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῾Abbasid Caliphate (Map)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
῾Abbasid Caliphate (A-Z entry)
As the result of a revolution that culminated In 750 ce in the defeat of the last Umayyad caliph, Marwan ibn Muhammad , on ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
abomination (A-Z entry)
Frequently in AV, and sometimes in NRSV, it describes an action or article incompatible with the true religion of Israel, as in Lev. 7: ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Abravanel, Isaac (A-Z entry)
(1437–1508) a medieval philosopher and biblical commentator. He fled from Portugal to Spain to escape a sentence of death in a supposed plot ...
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Abu Simbel (A-Z entry)
colossal temple complex located in the northern Sudan about 200 km (186 mi.) up the Nile from Aswan (22°21′ N, 31°38′ E). Built in ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Abulafia, Abraham ben Shemuel (A-Z entry)
(13th century) a leading kabbalist and mystic of Spain. Abulafia taught a method of mystical insight that involved contemplating the letters of the ...
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Abydos (A-Z entry)
one of ancient Egypt's most sacred sites, located in the eighth Upper Egyptian nome, or province (26°11′ N, 31°55′ E). Archaeological survey indicates that ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Active Intellect (A-Z entry)
in mystical thought, the repository of the intelligible forms that govern the sublunar world.
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Acts of the Apostles (A-Z entry)
The fifth book of the New Testament in the common arrangement, Acts records certain phases of the progress of Christianity for a period of ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Adar (A-Z entry)
the twelfth month (February–March) in the Jewish year. In order to bring the lunar calendar into alignment with the solar year, a leap ...
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Adonai (A-Z entry)
(Heb “my Lord”) a divine title and the word generally substituted for the Tetragrammaton , Yhvh, when the Bible is read aloud.
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
advent (A-Z entry)
An alternative translation of the Greek parousia , otherwise rendered ‘coming’ in the English versions, with reference to the eschatological expectation of Christ's coming ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Afterlife and Immortality (A-Z entry)
This entry consists of two articles on views of life after death within the historical communities of Ancient Israel and Second Temple Judaism and ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Agabus (A-Z entry)
One of several Christian prophets resident in Jerusalem who visited the Church at Antioch and predicted a severe famine ( Acts 11: 28 ) ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
aggadah (A-Z entry)
(or “haggadah,”possibly from Heb huggad ,“things said” or “what is told”) the nonlegal portions of the Talmud and Midrash (see halakhah ). Aggadah ...
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Aḥad HaʿAm (A-Z entry)
(Heb “one of the people” or “the people are one”) pen‐name of Asher Ginzberg (1856–1927), Zionist writer.
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Ahimelech (A-Z entry)
Priest at Nob ( 1 Sam. 21: 1–6 ). During his flight from Saul , David , desperate for food, was given the bread ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Ahiram Inscription (A-Z entry)
The sarcophagus of Ahiram found in Byblos, in Lebanon, by French archaeologists In 1923 is one of the most important works of art from ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
aliens (A-Z entry)
Aliens, or strangers sojourning in the land, were supposed to be treated generously ( Exod. 22: 21 ; 23: 9 ). But neighbours across ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
ʿaliyah (A-Z entry)
(Heb “ascent”) pilgrimage or emigration to the land of Israel; being given the honor of “ascending” to read the Torah in synagogue worship.
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
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