...s' (''zebûb'' being a Hebrew collective noun for 'fly'). This may mean the Hebrews were denigrating their enemies' god by referring to him as dung.
...whether and to what extent the anti-[[Paganism|pagan]] sentiment of early Hebrews was based in an anti-martriarchal view, or else a developed dislike for the
10 KB (1,582 words) - 21:42, 5 July 2010
The word is most likely a plural form of ''bəhēmāh'', referring for Hebrews to a beast of use to humans or a dumb animal. It is being used here, howeve
...behemoth except for the person who created it, in this case the God of the Hebrews. A later Jewish haggadic tradition furthermore holds that at the banquet at
12 KB (2,021 words) - 20:51, 31 January 2008
...vapors from his nether world. Abaton was the Greek word for Pit, which the Hebrews changed to Abaddon, which later became synonymous with the Christian hell.
9 KB (1,427 words) - 05:10, 12 June 2010
...hbors in Canaan. The relevant Scriptural passages depict Yahweh condemning Hebrews sacrificing their first-borns, those who did were stoned to death, and thos
17 KB (2,845 words) - 22:26, 4 March 2008
...idea that the Torah was somehow changed is not in keeping with traditional Hebrews|Hebrew practice, in which if even a single character is out of place in a p
18 KB (3,044 words) - 14:47, 5 September 2009
...oss outside the city by order of the high priests. (Also see John 1:29 and Hebrews Chps. 9-10)
9 KB (1,470 words) - 19:10, 4 February 2011
...by Sossnitz, I. (1926), The Kabbalah, or, The Religious Philosophy of the Hebrews, Part Two, Chapter IV, "Continuation of The Analysis of The Zohar: The Kabb
19 KB (3,002 words) - 20:08, 25 August 2009
...alous of the distinction between Himself and angels, and consequently, the Hebrews were forbidden by Moses to worship the "host of heaven". It is probable tha
...ian spirits of individuals and nations. God sent an angel to protect the [[Hebrews|Hebrew people]] after their [[exodus]] from [[Egypt]], to lead them to the
52 KB (8,282 words) - 04:36, 18 July 2010
...swalk.com/OnlineStudyBible/bible.cgi?passage=heb+9&version=kjv&showtools=1 Hebrews 9:23]; [http://bible.crosswalk.com/Lexicons/Greek/grk.cgi?number=3646&versi
27 KB (4,183 words) - 09:47, 15 April 2008
...to take the census (2 Samuel 24:1). The later story was written after the Hebrews had been in exile in Babylon and had been exposed to [[Zoroastrianism]].
30 KB (5,094 words) - 07:04, 26 November 2008
The author of the Epistle to the Hebrews declares that [[Satan]] ''holds the power of death'' (Heb. 2:14), perhaps e
37 KB (6,421 words) - 11:32, 2 September 2008
