Brought back to Noah's ark by a dove as an indication of receding floodwaters
Western Christian doctrine that states all men stand guilty for Adam's transgression
Fourth of the twelve minor prophets; his book is a sustained denunciation of the Edomites, melting into a vision of the future glories of Zion
Site of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Doctrine that God is all-powerful; developed from Old Testament terms such as El Shaddai
Rich and beautiful ruler of present day Yemen, who visited Solomon
Using a word that sounds like its meaning or has effects suggesting its meaning; 'thohu vavohu' (Gen 1:2) suggests the confusion of uncreation
Son of Boaz and Ruth the Moabitess and father of Jesse
Slave on whose behalf Paul wrote the Epistle to Philemon
A gift, offering, sacrifice
According to Luke, governor of Syria at the birth of Christ; some believe this to be an error
Hosea
Second-century anonymous collection of 42 lyric poems, probably from Syria, most likely Christian in origin, though possibly Jewish with Christian interpolations; also mildly influenced by gnostic terminology
Doctrine that God possesses unlimited knowledge; presumed throughout, but explicitly taught in the Psalms, Prophets, and New Testament
'What is read'; a marginal indication by a scribe suggesting a reading different from the consonantal text, modern translators tend to follow them
A fragment of a pot used in antiquity as a writing surface
The philosophical study of existence or of what really exists
Any human speech claiming to carry a divine message
One of the 2 Roman legates who bore a letter to the Jews after their victory over Lysias 163 B.C. (2 Maccabees 11:34)
The second son of Judah killed by Yahweh for being 'evil in the sight of the Lord' through being unwilling to father a child by his widowed sister-in-law
2nd-century Christian theologian, wrote over 3000 works, including many biblical commentaries and the Hexapla, a six-column Hebrew and Greek OT
Her treasure was entrusted to the Ethiopian eunuch to whom Philip preached the Gospel
A band of four soldiers; Peter was guarded by four, one for each watch (Acts 12:4)
The last letter of the Greek alphabet; along with alpha, the first, it forms a title for Christ
Amoritish king of Bashan, one of the last of the giant Rephaim; was defeated and his people were exterminated by the Israelites at Edrei immediately after the conquest of Sihon
Doctrine that God is everywhere present in His fullness; not mentioned in the Bible, but arguably assumed throughout
Christian at Rome whom Paul salutes; said to be one of the 70
Christian at Rome whom Paul salutes; said to be one of the 70
Son of Kenaz, and first judge of the Israelites, delivering them from the tyranny of the king of Mesopotamia, and ruling them in peace forty years
General of the army, elected king by the army after the death of Elah; founded the third dynasty after a four-year civil war
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