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In the biblical story, Jezebel was the arch nemesis of the prophet Elijah. She brought 800 priests of Baal to Israel and ordered many prophets of the Hebrew God to be massacred and her name became associated with false prophets. In some interpretations, her dressing in finery and putting on...
1. religious writings of disputed origin, regarded by many author-ities as uncanonical. 2.(capitalized)a group of 15 books, not part of the canonical Hebrew Bible, but present in the Septuagint and Vulgate and hence accepted by some as biblical. —apocryphal,adj. ...
Ahab was breaking bad and his queen Jezebel may have been even worse; Elijah was the prophet God had sent to stand against them and challenge their wickedness. It was a thankless, dangerous job, and King Ahab disdained Elijah as the “troubler of Israel.” . . . ...
Following are verses that tell us that we are created in the image of God therefore, we are made with a spirit and a soul as well. That we are a “Spirit” is not a biblical teaching. However, we are a soul. God created mankind in His image and we know that God is Spirit. God...
You begin with the story of Eve. Why did you title it “Wicked Lies”? Ann Spangler: As I was writing the book, I kept asking myself who was the wickedest woman in the Bible. I quickly narrowed the choice to three top contenders: Jezebel, Herodias, and Eve. But why Eve? Because...
John Chrysostom who invented the concept of the biblical parallel consequently uses the motive of Jezebel in two contexts: the stories of prophet Elias, escaping from the Qeen in fear, and as an example of a bad queen, who forced her husband, king Ahab, to th...
Why hell is destruction, not eternal torment. Absolute Biblical proof of conditional immortality. What was taught in the Old Testament? What did Judaism teach? In-depth discussion on Conditional Immortality, Annihilationism, Traditionalism, and more! He
, her use of the name ‘Jezebel’ (originating from a biblical character known for her immorality and now associated with promiscuity) as a derogatory term for women who did not conform to traditional values emphasizes the Aunts’ belief in repressing female sexuality, and the possessive ‘...