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A re'em, also reëm ( Hebrew: רְאֵם, romanized : rəʾēm ), is an animal mentioned nine times in the Hebrew Bible. [note 1] It has been translated as "unicorn" in the Latin Vulgate, King James Version, and in some Christian Bible translations as "oryx" (which was accepted as the referent in Modern Hebrew ), [citation needed] "wild ox", "wild bull", "buffalo" or "rhinoceros". [1] Natan ...
A Bible dictionary is a reference work containing encyclopedic entries related to the Bible, typically concerning people, places, customs, doctrine and Biblical criticism. Bible dictionaries can be scholarly or popular in tone.
Joanna ( Koinē Greek: Ἰωάννα, romanized:Iōanna, also Greek: Ἰωάνα ), the wife of Chuza ( γυνὴ Χουζᾶ ), [2] is a woman mentioned in the gospels who was healed by Jesus and later supported him and his disciples in their travels. She is one of the women recorded in the Gospel of Luke as accompanying Jesus and the twelve apostles and as a witness to Jesus' resurrection ...
The following is a list of women found in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles. The list appears in alphabetical order.
Euodia ( Greek Εὐοδία, meaning unclear, but possibly "sweet fragrance" [1] [2] or "prosperous journey" [3]) and Syntyche ( Συντύχη, "fortunate," literally "with fate") are people mentioned in the New Testament. They were female members of the church in Philippi, and according to the text of Philippians 4: 2–3, they were involved in a disagreement together. The author of the ...
Phoebe (Feben [1], Phebe [2]) [ Koine Greek: Φοίβη; [3] Latin: Phœbē, [4] Church Slavonic: Фива (Fiva), [5] [6] Armenian: Փիբէին (P̕ibēin) [7]] was a first-century Christian woman mentioned by the Apostle Paul in his Epistle to the Romans, verses 16:1–2. A notable woman in the church of Cenchreae, she was trusted by Paul to deliver his letter to the Romans. [8] Paul refers ...
Women in the Bible are wives, mothers and daughters, servants, slaves and prostitutes. As both victors and victims, some women in the Bible change the course of important events while others are powerless to affect even their destinies. The majority of women in the Bible are anonymous and unnamed. Individual portraits of various women in the Bible show women in various roles. The New Testament ...
A citation from the Bible is usually referenced with the book name, chapter number and verse number. Sometimes, the name of the Bible translation is also included. There are several formats for doing so. [1]