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A (A-Z entry)
The symbol employed in textual criticism for a MS of the New Testament in Greek written on parchment in Egypt ( Alexandria ? Hence ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
A. The Acts of Andrew (Chapters)
Summary of Contents 1–5 Andrew heals the slave of Stratocles, Aegeates' brother. 6–12 Stratocles himself is converted. 13–16 Maximilla refuses sexual relations with her ...
Source: The Apocryphal New Testament; from chapter The Acts of Andrew and Matthias; The Acts of Peter and Andrew; The Acts of Andrew and Paul
Aaron (A-Z entry)
A major figure in Israel's origins and the first of its high priests . In very ancient narratives, he appears without specifically priestly features, ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Aaron (A-Z entry)
Brother of Moses and Miriam , of the tribe of Levi. Over the centuries Aaron's status in Israel's memory was allowed to grow. In ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Aaron (A-Z entry)
Moses' elder brother (according to Exod 6:20 ; 7:7 ), his close associate in leading the Israelites out of Egyptian bondage, and eponymous ancestor ...
Source: Oxford Encyclopedias of the Bible
Aaron (A-Z entry)
The figure of Aaron, his ancestry, and his rise to priestly prominence is treated rather tersely in the Bible. Though he stems from the ...
Source: Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Abaddon (A-Z entry)
In Hebrew = destruction, and in Job 26: 6 and Prov. 27: 20 denotes the abode of the dead, also called sheol or Hades ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Abaddon (A-Z entry)
Meaning literally, “place of destruction,” Abaddon refers to the realm of the dead in the Hebrew Bible. Occurring mainly in wisdom literature , Abaddon ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Abarbanel (A-Z entry)
an alternative pronunciation of Abravanel.
Source: Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Abba (A-Z entry)
An Aramaic word for ‘father’. Jesus used it in prayer in Gethsemane ( Mark 14: 36 ), and it is twice taken up by ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Abba (A-Z entry)
The word for “my father” or “the father.” This Aramaic word appears three times in the New Testament, followed by a translation into Greek: ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
῾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
Abel (A-Z entry)
See Cain and Abel .
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Abel (A-Z entry)
In Gen. 4, the second son of Adam and Eve , whose offering to God was accepted, thereby incurring the wrath of his brother ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Abel, Félix-Marie (A-Z entry)
( 1878 – 1953 ), professor of history and geography at the École Biblique et Archéologique Française in Jerusalem from 1905 to 1953 . ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Abiathar (A-Z entry)
A priest in the army of King David ( 2 Sam. 20: 25 ), who later supported Adonijah's unsuccessful bid for the throne against ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
The Abiding Value of the Book. (Chapters)
1. The prophecy of Joel was probably occasioned by the devastating incursion of a huge swarm of locusts ( 1:2–12 ), but the oracles ...
Source: The Oxford Bible Commentary; from chapter Joel
Abigail (A-Z entry)
Wife of Nabal; she interceded with David to save her husband's life ( 1 Sam. 25: 23–31 ). Nabal was so shocked by the ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Abijah (A-Z entry)
The best-known of four OT characters of this name was the son and successor of Rehoboam . He was king of Judah ( 911 ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Abila (A-Z entry)
city of the Decapolis, located about 15 km (9 mi.) north-northeast of Irbid in northern Jordan. Abila has an occupational history that extends from ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
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