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Selah. Selah ( / ˈsiːlə ( h )/; Biblical Hebrew: סֶלָה, romanized: selā) is a word used 74 times in the Hebrew Bible. Its etymology and precise meaning are unknown, though various interpretations are given. [1] It is probably either a liturgical-musical mark or an instruction on the reading of the text, with the meaning of "stop and ...
Selah ( Hebrew: שֶׁלַח, romanized : Šélaḥ ), Salah or Sala ( Greek: Σαλά – Salá) or Shelah is an ancestor of the Israelites and Ishmaelites according to the Table of Nations in Genesis 10. He is thus one of the table's "seventy names". He is also mentioned in Genesis 11:12–15, 1 Chronicles 1:18–24, and Luke 3 :35–36.
Sela ( Hebrew: סֶּלַע, transliteration Sela‛, meaning rock; Arabic: السلع, es-Sela‛; Greek: πέτρα, 'Petra'; Latin: petra) [1] is a geographical name encountered several times in the Hebrew Bible, and applicable to a variety of locations. [2] One site by this name is placed by the Second Book of Kings in Edom. [2]
The Babylonian system, which the Israelites followed, measured weight with units of the talent, mina, shekel (Hebrew: שקל), and giru, related to one another as follows: 1 shekel = 24 giru. 1 mina = 60 shekels (later 100 zuz) 1 talent = 60 mina. In the Israelite system, the ratio of the giru to the shekel was altered, and the talent, mina ...
According to the text, Arpachshad's brothers were Elam, Asshur, Lud and Aram. Arpachshad's son is called Selah, except in the Septuagint, where his son is Cainan, Shelah being Arpachshad's grandson. Cainan is also identified as Arpachshad's son in Luke 3:36 and in the non-canonical book of Jubilees 8:1.
Psalm 46is the 46th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble". In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagintand Latin Vulgatetranslations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 45. In Latin, it is known as "Deus noster ...
Psalm 87 in Hebrew and English - Mechon-mamre; Text of Psalm 87 according to the 1928 Psalter; A psalm of the Korahites. A song. His foundation is on holy mountains, The LORD loves the gates of Zion text and footnotes, usccb.org United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; Psalm 87 – Citizens of Zion text and detailed commentary ...
Please help improve the article by adding descriptive text and removing less pertinent examples. ( May 2024 ) Shiloh ( / ˈ ʃ aɪ l oʊ / ; Hebrew : šīlō שִׁיל֔וֹ or šīlōh שילה ) is a figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible in Genesis 49:10 as part of the benediction given by Jacob to his son Judah .