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2 days ago · The name Gabriel ( Hebrew: גַּבְרִיאֵל, Gaḇrīʾēl) is composed of the first person singular possessive form of the Hebrew noun gever (גֶּבֶר), meaning "man", and ʾĒl, meaning "God". This would make the translation of the archangel's name "man of God" [9] [10] [11] or "power of God". In Arabic, Jibrīl (جبريل), means ...
3 days ago · Lydia (Ancient Greek: Λυδία, romanized: Lȳdiā; Latin: Lȳdia) was an Iron Age kingdom situated in the west of Asia Minor, in modern-day Turkey.The ethnic group inhabiting this kingdom are known as the Lydians, and their language as Lydian and their capital was Sardis.
4 days ago · Ezekiel (flourished 6th century bc) was a prophet-priest of ancient Israel and the subject and in part the author of an Old Testament book that bears his name. Ezekiel’s early oracles (from c. 592) in Jerusalem were pronouncements of violence and destruction; his later statements addressed the hopes of the Israelites exiled in Babylon.
4 days ago · Do you want to know what national day is today? Whether it's a celebration of your favorite food, book, or animal, or a tribute to a historical figure, a cultural tradition, or a social cause, you can find it on Days Of The Year. Discover the fun, quirky, and interesting events that happen every day around the world, and join the community of people who love to celebrate life.
3 days ago · It was this time that a view of God decreeing childbirth to be painful became popular. In sixteenth century midwifery began to come back. But still, Genesis 3 verse 16 generated a belief that God had cursed childbirth. It was the reformer, Martin Luther, who said, 'if women become tired, even die, it does not matter. Let them die in childbirth.
4 days ago · Galileo (born February 15, 1564, Pisa [Italy]—died January 8, 1642, Arcetri, near Florence) was an Italian natural philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who made fundamental contributions to the sciences of motion, astronomy, and strength of materials and to the development of the scientific method. His formulation of (circular) inertia ...
3 days ago · Eleanor Roosevelt (born October 11, 1884, New York, New York, U.S.—died November 7, 1962, New York City, New York) was an American first lady (1933–45), the wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd president of the United States, and a United Nations diplomat and humanitarian. She was, in her time, one of the world’s most widely admired and ...
