OLIVES, MOUNT OF (PLACE) [Heb maʿălē hazzêtı̂m (מַעֲלֵ הַזֵּיתִים); har hazzêtı̂m (הַר הַזֵּיתִים); Gk to oros tōn elaiōn (το ὀρος των ἐλαιων); to oros kaloumenon elaiōn (το ὀρος καλουμενον ἐλαιων); tou elaiōnos (του ἐλαιωνος)]. A small ridge of three summits, about two miles long, the highest of which is not quite 3,000 feet above sea […]
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HIGH PLACE, CRITICAL ISSUES (בָּמָה, bamah; בָּמוֹת, bamoth). Offers an overview of the structure, forms, and functions of high places—a type of man-made religious installation in ancient Israel. The Term “High Place” in Scripture The Hebrew word translated “high place” (בָּמָה, bamah) has no known verbal root. It does have cognates in almost all other
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SHECHEM (PLACE) [Heb šĕkem (שְׁכֶם)]. A city and its environs in the central highlands of Israel. A. Modern and Ancient Name B. Topography C. Archaeological Excavations 1. German Expeditions 2. American Excavations D. Archaeological History 1. Earliest Settlement 2. Middle Bronze Age 3. Late Bronze Age 4. Iron Age 5. Persian and Hellenistic Periods A.
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A NOTE ON THE “SEAT OF MOSES” (Matthew 23:2) KENNETH G. C. NEWPORT Hong Kong Adventist College Kowloon, Hong Kong Scholarly opinion is divided as to whether the “seat of Moses” mentioned in Matt 23:2 is to be understood literally or figuratively. F. W. Beare, for example, thinks that the saying is metaphorical and serves
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6.2.4 Repayment of a Debt The distinctive feature of the ’āšām (אשׁם) in Lev. 5:14–6:7 [H 5:14–26] is that it denotes guilt with regard to holy things that had financial consequences.2 Little is said about the sacrifice, which indeed may be commuted (5:15), but reparation (the amount plus a fifth) is essential and must be
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MOLECH (DEITY) [Heb mōlek (מֹלֶך)]. Var. MOLOCH. Traditionally rendered Molech (or Moloch, representing moloch) the term is of disputed meaning; it occurs eight times in the OT text (Lev 18:21; 20:2, 3, 4, 5; 1 Kgs 11:7; 2 Kgs 23:10; Jer 32:35) and one time in the NT (Acts 7:43). Molech is found generally in
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Prayer Prayer is intentional communication with God and can be spoken or written. It is often petitionary in nature, though it may take many other forms, as well. Both the ot and the nt assume that God hears and responds to the prayers of his people. Concept Summary The ot uses four main words to
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