God has no shortage of names. He is called by almost 1000 different names in the Bible. But one of these names stands alone, and that name is Yahweh. Yahweh (yah-WEH) occurs more than 6,800 times in the Old Testament. It appears in every book except Esther, Ecclesiastes, and the So...
Liam in Arabic is theplural of Laeem, which is a non-Quranic word meaning “lowly”, “ungenerous”, “ungracious”, and since it doesn't have a good meaning it is not used as a name. There is also Li'm, which comes from the same root, meaning “peace and harmony between people...
Hallelujah, also spelled alleluia,Hebrewliturgical expression meaning “praise ye Yah” (“praise the Lord”). It appears in the Hebrew Bible in several psalms, usually at the beginning or end of the psalm or in both places. What is Palm Sunday Orthodox? Palm Sunday isthe remembrance of the...
There is much literature on the origins and definitions of slavery in both ancient and modern slave systems. As we have noted in the introductory chapter: 1) in the case of the ancient Near East, such theories oen depend on the particular economic or political ideology assumed by the ...
Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who tend My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your deeds, declares the LORD.King James BibleTherefore ...
He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?Legacy Standard Bible He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does Yahweh require of you But to do justice, to love ...
Uriah is an English variant of the name Uriel (English, German, Hebrew, and Spanish). Uria (Dutch and Spanish), Urias (Greek), Urija, Urijah, Uriya, Uriyah, and Urjasz (Polish) are variants of Uriah. Yuri (pet form) and Uri (English and Hebrew short form) are other variants of...
The name was twice as popular as Elias in that year. Baby names that sound like Elias include Elegey, Elegi, Elegie, Elegy, Elexis, Elija, Elijha, Elijuah, Elika, Elisa, Elischa, Elishah, Eliso, Eliya, Eliyah, Eliyas, Ellisha, Eloyis, Elya, and Elyas. † Pronunciation for ...
The familiar noun προφητης (prophetes) is a word like αγγελος (aggelos), in that it represented something so contrary to the post-Constantinian religious climate that it was not properly translated but rather transliterated into English (as "prophet" and "angel" respective...
4 The wise men replied to the king: [What follows is in Aramaic[a]]“O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will disclose its[b] interpretation.” 5 The king replied[c] to the wise men, “My decision is firm.[d] If you do not inform me of both the dream...