The "altar of God" is a significant symbol in the Old Testament, representing a place of sacrifice, worship, and communion with God. The Hebrew word for altar (מִזְבֵּחַ, mizbeach) is derived from a root meaning "to slaughter," highlighting the sacrificial system ...
While it is not impossible that santer may represent the remaining letters of the name of the Greek instrument, σαπτωρε has a meaning in Coptic also; it may mean a chorus - "those singing to an instrument." This, then, would show that pesanter,'n might mean those singing in ...
but he had passed away. And she said, “I want you to have the book, the White book.” And our grandfather’s White book. And I don’t carry it nowhere, I keep it close. And she also gave me my great-granddaddy’s Bible. And that Bible is...