What does circumcision symbolize in the Old Testament? What does the dragon represent in Taoism? What does the dragon represent in Chinese mythology? What is the traditional symbol of Judaism? Who was Balaam in the Bible? What are the "grapes of wrath" in the Bible?
Though circumcision was practiced by several of the peoples of the eastern Mediterranean, it was unknown to the Greco-Roman world; and we are told in the Books of the Maccabees that when a Greek gymnasium was opened in Jerusalem in the 2nd century BCE, the Jews who participated in its ...
Thus says the Lord GOD: “You shall drink your sister’s cup that is deep and large; you shall be laughed at and held in derision, for it contains much;Berean Standard BibleThis is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You will drink your sister’s cup, a cup deep and wide. It will bring ...
In the Roman Catholic calendar, Christmas is one of 6 holy feast days celebrated in America, the others being: Circumcision(New Year's Day), Ascension, Assumption(Mary's Assumption into heaven, August 15), All Saints(November 1), and the Immaculate Conception(December 8). Why does everyone...
A magnificent Queen Conch shell of my own. I placed it on the Bima in front of the congregation on Rosh Hashanah, and now it sits proudly on display in my office at the Temple. It will always symbolize for me that each of us can do something to make our world a better and more be...
Romans 2:29 He is not a Jew which is one outwardly, but he is a Jew which is one inwardly and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, not in the letter. This one is most difficult but as you can see the Bible itself is defining the word Jew. ...
Who was cured of leprosy in the Bible? What does leprosy symbolize in the Bible? Did Jesus cure leprosy in the Bible? Did Gehazi recover from his leprosy in the Bible? Why was leprosy so common in the Bible? Who was healed from leprosy in the Bible?
What is the New Covenant in the Bible?The Old and New Testaments:The Bible is divided into two sections: the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament begins with the creation of the world and follows the history of the Israelite nation. The New Testament begins with the ...
What does circumcision symbolize in the Old Testament? What is the Christian religion's relationship to the Old Testament? What is palsy in the New Testament? What is the first covenant in the Bible? What is Indian Christian theology? What is the church according to the New Testament? What ...
Fire temples in Zoroastrianism symbolize the presence of Ahura Mazda and the eternal fight against evil. 8 Judaism Judaism (Hebrew: יַהֲדוּת, Yahadut; originally from Hebrew יְהוּדָה, Yehudah, "Judah", via Greek Ἰουδαϊσμός Iou...