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4 days ago · The Bible compares Elijah with John the Baptist ( Luke 1:17 ), both prophesying to wicked generations (and also because both appear to have eccentric attitudes). As we see in the narrative, Elijah takes on an assistant with a similar name: Elisha. At the end of Elijah’s ministry, he anoints Elisha and is taken up into heaven in a whirlwind ...
1 day ago · Jonah or Jonas ( Hebrew: יוֹנָה Yōnā, lit. 'dove') [a] is a Jewish prophet in the Hebrew Bible hailing from Gath-hepher in the Northern Kingdom of Israel around the 8th century BCE. He is the central figure of the Book of Jonah, which details his reluctance in delivering the judgment of Yahweh to the city of Nineveh (near present-day ...
2 days ago · The Genesis creation narrative is the creation myth of both Judaism and Christianity. The narrative is made up of two stories, roughly equivalent to the first two chapters of the Book of Genesis . In the first, Elohim (the Hebrew generic word for god ) creates the heavens and the Earth in six days, then rests on, blesses, and sanctifies the ...
5 days ago · The Bridesmaids (vv. 1–5) 25 1 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4 The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5 The ...
2 days ago · The more popular term for the second month is Iyyar, but that name never appears in the Bible. Rather, that name came to the Jewish calendar from the Babylonian calendar by prophetic revelation (see Jerusalem Talmud Rosh HaShanah 1:2 and pseudo-Rashi to Bereishit Rabbah §48:9). In fact, the names of all the months in the Jewish Calendar used ...
3 days ago · Question 6 of 10. 6. A popular name for men in the New Testament is Judas. We have Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver, as well as Judas who was a brother of Jesus, according to Matthew 13:55 and Mark 6:3. There's also Judas who accompanied Silas and Judas the son of James.
3 days ago · The term “unguided” here refers to being unaware of the rulings of the Sacred Law. Allah guided His Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) to these rulings and their details. In other words, the Prophet was unaware of the Sacred Law and the most accurate beliefs, and then Allah guided him to these, as mentioned in the verse, “And so ...
