In 1328, the French Rabbi Levi ben Gershom (1288-1344 AD), in a detailed commentary on the Bible, states that: '...it is recognized that excess fat and obesity are reasons for infertility'. He explains that Sarah and Rachel allowed Abraham and Jacob respectively to have children with ...
From this date onward, it is in full strength until March 20th. Then, for seven days, it gradually loses its strength as it becomes overlapped by the "cusp" of the incoming sign Aries. This gentle sign is not typically harmful in a direct sense; it is their weaknesses that can confound...
New Testament, second and later of the two major divisions of the Christian Bible, and the portion that is canonical (authoritative) only to Christianity. Christians see in the New Testament the fulfillment of the promise of the Old Testament. Learn more
strangers. Indeed, both Abraham and Lot generously welcomed and fed the angelic strangers, Abraham with a choice calf specially prepared (18:7–8) and Lot with a feast and an invitation to rest for the night (19:2–3). To further this claim, some cite the words ofJesusin Matthew 10:...
theirdidacticsignificance, which is often explicitly pointed out by means of interjected comments. In many cases, Qurʾānic narratives show important parallels not merely to certain biblical passages but also to postbiblicalRabbinicandChristiantexts. For example, the story ofAbraham’s dispute with...
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, church that traces its origins to a religion founded by Joseph Smith in the United States in 1830. The beliefs of the church are characterized by a unique understanding of the Godhead, emphasis on family life,
InLos Angelesin 1976, Robert Neville is perhaps the last human alive. After the outbreak of apandemicthe year before, everyone else on the planet has been turned into avampire. During the day, when the creatures are comatose, he seeks them out and kills them with a wooden stake or drags...
In the temples, he instituted rituals of washing and anointing taken from instructions in the Book of Exodus for consecrating priests. Justifying the practice of polygamy by reference to the precedent of Abraham, the first of the Hebrew patriarchs, Smith was “sealed” (the ceremony that binds...
A number of other Christian apocalypses were written during the period between 100 ce and 400 ce, including the Apocalypse of Peter, the Apocalypse of Paul, the Ascension of Isaiah, and the Testament of Abraham. Although these works adhere to apocalyptic form in recounting supernatural visions ps...