampa City Council. The entrance to the new Bryson ...

Keynes, 1998, 35. The last page invokes the blessing of the Holy Trinity. The work strives to show her and Canute in as favorable a light as possible ...

since he obtained his post legally with the blessing of the sovereign of the nation. On the other hand, he could only achieve this by changing the ...

Pu-240 contamination has proven a mixed blessing to weapons designers. While it created delays and headaches during the Manhattan Project because ...

city of Tunis. (Formed with Papacy blessing and at the pope's request, the Holy Leagues were combined Christian forces from across Europe ...

[[Image:800px-YokozunaJmills74.jpg|right|thumb|A Yokozuna blessing the ring prior to the matches ]] *Yokozuna: 2,820,000 *Ozeki: 2,350,000 ...

from land taxation (so-called frälse, blessing). This led to a curb in the relative local democracy in the Viking era, in favor of local lords ...

to the church to thank God for the blessing. Thus, the golilla was the height of fashion, and appeared in most of the male portraits of the period. ...

them in a fairly positive light, protecting and blessing Buddhist institutions rather than menacing them or setting them on fire. According to a legend ...

from a person or object. Noa is similar to a blessing. Although essentially all Māori today are Christian, tapu and noa remain part of the culture ...

or king could succeed to the throne without papal blessing. Wolf's re-interpretation of Roman history was not intended in a demeaning manner since ...

and the performance begins. Another ritual blessing is conducted at the end of the play. There are also many historical mythical epics written by ...

*Turun mandi - baby blessing ceremony *Sunat rasul - circumcision ceremony *Baralek - wedding ceremony *Batagak pangulu - inauguration ceremony ...

to uncover the real Jesus might be a blessing in disguise, forcing the ... the format of a Shabbat meal, with a blessing over bread and wine, Jesus ...

which they understood as enjoying God's blessing. What has been described as the Andalusian paradigm suggests that conflict and rivalry is not ...

and the performance begins. Another ritual blessing is conducted at the end of the play. R. A. Stein, Tibetan Civilization. (1962 in French) ...

Most Christian churches give some form of blessing to a marriage; the wedding ceremony typically includes some sort of pledge by the community ...

(good luck, derived from the Arabic for "blessing"). He was also proposed unsuccessfully for Spain's highest honor for gallantry, the ...

Orrin Hatch patriarchal blessing, 1861] * [http://archives.lib.byu.edu/repositories/14/resources/2326 Orrin Hatch papers, MSS 6057] BYU Library ...

Visions of the Ancient Saints—The Same Great Blessing to be Enjoyed by the Latter-day Saints", Journal of Discourses 3: 344–353. ...

When partaking of a light meal, the thanksgiving blessing states: Have mercy, Lord, our God, on Israel, your people; on Jerusalem, your city; ...

journey cake with her curse or half with her blessing – and when he takes the half, a fairy who gives him advice; in Mr Simigdáli, the sun, the moon ...

Italian fascism took power with the blessing of Italy's king after years of leftist-led unrest led many conservatives to fear that a communist ...

was executed in May 1641 after receiving the blessing of Archbishop Laud (who went on to be likewise imprisoned in the Tower, and executed in January ...

Christian theologian Millard J. Erickson sees God's blessing for humans to be fruitful, multiply, and have dominion over the earth (Genesis ...

religious dances and prayers for blessing the day. ===Media=== Bhutan has just one government newspaper (Kuensel) and two recently launched private ...

the hands of sculptors are gifted with the blessing of divine inspiration." This was something new: classical Greeks had not applied the concepts ...

story_19-7-2004_pg3_1 EDITORIAL: Kargil: a blessing in disguise?] July 19, 2004 Daily Times, Pakistan. All those factors contributed to a strategic failure ...

Arabic script and thus Roman Urdu is a blessing for such a population." Roman Urdū also holds significance among the Christians of North India. ...

Stark, who had received Pendergast's blessing in the 1936 election, turned against him in the investigation and eventually took control ...

balance, and health. Examples include the Hooghan Blessing Ceremony, the "Baby's First Laugh Ceremony," and the Beauty Way ceremony: the ...

for the pardon of their past offenses, and for a blessing upon their present and prospective action. Lincoln wished to take an active part in ...

his car by raising his cross and blessing his assailants. Marchione 2002. During the 1920s, Pacelli succeeded in negotiating concordats with Latvia ...

Philoxenus]], unarmed, making a blessing gesture with the right hand.]] The Indo-Greeks may have ruled as far as the area of Mathura until sometime ...

Empire. The Dalai Lama was asked to give his blessing and to set the date of departure. After consulting the astrological chart, the Dalai Lama set ...

and failures as much of God’s blessing as his successes and talents. M. Gandhi, All Men are Brothers, 46. ==Criticism== Throughout his life ...

have succeeded in achieving surprise seems a blessing from Heaven." Yamamoto had said, regarding the imminent war with the United States ...

found their way to the New World with the blessing of the Inquisition. Moreover, with the coming of the Age of Enlightenment in the eighteenth ...

Emperor and any prince needed the Church’s blessing if they were to be recognized as legitimate. While the hereditary principle was generally accepted ...

system. Children are regarded as a blessing from God, as children can work in the fields and take care of their aged parents. ===Education=== ...

[[Image:Epanastasi.jpg|300px|thumb|Germanos of Patras|Germanos blessing the flag at Agia Lavra (depiction of a fictional account). Oil painting ...

"How sweetly has conveyed the pure-natured Ferdowsi,May blessing be upon his pure resting place,Do not harass the ant that's dragging ...

a life of faith, marriage and family can be a blessing, a restorative relationship to heal the most primal of human wounds and open the way to future hope. ...

of our national duty will prove the greatest blessing to the peoples of the Philippine Islands. United States Philippine Commission, Report of ...

This is sometimes referred to as the "third blessing," the role of humankind to love and care for creation. An ecological concept that originated ...

url=http://www.flathatnews.com/news/1304/three-gorges-dam-a-blessing-or-an-environmental-disaster | title=Three Gorges Dam: A Blessing or an ...

seated on a jewelled throne, giving his blessing and holding in his left ... Christ Child sits on her lap, giving his blessing and holding a scroll in ...

notably blessing his friends with the words "Christ and Magdalene be with you!" Călinescu, 67 His mental health declining, he died ...

and the performance begins. Another ritual blessing is conducted at the end of the play. ===Music=== [[Image:Ladakhmusic.jpg|thumb|right|400px ...

his chosen people. The most extreme blessing of the cannons came from the bishop of London, A. F Winnington-Ingram, who called the war “a great ...

article "Compulsion in psychiatry: blessing or curse?" by Russian ... author={{aut|Koryagin, Anatoliy|title=Compulsion in psychiatry: blessing ...

of Judah. It is contained within Jacob's blessing to his fourth son in the penultimate chapter of the Book of Genesis: "Judah is a lion's ...

Anatolia, and the first five crusades had the blessing of the pope. The Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem was established on Christmas Day, 1100 C.E ...

churches openly ordained gay clergy and began blessing same-sex unions. ===Islam=== What! Of all creatures do ye come unto the males, and leave ...

bridge, or highway is opened, it receives the blessing of the clergy. The practice of religion in Portugal showed striking regional differences ...